Frontiers and Pioneers (sci-fi, NSFW(violence,possible teases), robots)

(@Cerebrate
 
@Coriolanus  
(Due to HORRIBLE miscalculation on my part, the mechs survival temp is updated now to -200° farenheit, operational up to -175° F

@Cerebrate  
With the branch-off group embarked atop it, the tarmac begins to slide forth toward the northwest, slowly expanding as it leaves a paved trail of barren rock behind it. Eventually, the unorthodox means of conveyance begins to take the shape of a mobile ocean rig on land, or even a small moving town…
 
{“You could put a few of these kernels into a nuke’s casing, as boosters to enhance the yield up quite a bit, though I think these ones the ship has are even femtomachines, as crazy as that sounds; smaller than atoms, even… I’m willing to wager that if these are ever misused, the ship may be able to make selected ones disappear within a flash of gamma rays, no matter how far away they’re taken… Where the hell did you get that ship from!?”}

@Jinx  
(alright then.)
 
as the spider mech turns north and leaves the base, the terrain quickly becomes snowed over and rocky, even the hardiest plants having no interest in trying to grow there.

@Coriolanus  
Amy: “the original colonization plans were drawn up between dad and grandma, the eriksson entered construction shortly afterward as the prototype for the progenitor class colony ship, you probably noticed we didn’t have an entourage of freighters with us.”

@Cerebrate  
the mech itself was moving fast, making strides over the terrain as the two AI inside made millions of split second calculations and adjustments

@Jinx  
Jade was tapped in remotely to review the machine’s reactions.
 
“the shark produces good work, the hardware is holding up nicely but without the brainpower of you two it is the nearest thing to useless.”

@Cerebrate  
Sada: i informed him of that, and he intends to make rudementory mobility AI

@Cerebrate  
[ ♫ ]  
As the massive landcrawler propelled upon the nanite-drivetrain carves a long streak across the landscape, conveniently trailblazing a cleared road behind it, comm-signal boosters are propped up either every mile, or whenever the landcrawler is about to break line of site with the last booster planted.
 
{“I figured it was because it’s too risky to put all one’s eggs into one basket. After all, t̵h̷e̶ ̶3̶r̶d̸ ̶W̴a̵v̶e̷ ̶d̷i̶d̶n̶’̸t̷ ̸c̶o̵m̸e̷ ̴a̶l̵o̵n̸g̴ with us.}
 
With the group drawing further away, their messages sent to the ship become weaker by the passing hour…

@Jinx  
“in that case i’ll be logging how you make it move from here on, that should help.”

@Coriolanus  
Amy: “Ram, be advised your boosters are not working, the atmospheric interference is stronger, you may have to lay an actual cable landline.”

@NyantaStarhunt  
Scientist: “if you weren’t towering over me in that suit right now… anyways, we should-”
 
before they say anything else a rumbling shakes their surroundings as a mobile science compound rolls by, paving a road behind itself.
 
“umm… that’s the research base… what is the chief of science doing?”

@Cerebrate  
Juzt rip up the nature i see. he watches

@NyantaStarhunt  
“granted nature here means frozen dirt and a few pieces of grass.”

@Cerebrate  
he nods and pulls out a cigar
 
Still though.

@Cerebrate  
So, this permafrost, whats it like out there?

@NyantaStarhunt  
“our technology can grow as green as we want we’ll never be able to fully replace the need for streets and space.”

@Cerebrate  
I like nature okay. Imma think more sbout these squids fighting another

@Jinx  
Jade: “the permafrost is the name given to the massive icecap taking up 10% of the surface around the north pole,  
it’s counterpiece at the south pole is currently unnamed,  
possible deep mining operations have caught amy’s intrigue as we can assume a lot of ressources that previously swam in the planetary oceans are frozen in here,  
the ice would also be highly relevant to the interests of xeno-archeologists,  
the environment is not habitable by any known lifeforms, as even those able to withstand the temperatures would find nothing worth enduring that hardship here,  
synth on the other hand would embrace the ability to operate without the need for cooling systems,  
assumptions are that the rogue swarm of insectoids has elected this environment as their retreat.”

@NyantaStarhunt  
“maybe you should turn south on your enxt exploration, the forested areas may hide more ruins like this.”

@Cerebrate  
Smart. Good egghead smiles

@Cerebrate  
Then thats our goal, find the bug hole.

@NyantaStarhunt  
“get your fluffbut on the run before i test my tesla cannon on you.”
 
@Jinx  
JAde: “understood, advising to track heat signatures, output from fabricator is likely going to be significant.”

@Cerebrate  
Will do, cannons are loaded with 30mm APT (Armor Piercing Tracer) rounds. Switching to thermal vision.

@Cerebrate  
purrs ooo~

@Jinx  
currently nothing in sight.
 
Jade: “it would appear they have dug their way down deep… north by northwest from current position appears to be a spot of warmer air, possibly a vent.”