As Absynth approaches the bridge up the external stairs with half the team he stops and motions his team mates to stop and listens intently for signs of anybody on the bridge (assuming I hear nothing), then scanning the fore decks he can see for targets, before slowly looking through the porthole in the door ready to duck back at the first sign of anyone.

There are no sounds to be heard other than the sea and the sound of things shifting slightly on the ship as the waves move it. Absynth leans over to peer through the porthole.

Absynth

Wolfgar was getting more and more antsy, and thus more paranoid as time went by, "Six to Five, you see anything?" he asked over the sub-vocal mic and radio.

Absynth records the image on his image link and quickly broadcasts it to the group as he ducks back.

image:
There are three bodies scattered around the room, each near what looks like a different section of the controls. Each of the has a small pool of blood around them and some sort of green growth across their chest.

Anyone seen anything like this before and any idea if it is still likely to be dangerous?
Also any progress on getting into the ships systems three?

Wolfgar looked at the image on his glasses from five, negative five, suggest staying clear of situation and considering any mobile crew class four hazmat, and stand clear.

Absynth quickly glances round the rest of the team assessing them for chemical protection. Seeing he is the only one wearing full armour with chem seal he decides to leave the door shut on the bridge and activate the internal air supply.
Ok, we should head down to look for the cargo so we can get off this ship as soon as possible and when we get it back to our ship could you ward the room its in to protect out own ship to help prevent something like this happening again.
With this Absynth heads back down the outside of the superstructure.

3 or 2 you managed to get any vibes as to the best place to look for this thing? Through the cameras or just through gut feeling, I'd rather not have to do a room to room serch of this ship to find it. But we should start looking in the main cargo hold untill you give us a better idea.

Quickly pulling up the plans for the ship on AR he picks a route to the main cargo hold and sets off to wards the correct door on the deck of the ship going from cover to cover.

Agreed Five, heading that way now, i have no cover, repeat no cover, five please join me at the central cargo access soonest."

Leaving the other two at the line down to the boat Wolfgar headed for the central access ladder/stairwell to the hold.

Arriving at the cargo access Absynthe prepares to enter the door.

6, Open the door in 3.....2.....1...go

As the door opens he readies himself to fire into the opening should he perceive anything hostile.

The door slides open, depositting a corpse at the troll's waiting feet. As it comes to rest the moss covering the chest releases a cloud of green spores into the air. They spread and fade to transparency.

Taking a quick image of what's behind the hatch Absynth jumps back out of the way as quickly as possible (hopefully out of sight of anyone else through the hatch).

get back quick guys there's another body + green stuff.

2, can you summon an air elemental to shield us from too much of this green stuff getting anywhere near us and then have a quick astral look to see if you can figure anything out about it or just so we can look up details on the matrix when we have time.

Being very glad that he has an active chem seal, Absynth looks at the image he took to see if there was anything else of immediate interest behind the hatch and waits for Sigurd to respond, best not to take chances with this stuff.

As the body fell through the door Wolfgar jumped back clearing the area that the spores emmediately occupied. Backing off he held his breath until he thought he was completely clear of the cloud. Feeling he had moved far enough from the cloud he heard the lack of an answer from two and decided he might have to do things another way.

"Five, i think we're just gonna have to take a chance, i'll put what filtering i can in place, but i'm gonna end up going over the side to wash off before we get back on the boat."

With that Wolfgar fixed a hankerchief across his nose and mouth, held his breath and jumped through the doorway with his shotgun ready.

Seeing very little option Absynth follows Wolfgar through the hatch into the room/corridor (delete as aplicable) beyond.

6, if you open all the doors we come to on the way so we don't get suprised later ill be ready to nail anything on the other side... but form the way this is going I expect mostly bodies.

3, if you've had any luck getting in can you see if you can get any ventilation this tub has to max to limit our exposure to this green stuff.

Positioning himself in front of the first door they come to Absynth waits for Wolfgar to open it.

Understood and agreed five, stand by for door With that Wolfgar slung the shotgun and gripped the dogged wheel of the hatch, then with a grunt of effort and swearing he spun the wheel and drug the door open.