Noah Khang

Noah Khang. Twenty-Nine. Scientist. Mission Exoplanet

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There was a whole new level of distrust lingering in the air and Jax was sure he was the one that made it all possible, by allowing the new people to join them. Keep your enemies closer, right? Keeping a deadpan look on his face as he heard a few footsteps behind him, the blond let his attention go from the beautiful lake before him to the person that had decided to do the same as him. “Enjoying some lake time?” He laced his last two words with a different tone, unable to find another expression to characterize what he was trying to do. Alone time, maybe.

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When Noah had arrived on Providencia he had been thrown into the position as leader. This was due to the fact that the team leader’s sleep pod had malfunctioned and he hadn’t woken up when everyone else had. Due to this, a special bond had been formed between himself and Jax, and also because Noah was considered the second in command. So when the black-haired male saw the leader come walking closer to him by the lake, he nodded in acknowledgement. He was completely aware how stressful it had been since the new crew had arrived. This was filled with trying to make peace, figuring out what they were doing here, making sure they had enough living means to survive the larger crew and contacting SAND. “Yeah,” Noah nodded at the other male. “Thought i’d enjoy the water a bit and get some peace to myself,” He chuckled. “How are you doing?” The scientist wondered.

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“I don’t care what they say. I’m not sharing my tent with any of them.” Eleanor complained as she stormed out of the supply ship. Having Clayton Mission in camp was as bad as it was, she was not going to invite them to bed on top of it all. There was a limit to courtesy. 

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“El?” Noah narrowed walking closer to his best friend who was walking out of her tent.  The scientist could understand the frustration and lack of trust surrounding the new comers, although he wasn’t one of them. He also knew exactly how Eleanor felt about them as well. “You don’t have to share a tent with anyone you don’t want to,” He reassured her and hoped it was true. 

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carterfarmer:

Eleanor listened to him and nodded from time to time. “Nothing was supposed to come. The SAND did not warn us. This is seriously wrong.” She almost brought up her alien theory but she did not. Not knowing if Noah would agree or just find it stupid. She did not want him to think she was dumb. “I don’t like that.” She was scared. “They probably went to check what was going on. It’s their job to protect us.” From whatever had landed. 

Noah nodded his head and gave Eleanor a small reasurring smile. “I’m sure everything will be okay,” He replied. “They honestly seem unaware of whatever is happening and were under the impression that we knew they were coming,” The black-haired man told his best friend. “At least that’s what i’ve heard people saying around the camp. It’s quite the mess,” He confessed.

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carterfarmer:

“I guess.” Nothing was wrong with her, she was unarmed. Simply she was anxious about what was happening and if they would have to fight. She did not feel like she stood a chance if it came to that. “There wasn’t that much noise. It was more a visual experience.” A quite terrifying one as they had not expected anything or anyone to come from the sky until a long time. “I wished one of them was here.” So they could protect her if need be. It was why they were sent  to Providencia in the first place. “Maybe she went to see what was happening.” 

Noah nodded his head, understanding how she felt. It worried him as well what was going to happen with this new addition to the Crew. “Yeah. I just heard a bit of noise when the ship landed. Which was the odd part— it didn’t crash... it landed,” The scientist’s eyes grew wider as he realized the fact. “This landing was intentional and we don’t know why yet,” He continued the thought. “I do too,” The black-haired man agreed. “But i’m sure they’re doing something important, they usually are.”

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carterfarmer:

Eleanor had been staying in camp, waiting for the team sent to see what was happening would come back. She had not volunteered to go find out herself, happy to stay back. “It looks like something cam from the sky. A group of people went to check where it has landed.” Eleanor explained, her anxiety perceptible in her voice. “I don’t know. I wish I had a gun though.” Just in case. 

“You okay El?” Noah asked, walking closer to his best friend. She looked worried, and truth be told— so was he. They seemed to be the only two who weren’t too thrilled with going forward to seeing what was going on. “That’s what people were saying...” He said quietly and trailed off. “I was asleep honestly. I was exhausted from the trip to the lake and slept through the morning,” The scientist confessed. “I don’t have one either,” He said with a frustrated tone now creeping into his voice. “I saw Markus. Have you been Aella?”

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markus-vale:

Markus stood with his rifle gripped in his hands as he watched the approaching newcomers. He shook his head in annoyance “Seems like we aren’t alone here.” he said his eyes taking in all the details he could to tactically evaluate the situation and see if these new people seemed like a threat. “I don’t like this.” he said after a long pause. He moved forward to make sure his position was between the group and these new people, instinctively putting himself forward like a shield of some kind between this unknown group and the people he cared about.

“How is that even possible?” Noah asked, shaking his head as he looked over at Markus. The scientist was usually a warm person... but this wasn’t a usual situation and this wasn’t Earth. “I don’t either,” He agreed. The man stood taller, feeling vulnerable without a gun in his hands. Although, he did know that Markus could protect them all. “SAND didn’t inform us about this. That’s the part that worries me,” He told the solider. “Hopefully we’ll hear news over the radio soon. In the meantime someone should start to try to contact them.”

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rhysmd:

“Hm.” Rhys took the opportunity to prod at the plant with a twig from the ground. As expected, nothing happened. “Well then. Any uses for this, other than a party trick?”

As the plant completely dissolved Noah shrugged his shoulders. “I’m not quite sure yet,” He told the doctor. “That is still to be determined,” The black haired man continued. “Can you think of any purposes?” He chuckled softly.

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Noah awoke with confusion. There seemed to be more rumblings amongst the camp than usual. As the black-haired male left his tent, he squinted his eyes to make sure he was actually seeing this correctly. What appeared to be people he’d never seen were coming in the direction of the Mission Exoplanet camp. “What is going on?” Noah asked, looking around at the Crew gathered near the entrance to the camp. “Who is that?” He clarified, his stomach feeling filled with knots.

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rhysmd:

Rhys just shook his head. As Noah approached, Rhys peered at the plant with some curiosity. His primary concern was what the plant might do to Noah’s skin in return – if it were up to him, all of them might be walking around in hazmat suits – but he had to defer to the scientist’s judgment. “Nothing else produces the same reaction?”

Noah noticed Rhys’ hesitation to the newly discovered plant reaction. The scientist had a wide knowledge of plants, animals and basic human anatomy, therefore he knew when to be wary and when it wasn’t needed. This time he could tell they were safe in regards to the plant reacting to their skin, if anything it seemed like some sort of super power. “Not that i’ve ever heard of. Unless we’re talking about acid,” He said with a chuckle at the end.

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carterfarmer:

“Oh my God ! Another plant !” Eleanor faked being excited and fanning herself. “This is like so unexpected and never occurred before.” She teased Noah with a smiled. “What is special about this one ?” 

Noah couldn’t help but roll his eyes at his best friend. “Yes El— another planet,” He smirked at the blonde woman. “I know my job seems so boring to you. But I thought at least we’d be able to bond over interesting plants. You are a farmer right?” He teased.

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xavierarchxr:

“By this time, I figured you wouldn’t be amazed by anything here,” Xavier focused his attention to the plant and then back to Noah. “Why is it so peculiar? Is it a mixture between a plant and animal?” He asked, knowing that anything could be found here.

“You know...” Noah gave a small smile and shrugged his shoulders. “I thought the same,” The scientist chuckled softly. “But I can always be proved wrong,” He continued. “This plant matter devolves when in connection with the oils on our fingers.”

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aellacontos:

Barley having been paying attention to Noah as he wandered the shore Aella was surprised to hear him speaking. She noted nobody else was nearby and decided to oblige. “And the extraordinary part, is?”

Noah chuckled at the women, who was obviously very impressed by his discovery. “It’s a rare plant,” He explained. “The plant matter connects with the oils on our fingers and devolves.

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lyraclarke:

Lyra peeked over Noah’s shoulder at his exclamation. “What is it exactly?” She questioned crouching down next to him.

Noah looked over at Lyra and held the plant matter closer to her. “Here— hold it,” The scientist offered. Knowing that once she held it, the plant would start to devolve in her hands with the connection of the oils on her fingertips.

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Sitting near the border of their established spot by the lake Aella was attempting to sharpen a rock she had found. It was beginning to look a bit like an arrowhead when she heard something move nearby. Swiveling her neck she watched to see who it was approaching.

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“Good afternoon Aella,” Noah nodded at the brunette as he walked closer to her. “What are you doing?” He asked, curiously looking down at the rock she was holding in her hands. “Weapon or tool?” The scientist pondered. 

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rhysmd:

Rhys glanced over from where he was pretending to try to fish, for the second time in an exasperatingly short period. To him, a plant was a plant, but he tried to seem interested to avoid raining of Noah’s parade unnecessarily. “Yeah? You’ve got to fill me in.”

Noah smiled, looking over at Rhys. “How is that fishing going?” He wondered, with a light laugh. His brown eyes looked back down at the plant matter and nodded his head, rubbing the plants through his fingers. “Well... see this?” Noah said going closer to where Rhys was standing. “When I rub the edges it causes a kind of erosion,” He explained, showing the disappearing pieces of the foliage. “There seems to be some kind of substance on our skin that when it comes into constant with this type of foliage, it erodes,” Noah finished, and shook his head. “It’s beyond anything we’ve ever seen on Earth.” The scientist wasn’t sure whether to be astounded as a mature professional, or excited like a small child.

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Noah held a piece of plant matter that he had found in the lake. His eyes widened and his expressions went from surprised, curious to confused. “I’ve never seen anything like this before... it’s extraordinary,” The scientist said, making a note to the person next to him.

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“Yes, of course, let’s send farmers and builders to explore the Big Lake. It doesn’t matter whether they have any better to do.”

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“It’s important we stick together,” Noah answered walking along the path with the rest of the Crew to the Lake. “After the storm we really don’t have enough resources to split up for any real length of time,” He continued. “We also don’t have enough soldiers to protect two separate Crews at the Lake and the camp,” The scientist explained, this trip was extremely important and it wasn’t one of leisure.