Mission Seven: Deep Dweller

[voidtreckermods]

On the morning of Day Five of the month of Grasshopper (ooc: 9th of July) the train on everyone’s Safety Control Apparatus will shimmer in multi colours looking almost like the void itself. A moment later a holo-screen will pop up with the following information.

Destination: System #789327772. The planet of Terra. This system is vast, consisting of hundreds of galaxies. It is not void active, always having been more interested in the exploration of its own many life-supporting worlds to start looking further.

The planet of Terra is a large planet in a solar system of four planets that orbit a sun. Though the surface is suitable to life the people who live there live predominantly underground. Indeed there are two main peoples of Terra.

The Terrans live in vast underground cities, they are a highly technological peoples, who are constantly innovating to bring the best life chances for their society. The Gry are the second civilisation on Terra, their society mostly shuns technology and lives a more traditional life. They live nearer the surface in shallower burrows. The two civilisations hold an uneasy truce, opting to have nothing to do with each other.

Three days ago there was a report of a planet wide storm, it encompassed the whole surface of the planet at once, raging for an entire day and night. Such a meteorological event has never happened on Terra before. When the storm faded early reports came in of strange but beautiful liquid spheres, hovering just above ground level in all areas of the surface.

Terran scientists from around the planet took samples to their six largest research laboratories. A few hours later- though not simultaneously, five of those laboratories were lost in explosions. Though readings suggest the sixth laboratory is still standing there has been no contact since.

Meanwhile parts of one of the larger cities of Terra have suffered large amounts of damage due to shock waves from a nearby explosion and one of the burrows of the Gry are repeating strange visions that they claim to be from The Burrower

Orange Team

Investigate the remaining laboratory, collect any data taken from the spheres and try and work out what might have happened to the other five research stations. Rescue any scientists still within the facility and search for any clues about what might be happening on Terra.

Blue Team

Visit the burrow of the Gry people and investigate if there is any reasoning to their visions, ascertain if the visions are linked to the spheres. Protect the settlement from any threats that may occur and check for any structural damage caused by the explosions.

Purple Team

Travel to the damaged Terran city. Part of the city has collapsed and there are civilians trapped, help reinforce structures and repair damaged buildings. Protect the civilians and if necessary help move people to different parts of the city whilst repairs are carried out.

Red Team

There are still many reports of the strange spheres on the surface of the world. Investigate the spheres, travel out to where they are clustered and see what you can discover about them.

Additional Notes Though system #789327772 is not void active it does comprise of many planets and as many people and so you should not fear that your forms will be strange to them. There are optional additional uniforms in the dressing carriage for those that wish them..

The mission will run from the 9th to the 23rd July. I will put up a OOC information post with extra world information and team-relevant information on the 9th as well as the IC starter post for them arriving and beginning their missions.

For avoidance of doubt the information in the block quote area above is the only information known IC before they arrive on the world. The information on the subsequent information post is for you as players to know what to expect and to give you the information you need for writing the mission. It is information characters will learn throughout the mission.

There will be additional team posts on 13th July for onward mission journeys. There will be a final team post on the 19th July as missions reach their conclusion. You are free to put up your own posts on middleofsomewhere throughout the event- always make it clear what team mission you are taking part in. There will be a final conclusion post on the 23rd July.

Please feel free to use this as a plotting post. Remember there is nothing forcing your character to do the task assigned to their group so if you wish to do a different one, feel free! If character decide to not do any of the tasks at all that’s fine too, just let me know! Please reply under the colour you decide to go with once you decide for definite!

Have fun plotting!

Comments

Questions?

[voidtreckermods]

Just the usual.

[maxwellsdaemon]

* Potential for weapons liberation. What kind are available? (Duo still wants his damn gun lol)

* Any note-worthy items each people specialise in? Metals, textiles, agriculture.

* Technologically advanced? What kind of tech? Is it compatible with Train Tech or anything a simple, curious human would play around with?

Re: Questions?

[laurefindil]

Are we going to have equipment and tools available to help rescue the trapped people of the city, or will we have to coordinate with the locals to get it? Will we be helping the local establishments or doing stuff on our own?

[theturksway]

I know this will be answered with the event log itself when it comes but because it will affect where my character(s) goes any hint to this answer would be greatly appreciated: will Red Team be dropped off directly outside or underground in one of the cities first and left to travel out to investigate?

Re: Questions?

[so_dark_a_road]

How will Orange Team get the data taken from the spheres? Will they go to the spheres and get the data themselves?

[luckydragonsfoot]

Given the way the Gry live, do they have any kind of livestock running around?

Re: Questions?

[unfavorableinstigation]

Will anyone be able to watch the train hide somewhere once it's finished dropping people off, or would someone have to stay on the train to find out where it goes?

Also, will Dressing have any equipment of any sort, or will it be empty?

[agathokakological]

What sort of sweet plants could Crowley swipe clippings of to plant in his greenhouse plot?

Re: Questions?

[unholyandbroken]

Tobacco pickings?

Re: Questions?

[soldier_blade]

Sonya's still in a more or less confined to a wheelchair (and will be till the end of August), is there anyway she could still be useful to team red?

RED PLOTTING

[voidtreckermods]

[rieper]

47 will be doing his usual: stick to the mission assigned him.

[enthunder]

grabs some megalixirs lets gooooooo

A note: Light and Tidus are going to make a request on the network before the mission day for people to switch to Red and Blue teams from Purple and Orange, so if you think your character might be swayed, feel free to preemptively yeet them into that team!

Another note: Light is grabbing Xue Yang for her group in this, so if your character would avoid him, they'll probably have to avoid Light too.

[eyeslikeblood]

gyousou's also going with red, at least at first. seems like a nice safe scenario to take a kirin into.

[blitzcheer]

Tidus is skipping Purple Team and going over to Red since he doesn't imagine he'll be much good with cleaning up rubble/etc work.

also, orbs

Re: RED PLOTTING

[exspeariment]

Will Undyne be able to go to one of the exploded labs to try to find some materials to make something to determine the material composition of the spheres?

[aluciner]

ronan's joining red because he likes nothing more than weird spheres of indeterminate origin! actually he hates it, but he figures that being a magic-adjacent user who's used to weird spheres of indeterminate origin probably means he'll be more useful investigating them than uh. pretending like he knows shit all about science, honestly.

also because chainsaw is still mad he didn't let her go off the train when they hit platform, so chainsaw can have little a free-flying and scouting ahead, as a treat.

[knifewithnoname]

One tiny stabby thing reporting for duty!

What do you mean she can't stab the orbs?

[adropofsunlight]

Rapunzel joining red team this time.

[xue_yang]

Once he is out of solitary confinement, he will be ready to join in with the rest of red team...as long as they will have him.

[burntlikethesun]

Rose poking mystery orbs.

PURPLE PLOTTING

[voidtreckermods]

[maxwellsdaemon]

Think Duo might stick with Purple this time around.

Poke around the city...

BLUE PLOTTING

[voidtreckermods]

[spikelet]

SURE WHATEVER LET'S TALK TO SOME ALIENS. unless XXC goes on purple, in which case byeeeee.

ORANGE PLOTTING

[voidtreckermods]

PLOTTING REVISED

[unfavorableinstigation]

Webmind will be staying on the train will go with Orange because analysis.

OTHER PLOTTING

[voidtreckermods]

Re: OTHER PLOTTING

[unfavorableinstigation]

For the ongoing sake of Learning More About The Train, Nita's going to ask if anyone wants to stay behind - find out where it goes, see if it hides out in the void or elsewhere on the planet.

Study the windows, abuse the Feeback&Suggestions post! And possibly the SCAs. Not an option, alas. :(