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voidtreckerooc2020-07-05 06:00 am
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Mission Seven: Deep Dweller
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.
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 onmiddleofsomewhere 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!
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!
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Next question, can Orange Team go to the sites of the five destroyed laboratories, in order to try to figure out what happened to them?
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(1) How far is it to the other labs? If you don't have a map in mind, then how far in terms of travel time?
(2) Are all the labs above ground?
(3) In order to get there, would Curufin and whoever goes with him have to walk on the surface, or does this world offer some kind of transportation service such as trains. XD
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2) Yes. Like this one parts of them go underground but they all have an above ground part.
3) There is a train service, train tracks criss cross the surface and there is an underground train service (though currently that is a bit hectic due to some of the lines being blocked by collapsed tunnels). He could feasibly take an overground train to the other facility with some effort in planning!
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Another question: To save time, Is it okay if Curufin finds a basic train service map in the lab? He's been searching drawers, cupboards and closets, and anything that looks like an office. Probably some of the scientists commute and would have such a map in their possession.
He's definitely going to make this journey, btw.
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He will be able to make the journey. Which day is he leaving on?
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I'm not sure when to have him leave. I was thinking I'd date it mission day #4, Grasshopper Day 8. That would give him a couple of days before the Mission #7 Conclusion post. If he's traveling by bullet train or some other fast train, it might be enough time to get around to all the destroyed labs and still get back in time for the conclusion.
Can I get a preview of what's going to happen in the conclusion? I don't want him to miss anything important, if I can help it.
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The conclusion will be set on day 11, with the majority of the action happening at night. So that should be enough time for him to have a scout and get back (bare in mind if he's going solo, he needs to contend with monsters during the nights).
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If he can get to the nearest of the destroyed labs, will he discover anything that will be helpful to the mission? And would he only need to go to one of the destroyed labs to find out? Or would he need to visit all of them?
He won't be going solo, he's taking at least one teammate. And he can stay awake at night to keep watch. And fight.
/waves hand
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I wrote and posted a new toplevel in Onward Orange. I left you the link in a private plurk a few hours ago.
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He won't find anything particularly useful. There is a clean up crew there and they won't be keen to let him past (but he can sneak past if he wishes). It is a pile of rubble, most everything is destroyed and work is being done to try and stabilise nearby tunnels- they are surface tunnels so don't have people living there.
Parts of the area are more dangerous than others, there are still smoking areas, harsh smell of chemicals, etc. There is no obvious reason for an explosion here (but it is a bit of a mess so hard to tell really). But the explosion has been absolutely effective in wrecking the place. They find nothing intact. No computer, piece of equipment, everything is destroyed.
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I was thinking that he could do what fire departments or federal law enforcement services do when they investigate the causes of fires or explosions, that is, take samples and test them in a lab. They're looking for the traces of incendiary substances that would have been used to ignite a fire, or for traces of explosives that would have been used to blow up the building.
If he does this, would he find any such substances? Because if he doesn't, that would suggest that some unknown physical force was used. Or maybe even magic.
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Would these alien substances be liquids, solids, powder, or something else?
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Testing he will probably be able to tell they started as solids.