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VoidTrecker Express Mods ([personal profile] voidtreckermods) wrote in [community profile] middleofsomewhere2020-04-18 11:02 am

Event: Abort! Part One

Until now there has been one mission in every month. The practice in Apple and since then one for each month. So for those that have been on the train for a while they will be extremely surprised when on the twenty fifth day of the month of Egret their SCA’s glow gold and a hologram appears. Another mission.

Strange or not preparations need to be made, the voidtreckers are needed, strange timing or not.

Preperations

As promised the dressing room is open once again and there is a collection of leggings, shirts and tunics. All are in bold, differing shades of team colours and are made of sturdy material. There are a couple of cloaks, like those they wore in the goblin world they look medieval in style but will keep rain off as well as a modern raincoat.

As usual they have about an hour of preparation time, to gather supplies, get changed and help those who need more help disguising themselves to do so.

Arrival

”We are now approaching world#27462947582. Warning: Exit from void in ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four,” Hopefully even those who are new know to hold on or sit down by now. ”Three, two, one.” A jolt and a lurch and the void from outside the windows disappears to show green grass and a blue sky.

The Voidtrecker Express has landed in a small dip between two hills. Tall enough to mostly hide it and once everyone who wishes to disembarks it vanishes.

The voidtreckers, on climbing the hill, will find they are inside the city walls, just. Here it is mostly farmland still but as they move towards the centre there are more houses and things become more crowded and bustling. The city is big enough that an influx of strangers doesn’t turn many heads.

Their SCA has a map, red team’s has a marker for the northern gate, purple’s show the position of guard posts. Orange and Blue’s shows the main gates that lead out into the kingdom beyond.

Red Team

Getting to the northern gate doesn’t take all that much time and they are let out without much fuss, though fair warnings about the monsters out there. It is clear that though this city is nominally guarded and walled, it has been a long time since there has been war here and people can come and go as they wish.

The desert is, much as can be expected. It is more a scrub land rather than rolling dunes of sand but the land is cracked and dry. They have to move at least an hour away from the city before they come across any monsters at all.

When they do they are strange almost-boar looking creatures. They are vicious and will attack on sight, charging with huge tusks and teeth that are far too sharp to belong to a natural creature. They are clearly intelligent, even if they don’t seem to have language. But they never come across more than five at once and there doesn’t seem to be any movement of them towards the city.

Purple Team

The guard posts are only have a few guards there at any one time. Though questioning any of them the voidtreckers will learn that there are other guards in the city, ready to come to the defence of the walls if the alarm is ever sounded. Those on the walls are there to keep watch.

It might take a little bit of persuading but there isn’t a huge problem with purple team being allowed up onto the walls. As long as they don’t seem to be causing or bringing trouble.

The surrounding countryside is clear. To the north is the desert but to the east, west and south there are rolling hills of green. The kingdom that this city is part of.

For them it is a few hours of tedium and anticipation. Watching the landscape, waiting for a threat. The other soldiers are curious enough that they could be coaxed into conversation or a game of dice.

Blue Team and Orange Team

It is very difficult to convince a city full of people who have not known danger in a long time that they have to pack up and leave.

There are difficult shop keepers, confused farmers, worried parents.

Some are able to be ready quickly and so can follow the Blue team out of the southern gates. It might take more than one group, with a few blue team going with each one. The kingdom isn’t particularly dangerous but who knows when that may change. Keeping everyone together and moving will be the challenge here.

For Orange team there are plenty of logistical problems to get stuck into. Animals need moving, people need help packing or wrangling small children. Older people need help finding carts to ride.

Not to mention the very stubborn ones who will take a lot of persuading. Those who were on the goblin world have had practice in this already of course, and hopefully have tips to share.

(OOC: Information about this event is here)
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May Parker - OTA

[personal profile] mayp 2020-04-19 07:47 am (UTC)(link)
May looked down at her outfit for this mission and shrugged. It could have been worse. Right?

Making her way towards the village, she went over what she needed to do. Obviously it would be harder to convince people that there was a danger approaching them, especially because there hasn't been anything for quite some time. Would people be willing to follow their animals if she took them? People would chase after their pets at home so would it be the same here? That was a thought that she would contemplate. She supposed she would see how things went with the people to begin with.
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[personal profile] usernamesarecool 2020-04-19 08:16 am (UTC)(link)
The Doctor has opted to go with orange team again because he knows he's quite gifted with words, plus he has an ace up his sleeve. He moves over to the woman that seems to be contemplating how to handle this and stops just short of her. His own outfit for this mission is still red but he's gone with a rather muted color. He's still gangly though and it still looks a bit odd.

"Having trouble?" He asks, his voice light and cheery. It's easy enough if you can convince them you have authority to move the masses." He pulls what looks like a leather wallet out of his pocket. "And I have a glowing recommendation."
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[personal profile] mayp 2020-04-19 09:17 am (UTC)(link)
As the man approached her, she recognised him from around the train but didn't think they had actually been introduced. "Just trying to decide the best way to approach this situation. I was considering taking the animals and hoping the owners would chase after me if they weren't perspective to leaving but that feels somewhat mean and I honestly don't know if I could do that," May admits with a shrug.

Looking at the wallet he took out of his pocket she tilted her head. "That's actually a clever idea. How did you get it?" she asks curiously.
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[personal profile] usernamesarecool 2020-04-27 01:44 pm (UTC)(link)
He considers her thoughts for a moment and then just shrugs it off like nothing. Desperate times and desperate measures and all that. Besides, she didn't say she'd hurt the animals at all.

"Isn't it just?" He grins when she compliments his plan. "Psychic paper-a friend of mine happened to have it when she turned up-she's left now but that's okay-she has one of those job things to get back to. Anyways, this." He holds up the psychic paper again. "Just so happens to show people what they want to see. So if they thing they're looking at letter of recommendation it automatically shows them exactly that-usually. I have met some people it doesn't work on."
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[personal profile] mayp 2020-05-05 09:22 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh!"May said with a grin. That sounded like a much more ethical way and something she could get behind. "What sort of people doesn't it work on?" she asks curiously. "Also do you need an assistant? Could be good tow work with another person through all of this."
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[personal profile] usernamesarecool 2020-05-05 03:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"Shakespeare, actually. It was a bit embarrassing really. And Inspector Abberline." he admits casually as if it was perfectly normal that he'd met the famous playwright and also the lead Inspector of the Jack the Ripper case. At her offer he giver her a smile.

"I can always use an assistant. And since Jack's gone off somewhere... I'm the Doctor, nice to meet you." He says cheerily.
Edited 2020-05-05 16:08 (UTC)