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VoidTrecker Express Mods ([personal profile] voidtreckermods) wrote in [community profile] middleofsomewhere2020-05-09 10:40 am

Under the Sea: Mission start

After fleeing the strange shapes in the sky the voidtreckers are perhaps not looking forward to yet another mission and indeed the first few days of Fiddlesticks go by without any strange dreams, no warning that another mission might be nigh. Yet on the morning of day five their SCA's will glow with the colours of the void and a holographic message will appear.

Preperations

The dressing room is open once again, though the clothes this time are simple in choice. A wet suit for each void trecker as well as a pair of flippers, a helmet and a breathing pack. It at least has instructions and there will be a little bit of time for them to figure out how to use them. Apart from that there are some waterproof packs for supplies to be packed in.

They will have a couple of hours to get ready for their mission.

Arrival: Blue and Red

"We are now approaching world #7625000129523. Drop order is Red and Blue, Purple then Orange. Red and Blue team to doors. Arrival in world #7625000129523 in ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one."

The train shudders and lurches as they exit the void, the view from the window goes from the ever shifting void to a beautiful deep blue sky. They fly through the air and swoop down to land on a sandy beach. The doors open allowing those who are taking part in the Blue and Red missions to debark. The doors close and the train swoops up into the air.

The beach stretches from one side to the other, in the distance as the beach turns into sloping green hills they can see a village. Beyond that there is a jungle. Any red team who check their SCA will see four points, the rock pools.

The villagers have noticed the huge train sweeping down onto their island and so contact is made quickly. They will be quite accepting of the help and explain the situation. They will help any of red team to the rockpools if asked.

Red

The rockpools are built up and indeed made so the water will reach a persons waist if they stand in them. The water is cold but not overly so. When the water shoots up anyone in them will shoot up also.

They will find themselves in a vortex of water, with anyone else who enters that rockpool. The water itself seems to be fighting them, tendrils of water reaching out of the whirlpool to try and drag them further into the chaos. It takes a whole lot of willpower to stay in the centre, the water can be fought with weapons, even with fists. They feel as if they are falling or flying, perhaps both. Surrounded by the pure chaos of the ocean.

Blue

Hopefully they spend the day helping with preparations because when night falls the monsters emerge from the sea. Terrifying twisted creatures. The villagers only have simple weapons but will tell them that fire is helpful against these water creatures.

Hold off the monsters and keep the people safe.

Purple

The doors close and the train flies off into the sky, flying over the island to the other side where it lands on a rocky bay, near tall towering cliffs.

"Purple team to doors." The doors open, allowing the purple team to disembark before flying off once again.

In the cliff face there is a large cave entrance, over the entrance there are symbols, translated by their SCA's. Clear mind, clear heart. Come those who seek to serve.

There are six people stood by the entrance, looking quite surprised at the new arrivals. One, a woman with silver hair recovers enough to speak first. "Ah. Void warriors. We are honoured by your help."

Once introductions are made the spiritual leaders will happily accept the escort and their adventure can begin.

Orange

They fly up and out across the ocean, a longer flight than before but eventually they descend and there is a slight juddering before they land, floating on the ocean.

"Orange team disembark, please use luggage or dressing carriage doors only."

They will step out onto an inflated platform that streches around the train. Down below are the depths of the water and their SCA's show them at the point of Bui. It is below them so all they need to is dive.

The dive takes a while, and depends on their swimming ability but hopefully with a bit of teamwork they arrive at the silent city of Bui.
so_dark_a_road: (through sorrow to find joy)

[personal profile] so_dark_a_road 2020-05-10 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
Fish swim past them, and as they reach the sandy bottom, they can see fields of sea plants and corals. Curufin's feet touch the sand, and he peers around him, looking for the city structures that are supposed to be here. The SCA lights help, and Curufin also has very good night vision.

"There!" he says, pointing. "Those look like market buildings."

He pushes off the sand and starts swimming in that direction. They come to some low buildings made of sand and seashells, with various shapes. Some have counters with trade goods sitting on them, some have shelves and cupboards. The creepy thing about these stalls and stores is that there are people in them -- lying on the floors, their scales shining in the SCA light, their brightly colored hair scattered about them.

"What the hell?" says Curufin, as he moves to look more closely at these unconscious people.
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Exploring

[personal profile] so_dark_a_road 2020-05-10 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
Curufin is swimming about in the city, trying to make a mental map of it, at the same time as he mentally marks the locations of all the unconscious people he's seen.

"Persephone?" he says, when he sees her pausing in consternation at her first sight of some of these immobilized citizens of the deep. "They're not dead. They're just asleep. But I can't wake any of them up."
blue_ice: (:|)

[personal profile] blue_ice 2020-05-10 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
Kaiba joins him, his apprehension growing as he approaches the lifeless place. He shines his light in various nooks and crannies, but everywhere is the same.

"Even here the bodies would decay, wouldn't they?"
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[personal profile] xue_yang 2020-05-10 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
Xue Yang just kind of looks at him like he is crazy. If all of this is necessary just to go under water then it certainly isn't worth it. He has no intention of just diving into some unknown pool anyway.

"If I only need it for going underwater, do I really need to put it all on now?" Why can't he at least be comfortable instead of looking ridiculous?
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b.

[personal profile] magicurls 2020-05-10 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh! Let me help you with that."

Mami already knew that her usual healing magic didn't work, but she could at least try to be useful. She pulled out a canteen she'd carried and pointed to a nearby rock.

"Why don't you sit?"
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[personal profile] springforth 2020-05-10 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
"Right. Of course."

She swims down closer to the one of the sleeping beings, pressing a hand to their chest and feeling the heartbeat beneath her fingertips.

"They wouldn't send us to find a city already lifeless. What do you think it was? Too sudden and widespread for a disease."
so_dark_a_road: (an oath may not be broken)

[personal profile] so_dark_a_road 2020-05-10 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
"Dead bodies should decay even faster in water than on land," he answers.

Curufin kneels down by one of these mer-people. He places a hand lightly on the man's chest, and then takes one of the man's wrists in his own hand and feels for a pulse.

"He's alive, he's breathing and he has a pulse." He shakes the man. "Wake up!" Nothing happens. The man snoozes on. Curufin shakes him again. Nothing.

He gets up and tries again with another mer-person. Nothing. And another. Nothing.
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[personal profile] blue_ice 2020-05-10 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
Kaiba does the same, finding children among the shoppers. Their bright shocks of hair float eerily in the dark.

"Tell us what happened...come on..."

Again, nothing. He groans in frustration and pushes up, sweeping his light along the booths, the paths...anything to find an answer.

"What could have done this? Something's not right about this world...even stranger than merpeople, I mean."
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Re: Prep: Duo Maxwell | Gundam Wing

[personal profile] sendiintheclown 2020-05-10 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
The wet suit had been a challenge on his legs, but Trowa managed to get it on after a few moments. He was redoing the straps for his knives, having opted for his largest ones for this mission, when he heard Duo's voice. "It could be worse, it could be tights again." The wet suites were not, in his mind, terribly different from the space suits they had used toward the end of the wars. "Need to borrow a knife or two?"
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Purple mission OTA

[personal profile] sendiintheclown 2020-05-10 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
The sun was very, very bright, and Trowa had to blink for a few long moments to adapt to it. Once he had, he noted the locals looking at him and the others somewhat warily. When the silver haired woman spoke, he nodded in greeting and made sure his gear was secure. "We need a plan of attack before we get started."
so_dark_a_road: (swift ride under the Mountains of Terror)

[personal profile] so_dark_a_road 2020-05-10 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't know. It doesn't make sense. If it were a disease, I'd think they'd look diseased in some way, but they don't. They look perfectly healthy, except for being completely unresponsive."

He watches to see if Persephone gets any response from the mer-people. But they just lie there.

"I wonder if this is some kind of magic or sorcery? I can't tell. My arcane senses are giving me back very, very little information." That is say, NONE. "Do you have any kind of magical perception?"
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Re: Purple mission OTA

[personal profile] laurefindil 2020-05-10 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
Glorfindel nodded at him. "Indeed. I've been checking with people, with Luke's permission, to see where they would like to be. Point, Outrider, Flank, Floater, or to stay with the ones we are protecting and make sure nothing gets through to them?" He knew Trowa had military training, so he figured the other would know the terminology.
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[personal profile] so_dark_a_road 2020-05-10 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
Curufin gives him a small amused smile. This is not the first time and won't be the last time somebody looks at Curufin like he is crazy. "No, you don't need to put it on now. Just stuff it all in your backpack and tote it along."

He certainly would understand Xue Yang's wish to be comfortable instead of ridiculous.

"This is your first mission. Is there anything you want to know? I can't answer all questions, but some I can."
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Re: Purple mission OTA

[personal profile] sendiintheclown 2020-05-10 03:40 am (UTC)(link)
"How many do we have on point so far? It would be foolish to have too many there. If you feel we have enough on that, I will take outrider for the right side." While he knew his own level of skill, he wasn't about to make assumptions of others.
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[personal profile] maxwellsdaemon 2020-05-10 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
"I wasn't lame enough to wear tights." Duo shot back with a laugh and turned toward Trowa. "Nah, man. I'll go and get my own in a minute. Gotta say, was sorta hoping this time they'd provide some themselves. Guess not." Not even a damn harpoon! What kind of sea mission gave you wet suits but no harpoon?
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[personal profile] najaran 2020-05-10 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
"I kept them in the suit... thing... never...let...them... bu hurt..." she mumbled.
najaran: (True Terror)

Re: Team Orange

[personal profile] najaran 2020-05-10 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
She rubbed the arms of her suit with her gloves, nodding to the locals. "They're sleeping down here..." she pointed out, woozy. "Just a little nap..."
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Re: Dressing Carriage

[personal profile] sell_tickets 2020-05-10 04:57 am (UTC)(link)
"Orange you just glad for me?" he asked with a laugh. "Or does it leave you feeling blue?"
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[personal profile] pleple 2020-05-10 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
"A flechette-firing underwater assault rifle would be even better, but I assume there are limits." Or just give her. The giant robot. She'll solve all your problems, train.
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[personal profile] pleple 2020-05-10 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm sure there are a few archers you could ask for help, then." Whatever was screwing with her senses was interfering with however Mami fought?
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[personal profile] pleple 2020-05-10 05:31 am (UTC)(link)
"It's... alright. You were understandably distressed." As long as she doesn't do that on a mission. "Keep in mind that that was a rare occurrence. ...it shouldn't happen again, soon."
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[personal profile] silentwoof 2020-05-10 05:36 am (UTC)(link)
Whisper nods at the acknowledgement, sizing the monster crab up again. "...stay behind," she instructs quietly, giving her wispon a little twirl while hoping that the injury is enough to make the big guy back off.

It just looks pissed - but it's also sizing them up.
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[personal profile] laurefindil 2020-05-10 05:38 am (UTC)(link)
It was so relaxing to have someone else braid your hair. No one had done that for him in a long time. He didn't recognize the tune Curufin was humming, but enjoyed it. Perhaps it was one of his original compositions.

He ran his hand over the braids and looked at himself in the cracked mirror. "Wish you'd been there in Gondolin, my friend. That Balrog never would have gotten me."
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[personal profile] silentwoof 2020-05-10 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
Glorfindel was a particularly - interesting? - example of the people here. He didn't strike her as a human being, his presence almost... beyond that.

He could even probably sneak up on her, and Whisper's senses were tuned to the point of paranoia. "Whisper," she said quietly. Her name, that is. "...floating for now. Too new to know where I fill in best." A new team. Waaay bigger than she was used to.
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Re: Purple mission OTA

[personal profile] laurefindil 2020-05-10 05:54 am (UTC)(link)
"So far, myself and Geralt," Glorfindel said. "The one with the white hair of a Galadhrim."

"Outrider would be good. If you find a partner to help cover the right side, that will help whoever takes the flank, and cut down on where the floaters need to roam," he suggested.