Under the Sea: Mission start

[voidtreckermods]

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.

Comments

Conan - OTA - Team Orange

[deductiongeek]

Dressing:
Conan had known this was coming, even since that survey about swimming. He still wasn't prepared for this mission to be happening right now. Not when he still hadn't figured out what to do about the fallout of his change, the subsequent identity reveal and now Ran's presence here.

But the mission was here, and he only had so long prepare.

He grabs the smallest orange wetsuit in the room, along with the rest of the equipment and heads off in search of Ran. Although knowing his luck, she wouldn't be the only one he would find.

The Dive:
Conan steps out on the platform and walks over to kneel at the edge and inspect the water below.

The Dive

[so_dark_a_road]

Curufin has already been out in the water, just to test the breathing apparatus. But now he starts climbing back up the ladder, and then he spots Conan looking over the edge of the platform. Curufin looks up.

"Going down under, Conan?" he asks, cheerfully.

Re: The Dive

[deductiongeek]

"I'm planning on it," he says cheerfully. "Do you think there are sharks down there?"

[so_dark_a_road]

"I sincerely hope there are not!" answers Curufin, with equal cheerfulness. "I've got my goblin sword and knife, just in case. But Conan, this seems like a mission you'd like. Solving the mystery of why the island hasn't heard from the city of Bui lately?"

[deductiongeek]

"I don't know if like is the right word. But I think I can be more useful in this mission then in some of the others."

[so_dark_a_road]

"Maybe we all just do what we do best? And not always worry about our personal preferences. But say, do you have any theories as to what could have happened to the people of Bui? I know we aren't even down there yet, and you haven't had a look at the city. But we're on the planet, and we have a little information. Ideas?"

He's still treading water.

"Want to come into the water and go down to that city with me? Have a look at the crime scene?" Grin.

[deductiongeek]

"A famous writer in my world said this once. It is a capital mistake to theorize without evidence. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. And I think that that is still true here."

He shakes his head.

"There's another person from my world here now. I have to stay until she gets here."

Especially after having to argue most of the previous day for permission to come along on this mission. Having to deal with being treated as a small child after so many months of independence was even more frustrating than he remembered.

The Dive

[singlefaith]

"Conan-kun." Ever the watchful neechan, Ran is there, tugging him back from the edge. "It's too easy to fall in if you do that."

Predominantly she's chosen this particular mission to keep an eye on him. He's faced a lot -- more than any seven year old -- but he is still a child, and this place is completely different than anything from their world. Better that she stays with him.

. . . Not at all for her own comfort level, either. Nope.

Re: The Dive

[deductiongeek]

Oh right. Living on the train for so long, he'd forgotten what it was like to have someone worried about his safety for small things like this. (They'd been more concerned over things like his concussion or the time he got attacked by a boar.)

Anyone else, and he would have protested that he could take care of himself. But this was Ran, and if she was this worried about his safety in such a small thing, it meant that she was more worried about the situation as a whole than she was letting on.

He lets Ran tug him back from the edge.

"I just wanted to find out if I could see anything down there."

[singlefaith]

In Ran's mind, it's no small thing. He's seven, and although she knows he can swim, the ocean is unpredictable, fully capable of overwhelming an adult, let alone a child. Having him fall in is not a chance she's willing to take. "We'll probably find out soon, ne?"

. . . Not that she's excited about that. Who knows what's down there?

But that said, she can't in good conscience just leave it to everyone else. It wouldn't be right -- not when she can help, and not if there is something down there and she could have helped.

Her eyebrows knit, crouching down next to him. "I still really want to talk Conan-kun out of this."

Really wants to talk him out of this. She's already tried to make him stay.

[deductiongeek]

He sets his face stubbornly.

"I'm not staying behind.If Ran-neechan is going, than I'm going too."

[singlefaith]

He really is so stubborn. They've already had the bulk of this conversation. He's not wrong in his previous point that there's no guarantee that the train is safer -- even though she would certainly hope it was.

She also knows him well enough to know that he'll try to follow as soon as she has her back turned. So while it goes against every instinct she has, in this case it's perhaps better to let him come and make sure that she can keep an eye on him.

Blowing out a breath, she eyes him back. "You have to stay close, then. That's a requirement."

[deductiongeek]

"I will," he promises. "I'll follow right after you when we dive."

This was her first mission, after all. And the best place to protect her from was right by her side.

Dressing

[stealsyourheart]

"Detective, a word?" He's unusually serious, a bit pale.

Re: Dressing

[deductiongeek]

If it was something bad enough to get that kind of reaction out of Kid, Conan was already worried.

"What happened?"

[stealsyourheart]

"Nothing." He runs a hand through his hair and sighs.

"Yet. But have you thought about what the water probably means for me?"

Conan helped Heiji prank him, after all.

"I'm... I need you to keep an eye on Aoko, if... she wants to go."

[deductiongeek]

He takes a moment to sort through his memories and figure out what Kaito was referring to.

"Oh, that incident. You think it will be a problem here?"

This was another planet. They had no idea at this point what kinds of creatures would inhabit an ocean here.

But he nods. "Ran is keeping a close eye on me right now, but if I get the chance I'll watch for her."

[stealsyourheart]

"It's a sea." He says wryly. "If we were talking a pool ...I might get lucky. But... well. Ocean."

He nods. "Thanks."

[deductiongeek]

Though that reminded him.

"If the water is that much of a problem, how did you handle the black star heist?"

The Dive

[unfavorableinstigation]

On this day, Conan will find himself a whale waiting beyond the platform.

/Morning, Conan. Ready to investigate?/

Though her word choice might be a little on the nose with this detective...

Re: The Dive

[deductiongeek]

....He couldn't believe that this was actually a question he had to ask.

"Nita? Why are you a whale?"

Re: The Dive

[unfavorableinstigation]

/Makes diving simpler,/ Nita explained.

There were probably several she could have used, really, but this was the most pragmatic.

/And even if you're in a suit we can still hear each other; I checked./

Re: The Dive

[deductiongeek]

[That... didn't really answer the question.]

Is this normal for you? Or is it from that Nautilus place?

Re: The Dive

[unfavorableinstigation]

/'Normal' depends on the day, back home, but yeah, this was something I could do already as a wizard./

[That probably does not help Conan, Nita.]

Re: The Dive

[deductiongeek]

[ He should really stop expecting the physics of other worlds to be anything like this own. ]

Is this something everyone there can do?