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VoidTrecker Express Mods ([personal profile] voidtreckermods) wrote in [community profile] middleofsomewhere2019-09-13 04:44 am

A City Falls: Start

Preparation

Just after light on the seventh day of the month of Bassoon everyone’s SCA glows with the colour of the void before showing a message. A briefing for the mission to come.

Anyone who goes to investigate the dressing carriage will find all the cupboards and drawers open. They may need to battle through spider webs but soon will find an array of clothes. Trousers, skirts, dresses, shirts, robes, cloaks. Everything they will need and plenty of choice. All the clothes have accents of team colours in more muted hues than the normal bold hoodies they wear.

A few hours later there is an announcement over the speakers. "Arrival to Planet #25768 imminent. Prepare for exit from Void. Drop order: Purple, Orange, Red, Blue. All passengers are to wear their Safety Control Apparatus and are reminded that emergency evacuation protocol is three short taps."

The train shudders and jerks. It is time.

Purple

"Purple Team to doors. Drop in two minutes. Purple team to doors."

The train flies down through the air before coming to a stop between two rocky outcrops. The doors hiss open, it’s a bit of a jump down to the ground and anyone who looks back will find the train hard to see. Not invisible but definitely cloaked, shifting to blend in with the rock.

They can hear the sound of many footsteps and the high sound of young voices. It is easy to hear where they need to be.

As they move down the rocky slope they will see the main pass. A large group of children are walking. Spirits are high even if it is clear they are on their guard. Older teens are wearing weapons, swords, the odd axe, a few daggers. Nothing expertly crafted but they all wear them with ease. Slightly younger children carry the very young, toddlers and those too young to walk and keep pace.

There’s a sound from in front of the group. From around the corner a girl, about thirteen years old, runs towards them. Her braids bounce against her shoulders, her eyes are wide with fear and she waves her hands at the others. “Run! Run!”

A shadow looms behind her, a winged wolf, gaining speed towards her. Sat on the wolf is a spear wielding goblin.

From all around them a growling of many more wolves, in the hills, close and ready to pounce.

Orange

Once Purple Team are gone the train flies again. "Orange Team to doors. Drop in two minutes. Orange Team to doors."

The train seems to be still concealed as it hovers at the city walls. There’s a bit of a jump onto the walls but at least they are near one of the staircases down into the city.

Also luckily no one seems to have seen them appearing out of no where though that has more to do with the general chaos rather than anything else!

There is a lot of chaos! People evacuating, animals everywhere, people looking lost and bewildered. Get herding or helping and encourage people up that cliff path!

Red

The train flies onward. "Red team to doors. Drop in two minutes. Red team to doors."

The train makes a slightly bumpy landing on a rocky slope. Scrambling up the slope red team will see a group of fighters, perhaps eighty in total. There are some supplies to the side, not yet allotted. Some horses and weapons. All the fighters are currently focused on a tall woman who is on horseback, facing them from the front.

“… Say those that stand here, as few as we may be were the ones who end the goblin menace on our lands for good. For our children and our families. We fight!”

The end of what was clearly a rousing speech, the fighters cheer. They begin to move over the slope, towards the goblin camp below. If you are joining this battle the time is now!

Blue

The train flies low, skimming over the lake. "Blue Team to doors. Drop in one minute. Blue Team to doors."

Jumping down off the train they will land in the shallows of the lake. It’s not deep enough to go over their boots and now too far to wade to shore. The shore is rocky, loose rocks and pools of water to avoid. The tower stands before them. Three goblins, riding wolves perch on the walls high above them. The sky above crackles with lightning that is not at all natural.

The doorway to the tower is open, there are a lot of stairs to get up. The howls of the wolves fill the air as the wizards fight them off above. Time to climb!
afterburner: (This requires thought)

[personal profile] afterburner 2019-09-19 03:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[Renee nods at Madoka's assessment--she's not wrong. This is a lot to deal with, even for her! But she really does want to be encouraging for the younger girl.]

Yeah, it is, but I'm sure you'll do fine. You already proved you're brave, you know! I'm sure Tony will check up on everyone, too, since he's got that flying suit. Heck, I can check up on the tower too, if that'd help put your mind at ease! Uh, 'cause I can fly, too.

[And yeah, Renee had appraised herself of the other teams' missions. There was no good way to get in contact with each other, yet, but the seeds of an idea are already percolating in the back of Renee's brain. She's gonna have to talk to Tony after this is all over. Or Pete. Or both of them.]
happyends: (light that is found)

[personal profile] happyends 2019-09-19 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
.. Really? I didn't know that many people could fly here..

[ Granted, Madoka already thinks that everyone on the train - aside from herself, of course - is pretty amazing. So the idea that both Tony and Renee could fly fits entirely within that image and only strengthens it. Why is everyone so cool? ]

But.. it's alright! I really don't want anyone to have to go out of their way for my sake.. I'd already be glad if I could just make it through all of this without getting in anyone's way. [ Even through actively contributing to the mission's success would be even better, but Madoka has no idea on what she could do for that. ]
afterburner: (Wouldn't if I were you)

[personal profile] afterburner 2019-09-19 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Compared to where I'm from, two isn't that many. [Lots of flying heroes on her Earth, not that Renee would call herself one of those by any means.]

I'd rather we all come back safe. You're not gonna put me out at all if I swing by the tower you guys are at. Purple's got a lot of people, it won't hurt them to lose me, I don't think.

[Not that she'd necessarily be lost, either. Just busy elsewhere. She could always go back and check on her team, too!]
happyends: (i'll explain all i know)

[personal profile] happyends 2019-09-21 09:46 am (UTC)(link)
[ Well, if Renee sees that sure of it, then it'd be far beyond Madoka to question her about it. So she just nods a little at what the other is saying, accepting it for now. ]

Please be careful though when traveling then.. It could end up being really dangerous there. [ Not like she has an exact idea of what those goblins the mission described are like, but if they're fighting, then they're surely pretty dangerous. ]
afterburner: (eyebrows raised)

[personal profile] afterburner 2019-09-21 05:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[Aw, how sweet it was for Madoka to worry about her!! Renee nodded--sure, she could brush it off, but that just seemed cruel to do. So she wasn't about to do it.]

No. I promise I'll try not to do anything too stupid, okay? I'm pretty tough, but still. I'll be careful. [ She nods at that.] You too, though, okay? I want you to come back for self-defense classes!

[Renee's not too sure how she's gonna organize something like that, but there's one person sticking out in her mind to collar for it. She'd just have to ask him. She offers up a fist for the younger girl to bump.]

I think I hear 'em calling for Purple so I better scoot. Just be careful, okay?
Edited (what is English idek) 2019-09-21 17:53 (UTC)
happyends: (to walk into the void again)

[personal profile] happyends 2019-09-22 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh?

[ She stares at the fist, seemingly completely unsure what to do with it. Madoka is definitely not the type to fistbump, so the thought of it doesn't even come to her mind at first. It takes a few moments before she slowly realises she may have seen one of her friends back home do it before, so she slowly - and very hesitantly - gives Renee's fist the slightest tiniest bump.

(She also quickly looks at Renee's face right after to make sure she didn't just do something really rude or stupid by mistake.) ]


A.. Ah, I'll do my best to be careful though, okay..! I'll see you later for sure!
afterburner: (aw how cute)

[personal profile] afterburner 2019-09-22 06:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[No worries, Madoka, the look on Renee's face is complete and utter joy, even at the tiniest of fistbumps. Joy, and a bit of pride, too. She nods enthusiastically, even as she heads back towards the front of the train, giving the girl a thumbs up.]

You will! And I'll see you! It'll be good! We'll play video games or something!

[It's okay Renee's terrible at them 'cause she's still learning!]