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VoidTrecker Express Mods ([personal profile] voidtreckermods) wrote in [community profile] middleofsomewhere2020-07-09 04:39 am

Deep Dweller: Start

After the dreams some of the voidtreckers report on day Four of Grasshopper those that have been on the train for a little while will be expecting what comes the next day. Their SCA's glow with the colour of the void and a holographic image will appear.

Preparations and Arrival

As promised the dressing carriage is opened for optional extras. There are flight suits, similar to those they wore into space but without the helmets. There are instead hard hats and some basic climbing gear as well as bags to put supplies in. There are even a few red tents if any of those planning on tackling red's mission want to grab one, they hold six people in two inner compartments and are relatively easy to put up and take down.

They have a few hours of preparation before the announcement comes. Soon approaching system #789327772. Planet Terra. Drop order: Orange, Red, Blue, Purple. Orange to doors. Leaving the void in ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. A sharp jerk, a judder and the view from the window changes from the void to dark cloudy skies and very red sand.

They land smoothly, and indeed it seems they have landed on train tracks. A few moments later they pull up outside a huge metal and glass building.

Orange Team

Arrival

Jumping down from the train they will find themselves outside large metal gates. Noticable is the spotlights that shine even in the day time, reflecting oddly off the red sand. It is hot and dry outside, a slight breeze sending red dust rolling around their feet.

The gates aren't locked. There is no lock though they will notice devices that are probably security cameras. The doors are glass and inside is light and airy. They enter into a large lobby, a large circular desk in the centre and a glass walled waiting room to the side.

It is empty. No people at all. All the lights are on. Time to explore.

Exploration

Going up two floors and down five the lab is large and full of all manner of interesting things. Scientific equipment, monitoring stations measuring chemical levels in the air, temperature, water levels. Where to even start is a good question. The lights remain on, which might be annoying at night.

Red Team

Arrivals

Red team to doors. The train continues travelling along the train tracks, looking out the windows they will see endless rolling red sand. Factories rising up from the ground, dotted across the landscape. As the train gets close the air outside seems hazier, through the fumes. They may even see in the distance, strange silver floating orbs.

Eventually it pulls up at a station. Just a raised block really, but easy enough for red team to disembark.

The land stretches out around them. Train tracks criss cross the surface but apart from that there don't seem to be any boundaries. No fences, roads or sign posts.

It won't take them long to find the first orbs, strange silvery spheres and seem almost liquid, until they are not.

Night Time

It grows dark quickly after sunset here, which might take them by surprise. Taking them more by surprise however may be the scraping, scuttling noises in the dark. Skittering close. There is no light out here on the surface, they are far away from the research facility that Orange found themselves in.

If anyone manages to catch a glimpse they will see grey, long limmbed creatures. They shy away from light but anyone in the dark is likely to be attacked. They fight with claws and teeth.

When the sun rises they are gone.

Blue Team

Arrival

Blue team to doors. The train continues across the landscape, passing more orbs, just floating there silently. It stops at the entrance of a cave.

The cave slopes downwards into darkness and soon turns into small tunnels. They don't need to go far when they meet the first ground of Gry. A group of young Gry, practising with spears in an wider section of cave.

Despite being very surprised at the sudden visitors no weapons are pointed at the voidtreckers, instead they are met with curiosity. They are soon led further into the tunnels and soon come to the living areas.

The Gry lead simple lives but they are all pretty fascinated to see their visitors and will allow them to look around their home and answer any questions they have.

Night Time

Most of the Gry sleep in a large communal sleeping area and the Voidtreckers are welcome to join them, though the Gry won't be insulted if they choose to seek out a more private area.

If the Voidtreckers awake in fear in the night, after strange dreams they will find they are not alone. Many of the Gry have awoken too and will reassure the Voidtreckers, tell them it is an honour to communicate with The Burrower.

Purple

Arrival

Purple team to doors. The train continues on the tracks and soon enters a tunnel itself. It's a bit of a bumpy trip, this train was clearly not made for warren systems but after some uneasy twists and turns they pull to a stop.

They are at a train station, not that it's easy to see because it is pitch black. But it is clear there are people around, some looking very confused at the very odd train.

Once the last of those going on the mission leave the train it speeds off into the darkness.

The Terran's are large and tower over most of the voidtreckers but they are friendly enough, if a little confused, once it is explained that they are here to help. They will be led over towards the collapsed section of city.

There is a lot of activity. People digging at rubble, others using their sheer size and strength to hold up beams. There is an array of rescue equipment and a group of official-looking Terran's holding large devices that are comparable to a tablet-computer and discussing solutions.

There is plenty to do to help, smaller rubble to clear, injured people to tend to. Worried Terran's to calm and reassure. Those brave enough can volunteer to use their smaller size to help get supplies through to those trapped and those with any scientific know how, great strength or magic can put their skills to good use.

Rest Time

Throughout the day people are rescued and other parts of the tunnels stabilised. There is more work to be done but the Terran's seem to be working in shifts and they will encourage their surprise allies to rest as well. They will offer to host them.

They live in large groups and will happily invite the voidtreckers into their homes. They will be curious about the voidtreckers but will also answer questions. Telling them about the strange storm and the collapse of the tunnels. They are urged to sleep early and the next day it will be back to work.

(OOC: Information is here)
diamondsfortears: (uhhh....)

Exploration - let me know if this doesn't work.

[personal profile] diamondsfortears 2020-07-09 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Daia sees... A rather large spider. Waving at him? And then crawls back off. Did she want someone to follow her?

Assuming that's the case, Daia does indeed follow.

And stares with wide eyes as she cuts open a door, frozen for a moment. He was not expecting anything like that from a spider. But then again, he should be used to the anomalies he's met here.

He shakes it off and continues to follow, curiously peeking as she pokes and prods.

"Uhm..." He hesitates. This is a bug; can she understand him? He'll give it a try. "Is there something I can help with? You wanted me to follow you, right?"
Edited 2020-07-09 22:46 (UTC)
kumoko: (well wevs)

looks good to me! <3

[personal profile] kumoko 2020-07-11 10:01 pm (UTC)(link)
She didn't really intend to gain a party member, but she's running pretty high on team camaraderie right now, so. Welcome, cute mopey guy!! Is he still moping? She has no idea. Well, he can earn a new nickname later. She waves him in with her.

The room they've broken into looks like your typical lab. Very neat, not much lying around. Boring! She goes to open all the cupboards.

He's pointed towards another cupboard, full of jars. The contents seem to be a load of different colours, so it's probably exciting. Irrelevant, but exciting!

"See what's in those jars," she types into the tablet hanging around her neck, the text read out immediately.
diamondsfortears: (66)

<3

[personal profile] diamondsfortears 2020-07-11 10:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Thankfully, Daia is significantly less mopey, relieved that he may have missed an opportunity for love, but he certainly didn't lose a friend.

With her waving him in further, he looks at the cupboard she points to. And then, the techology around her neck speaks.

"Ah!" he lights up. "You do understand me."

Hello, new spider friend.

A beat and then he remembers something.

"Are you the one who makes clothing for sweets?"

He'd always meant to visit her for a better outfit, but hadn't gotten around to it. There were lots of exciting things on the train. But he remembers Nita telling him about a spider.

He'll gently start opening the jars one by one. If any of them require more than a little force, Kumoko will get to see him strain as he fails to open them. Any he does open though, he'll peek at from the top, trying to identify it.
kumoko: (pic#13814657)

[personal profile] kumoko 2020-07-11 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's me," echoes from where she's stuck her entire head into a cupboard to jab at one of the back walls.

Most of the jars seem to be inoffensive, but by the third one - which, okay, looking a little wimpy there, mopes - she's backed out of the cupboard and come to see. Which is good, because the moment he gets the lid off, the luridly pink liquid inside starts to bubble and foam.

Ahhh! Drop it! Put the lid on! Not in that order!
diamondsfortears: (15)

[personal profile] diamondsfortears 2020-07-11 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's nice to meet you, then. I've heard that the clothes you make are really nice."

Daia almost fumbles it as he tries not to drop it, the sudden commands confusing him, along with the worrying foam rising. But he rights it and slams the lid closed on it; though it seems a little bit has dripped to the floor.

With the successfully-closed jar, he puts it down and staggers back with wide-eyes. He's afraid to open another one, and admittedly looks a little shaken.

"What is it? How bad is it?"
kumoko: (pic#13814649)

[personal profile] kumoko 2020-07-11 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)
She shrugs, because, what, like she's some expert on weird alien goop? Well, if she still had the Wisdom skill, then maybe... She misses it so much. Ugh!

Without it, perhaps fittingly, she just reaches down and touches it.

Ahhh!

-- Just kidding, it's fine. No burning at all, actually. She lifts the leg she'd dipped in it, and watches the foam slide down the limb, leaving a trail of pink. Smells kinda weird, like... fruit? She wants to eat it, but raiding a lab and then putting a strange substance in your mouth sounds really stupid. Almost as stupid as just touching it! Ha.

Type type. "Open another."
diamondsfortears: (9)

[personal profile] diamondsfortears 2020-07-11 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Daia's going to make no effort to stop her touching the goop because, uh, he's no expert either. And since Kumoko is leading this part of the mission, he definitely trusts her way more than himself. And the lack of effect as she touches it seems to prove that to be just fine.

He looks at the jars, hesitating a second. But with the mental reassurance that this is fine, he goes ahead and picks up another jar, twisting to get the lid off. Though he'll hold this one a little further away from himself this time, just in case it wants to drip, too.
kumoko: (pic#13814662)

[personal profile] kumoko 2020-07-12 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe they've just found a cupboard full of cleaning supplies? But they're all labelled, and packed away... Oh!

She pulls a goblin corpse out of storage, and drops it onto the floor between them with a dull thud. This is much better a lab rat then either of them, huh? More typed commands.

"Pour some on this."

Science!
diamondsfortears: (you won't)

[personal profile] diamondsfortears 2020-07-12 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
Did she just... casually? Pull a corpse out of nowhere? And then she tells him to pour it on this... Goblin. Thing. Daia stares for a solid minute. A dead body shouldn't be anything new to him. He just... was not expecting it.

Wait...

"Is this one of the people we're supposed to find?! Are there more?!"

Yep, he sounds very panicked, and that order to pour it on the thing got put on the back burner. Why is there a dead thing here?
kumoko: (UM)

[personal profile] kumoko 2020-07-13 12:15 pm (UTC)(link)
What? Why's the-- OH. Oh, right, people don't like bodies..? She eyes him nervously, unsure how to deal with panic. It's just for science, bro!

"It's from Bassoon mission. Don't worry about it."

She's gonna just.......... put it back in storage..... you didn't see anything.
diamondsfortears: (no wait)

[personal profile] diamondsfortears 2020-07-15 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"Bassoon?"

But like that, the body's gone. He's still not sure what to make of it. But it doesn't seem to be like it's from here. And she told him not to worry about it.

....Though, a dead body would be more convenient for this experiment.

"I can... pour it on myself?" he holds out his arm for emphasis. Though, he's secretly hoping he won't have to?

....Please bring the body back. He'll seriously do this if she tells him to.
kumoko: (whew)

[personal profile] kumoko 2020-07-16 01:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Whoa wait wait wait the body is back! Maybe it's a different body. She's got a few, and can't really tell them apart.

"Second month," she clarifies, in case more information will stop him using himself as a test subject. You know, like a hypocrite, because the pink foam is still clinging to her leg. She nudges the small goblin body over to him and the flask.

Why are they even investigating these? Seems appropriate, is all.
diamondsfortears: (55)

[personal profile] diamondsfortears 2020-07-24 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay, the body is back! And Daia's relieved he doesn't have to be the test subject.

He's not sure when the second month is, but... he's pretty sure he wasn't here for it? Either way...

He kneels beside the dead goblin and... while he hesitates for a moment, he pours the mixture onto it.