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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)
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[personal profile] longforgottenpromise 2020-07-10 07:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Taiki looked up at the man and nodded slowly. "Yes. I am on the red team..."

He usually went with blue true, but he was red. As strange a member of red team that he was. He has no idea, honestly why he is on a team that seems to focus on fighting first and foremost.

The only thing he can think is that whoever sorted them had counted him as part of Lord Gyousou and therefore placed them together.
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[personal profile] sobothersome 2020-07-13 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hm..." Maru thought about that some. He didn't look too happy to be on red, so why was he going with red? It was none of his business of course...

"Blue will miss you on the team." That was the right thing to say, right? "I hope you don't have to fight..." Because he remembered that much, this guy didn't like it. But he was sure that there would be people to protect him from that. Not that he knew much about the red team, he'd never been on it himself and doubted he ever would.
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[personal profile] longforgottenpromise 2020-07-14 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
"I won't fight." He reassured him with a small smile though he did wonder. How did this man know he wouldn't fight? He frowned for a moment, trying to remember if they had met before.

The voice... The blue...

"Maru?"
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[personal profile] sobothersome 2020-07-15 04:43 pm (UTC)(link)
He lifted a hand and pointed at himself with a poke of his cheek. "That's me." At least it was the name Madoka gave him.

Maru tilted his head and looked down at the other, just now realising he probably hadn't seen him this way. He wondered if he should change. Would that make him feel better?

"Sorry. I'm that cat from before."
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[personal profile] longforgottenpromise 2020-07-16 06:06 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh." He nodded, he's a little surprised but not too much so. "Sorry... I didn't realise you had a human form."

He was a hanjyuu. Or something like that. A similar concept for a different world.
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[personal profile] sobothersome 2020-07-16 06:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's alright... not many do." Or, at least, if they see him one way they don't realise he's another way, even when he tells them his name. It's funny in a way. He'd thought about wearing a sign, because how easy was it just to get that into a conversation? 'Oh by the way, I'm a vampire and I can shapeshift'. It's just so bothersome.

"I like being a cat though..." It was easier that way.
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[personal profile] longforgottenpromise 2020-07-18 09:17 am (UTC)(link)
"You are a very soft cat." He smiled, agreeing. He's not surprised many people don't realise. Most probably don't come from a place where hanjyuu and the like are normal.

"Are you going with Blue team again?"
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[personal profile] sobothersome 2020-07-18 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"Thanks." That was one of his selling points, he thought. As a cat he was cute and soft and he could be soothing to people who needed it much better than he could in his human form.

"Mmhm. I go where Madoka is. She's my Eve. I can't be too far away from her..." Bad things happened if they were separated for too long, after all.
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[personal profile] longforgottenpromise 2020-07-19 01:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"Madoka..." He thinks he knows her, he's seen her around at least. A young girl with pink hair...

"Sorry... What's an Eve?"
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[personal profile] sobothersome 2020-07-25 08:31 am (UTC)(link)
"Master, I guess." The word made him feel weird though, and he had a feeling Madoka wouldn't like that much either. She liked to call him her partner and friend.
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[personal profile] longforgottenpromise 2020-07-26 07:47 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh." He nodded, not acting like the word was weird at all. "You have... a bond with her? A covenant?"

There's a note of curiosity in his voice.
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[personal profile] sobothersome 2020-07-27 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's right." Maru nodded. "Contract... She's my Eve and I am her Servamp. I fight on her behalf." Though he also gave her a weapon in return. Though that was something he'd never understood. If he was supposed to fight for his Eve why then did Servamps give their Eve;s Leads to wield and fight themselves?
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[personal profile] longforgottenpromise 2020-07-29 07:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ah." He doesn't understand the words 'Eve' or 'Servamp' but he can understand the concept. They were bound together and their bond was one where Maru fought for Madoka.

"It is good that you are together here."
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[personal profile] sobothersome 2020-07-30 11:12 am (UTC)(link)
Maru tilted his head in thought, wondering about that comment. It didn't sound quite right...

"... Would the train separate us?" That would end... very badly if he was forced to be on his own team rather than blue with Madoka... Very, very badly.
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[personal profile] longforgottenpromise 2020-08-02 09:21 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't know..." He blinked, "When... A little while ago both me and my king disappeared. But I came back before he did and was here for a little while without him."

So perhaps they would be separated, as terrible as that would be.
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[personal profile] sobothersome 2020-08-03 08:49 am (UTC)(link)
"... That... can happen...?" Oh no... If he vanished... Madoka could die. She would die. If she vanished, he'd be sick but... their bond would be severed.

Maru felt cold thinking about this. He shook his head. "That won't happen." He was certain of that. He wouldn't let it.
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[personal profile] longforgottenpromise 2020-08-03 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"I hope it won't..." He really does. He wishes he could agree with his certainty, say that he did not think it would happen.

But nothing was certain, not anywhere but definitely not here...
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[personal profile] sobothersome 2020-08-04 08:20 am (UTC)(link)
Maru made himself shake his head and then look at Taiki.

"... Thanks for letting me know." He would have to tell Madoka. He would need to... After the mission. He hadn't realised there was a risk of something like this every happening. She needed to be aware. And oh no, so did Madoka's Dad... That was going to end badly...
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[personal profile] longforgottenpromise 2020-08-06 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
He just nodded, it was clearly something Maru had needed to know but he still felt bad for upsetting him like that.

Still he tilted his head at him. "Will you be alright?" He doesn't particularly want to leave him alone right now after telling him something upsetting.
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[personal profile] sobothersome 2020-08-09 04:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Maru had lifted a hand, absentmindedly chewed on the nail of his thumb, and looked somewhat surprised when the Little Guy spoke to him, almost like he'd forgotten he was there for a moment.

"... Yeah... I'll be alright..." He hoped. Though why he was suddenly feeling a strange sense of dread, he wasn't sure...
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[personal profile] longforgottenpromise 2020-08-15 09:14 am (UTC)(link)
He reaches out, hesitantly at first but then with a bit more confidence to put a hand on his hair, stroking it slowly if Maru didn't jerk away.

After all he likes having his mane stroked even when he's in human form, so it might be the same here. Cats liked being petted after all.
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[personal profile] sobothersome 2020-08-16 08:34 am (UTC)(link)
Maru went still when the hand reached up, not sure what was happening... until he was petted. And it was such a strange thing. He was used to it from certain people, but this was new. And nice... and without any conscious effort on his part, Maru slowly knelt down. Something he did for Madoka do that she didn't need to reach. It had become almost habit now. Because he did kind of like it. Maru had never thought he would. It was weird, right? He wasn't a cat. He was in human form so why would he let people pet him?

Except he did like it. And the gentle hand stroking his hair went a long way to calming him down.
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[personal profile] longforgottenpromise 2020-08-16 05:50 pm (UTC)(link)
A small smile crosses his lips as Maru knelt down, and he relaxed, continuing to run his finders through his hair, slowly and gently, watching to make sure that it was working, that Maru was calming down.

He seemed to be and that was a good thing. Taiki's hand didn't stop stroking.
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[personal profile] sobothersome 2020-08-18 07:31 am (UTC)(link)
Maru's eyes fell closed. He was calming down. He hadn't fully realised just how much he had been feeling panicked until that moment. But as he knelt and let the other stroke his hair, he could feel himself settling. His focus was returning and he could think more clearly.

He knew that when he had the chance he was going to have to talk to Madoka. It was something he hadn't realised before, something he hadn't considered an issue given that they were stuck so close together.

But there was even more to consider, that his panic hadn't made him realise until that moment.

His eyes slowly opened.

"... When we die here. We come back, don't we?" He asked, head tilting to look at Taiki.
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[personal profile] longforgottenpromise 2020-08-18 08:03 am (UTC)(link)
"It seems that way..." As far as he knew, that girl who had been murdered, A-Qing, she had returned...

His hand doesn't stop stroking, trying to keep Maru calm.

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