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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] maxwellsdaemon 2020-07-15 06:18 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh yeah, real handy stuff! Shows up immediately. But totally agree, they give you all this stuff but nothing practical." Duo stood with his hands on his hips, glaring at his pack as if it was the cause of all his problems.

But then he laughed and smiled brightly. "But no matter! It is what it is. Just gotta be glad they give us as much as they do."
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[personal profile] blitzcheer 2020-07-15 05:59 pm (UTC)(link)
"Guess so," Tidus concedes with half a smile, knowing it was useless to complain about a shitty situation they couldn't change. How considerate can you expect a multiworld kidnapping force to be after all?

There's a beat, and Tidus decides to ask, "So I'm guessing this isn't your first mission." He'll be surprised if it is! "What number is this? Three or four?"
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[personal profile] maxwellsdaemon 2020-07-15 07:27 pm (UTC)(link)
"Mission's here? Second. Missed out on the awesome space mission, people told me about it and damn, it sounded so cool!" Flying space ships and stuff like in some sci-fi movie would have been awesome!

"If it's my first mission in life..." Duo grinned wolfishly. "Hell no. But I'm used to being solo for most of my missions."
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[personal profile] blitzcheer 2020-07-16 05:10 pm (UTC)(link)
That makes Tidus take look at the guy, expression somewhere between surprised and curious. Yeah, he'd had a similar reaction on hearing about the space mission, but Tidus has gotta know--

"What kinda missions were you doing?" Solo? He's trying to guess, but he's coming up with nada.
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[personal profile] maxwellsdaemon 2020-07-16 05:51 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ah-ha, if I told ya, I'd have to kill ya." Duo replied with a laugh. And, maybe if he was back home, he probably would have. But he wasn't back home and his identity didn't really need to be hidden. So did it really matter? He'd already told enough people.

"In a nutshell? I was part of a five man elite team of soldiers tasked with doing the kinds of things most wouldn't. Infiltration, information gathering... bad ass space battles in giant robots. Y'know, the usual?" Duo was very much condensing everything down. What he had done was so much more than that, but he didn't think most normal people would be happy to hear about the darker aspects of his job.
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[personal profile] blitzcheer 2020-07-17 02:36 pm (UTC)(link)
When you don't have that joke in your world, it's a weird one to hear, but only that. Tidus doesn't take it seriously, just furrows his brow more in confusion before the guy explains. And when he gets to the part about giant robots in space, well, what sane guy's face isn't going to light up at that?

"Whoa! Seriously? So you were working for some planet, and went over to other planets to spy?" A pause. "Or spaceships?"

Hello Duo, meet a guy who is very new at even imagining life in space in these ways.
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[personal profile] maxwellsdaemon 2020-07-18 08:10 am (UTC)(link)
"Closer with that last one!" Duo replied with a laugh.

"Okay so... my planet, Earth, just needed more space I guess. So they made these huge space stations and threw them out into space. We're not ready for intergalactic travel yet, but travel between the Earth and the colonies was common. Anyway, shit happens and after years apart, a war broke out. Like it does. Details don't matter really but... Me? I'm a colony brat, born on one, never even set foot on a planet until I was 15!"

He grinned widely. "I was part of a... lets call it a task force, a five man secret mission. We were trained to use these massive mecha, giant robot things, and we were supposed to go to Earth and cause havok for the assholes making war with the colonies. Basically get in there and destroy."
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[personal profile] blitzcheer 2020-07-20 04:25 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't think I'm ever gonna stop hearing about the wild stuff other people get up to on other planets." And non-planets. Like, dude? For all the war and destruction involved, it's still impressive just to imagine everything else involved. Living off planets? Getting in robots?

"Sounds like we need to get you one of these mechas and find a way to tie one to the train! Or something smaller." Way smaller, considering he used the word massive. "I know I've seen something with a person inside it we could fit in the luggage car." And maybe half-joking, but with no less of a grin, "We ever end up somewhere with something we can smuggle on the train, I'll help ya!"

Because who doesn't want a wow cool robot on a train.
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[personal profile] maxwellsdaemon 2020-07-24 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)
"Me too, love hearing about people's lives on their worlds." And to Duo it always sounded so much more amazing than his own world. Magic and supernatural abilities and weird mythical creatures. There were elves on the train! Those were just a race in books and in fantasy movies back home! Danny was part ghost! There were angels! Though the less Duo thought about that one the better. He didn't needed to have a religious crisis on top of everything else.

"Oh man, if we could get one of those, that'd be amazing!" Screw a gun, kickass robot to do damage with? Hell yeah! "And c'mon, there's gotta be some kinda magic that'd shrink things like that, don't ya think? Could teach you how to pilot, could take on these missions with no bother!"
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[personal profile] blitzcheer 2020-07-27 03:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"Let's ask people when we get back." Heck, shrinking magic? No problem. "Only thing we gotta watch out for is that the train doesn't decide the person who knows how to shrink and unshrink has somewhere better to be. But you really gotta wonder what kind of tech is out there that we don't know about. Maybe there's something out there we could be getting that already folds up small, but comes out bigger."

Wow, maybe they should be talking to some sci fi nerds.
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[personal profile] maxwellsdaemon 2020-07-29 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Duo thought about that... "There's always the Child Catcher." He said, he was tech savvy if Duo remembered correctly. "Stark. He knows tech. Mix magic and tech and we'll have ourselves some teeny tiny mechas!"

And that would be so amazing. He remembered Trowa had been thinking of a way of handling gundanium, smelting metals and things, he wondered if they could make their own fighting machines? Or... hope that they found a high tech world that had that kind of thing for them to... borrow... politely.
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[personal profile] blitzcheer 2020-07-30 12:21 pm (UTC)(link)
''''borrow'''' with no date of when they'll get it back. (might start with 'n' and end in 'ever'.)

"You friendly with him? I'll leave it to you to chat with him." Yeahhh, Duo can have that conversation. "But lemme know how it goes. I'm not against us being more prepared on these things."
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[personal profile] maxwellsdaemon 2020-07-30 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
"Friendly enough." He'd find him in the kitchen, that was where he always seemed to bump into the guy.

"Yeah, I'll be sure to do that!" Because hey, if he could get himself a mecha, any kind, he would be a happy Duo!