middleofsomewhere | 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.

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"That's right. The Gry and I agree they seem like nice people, but... we don't know them well enough to be exact in that statement either." Considering he has had experience with people who at first seemed nice only to then not be. But sometimes that was a case of them having another side to themselves also for the most part or having a reason for thier actions.

"It's why it does make questioning what is going on hard to, because of that. It's why it could be someone completely different or we don't know them yet"

Yugi clearly is a lot wiser than Madoka. Despite having been in dangerous situations before, Madoka would never think of questioning whether anyone is trustworthy.. as long as they didn't seem clearly villaneous, at the very least. But while the Gry are slightly odd, they don't seem that bad, so of course Madoka easily trusts them. She's a little too gullible in that sense.

It's why she looks half-surprised, half-concerned at those words.

"Do you think they could be causing this then..?"

"Not necessarily the Gry themselves, but we don't know really anything about them beyond what we have been given. For all, we know there might be others in another area." Yugi honestly trusted them, but at the same time they have been given just what their mission is and not a whole lot else.

"Others.."

Madoka repeats the word. Well, it's true that the Gry could easily not be the only beings around here. It's always hard to tell what the full scope of the world they arrive in is like when they get so little information when they're dropped off into said world. Madoka vaguely recalls another group of people being mentioned in the mission briefing for the other teams, but she doubts those could be causing these nightmares either.

"Maybe.. there's something bad out there." Something, that wording is important. Madoka can't think of a group of people causing something like that, since it's such a mean thing to do to others, keeping them awake and depriving them of sleep.. But there are things out there that don't have compassion the way humans do. ".. Like a monster."

"Maybe so. I mean don't some teams always find themselves fighting something. I admit I don't actually know a lot about the others teams beyond that or understand what they were dealing with and why whatever it is that attacks does so."

So it was a lot of questions to ask himself really. There always seemed to be a fight either way, but why and the meaning behind it could always be different, he just didn't know.

"Um, I have a lot of experience with the missions, but only ever the blue parts of them.." And she doesn't think she's ever seen Yugi going along on the blue part of any mission, so maybe he'll have more information to figure everything out if she tells him about those?

"Usually we have to protect something. People who were hiding from monsters inside of a cave, wizards in a tower that was being attacked.. So we fight, but it's mostly defensive, I guess..? But it doesn't seem like there's anything in particular to protect here. Nothing is even under attack."

"I agree, we don't know what we are protecting here, but if that is Blue's usual mission, then it must mean we are going towards something we are meant to be protecting. Or the people we are with, which would mean they wouldn't have anything to do with the dreams." Because then it would make no sense as to why would they do that.

But never the less it seems like each team at least has a theme.

Madoka is quiet for a moment.

Then she frowns slightly, and in the end she just sleepily mumbles: "This is all so confusing.."

The girl ends up yawning.

"And I still feel so sleepy.."

"Do you want to try and sleep again and hope it will be fine." he wanted to hope it would be okay at least and after all, they were both tired.

She nods. Sure, there's no guarantee that they'll be able to sleep. Maybe they will just have another one of those nightmares and wake right up again..

But it's not like staying awake all night will prepare them well for whatever could happen tomorrow.

"Yes.. let's just try."

he smiled as he went to find a space to at least moved to lie down in the spot he was currently in. He didn't know if he could fall asleep right away but he was at least going to try.

"Hope you will be able to sleep."

"Thank you.. You too," she softly says as she nods at him.

Madoka closes her eyes as she lies down. And despite all odds, she does fall asleep pretty much instantly the moment she's lying down - maybe Madoka just really was that tired after suddenly waking up from the nightmare earlier.

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