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VoidTrecker Express Mods ([personal profile] voidtreckermods) wrote in [community profile] middleofsomewhere2020-11-13 04:28 am
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Not with a Bang Start and Ongoing

"Good Morning passengers. Today is day seven of the month of Imagination." The voice echoes through the train as passengers wake up in their beds. Not long afterwards their SCA’s glow with the colour of the void and a holographic image will appear.

Preperation

They have about an hour to prepare, a little less than usual but perhaps expected, given the urgency of the task.

The cupboards in the dressing room are open to reveal rows of tents, in all four team colours as well as some basic camp cooking equipment. They are in bags that should be easy enough to carry.

"Shortly arriving on System #6416. All passengers get ready to disembark. Next stop world 6416. Exit from void in ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one." The train rocks and lurches, bright colours of the void filling the space and then fading as they fly downwards towards a very green landscape.

Arrival and Initial Task

The train lands in a clearing, curving round in an attempt to fit. Once everyone who wishes to disembark has done it flies back into the air, vanishing from sight.

The air is heavy and humid, though it is not currently raining. The clearing is open to the sky and looking up will reveal a worrying sight. The sky is an angry red colour, colours shifting as if the clouds themselves were on fire. It's an unnerving sight.

Their SCA's show three points, one Orange, One purple and one that is half blue and half red. The three control centres. Each are a few hours treck through the jungle and it certainly feels like there is no time to waste.

Those that don't want to treck through the forest can start setting up camp, though the darkening sky might be a little distracting. As time goes on flecks of fire drift down, though they extinguish before hitting the forest floor.

Orange are to travel to the north, Purple to the south and Blue and Red must travel together to the west. Each route takes them through thick and unrelenting jungle. Flying is difficult here unless you can get up past the canopy layer, which means vision of the ground is severely hampered.

The control stations themselves are half buried in vines and require cutting into. If voidtreckers are unlucky they will meet their first security robots here, firing on the intruders. They might even meet their first giant Armadillos, the creatures are curious and may wish to investigate. They are not helpful or constructive to trying to power up the stations and prevent the destruction of the planet.

The control stations are simple enough to operate, but there's quite a lot that needs to be done in way of repairs and clearing. It will take a team effort to get it in working enough order to activate the shield.

The shield itself, when it is activated, is mostly invisible but there is a loud humming sound. The meteor, which has gotten more visible throughout the five hours, hits the shield and splinters, fire enveloping the whole sky. It is visibly terrifying, but no fire falls to earth, no rocks get through, the planet is safe.

Ongoing

Once the planet is safe the voidtreckers deserve a rest. But once the next morning dawns it is time to start with their next tasks, to make sure that this planet stays safe from future threats.

Red

The robots at the control stations are not the only malfunctioning security robots around. They roam the jungle, or are more often stranded in the jungle, powering up only when faced with a new threat.

Some are benign, terraforming machines whose only crime is using up precious power. These need to be dismantled so that power can be saved for the shield system. Others are security robots that will attack the intruders to the planet.

Though the machines are scattered they are often obvious, emitting warning alarms or flashing lights. Their SCA's will show some areas where there are larger clusters but machines can be found anywhere.

Purple

Their SCA's are filled with hundreds of purple dots, each a solar stations that needs cleared and brought back online. It's not the most glamourous job, the stations are deep in the jungle, the treck is difficult and most of the work needed is weed clearing.

But once the weeds have been cut away they will need to patch up the station, doing basic maintenance to get it back online. In some cases wires need to be patched back together but it shouldn't take any great feats of engineering to get the stations up and running.

They may run into some of the security automatons, needing to fight their way into the stations before they can begin the clean up operations.

Orange

Like the red team their SCA will show areas where there are clusters of the small insectoid automatons that need to be rescued and restored. However they can be found anywhere throughout the jungle, they are not too suited for the terrain outside of the stations and so they have gotten tangled in vines. They can be found powered down, stranded and in dire need of maintenance.

Tools and spare parts can be found in many of the solar stations that purple team have been locating. Actually repairing the robots takes some engineering knowledge but once they are restored they will go about their tasks in the stations. They will need help getting to the further flung stations as well as the main control centres.

They are very basic in design and follow pre programmed instructions rather than being able to hear and listen to orders. But once in the correct place they are very effective at their job.

Blue

Once the shield is up there is a faint humming that can be heard throughout the jungle if they listen closely and find it among the sound of rain and insects. But once they hear it, it is obvious where it is louder and more prominent.

Their SCA will pin point some of the larger control boxes but there are truthfully too many to show on a map. Not all of them have attracted Violet Pandas, but many of them have.

They are curious creatures, both of the power boxes and the voidtreckers. They are protective of each other but not so much of territory and therefore it is not difficult to move them on. Keeping them away is another matter, the power humming is interesting and they will unearth wires and chew through them. It doesn't seem to do them much harm, there is clearly safety stops in the system for such eventualities. It does however cut power off to entire solar stations and require a lot of patch work.

Good luck voidtreckers!
flatteries: (we've all got scars as big as ours)

[personal profile] flatteries 2020-12-04 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Man, he's really glad he thought of this in time. Who knows how badly that could've ended..

He stands up, offering her a hand to help her up as well. ]


Maybe we should go over to the next station and see if there's someone already at work there who can tell us more. [ Calling someone over would be easy, but Inigo really doesn't want to bother anyone in the middle of a mission.. ]
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[personal profile] adropofsunlight 2020-12-05 09:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[She nodded slightly. It seemed like a good idea at least. At least if they find someone it meant the job could at least get done.]

Sounds like a plan. [She was already moving to get up, taking his hand for a moment to help when she nearly fell backwards to the ground again.]

Okay... do you remember which way the station is?
flatteries: (to shoot me out of a cannon)

[personal profile] flatteries 2020-12-06 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course!

[ He smiles, holding up his wrist to show her his SCA. Rapunzel's map on it may have orange dots, but Inigo's has the purple dots - the ones that show where the stations are that have to be cleared out and repaired. ]

We just follow the map, right? As long as we stick together, nothing can happen to us. [ Especially since Inigo will kick any robot butt that tries to hurt Rapunzel if they happen to encounter one on their way. ]
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[personal profile] adropofsunlight 2020-12-07 08:57 pm (UTC)(link)
I mean... I would worry if we did separate honestly because of the worry of getting lost.

[And she worried about what might happen if that was the case. She felt like she could at least be okay, but she could never know unless it happened and she honestly didn't want it to.]
flatteries: (promises break and lovers will lie)

[personal profile] flatteries 2020-12-08 03:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[ .. Aw, Rapunzel.

With how careful Inigo is about making sure to not let his worries slip out, it almost catches him off guard slightly that Rapunzel can do it so easily - just admit it, owe up to it, without worrying.

But he just smiles, hoping it's reassuring, and takes her hand gently into his own. ]


Well, no need to worry then. I'm right here with you. [ And not planning on going anywhere else right now. ] But if something does happen, just look at your SCA and follow the map back to base camp. You can do it, I know you can.
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[personal profile] adropofsunlight 2020-12-09 03:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[Rapunzel cared about those she cared about and worries openly with love. However she probably would internally worry about her own issues.]

That seems easy enough at least. Though does that mean you are confident enough to want to go alone?
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[personal profile] flatteries 2020-12-11 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm confident enough about me.

[ He grins a bit, teasing. Though there is a definite layer of truth under it. Inigo doesn't care what happens to him, but if Rapunzel got hurt by herself someone out there.. he'd never forgive himself. ]

But you might get a little sad without company, right? [ SORRY, PASCAL. H-Human company, okay... ]
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[personal profile] adropofsunlight 2020-12-13 01:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Inigo that is rude. Pascal is going to give you such an evil look for that one. Then pointing his tail at Inigo and then back to himself. he's keeping an eye on him.]

I mean I might, especially in a place this big. But I've always been fine alone for nearly 18 years as well.
flatteries: (promises break and lovers will lie)

[personal profile] flatteries 2020-12-15 09:26 am (UTC)(link)
[ HEY, HE SAID SORRY.. IN BRACKETS... Please, don't kill him in his sleep, mister chameleon. ]

Hey, even if you were fine with that before, it doesn't mean you still have to endure it now. [ Because even if you're used to it, Inigo still thinks it can't quite be fun. People can get used to some terrible things, after all, but that doesn't make them right. ]

There are plenty of people on the train with us. You shouldn't have to go without company!
adropofsunlight: (288 (B))

[personal profile] adropofsunlight 2020-12-16 12:49 pm (UTC)(link)
I mean. That is true. I don't have to, but it's currently just us two. What if we had to go to two different places suddenly? I mean, I hope we don't, but really there might be times we might have to.

[But for all she knew it would be fine.]
flatteries: (all you need all you need is love)

[personal profile] flatteries 2020-12-16 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Aw, Rapunzel.

He kind of recognizes it - or thinks so, anyway, since he may be projecting - as some slight overthinking.

And Inigo knows that at those moments all he needs is reassurance, so.. ]


Hey, who says we have to go to different places right now? I don't hear anyone giving us any orders! [ There's an obvious joking tone about it all, and he offers his hand, holding it out to her. ] Come on, let's go together.
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[personal profile] adropofsunlight 2020-12-18 12:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Wait... We were meant to be given orders? <>small>[It was hard to tell if she was joking or being 100% serious, but that is probably what makes it more amusing for the most part.]

Maybe we could sing a happy little song along the way? [Okay, it was definitely more of a joking manner, but who's to say they can't either?]