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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!
10billionpercent: (Avoiding Emotions)

[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2020-11-15 03:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Nice hole you've got there, Airavata.

[ Senku comments with a bit of a smirk. ]

It'll be fine if it's not affecting functionality, then it's just a cosmetic hole.

[ He knows these things. ]
sos_pilot: by <user name=noimpulsecontrol> (Default)

[personal profile] sos_pilot 2020-11-15 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey, Sen-shine!

[ She looooves this nickname exchange. ]

No problems so far! Just a little mishap during training.
10billionpercent: (This Is So Exciting)

[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2020-11-15 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He smiles, it's not super common for people to return the nicknames and he doesn't mind. ]

Then you might as well call it a ventilation hole or something.

[ He'll shrug, if it's still working optimally, she won't need to worry about it. ]
sos_pilot: by <user name=cupcake_graphics> (so kiss me)

[personal profile] sos_pilot 2020-11-16 06:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[ That actually makes her laugh. ]

Nice one! Maybe I should say that, so everyone can quit worrying so much...
10billionpercent: (Ha Ha)

[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2020-11-17 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
I'd be a lot more worried if the hole was in your other leg. Mind you, if it stops working, or you get a hole in the other leg, you can come find me.

[ He hums. ]

What mission are you going to do?
sos_pilot: by <user name=noimpulsecontrol> (we'll just glide starry-eyed)

[personal profile] sos_pilot 2020-11-17 07:10 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm sticking with Purple, as always. So kick some robot butt there, clean-u- here... not too bad, but there could always be a surprise waiting in the mist.

You?
10billionpercent: (Actually Happy)

[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2020-11-18 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
I know I could switch teams, but I get to repair robots. Robots, Airavata.

[ He looks positively gleeful and excited which is better than his usual serious expression. ]

It's been so long since I've been able to play with any tech, I can't wait.
sos_pilot: by <user name=cupcake_graphics> (down to acapulco bay)

[personal profile] sos_pilot 2020-11-18 11:36 am (UTC)(link)
[ Dawww, he looks so happy! And seeing him like this warms her heart. ]

I can't wait to see what you do with 'em! With your genius, it's bound to be amazing.
10billionpercent: (Satisfied)

[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2020-11-18 04:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He misses tinkering, he's definitely excited. ]

As far as I know, I just have to fix them, but the scrap parts...[ He grins. ]

Ah, I wouldn't really call me a genius. I just want to know how everything works. Everything in the universe. [ He'd call himself ambitious, although the intellect doesn't hurt. He genuinely believes this, it's not really modesty. ]
sos_pilot: by <user name=noimpulsecontrol> (Default)

[personal profile] sos_pilot 2020-11-18 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Not everyone's brains can work as hard as you do, even with effort. Take pride in what you can do better than others! I've got no shame in admitting what I suck at, and love to say what I'm better at than everyone else.

[ Maybe not the best lesson for Mama to give, but she tries. ]
10billionpercent: (Ha Ha)

[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2020-11-18 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He laughs a little bit at that, because well he definitely does that. ]

People just assume I can do just about anything, which isn't very wrong. I studied all the hard sciences very extensively. Biology, physics, chemistry, botony, geology, cosmology, food science, various branches of engineering, medicine, programming...and I'm completely useless in a one on one fight or anything other that involves physical activity. Better?
sos_pilot: by <user name=noimpulsecontrol> (if you could use)

[personal profile] sos_pilot 2020-11-19 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Much better.

[ A bit of elbow-to-arm nudging, all in good fun. ]

Honestly, you'd get along so well with my boy Huey. You'd be his idol!
10billionpercent: (Default)

[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2020-11-20 03:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He doesn't mind a bit of fun anyway. ]

Oh yeah? He into science?

[ He hasn't had the pleasure of hearing about Della's kids. ]
sos_pilot: by <user name=noimpulsecontrol> (let's fly let's fly away)

[personal profile] sos_pilot 2020-11-20 06:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Absolutely! He's got a huge need to know how everything works, especially stuff he's never seen before. And his memory is like a steel trap - he'll never forget anything he's read!

[ gush gush, love love, HER BOYS ARE BEST BOYS ]
10billionpercent: (Actually Happy)

[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2020-11-20 06:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He laughs at that. ]

What a familiar story! [ He grins. ] That's exactly how my memory works, and how I learned so much. Everything I learned led me to ask more questions, like the world's knowledge is just one big net and every point leads to several more.

Sounds like he and I would get along pretty well.
sos_pilot: by <user name=cupcake_graphics> (i got whatever it takes)

[personal profile] sos_pilot 2020-11-20 09:37 pm (UTC)(link)
You two would be such besties! And I know when he grows up, he's going to change the world for the better! There's nothing he can't do when he puts his mind to it!
10billionpercent: (Satisfied)

[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2020-11-21 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
[ He grins. ]

"There's nothing you can't do if you try." That's what my dad used to tell me.

[ So yes, she sounds like the embarrassing parent type. ]

He sounds pretty impressive. Is he the kind of guy who thinks outside the box? That's really what gets you places sometimes.
sos_pilot: by <user name=cupcake_graphics> (it won't be long)

[personal profile] sos_pilot 2020-11-21 04:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[ That... makes her pause. ]

Well... he's... not too great with the whole "imagination" deal. He knows how to improve and fix things. But when it comes to actually making things up... he could use some help there.
10billionpercent: (Huh?)

[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2020-11-21 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He shakes his head. ]

It's not really a detriment. It's like...for me anyway, I see a problem and then I work really hard to find the solution. I'm good at things like that, including big scope solutions. I'm inventive, maybe, but I'm not creative either.

[ He grins though. ]

So the solution to that is, you just have to make a friend who's like that. My friend Chrome has some seriously amazing insight and imagination. If I told you what he's done, it wouldn't sound impressive, unless you knew him. Like, he came up with a waterwheel, which I'm sure you know what I mean. His tribe had no concept of science, or principles and at the time, he'd only been learning bits and pieces from me for a few months. He came up with that all on his own.

[ His expression softens a bit. ]

It was really very impressive, considering the aspects surrounding it. Then I showed him how what he just invented, or I should say reinvented, what it was really good for. I make friends for the skills I lack, so I guess that's probably my best advice.
sos_pilot: by <user name=noimpulsecontrol> (let's fly let's fly away)

[personal profile] sos_pilot 2020-11-22 12:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[ With that, she brightens up again. ]

Yes, yes, yes, that's it exactly! I want him to make so many friends! He's being homeschooled right now, but once he really gets out there, I bet he'll be super popular!
10billionpercent: (Default)

[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2020-11-22 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, lucky him. He probably enjoys homeschooling more than he would like actual school. I hated school. Unfortunately it's against the law to be home schooled in Japan.

[ He smiles and shrugs, it might seem odd for someone who loves learning but it's true. ]
sos_pilot: by <user name=cupcake_graphics> (like the beat of a heart)

[personal profile] sos_pilot 2020-11-23 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Now she's curious! ]

Huh? Why did you hate school?
10billionpercent: (This Is So Exciting)

[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2020-11-23 07:52 pm (UTC)(link)
School was a place I had to go that just got in the way of me learning anything I wanted to. Think of all the useless stuff though, gym class?

[ He groans, he was never good at that, not once. ]

And stuff like studying literature which is just boring. I mean. It says what it says in the book, how am I supposed to know what some author 'means'. The words all have a definition.

[ He's too much of a rigid thinker to appreciate nuance and thematic analysis. ]

Not to mention, if I had to learn at the pace of the other kids, I'd know next to nothing compared to what I know now. So yeah, it was a pain and I hated it, even if my dad worked it out so I could do essentially whatever I wanted in class as long as I wasn't disrupting anyone.

[ That seems like a really specific caveat... ]
Edited 2020-11-23 19:53 (UTC)
sos_pilot: by <user name=noimpulsecontrol> (we'll just glide starry-eyed)

[personal profile] sos_pilot 2020-11-24 06:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The gym class deal doesn't surprise her, given his thin noodle arms, and she smirks a bit. The second one isn't a huge shock either. But that third detail... ]

You dad had enough power to do that? Major jealousy, man.
10billionpercent: (Ha Ha)

[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2020-11-24 06:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Power, nah.

[ He laughs. ] He was just a university professor. [ At least he was then. ]

I think the agreement came about because I absolutely tortured my teachers. If I had to pay attention, they had to hear about how they were wrong. Being disruptive was probably their biggest complaint, until they struck that deal.

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