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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!
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[personal profile] comefadeaway 2020-11-16 01:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Yoite gave that a moment's thought and he nodded. "I'm not in any worse condition than I have been."

If that was what constituted well, then he was fine.
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[personal profile] achickenformylove 2020-11-17 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
He nodded his head at the reply. "That is good then."

But since he had seemed pensive- "Are you concerned about the mission?"
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[personal profile] comefadeaway 2020-11-17 03:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't know what I need for this mission." Yoite answered softly. "I haven't been on a long one like this before."
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[personal profile] achickenformylove 2020-11-18 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
"I see. A tent and cooking supplies are good to have. I always make sure that I pack extra in case someone has not grabbed enough. I have been on quite a few of these, but they are all different."
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[personal profile] comefadeaway 2020-11-18 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
"Okay." Yoite nodded a bit. He wasn't sure he knew how to build a tent. Or cook for that matter. He supposed it wouldn't make a difference, if he made something terrible.

He took one of the blue kits. "So I need this?"
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[personal profile] achickenformylove 2020-11-19 03:40 am (UTC)(link)
There were probably a few of them on the Blue Team that didn't know how to cook or put up tents. Or at least hadn't when they first arrived.

"It would not hurt to be prepared."
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[personal profile] comefadeaway 2020-11-19 05:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"I see." He murmured a bit. "I won't forget to bring this then. What else should I take?"
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[personal profile] achickenformylove 2020-11-20 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
"If you have the tent and the cooking gear and a supply of food, then you are set for the basics. If you have extra clothes, it might be worth bringing them so that you don't only have one set. Anything that you might need for a few days off the train."

He paused for a moment and considered before he asked, "Are you knowledgeable in fighting? It is a possibility and if you are not strong in it, I will make sure others who are will be upfront."
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[personal profile] comefadeaway 2020-11-20 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
That was good advice, and typically Yoite didn't have a big selection, the variety of blue train clothes was something else. He'd have his gloves and scarf, that was all that really mattered.

"Yes." He answered. "Fighting is all I do usually."
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[personal profile] achickenformylove 2020-11-20 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Unfortunately, that was a problem with the train. Unless one had extra sets of clothes in their knapsack when they arrived, they were pretty much without them here and only had what the train provided. But some were lucky like he had been having his robes with him.

"I see. That is good to know. I will remember that. I am Lan WangJi, one of the leaders for the Blue Team."
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[personal profile] comefadeaway 2020-11-21 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
"I see." Yoite returned. "So I report to you?"

He paused a moment. "My skills are at your disposal. You should know, though, that I cannot hear you. If you need to speak to me, you may need to get my attention. I mean no disrespect."
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[personal profile] achickenformylove 2020-11-22 03:55 am (UTC)(link)
"Yes. There is also Piccolo. He is hard to miss as he is not human and green in color."

He nodded his head once, committing to memory that Yoite could not hear him. "I will remember that. I will try not to surprise you when I need to get your attention."
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[personal profile] comefadeaway 2020-11-22 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't like being surprised." Yoite agreed. "But it's alright, I won't hurt you or anything for surprising me."

People tended to wonder about that for him, so he felt he should make that clear. In his world, people saw him as dangerous, so his leader shouldn't think that.
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[personal profile] achickenformylove 2020-11-23 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't think many like to be surprised. Still, I will try not to. And I did not think that you would."

He would take his word for it and trust that he would not and not assume that he would. Besides, even though he was wearing long white robes and didn't really move faster than a walk unless there was fighting to be done, WangJi was a good fighter as well with quick reflexes so he assumed even if that might be a reaction, he would think he could dodge an attack.

"Thank you for letting me know."
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[personal profile] comefadeaway 2020-11-23 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, good. Well I've been told everyone here is my ally so..." Yoite wasn't looking to stir up trouble unnecessarily.

"It's only reasonable that the leader should know." He admitted, but he wasn't really telling everyone.
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[personal profile] achickenformylove 2020-11-24 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
He nodded his head once. "Those here will support you. If you need assistance, you can always come to me."

"It is reasonable. This way I know the accommodation that needs to be made." Which was of course not assuming Yoite had heard him if he called to him. And his secret was safe with WangJi. It was not his place to tell others of Yoite's abilities.
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[personal profile] comefadeaway 2020-11-24 05:59 am (UTC)(link)
"I will probably be fine." Yoite said softly. "But I'll remember that."

He didn't have the best relationship with authority, at least, it wasn't WangJi's fault.

"Yes, if only so I don't miss anything important."
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[personal profile] achickenformylove 2020-11-24 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
He nodded once in agreement. "I'm sure that it will be."

It was fine that he did not. WangJi was not offended in the least.

"Of course. Do you have any additional questions?"
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[personal profile] comefadeaway 2020-11-25 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
"No, I can't think of any at the moment." Yoite shook his head to accentuate his point.
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[personal profile] achickenformylove 2020-11-25 08:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"Of course. If you have more, I am here to assist."

A team was only as good as their leader of course. He was willing to help his team however they needed.