VoidTrecker Express Mods ([personal profile] voidtreckermods) wrote in [community profile] middleofsomewhere2021-01-11 05:58 am

Fierce New World- Mission Start!

"Good Morning passengers. Today is day six of the month of Jelly." 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.

Preparation and Arrival

They have a short time to prepare for their mission, enough time to read their briefs, make decisions, meet in their teams and gather anything they may need.

A few hours later there is another announcement. "Shortly arriving on System #2207385. All passengers get ready to disembark. Next stop world #2207385. Exit from void in ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one."

The train judders as it leaves the void, the colours from the windows turn into the blackness of space but quickly white as the train descends into the entrance of the biosphere.

The doors of the train open and passengers can enter the large white-walled holding bay. Currently, they are the only vehicle inside. There are four large doors around the bay each labelled with where they lead. Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.

The doors open easily, and their SCA’s show a basic route, though the non-linear nature of the sectors mean that obstacles will need to be navigated. While they are in a closed world, there is a day and night cycle: the panels far up above are designed to make it seem like there is a natural sky, brightening and dimming every ten hours.

Red/Summer

Empty Streets

Wide streets divide sealed-off factories and manufacturing pods that tower up towards the ‘sky’. It is hot here, though the fumes from the factories are vented out, leaving the air breathable if overly warm.

Sometimes the pods are not yet finished, empty shells that can be sheltered in. There are also stations for living, with plumbing and basic amenities scattered through the sector. Places to rest as they move towards the center and the Great-Summer that they seek.

Helpmates

Where factories are still being built they will find Helpmates, operating machinery or moving materials.

They will not pause in their tasks for long but are programmed to answer questions so can be drawn into a conversation. Or, if the Voidtreckers are unfortunate, they will find those that are malfunctioning turning on them as they approach.

They aren’t too difficult to fight, but can do some damage with the machinery if they manage to take a Voidtrecker by surprise. They can be fought with weapons or magic, or for those that think to use the panels they can be shut down outright.

Wild Weather

Though warm, the corridors remain a constant temperature that is not too unpleasant for people. For the most part. Unfortunately, due to the malfunctioning state of things routes may become impassable. Boiling air, freezing blasts, electricity crackling across a pathway.

Their SCA’s do a good job of warning them, allowing them to change direction or shelter in nearby buildings.

Purple/Autumn

Exploring

The Autumn sector is the least complete of the sectors, with shells of habitation pods and not much else. No one is expected to live here until nearing the end of construction, and so the pods are unfurnished, many missing doors, some missing internal walls.

Outside the streets are wide and clearly made to be pleasant to walk on; it is airy, bright and spacious, if a bit eerie due to the quiet.

There are panels on the walls, to call Helpmates to appear. Here they are primarily for helping citizens, giving directions and offering aid.

Malfunctions

Since there are more helpmates there is more risk of them malfunctioning. They attack with or without weapons, using any tools they can pick up to attack. They can be fought with weapons or magic, or for those that think to use the panels they can be shut down.

They won’t chase people into the houses, their privacy programming preventing them from doing so.

Turned Around

The roads seem simple, built in a grid pattern around the houses. However, whatever is going wrong here is affecting the very streets themselves. Sometimes there will be a wall where there wasn’t before or roads go in circles. Sometimes they find themselves at a dead end, trapped until structures shift again.

Their SCA’s do their best to keep up but it can take a while for them to reroute and by the time they do, that path might be blocked too!

Blue/Spring

Patchwork Forest

The Spring sector houses the hydroponics and pastoral sections. It alternates between grazing land and more heavily forested areas with rows of pine-like trees in a checkerboard pattern, with empty plots interspersed. Walkways divide each square, but all squares appear able to move about as required, as though on a conveyor system.

There are clear walkways to avoid stepping on any newly growing plants. In the grazing land live flocks of camelid creatures resembling alpacas with blueish wool, on average a metre and a half tall at the shoulders. Helpmates appear here as if on a timer to feed the animals and tend to plants.

Destruction


If the Helpmates here malfunction they attack anyone nearby, cause havoc to any farming equipment and frightening the animals.

They can be fought with weapons or magic, or for those that think to use the panels they can be shut down. The panels here are less obvious than they are in the more urban sectors, low to the ground, looking almost like energy panels. But once they know what to look for they will be able to use them to shut down the Helpmates.

Stampede

Frightened animals are likely to flee and unfortunately in this case it means rampaging across the grazing land to the newly growing trees.

They will need to be calmed, returned to their grazing lands and the plants restored. Or it might be that the Voidtreckers can stop the Helpmates before the creatures get too spooked.

Orange/Winter

Exploring

The Winter sector’s primary concern is life support. Huge banks of air scrubbers form artificial cliffs, while other sections are tanks filled with water in varying stages of processing or recycling.

The paths here are a lot narrower than they are in other areas, sometimes requiring moving between pipes or scrambling over layers of railing.

There doesn’t seem to be any easy or straightforward path through the sector, their SCA takes them on wild winding routes through the machinery.

Help or Hindrance

The fluctuating temperatures here are causing problems with many of the pipes, several sections are flooded, others are in danger of being so.

There are patch kits in easily opened panels, designed to be used by the helpmates and indeed there are many helpmates out.

But some are less helpful, those that are malfunctioning are more likely to cause more damage than they are there to fix. They will attack any one who tries to interfere with them. They can be fought with weapons or magic, or for those that think to use the panels they can be shut down.

Patch Job

Once the malfunctioning Helpmates are dealt with the pipes still need to be fixed. The patch kits do not have any instructions but are simple enough that anyone with a basic knowledge of how to fix things should be able to figure them out- though the more knowledge and expertise they have the better the fix!

For those that don’t, many of the jobs will need more than one person and so for those that don’t mind taking instructions they will find an extra pair of hands is always welcome.
light_of_willpower: (long-hair looking down blush)

[personal profile] light_of_willpower 2021-01-12 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
"Me too." Trunks murmured, nuzzling her hair while he held her. "Stay safe alright?"
nutkrusher: (Mom Needs a Hug)

[personal profile] nutkrusher 2021-01-12 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
"You know I will."

She plants a kiss just below his ear.

"Don't go doing anything I wouldn't do."
kingcat: (Resurrección)

Malfunctions

[personal profile] kingcat 2021-01-12 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
After the last mission, Grimmjow had the sense to pack a bag with some food in it for this trip, though his choices had been... questionable. And he'd grabbed an orange bag, rather than a red one, which hung from his back.

He grinned as he drew Pantera, dragging his claws down the blade and releasing his Resurreccion. "Grind, Pantera!" And then he laughed, launching himself at a robot and shredding the thing into a pile of spare parts. Ichigo might have sympathy for whoever was doing repairs, but Grimmjow did not. "If they wanted 'em to last, they shoulda built 'em better!"
bakegarasu: (you messed with the wrong guy)

Preparation

[personal profile] bakegarasu 2021-01-12 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
Otoha freezes as he spots someone taking blood out of the fridge and rests his hand down near his sword, barely breathing and just staring at Natsuno.
light_of_willpower: (long hair profile talking)

[personal profile] light_of_willpower 2021-01-12 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
Trunks is content to just stay like that for several moments. Soaking in Cassie's presence and closeness. The feeling of contentment it brings him; something still so rare for him.

Eventually, it had to break though, and Trunks pulled back reluctantly. "I think there's a lot more I won't do than you won't do, Cas. But I'll try and throw in a smart remark or three, sound good?"
nutkrusher: (Confidence)

[personal profile] nutkrusher 2021-01-12 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, I'm gonna want to hear 'em when you get back," Cassie says. "A real progress report."
theturksway: (119.)

malfunctions

[personal profile] theturksway 2021-01-12 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
[Reno, meanwhile, was outside the domicile watching Della from a distance. He had just stunned a Helpmate with his Electro-Mag Rod and stood at his usual pose with his baton on his shoulder whenever he noticed the movement across the street.

As the Helpmate near Della began to leave only to turn back as she stuck her foot out and then turn away again when she pulled it back in--rinse and repeat over and over. It deserved a moment of appreciation.

Finally the redhead let out a crackle of laughter.]
Oh man... Yo, Downy! You're gonna fry it's circuits if you keep teasing it like that!
light_of_willpower: (long hair profile talking)

Climbing help.

[personal profile] light_of_willpower 2021-01-12 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
Trunks has been keeping an eye on people as they climb and crawl, just in case. He's less worried about falling, since he can fly, so views it as his job to help others. "Hey," As he spots the familiar faces. "You guys want a hand?"
light_of_willpower: (long-hair-armor-smile-confident)

[personal profile] light_of_willpower 2021-01-12 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
"I mean, I'll try and remember?" Trunks replied with a soft laugh. "I think I saw that Purple was going for Autumn. Hopefully no temperature fluctuations there. I have some extra blankets in my storage capsule, just in case, since we're going to a place named for Winter." Tilting his head to the side, he grins. "Mom is going to hate this--she hates the cold."
nutkrusher: (Mom Needs a Hug)

[personal profile] nutkrusher 2021-01-12 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
"I'll have to make sure to keep in touch with Team Red," Cassie says. "I'm sure my mom can handle it, but...she's going to be really far away."
rieper: (sideeye.)

47 | Red Team

[personal profile] rieper 2021-01-12 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
I. Helpmates

    a.) questioning
    The assassin was next to a pair of Helpmates busy at work. He observed them with a mild expression on his face. No surprise there really though if one looked closely enough they might notice he looked thoughtful.

    If these were the only things they were going to encounter here for the time being, maybe they could answer some questions. It was worth a shot.

    "Excuse me," he said as he tapped one of the Helpmates on the...shoulder? head? whatever that shape was...to get its attention. "Can you help me for a moment?"


    b.) malfunctioning
    The next set of Helpmates he ran into weren't quite as helpful. Instead, they were malfunctioning and dangerous. Why was all the technology they ran into always so malfunction-y? Right, because why else would they be around if not to fix such problems. Anyway.

    47 took out a sword and swung it at the nearest bot. These things just weren't worth the bullets.

    Time to cut down on the number of Helpmates in the area. Or convince him to fend them off until they were disabled by panel. Or even tell him to go turn them off. He was pretty flexible.


II. Wild Weather

    The 'weather' phenomenon was mostly just a slight hindrance. Slight in that, thankfully, the SCAs seemed to be doing a decent enough job of warning about the trouble and steering them around it. Which meant mostly the 'storms' were annoying.

    47 halted as his SCA beeped a warning at him and he looked around. He found a weird looking pipe that looked overtaxed--he raced to take shelter behind a wall a little further back on the path. From this safety, he watched as the pipe suddenly burst with a hail of icy slush that began to freeze everything it touched.

    "Not going that way," he declared in what might have sounded like annoyance to someone else's ears.


III. Wildcard!

    [[You know the drill! Anything else goes here.]]
light_of_willpower: (long-hair-armor-smile-confident)

[personal profile] light_of_willpower 2021-01-12 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
"Comms." Trunks reminded her. "Father's on team Red. I can maybe see if he'll agree to watch out for her?" This mellowed out version of Vegeta might. That Trunks was even considering asking was a sign that he'd accepted his father had changed. Mostly in good ways.
nutkrusher: (Family Portrait)

[personal profile] nutkrusher 2021-01-12 04:52 am (UTC)(link)
"What do you think I meant?" Cassie says.

"But, uh...might want to hold off on telling your dad about that. Or anyone. She'd resent it. 'Sides, they'll be working together anyway. That's probably enough."

She sighs. "It's just, y'know...the shape she was in when she got on the train. Hard to forget that sometimes. Even if jumping back into action is her first instinct for solving any problem."
Edited 2021-01-12 06:10 (UTC)
strawberryprotector: (smile)

Re: Malfunctions

[personal profile] strawberryprotector 2021-01-12 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
Ichigo had to focus so he didn't just get distracted watching Grimmjow. The man moved like a tornado, and it was stunning to watch when he wasn't on the receiving end of those claws.

Another swing of Zangetsu took out another wave of helpmates, leaving the robots twitching in a pile.
knifewithnoname: (that sounds unpleasent)

mapflunctioning

[personal profile] knifewithnoname 2021-01-12 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
He might think that shooting malfunctioning helpmates wasn't worth the bullets but someone has a gun now and has found that these enemies, not too fast, not too big, they make good practice.

So a shot rings out and a Helpmate nearby- though not so close that a stray bullet might hit him, she's not that confident yet, staggers.

Not dead though, can these strange creatures even die?
knifewithnoname: (you're joking)

[personal profile] knifewithnoname 2021-01-12 05:04 am (UTC)(link)
"It would be being a very stupid way to die." She agreed with a sigh and a nose wrinkle at him.

She looked down at her SCA and back up at the landscape around them. "It do be saying this way." She pointed off to the left.

It would be much easier to find this Great-Summer if roads didn't get blocked all the time!
shutupnail: (staring down.)

Piccolo | Blue Team

[personal profile] shutupnail 2021-01-12 05:20 am (UTC)(link)
I. Patchwork Destruction

    Piccolo wasn't impressed by the layout of this sector. In fact, he was mildly disgusted by it. At first it seemed nice to be in a part of the biosphere that was rural and full of greenery and life. But then he got a better view from above and it fell flat. There was no true wilderness here. This was too square, pun intended.

    When it came time to handle malfunctioning Helpmates, Piccolo had no qualms simply dispatching the things with brute force. "What? They're just machines." If anyone brought up his brutality that was his likely response. He didn't care about the stupid things.


II. Wildcard

    [[Anything else! Wandering around, ask him questions, chide him for being destructive, try to convince him to catch a blue alpaca for petting, etc. He's probably better at spooking them but shh. Watch the chaos ensue.]]
swansongs: (Let's face it I blew it you waited)

Dyme Graydon | Orange

[personal profile] swansongs 2021-01-12 05:21 am (UTC)(link)
a. Exploring

This wasn't really his idea of a good time, but he knew they weren't sent on missions to have fun. They were sent out to help people and save entire worlds, on occasion. He might have not been much of a nature boy, but being inside in cramped spaces didn't sit well with him, either.

"Talk about claustrophobic," he muttered, ducking around a pipe and almost slipping on a puddle of water. Quickly, he caught himself on another, sturdy pipe. "Whew."

b. Patch Job

He really didn't know what he was doing. He was just winging it, but it seemed to be working out okay so far.

"So this...goes like this..." he said to himself as he affixed a patch onto a pipe. "And then...voila!" Taking a small step back, he admired his work, tilting his head to the side.

"Not bad, right?" he said to whoever happened to be close by. "I mean, it could be a lot worse..."
reluctantjinrou: (Mournful Glance)

[personal profile] reluctantjinrou 2021-01-12 05:26 am (UTC)(link)
He wasn't really paying much attention to Otoha, but he was shutting the fridge at the sound of someone else. He did up his bag and then glanced at him briefly.

He could tell he was holding his breath, or had slowed it down. He could still hear him.
reluctantjinrou: (Default)

[personal profile] reluctantjinrou 2021-01-12 05:27 am (UTC)(link)
Oh. It was a small child. He didn't really know what to make of small children. Hopefully she would be at least as capable as Akira.

"Then we'd better go that way." Natsuno agreed, taking her direction to make the turn.
bakegarasu: (brooding like a demon)

[personal profile] bakegarasu 2021-01-12 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
Otoha takes a step forward, and then back again before opening his mouth. "... You're not a mikura of some kind, are you?"
reluctantjinrou: (Who's Following Me?)

[personal profile] reluctantjinrou 2021-01-12 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
"A mikura being?" Natsuno asked, straightening a bit because now that he was looking, he saw that hand at his sword.
bakegarasu: (Default)

[personal profile] bakegarasu 2021-01-12 05:35 am (UTC)(link)
"A yokai mixed with metal and magic. They drink blood." So. Yeah.
forleaving: (005)

Adam Parrish | Orange

[personal profile] forleaving 2021-01-12 05:37 am (UTC)(link)
a. Exploring

He would have rather been outside instead of dodging under pipes and scrambling over railings, but he felt a little bit in his element around all of this machinery. It might not all have been car or truck engines, but he had hope that the things he actually had to work on would be similar enough.

Until they got to that stage of things though, he was taking in the sights of everything around him, peering at the banks of air scrubbers or the tanks of water. Except, while examining one of the water tanks, he leaned a little too far over and was at risk of falling in. Someone should probably grab him.

b. Help or Hindrance

When the Helpmate first came at him, Adam scrambled to figure out what to do. Spotting a rusty bit of discarded pipe, he scooped it up and assumed something that was supposed to be a fighter's stance. He didn't want to fight the Helpmate, but it didn't like him trying to gently redirect it to do something actually helpful.

Spotting the panel behind the Helpmate, Adam was struck with an idea. Swinging his pipe, he hit the Helpmate around the head, hoping to disorientate it long enough--could they even be dazed?--before hurrying to the panel. Popping it open, he fiddled with the interior, periodically glancing over his shoulder until he had the Helpmate shut down.

Sighing in relief, he put his pipe down and scrubbed a hand over his face. One problem down, however many left.
reluctantjinrou: (Glancing Around Corners)

[personal profile] reluctantjinrou 2021-01-12 05:41 am (UTC)(link)
"No. Different monster." Natsuno explained as he shouldered his backpack. "A vampire, if that means anything to you."