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.
controlsthedie: game art of Thanatos default conversation picture (But the other saying I like so much more)

[personal profile] controlsthedie 2021-01-16 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanatos nods and continues down the alternate route towards their Great-Summer goal. (Sorry, floating is common his family, so it's hard to be impressed when others do as well.) When he turns the corner, he notes that the temperature has dropped significantly. The SCA doesn't warn them of danger, but the cold suggests that somewhere there will be a place too frigid to cross.

"The state of this place shows why they sent the distress signal."
crimson_rain: shipping @ dw (15)

[personal profile] crimson_rain 2021-01-16 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"Wherever we want. But I think I made a camp where most of the kids are and that's where the supplies are left." He remembered it and marked it, so he follows the SCA, minding the ever-changing walls and routes of the street.

He guides him back and there's the camp near the forest with the blue-ish wool alpacas grazing. Farmlands can be seen in the far distance and the trees in a checkerboard pattern. The camp is slightly vacant, with most of the crew away at missions.

"Gege this is near the spring sector and the camp for team blue." He guides him to his tent. "If you need to rest here, I'll fix us dinner and get water."
worthallthis: (distance)

[personal profile] worthallthis 2021-01-16 09:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Nobody's leaving anyone behind here. They like that.

"It would probably work," Soldat agrees. Contingency plans are as much coping mechanism as they are ingrained training, at this point. Having a plan means a higher likelihood of safety, of survival. "More hands to hold onto the ground, more chances to keep from floating off into space."
worthallthis: (lookdown-mask)

[personal profile] worthallthis 2021-01-16 09:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Soldat doesn't have any memories of Zola as a talking head on a screen yet, but if they did-- welp, that would definitely be a thing. They pause at the name, manage to suppress the twitch, and answer, "I can listen to them. I just don't want to be on them. Broadcasting across a whole train." They shudder at that. "Last place, only used the text part of the network. And that took a long time to feel safe with, too."
bakegarasu: (i hear you)

[personal profile] bakegarasu 2021-01-16 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"I figured I'd stick with my team. From what I hear we tend to get the most combat-heavy missions, which suits me just fine." He doesn't go anywhere without his sword anyway.
bakegarasu: (who's that rapping at my chamber door?)

[personal profile] bakegarasu 2021-01-16 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't understand what you mean by 'nonlethal'." He's t least attempting to joke? Attempt being the key word here. "... Maybe. Trying to work on more hand to hand to compensate. ... Also teaching Rich how to throw a punch without hurting himself."

He hesitates on how much to say, but settles on 'not a lot'. "Told me something that probably gets him picked on. Don't want him to end up in a fight, but if he does he should know how to defend himself."
badassfreakingoverlord: (good guy zetta)

[personal profile] badassfreakingoverlord 2021-01-16 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, that's a bit on the nose too. If there's trouble, you'll have better luck bringing spring to somewhere it isn't than trying to overwrite one with your own, right?" Zetta briefly allowed himself a vision of an entire Dyson sphere coated in Persephone's spring. It kicked ass.
nutkrusher: (Contemplative)

[personal profile] nutkrusher 2021-01-16 10:25 pm (UTC)(link)
"Maybe," Cassie says. "Couldn't hurt to check. I'm pretty sure even glitches happen for a reason."
nutkrusher: (Cassie Wins)

[personal profile] nutkrusher 2021-01-16 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's the simple things you treasure."

Thud. Thud.
gentle_jim: (pout)

[personal profile] gentle_jim 2021-01-16 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, uh- good idea." Target acquisition... Something about that nags at him. He moves to keep her covered as she messes with the panel. This time when he shoots, he manages to hit the bot's hand, knocking the laser drill from it.

"Eh, I dunno- they remind me of a certain other useless little robot. Can we turn all of them off from a central spot?"
namethattune: (I was left to my own devices)

Help or Hindrance

[personal profile] namethattune 2021-01-16 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
In the next moment, the helpmates are simply gone - though if Rich looks up, he'll see that they haven't disappeared; they're simply floating several dozen feet in the air. Several feet away is Siebren, standing calmly with one palm upturned. "I will take care of them," he says calmly, approaching Rich. "Are you alright?"
dreamtamer: (Default)

[personal profile] dreamtamer 2021-01-16 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Takato glances over at Guilmon.

"Do you think you could carry just Guilmon? I think I can make it over myself."

But... Guilmon wasn't made for climbing.
sos_pilot: by <user name=noimpulsecontrol> (if you could use)

[personal profile] sos_pilot 2021-01-16 10:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Heh heh heh! You can try!

[ She gives his cheek a motherly pinch. ]

To tell the truth, I used to doodle on the eggs until my brother stopped me.
sos_pilot: by <user name=noimpulsecontrol> (we'll just glide starry-eyed)

[personal profile] sos_pilot 2021-01-16 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[ For Della's part, all you flesh monkeys start looking the same after a while, so if there is a hint of recognition, it doesn't last long. Besides, she's way too easily distracted by the mission already. ]

Well, if they're supposed to help, then we need to be helped!

[ in other words, LET'S PUT OURSELVES IN SOME DANGER. ]
sos_pilot: by <user name=cupcake_graphics> (it's just a matter of time)

[personal profile] sos_pilot 2021-01-16 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, please. Back in the day, I was the Dance Dance Evolution Queen of the arcade. You never lose those moves.

[ Lost a lot of quarters, tho. Totally worth it, apparently. ]

But you weren't too bad yourself there, slick!
ballseeker: (astro boy and me for life)

[personal profile] ballseeker 2021-01-16 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)

Yes. Especially when they're as strong as my family. [ Look, Bulma never has to worry about being under threat so far as she can tell. Vegeta can go super saiyan here, and there's Trunks and Bulla as well - three times the saiyans, three times the bodyguards, so far as she's concerned.

... Well, unless Vegeta gets upset enough to blow something up, then it's a problem. But until then.. it's just a fun safety hatch, basically. ]


My husband is Vegeta, and my son is Trunks. Trunks will be far more friendly, though, by the by. [ Her hubby is a grouch and she knows it, but it's okay. ]

My name is Bulma Briefs. If you ever need anything invented or repaired, I'm your go to gal.
ballseeker: (blast off into space)

[personal profile] ballseeker 2021-01-16 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)

Well most of the time I'm just ... random legs or arms to them because I'm tucked in to different places.. [ So maybe they're prodding and being curious because they're unsure of what she is. Bulma isn't quite sure what the deal is. Or, perhaps, they'd start attacking her now that she's violently taking out their friends... she isn't really sure she knows or particularly cares, if she's honest.

Still, his snap about gloves changes Bulma's mood in an instant, brows knitting in as she whips around to face him to snap : ]


Where, Vegeta!?
ballseeker: (Default)

[personal profile] ballseeker 2021-01-16 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)

Fine other than I'm freezing. [ Sue her, West City is nearly tropical at all times and Bulma just isn't used to cold temperatures. And unlike her son and husband, she isn't really made for this kind of thing or to withstand big temperature differences. ]

Oh well. The faster these get resolved the faster I can force Vegeta to help me warm up.
ballseeker: (you're the one I want tonight)

[personal profile] ballseeker 2021-01-16 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)

It's fine. I have heavy wrenches in my capsule of tools if it comes down to it. [ Sure, she could slap a helpmate, but somehow, Bulma doesn't think that would be all that effective if she's honest. Any way they slice it, at the moment, this one's probably going to be a bit more difficult than any of them think.

Her brows raise for a moment when she mentions Trunks carrying a laser rifle, right up until it's followed up with the fact it isn't really for him. ]


I was gonna say. The boy can make lasers with his hands, what does he need a rifle for.

But that does sound very like him.. carrying things for other people to use.

[ Who the hell did he learn that from? ]
ballseeker: (you tryna make shit so concrete)

[personal profile] ballseeker 2021-01-16 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)

Thank you. [ Bulma is more than content to get back to work under this bit of piping, thank you very much. In fact, she couldn't be more content. Once Trunks takes the Helpmate far enough away Bulma will carefully slide back in to position, reaching for her abandoned tools to begin to wrench away again. ]

And keep an eye out for any more for me, please!
ballseeker: (actin' tough)

[personal profile] ballseeker 2021-01-16 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)

Thanks for the reassurance.. [ Bulma says dryly, sort of throwing a look at Tidus out of the corner of her eye. Of course she'd kind of called it, but he could at least.. lie to her a little or something that it'd be fine and dandy or something. Geez.

Anyway - ]


Well. I guess if I can handle all the crap that's dropped out of the sky on Earth I can handle this..
sos_pilot: by <user name=noimpulsecontrol> (i'll be holding you so near)

[personal profile] sos_pilot 2021-01-16 11:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Well... it's the lack of clues that are getting to me. It looks like they just suddenly stopped building. A lot of this stuff looks just so close to being finished... but whatever's going on, it's not enough for them to risk coming back here and completing the job.
springforth: (pic#14044250)

[personal profile] springforth 2021-01-16 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"Depends on what someone else's spring is. If it's my mom's, anything strict and regimented? Easy. There's always something in there that wants to run wild, no matter how trained to a trellis or a plot."

Something flushes in her cheeks, sparks darkly in her eyes, something wild itself. Then she shrugs, the something fading.

"Someone else, who knows. I'm not here to step on someone's toes."
nutkrusher: (Saiyan Armor)

[personal profile] nutkrusher 2021-01-16 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
He's a real team player. Got me this armor.

[She taps the chestpiece of the blue Saiyan body armor she's wearing.]

'Course, I got him his ARMS band, too. We like buying presents for one another.
lucklessgege: (Surprsie)

[personal profile] lucklessgege 2021-01-16 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Xie Lian watches, resisting the urge to investigate the creature when it goes down from that kick. But then tidus takes off running after the thing starts to move again and Xie Lian feels that is probably the best idea. He turn and hurries after the other man.

"Is there a place we can go where it might not finds us?"

because clearly they need a better plan then to just kick and run.