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.
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[personal profile] worthallthis 2021-01-24 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
It's hard to miss the worry, really. "I've done it before," Soldat assures him. "I'll be okay. Why don't you tell me why you're havin' trouble sleeping, yourself?"
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[personal profile] worthallthis 2021-01-24 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
"Of course." They look a little surprised at the question. "Any time you like, Inigo." Just because they're not the same Bucky doesn't mean they're going to push the poor kid away, especially when Inigo clearly doesn't want them to. They're not a monster. (No. Okay, not that kind of monster, Asset.)
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[personal profile] worthallthis 2021-01-24 08:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"Life force, technically. Don't know about souls. Gave me a nice new body and a lantern to see by and told me. And everybody else there. To fix the world." Soldat still hasn't told anyone about the purpose of the lantern. It just doesn't feel safe, yet. Maybe after the mission, when nobody turned on anybody else.... "Or at least to stop the things that killed it before they made more worlds dead."
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[personal profile] achickenformylove 2021-01-24 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
WangJi gave a nod of his head at her assessment. "You are doing very well at them."

And he truly did believe that. These missions weren't easy, even for someone of his skill level at fighting.

"That is a good idea. We don't know if more of them will have issues while we are working."

Also he was going to worry anyway. She was a member of his team and he was one of the leaders. He should worry about their safety.
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[personal profile] gundamofthedesert 2021-01-24 09:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[Quatre smiled listening to her hum. He was a music lover. Hence, why he had ordered his violin from the shop]

What is that you are humming?

[It wasn't something that he immediately recognized]
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[personal profile] inquisitor_lavellan 2021-01-24 09:43 pm (UTC)(link)
"...Sure." If the panel involves anything more complicated than throwing a lever, she's completely out of her element. The Inquisitor can at least watch this person's back while they mess with it, she figures. "Lead the way, I don't even know what to look for."
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[personal profile] inquisitor_lavellan 2021-01-24 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"Cleaning up someone else's mess is kind of my life calling, I'm starting to think," Alley grunts. She leans the back of her head against the wall she'd slid down to sit against, and shuts her eyes for a moment. "Maybe whoever designed this place is dead."

Cheerful thought! She's good at those.
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[personal profile] worthallthis 2021-01-24 09:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Soldat only really knows because they watched someone else do it and memorized the wires in question. They maneuver around the equipment headed for the nearest wall at a brisk jog.

Already two more helpmates are noticing their presence, though only one has machinery, and it's much smaller than the ride-able thing the first charged them with.
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[personal profile] inquisitor_lavellan 2021-01-24 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Alley's not sure what a state even is, but, context tells her it's bigger than a single road! "Yeah, I'm not sure we should try anything too big unless we have to. Let's see if we can find another way around, first."
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[personal profile] gentle_jim 2021-01-24 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh yeah? You could've let me drown instead, you know. What's with that?"
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[personal profile] sos_pilot 2021-01-24 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She slowly nods, putting her hand atop of his. But... she wants Roland to know all the details. That she isn't the perfect, loving mom so many on the train see her as. ]

Donald tried to talk some sense into me... or, well, yell it. He told me I was now a mom, I needed to slow down, take some responsibility, and stop being so reckless. But I was so convinced I was right, and that he was just being an over-stepping worrywart.

It turns out Uncle Scrooge was on my side. He secretly had a rocket-ship built, and planned on surprising me with it. But I found out. This was not too long after I laid my eggs, and they were ready to hatch almost any day. But when I saw that rocket... the only thing I could think of was that I wanted to take it for a ride.

I left a note for Scrooge and went off. I'd never flown anything like that before... but I kept telling myself that since I was so great at flying planes, I'd master this in no time.

But... in the sky, there aren't meteor showers. I took a big hit, and landed on the moon.

... And that's where I was for ten years.
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[personal profile] theturksway 2021-01-24 11:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[Reno shook his head.]

Nah, I like frying 'em my way.

[He said with a little spark from his rod.]
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[personal profile] theturksway 2021-01-24 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Score! The things were drenched in Demyx's water and Reno dashed towards them with a spark in hand. He brought his baton down on the first one in range and blue electricity arced eagerly towards his hapless enemy. It spread between the three targets and zapped all of them ruthlessly.

They each disappeared from the brutal attack. Reno grinned at his handy work.

"Not bad, blondie." He called back over his shoulder at Demyx. "They don't really stand a chance, yo."
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[personal profile] theturksway 2021-01-24 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Had they ever had a day mission? Reno didn't think so. Not unless it was from before his time. Or unless Tidus meant something else by those words.

The redhead followed the new path.

"If we're lucky, that's where Orange is headed anyway. Someone's gotta fix this mess, right? Might as well be them."

Then again, Purple wasn't exactly escorting anyone this time around, now were they? Unless the Great-Autumn was someone to escort. And the Great-Summer was a big enemy to fight, and the Great-Spring was someone to protect, and the Great-Winter was someone or something to puzzle out. Just this mission was just peachy. (Not.)

So two young-ish guys walk down a path in annoyance and frustration for the current situation...

...when another wall grows out of the ground suddenly. "Oh, come on!" This place was cheating. It was going to take them forever to get out of this mess at this rate.
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[personal profile] sos_pilot 2021-01-25 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ She almost jumps, very startled - she hadn't expected him to do that! She stares... and then laughs hard, reminded of how much she loves this kid. ]

THAT'S GREAT, INIGO!
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[personal profile] light_of_willpower 2021-01-25 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
"Unfortunately, the train considers you a passenger. Which means you'd come back, stuffed in luggage." It'd only be temporary. "That, and while I think you're a threat, you haven't proven yourself a threat that needs killing. Yet."
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[personal profile] subcircuits 2021-01-25 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
Trunks you can't call your big friend out like this it's not fair--

Actually, he just ducks his head a little. "Nervous," he admits. "Still nervous." Fussing helps a little bit with that anxious energy.
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[personal profile] light_of_willpower 2021-01-25 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
"You're allowed to be nervous." Trunks affirmed, but he was still amused. "That said, I'm sure your partner will think you look very handsome." Trunks ducked his own head slightly. "Hopefully at least you won't have them making a joke about you looking like a snack, on the sidelines of a big meeting."
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[personal profile] light_of_willpower 2021-01-25 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
"Robotics, computer engineering and programming, mechanical engineering? She also dabbled in other things." Trunks responded easily, most of his attention on continuing to herd the helpmates just enough that he could put the pipe down. There! Blocking the charged sub-circuit, although it wasn't unlikely the pipe might just mute the charge instead.
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[personal profile] forleaving 2021-01-25 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
"Thank you." He appreciated it. He'd never been opposed to learning something new; the only time he'd refused had been out of legitimate fear for his life. "A bone knife sounds useful." And badass, if he was being honest.
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[personal profile] luckydragonsfoot 2021-01-25 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
"I haven't, I haven't! Jus' reminded 'f a time I got stuck on an island f'r a few days w'th some friends...trus' me, no mushrooms were eaten!"

He was super close though! Once again, he's glad Honda was around...
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[personal profile] luckydragonsfoot 2021-01-25 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, double edged sword there though, means they've never been pet. We're probably seemin' real weird an' alien I bet..."

Still, he's slooooooowly reaching over to try petting...
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Vermouth | Tagging along with Purple

[personal profile] secretmakesawoman 2021-01-25 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
Arrival

Vermouth had followed Purple Team once again, wanting to keep a close eye on Ran for multiple reasons. After the last mission, she wants to prevent Ran from getting injured again. However, Vermouth also suspects that the young lady discovered something in whatever brief encounter she had with Shinichi. What, she can only guess. As such, she is keeping her distance, both out of caution and to hide her intentions.

However, if those on Purple Team approach, she will quickly play it cool. Got to keep up appearances after all.

Ever Shifting Landscape

An hour into exploration, and Vermouth quickly decides the changing layout is far more aggravating than the mechanical enemies. The latter are easy enough to dispatch or avoid entirely. However, the inconstant shifting of what little cover is available makes stealth far more challenging and navigation downright mind-boggling.

After getting cut off from the path by yet another wall, she decides to take a different approach. With a leap, Sharon catches her fingers on the ledge and hoists herself up, possibly with far more strength and dexterity than one might expect. After looking ahead, she glances back down at any who might have been trapped with her. (Heaven help them.)

"The path is still ahead. We should move now before it moves again."
Edited 2021-01-25 02:23 (UTC)
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[personal profile] shutupnail 2021-01-25 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
"You're fine." A beat. "I'd say don't worry about it, but it's clearly a concern. You're going to want to work on it for future combat. For now, I'll try to keep an eye on you and hope others do the same."

Which, they should as far as Piccolo was concerned. Rather, everyone should keep track of their surroundings while in battle.
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[personal profile] shutupnail 2021-01-25 03:00 am (UTC)(link)
Piccolo frowned as he surveyed the area. That was a loaded question if ever there was one. "...A lot, I imagine. I'm no expert with technology."

Which was a real pity but simply the truth there was no getting around. The Namekian could use a majority of technology but didn't know the first thing about how most of it actually worked. He was doing good just to use it most days.

A pity his parents hadn't survived to teach him more because they must have been space-faring. They programmed the ship that brought him to Earth, presumably, anyway.