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VoidTrecker Express Mods ([personal profile] voidtreckermods) wrote in [community profile] middleofsomewhere2021-01-17 06:05 am

Ongoing: All Teams

The first few days are taken up with solving the problems in the various sectors, all the while getting closer to their goal. The Great-Winter, Great-Summer, Great-Spring and Great Autumn.

On Day 9 of the month of Jelly they will see on their map a clear indicator of where to go. As they draw near it will be obvious what they are looking for.

The Overseers

In the centre of each of the sectors there is a large metal tube, hundreds of pipes lead from it, spanning up to the ceiling above and down below, creating a field of pipes and tubes to clamber over and crawl under to reach the central tube. On the tube itself there is a panel, wrapping around it in a circle. The SCA's of the Voidtrecker show an exclamation mark, if they click on them they will see the message.

Reach the panel, enter the inner systems and give your aid.

As Voidtreckers step towards the tubes it will seem as if the world shifts around them. Instead of metal and wire they will see trees. The Great-Spring is a tree in blossom, pink leaves spreading up across the canopy. Great-Summer has strong green leaves, Great_Autumns leaves are brown and falling and Great-Winter has no leaves at all.

The panel is still there, the only part of the scene that doesn't look organic. As the Voidtreckers move towards their goal the tree begins to move, branches fighting against those trying to get through the roots. The aim seems to be to push intruders away, going as far as flinging them back with higher branches.

The branches aren't the only security measures in place. As they push forwards they will find creatures coming at them from the trees.

Strangely the creatures look like creatures from their own worlds, any creature they would expect to see in a tree. Regardless of species they attack with claws and with lazers from their eyes. They don't move far from the branches, but try and stop invaders from getting close to the trunk.

For those that get through they will find that as they draw close to the 'trunk' the attacks stop, as if they have reached an eye of a storm.

Going Further

The panel is a simple glowing screen, there are no instructions but their SCA's will beep softly and if they press their SCA to the panel they will find everything vanishes, the trees, branches and weird animals.

Or perhaps it is they themselves that vanish as they find themselves in a large white room, everyone is together here. No matter what sector they had travelled through and which overseer they entered through.

There are four tubes filled with liquid, pink, green, orange and white towering over them.

"Our systems have been compromised." The four voices ring out. "Heal what has been harmed, destroy what should not be here. Find the source and purge it from our world."

The overseers and the room vanish and the voidtreckers find themselves in a forest, a forest that is slowly being choaked by red sickly vines.

The Voidtreckers themselves will find themselves looking different, almost like the hard-light holograms of the Helpmates though they certainly feel like themselves. They are carrying a sturdy stick but nothing else and depending how imaginative they are will quickly find they can alter their appearance to fit their wishes.

Heal and Destroy

The voidtreckers will find themselves drawn towards the vines, if they touch them they will be able to soothe, a glowing blue light from their hands that runs down the vine before it fades away, freeing the trees that it held in its chokehold.

There are many pathways, many vines and it will be a long task to clear it all. It is not long also before the first threats find them. Threats that look like mongeese, small creatures that will lunge at them, teeth bared and claws out.

Luckily the Voidtreckers will quickly learn the ability to soothe is not the only power gifted to them.

On the Outside

For anyone who does not enter through the panel it will seem like their fellow Voidtreckers have entered a deep trance. The area they are sat around the tree is calm, no threats enter there. But outside that area there are still threats, the branches attack, the animals attack and sometimes Helpmates try to evict those they see from the area, claiming it 'restricted.'
10billionpercent: (Side Glance)

[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2021-01-19 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[ This looked like a tech thing, tree nonsense or not and Senku figured he'd be more help dealing with that.

The tree branch that whacked him sent him skidding backwards, leaving behind a welt on his forearm. ]


Oh for fuck's sake. [ He huffed, mildly irritated, looking for a path forward. He glanced at Siebren's question. ]

Yeah, probably.
namethattune: (Lost in my train of thoughts)

[personal profile] namethattune 2021-01-22 10:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Reassuring.

[Nothing like a bit of light sarcasm for a danger hike.]

I will hold off the wildlife, provided you can get through the trees.
10billionpercent: (Calculating...)

[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2021-01-23 06:07 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll certainly try at any rate.

[ Senku did not charge in again, instead he raised two fingers to his eyes and stopped, looking around.

He was doing the math. ]
namethattune: (Lost in my train of thoughts)

[personal profile] namethattune 2021-01-23 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[He spares a glance at Senku, then leaves him to his devices - there is likely a method to this. Instead, he keeps his eyes and ears open, turning to fire his hyperspheres at a squirrel gearing up to attack.]
10billionpercent: (Side Glance)

[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2021-01-25 07:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He's watching the patterns and then, he kicks off to charge through the mess of branches, but unfortunately, they seem to be sentient enough to knock him off his feet and back on the ground.

He's got a nice welt starting on the side of neck, peeking out from under the collar]


Well, fuck. [ That kind of hurt, don't mind him Siebren. He scrambled to get back to his feet. ]
namethattune: (Lost in my train of thoughts)

[personal profile] namethattune 2021-01-25 09:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[...there is no method to this, is there. He gives Senku a flat look, then extends a hand to help him up.]

It is actively trying to keep us out. Treat it as an intelligent opponent and react to its movements rather than assuming a pattern.
10billionpercent: (Let Me Explain Something)

[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2021-01-26 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
[ He accepts the hand to pull himself to his feet and lets go once he's got his balance. ]

Me and my lack of knowledge in basic combat tactics. Military tactics, sure, but me and an opponent, ugh. I can't just do what I did to Ginro...or Ibara for that matter.

[ He frowns, thinking and watching anyway. ]
namethattune: (Lost in my train of thoughts)

[personal profile] namethattune 2021-01-27 06:27 am (UTC)(link)
The only tactic you need to know in this situation is dodging. React to events as they happen; do not plan ahead aside from your overall goal.

[He eyes Senku for a moment.]

How are your reflexes?

[Senku's answer will determine his angle of approach.]
10billionpercent: (Default)

[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2021-01-27 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
My reflexes are good, but only in short bursts. I don't have much stamina so dodging has never really been my strength.

[ He doesn't fight. He really doesn't fight. ]

I'll manage if I have to.
namethattune: (Lost in my train of thoughts)

[personal profile] namethattune 2021-01-27 06:50 am (UTC)(link)
[He considers the answer - certainly not optimal, under the circumstances - then looks at the fake forest and its waving branches. After a moment's thought, he turns back to Senku, a bit of a smirk on his face.]

Would you be offended if I carried you?

[He's only half joking. It's not a perfect solution, but it's looking like the best one so far.]
10billionpercent: (Kill Me Quick)

[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2021-01-27 06:52 am (UTC)(link)
Is there a sign on my back or something?

[ That is some straight up complaining out of him and he looks at the tree grimly. ]

Yes, definitely, but if there's no other alternative, I'll tolerate it.

[ Oh he isn't going to be happy about it either. ]
namethattune: (Lost in my train of thoughts)

[personal profile] namethattune 2021-01-27 07:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Siebren snorts.]

Your alternatives are to be beaten to death by a security system pretending to be a tree or to remain out here.

[He seriously doubts that either appeal to Senku.]

Stay close to me. I may not need to carry you, but I doubt I will be able to warn you if the situation arises.
Edited 2021-01-27 07:10 (UTC)
10billionpercent: (I Sense A Plot)

[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2021-01-27 07:15 am (UTC)(link)
Ugh. [ Siebren is right, he thinks all the options there suck and he sighs and braces himself. ]

Alright, fine, I will not freak out if you grab me suddenly, I will keep still.

[ He misses a simpler time, before the train, before the apocalypse when his poor body wasn't taxed so much and he was able to get around on his own two feet. ]