middleofsomewhere | 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.'

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“I don’t, either.” ... Wait. “... That I can activate on my own.” He holds his hand up so Rich can see that the bleeding has already stopped before he worries.

“I think I’d prefer to stay myself. My armor might freak some people out.”

"You have... armor? And you can't choose when you activate it?"

Is Rich getting all this right? It's hard to parse what someone is saying when they aren't the most talkative person. He had honestly thought they both were normal humans!

"... No. I'm the guardian of the city of Shinjuku, called a Karas. And the yurine - the will of the city - is in charge of when I can transform."

Sorry to disappoint, Rich.

"...Okay, so your world is another one of the weird ones. We're gonna talk about this later."

Because, uh, what.

"Still, any idea why we can change like this? Or... can you also do it?" Rich hasn't seen anything yet, but it can't just be him randomly awakening to mutant powers, can it?

He shrugs. It's fine with him, he can explain.

"I changed my clothes earlier. Something a little bit closer to what I had at home. ... It looks pretty much the same, but it feels different."

"Different how...?" Should he try that too? Rich frowns as he focuses, and before long, his sweater is melting away into his usual tank top, complete with the bizarre eye design.

"Woah... this is weird..."

"... Yeah, those clothes are weird." Not what Rich means and he knows it, but he's gotta be an ass.

"Hey! You're just jealous I've got better style than you!" Rich claims, before coming up with a... strangely familiar red jacket to complete the look. He's always been a bit of a nerd.

It... doesn't ring a bell. "It makes you look like a dork." He reaches over and goes to ruffle Rich's hair.

"Wow, harsh! You just don't know the classics." Rich huffs and ducks his head against the ruffling.

"Anyways, enough messing around. We have to deal with these vines!"

"We do. Got a plan?" He's not the strategist, Rich, he just hits things.

Rich isn't much of a strategist either, but he frowns and surveys the vines, trying to decide the best plan of attack.

"Maybe if we can attack at once at different spots, so it can't grow back as quick?"

"Maybe? I don't know if trying to hit it with a stick will do much."

That's what he meant by 'attack', right?

Rich rolls his eyes.

"Dude, if we can shape shift, we aren't limited to sticks, are we? Use some crazy sword hands!"

"Dunno if that'd work, but... hang on. Just don't get freaked out."

He's never done this while in his body, but there's a strange lightness to him right now, like he isn't in his body. He concentrates, and his entire form shimmers, then seems to almost melt as it reshapes into some somewhat terrifying-looking armor. The eyes on the armor shine with a blue light, and he looks down at himself.

"This should be enough sharp edges to work." He's not going to stay in this for that long - it feels weird without his yurine here - but it should do for now. He picks up the sword which is suddenly much longer and wider than it was before and sheathes it.

Rich recoils a bit from the light show, but only to give Otoha space to transform. He doesn't know what's coming, really. Armour, of course, but that is... definitely unexpected.

"That's... damn, you look badass." Rich wishes he had a cool transformation sequence... but instead, he just smirks and lets his arm morph back into that weird blade. Parasyte whomst?

“It’s my Karas armor.” As if that’s all the explanation ever needed. He glances at Ruch, then nods.

“Just don’t hurt yourself. Don’t have bandages here.” Anxx do if he gets hurt, at least the armor can hide his injuries.

"I've got it!" Rich won't need an explanation. Maybe later, when they aren't busy trying to deal with this.

"We'll attack on a three count. Ready?"

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