The Will to Fight: comms

[voidtreckermods]

Talk to All

Talk to Team

Talk to Individual

For the third option, a list of passengers appears and names can be searched for by letter. Anyone who has been working to try and make communications happen on their own devices will find those linked in to this network- though it is still only possible to use voice. If they have headphones from the music room they can make it so they work like earpieces.

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Talk to all

[voidtreckermods]

Give your thread a day and rough timestamp. Replies to a top level should be in one thread unless you switch to speak to individual (and make a thread under that heading.)

Talk to Team

[voidtreckermods]

Give your thread a day and rough time stamp and specify which team. Replies to a top level should be in one thread unless you switch to speak to individual (and make a thread under that heading).

Note that you only have the option to speak to your own team here and all of those designated that team (no matter what mission they are on) can hear. (So for example a message to purple will go to all of purple even the member of purple who is currently working with blue. Likewise that message to purple will not reach those of red who are helping out and working with purple.)

Talk to Individual

[voidtreckermods]

Specify individual (remember names will be those on the passenger roster) and give the thread a day.

Kazoo 6 - Later in the Day (threadjack friendly)

[adregem]

[ Roland's broadcast is coming straight from outside the city, and there's no lack of ambient noise to be had in the chaos of the destroyed realm. His usual formal banter is all but absent. ]

This is Roland, checking in from Purple's defense of the city outskirts. Please advise us of any changes, observations, or anything particular to take note of from anywhere else. If we can assist, let us know. If someone needs aid, we will do our best to deploy especially from the outside. And...if we're being pushed back, we hope to receive some assistance ourselves. Thanks and good luck.

Kazoo 6 - Purple/OTA (threadjack friendly)

[adregem]

Opening comms. Keep this line hot, folks. Got a lot of ground to cover. Anyone with eyes inside the city?

[ He won't always respond - liaisons are scattered all over the place by this time - but he's just keeping one ear on the SCA's, just in case. Just in case. ]

[helborn]

I can get eyes on it if we need once things are solidified a bit. If anyone's got something that can take pictures - phone, camera with a screen, something like that - I can get some aerial photos so we can get a rough map.

[Sent directly to Casper's SCA]

[worthallthis]

[Soldat hates using this, so they go private to reply, targeting just Casper's SCA.]

I have a tablet with a camera function. Please don't break it, all my music's on there.

[miseris_socios]

Inside the portals is pretty draining. If you're weak to darkness-based attacks it'll take more out of you? I think so, anyway.

On the bright side the monsters seem weak to light-based attacks. I've only got magical light-based attacks for that. No idea if fire or something like that will work okay...

And before anyone asks, I have supplies to heal myself, I'm fine.

[Direct in return!]

[helborn]

I promise I won't break it. It'll probably be a few hours until we have things settled, but I should probably try to get some pictures before it gets dark.

I'll put it in my pocket dimension once I'm done taking pictures, it'll be safe there until I can get it back to you.

[adregem]

And I'm guessing the opposite applies just as much, right? [ If you're attuned to dark-based magic...He looks down at his feet, before putting a finger up to his ear piece. ] Copy on all fronts, Ken. Thanks.

[ A beat. ] You sure it'll be enough? Purple's literally right behind everyone in Red. Let's help each other out, okay? [ He glimpsed him before they left the cabins. He has some idea of why this might seem important to Ken... ]

[miseris_socios]

Probably. Vexen let me use his coat - it's got some kind of magic on it to protect against darkness.

... I'm fine. I ordered some healing items from my world last station. I have enough to keep going for a while. ... I also have something in case I run into poison. That's never fun to deal with.

[adregem]

Great to hear. Pace yourself. You're doing well.

[ All of Red is doing well as far as Roland's concerned. Jumping into portals that weaken you? That's not going to be easy the longer they go on... ]

Just remember to call for help if you need it. This marathon's far from over.

[ He doesn't want to nag, so he'll trust that Ken is honest. Somewhat. ]

[miseris_socios]

I got it. I get the feeling that if I start slowing down Vexen is going to chuck me out of a portal himself.

[There's a little bit of fondness to his voice. Shh, you heard nothing.]

Kazoo 6 - Roughly an hour after Blue/Orange arrival - OTA/threadjack fine

[spikelet]

This is, um, Qing Wei. If you're with us Blues but aren't on the team, give me your train names so I can pass information to you! I'm the comms specialist so it's fine.

[ Oh right. ]

And if you want to pass information to Blue team but don't know who to call, call me, okay? Um, I repeat, my train name is Qing Wei.

Kazoo 6 - not long after Purple/Red touchdown (threadjump away)

[controlsthedie]

[ They didn't have much time to prepare when the demons start their attack. Thanatos tried use his powers, summoning a large purple circle underneath a mass of them. That should buy them time to get their bearings after departing the train. Just a little time.

His attacks did nothing. Blood and darkness. Even singular focused attacks did nothing. ]

These demons don't respond to my powers over death.

[ Short, to the point. He has to fight with his blade now and hope they aren't immune to that as well. ]

she'll take a few comments to scan the demons so continue without her!!

[enthunder]

[ physically Lightning isn't too far away, having dropped down from the next carriage along. Still, she hears him over the SCA more clearly than in person, so it's also how she responds. ]

Shit, right. [ Weaknesses. There's always something. Her rifle's working well enough, which is why she even has time to answer. ] They're going down to gunfire. Magic too, but they're-- give me a second.

[ she drops back, gestures, and the demon closest to her is surrounded in the silvery light of Libra. ]

[azurebichen]

[It's dark in the catacombs, the tunnels are narrow, but his torch tail and the torch he made with his fire magic lights the way for others]

Wei Qing? This is Lan Wangji.

[he has questions regarding her surname]

[spikelet]

Yes? [ she's still in the city, rounding people up, so she has to squint for a moment. ] You're already-- ah, what is it? I'll be down soon.

because this is the perfect place for that

[obliviouspatriarch]

[That sure is a voice he recognises, but did her name say "Wei"...? He knows her first name from Empathy but never knew her surname, so this is a shock and forgive him for being so. He at least has been able to figure out that Wei is not her given name, somehow.]

Two things:
How do you have my surname?
I'm on Blue team but I'm helping out with Red.

directly to 'Wuxian Wei', Kazoo 6

[spikelet]

[ yeah she's taking this private. automatically: ] If you're with the Reds you should speak to their specialist.

And what d'you mean? The other you gave it to me. [ DIDN'T HE TELL YOU ]

for sure

[spikelet]

Ah? [ ONE SECOND ]

[obliviouspatriarch]

Who would that be? I'll let them know.

My surname, how'd you get it? I think I'd remember if I had any other family with it! [More importantly, NO HE DID NOT.] Which other me gave it to you?

[spikelet]

[ she has no idea whether the Red team even have a specialist, so she just ignores that question. He can figure it out! He's there! More importantly. ]

I just said, the other one that looks like you! Of course you don't remember, it happened on-board the Express, so how would you know about it?

[obliviouspatriarch]

No you just said "the other me", is there another me that doesn't look like me then?

[Now this is getting frustrating... so he huffs and takes a moment before responding back.]

So it happened while I wasn't there, when then? No... never mind. If you want to be a Wei, well, that's fine! Welcome to the family. [That might just be a hint of pride in some of his confused huff. At least she didn't go with Jin or something else, then he might take some offense.]

[spikelet]

You mean you don't know he's you-- [Then he regathers himself, so she subsides too, equally frustrated, her tongue almost tangled from the explanation.

And then squints, expression going more carefully blank. Over the comms, she can't quite get a read on whether his reaction is honestly positive.]

You and him aren't exactly the same. Maybe later you'll feel like he does, or maybe not. It's okay.