middleofsomewhere | Race Against Time: Ongoing Mission

Race Against Time: Ongoing Mission

Once the training is over people can get to work pretty quickly, there is plenty to be done both out in the world and back at the hub for those not too keep on jumping straight in to a strange volcanic planet with creatures that probably want to eat them.

Hub

The underground hub is a centre of activity. It turns out there isn't all that much fuel for shuttles to get back up to the space station so trips are rationed, they will hold villagers and lindusi until they have full shuttles and then send them up. So the hub is busy with scientists, lindusi in holding pens and as the week goes on villagers who may not be too impressed with the evacuation.

There is food, usually large pots of soup that can be reheated whenever people are around. Though some heavier meals are provided at set times the people leading the evacuation are keen not to let any of their helpers, or those they are rescuing, starve.

Sleeping rooms hold bunk beds, usually around eight a room but as the hub fills up space gets limited. Sharing beds or sleeping on the floor may become necessary.

For those hanging around the hub as the week goes on there is plenty to do, small jobs, entertaining village children, logistics, communication. Or they can find a quiet place to rest before going back out on their mission.

Red

The skies are heavy with debris, both from space and the volcanic ash and rocks from the planet itself. The fighter craft are not difficult to pilot but nor are they easy. They cannot be piloted by one person, unless that person has four arms and space in the cockpit is tight for two people.

It's difficult work and it is probably good for everybody that the craft only fly for six hours before recharging, it means they have to work in shifts, and rest when they are not in the sky. The pilots from the world are generally friendly, if very focused.

Purple

Flying bubble pods around what seems like an apocalyptic wasteland may seem surreal and that's before they even get to the villages. The villages are mostly underground, bunkers where groups of people shelter. There are a range of ages. Some villages come easy, some do not. Diplomacy is key.

Watch out for falling rocks, rogue lindusi and angry villagers, all are threats that have to mitigated. As the week goes on the villagers get more stubborn, the earthquakes get more frequent and the villagers that are waiting to be taken off world get more impatient. It's a tough job.

Orange

The lindusi are scattered across the island. Mostly as far away from volcanoes as possible though there are a few that seem too curious for their own good.

The trucks to hold the lindusi in are kept in a central point in an area whilst the groups go out to try and round as many up as possible. The voidtreckers are encouraged to stick together as they don't know the area or threats very well.

Blue

The Blue team are to protect the scientists, both those collecting plants and other life samples and those with Orange rounding up Lindusi. Once they have the hang of the shield devices it's just a case of sticking close by, keeping both eyes open and being quick to activate shields whenever there is a threat.

There are plenty of threats, it's one thing this island has in abundance.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Hub
When she's not out rounding up lindusi or dead-to-the-world-sleeping, Eva is back at base. Most of the time, she's hunkered down with food. Princess is with her and they both devour food like it's going out of fashion as Eva pours over maps of lindusi locations, focased on the large ones. It's noticeable, though, that she is avoiding anything related to coffee. To the point she's willing to skip a meal. Princess isn't, and Eva isn't shy about what her companion devours.

Night finds her sleeping as if she is dead to the world. She sleeps where she must and without complaint, to the point she'll offer children her bed rather than allow them to sleep on the floor.

It's fine. She's done it before and no matter where she ends up sleeping, Princess is curled up by her side. Odd, given she typically pokeballs him at night. Of course, anyone who approaches Eva herself while she's sleeping will quickly learn why: The pokemon's sleeping habbits don't match Eva's and Princess is a very light sleeper. He's also quick to growl in warning at any who approach.

Outside of that though, she's checking in with everyone; bunkmates, Orange Team, the other teams. Eva needs to keep active when not out doing her job.

Orange
Eva's done her best to coordinate her team when it comes to the larger Lindusi and herding them towards a central location. But, at the same time, she knows that can't always happen, and regardless of where she is, there's an air to her, now. Gone is the easy-going person, relaced by a young woman with a look of grim determination.

A woman who knows what she's doing.

"Unless you want a nap, cover your ears now." It's the only warning people will get from the woman. They will not she is standing behind her pokemon as well, Princess* settled back on his hindlegs, vestigal wings flared for balance. "Princess, Sing!"

At the same time she gives the command, Eva plunges fingers into ears as the fairy-type pokemon starts to Sing. The air in front of him shimmers with a purple energy directed towards the Lindusi. Should they come into contact with it, they will most likely slump to the ground in a slumber. Unlike the demonstration she did some months ago, this time the song keeps going until all the Lindusi are sleeping. Any breaths Princess takes short, to the point and above all, timed perfectly.

But, just because it's not directed at people doesn't mean the song won't put someone to sleep for an hour if they hear it. Eva did warn everyone...

((OOC: Middle one!))

There are other folks talented with cooking on the Voidtrecker, but one of the things Sarai's talented with is food that travels. Her hardtack isn't tooth-shattering, her jerky is actually on the proper side of tender, and both are delicately flavored and sustaining. Nor should they harm Princess, should the Pokemon get curious about what his trainer is eating.

She also has a mug filled with something hot and steaming and not coffee--it's red, for one thing, and smells slightly of fruit, but with a peppery tang that teases the nose.

"Crimson cider," Sarai says, as she offers the mug to Eva and a smile to Princess, even as he growls. He's only protecting Eva, so the Au Ra is neither angry nor afraid, and reacts accordingly. "Yes, if she says it is all right, you may have some food too!" The packet she offers to the trainer has both the travel bread and some salmon jerky in it, as well.

Of course Princess is curious about the food, and Eva rather absentmindedly shares some with him whenever she has some. Which, given how tender it is, is more than not. He's the one doing most of the work, truly, and it's only fair to reinforce the good work the fairy-type's doing.

That said, when a new mug is offered, Eva mutters a thank you as she takes a sip. It's nice, smells nice and it's very much needed. Another sip, and the young woman blinks up at Sarai as if the Au Ra had literally teleported in. "Ah... Sorry, I think I'm working too hard. Have a... Have a seat if you want, and ignore him. He's moochinging."

"Fii.." Princess nods, as if in agreement before turning a near heartwrenching, heartbroken 'I am Starving, Please Feed Me' look to Sarai. Not Eva, but Sarai.

Look, Eva is immune to it ok. :(

And Sarai is not immune to it, though she does look to Eva as if to ask if it's all right, before sitting by the pair and offering Princess some hardtack. Hey, if he's working as hard as it seems, he can probably use a little extra, and Sarai's made plenty to go around.

So she offers him a loaf of hardtack, though it's less a loaf and decidedly more wafer-like, studded with nuts and some sort of dried fruit in it--whatever the Au Ra found on the train.

"I think we all are, but it's imperative that we evacuate, as much as we can, isn't it?" Sarai asks, looking up at Eva with arched brows. "And I won't give him too much, even if he is mooching." For reasons she'd already considered. It wasn't as if she'd give her beloved chocobo extra back home on Hydaelyn, when Kokuzo was working hard.

Romeo is on the blue team but he is close by helping shield everyone from rocks and scared lindusi and other threats. He has been mostly sticking close to Elfnein, to make sure she stays safe. He isn't far from Eva when she shouts and he clasps his hand over his ears pressing down hard. He doesn't want to go to sleep!

He has been pretty interested in Princess, he's not sure what he is. But he is a very helpful creature, especially since he can put the lindusi to sleep like this!

The singing lasts over a full minute, and it's honestly a sight to watch the lizards go down to the clefairy's natural defences. But, even then, Eva counts another beat of ten, eyes pinned on the lindusi as she makes sure they are sleeping.

They are. These ones at least. Good. She really doesn't want to get into a fight or play bait while Princess works, not when there's a child, Blue Team or not, around.

"It's safe!" She calls after another few seconds, both to the collection team hanging back by one of the trucks, and to Romeo. At the same time, she motions for Princess to return to her side. "We can get these ones into the transports."

She turns to Romeo. "You holding up ok?"

It was pretty impressive to watch the lindusi fall as they all fell asleep. A bit like a shinki spell... He's pretty sure Princess isn't a shinki but he is similar. Except Romeo has never seen him be a person, he doesn't think he can.

Once she called that it was safe he skipped over to help. "Yes miss! I've been stopping rocks!" He waved the hand that held the device. "How are you? You and Princess are a really good team!"

Edge hadn't meant to approach Eva -- he just happened to head into the same room she's crashed out in, looking for supplies in odd places just in case he might turn up lucky. So the sudden growling gave him quite a start, especially when he saw an incredibly strange beast hunkered next to an apparently unconscious girl.

"Hey, what's going on here?!"

Hunkered and clearly guarding, but Princess makes no move to attack.

He simply watches Edge with eyes that are far more intellect than the average beast or monster (but not human level). He's pretty sure this is a fellow TrainPerson - there's that TrainScent, but with all the people coming and going and the time they've spent on this world, coupled with all the new scents, he can't be sure.

Nor does he want to leave his human. She's not in deep sleep, but he knows how swiftly she dozed off.

Ordinarily, Edge's first reaction to this scenario would be to draw swords and lay into the monster! Which, to be fair, would be a perfectly valid reaction on his world, where no friendly monsters exist.

But on the one hand, he'd learned to expect weirdness and the unusual here on the train, and recognized that his reflexes were not always the right ones. And on the other, he didn't have any swords. So that slowed him down enough to recognize the protection in the beast's posture.

"Hey, you're guarding her? I'm not here to do anything to her." He held out his hands to show they were empty, speaking soothingly.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Race Against Time: Ongoing Mission

no subject

Hub

/Late ;_;

it's been a month for sure

Orange

no subject

no subject

Hub

no subject

no subject