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VoidTrecker Express Mods ([personal profile] voidtreckermods) wrote in [community profile] middleofsomewhere2019-11-10 08:21 pm

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.
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[personal profile] thebiggestguy 2019-11-12 05:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Purple: Animal Planet

"Damn it, give that back," Dread growled at the lindusi. 'That' was his hand and wrist, which the reptile had clamped down on, and was attempting to back away with. Dread, both still attached and unwilling to give ground, had planted his feet quite firmly, turning the tug-of-war into a stalemate for the moment. He was pretty sure he wasn't supposed to punch these things to death, but he was rapidly re-evaluating his options.

All: Hub Excitement

In the midst of all the excitement, with activity flurrying around and chaos rapidly expanding to fill every available spot, one place stood fast against the tide: a circle of children, who had claimed a spot mostly out of the way to pay rapt attention to a Roegadyn that probably weighed more than every single one of them put together. Dread was telling them a story.

"So Inspector Hildebrand came down the staircase dressed as the bride. Wedding dress, makeup, and everything!"

More than one adult was drifting closer, trying to overhear this too.
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Animal Planet

[personal profile] sweetnessandfight 2019-11-12 05:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Sarai...wasn't helping. Well, honestly, she was helping, but for the moment, she wasn't helping her husband. There was a literal pack of lindusi around her--a smaller size compared to many, but they dwarfed her. Not that that seemed to matter, as she sang softly to them, and hummed and crooned and generally had them pacing around her and gently settling into positions of rest around her. One--the largest and clearly the leader--even deigned it safe to place her head in Sarai's lap and have her head stroked.

"Who's a good Lindusi?" Sarai asked the leader, even as she dragged her claws lightly over the reptile's head.

"Dread, could you please stop playing with that big one? We need to get these into the transport and back to the hub..." Preferably as soon as possible--there were more to collect, after all. She paused, then. "Do...do you need help?"
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[personal profile] thebiggestguy 2019-11-13 01:40 am (UTC)(link)
Dread stopped pulling back against the beast long enough to give his wife the flattest look imaginable.

"What part of this," he said, gesturing with his free hand at the jaws clamped around his wrist, "screams 'everything is according to plan'?"