february mod plot log

Who: Everyone
When: February 3rd to February 28th
Where: Thisavrou + New Worlds
Warnings: death, blood, violence, torture

thisavrou monthly info ( the tmi )

⋆ All information is current as of day 32 ( there are 100 days in a cycle, which started on January 1st).

⋆ The storm around Thisavrou is particularly volatile this month - plums of dark energy twist and turn. There’s an upsurge in the number of Outpost techs called in to work in an effort to monitor and research Thisavrou’s unruly cage. Weather on Kauto is a moderate 70°F / 21°C during the day and 65°F / 18 °C at night, and Chioni’s has reached record highs of 130°F / 54°C at peak hours.

⋆ Savrii Notices:

Region One grocery depots are offering fifty percent off of any item purchased between day 41 and 45.
Region Four’s population of Gorgóna are giving away free underwater training lessons on the 51st day.

⋆ Mission notices have been posted to TABs for anyone interested in earning a little extra cash. Available missions are listed below:

Day 39 (February 10th) - The locals of Region Three (R3) are in need of “pest” control assistance. Creatures called Tanglesnakes have infested the trees and are eating the natives’ homes! Anyone willing to remove them will be paid 100 sencs per Tanglesnake. However, catching them might be tricky; they are quite fast and are smart enough not to be lured by snacks or kind words of encouragement! They also have a tendency to curl around and trip up anyone after them, hence their name.
Day 47 (February 18th) - The waters of Chioni are boiling! Scientists stationed out on the third burg are asking volunteers to bring back samples for study. Anyone willing to risk the harsh climates of Chioni will be compensated with 250 sencs as well as travel expenses up to 80 sencs.
Day 55 (February 26th) - The majority of Savrii responsible for the Ingress Complex’s upkeep have suddenly fallen ill, which has left them short staffed. For those not too proud to pick up trash and put a little elbow grease into shining the windows, compensation will be given for the time. This mission pays 40 sencs per hour.

⋆ As a welcome gift to all the new visitors, Savrii will be handing out treats.

ingress travel info

⋆ Signatures are the base reason for traveling through the Ingress (aside from general exploration and monetary gain) and are used to discover the correct world visitors on Thisavrou wish to return to. Every visit through a different Ingress brings the technicians a little closer to finding it. The two worlds open for access this month only have a slight impact on the signature of each person who travels.

⋆ Missions are jobs or specific tasks listed on the TAB once new worlds are open for exploration. Be sure to check if Clearance Levels are required to accept some of these missions.

⋆Clearance Levels are given to visitors for the length of time they have been on Thisavrou (or traveling on the Moira). Each CL offers access to certain things or incentives that others will not have.

aueia

⋆ To welcome the new arrivals to Thisavrou, all visitors will be granted access to one of the worlds already known to the Savrii. Aueia (proper pronunciation here) is the native homeworld of a species some Moirans may already be familiar with: the migratory space whales. While isolated from the rest of the galaxy, the whales’ homeworld has been known to the Savrii for generations and viewed as a peaceful center of cultural exchange.

⋆ Although some disorientation is common enough with all Ingress travel, transit to Aueia is commonplace enough to make the trip relatively straightforward. A brief sensation of a fall and a wash of color (felt as much as seen), and visitors will find themselves stepping out onto the greeting dock. To leave, characters may make use of the same portal, or explore to find their own—there are multiple transit points scattered through the world, as well as a few maps designed for humanoid interpretation.

⋆ A gas giant encircled by a unique interstellar medium, Aueia holds three distinct zones.

The outermost layer, or "sea" of the planet, consists of a liquid shell inhabited by a diverse set of fluid-dwelling wildlife. A variety of tours go out regularly to explore the oceans, and platforms are set up along the boundary for those with interest in "beach" play. The fluid composing the sea is a pale green, and has no harmful effects on contact. However, human-analogous life forms will be advised against consuming the mixture, and may experience dizziness, indigestion, or mild hallucinations if they do.
The second, gaseous layer, composes the main range of habitation for visitors and other non-aquatic life. With an oxygen-rich atmosphere and a wide distance from the denser planet core, this region of the planet includes the Ingress dock and the majority of non-native living areas. It’s also known for its low gravity! A wide array of ships and settlements can be found floating through this layer of Auiea, including trade barges, explorers, and a wide variety of schools and learning centers. The lower one goes, however, the less stable the atmosphere, and pockets of dangerous or flammable gases have been known to gather near the boundary with layer three. Gliding equipment can be borrowed or rented at low cost for those who want to travel unassisted. However, visitors with no means of propulsion should take care—falling means a very long way down. On the other hand, you’ll have plenty of time to flag a passing flier to come grab you.
A strong layer of electromagnetic distortion separates the habitable second layer from the third. Once crossed, both gravity and pressure intensifies rapidly, well beyond the tolerance of most beings. Standard materials dropped through this layer will crumple and compress before sinking out of sight behind the orange haze of the interior. Even more disconcerting are the shapes that can occasionally be seen within: odd, gigantic silhouettes brushing by the surface of their world. These deep-sea wildlife can’t cross the pressure differential on their own, but are widely regarded as one of the main hazards to any efforts to explore the lower zone. By visitors, at least-- the whales of Aueia are the undisputed masters of their planet, and the only species known to move freely through all layers of their world.

⋆ As a world visited regularly by the Savrii, Auiea has a relay station set up to enable communication through the Ingress. Some lag may be expected, but TAB functions should persist.

⋆ Clearance Information (Each person can take what is noted for their CL or below into this world.):

CL 1 - Clothing, swimming equipment.

CL 2 - Personal weapons.
CL 3 - Private transportation.
CL 4 - Small ships.
CL 5 - Extended stay or the right to build.

⋆Missions available:

Wildlife Preservation - The outer layer of Aueia is home to many creatures. Senc donations will be made to anyone that spends volunteer time cleaning up and caring for the wildlife here. (50 sencs per hour).
Object Retrieval - Samples, samples, samples. A sample (it doesn’t matter what it is) from each zone can be sold back on Thisavrou. Z-1 (100 sencs). Z-2 (200 sencs). Z-3 (300 sencs). Savrii will absolutely not purchase creatures that were hunted and killed. However, there might be visitors on Thisavrou interested in this.

(All sencs are awarded ICly when you come back through. OOCly, you keep track of what you earn.)

eosoros (cw: death, blood, violence, torture)

⋆ Ingress technicians have discovered an energy link to a new world. It has been marked as Exploration Class (EC’s) and all who go through will be given a drone to use for documentation. As with the majority of EC’s, this new world’s Clearance Levels will center around weaponry, and most missions focus on security, research, and object retrieval.

⋆ The Savrii are an inclusive group - when they open this world for exploration, all visitors are allowed to enter. They will be told that, as it has not previously been explored, it could be dangerous and for all to heed that carefully before entering. High-paying missions, listed below, will be offered to anyone willing to take them through and Clearance Levels will be posted and applied to TAB devices.

⋆ The ride through the Ingress might be disorienting for some, though many will notice that the temperature steadily increases as they move through the blue energy. Upon entering this new world, they’ll find that the energy dissipates as soon as the person steps out of it. Discovery of a way out of this place is found in Exploration. Broken up into what can only be described as increasingly terrible levels of horror, this world’s only exit (energy that takes you back to Thisavrou) is found at the end of the seventh sector. Each level can be experienced with the same partner or someone different every shift.

Level One - You are neither here nor there. The ground is a muted grey color, almost ashy, and each leafless tree is an exact copy of the one before it. In the center of each tree is a carving, the word - Go. Ambiguous in nature, it’s hard to tell if it means to go back the way you came or to continue forward. The choice is in the explorer’s hands. No matter what direction you walk in, the landscape never changes. Colorless and barren, but without any sense of impending danger. After a thousand steps, gait is of no importance, there will be an abrupt shift and the second level will begin.
Level Two - That same empty landscape is cut by large, violent storms so close together that there is no place for respite. The wind whips you about, debris flying through the air cuts and breaks, lightening scorches the dirt, and the screams of swept up travelers can be heard from inside the massive dark clouds. The third level starts when the electric heat of a burst of lightning can be felt on your skin.
Level Three - Up to your waist, black slush stretches out for what seems like an eternity. As you trudge through, you’ll feel hands grabbing at your ankles and legs, tugging in an attempt to pull you under. The moment the sludge crests the top of your head, the hands let go. This cycle repeats until you’ve crossed two miles of the putrid liquid, and the instant that you touch land, your entire body will vibrate and you’ll be in the fourth level.
Level Four - Groups of travelers, some who have been here for a long time and did not arrive from Thisavrou, stand around groups of giant boulders. No matter which you choose, the stone will be extremely difficult to push. Grooves in the dirt show that previous visitors have pushed boulders to the top of a small hill and left them there. Whether you push your boulder alone or have help (one stone gets one person through), when it reaches the top, you’ll vanish and enter the fifth level.
Level Five - The heat and smoke surround you. There is only enough space inside the tomb for yourself and whoever else might be inside. Flames billow up on all sides and the stone coffins are hot enough to burn. There are two ways to the next level - put the fire out or let the fire take you.
Level Six - It’s a fight to overthrow. Spread out are thousands of people in various forms of battle - verbal, physical, mental. There is someone standing at the ready to explain, if visitors dare to ask them. They’ll spin a tale of the imbalance of power and how the only way to move forward is to best someone else. The method is up to the visitor, and there is only one rule - be the person with the upper hand and you can continue on.
Level Seven - You are now standing at the beginning of a cavernous, sloping landscape. In the far off distance is a storm set at the top of a craggy mountain. The energy is a familiar shade of blue - you came through energy just like it. It’s a harrowing journey, a labyrinth of twists and turns. Most get lost and overwhelmed looking for the path that takes them to that storm. Those that make it, who step into the light, return back to the place they had come from.

⋆ TABs - Functions stop after going through the Ingress.

⋆ Clearance Information (Each person can take what is noted for their CL or below. Standard methods of transportation can be taken through by any CL holder.):

CL 1 - Small handguns only.

CL 2 - Rifles and shotguns.
CL 3 - Explosive type materials.
CL 4 - Vehicles with affixed weaponry.
CL 5 - Dangerous creatures.

⋆ Missions Available:

Security - Savrii of all backgrounds are looking to hire someone to take them to this new world and bring them back safely. The standard offered rate is 1,000 sencs, but most are open to negotiations.
Research - Technicians are looking for scientific aware minds to document and look into the effects of Ingress energy on this world. They’ll pay handsomely for the information. Anywhere between 200 and 500 sencs, depending.
Object Retrieval - Samples, samples, samples. A sample (it doesn’t matter what it is) from each level fetches a fair price. L-1 (50 sencs). L-2 (70 sencs). L-3 (90 sencs). L-4 (100 sencs). L-5 (150 sencs). L-6 (200 sencs). L-7 (350 sencs).
(All sencs are awarded ICly when you come back through. OOCly, you keep track of what you earn.)

OOC: For questions please go here. Don’t forget to respond to the Activity Check.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[Pidge stares up at the house before them, her few free belongings and PAC disc tucked safely under one arm. It's... Certainly an impressive house. She still isn't sure how she feels about all the changes their group have been going through lately, but they could be doing a lot worse than this place.

So she'll try not to question things too much. Not even the lion on the roof.]

I.... I think so. [Then she glances over at Shiro with an amused smirk.] Seems kind of appropriate though, right?

[He's quiet for a second. Staring at the house for a while longer. He shifts his weight, and ends up resting a hand on her shoulder.]

Yeah. Probably is.

[After a moment or two, he adds, quietly:] Are you going to be okay with this?

[Pidge can really only nod, looking back to the house. It's been a weird couple of weeks, and Shiro knows more than anyone how badly she wishes they could be going home instead of just... Settling. But-]

Yeah. Yeah, it's fine. [Then, in hopes of easing some of that concern away, she offers him a little smile.] Thanks.

[He knows. He feels it too. Like it's wrong to just... settle in like this is normal. Like they aren't needed elsewhere.]

[But for the moment, there's nothing they can do about it but settle. Regroup, if nothing else.]

On the plus side... still no food goo in sight.

[He'll see her that little smile, and raise her a dumb, optimistic joke.]

[Dumb as it is, the joke still makes her smile spread into a grin. It's good to see Shiro being optimistic, after all. He's too serious too often.]

Good thing Coran isn't around to hear you say that. I think it'd hurt his feelings.

I think I did that once already, to be honest with you.

[And then Hunk just blew the food goo out of the water. He gives her shoulder a squeeze again, before nodding her toward the house. This... this is a good talk. Easy. Optimistic.]

[Like maybe they could have had, if life turned out differently. If he'd brought everyone back to her, safely.]

You know what I haven't had in way too long?

[She grins a little to herself.] It might not be so hard to do, actually.

[And it's also pretty easy to let this conversation be so natural, as if there's nothing weird about their situation at all. So she'll start to go toward the house, hefting up her things in her arms.]

What?

Yeah. He is... weirdly proud of the food goo, isn't he?

[He holds a hand out to her, offering to take some of her stuff for her. His things are... literally just on the PacDisc.]

You're going to laugh. [But he's going to tell her, anyway.] Macaroni. The yellow kind. From a box.

[Pidge kind of snorts at that, her grin growing.] Yeah. It seems like he's pretty proud of a lot of what he does.

[At the gesture, she holds out her load of items. The heaviest-looking thing is the machine that closely resembles a desktop computer tower stacked on top. Why she put it on top is... Anyone's guess really.

And Pidge may not laugh out right at Shiro, but there's definitely an amused glint in her eyes.] You mean like, just the macaroni? Or the cheese, too?

I might be too, if I ever get that old.

[Because that guy's like. Ancient by now, isn't he?]

[He nods, and just moves to take the computer tower. Pidge, someone has to teach you how to properly stack this nonsense. How did you even get so much.]

Both. Definitely both.

Do we even know how old Coran is? [He's obviously 10,000 and some odd decades, but. Besides that.

Look, Shiro. She had a lot of things to build while they wandering through the world of junked Ingresses, okay.]

Well, maybe we can find some space-equivalent of both here. That's something to look forward to, I guess.

Older than Allura? That's... about all I've got. Not counting the pod time.

[Because that's not fair to either of them.]

[He shifts the tower to one arm, holding out his other in case there's more.]

I think I walked into a coffee shop, earlier. A real... coffee shop. So it's definitely possible.

[She gives him an amused look.] And Allura's like your age-ish.

[When she sees him offer another hand, she just shakes her head a little and continues into the house. Pidge has a good grasp on the rest of the stuff.]

Oh man. I still have to wander around and get a proper look at things around here. I'm guessing not as much purple animal meat around here, either?

Ish. Whatever that means for them.

[Because asking ages seemed like a recipe for disaster. Or, at least, a lecture from a certain mustache.]

[He doesn't press to take more of her things, once she shakes her head. But he does nudge the door open for her with a hip.]

Not unless you want some. But I think we're good on that front.

I never did catch what Altean for "year" is.

[She flashes him another quick, grateful smile as she passes through the door. A quick glance around the inside has her making an impressed sound.]

Really don't want some. [And then for a quick subject change-] So do I get to just claim a room in here, or what?

You caught way more than I did. That's for sure.

[They enter into a hallway -- with a living room to the right, a dining room to the left. Stairs going up and away to the second floor.]

Sounds like a plan to me. Hang a sign on the door, quick.

Still isn't a whole lot, though. I should really just ask Allura to teach me.

[Pidge peers briefly into each of those rooms, just to add them to her mental database, and then starts for the stairs.]

Now I wish I had a sign. Maybe I could just draw Green's face later and put that up.

You could. She'd probably like to have someone else to talk to.

[You know, speak her language with and everything.]

[He follows her up the stairs without a word of protest.]

Or just draw it on your door. I mean... it's yours.

Probably. [She lets that thought sort of trail off, filing it away for future access.

In the meantime, she needs to pick a room.]

Seriously? That won't get us in trouble with the landlords or whatever here? [Even in her own family home she's never been given express permission to write or draw on her bedroom door. The idea is just... surprising.]

Definitely.

[Just going to reinforce that idea a little.]

[Meanwhile, she's pausing, and asking that. He looks down at her, and just... grins.]

Well. Now the landlord here gives you permission to decorate your door however you want. Your room? Your rules.

[Consider it reinforced. Once she's all settled in, she'll go talk to the princess.

Pidge stops at the top of the stairs, turning toward Shiro with wide eyes, blinking owlishly.]

Wait. You own this place now?

[Atta girl, Pidge.]

[He just keeps walking, shooting another grin back at her.]

Sure do. Look at me -- failed the biggest mission of my life and still bought a house.

[Shiro that's not funny shut up.]

[That's totally not funny. And she will tell him so by giving him a look and nudging him once she's caught back up with him.]

No you didn't. And it better not have cost you a fortune or something.

[His look is a lot less withering. And a lot more apologetic.]

It's fine. It's covered. You guys needed a real place to be yours... y'know?

[It was 800 space dollars but oh well.]

[He'd better be looking apologetic. Because there are so many reasons why his thinking he failed a mission is wrong.]

You make it sound like you didn't want a place for yourself too.

thisavrou monthly info ( the tmi )

ingress travel info

aueia

eosoros (cw: death, blood, violence, torture)

LION HOUSE

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