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"Time is what we want most, but what we use worst."
With the Moira in a sort of low maintenance state, Captain Ira and First Mate Egan have been forthright with information at their disposal, and as the weeks have progressed, not much has been answered in terms of what has happened with the ship itself or why some of the crew are informing the Captain and First Mate of Ingresses all across the universes being broken. Early on the 16th, Captain Ira decides that Manasseh has been in cryo long enough to warrant waking her. With that decision comes the restoration of all ship functions—including normal water and power usage. Rationing continues, but it isn’t as strict (or enforced) as it has been the last few weeks. However, the Navigator appears and acts no differently than before, which troubles the Captain, and rather than shut down the Moira’s functions once more, he decides to redouble efforts to contact someone at the Midway Hub.
As before, when he first tried, no one answers.
Not completely discouraged, Captain Ira orders First Mate Egan and those in both Navigation and the Tower to put out a transmission to anyone with an Ingress in hopes of finding a technician or someone with enough information pertaining to the machinery to perhaps fix the one aboard the Moira long enough to get them to the Midway Hub without having to travel the length of the Runoff. Within the hour, they receive a peculiar return transmission that’s worth investigating since it’s considerably close. During this time, Captain Thán sends the following MID message to all Moirans:
Crew,
The last few weeks have been hectic, and I'm sure everyone has questions that they need answered. When Captain Ira and First Mate Egan approached us, we asked for evidence of their legitimacy and were given it through credentials, logs, and the private access codes that they had in their possession. It allowed us to see that they were, in fact, the previous leadership of the Moira.
Explaining why we took a knee is rather simple. They know what they're doing, and it is clear now, more than ever, that we do not. Every bump in the road that we've met, you have survived because of your own tenacity, and many of the deaths and hardships were our fault in some way. We found this ship unmanned and took it without any skill. It worked, at first, but then, you were all here, and it changed everything. We needed to grow to accommodate, and we weren't fast enough. As captains, we've failed you, but we do believe that Ira and Egan can do so much better. We'll be working with them to make the end of this trip as short as possible. You deserve to go home, and they can make that happen.
You also deserve honesty. The blame for the events on Caducus Primary are our burden to carry, not yours. The statues that their people believed had been stolen were on this ship, and we were responsible for them being here. Not long after boarding the Moira, we stopped there and were approached by a person offering us the items at a lower trade rate. We knew that it wasn't strictly by the books, but we did the deal anyway. When those actions came back around, we attempted to remedy them but were not fast enough and many lives were lost.
This is one of the reasons we have given leadership rights over. We've done enough damage, and you don't deserve anymore by our hands. For what it's worth, we do apologize for everything, and we'll be staying on the ship until we reach the Midway Hub.
-Thán Whether believed or not, the previous Captains can still be found around the ship in their usual places of work. Onward, the Moira goes—
WELCOME TO THE LUMINOUS SEA
Unlike most places the Moira has come across or visited, the Luminous Sea is thus called due to its soft turquoise glow. While other parts of the Runoff consist of stars and planets, there is no life or anything remotely sentient found within this part of the universe. Yet, the most fascinating thing about the Luminous Sea is not the fact that it appears empty but for the sole reason of why the Captain and First Mate first approached it in the first place: it’s very reminiscent of Ingress energy. The ship is slow to move through the Luminous Sea, all those stationed in the Tower asked to observe and collect data to be sent to Navigation as well as those who have been reassigned to the Ingress. However, even stranger things are afoot the longer the Moira lingers within the ocean of blue-green space...
☄ IN, OUT, AND ALL AROUND
Needless to say, things are now a little… different on board thanks to the anomalies caused by the energy of the Luminous Sea. What once had been a simple journey using MPS to navigate your way around the ship has now become a risk in Location Roulette. Perhaps you’re simply planning to head to the library, but when you walk through the door, you’ve somehow ended up in the middle of the Mess Hall. Or you’re fresh from a nice, long shower only to find yourself in the middle of the Cargo Bay wearing nothing but your towel! It seems that the space inside the Moira has rearranged itself to make life interesting for the crew. The changes happen at random and aren’t guaranteed to work the same in reverse. Sometimes, a doorway will work to take you back the correct way, and other times, it might deposit you in yet another part of the ship you hadn’t intended to visit. Also, be wary of those areas of the ship that have been sealed for the protection of the crew and never go anywhere alone. Because nothing good ever came of walking through a door to suddenly end up outside the Moira or within the room that holds Ploiatos.
☄ 50 SHADES OF AGE While in the Luminous Sea, some members of the crew are likely to wake up and find themselves a changed person. Literally. The unstable nature of the energy that encompasses the Sea and its ability to bend both time and space means that those affected by it might find themselves suddenly years younger. Or even older. What’s more, some crew members who do become younger might possess no memories of have ever been on the ship and will see the Moira through brand new eyes. Those who find themselves jumping to a point further down their timeline won’t be affected as harshly, though they will be tarnished with age as time tends to do. What’s best for the new and old alike is to remain calm and continue on their daily routines until otherwise instructed by the Captain and First Mate. Hopefully leaving the Luminous Sea will wear away this reversal in time and return you to the person you once were.
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thisavrou_log2016-08-16 09:06 pm
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Venom's look of the day is 'distrust'. ] Random, huh.
Also seems to get worse every time I move rooms, but that might just be my luck.
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It'll come to me. [ Confidence unshaken. ] I'm trying to stay put for a little while, in case it gets easier.
To track them, I mean.
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Pretty ambitious. [ Not to be patronizing, but. You know. ] What makes you so sure you can?
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I'm not. [ He ducks his head down a little, as if this is deeply embarrassing. ]
But somebody has to try, right? I know I'm not the only one, but it beats sitting around wishing stuff would get better on its own.
[ Really he just wants to stay busy. ]
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[ He accepts that without a debate on whether or not the attempts will be ultimately useful, because that's the gospel truth: without action, there won't be any results in general. ]
Need any help investigating? [ Venom is always brief with his words, but the translation here is that he's willing to play guinea pig for this door situation. ]
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I have a couple ideas for where we could go from here. But if you've got something else in mind we can start there. [ Offering first pick to a new partner is a good rule of thumb for effective teaming. The reality that it probably barely matters in this case should probably still come second. ]
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It also turns out that this new 'partner' is diplomatic, which elicits one of his many vague half-expressions. This one borders on amusement. ]
We're gonna have to start with that door, first. [ He jerks a thumb towards the thing in question. ] I'm guessing we're going to be communicating over these— [ a tap of his MID ] —in case I step out and I'm on the other side of the ship instead of out in the hall.
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What's your name? In case I lose you.
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—Ahab. [ Is what he settles on, after checking his MID to see what he's registered as. Hm. ] Might find me under 'Venom Snake'.
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-I mean, that's, um. It sounds like a code name, that's all.
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Code name. [ He affirms. ] Curious?
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Well, sure.
But I know how it is. You don't have to say if it's personal.
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[ That doesn't sound as patronizing as it could have— in fact, it borders on mildly apologetic, as he tips his head and leans against the wall next to the door. ]
Got a code name of your own?
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Yeah. You can call me Robin. That's not the secret part.
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I'm assuming it's what you do that's more of a secret.
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But it's just- you know. We fight crime together, that's all. I help the full time guy.
[ And because Ahab hasn't shut him down just yet: ] ...You?
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He'll avoid making judgments regarding the 'full time guy' and his choice in assistants, mostly because he's not one to talk. ]
Private military force. [ So, essentially, a vigilante soldier sneaking around and doing god-knows-what. ] ...Full-time.
[ A brief exhale through his nose, and he appends: ] So I'm not here to judge what you do.
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[ Batman would, he’s sure, at least if private military means what he thinks he does. But if Batman had wanted him to be choosier with his allies maybe he should have stuck around. ]
Deal?
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Yeah.
I'm counting on you, 'crimefighter'.
[ He uses the denotation without any degree of irony or sarcasm— just a statement of fact— before he steps out and predictably disappears to some other section of the ship. Someone really should get this place looked at before the whole thing goes under.
(ha ha) ]
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Hey, you read me? [ He taps the MID unnecessarily. ] Where did you end up this time?
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...Looks like it's the gardens.
[ More rustling, and another grunt. ] My landing needed work.
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Okay, I'm coming down. Let's see if I catch any snags.
[ Yeah, he might be a little while. ]
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[ As in: "even if you wind up somewhere ludicrous, stay put just in case the ship deposits you into space". ]