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"Open up, and let them in."
The Moira is no more.
With the damage done to the ship due to the timeslip, all that remains is a burning wreckage and parts to be taken—if the crew can find anything in the pieces. Recovery and headcounts are the main objective for the first several hours of being planetside, and once things have settled just enough, Captain Ira calls for a meeting and addresses those who are able in person to explain the situation. He draws a rough map of the area and explains where he believes they are - according to the terrain - and where they must go. For anyone who’s listening, he describes things like an “Outer Gate”, an “Inner Gate” and “gate sectors”. Believing this to be the best course of action, all crew are asked to explore and gather what they think they’ll need to make the long journey towards the central point of the Hub. Because the MIDs are no longer working due to the lack of a network, the Captains distribute a newer tech called the TAB. It serves the same functions as the MID but is lighter, slimmer, and has the ability to stick to any surface.
WELCOME TO THE MIDWAY HUB
Now that the smoke from the crash has cleared, and injured crew have been tended to, the Captains get everyone ready for departure by explaining what they know of the Hub. Almost stone-like, the creators built a domed workspace in the largest solid space on the planet they could find. Gates are the only way inside, and anyone who catches a glimpse of the compound will see that parts of the dome are cracked. Yet, everything still appears to be relatively intact. The Midway Hub’s terrain is very rocky and difficult to walk on at times. Below the surface is a honeycomb of intermittently dense and brittle stone that makes travel difficult due to the unpredictable nature of what lies beneath the crew’s feet. Those who can develop the tech from what’s left of the debris might be able to create something to determine which route is the safest. Ships and small crafts can be used to fly, but landing is a problem—rocks jut up in sharp peaks and the clearer spots can't handle their weight. Vegetation is sparse, consisting of twisted dark gray thistles that have sprung up from cracks in the rock and burn when in direct contact with skin, and what could be considered small animals here can be seen scurrying away the closer crew get to them.
☄ WEEK ONE
Crew are asked to hook cryo beds together and to use any appropriate vehicles that can be made or fashioned to fit the terrain to carry injured crew on the journey to the center of the Hub. Supplies are gathered, and the Captains, as well as any crew who want to, give the Moira a proper sendoff, heads bowed as they say goodbye to what’s been their home. Traveling starts out slowly, a line of a hundred-plus crew members making their way slowly forward. Stops are frequent, but camping for rest only occurs at night. Crew are assigned watch shifts, fires are built, injured tended to, and those who are able are asked to explore nearby caves and hunt for food.
Something akin to deer, though striped and only to be found in pairs, can be stumbled across at night. Throngs of dark purple mammels begin to follow the Moirans on their trip as well. They are friendly, curious, and eat the thistle. Meet the intelligent, watchful predators that aren’t easily scared away and follow the crew from a distance as if waiting to pounce. The thistle can be eaten, but only if cooked first, and those who sample the chewy plant raw will experience a burning sensation in their throat that doesn’t go away until the cooked version is consumed. During the first week, water can’t be found.
Anyone who does hunt, gather, or explore should make sure to that their TABS are on and it’s suggested that nobody goes alone.
Nearing the end of the first week, an Ingress can be spotted close by that crew can explore. If anyone dares to go inside, they will find the texture of the ground and surrounding walls to be rather soft. If inspected closely, crew will discover that what they originally thought to be rock is actually a living organism that’s fed off the energy of the Ingress it’s attached itself to. It’s not harmful and squishy to the touch. If pressed hard enough, it secretes a turquoise liquid with the consistency of water that might make a good substitute for that very thing. ☄ WEEK TWO
When crew finally pass through the sector gates, a strange sensation encompasses them, and a depowering of sorts goes into effect. The creators put in security measures meant to put all visitors on equal footing as well as to protect themselves from harm. All crew will essentially have the strength and abilities of the average human. An unforeseen issue, this causes Captain Thán to slip into a coma as he is no longer able to continue to recover at a steady pace, and with the loss of the former Captain’s abilities, crew can no longer be brought back if they die. For the first time, all Moirans are subject to permanent death.
During this week of travel, broken ingress machines and parts will be found scattered among the rocks, and new crew will come through. Unfortunately, these Ingresses aren’t in good shape, and anyone coming through will be in varying states of distress—some physical and some mental. New individuals will either have suffered an age slip, growing older or younger than their original body, some form of body transformation (perhaps that shiny thing they were wearing is now part of them somehow), or an extreme weakness they had never been subjected to before arriving on the Midway Hub. The new people will be offered to join their group, once found, and seasoned crew will be asked to explain to them where they are going and what they know.
The rest of the week will be a mix of greeting the new arrivals and continuing to travel to the center of the Hub. The closer they get, the less frequently they’ll see animals, and more caves will begin to pop up. ☄ WEEK THREE
Entering the third week of travel, settlements and houses begin to crop up and are prime areas for exploration and general supplies. Those who go inside may find items that have been left behind and evidence showing that those of varying species and cultures lived in the homes. Some appeared to have been scientists while others were explorers, but all living quarters are deserted. Crew who are less lucky in their search might come away with no fresh supplies, and others might walk into traps or safeguards left behind by previous tenants; these come in many forms, from mild paralysis to temporary unconsciousness. As there are more residences, there are also more caves. The entrances vary in size, and light sources will be needed to explore. Once inside, crew can find purple underwater streams, which can be consumed, and glowing surfaces. When crew drink the water, it temporarily restores powers, a few minutes tops, and then, extreme lethargy settles in for a couple of hours.
Further into the cave systems, crew will come across these lovely creatures that are attracted to sound and track through scent. They are highly dangerous and attack simply to feed. Killing them, though, is surprisingly simple as they are just as vulnerable and weak as everyone else. They are vicious in demeanor but only as strong as an average human.
The closer to the Inner Gate crew get, the less homes, wildlife, and more caves there will be. ☄ WEEK FOUR
The Captains, aware that the crew is exhausted, stop and make camp for the first few days. Someone mentions that it’s the holidays where they’re from, and the Captains do their best to throw a party. Set up at the base of a cave, tents are built and fires roar. Soft music is played in the form of guitar, thank you Ira, and Cúrre brings out some legumes that taste like cherries when roasted. There isn’t much in the way of decorations, but crew are encouraged to dig through their pac-discs and contribute to the festivities.
After a brief respite, crew learn that the entrances to Gate A and Gate B are inside one of the caves but any signs or markings have long since worn away or been destroyed. Groups are split, TABS are synced, and crew explore carefully until an entrance is found. Crew discover Gate A first, and all crew are contacted to gather there. The Captains will remain at the cave entrance until all crew are accounted for, and then, they’ll enter through the gate together.
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thisavrou_log2016-12-02 06:54 pm
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[If the fact that she can speak now is any indication. How long it's going to take will be anyone's guess, but already this is good progress. 76 steps closer to her, offering an arm in the event that she defrosts in an unbalanced fashion.
Whether she wants to take it or not is another matter entirely, he imagines.]
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She stares at the offered arm, puzzled. ]
Why're you helping me?
[ She doesn't sound hostile but she's definitely cautious. ]
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Would you rather I leave you here?
[Because that is an option.]
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That's not an answer.
[ She does, in fact, manage to stand. For a second. Then she half-stumbles, half-falls toward 76. Insert that saying about pride and falling. ]
Bollocks.
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[76’s reflexes are pretty superhuman, all things considered, and his arms are out to catch her mid-fall whether she wants it or not (he imagines she doesn’t, but it’s better than falling on once’s face).]
But if you really want to know, I’m here to prime you for intel.
[Said so dryly it has to be a joke.]
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Once she can stand up on her own, she gives him a flat look. She's going to pretend it's a joke, even if she's not entirely sure. ]
You already seem to know more than enough already.
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[To his credit, he's being very patient, keeping his arm where it is for support until she's upright and doesn't need it anymore. It's only after he's sure she isn't going to topple over again that he pulls away.]
Still don't know what that museum stunt was all about.
[If he's being entirely honest.]
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[ Her and Winston working together had started rumors, of course. But it's not quite enough to bring the UN down on them. Two people do not make Overwatch, after all. ]
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[For a variety of reasons, many of which she doesn't know and even more that he can't tell her without outing himself. Either way, the sort of nonchalance with which she talks about the museum stunt just serves to frustrate him further. He'd known the two of them must have been blind to anything but saving the day, but that kind of shortsightedness will ensure that the new Overwatch will crumble that much sooner.]
Was your goal to paint a giant target on your back?
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My goal was to keep a weapon out of the hands of a lunatic. [ Out of Talon's hands. But she doesn't know how much he knows and she's not willing to give him any intel, however small. ]
Already had a target on my back anyway. [ She frowns, some of that irritation fading into incredulity. ] Why do you care?
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But he can't really say any of that without betraying more than he can afford. Hard to feign indifference from here on out when he's already voiced his disapproval--and why does a presumably unrelated vigilante care?]
Guess I don't, as long as you stay out of my way.
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Perhaps he's an ex-agent himself. Overwatch or, perhaps, Blackwatch. But she doesn't have proof one way or another, so she keeps that under her hat. Besides, if she lets him know she suspects something, he'll try to hide it more if it happens to be true.
So she uncharacteristically lets the subject go.
Lena crosses her arms and stares up at him, an eyebrow raised slightly. ]
Depends on what you do.
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[He laughs, but it’s an entirely bitter, exasperated sound. 76 has already had some variation of this conversation with the rest of them, to varying effect. Expecting them to actually leave him alone when they’re all so curious (and stuck in close quarters, to boot) is a tall order, but he’s going to lay it all on the line anyway.
Maybe this time, it will work, and he won’t have to be faced with his failures—he should be so lucky.]
Not interested in tangling with any of you. I’m outnumbered.
[Which she’ll find out, if she doesn’t know it already.]
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She decides to believe him, at least on that point. ]
I'm keepin' my eye on you just the same.
[ Despite having stray thoughts and suspicions and spotty intel, Soldier: 76 is still too much of an unknown for her to let him do as he pleases without her poking her nose into it. ]
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