march mod plot log

Who: Everyone
When: March 3rd to March 31st
Where: Thisavrou + New Worlds
Warnings:

thisavrou monthly info ( the tmi )

⋆ All information is current as of day 62 ( there are 100 days in a cycle, which started on January 1st).

⋆ The storm around Thisavrou is rather quiet this month. Although there is still an upsurge in the number of Outpost techs called in, many of them have been put on standby until otherwise needed. 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 dangerous highs of 200°F / 93°C at peak hours.

⋆ Savrii Notices:

Region One grocery depots are offering sixty percent off of any item purchased between day 70 and 82.
Region Three’s residents are doing a pruning ( every sixty days or so ) and all excess is available to be taken; if you need it for mulch, lumber, etc. it’s free to anyone.

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

Day 65 (March 6th) - The locals of Region One (R1) are looking for extra help with cleaning and are hiring pairs to run each machine. They’ll pay 50 sencs an hour or 300 sencs for a full day.
Day 68 ( March 10th) - A group of newcomers have taken shelter in Region Five as their home world is no longer habitable. All of their belongings have been brought through the Ingress and is stacked up outside the EN-Line in R1. Savrii are paying volunteers 70 sencs an hour to help transport everything to their new homes. This species returns kindness with kindness, and will offer any volunteer who goes the extra mile tips ranging from 100 to 200 sencs.
Day 75 (March 16th) - With temperatures on Chioni reaching record highs, some scientists and researchers have been stranded due to EN-Line shutdowns. Those in the Ingress Complex are offering 950 sencs to anyone who is willing to withstand the heat and rescue their fellow colleagues. Any equipment needed for the trip will be provided, but due to the greater increase of temperature, some suits may only cool a body inside for a total of four hours before needing replaced. Plan the trip wisely: most EN-Line access has been completely revoked and travel by foot (or vehicle) is necessary.
Day 87 (March 28th) - Scientific Study. Do you smoke? Are you addicted to any substance? A scientist researching methods to combat addictions, of all kinds, is looking for volunteers. He’ll ask a series of questions, take samples, record, study, analyze, and apply new procedures over the course of a day (nothing invasive without permission). Compensation is 800 sencs with complete cooperation.

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.

deslora

⋆Upon entering the world of Deslora, everything seems to be connected by an intricate tunnel of tubes that lead to different and very explorable areas of this new place. Ingress travel will have been quick but somewhat nauseating for most, and returning to Thisavrou will result in the same feeling. However, it wears off quickly, and Deslora is opened as EC (exploration class). Aside from the bright colors of the “walls” and the excessive lights, there are also smells of familiarity—to some. Popcorn, pizza, cotton candy. They waft through the tunnels and get stronger the closer anyone comes to the first open area of Deslora, and depending on the route that is taken, some may have to crawl or walk right into it.

⋆Food, perhaps, might be one draw to Deslora, but it is not, so to speak, the main attraction. After piling through the tunnels, it’s like being inside a massive tent. There is no natural lighting, everything illuminated by bulbs or torches placed strategically across the path that leads to an equally smaller tent. Dangling above the doorway is a sign that reads Laugh Your Way to A Smile with reflectors and pieces of glass hanging from its bottom. Entering the tent will reveal a very small but intricately designed room full of twists and turns and mirrors. The strange thing about them comes with looking at your own reflection; passing by will do nothing. If you linger too long, you find your own physical body beginning to take the shape of what is reflected in the mirror. Sometimes, you are stretched thin and tall. Sometimes, you are short and round. And other times, you will find yourself suddenly wavy and curved from head to toe. These changes do not hurt the first few times they happen, but after the third look at your reflection, some alterations may cause pain in your limbs or torso. It increases each time you look at a mirror, and while the effects will fade after a few minutes, it’s best not to linger too long and find your way out through the otherside.

⋆Located several tunnels down - or up, depending on the direction you go - from the Deslora’s ever-popular funhouse is another equally famous attraction. At the top of the steps, a worker waits to pair up individuals into groups of two before ushering them inside the first set of doors. The foyer is quiet, and after the doors behind you have been shut, two single doors ahead of you and your partner begin to illuminate. There is a sign between the doors: Pick A Path . Once through the chosen door, it will lock and the door will slowly fade away. It will quickly become evident that what is in this room is specifically targeted at one out of the two people inside. A happy memory, a beloved hobby, the person you love most - the scenario is always different, but the overall feel is the same. Whatever the room has transformed into, it’s what makes that person the happiest. If it’s a person, they can be spoken to and touched, if it’s an object, it can be used. As the interactions between both characters and the room increase, subtle changes will begin to occur. Slowly, the contents of the room begin to morph into something new. The combination of what one person loves the most and what the other hates the most. The only resolution to be had is to confront the issues and find something in the room to help. For one past patron, the room transformed into thousands of paintings that morphed into painted memories of their partner’s most painful memories. The only way out was a can of varnish tucked back into the corner of the room. Be creative, be careful. Find the way out together.

thisavrou (R6)

Every so often, new Regions are built to accommodate visitors who are looking to make Thisavrou their homes, a place to work, and many other acceptable reasons. The Savrii pride themselves on being open to explorers and travelers, allowing Thisavrou to be a mecca of trade, exploration, and for some - a place to live. During many meetings with Savrii intermediates over the course of 600 days, an agreement was made with an entrepreneur looking to find a safe place to build their business. The funder, John Hammond, spent millions of sencs on the proper permits and is funding the building, transportation, expansion and overall creation of Region Six. Over the next 30 days, Mr. Hammond will be following very specific building schematics and with this, will be hiring temporary workers to fill the positions required to do so. Job postings will go up and those that do well, might be offered permanent employment when Region Six is up and running. Hammond, along with his temporary work posts via the TABs, will release a missive explaining the following: a few days before the Region is open he will be hiring a large number of permanent employees in (research, science, ingress, cleaning, security, transportation, customer service) fields. He’ll also thank all Savrii, and anyone living on Thisavrou, for allowing him to bring him and his to live here.

⋆ Construction (different pay depending on skill level required) —

Enclosures: Large, electric and nonelectric enclosures meant to be home to creatures that require the added safety measures. 1,000 sencs per week. Crew lives on site until job is completed.

Arena: Stone seating surrounding an underwater area. 200 sencs per day. Crew can commute to and from work.

Hotels: Temporary living accommodations for guests. Crew are paid 50 sencs per hour and have to commute to and from work.

Crew Homes: Residences for future permanent employees to live in. 50 sencs per hour and have to commute to and from work.

Food Courts: Small huts for the production and selling of food. 40 sencs per hour and have to commute to and from work.

Mini EN-LIne: John Hammond wants to build a smaller version of the EN-Line within Region Six. Technicians and general laborers needed. 60 sencs per hour and have to commute to and from work.

⋆ Cleaning: 100 sencs per day; standard cleaning.

⋆ Transportation: Crates of amber stone and creatures will be coming through the Ingress and need to be taken to Region Six. Extreme care and caution is required. 400 sencs per day. Safety clause is signed before work commences.

⋆ Security: Guards to help in the transport of aforementioned crates. 450 sencs per day. Safety and loyalty clause signed before work begins.

⋆ Creature Care: Two permanent employees. The care of creatures. Resumes need to be submitted here listing credentials. Pay is 4,000 sencs per month and workers must live in Region Six. Safety, loyalty, and privacy clauses will be signed.

⋆ Art Design: One person is to be commissioned to create a logo for Region Six. 2,000 sencs for the finished piece. Contact John Hammond. To Note: All management positions in the fields above are paid double the sencs, but they come with double the responsibility.

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

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[She makes a face, nose wrinkling slightly. Beach. Outdoors. Meh.]

Sounds like a whole lot of sunburn.

That's why sunscreen exists! And we'll get you a big hat and an umbrella to hide under, too.

[ That seems like it was so long ago, it takes Lance a moment to remember that, for all that it's easy to fall into the familiarity of being around his fellow teammates in this crazy place, they're all from such different times that sometimes it's almost like different people. ]

...Oh. I can see how that wouldn't— [He winces a little when he responds. He's wondered a lot about who piloted Blue before him, but he can't imagine how he would feel if it had been someone like Zarkon and it was hidden from him like that. ] Yeah.

That's right, she tried to eat em. [a thoughtful pause] All of em have her burnt to a crisp, right? Hopefully this won't be that tale.

You'd have to get me hat that's three yards wide.

Hawke...

[Varric wasn't sure what he was staring at, but he knew enough about mages and their desires to be wary. He glanced at the children, who seemed keenly focused on Hawke, rather than him. He waved a hand, just to see if they looked his way, before turning his attention fully to the woman.]

I don't think we should be here.

[He turned to look back at the door, and frowned when he found nothing but the faint, light green tear in the world around them. It stood several feet up in the air, the only path leading to it rocky, desolate, and very much out of place in this otherwise idyllic little world.]

[It was also far too familiar for Varric's liking.]

Hawke. [He spoke in a low hiss.] We need to go, now.

Just raptors?

Not the bigger ones?

[No. No.

This is all wrong. This is all wrong. They know what this is. They know how this works. This is all wrong, all of it - it's false MERCY, it's a fake offer so she can get a cheap parting shot in. Drive a line of rib bones up through their back, piercing their throat, blazing through them in a jagged burst of ossein erupting out from their broken chest. They know what MERCY gets you. They know what MERCY teaches you.

What's she doing? What does she think is going to happen?]

I -

[Why are you being...

No.

Never.

* But it refused.]

[You

IDIOT.

They refuse to fall for the same trick twice.

She won't fool them. They know this Game, and they refuse to play.

The Knife swings down - ]

Oh, sure, fine. I'll leave, if you want.

[ There's an unspoken question there, almost a dare: do you really want to ask me to leave? ]

[- and drops, hanging limply at their side, uselessly.

A step back.

Another.

They're shaking their head, numbly. They don't want to play this Game anymore, and big kids don't cry, big kids don't doubt the people who say they care. We care about you, sweetie, don't you understand? That's why we're doing this. How can you trust anyone else to handle you, and all of your silly little tantrums? You don't get to leave. You don't get to pretend nothing else is happening. You don't get to shut your eyes and say it's not there. Anywhere but here. Anywhere but here.

Anywhere But Here.

It only occurs to them after the fact that they're

Still laughing. High and keening and laden with disbelief, their steps wary and stumbling as they retreat, retreat, retreat. Get away from this, from all of this. There's no right answer. They're being - they're being -

They know how it works by now. You think you're the first to pull this same stunt on them? You think they'd fall for it?

Very funny.]

You're really kind of a freak, huh?

Edited (...what? you didn't say that?) 2017-03-13 06:26 (UTC)

There was a crazy room with mirrors, but that many mirrors in one place was kinda giving me a headache.

[He has to smile. Who ever gets his name? Especially these days.]

People tend to call me Lavellan.

[He slides easily into the vacant space available at the table, and signals the bartender for two drinks: one for him and one for Nathan. As soon as he sits down he's nudged by one of the people already at the table. He ignores it.

When their drinks arrive Lavellan raises his mug in a ironic cheer, with a smirk.]

So, what brings you to a place like this?

Yeah. Is right.

[He blows out a breath and pushes his hand through his hair.]

Can I ask you about it? About... when you came from? You can say no, and I'll understand.

[Because there's something he wants to know. Has to know. But if Lance isn't comfortable with it, then he won't force him. It already doesn't feel right to have dragged it out of Hunk.]

That sounds like it might have to be a custom job.

...What do you wanna ask?

[ He glances over at the bored shopkeeper they've been piling clothes in front of, and realizes that maybe they should have this conversation elsewhere. ]

And, uh, maybe do you wanna ask it someplace else?

That'd probably be expensive.

... Right. Not the time.

[Hold up let him pay here, and maybe they can talk about this outside. He'd sort of forgotten where they were -- getting too focused on the subject, instead.]

[He'll hand Lance his shirt though, instead of shoving it in their giant bag of clothing.]

Want to wear it out?

They're creepy as hell! You can't deny that. All sneaky. At least the bigger knows just come barreling at you, screaming.

I bet. One of you gives me a headache.

[The knife lifted, and Angel knew that there was a savagery in the child, that with just a quick sprint forward, the knife could be in her ribs. After such a brief taste of life, it would be a cruel ending, one that maybe she deserved if forgiveness could not be obtained after dying just once.]

[But she did not cower, she did not turn and run. There was a part of her, instead, that pitched forward. She took one step, knowing just how far away she was, how impossible it would be if C.T. truly set their mind to cutting into their skin. But she wouldn't let it happen without a fight.]

[And then the knife fell to their side, and Angel stopped in her tracks. Her heart was in her throat, pounding hard as she waited for something, anything to change. It seemed far too peaceful of an -- ]

[The laughter started. Laughter that seemed far more suited for the child than anything else. Strange as it was, awful as it was, it was a strange comfort in the face of the horrors they had faced with each other.]

[Even the insult didn't seem to cut too deep. Perhaps it was the fact that, after expecting the knife, no lashing could hurt as badly as that wicked blade could have. On the other hand, Angel had known all of her life that she was a freak. Only freaks killed their mothers. Only freaks lived in isolation.]

I must be. [A faint, haunted smile crossed her lips.]

It's like you read my mind.

[ Since it's just a shirt, he's gonna go ahead and just strip off the one he's wearing—his usual white and blue tee, but without the jacket for once—and pull the new one on, pulling his shades down from atop his head to complete the look. ]

So? How's it look?

You could borrow Kaltenecker's tarp, once me an' Hunk finish her barn.

[ Deadpan: ] You're hilarious.

I figured.

[He's already starting to head out ahead of him, stopping short of the door when it's clear Lance is changing here and not... you know. In a changing room like a normal person.]

[He stops. Looks him up and down, and, deadpan:]

... Did you... realize these were... crop tops?

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march mod plot log

thisavrou monthly info ( the tmi )

ingress travel info

deslora

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