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thisavrou_log2017-05-06 05:15 am
may mod plot log
When: May 7 to May 31th
Where: Thisavrou + New Worlds
Warnings: none in the description; please label your headers where appropriate!
thisavrou monthly info ( the tmi )
⋆ Storm Update: On day 29 (May 9), the typical structure of the storm surrounding Thisavrou seems to shift visually with the clouds and intermittent flashes of lightning forming new patterns. At the same time, Ingress technicians detect a strange energy signature emanating from the facility at low levels, almost like a leak. There is no obvious effect at first, but by the end of the day, that energy begins to flow across Kauto and Chioni with curious results.
Residents of the planet will soon discover that they have acquired strange superhuman (or superbeing, for those who aren't human) powers. Those who are particularly social or who have been around for a long time may realize that these powers resemble abilities wielded by those who have come through the Ingress in the past, or even those who have never set foot on Thisavrou but are from the same world as someone who has.
Effects of the odd energy vary – people may discover they can read minds, cast magical spells, or have become invulnerable. These powers may also replace ones they already have. The level of control is just as unpredictable—someone may be a natural with their new abilities, or be in great need of a tutor!
By day 33 (May 13 OOC), the effect has faded, and the technicians soon decide to restrict the days that the Ingress is active going forward.
[[For more information, check out this OOC post!]]
⋆ While Kauto has always been known for its temperate climate, the slow changes have accelerated as the onslaught of the storm around Thisavrou shifts. A noticeable drop in temperature from the norm finds the planet settling at an alarming 54° F / 12° C during the day. And at night, temperatures fluctuate between this and 40° F / 4° C. All residents who tend crops will discover that some plants and other vegetation have withered without the warmer temperatures. An evacuation of all scientists and researchers on Chioni will be announced within the month due to its incredibly unstable surface temperature of -60° F / -51 C during the day and -150° F / -101° C at night. Access to some of the furthest burgs have been restricted until further notice because of this.
⋆ Savrii Notices:
As recently made public in Deputy TOD’s broadcast, a foreign presence has infiltrated Thisavrou using the bodies of its recent travelers. Presumed both intelligent and hostile, the contaminant has prompted a rapid response from the Savrii. Testing and Decontamination Centers have been established on Kauto and Chioni, and all persons who have traveled off-world in the last two cycles are called to present themselves for examination.
The basic procedure will last about six hours: medical tests, technical analysis, and a high-powered chemical wash designed to “make any stowaways run screaming”. All of this in addition to prolonged questioning as to their recent points of contact both on Thisavrou and outside. Parties who demonstrate cause for concern (including, of course, acknowledged contact with the contaminant) will be flagged in the Savrii’s database and required to return for twice-weekly visits to continue the procedures. Other than the phantom emptiness described previously, characters will feel no side effects of their exposure at this time. They may, however, find casual passerby avoiding them after a visit. Medical secrecy only goes so far against fear of plague, and that chemical wash also stains most creatures a cheery yellow-green.
Whatever its effect on your life personally, the social effects of the incursion are difficult to miss. Whispers and fear turn to paranoia and full-blown fights, and Thisavrou's population centers are packed with heated debates about safety versus exploration-- or sometimes, versus the explorers themselves. A small black-market trade in preventative medicine (real or otherwise) has sprung up, and rumors claim that the full list of infected persons can be bought too: by those who have the right connections and a lot of cash to pay.
Combating this upswing of violence and disorder? Thisavrou's intermediaries. Combination police force and negotiators, the intermediaries have always been crucial to the rule of law on Thisavrou. Recent events, however, have seen them advertising their presence more: some wearing a strip of silver cloth to mark their status and availability to help. If approached by one, characters will experience a supernatural sense of calm. They will find their concerns met with sympathy and understanding... but somehow also the exact right words to talk all parties down. Whether that means persuading your neighbor to leave you out of his conspiracy theories or explaining why you need to report in for testing... well, that depends on you.
Following the opening of travel to the planet Deslora, an unscrupulous individual smuggled back clownbee larvae. In the weeks since, the clownbees have become a mildly invasive species in certain areas of Region 3. Victims of clownbee stings report an irresistible urge to smear garish makeup across their faces and the need to consume as much sugar as possible. Citizens are cautioned to listen for telltale sounds of buzzing and honking, and be wary.
An organization that purchased samples from the planet Aueia several months ago is opening an exhibit at a museum in Region 1. Those who participated in gathering objects from the planet, as well as any who care to attend, are invited to attend a small opening reception for the exhibit, where they will be presented with a small gift from an ardent lover of that world's wildlife: a small whale carving made of stone with mild psychic properties. When touched with bare hands, the holder will receive a mental picture of someone who means a great deal to them, with perfect clarity, as if they saw them just a moment ago.
⋆ Mission notices have been posted to TABs for anyone interested in earning a little extra cash. Available missions are listed below:
Day 28 (May 8th) - While recent events have been difficult, the Department of Ingress Contingency Coordination is impressed by the rapid response of all Savrii in coming together to ensure public safety. A few holdouts, however, are rumored to be hiding their conditions-- and thereby putting not only themselves, but the entire population at risk. The department will therefore offer a reward of 100 sencs to citizens willing to report these cases, with an additional 200 senc bonus if the persons involved have been directly exposed to the contaminants. As Deputy TOD puts it, "you're only SAVING EVERYONE'S LIVES". Day 36 (May 16th) - EN-Line systems throughout Thisavrou have begun to suffer a strange outbreak of mechanical failures that are leaving commuters by the wayside. Rumor claims some of Chioni's insectoid residents might be to blame. The Savrii will pay 50 sencs to anyone capable of confirming the problem, and 300 to anyone who solves it.
ingress travel info
⋆ 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. As of this month, security will be in place outside the Ingress to ensure no clearance violations occur.
⋆ The Ingress powers Thisavrou in every way: economically, socially, and as a literal source of light and heat. However, between the biohazard incident and the recent escalation of the storms, the hazards of free travel can no longer be ignored. As a result, on May 10, the Ingress will be sealed against intrusion.
While sealed, Ingress travel must be directly controlled by the technicians. Instead of directing the open channel of the Ingress, technicians will be opening access to specific worlds, and closing it immediately after. As a result, traveling parties will have certain timeframes to leave and to return. Missing your schedule can result in being stranded offworld until the next travel period comes. Additionally, no new arrivals will be able to appear while Thisavrou's Ingress remains sealed. ((For OOC ramifications, check out the new app schedule!))
* Due to the closure and a recent push for regulation, no new worlds will be opened for exploration at this time. However, travel to established worlds will still be permitted, especially by individuals who have made contact there before. This opens up the opportunity for...
Revisiting Old Haunts
⋆ As many concerns have been brought up about the risks of their own Ingress travel, the Savrii are united in one certainty: that manipulation of the Ingress by other parties poses a far greater risk. A colony buried in the ruins of Thiri has been discovered engaging in their own in-depth studies on the use of Ingress energy. The Savrii consider this behavior to be a threat to the stability of all universes, and as with the Midway Hub, intervention is required at any cost.
A team is being sent to destroy all research data and technology onsite, along with anyone who interferes. As the colony's population is expected to interfere in its entirety, full combat gear will be provided to all volunteers. The mission will be supervised by high-clearance Savrii, and pay 250 sencs to each volunteer. All volunteers must be of at least Clearance Level 3, or personally vouched for by someone who is.
⋆ A year ago (by their local calendar), one of Thisavrou's established trade partners was approached by a pirate ship, one that had stolen from their world before. When the ruse was discovered, they attempted to force out the invaders, and in doing so, suffered a tragedy beyond proportion: the loss of an entire world.
Caducus Primary is no more. The mission announcement also notes that their sister planet, Caducus Secondary, also suffered massive losses in their efforts to force reparations from the murderers. On Day 35 of the current cycle (May 25th), a gathering is being held in the field of shattered glass where Caducus Primary was, to piece together a monument to the fallen. Thisavrou has pledged to send a delegation to assist. The pay will be minimal (30 sencs, to cover a missed workday), but this mission is open to all clearance levels.
[[ooc: For questions, comments, or additional information, check out the OOC post here.]]
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Seriously, Chara's made of bad decisions, but this shit takes the cake.
"Don't do this, please."
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They never paid for it. Not for any of it. Everyone was lucky to escape with their lives, with no retribution dealt to those who'd fastened collars to people's throats, who'd reduced them to pieces of meat, to some sort of utilitarian purpose.
"No one will remind them of what they've done." No one will exact what is necessary, to ensure they never do it again. "Someone has to."
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Haha well.
No that's not the case. They're exacting revenge for the fact that anyone, most particularly Asriel he's sure, that had been taken and forced into servitude.
"I think they're perfectly aware. You're not going to make them regret it. Trust me."
Mettaton wraps his arms around himself in an almost defensive manner. He remembers the threats he had gotten, threats if he didn't comply to his role.
If I dump some more cash into you, shine you up real nice, I bet there’s someone who’ll pay more’n I did for those fine legs and that nice ass. Got a big mouth too, so that’ll work in your favor...
They would't regret. His "owner" hadn't regretted anything. He'd gotten his money's worth from Mettaton, and even if he hadn't, he'd have traded the robot off into something worse, right?
"At the very least...don't do this kind of thing alone. It's stupid to do so."
He doubted they would concede to that single term. But he sorely hopes that they would.
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It matters very little, what he has to say to them. Whatever criticism he sees fit to exact upon them, he will likely be saying nothing they have not said themself already.
"And who would you suggest should accompany me?" Provided he is so terribly interested.
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Or the skillful twist and wrench as a robot with pliant, flexible arms ripped the very same off of an opponent.
It was all about the show. He made it look good while doing what he was built for, right? Killing. He wasn't a ghost in Waterfall anymore, huh?
But the point of it all was that he didn't want to go back.
"I don't know who. Anyone who is strong enough to take care of themselves and you.
...If no one else is available, then...I could. I'd rather not. But I could."
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A deft pivot, a synchronized twist of upper and lower body, a step back and away from him as they regard him with undisguised suspicion, eyes narrowed to scarlet slits. The admission sounds as though it may as well have been dragged from him, nails over the tile, but it is, nonetheless, an admission.
He is far from the worst of them, when it comes to empty words and hollow promises. He is far from the worst.
"Why?"
The inquiry is sharp as any weapon, hard and skeptical. Why would he, when he has made his dislike of them utterly transparent? When they have done nothing to him but committed his every atrocity to their memory, and seared his sins into their every word and whisper?
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What is also correct is that for all the trouble you cause me, I'm not interested in chancing something terrible happening to you. That would be upsetting."
Slightly to him, though he's sure that they wouldn't believe it. And moreso to their family.
"Besides. I have enough blood on my hands that a little more won't cause a problem."
Perhaps they haven't really performed a proper CHECK recently, but Mettaton is no saint.
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"It would be upsetting," they repeat, the skepticism pouring off the words in an oil slick of audible mistrust. "It would be upsetting, should I get what I deserve at their hands?"
Are they not asking for it? Are they not placing themself directly in harm's way? Are they not broadcasting their position, a target splashed across their forehead in vibrant red, every time they open their mouth, every time they antagonize him further, every time they act like this?
Do they not deserve it, for the sins they've committed?
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And the conviction with which he speaks those words, the way his expression hardens into steely resolve, Chara can believe that. He's not lying; not even close.
"So as I said. If you must, you can call on me. I have unfinished business on that Outpost."
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Despite how thoroughly he represents the failures of his kind, that in and of itself is disconcertingly human.
"I imagine many here have unfinished business." In fact, they're rather counting on that. "I'm simply facilitating it." A smile, empty and cold. "In the interest of closure."
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He might come to regret saying that, but for now, he doesn't care. And of course, he isn't insinuating that Chara would let Asriel find out; this time, Mettaton speaks out of the utmost concern.
Asriel has had enough damage done to his psyche by the Outpost. Mettaton has seen him growl at others just for approaching him while eating, he's seen him cower in dark and cramped places, and...all of their shared pain, the pain they kept to one another and depended upon each other to get through...that was just as clear a proof of damage.
...He can't let Asriel do this. He can't allow for the young boss monster to be collared, muzzled, and thrown bits of trash to eat. Nor would he ever allow it again.
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Their tone is hard, sheathed in iron. He has endured enough, and should anything go wrong - should anything go wrong, nothing of value will have been lost. He has his perfect, far superior sibling, one who accepted the title easily and without the push and pull and resistance that Chara exacted, the friend he wished he always had, and they will be, once more, a tragic and unavoidable loss. A footnote in someone else's happiness. A cautionary tale.
They will simply be gone, and it will be inescapable, and he will get past it. He will understand them as the hater of humanity, the hater of monsterkind, not the greatest person, and he will grieve quietly this time around.
Should it all end in failure, there would be no one to blame for the loss. No one but the child who formulated the plan and enacted it.
As it should be.