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may mod plot log

Who: Everyone
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 )

⋆ All information is current as of day 27 (May 7). There are 100 days in a cycle, and the current cycle started on April 11.

⋆ 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

⋆ 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.

⋆ 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

⋆ Although the visit to Escoria was brief, wet, and unpleasant for most, others found new inspiration-- or old ties. A group of Region Four's Gorgóna have spent the last month researching their long and complicated family history and believe they have traced their ancestors directly to a clan of Escoria's more aggressive waterfolk. The Gorgóna are willing to pay 100 sencs to every individual who will assist in escorting them to their lost kin-- and making sure all parties survive the reunion long enough to celebrate. As their last encounter with the Savrii was strictly hostile, this is both a security mission and an opportunity for diplomacy-- and consequently, all travel groups require one member of Clearance Level 2 or higher to come with.

⋆ 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.]]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[Family on the same field. Generally speaking, the Alliance did its damnedest not to let it happen — when push came to shove, even (or despite) familial relations, people would often make poor judgement calls for the sake of their relatives. Not that it was a human-only concept — every species had people who favored their kith and kin to often detrimental ends.

But this wasn't the Alliance, the Milky Way, or anything resembling a typical scenario. Could she ever judge Alec for choosing his daughter over himself? When he owed less than nothing to the Alliance or its way of thinking? When she'd read whole thinkpieces dedicated to tearing apart the decisions she'd made in the field?

It was tragic. It was noble. And in that way, it was somehow fitting for Alec Ryder.

Letting a slow exhale through her nose, she rotates the ice in her glass, pulling herself out of thought.]

That's a hell of a field promotion. And it sounds like she pulled everything together, despite that. Definitely her father's daughter, hard hand aside.

Ryder is... one of a kind.

[There's no small bit of fondness there. Pride, too. The woman is reckless, goofy, occasionally makes wildly unsound decisions. But always pulled through. What wasn't there to like?]

[Besides, you'd have to be a little insane to pull off some of the things Ryder had, successfully.]

[She ducks her head, folding her arms on the table in front of her. Of all people, she's talking about this with Commander Shepard. Who'd probably understand better than most. But so much of it is Ryder's story. And Vetra has no right to go into it.]

She'd probably be flattered to hear that, though. And then put her foot down her throat.

She's good at that, too.

Come on — it's usually just a foot in the mouth. She can't be that bad, if she's building that many bridges.

[It did take a little bit of savvy, or at least a lot of charm.]

Sounds like you hold her in pretty high regard, though. Would've liked to have met her.

[She says nothing. Just makes the turian version of raised eyebrows.]

[Electing not to mention Ryder's reaction to the kett was literally just, "well! scan them back!"]

Hey, she's our captain. Sort of required.

[The gesture makes her scoff, and she knocks back the rest of her glass.]

Highly recommended — but not required. I've met more than one captain whose crew didn't think much of them, even as they followed their every order — unless you're trying to tell me all Turians hold their commanding officers in high regard?

[And the question earns a scoff from Vetra. And a scowl.]

Depends on how big of prick the commander is. The bigger they are, the better they are.

I guess in a meritocracy, you have to get that swagger from somewhere. Still, attract more ants with sugar than vinegar. I'm going to guess that Ryder was more of the former.

[Greenhorns usually were. It wasn't a terrible quality to maintain — but it tended to get tempered in the fires of command.

Pushing her glass forward, she signals for a refill, and leans back again.]

So, pathfinders, settlements, conflict, success. Things weren't... well, golden, but it sounds like you all did get it going, at the least.

All of this, despite... murderous Andromeda aliens, apparently?

[A grimace. Mandibles flared off teeth.] They can keep the swagger for all the good it does.

[She's going to withhold comment on Ryder being vinegar or sugar. Because she's not sure if there's a "desperately doing the best you can" metaphor there.]

Ohhh yeah.

Murderous species abducting other species to... [She grimaces, and does that impressive turian airquote gesture.] ... "exalt".

It's exactly as bullshit as it sounds.

Exalt? [She frowns at the word, at the airquotes. Where did they learn that, anyway?]

Raise up? [No. This was some metaphorical garbage, used to make an insidious horror sound clean and pure.] ...Reprogramme? Destroy?

Aggressively and genetically converting other species to their own.

Stab them with some weird goo, and bam.

They turn into one of them.

[She says it so casually. But, then again, they hadn't run into any clearly exalted turians yet. It was still less personal.]

[What the hell.

The curiosity fades, replaced by a serious, quiet anger.]

All species? [The science that would take was... expansive.

But the Reapers had made the Collectors. And they'd made Reaper shock troops out of corpses. And almost... a human Reaper. The idea of converting, transforming one species into another was practically next door, wasn't it? It certainly wasn't outside the realms of possibility, according to what she'd seen.]

The angara, mostly. Heleus natives.

But by the time we found out, they were moving onto krogan and salarian subjects.

[She says it coolly enough. But her talons are pressed into the tabletop, and more teeth are visible along her jaw than necessary. Voice a low, echoing growl.]

[It was barbaric. Insane. And utterly disgusting.]

[Her eyes dart down to Vetra's movements, betraying the even-handed tone she uses to dispense the facts. This wasn't just something she'd heard about: this was first-hand experience. Visceral knowledge of something coming, step by miserable step, too close to home.

There was interest, and then there was sensitivity. Time to change subjects, if just by a little.]

What can you tell me about the Angara? Sounds like you found at least someone didn't want you dead.

They're... hm. Colorful like asari. Way family-oriented. Pretty much lost their whole culture to the kett.

And war. Because that's fun.

[It's not fun. It sucks. And she feels for Jaal -- even misses him right now. He'd do this conversation way more justice.]

One of them came on with our crew. Not a bad guy. Good laugh.

So: two new alien races. The Kett, and the Angara. One's out for blood, the other...

[There's a moment of consideration, and a doubtful expression.]

That must've been an interesting first contact. When their only other point of reference for a foreign species of sentient spacefaring beings wants to destroy everything they are.

The other just wants to eat paste in peace.

[She's one hundred percent serious there.]

Yeah -- they only let Ryder on their planet at first. Which went over with the rest of us about as well as you'd expect.

[Pulling her refilled glass towards her again, she raises a careful brow at the statement, the whole effect compounding on her already doubtful look.]

A planet full of peaceful paste-eaters. I'm surprised they let any of you on.

What happened next? I take it it worked out well, if you left with one of their own.

Not that peaceful. They had their own brand of "anti-Milky Way warriors". Which is just as great as it sounds like.

Jaal liked Ryder. He apparently talked her up enough to get them on our side.

Yikes. But then again, after being destroyed and "exalted" by the only other outside species they knew... can't say I'm exactly surprised.

I imagine the Initiative did a bit of outreach after first contact was made? Set up an... emissary, or something like that?

Yeah, when you look at it like that, sure.

[Doesn't mean she's not a little salty there.]

They got an embassy on the Nexus, everything like that. So it all worked out.

[She definitely looks at it like that. Objectivity is the boon of the observer.]

Did that work in both directions?

Sort of. Still have the rogue element trying to shoot us every few days or so. But most of the angara don't mind us.

I think Jaal has more of an influence than he thinks.

Being the first emissary on-board a crew of aliens has got to count for something, if it's not getting you exiled.

[She fiddles with her glass, finally taking a drink before she continues.]

I mean, a couple thousand years of alien warfare tech is a hell of a windfall for them in terms of scientific advancements. He'd be set for life with regards to answering cultural questions, too.

He'd also be the first to tell you he's not an ambassador. Even if we basically made him one.

... Ambassadors don't strip naked with the crew to... compare guns.

We're not talking about firearms, are we.

may mod plot log

thisavrou monthly info ( the tmi )

ingress travel info

Revisiting Old Haunts

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