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[savmods]

Who: Everyone
When: July 1 and onward. See this post for info.
Where: Kauto + Chioni + Ingress Complex
Warnings: Potential violence. Please label warn-worthy content in your subject headers.

There's a burst of light in the sky when the Ingress breaks, a final flare followed by a shuddering that only those in the facility can feel. A flurry of panicked activity in the complex follows, ushering new arrivals to where they need to go in a hurry, with little time to give them the needed information, much less answer questions. The lights remain on, but dimmer now, life functions still operating but little else. On Kauto and Chioni below, the sky fades into an early twilight, followed by night, and day does not come again.

nerds save the world

Before the end of the day, all TABs receive an emergency broadcast notification outlining the situation. The speaker, a lead Savriite Ingress technician, does not invite panic but nor does he mince words. The Ingress is broken; their best efforts have failed to restore it. The time has come to turn to anyone who can help: scientists, engineers, those who have worked with advanced technology on any world. Formal qualifications don't matter when it could be the end of everything.

"Help us. Before it is too late."

Those who come will have the run of the complex and full access to the Ingress, as well as whatever tools are available and as much coffee as they can drink. People are encouraged to work in groups and share ideas, and a small number of young and nervous technical assistants will be on hand.

the land below

As Thisavrou is denied light and warmth, the weather becomes brisk and descends into bitter cold. Chioni is evacuated due to the effects on the already-harsh weather cycles there, although a skeleton crew of scientists remain behind. On Kauto, the arboreal Region Three and pastoral Region Two suffer the most from the temperatures and the snow that eventually begins to fall. Many crops are frozen over, and refugee citizens are driven from their homes to the Regions One and Five, where stored energy will keep dwellings warm. Save for those who choose to leave the underwater facilities, Region Four remains largely unchanged, but there are unverified accounts of strange aquatic animal behavior near the surface.

Overcrowding, limited supplies and a pervasive fear presents the opportunity for both heroism and foul deeds. Many come together to share resources, supplies and fellowship in what could be the end of worlds, while others take what they can from the unwilling or exploit the desperate. Sentient evacuees are followed by fauna from Region Three and unsettled lands beyond, in search of warmth or food or merely confused by the change in habitat. Some are unthreatening herbivores, while tanglesnakes and clownbees are more troublesome. Others are poisonous hunters, while still others are small, but dangerous when faced as a pack.

Just when all seems lost, light returns to the sky. The Ingress begins to function once more.

the coming days

As the temperatures rise, many demand answers, but most turn to the rebuilding of their lives first. Damage has been done that isn't so easily fixed, and even in the least-affected areas, remnants of the crisis show in the lack of fresh food, in the increased signs of criminal activity. Those who can help others through their own efforts of by organizing assistance are needed, but those with impure intentions are more likely to go unnoticed.

Eavesdropping on the streets may reveal a desire for vengeance. "Those intruders from last week. They're responsible for this, aren't they? What's being done?" But don't listen too closely, or a suspicious eye may be turned on you. "Aren't you one of the refugees from the Midway Hub? You should return to where you came from! All the trouble began when your people showed up!"

Life goes on. But life does not go on unchanged.

[quick ooc note: the Region 4 search & retrieval mission/RNG fight will be posted in a separate log.]

Comments

[undyingbeliefs]

[She watches him carefully as though she were looking for something. It's a strange moment of silence before she nods and seems satisfied enough to relax. Either way, whatever conclusion she came to she believes his story well enough.]

Ser Evangeline de Brassard.

You could have done worse to them but you didn't. [How's that for optimism.] That's appreciated. But you understand they'll likely be back with others given the chance.

[liberaltus]

[He returns the favor, watching her, though possibly not for the same reason. He's heard the name before, though he's not fully certain where he's heard the name and why it rings so many bells. Obviously she'd from his world and with a title like that?]

Templar?

[Well, she does have a sword, it stands to reason.]

I could have and they would have deserved it. [Optimism is rather charming.] I'm certain they will return, and should they, I suspect they will get their answer again. I cannot imagine I'll be as kind next time.

[undyingbeliefs]

[She nods.]

I would not fault you for that, but others might. Any act of violence against the people here, even for reasons of self-defense can only add more fuel to the fire. While you might be capable of defending yourself each time not all who come here are.

[That hardly helps him, she realizes. It's just a string of facts that are likely useless to him even if he hadn't recognized the issues beforehand.]

If there is anything I can do to help, however, you only need to ask.

[liberaltus]

I expect they'd use any excuse to hate us whether I acted violently towards them or not, they've all but killed people that I know [he won't name names, because he promised not to tell anyone anything specific] it's like a vicious circle, you either don't react and people get hurt, or you do react and people get hurt. What I can do is defend myself so that I can defend others if it comes to that.

[That was the only solution that Dorian had, honestly, if he was dead or on the bench how was he of any use to anyone. He had to be aggressive even though that wasn't his disposition.]

I could invite you inside, my purpose for coming here was to get rid of some potions that are dangerous and could be used against us. For your trouble I could offer you some healing herbs and a few of the non-lethal potions, eveyone could use a healing potion or two.

[It would also give Dorian a chance to better look his injuries over and assess the damage, dress his wounds a bit.]

[undyingbeliefs]

[Not all acts of defense need to lead to violence. But she says nothing, there is no point in arguing the matter with a stranger. She doesn't know his experiences, nor does she really know the native people here neither. It's not entirely her place to judge or lecture. She only lets out a soft sigh for response, and gestures to the door.]

You don't need to repay me with anything. Keep what you have for those in immediate need and yourself, by the looks of things you are likely to make faster use of it than I.