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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

[sugaroutlaw]

Michiko only keeps a brief pause when the snowball hits its mark and enjoys the childish feeling of victory. But after the moment passes she runs up to the group and grabs her poor victim by the collar, all ready to let her fist teach a lesson.

But this time she's being interrupted by a man laughing next to her. She holds back her punch and turns to look at the man, listening to what he has to say while still holding the Savrii down.

"Huh?" She frowns and lowers her chin to look at him behind her sunglasses. "Who are you?" Seems like she completely had missed his presence earlier.

[saveyourserpent]

...Alright, well, he hadn't expected her to not see him in the first place, but hey. At least that meant someone didn't think he couldn't take care of things himself, right?

Right?

Anyway, he grins, holding his hands out in a greeting gesture. "The person who's been standing here the whole time, I suppose," he offers, before making with the actual introductions. "Liquid Snake. And you are?"

[sugaroutlaw]

"Uh." Michiko snorts when she hears the name, eyeing the hand with as amusement comes and replaces the irritation from her face. She lets go of the man she's holding, allowing him and the rest of the group flee from the scene.

"I don't know you." She turns to face him properly, placing her hands on her hips. "That your real name?"

[saveyourserpent]

Aw man, Liquid wanted to punch someone.

Okay, maybe not, but it would have been very satisfying.

"No, you don't, but if you're so concerned about knowing who I am, clearly you should give out some information too, hm?" He shrugs a shoulder, like it doesn't really matter to him anyway. "It's the name I'm using, so that's real enough."

[sugaroutlaw]

Oh, Michiko could definitely relate to the feeling of wanting punch someone to face. She'd like to have a swing at the assholes calling her names too. In fact she'd run after the targets if her attention wasn't now focused on him. Talk about short attention span.

"Right." She says, completely missing the invitation to talk about herself here. "What are you doing here then?"

[saveyourserpent]

"Well, I've been trying to just mind my own business, but people around here seem to have a problem with that." Not that he couldn't kick their asses. He could, particularly well.

"Not quite sure how that's your business, actually," he says, but his tone isn't particularly hostile.

[sugaroutlaw]

"Yeah?" Michiko mumbles, not bothering to hide the disinterest in her tone, as she digs out cigarette along with a lighter from her jacket's pocket.

"You're the one who talked to me first."

[saveyourserpent]

"A simple comment that one can ignore if they feel like it doesn't warrant an interrogation." He shrugs, though, moving to head off. "So I suppose that's it, then."