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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.]

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kauto r5

[ruffboi]

This time, when Diana tries breaking up a fight, it happens to include Magnus, who is currently in a fight against several people at once. It's not clear how exactly this started, but it doesn't seem as bad as it could be; after all, Magnus has an axe and a shield strapped to his back, but he hasn't reached for them at all, and is still only using his fists. He looks a little the worse for wear - he has a bruised eye that looks like it's likely to swell and a split, bloody lip - but he doesn't look particularly angry. As she pulls the fight apart, he tries for one last swing before he notices her stepping in. Once he does see her, he pulls his punch.

"Whoa, hey! I have this!"

He doesn't really seem to have this.

[monomachy]

Though Diana has noted the weapons he carries and intends to take the appropriate precautions when moving forward, she also notices that he has yet to use said weapons. This makes her feel a little better about trying to disengage this entire debacle rather than violently insert herself into the middle of it.

She's pulled two of the brawlers back by the scruffs of their necks, ignoring their struggles. One of them makes to punch her stomach, and grunts with pain when his knuckles find naught but her armor.

"What is the meaning of this?"

[ruffboi]

"Damn, you're strong!" He's momentarily distracted enough by the fact that she just pulled apart two guys big enough to give him trouble, and stops trying to get in a fight himself.

"Anyway, I was just breaking up a fight." And doing a really bad job of it, apparently? Seems like he was causing more fights. "No hard feelings, boys, just run along."

[monomachy]

Though she hears his praise, she does not give a response. She'd heard the same exclamation several times in Europe, and still doesn't know how to answer it aside from a simple, 'I am.'

The corners of her lips drop as he says he was breaking up a fight. She senses that the men she's holding will no longer attack him, so she releases their shirts so she can place her hands on her hips. "That is not what it looked like to me. It looked as if you were the one who started the fight."