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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

[shashka]

[ well, there was certainly much more to his own world that he might be able to share, but unfortunately, Ocelot is anything but an open book. more of one with a very alluring cover, with all the pages stuck together. ]

I'm sure you will. He and Ahab are quite close. [ Ocelot definitely notices that face, though again, it's hardly something you talk to another person about when you've first met him. though, he can't help but wonder if Venom told him his true origins or if... someone else entirely did (Miller). a question for another time.

and look one of the last people to tell him he loved him did so while pregnant with his clone children it was not a good time for anyone. ]

I'm looking forward to it. [ and with that, he takes a step back. ] You should be all patched up, with no scarring.

[liberaltus]

[Aren't they all a little bit tight-lipped? Dorian has no problem sharing information, but he's selective in the things that he'll share and to the degree of what he'll share until he knows someone.

Not that secret identities and code names have all that much meaning to him, he supposed it was better suited for spies and assassins, but everyone had their secrets.]

If he and Ahab are that close, I can only imagine that several of my acquaintances know him. [Kazuhira did mention this other man he used to love, though he didn't mention him by name exactly and Dorian didn't ask. He wondered if this was the same person, but speaking of, it was Kazuhira who mentioned it to him only because Dorian was keenly aware of the fact that Ahab lacked a self-awareness when it came to his appearance. Something he found odd.

And this is why Dorian chooses to avoid complications.]

Now I have to think of a way to repay you for this...especially since the no scarring bit is very important to me.

[shashka]

[ his tone is light. ]

I imagine that they would. He's got a unique ability to make friends with the most unlikely of people.

[ himself included, possibly (especially given the fact he was the one who shot his eye out, albeit accidentally). of course, out of everyone alive (barring quite possibly, Venom, given his nature), he probably knows Big Boss better than anyone else.

sometimes, Dorian, complications find you and before you know it's twenty years later and you've spent half your life loving someone who has the emotional intelligence of a rock.

another smile. ]

Your company will be repayment enough.

[ the man was certainly interesting. and he could use more people to associate with that... weren't from his world. ]