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famed & framed
"There will be no prison which can hold our movement down."
The Ingress has pulled you in. Your body experiences several sensations at once: being pushed forward as if a hand is resting on your back, momentary and startling blindness, a gentle ringing in your head. You have difficulty discerning whether it is hot or cold, but where you have been prodded is noticeably warmer than the rest of you. Some may suffer from dizziness while others are perfectly fine. Once equilibrium has been reestablished, you will notice you are standing on a long platform and that the room is filled with a soft cerulean light. It's slightly humid and dark despite the glow around you, and nothing is familiar.
Yet, unlike most new crew arrivals, this one is in the middle of chaos.
Despite more recent events, the planet of Emiri is not as peaceful as it once was. Frederick Link is still missing, and the authorities of Emiri have yet to lift the interplanetary ban they have placed on all space crafts docked at the aerospace. The captains previous held a meeting asking crew for any and all information that might help them locate the Komai, a mysterious group determined to undermine Link'd Inc's work providing flourishing matches across the universe by causing random acts of violence and protest across the three main cities: Harashan, Avelle, and St. Murtel. These things have led to mass arrests as well as an unsettling atmosphere spreading across the planet, and since a previous broadcast, things are beginning to escalate.
A downward spiral of these events begins as soon as new arrivals start to leave the Ingress—an unmarked box arrives in the cargo bay addressed to the inhabitants of the Moira. As per his job, Niko Bellic is the one to discover this box and open it. For some, the contents may be particularly gruesome. Link’s body is inside, clothed in a simple white button-down and pants (no shoes), and it looks as if letters have begun to bleed through the material. Anyone with expert knowledge of torture may note that Link was, in fact, tortured for information, and those letters? The writing itself spells out the name St. Murtel.
The captains, having been alerted of this, make an attempt to contact those at Link’d Inc. Unfortunately, the damage has already been done.
☄ First: MISCOMMUNICATIONSomehow, whether intentional or not, the Komai have once again hacked public systems and networks to brand those of the Moira as the ones behind these terroristic acts. They still use their own name, but the images are different, focusing on familiar faces wearing the ship’s uniforms and traveling to the Aerospace to return to the Moira. Not only that, there are short recordings of Link’s final words that mention a very recognizable name: Captain Thán. The Komai have redirected the blame to the Moira and its crew for their own means, and in response, any and all crew who are captured by authorities will immediately be detained and shipped out to unknown locations. The Captains send a message via MID and request everyone return to the ship to prevent this from happening. Yet, not all messages will be delivered depending on how far away they are.
With everyone’s safety hanging in the balance, the Captains have decided to take things into their own hands and find a way to lift the block on the Moira so they can leave Emiri’s orbit and avoid further repercussions regardless of whether or not any one of the crew wants to stay.
☄ Second: DECOY & DISTRACT After learning that Benjamin Link, son of recently deceased Frederick Link, knows how to unlock the ship so they can leave, the captains ask for volunteers to act as decoys on a mission to the Aerospace in Harashan. Their job is to distract guards and Emiri citizens, leaving the path clear for Benjamin to get to the computers. The captains reiterate that they are to use nonfatal methods as they don’t want a repeat of the events on Caducus Primary. Without his help, the ship won’t be able to leave, making this mission critical and extremely time sensitive. ☄ Third: RESCUEDuring the mission, Benjamin informs the crew that the Komai aren’t incorrect in their claims that Link’d Inc uses unforgivable means to obtain information in order to make their matches perfect. The children the crew dreamed about are just two of many—the offspring of Emirian citizens who had gone missing. It has long been suspected that Link’d Inc was involved in their disappearances, but only recently has the Komai done anything to shed light on these gruesome rumors. Benjamin, after successfully unlocking the ship, disables the security systems in St. Murtel, which will allow the children a chance to escape. They’ll need assistance in getting out of St. Murtel and to a pre-designated area in Avelle where a group of Komai and Emirians will be waiting for them.
But be careful. If anyone is recognized as part of the crew, they will be placed under arrest for treason and possibly never heard from again. ☄ Fourth: BREAKING OUTNow that the computer systems in Harashan’s Aerospace have been used to release the Moira, the entire crew are being called back via MID for an expedient exit from Emiri. Crew will be asked to assist other Moirans in getting back to the ship as quickly as possible via transporters or other small crafts as leaving is their only option at this point. In the escape, Emiri launches an attack on the Moira in an attempt to stop them. The ship’s previously unused defense systems activate, and those assigned to those positions are required to man their posts. Perhaps even those who don’t have the clearance are needed. Either way, it’s time to leave. ☄ Fifth: REFUGEESNow that the ship has finally escaped Emiri’s orbit, the crew will notice a group of stragglers in the main hall. During the crew’s quick exit, about fifty Emirians have taken refuge aboard the Moira, and the captains have agreed to take them to the closest planet so they may start again or live a life free of Link’d Inc “rule”. The captains ask the crew to help get them clothes and food for their short stay, no longer than a day at most, and to occupy them as best they can. Tell jokes, sing songs, bring up the kittens so that everyone can attempt to wind down after this series of unfortunate events. Light entertainment won’t be provided, but on request, some crew members may do just that.
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thisavrou_log2016-02-01 11:09 am
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"But-- but--" Oh jeeze, this is just terrible. Yata seems to have lost his voice for a moment before he finally blurts out, "Guys and girls aren't supposed to room together!" Damnit, first he gets kidnapped, then they lose his stuff, and then they give him messed up rooming assignments? What the hell?!
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"Relax, it's not as if we bite." Much. "Change your clothes in the bathroom and there's nothing to worry about. And stay on your own side of the room at night. It sometimes snows on the other side."
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Her reassurances don't do anything to reassure him, either - but that last comment of hers has the advantage of distracting him. His aggravation fades, melting into bafflement instead.
"It snows? How?"
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"I'll make sure any ice stays confined to Elsa's part of the room."
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"Fine, whatever." The egg-shaped beds aren't exactly idea for throwing himself down onto sulkily, so Yata settles for leaning against the shell of his instead. This whole room is so odd... "She's not gonna get pissed if I melt any snow that ends up on my side or anything like that, will she?"
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"Melt it?" Rosethorn asks shrewdly. "In the way snow ordinarily melts when you leave it indoors in a space too warm for it, or did you have something more immediate in mind?"
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"Like that." He lets his hand fall and the fire puffs right back out. "I don't wanna freeze just cause she can't control her magic." But he also knows from experience that fire users and ice users aren't exactly pals. He half expects a fight to break out the first time their powers butt up against each other.
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"You're not going to freeze," Rosethorn informs him tartly. "That's what the wards are for. Do you have the self control to keep your own magic to yourself, or should I set up wards to keep your power on your own side of the room too?"
It seems more and more sensible not to keep plants in her room, even if she could get her hands on some of the sort of lights that keep them alive in the garden. Two people affecting the temperature.
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"My power's not that work, or that strong. I can control it just fine." The only people he knows of that lose control of their skills like their are either total novices or devastatingly strong.
It, rater belatedly, is enough to make him finally wonder about his second roommate.
"So... what's this Elsa chick like, anyway?"
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She isn't especially worried. Discipline Cottage was the same, a lot of the time, and the only advantages she had there as opposed to on the Moira were Lark's help and better knowledge of the way magic works. Her children proved that knowledge wrong often enough anyway.
"She's quiet, polite, tries very hard not to make trouble or endanger anyone. She just never learned how to handle her power at all until very recently. There was no one to teach her."
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The description of Elsa is a little surprising, admittedly. Yata was someone expecting someone that sounded a bit more dangerous and in control of herself and less like an anxious wreck. Takes all kinds, he supposes.
"Right. Well..." Yata shrugs. "I'll stay out of her way, in that case."
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"Is magic commonplace where you come from, then? There several kinds of it on my planet, but I gather it's a lot rarer than I'd think elsewhere."
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"Seems like pretty hypocritical advice..."
Still, he's asking him a question and he's only too happy to answer. Especially if it means talking about HOMRA.
"Not really. Some people are just born with it or develop it randomly, but most people have to get it from a King, like I did." He pauses before he decides to add: "The people that get it at random can have pretty much any kind. The kind that comes from Kings is usually stronger, but you can only get certain stuff like fire or being able to walk through walls."
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She doesn't even bother getting angry with Yata for that, snorting in amusement and offering him a grin. "I never said you had to be nice to me, boy. Only Elsa. She won't do anything to deserve another sort of treatment."
She appreciates all the sights and learning when she travels, that being her whole motivation to do so with Briar before she was whisked away to the Moira and farther from home than she ever intended to go. Completely foreign plants or magic are especially fascinating, though. "Magic is very different on your planet than mine. I gather there's something more to your kings than just the usual political monarchy?"
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"Something, yeah." Part of his vagueness is intentional, but in truth he hasn't paid much attention. Worrying about the finer details of the Dresden Slates, the source of their powers, is for Kings themselves, as far as he's concerned. "But aside from the Gold King none of them are royalty or politicians or anything like that. I mean, the last Red King was just a normal guy right out of high school when he got his powers." Though despite that, Yata still sounds pretty respectful (and a little wistful) when he talks about said King.