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"the trees rustle in the evening when we stand uneasy before our own thoughts."
With the events of Del Pascia behind the Moira, things are only now beginning to settle—and not very well. Through the combined efforts of some of the crew, D-E-L and her permanent residents were incinerated into the dust of space. While it’s not the most peaceful end, it is one, and not many are going to be thinking back on how nice Del Pascia’s facilities were for quite some time. Repairing what they could of the ship’s interior and putting as much distance between the Moira and the prison as possible, those aboard are informed by Navigation that they are approaching another planet. This means, of course, the potential for better supplies, as some things are beginning to dwindle, and the Captains elect to dock so long as the crew follows protocol. WELCOME TO AMISSIS-RE
Amissis-Re is an unregistered planet with no documented histories or signs of life. The Moira’s Navigation crew have scanned the planet for any usable resources and have discovered a faint signal emitting from beneath the surface of Amissi-Re. Using the transporters and any other crafts located in the Cargo Bay, the crew are able to travel to the source of the signal. Upon arriving in its exact location, they’ll find a small series of lakes that lead to a tower-like structure that appears to be in use. Crew must cross a poorly assembled bridge system that sways and dips when weight is applied to it in order to gain access to the entrance. Once there, a woman comes out to greet them and explains, excitedly, that she is so very happy that they have come to Amissis-Re.
Everyone can go home.
Their host insists that she has done the impossible and has somewhat fixed the Ingress that’s been built on Amissis-Re a long time ago, and what’s more, she can send crew home for short bursts of time. Upon following this woman inside, crew will find that the planet is not, in fact, barren at all. Diving deep into the underbelly of Amissis-Re, it’s like an eternal factory of machines, and while vast, for whatever reason, it also seems incredibly welcoming...
☄ LEAP OF FAITH ( 05.01 and on ) The barren planet of Amissis-Re is devoid of vegetation and organic life except for a lone woman, and the planet itself is an intricate honeycomb of machines that go for miles below the surface. Yet, that seems insignificant and unimportant in comparison to the news that the crew has just received. After Thán has looked at the Ingress, he tells the crew that he cannot say for certain that it is properly functioning, but Emiri native, Ben Link, will volunteer to test it out.
An elevator takes crew down to a glass platform that overlooks an inverted Ingress portal. In order to return home, the Moirans will have to take a leap of faith and jump in. Ben, in order to show his commitment to the crew and willingness to help get them home, takes that jump with Captain Thán seconds behind him. Jumping feels like dropping through wind; lights swirl, it’s warm, and a soft buzzing encompasses you as you fall. You don’t feel the landing. One moment you’re falling, and the next, you’re in a new world.
A few hours pass before a similar elevator rises from below and to the left of the Ingress, stopping beside the platform. Ben and Thán step out unharmed.
It works, and everyone can temporarily go home. Will you jump? ☄ COMBINE THE EXTREMES ( 05.01 and on ) The woman that greeted the crew and led them to the platform will allow anyone that wants to go home the opportunity to go. There’s only one catch: it’s not permanent. She’s worked for years to fix the Ingress so that she can return to her own home but hasn’t been able to make the trip an everlasting one. Everyone always comes back. Always. They go for a few hours, at first, but that amount of time increases with each visit.
The one guideline, she says, is that you can’t go alone. Each trip requires a partner, or it becomes too much for the mind to bear. These rules are simple: the world takes shape depending on who jumps first, but if crew go hand-in-hand and leap at the same time, the worlds combine. This new world will be populated with people that existed in both and may appear to be a jarring combination of both worlds. It may seem unusual, but if the woman is asked, she’ll explain that the combined world does exist as there are more universes than can be imagined. The Ingress tries to take the person to their own home, their original home, but when jumping together, it finds the closest possible match and deposits them there instead.
From that point on, you can travel the world together or split up, but remember, this world is a living, functioning world. It doesn’t matter if it’s the home of one crew member or a combination. You meet other people. You can get hurt. You influence and are influenced by others.
Be cautious, and enjoy your visit “home”. ☄ LINGER ON ( 05.05 and on ) The more times the Amissis-Re Ingress is visited, the more it seems that your trips last longer and the experience becomes even more vivid. More real and harder to distinguish from the current reality that you know. It’s difficult to explain why, but you get the feeling that maybe if you went without the aid of the host, that perhaps you’d be able to stay. Forever. It takes some subterfuge, but in time, you see your chance: she’s nowhere in sight, and you take it.
The world you are in now is completely your own, whether another crew member accompanied you or not. The people you know are there, everything around you is exactly as you remember. A few hours pass, and you don’t feel that familiar tug, that invisible hook at the base of your spine that signals that your visit is over. Even more time goes by, and you’re still in that world, your home. When the first day has passed, you begin to question if you’ll ever go back, or if life on the Moira was all a dream. The person with you won’t be able to convince you otherwise, and they’ll start to feel less real, a stranger that you used to know.
There’s only one way to go back to the Moira. Someone from the other side has to come in and retrieve you both. Once in, contact with a third will jump-start a link through the Ingress, and it will pull all crew back to the platform.
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thisavrou_log2016-05-01 09:04 pm
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[ He takes one off the wall and unfurls it so that Miller can see the transparent computer display activate and scan the room. ]
It's a rather ingenious item. It's fully capable of firing a dense rubber projectile to pacify civilian aggressors. It's other use...
[ He looks to Eggsy with a subtle nod toward the wall of guns. ]
Eggsy, would you care to demonstrate?
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Oh, yeah. Right.
[He heads to the wall of guns, and picks up a standard Kingsman pistol, a TT-30. Eggsy weighs it in his hand as he snags a ten-round clip and slides it in. Turning around, he turns off the safety, and raises his hand.
One breath and then he shoots three times, slight adjustments each time and all directly at Harry.]
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Can I-?
[Get one of those?]
Wait.
[He picks up one of the guns too, giving it a look over in his hands.]
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[ Not that it would have taken Harry out while he was wearing his Kingsman suit. Not that he'd mentioned that particular detail of the modern gentleman's armor to Miller yet. ]
It's a modified gun we use in the field, it's capable of firing shotgun shells for close quarters situations.
[ As for Harry's choice, he goes over and takes down a signet ring in his size and puts it on. Much better. ]
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Thanks, bruv.
[Still smiling, he turns towards the umbrellas, and snags one off the wall. He walks it over to Kaz, handing it to him.]
Ain't hard to learn to use. You should take it, yeah?
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[Then grunts a noise of approval.]
Yeah. Could come in handy. Real handy.
Sort of ah... well, whenever I go back for good, I might have a bigger target painted on me now. So whatever help I get I'd appreciate.
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[ Harry certainly is. There won't be another chance like this in the future and the mail is notoriously unreliable. Sometimes you get something useful and other times you get a self help book on how to be a strong, confident woman who can keep a man.
He gives Miller a once over, looking thoughtful. ]
...It might be prudent to have you fitted for a suit while we're here.
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[Eggsy's brow shoots up and he nods in approval. He's already trying to figure out how to make that happen, but Harry's got more experience, so he leaves the finer details up to him.]
Harry, you should.. take Kaz in the right fitting room for it. Measure him, yeah?
[You know. Spend some time alone and bond.]
I'm gonna go nose around elsewhere for a bit.
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Just so you know, Eggsy, I've been fitted by Harry before and he was an absolute professional. Even if I wouldn't have minded if he'd chosen not to be, his manners were commendable.
[He carries his pilfered load and looks over his glasses at Eggsy, chiding that thinly veiled attempt at match-making with a sharp glance, before heading out of that back area.]
Fitting room? [Just point him in the right direction.]
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[ Harry shakes his head and, very gently, cuffs him upside the head before gesturing to fitting room one. ]
Just over there, Kaz.
[ He steps up next to him with something of a smug smile. ]
You don't need to look so put upon. A suit is a modern gentleman's armor, you know. [ He steps up to the counter to make the arrangements, looking over his shoulder for a quick aside. ] ...did I forget mention that all Kingsman suits are bulletproof?
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[Harry has his immediate, earnest attention. There are already ideas running through his head. Backwards engineering- no, wait. No, he's keeping that for himself. But, at least he's interested.]
Sounds like I'll owe you a hell of a favor for this one. [He goes into the fitting room, still giving Harry a look that says, "Really?" Because that is a hell of a fabric.]