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the glass menagerie
"I want the world to be fragile. There is no place to hide a dark heart."
After the missive from the people aboard the vessel carrying those from Caducus Secondary, the Moira is alive with preparations for defending the ship. No matter how big or small, each individual is entrusted with the responsibility of protecting themselves and their fellow crew members at all costs. With the Captains having divided them into teams to devise appropriate Plans of Action, they have decided to merge all the ideas into a singular strategy and have relayed it to the entirety of the crew via the MID. Everyone has been given a vital part to play, and although the Captains realize that some aboard are passive, now isn’t the time to be idle. Now is the time for action.
☄ Step 1: Negotiate & Infiltrate
With this part of the plan enacted, a small number of those who have volunteered to attempt negotiations have been heard by the Caducans and have been temporarily “invited” to board their vessel. However, due to this highly stressful situation, a portion of the offensive team have been asked to accompany them in order to disable as much of the opposing ship and its crew to force them to evacuate onto the Moira. Regardless of time and what reparations are offered, negotiations ultimately fail. The Caducans want the debt of their planet to be paid by the people of the Moira with their very lives. While boarded with the Caducans, they will attempt to incapacitate the negotiation party through violent means, and it will be the responsibility of this particular team to attempt disengage the Caducans’ ship to prevent it from attacking the Moira. However, despite all efforts to sabotage their systems, the ship itself shuts its primary units into Lockdown Mode.
All Moirans are forced to make a decision: stay and be shut inside an unfamiliar ship with the remaining Caducans who are still out for blood or make an attempt to flee to the emergency escape units on that ship with the other Caducans who have used them to head straight for the Moira. Meanwhile, back on the Moira, the crew must work to secure the ship against the incoming assault by the Caducans after having left their ship via emergency escape units. This means that some of the defense team will have disabled the gunnery to make it look as if the Moira is defenseless and secure the rest of the area with those on the offense team. There is no place for mercy; the Caducans will board the ship through the Cargo Bay. They are not interested in granting it to the crew after all the losses they suffered at Caducus Primary. The only choice will be to fight for their lives (kill or be killed) or find a way to lure the Caducans into the Ingress room to send them to some unknown place where they will no longer be a threat. The Captains have given all members of the crew leave to use whatever means necessary to protect both themselves and the ship’s systems from the invaders. Failure is not an option.☄ Step 3: ???? & Step 4: Profit
In the aftermath of the fight, the Moira is in a state of devastation. Bodies of the Caducans as well as some of the Moira’s own crew can be found in the hallways. Those who were stuck aboard the Caducan ship have either been rescued or rescue attempts are underway. This is the time to recover, to calculate what has been lost and come together as the crew the Captains have wanted since the Ingress had brought them aboard. Any and all Medbay personnel will be at the crew’s disposal, though the Captains will be focusing their attention on the Ingress room and what has become of it after having thrown so many people inside it.
The Ingress technology is broken. Various events on planets and on the ship have shown that fixing it is near impossible, and that it is entirely unpredictable in nature. The Moira’s Ingress had recently turned off, sending the ship into a slight freefall before it restored and righted itself. Hours after sending the remaining Caducan crew members through the Ingress, the swirling blue light goes still and emits a pulse that ripples out in waves as far out around the ship as a few miles. For one lingering breath, it’s impossible to move, a near blinding light surrounding every crew member. The rush of wind is the only sound that can be heard. Moments later, every Moiran, even those that were on the Caducan ship, are now in the same place. The Ingress has malfunctioned, causing time and space to overlap—the two ships have twisted together into something unseemly and new. ☄ Shattered & Swept Aside
Parts of the Moira have ceased to exist. Areas of the ship have become crystalline and transparent. There are rooms that were never there before. The Mess Hall is gone, replaced by a single empty room devoid of all furniture. The tree at the center of the garden is still there exactly as it was except it is now made of glass. The floors are a jarred mess of glass and steel, and there is broken glass littering the ship. The air filtration systems are going into overdrive to clear out the miniscule particles floating everywhere. So, sometimes, too deep a breath may end with inhaling shards of glass. The clothing you’re wearing might have turned to glass, doors are sealed shut, and it’s hard to discern where the Moira starts and the Caducan ship ends.
Everyone has only one job: be careful of the glass. ☄ We Break Fast, We Are Glass
The crystalline glass that is woven into the ship is now possibly a part of the crew. The transition from skin to glass might be painful or feel as if it’s always been that way. Hair has turned to glass, and arms, eyes, patches of skin or entire bodies are now transparent and reflect light. Joints may be stiff, or flex and move as good as they did before. If a crystalline hand is smashed against a wall it might break, or dent steel. For those who need medical attention, all staff have been summoned to the Medbay once more to help their fellow crew. Prosthetics and coverings will be made and offered to ensure that the glass doesn’t get broken or to prevent further breakage. Crew may assist each other in finding a way to remove the glass, or leave it as it is until a permanent solution can be found.
( ooc; When it comes to barracks, each player can decide if their room has ceased to exist for the event or not. Characters that have roommates need to decide together what they’d prefer. The amount of glass that a character has turned to is up to the player, as well as if it is painful or uncomfortable in any way. For questions, please go here. Please comment to activity check to receive new ranks (if applicable)! ) ( Other helpful links: Original Negotiation Plan | Defense Plan | Offense Plan ) |
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thisavrou_log2016-07-02 12:22 am
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Course we can.
[Not sure if something's wrong or Leia has any other input for what's to come, Clara heads through the gathered people until they find as secluded of a spot as possible. They're inside a small room off where everyone else has gathered, with a window that looks out. Her eyes glance over to Kylo, making sure he stays put, then back to Leia.]
What've you got on your mind?
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[There's no point in beating around the bush--they have limited time for this discussion, and the way Ben's staring in at them, Leia's sure it's best they speak quickly.]
What's he doing here?
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I asked him to be here with me.
[She glances back over in his direction, pulling an amused face as they make eye contact and she gives a light shrug of her shoulders.]
He's here to make sure I don't die.
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We have plenty of trained fighters here with us. Is there any way we can send him back to the Moira?
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I trust him. I want him with me so I can ensure his safety in return. And you -
[She smiles, laughing softly, having the decency to try and cover her mouth.]
I'm not sure why it matters to you if he's there or not. Do you fancy him, is that it?
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[If anything, they should be worried about just how much danger he'll put Clara in.
It's only her long years of experience that keep her mouth from dropping open at the question. There are intrusive questions, and then there's asking if she fancies her own son.]
No. [Firmly. And, hopefully, with the clear implication that they aren't discussing her relationship to him in any more detail. Leia doubts Ben would appreciate it if she gave Clara a clearer picture of their relationship.
She wonders for a moment if Clara asks because she's interested, but it's really beside the point at the moment.] He's dangerously unstable. We're risking the negotiations if we bring him into the room.
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[She says it with the authority of someone that's used to bossing others around, but with a conviction that shows she really does trust him. If she didn't, she wouldn't have him here. Sure, he was upset that one time after they first met but she passed that off as his not liking being touched.
But she doesn't see how he'll risk the entire negotiation task just by being there.]
He'll behave himself. He knows that if he doesn't, he'll answer to me.
[And a part of her thinks that he doesn't want to disappoint her. Not after telling her that she's not an acceptable loss. She doesn't really get the connection between Leia and Kylo, but makes a note to ask him at the first sensible moment. After everything is said and done and they're back on the ship, safe. ]
Mind elaborating on the dangerously unstable accusation, though?
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[Muttered, as she tells herself not to roll her eyes. Clara's their group leader, and Leia knows how to defer to a person in charge, but accepting Ben's presence aboard the Caducan ship chafes. He's unlikely to bring them anything but misery.]
He's attacked more than one person since he arrived on the Moira, completely unprovoked. ["He existed" doesn't count as a provocation.] When he isn't in the middle of trying to beat others to a pulp, he doesn't have a diplomatic bone in his body. He's not going to be an asset on this mission.
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He doesn't need diplomatic bones. He's not going to talk, he knows better than opening his mouth to try negotiating.
[She keeps eye contact with him for a few moments longer before spinning about to face Leia, looking confident that she'll keep him from doing that much, at least.]
He's powerful. The most powerful man I know. I feel safe with him there.
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[And I wouldn't put it past him to sabotage us, she thinks. It's nothing that needs to be said--it's pure paranoia on her part, and she knows how that will sound to someone else--but it's impossible not to consider it. She's seen how little Ben seems to respect the niceties of negotiation.]
His power comes at a price. We're better off working without him.
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[Clara doesn't like pulling rank, because she generally prefers working with others and collaborating. The time for collaborating is over, and she's not about to go into this situation without someone she trusts as a guardian on her side.]
Whatever issue you take with him, whatever your relationship with him is, your opinions on what sort of man he is have been made abundantly clear. We don't agree on how valuable he is, and we don't have time to argue over this. He's coming, and I'll personally ensure that he stays in control unless he needs to lose it.
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[It does, admittedly, rankle to have to answer to someone who seems more likely to have a background in secretarial work than in the more delicate arts of arbitration. Regardless, they aren't in a situation that allows for questioning the chain of command. If Clara's going to insist on bringing Ben, there's not much she can do.]
Then let's get going. But if you think you're going to be able to keep him on a short leash, think again.
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[Not that she's in charge entirely, but she's worked up enough over Leia's critique of her bringing Kylo Ren along that she's seeing red and wants to assert her dominance in the situation. Generally it's not an issue, but she recognizes the fact that Leia is someone who is also used to being in charge and taking command. She respects that about her, but wants to ensure that her word on Kylo's coming along is final.]
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[Bite your tongue, Leia! She's on the verge of saying things she'll regret, and however tempting it is, they're on the same side here. She takes a breath.]
We need to save the arguing for the Caducans.