THE AURORA was once a sight to see. An impressive mining ship, home to many, it could travel across great interstellar distances while providing all the comforts necessary to those within. Its star-sailing days are over now, as it now is a terrible wreckage, with salvage and dangers for those who come near.
It’s also exactly where the new crew members just showed up. URSULA will be immediately sending the on-base crew towards the Aurora, while those who have just arrived have some time to explore. The Aurora, however, isn’t the safest place to be. There are some large creatures in the water, and they may not be friendly towards the crew…
Below is a timeline of events as they unfold, with some further information!
1000: THE AURORA
While the new crew may have arrived anywhere throughout the ship, many will have found themselves in the common rooms, surrounded by the comforts of those who once lived here. Those who choose to wander further may find many rooms throughout, often in varying states of decay. While there are smaller predators on the Aurora and the danger of a wrecked vessel, an unsettling peace pervades the crashed ship. For now, they are safe.
1030: THE BASE
At 10:30 in the morning, URSULA reaches out to all crew members with an urgent message:
”All crew members please report in immediately! Life signs detected on the Aurora! Please stop all other activities and begin rescue mission. Gather any supplies you need, use the vehicles and help any survivors you find. Devices are near the entrance to track life signals once you're on the Aurora. If they're safe, please remember we need to salvage what we can from the Aurora as well. The supplies will benefit any survivors as well.”
Get cracking, crew! Base and Biome have information on what kind of weapons and defenses your fellow crew have had.
1100: THE AURORA
Thanks to the transportation they had built, the base’s crew is able to arrive in record time. They can help seek out their new crew members, take the opportunity to explore more of the Aurora, or just sulk in the transporter. URSULA reminds everyone that salvaging is a key part of their mission, and they should gather what they can before returning to base.
1200: THE AURORA
The crew however only gets an hour to enjoy itself (?) in the wreckage. At noon, URSULA broadcasts to all present, new and old:
”Attention! Dire warning! Reaper Leviathans! According to what I've salvaged of my database, they're apex predators from the westernmost region of the ocean. One signal coming from the west, two others coming out of the Void from deep below the ship!”
The crew may try to evacuate, but it is probably better to prepare for battle or hiding instead. They won’t get enough time to get out of the way before…
1210: THE AURORA
The Reapers are here. Peering out one of the Aurora's entrances will reveal that they are already circling around the vessel, as if they realize something is inside. One even beaches, its entire, 160 foot body soaring through the air before slamming down into the water. It almost feels like a warning. A threat.
URSULA urges the crew to stay inside where it is safe, but if anyone does insist on charging forward, she advises them to split into teams and take on as many Reapers at once as possible to avoid any group being teamed-up on by multiple Leviathans.
NOTE: To fight a Reaper Leviathan, comment under the REAPER FIGHT THREAD comment below! We ask that you work in teams of two or three for the battle to keep threads organized and minimize the number of fight threads the mods will need to work through. Be mindful that these are extremely fierce, dangerous, fast, giant apex predators, and they are very likely to do damage against those who fight them! By tagging in, you are agreeing to put your characters at risk of injury from the Reapers. As URSULA advised, those who don't want to get hurt should hold back and wait.
1300: EVACUATION
Things are looking grim. While the crew's teams make a good fight of it, these Reapers are durable, and they just keep coming back for more. It seems they're on a mission, to stop the crew, no matter how battered they become.
That's when the bellowing starts. Coming from everywhere, a song like that of the cavalry that disorients the Reapers as a large pod of Reefbacks swim in. Several put themselves between the ship and the Reapers, allowing anyone on aboard to safely get into the transports and into the water.
Others begin to fight. The use the concentrated power of their songs to knock back attacks from the front, powerfully lashing their tentacles like whips to crack against the Reapers. In battle they're surprisingly agile, able to spin around in a moment's notice to alternate between confusing and attacking the Reapers.
But any crew members watching can see the toll it takes on the Reefbacks. One Reefback in particular chooses to guide the crew back to the base by swimming along aside them. Thick, dark blood trails in the water behind it but it beats off any curious smaller predators like Stalkers. But its shell is cracked, its 'face' smashed in, and it gets no further than the Kelp Forest before it settles into a dense patch of creepvines for a final rest. It sends out a final cry that somehow feels like a wish for the crew to keep going on to the base, away from the continuing battle.
The rest of the pod manages to drive the Reapers back, though they too have their casualties. Still, the Aurora and the crew are safe for now.
Perhaps that was their only wish.
Direct any questions and plotting to the OOC post and have fun!
That's about the tall and short of what's going through Mai's mind when those reapers show up. She was proud of herself for a bit there, even--she'd managed to conquer her fears and join the others on the rescue mission, and, she thinks, even make a bit of a difference.
But with the battle in full swing and Mai absolutely useless, she's immediately tucked back into a corner, hands over her head, cringing away.
So she only looks up when he speaks, wide eyes looking at the hand offered to her, before she tentatively takes it, still shaky.]
I-- um...! A-are those...monsters still there? [Someone help this child.]
The cavalry is taking care of them right now. They're giving us the chance to get out of here.
[In a move that is so goddamned anime it hurts, he pulls Mai into his arms.] Hold on. [That suggestion is important, because Dirk will be flying up to move out of the broken, half-burning framework of the Aurora. Don't let go!
This will also provide an unsettling aerial view of the battle at hand, including all the blood in the water.]
[That's...that's so anime, Dirk, damn. She squeaks her startled surprise when he scoops her up and then they're flying and she's absolutely clutching to his shirt because aaaaaaaaaaaaah.]
W-wha--
[Nope, words are beyond her... this person is flying and now she's flying too and this is all too much for her brain. And honestly, she should not look down, but it's human nature to look--and when she does, she can see the battle in all of its terrible glory, and she pales.]
Close your eyes. [There's no way to comfort her. The fight is brutal. The only reason he has left it is to help people like Mai find safety.] The quicker we get out of here, the sooner they can get safe.
[He starts lowering them both over a transporter. The Reefbacks are making it easier to get back down without being attacked, but they still need to be careful of the waves and debris.]
[It feels cowardly, but...she never said she was particularly brave, and so she shuts her eyes tightly and angles her head in towards his chest instead of towards the battle, and just clutches to his shirt, still a little afraid that she'll fall.
But otherwise, all she can really do is trust in him, right?]
[It's smooth flying through the air, and his firm is grip. The low sloshing of water against metal might indicate that they've come back down to the sea.]
All right, we're here.
[Above one of the transports, the hatch open and ready. But he isn't just going to drop her. (She might break a bone, which would be counter productive.)]
[Slowly, tentatively, she pries one eye open, and then the other when she realizes that she's about as safe as can be, considering the situation. So she'll shift to try to put her feet under her and try to reach for the hatch so she can climb on in.]
T...thank you. Um-- you're coming too, right?
[You wouldn't do something SHOUNEN like fly back into the midst of the insanity RIGHT]
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That's about the tall and short of what's going through Mai's mind when those reapers show up. She was proud of herself for a bit there, even--she'd managed to conquer her fears and join the others on the rescue mission, and, she thinks, even make a bit of a difference.
But with the battle in full swing and Mai absolutely useless, she's immediately tucked back into a corner, hands over her head, cringing away.
So she only looks up when he speaks, wide eyes looking at the hand offered to her, before she tentatively takes it, still shaky.]
I-- um...! A-are those...monsters still there? [Someone help this child.]
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[In a move that is so goddamned anime it hurts, he pulls Mai into his arms.] Hold on. [That suggestion is important, because Dirk will be flying up to move out of the broken, half-burning framework of the Aurora. Don't let go!
This will also provide an unsettling aerial view of the battle at hand, including all the blood in the water.]
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W-wha--
[Nope, words are beyond her... this person is flying and now she's flying too and this is all too much for her brain. And honestly, she should not look down, but it's human nature to look--and when she does, she can see the battle in all of its terrible glory, and she pales.]
No... no, this is terrible...!
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[He starts lowering them both over a transporter. The Reefbacks are making it easier to get back down without being attacked, but they still need to be careful of the waves and debris.]
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[It feels cowardly, but...she never said she was particularly brave, and so she shuts her eyes tightly and angles her head in towards his chest instead of towards the battle, and just clutches to his shirt, still a little afraid that she'll fall.
But otherwise, all she can really do is trust in him, right?]
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All right, we're here.
[Above one of the transports, the hatch open and ready. But he isn't just going to drop her. (She might break a bone, which would be counter productive.)]
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T...thank you. Um-- you're coming too, right?
[You wouldn't do something SHOUNEN like fly back into the midst of the insanity RIGHT]
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[Yes. Yes he's that shounen.]
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B-but... that's so dangerous!
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[Because his brother will kill him if he doesn't.]
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B-but... make sure that you stay safe! Rescuing people is important, but you have to stay safe too, okay?
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Then he gives her a thumbs up.]
Promise.
[AND THEN HE FLIES OFF. his work here is done.]