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!
[She's not the only one completely upset about this. While Mai doesn't make much more than a startled gasp when it falls, that stifled by her hands over her mouth, her expression is total and absolute horror.
How could something like this happen?
All it had done was--]
It... it was just trying to...protect us... but that's...! [It's not fair.]
[ Roxy watches as it finally disappears into the kelp for good, naught but a murky trail of blood left in its place. Damn her bleeding heart for making her concerned over a tentaclewhale she's never met before!
She clings to the other girl. It doesn't matter if they've never met; comfort is comfort. (Plus she's cute.) ]
It's so totes unfair I can't stand it! Why did it have to die?
[Comfort is comfort, and honestly Mai's not really all there to be concerned about the lack of personal space. Besides, Roxy is a girl which makes it infinitely less concerning than if a guy did it. So carefully and gently, she'll lift her arms to hug Roxy back, expression sad.]
I don't know... I don't even know why it was trying to protect us so hard but...
[ As sad as she is for their fallen friend, seeing the other girl like this is even sadder. She doesn't want anyone to be sad! It's completely understandable, of course, but if Roxy can do something to lift her spirits, then she will most definitely try. ]
Me too. Hey! When we get back to the base safely, let's do somethin' for it, eh? We could hold a funeral... honor his memory, say somethin' nice...
[That's a really good idea, honestly; the other girl's cheer is enough to get Mai to lift her head, eyes wide.]
Oh... yes, thats a good idea. I suppose it's a little silly, considering, but... [It's just a whale, but it fought so hard to protect them for no gain to itself.]
[She has to...exclaim that very quickly, because "shitheel" would be mean and she doesn't think Roxy is anything like!! that!!!
... Right. Her name.
She does look a little flustered at Roxy's words (adorable lil' cinnamon roll...? Is she really?), ducking her head a little and peering at Roxy through her bangs.]
Oh, um... I'm Mai. It's very nice to meet you...! [So far so good on the socializing front.]
[ It's great meeting new people and making new friends. Roxy wishes it could be under different circumstances, that they could bond over something that isn't their dead squidwhale friend, but well... that's just the way the cookie crumbles, she supposes. The situation may not be ideal, but that isn't going to stop Roxy from making the most of it. ]
That's a really pretty name. You're pretty, too. How long ya been here, brosis?
[Wow, compliments right out of the gate! Mai looks properly flustered at that, blushing a little even as she ducks her head, but...she looks pleased, too. It's not like it's a bad thing to hear, after all.]
Thank you... very much. I appreciate it. I think you're really pretty too! [So earnest, so genuine. But then, Roxy is.] Your hair is so lovely.
[... Right, focus. Uh. The other question. How long she's been here...?]
It's been... over a month now I think, actually. [Whoa.]
[Mai's quick to shake her head at that, expression growing a bit more solemn.]
Oh, no... there are a lot of missions, but they're not like this. They're usually... like gathering food, or cataloguing things, or trying to fix things... there's a lot of work to be done, but...
[She looks troubled then, frowning a little.]
... They've never been so dangerous like this....and there have never been new people here.
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How could something like this happen?
All it had done was--]
It... it was just trying to...protect us... but that's...! [It's not fair.]
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[ Roxy watches as it finally disappears into the kelp for good, naught but a murky trail of blood left in its place. Damn her bleeding heart for making her concerned over a tentaclewhale she's never met before!
She clings to the other girl. It doesn't matter if they've never met; comfort is comfort. (Plus she's cute.) ]
It's so totes unfair I can't stand it! Why did it have to die?
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I don't know... I don't even know why it was trying to protect us so hard but...
[She breathes in a slow, somewhat shaky breath.]
It was really brave...and I'm really grateful.
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Me too. Hey! When we get back to the base safely, let's do somethin' for it, eh? We could hold a funeral... honor his memory, say somethin' nice...
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Oh... yes, thats a good idea. I suppose it's a little silly, considering, but... [It's just a whale, but it fought so hard to protect them for no gain to itself.]
I would like that. Will you help me with it...?
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Of course! What kind of shitheel would I be makin' you do all the work when I was the one that proposed it?
[ Resisting the urge to hug and squeeze her and pinch her cheeks and call her all of the pet names... ah, maybe just a pat on head. There, there.
She jabs herself in the chest with her thumb. ]
Name's Roxy, by the way. What do I call you besides "adorable lil' cinnamon roll"?
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[She has to...exclaim that very quickly, because "shitheel" would be mean and she doesn't think Roxy is anything like!! that!!!
... Right. Her name.
She does look a little flustered at Roxy's words (adorable lil' cinnamon roll...? Is she really?), ducking her head a little and peering at Roxy through her bangs.]
Oh, um... I'm Mai. It's very nice to meet you...! [So far so good on the socializing front.]
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[ It's great meeting new people and making new friends. Roxy wishes it could be under different circumstances, that they could bond over something that isn't their dead squidwhale friend, but well... that's just the way the cookie crumbles, she supposes. The situation may not be ideal, but that isn't going to stop Roxy from making the most of it. ]
That's a really pretty name. You're pretty, too. How long ya been here, brosis?
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[Wow, compliments right out of the gate! Mai looks properly flustered at that, blushing a little even as she ducks her head, but...she looks pleased, too. It's not like it's a bad thing to hear, after all.]
Thank you... very much. I appreciate it. I think you're really pretty too! [So earnest, so genuine. But then, Roxy is.] Your hair is so lovely.
[... Right, focus. Uh. The other question. How long she's been here...?]
It's been... over a month now I think, actually. [Whoa.]
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yet. ]Oh, well, thank you! I got my good looks from my mom.
[ Giggle. ]
That's a long time! Or... not very long at all dependin' on your perspective! Are these kinds of missions normal?
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Oh, no... there are a lot of missions, but they're not like this. They're usually... like gathering food, or cataloguing things, or trying to fix things... there's a lot of work to be done, but...
[She looks troubled then, frowning a little.]
... They've never been so dangerous like this....and there have never been new people here.