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!
[ ... Oh no... Don't look at him like that... Now he feels like the bad guy. What has he done?! Dropping his former urgency, he picks up the lost articles and gently but firmly adds them to the top of her pile. ]
[SHE'S TRYING.... she's trying really hard. But when he tucks them more properly into her arms again, she clutches them tightly to her chest, determined to not drop any again. Progress...???]
Y-yes... I'm fine! I've... I've been here longer so I should be reassuring you, I think...
[ He pats her pile in what he hopes is a comforting manner before stooping to grab a stack of materials himself. As he gathers as much as he can in his arms, something seems to flash by in the corner of his eye. When he turns his head to look, he sees nothing. Maybe it was just his imagination...
Still, it won't hurt to speed things up a bit. He starts for an escape vehicle. ]
Don't worry, miss. I already feel a lot better having you around!
[REALLY.... She doesn't look like she completely buys it, but either way she's not going to argue it. If he really does feel better to have her around, then...she has to live up to his expectations!]
R-right... I'll do my best to help, so... I won't let you down!
[ He probably won't be having much tea or cake for a while, though. That's a shame. Meanwhile, the sound of loose rubble turning pitters from somewhere. All the creatures infesting the ship are putting him on edge... ]
Does your base have much room for newcomers? Somehow I don't think I want to risk going it alone here.
[ You'll have to drag his flailing grade school body in before he'll step foot in an underwater car. He's being childish, but it's ok. If he has to be stuck in this form, then he gets to act the part every once in a while!! ]
Please... don't say things like that. I'll...come with you! I promise it's safe, we all worked on it together to make sure it would be, and Korosensei especially, and Korosensei is really smart, so...!
[ Just know that it's the truth. He has the calm face of Buddha understanding the essence of the universe when he wishes a violent explosion on every car in existence. Once all the people are a safe distance away, of course. He isn't a cruel god. ]
[ This is a problem. He knows he can manage by himself (probably), but it's hard to explain that to a stranger and have them believe it. The perils of being like three and a half feet tall... ]
I'm Loki. You're a good girl, Mai. I understand that you're worried, but I promise I'll be fine. I've been in worse situations than this.
[ Maybe he can convince her with a Serious Demeanor. ]
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FUMBLING THEM.
DROPPING A FEW OF THEM.
Sorry, Loki, you did shove them onto an Otome protag.]
A-ah, I'm sorry, I...! [Give her a moment, she's beyond flustered with this entire situation.]
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WOMAN HE GAVE YOU ONE JOB ]
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Are you sure you're going to be all right?
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Y-yes... I'm fine! I've... I've been here longer so I should be reassuring you, I think...
[And yet here they are.... here they are.]
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Still, it won't hurt to speed things up a bit. He starts for an escape vehicle. ]
Don't worry, miss. I already feel a lot better having you around!
[ Is this actually true? WHO KNOWS ]
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R-right... I'll do my best to help, so... I won't let you down!
[SHE'LL FOLLOW.
IT'LL BE FINE.
Probably.]
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You said you've been here for a longer time?
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[At least the more he speaks with her, the more settled she seems, even if she's still a little quiet and tentative.]
It's been...um, a little over a month now, I think. I hadn't realized it was so long...
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[ Please tell him there's a nice sunny vacation island just over the horizon where he can live in tropical paradise. ]
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[No tropical paradises, though, sorry, Loki.]
Um, and, there are a lot of different fish meals we've learned to make!
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[ He probably won't be having much tea or cake for a while, though. That's a shame. Meanwhile, the sound of loose rubble turning pitters from somewhere. All the creatures infesting the ship are putting him on edge... ]
Does your base have much room for newcomers? Somehow I don't think I want to risk going it alone here.
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[SO DON'T WORRY.... on the other hand, she can't in good faith say that it's very big or has much room.]
It's much safer there. Do you mind coming with me...? I'll show you to the transporter.
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[ He already knows. Take the books and leave him behind. It's fine. Really. He'd rather die. ]
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[???]
But...why not?
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[ How bad can it be?? ]
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[YOU CAN'T.]
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I don't care. I'm not getting in.
[ You'll have to drag his flailing grade school body in before he'll step foot in an underwater car. He's being childish, but it's ok. If he has to be stuck in this form, then he gets to act the part every once in a while!! ]
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[This is really scary though!!!!]
Please... don't say things like that. I'll...come with you! I promise it's safe, we all worked on it together to make sure it would be, and Korosensei especially, and Korosensei is really smart, so...!
[Is she helping]
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Cars are abominations of nature and humankind's most sinful invention! They're noisy, smelly, violent deathtraps lying in wait.
[ He'll die if he goes inside. Why do you want him to die, Mai? ]
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U-um, but... it's underwater, so it can't be a car!
[nailed it.]
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[ This isn't an abuse of power at all. ]
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I... what?
[???]
I'm...sorry, I don't understand. [Pls use a religion she's familiar with.
(and it's still not a car)]
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[ Just know that it's the truth. He has the calm face of Buddha understanding the essence of the universe when he wishes a violent explosion on every car in existence. Once all the people are a safe distance away, of course. He isn't a cruel god. ]
By the way, your name is?
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[Sorry about the impoliteness, she's very distracted still by the entire car thing.]
But...we can't leave you here... and I can't let you try to swim back by yourself...
[On the other hand, she's terrified of trying to get into the water way out here where it could be really dangerous.]
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I'm Loki. You're a good girl, Mai. I understand that you're worried, but I promise I'll be fine. I've been in worse situations than this.
[ Maybe he can convince her with a Serious Demeanor. ]