each little clam here know how to jam here (OPEN MINGLE POST)

[tentaculled]

There's a very big, very important expedition happening - the base's first trip as a group to the Aurora to go salvage what's inside! Very big, very important, and happening... next month. They're not going anywhere until they've conducted some research on that downed ship and gathered a good base of intel on how they might take care of - and protect - themselves.



A: THE ACTUAL WRECK

Maybe you're a daredevil who's not afraid of a little bit of radiation/fire/falling debris/angry wildlife hiding in a burned-out chassis. Or maybe you're one of the lucky ones who's immune to the radiation and are doing your part for the team. Either way, the monstrous silhouette of the Aurora looms in the distant waters of the Safe Shallows. Available for use are three Seaglides and one Seamoth to get out there, if you desire - although you might have to compete for their use. If you're feeling athletic, maybe you can even swim out there.

The radiation leak has been plugged, but the radiation itself is still dissipating from the area, so you probably shouldn't spend too long out here if you don't want to get sick. The hull of the ship is pockmarked with holes and damage, but not all of them are fit to be used as entrances by the crewmembers. Some of them might even have already been claimed by Crashes mistaking the dark nooks for caves. If you do get inside, there are still fires burning within the ship. Be careful out there!

B: GRASSY PLATEAU
 

Gotta get out there and check that new biome for resources before our big adventure. The Grassy Plateau is still largely unexplored, with plenty of treasures (or, well, survival resources) to be found.

In search of food? Apparently, those sand shark eggs are good eating, if you're daring enough to go toe-to-toe with a mother predator. Or maybe you'd prefer more exotic cuisine. Has anyone tried eating a Mesmer yet?

Alternatively, the expansive caves of this area are chock full of vibrant and unusual plant life that might offer some tasty nutrition to the hungry diver. Or there might be some that are medicinal - or toxic. Finding metals is another goal set by Ursula this month, and there's ore hiding deep down in the cave systems.

C: PARKS AND WRECKS

The Aurora's explosion left plenty of scrap metal around, and although some of it was cannibalized to fix the radiation leak, there are still husks of ship parts lying around on the ocean floor. If you're out searching for food, weapons, or other resources in any region, it may be worth investigating them to see if anything useful survived. The life pods embedded in the sand seem like a good place to start.

D: OTHER

You don't have to go foraging in the Grassy Plateau. Feel free to assist in preparations by gathering things from any of the biomes! Or you can stay in the base working on making all that weird stuff everyone else is collecting into something edible/helpful/otherwise useful.

(ooc: this is an open post for everyone to participate in the mission, similar to fukami's mingle post earlier in the month!! post your own toplevels and do your thing.)

Comments

[maserannas]

Hearing that, I agree. All this energy stuff... interesting.

[ Ellana ends up starting to pack them away into her pouches, carefully pulling up what she finds close-by. There are odds and ends she tucks away as well, turning them over in her fingertips before ferreting them away.

She can think of people who'd love this whole experience, minus the living underwater, to be utterly fascinating. At times, even she finds it to be so. At other times, she simply longs to walk in a forest above any waterline, under the lightness of air and sky. ]

If you notice anything else in specific that we should bring back, let me know. Otherwise I may start piching up whatever's easier to move for use by those more... technology minded like this than I am.

[upcard]

No... I think this is good for now. We do need to be able to swim back, after all.

[Mai's a weak enough swimmer that carrying too much stuff is going to make it real hard to get back.]

But we should definitely tell the others that this is here. It could be useful!

[maserannas]

[ Ellana just believes in the power of shoving things into pockets. And strapping things to backs. Beyond that, it'd be too much, so thankfully she's not trying to cart a ridiculous amount of anything back! ]

Agreed. See if we can't put it on the, ah, map, so to speak.

[ With that she's carefully checking that everything's closed and tied down to herself before moving toward the blown-open side of the lifepod. ]

[upcard]

[Time to head back with what they can carry... Mai's still wondering if this flashlight will even function. Maybe it was waterproof? She'll have to test it later...]

Mm! Let's go... thank you for finding this, Ellana-san. This should be really helpful.