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!
I got into the control room of a water park back home. For some reason, it suddenly jiggled about and I dunno, it turned into a submarine 'cause suddenly all I could see was the sea? I hit my head [She visibly winces at this part - not just because she still feels the ache, but her mouth curls in distaste. Seems like someone took getting conked in the noggin a lot more personally than normal.] and when I came around, I was here.
That's not weird. It's different— but it's not weird. [ Not to Hotaru, not after what's just happened, at least. ] I was at home, but my house warped into different places... locations like a forest, then a desert. The ocean being next makes sense. [ Kind of? Maybe? It has to because Hotaru doesn't want to be losing her mind. More importantly, she noticed that wince, so she raises her hand to hover near Kay's head. ]
[What a house that must be. Kay steps forward and bows her head for inspection, reaching up to rub the top of it. There are no cuts, although there may be a noticeable lump.]
[On one hand, Kay kind of wants Hotaru to try that trick again and see if it has therapeutic properties. On the other...it was really just her head that hurt.
She shakes her head.]
Nah, it was just my head. But I don't think anyone has an ability like that, where I come from.
It's not common where I'm from, too. People avoid me for it. [ But enough about how lonely she is... Moving on— ] I'm glad you're not hurt anywhere else. We have to make it to... wherever we're supposed to go for that— poor thing's sake.
Edited (i can't stand that empty space) 2016-05-26 05:34 (UTC)
[ Kay has said the magic word. Hotaru's healing powers may be magic, but for her, what's truly fantastical and like a dream is friendship. Kay's words are like a star and they shine bright on her face and in her wide smile. ]
[ Her first name sounds tentative, but it's not uncomfortable on Hotaru's tongue. It's not like she hasn't been on first name basis with people she's just met, but it's unusual. ]
But it'd be nice to see where they're from... for safety.
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I'm just going along with these people who've apparently been here before us. And hoping they know more.
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I hope they know more, too. This isn't anything like home... [ Speaking of home, that prompts Hotaru to ask: ] Do you know why... or how you got here?
[ Because Hotaru is sure Kay was not in her home that got tossed into an alternate dimension. ]
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[Kay takes a deep breath and sighs.]
I got into the control room of a water park back home. For some reason, it suddenly jiggled about and I dunno, it turned into a submarine 'cause suddenly all I could see was the sea? I hit my head [She visibly winces at this part - not just because she still feels the ache, but her mouth curls in distaste. Seems like someone took getting conked in the noggin a lot more personally than normal.] and when I came around, I was here.
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That's not weird. It's different— but it's not weird. [ Not to Hotaru, not after what's just happened, at least. ] I was at home, but my house warped into different places... locations like a forest, then a desert. The ocean being next makes sense. [ Kind of? Maybe? It has to because Hotaru doesn't want to be losing her mind. More importantly, she noticed that wince, so she raises her hand to hover near Kay's head. ]
Can I see your head?
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[What a house that must be. Kay steps forward and bows her head for inspection, reaching up to rub the top of it. There are no cuts, although there may be a noticeable lump.]
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[ Hotaru holds her hand over the lump. A gentle light glows, and Kay's bump should get a smaller if she doesn't back away from Hotaru's hand. ]
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Wow. [Kay breathes the word with a lot of awe...and relief. It's actually working. She can feel her head getting better.]
What are you - no, how are you doing that?
I'M SO SORRY i died please feel free to drop this/ignore
It's something I could do for as long as I could remember. I don't know how exactly. I just... will it. Is it creepy?
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[Kay reaches up to touch her head. And sure enough, it's no longer as sore as before. If it was even still sore.]
Like a superpower!
[That wasn't just special effects because she actually felt better. Whoa.]
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I wouldn't call it a superpower. I'm not a hero or anything like that. It's only an ability. Do you hurt anywhere else?
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She shakes her head.]
Nah, it was just my head. But I don't think anyone has an ability like that, where I come from.
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We have to...no, we will. And when we get there, I won't avoid you. I'll be your friend.
[Besides, she owed this girl one.]
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Really?
[ Surprise colors her tone, genuine but happy. ]
You won't? Do you really mean it?
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Of course! And to start off our friendship, I'll introduce myself. I'm Kay Faraday.
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[ She shyly takes Kya's hand and shakes it, but she's also beaming. It's too new for any of her usual doubts to settle in. Friendship!!!
Friendship is magic. Friendship is power. ]
Let's swim for it, Miss Faraday.
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[After shaking Hotaru's hand, Kay gestures to the other people around, some of whom know exactly what they're doing. THOSE people aren't as new.]
And just call me Kay. [None of that "miss" stuff.]
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[ Her first name sounds tentative, but it's not uncomfortable on Hotaru's tongue. It's not like she hasn't been on first name basis with people she's just met, but it's unusual. ]
But it'd be nice to see where they're from... for safety.
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[Kay can be pretty trusting and optimistic so here she is putting both to the test.]
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[ Hotaru wants enough to be liked and to have friends that it often outweighs her cautious side. ]
It's made being in a strange world a little less scary.