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!
[ roderic's initial apprehension disappears when he learns that this isn't the first time they've been in this sort of rodeo. usually he finds himself trying to brace himself for the f.a.q of someone confused and wondering what's going on. he's surprised that is isn't the case this time.
in fact, he's downright interested by that with how he cocks his head and looks intrigued. ]
Have you now? Sounds like you've got a better handle on this than any of us. [ roderic has an understanding of alternate universes and transdimensional theory but. he never got a chance to really put it to the test. besides this is less of a test and more of being tossed into a pool while you don't know how to swim.
it's kind of comforting to know someone has been through this before. ] What do you usually do then when you find yourself in a whole new world?
I try to figure out as much about it as I can. [Don offers Roderic a small smile as he makes a gesture to the generators again.] After doing some preliminary scouting of this ship I've figured out a few important things.
[He gestures with his hands as he speaks. Turtle, count 'em off:]
One, this ship was probably operated by humans, judging by the shape of the furniture and the kinds of tools here. Some of the stuff here is even from my time, though the tech sure isn't; it has to be at least a few decades in the future.
Two, the ship was damaged pretty badly when it crashed. I can't tell why it crashed, but it's obvious it did. The entire deck of the ship is just... gone.
Three, whatever planet we're on, it has a lot of ocean; there's no horizon line even though the sky's clear for miles. I've seen some flying animals, so there's probably land somewhere. The fact that we can breathe means the planet's atmosphere is oxygenated - [- unlike the sulphurous air of the Triceraton homeworld, thank gods that that's the case, Don was choking over there -] - and the local lifeforms are probably carbon-based.
Beyond that? I'm still figuring things out.
[That's a lot to have figured out in less than an hour, but hey. Kind of Don's specialty.]
[ roderic is sure as hell is impressed judging by the low whistle he gives out when donatello finishes his observations.
damn. that is a lot to have figured out and now roderic is kind of glad that this one is here down with them. being able to deduce things like that could be really useful in the long run. since it seems they're working more with puzzle pieces then he'll like to admit. ]
That's some mighty fine sleuthing you got goin' on there, slick.
Sounds like we could use a guy like you right about now. [ he- he is a guy, right? roderic doesn't want to be presumptuous or something after the run in with noctix. okay how about he doesn't make this awkward and act like someone who is there to help? yeah. let's do that. ] You probably have a lot of questions 'bout what's going on. If you want any of them answered, let me know and I'll try my best to fill you in.
It's kind of why I'm here. Others too. You run into anyone else since finding yourself here?
[Awkwardness is fine. Don is still learning how to socialize with humans on his best days, and he's getting over the whole "my family is nowhere near and I have to struggle through socialization without them" problem he has going on now.]
Do I ever have questions. [He glances around the ship again, as if it might answer him, then looks back over at Roderic.]
I've met some others, but they don't seem to know much about this place either, so I guess they'd just shown up like I did. Have you been here longer?
Yes sir. Been 'round for around four months or more. [ he can't give an exact date of how long he's been here. the exact details of his arrival are fuzzy and vague. like there's a cloud over the memories when the rest of his recollections are crystal clear.
not that he feels like he should be saying that. not exactly a vote of confidence you give to someone you've just met. ] There are others around like me too. People who've been here longer and want to be here but, right 'bout now, we're all looking for new faces like yours. Some people volunteered to be here and...
[ some people end up like donatello here. it's becoming more of the same in the last few months and roderic doesn't like it one bit. ]
Four months... sheesh, that's a long time. And there are people who have been here longer? [This is slightly alarming, to say the least. How long is Don going to be stuck here? He was in the Cretaceous for a few months, and that kind of sucked.] If we're supposed to be volunteers, I definitely don't remember signing up for it.
Yeah. Some were here much longer too but- I never met those folks. They're, um, not around anymore. Other and I don't know what happened to them. [ not the most comforting thing to inform someone on their first new day in a new dimension/planet/universe.
right! actual information to not be a scaremonger. ] -It happens by accident, by the way. Whole 'accidental arrival' here. Apparently when bringing volunteers in, others get dragged in the process. Maybe URSULA can bring you back wherever you're from if you ask.
[ maybe. he's not sure since he's here to get away from where he was and has no interest in going back for a long time. ]
URSULA? Is that the person who runs this place? [She needs to do a better job of making it not-on-fire, then.] Me being here is definitely an accident, so he must have gotten her wires crossed somewhere.
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in fact, he's downright interested by that with how he cocks his head and looks intrigued. ]
Have you now? Sounds like you've got a better handle on this than any of us. [ roderic has an understanding of alternate universes and transdimensional theory but. he never got a chance to really put it to the test. besides this is less of a test and more of being tossed into a pool while you don't know how to swim.
it's kind of comforting to know someone has been through this before. ] What do you usually do then when you find yourself in a whole new world?
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[He gestures with his hands as he speaks. Turtle, count 'em off:]
One, this ship was probably operated by humans, judging by the shape of the furniture and the kinds of tools here. Some of the stuff here is even from my time, though the tech sure isn't; it has to be at least a few decades in the future.
Two, the ship was damaged pretty badly when it crashed. I can't tell why it crashed, but it's obvious it did. The entire deck of the ship is just... gone.
Three, whatever planet we're on, it has a lot of ocean; there's no horizon line even though the sky's clear for miles. I've seen some flying animals, so there's probably land somewhere. The fact that we can breathe means the planet's atmosphere is oxygenated - [- unlike the sulphurous air of the Triceraton homeworld, thank gods that that's the case, Don was choking over there -] - and the local lifeforms are probably carbon-based.
Beyond that? I'm still figuring things out.
[That's a lot to have figured out in less than an hour, but hey. Kind of Don's specialty.]
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damn. that is a lot to have figured out and now roderic is kind of glad that this one is here down with them. being able to deduce things like that could be really useful in the long run.
since it seems they're working more with puzzle pieces then he'll like to admit.]That's some mighty fine sleuthing you got goin' on there, slick.
Sounds like we could use a guy like you right about now. [ he- he is a guy, right? roderic doesn't want to be presumptuous or something after the run in with noctix. okay how about he doesn't make this awkward and act like someone who is there to help? yeah. let's do that. ] You probably have a lot of questions 'bout what's going on. If you want any of them answered, let me know and I'll try my best to fill you in.
It's kind of why I'm here. Others too. You run into anyone else since finding yourself here?
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Do I ever have questions. [He glances around the ship again, as if it might answer him, then looks back over at Roderic.]
I've met some others, but they don't seem to know much about this place either, so I guess they'd just shown up like I did. Have you been here longer?
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not that he feels like he should be saying that. not exactly a vote of confidence you give to someone you've just met. ] There are others around like me too. People who've been here longer and want to be here but, right 'bout now, we're all looking for new faces like yours. Some people volunteered to be here and...
[ some people end up like donatello here. it's becoming more of the same in the last few months and roderic doesn't like it one bit. ]
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right! actual information to not be a scaremonger. ] -It happens by accident, by the way. Whole 'accidental arrival' here. Apparently when bringing volunteers in, others get dragged in the process. Maybe URSULA can bring you back wherever you're from if you ask.
[ maybe. he's not sure since he's here to get away from where he was and has no interest in going back for a long time. ]
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