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!
[After coming to her senses in the common room and grumbling about a bump to her head and blacking out, Kay is now on her feet. She's leafing through books and magazines, opening and closing board game boxes...although one might notice a small growing pile of games and books by her feet as she roots around for answers, even crawling under the table. There's really no theme as to what she's setting aside. They're all just the things she has taken a fancy to but notably did not stow into her bag.
Then again, her bag is too small to fit all of that.]
Snakes and ladders...Twister... [Kay unearths both games and opens them up to see if all the pieces were complete.] I love games as much as the next teenager, but would it hurt to find a clue about where we are?
[And then both are laid onto her pile.]
1100: DOCTOR, DOCTOR, GIMME THE NEWS
[At this time, Kay has wandered into the med labs, staring in awe (and confusion) at all the futuristic equipment. She didn't bring any of her loot from the common rooms with her, though. But she IS still poking around, peering at the buttons and levers, flicking on light switches only to realize that the bulbs are busted, and contemplating carrying off one of the first aid kits. Hey, this counts as an emergency. If she's going to be stuck on a weird old dilapidated ship, she may as well brace herself for whatever could be lurking around. To her credit, she's careful not to upset anything. What if she sets off a trap? Or a brain-sucking machine??
If you step inside, she'll whip around at the sound of your entrance, still clutching the first aid kit in her hands like a shield.]
Please tell me you know where we are. This isn't just creepy anymore, it's sci-fi thriller creepy.
[Kay just wants to go home. This isn't home. Please break the news to her gently.]
1300: DEARLY BELOVED, WE ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY...
[Kay is just overwhelmed by everything. Waking up in a strange new place far from home that didn't look like anything that belonged on Earth, seeing the battle between the Reapers and the Reefbacks, and witnessing death among the ranks of their rescuers...
She just watches that brave Reefback swim alongside them until it sinks and cries out one last time. It pierces her heart; Kay is no stranger to death, even though this was death among eerie creatures she had not seen before. The girl rests a hand over her chest, her head lowered - not just in respect and gratitude for the Reefback and their kind, but also in knowing that she's well and truly far, far away from home.]
...what now? [Her voice is a whisper, not her usual peppy tone. At least, for now. What was next for them? Could she ever return home?]
[Don't look at her like that... she's just trying to help!!! Mai just holds her hands up nonthreateningly (as if she could ever come across as threatening in the first place) when Kay whips around, eyes wide.]
U-um, well... yes, I mean-- it's the Aurora... we're here to help.
[Dirk isn't judging because the ocean lifestyle is boring and everyone needs board games. He himself has a fuzzy blanket swung over his shoulder (couldn't find a spot for it in the sylladex).]
The games work as kinds of clues if you consider them against the sort of animal life lurking around here.
[Kay isn't judging the fuzzy blanket at all. In fact, she wants one. But for now, she drops to her knees and roots through her pile, opening and closing game boxes.]
...You think maybe someone left a message in code?
[He elaborates:] The materials here are all the normal sorts of things humans from Earth would want around, but the creatures on it aren't normal Earth species. It's designed like a space ship, so either Earth's fauna changed in the time it took humans to develop interstellar travel, or we're on an alien planet.
[Kay, used to having people explain things to her, is mercifully quiet during his elaboration and stops going through the loot. Realization dawns in her eyes.]
Ohhhhhh.
[And then:]
But this is the first time I've seen animals like those! And I think people haven't traveled past Mars...
[Is it Halloween or something? The pointed ears don't go unnoticed, and Kay can't help but stare a bit too intently. She blinks, remembering that her jaw has dropped to the floor, and shuts her mouth.
A ship that travels between the stars...a spaceship? Or rather, a starship? That IS incredible. And something straight out of a sci-fi thriller. The crashing part...]
I kinda remember some crashing...but not in this spaceship. Or starship. [Kay rubs her head, recalling how she found herself here.]
[The staring makes her a bit self-conscious but she tries to ignore it, looking a little flustered.] Oh, did you fall too? [Maybe other eluvians activated...? She doubts it but it's worth thinking about.] I landed right on my face! It was terrible. I'm so glad no one saw it.
Oh, it's all right. I'm used to it. [She's tripped before! But she nods.] I couldn't find the Eluvian to exit back... I'm not sure if there even is an exit. But I think it's all right for now. There must be a reason to be here, wherever it is, right?
[ huh. he was hoping to find some material to salvage judging by the container he carries but seeing a new face will do.
aw fu- he presses the palm of his hand against his forehead all of the sudden, trying to subdue the headache he's been fighting against for the last few days. to smoke is grumbling about his life choices can wait. let's see if there's anything he can do for the lady here. ]
Hey there. To make it short and sweet: None of us are in Kansas anymore. More like the bottom of the ocean. Don't worry. Where we're staying is a hell of a lot nicer than this. This, um, kind of... blew up. [ there's a pause. like he's trying to figure out what to say next. ] Hi. I'm Roderic.
[Kay raises a hand tentatively, like a child shyly volunteering to recite in class.]
Actually it's California. [Did he say...the bottom of the ocean?] Wait, isn't it...y'know, really hard to get to the bottom of the ocean? You need special equipment and all that.
[She scratches her head, still confused. But she does understand that she's not in Kansas - er, California - anymore.]
roderic blinks in surprise at her first comment, a little taken aback.
then a smile comes and goes from his face, softening the almost distant look he had, but he reminds himself he's gotta be serious here. for her sake since yep- she's of the new ones. ]
We definitely got that those with us. One of the equipments happens to be a teleporter. It'll take us somewhere safer then here since, um, things happened. Bst not to tempt fate and all.
It's also a pleasure to meet ya, Miss Faraday. Sorry that we gotta meet under these circumstances.
[ he feels bad he's gotta be the bad news bear to her but she asked and it's only right to be honest with her. better to rip off the bandaid than to try and sugarcoat the inevitable. ] Just helps us transport from place to place around these parks. Can't go beyond that since it wasn't built for that.
[ seeing as how he had a hand in helping build the teleporters, he should know its limitations. ]
[ Anyone would be sobered witnessing the death of a savior, and Hotaru is not excluded. She looks from the Reefback's final resting place back to Kay, her lips curving into a grim but determined frown. ]
We have to survive. We— We can't let it die in vain.
[ She's usually a little more reserved than this, but death invokes emotion. ]
[Kay turns to the other girl, her forehead creased and her mouth likewise a frown.]
Surviving sounds good to me. [Not just for the creature that gave its life for them, but for themselves. Now they knew how dangerous it was to be here.]
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[After coming to her senses in the common room and grumbling about a bump to her head and blacking out, Kay is now on her feet. She's leafing through books and magazines, opening and closing board game boxes...although one might notice a small growing pile of games and books by her feet as she roots around for answers, even crawling under the table. There's really no theme as to what she's setting aside. They're all just the things she has taken a fancy to but notably did not stow into her bag.
Then again, her bag is too small to fit all of that.]
Snakes and ladders...Twister... [Kay unearths both games and opens them up to see if all the pieces were complete.] I love games as much as the next teenager, but would it hurt to find a clue about where we are?
[And then both are laid onto her pile.]
1100: DOCTOR, DOCTOR, GIMME THE NEWS
[At this time, Kay has wandered into the med labs, staring in awe (and confusion) at all the futuristic equipment. She didn't bring any of her loot from the common rooms with her, though. But she IS still poking around, peering at the buttons and levers, flicking on light switches only to realize that the bulbs are busted, and contemplating carrying off one of the first aid kits. Hey, this counts as an emergency. If she's going to be stuck on a weird old dilapidated ship, she may as well brace herself for whatever could be lurking around. To her credit, she's careful not to upset anything. What if she sets off a trap? Or a brain-sucking machine??
If you step inside, she'll whip around at the sound of your entrance, still clutching the first aid kit in her hands like a shield.]
Please tell me you know where we are. This isn't just creepy anymore, it's sci-fi thriller creepy.
[Kay just wants to go home. This isn't home. Please break the news to her gently.]
1300: DEARLY BELOVED, WE ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY...
[Kay is just overwhelmed by everything. Waking up in a strange new place far from home that didn't look like anything that belonged on Earth, seeing the battle between the Reapers and the Reefbacks, and witnessing death among the ranks of their rescuers...
She just watches that brave Reefback swim alongside them until it sinks and cries out one last time. It pierces her heart; Kay is no stranger to death, even though this was death among eerie creatures she had not seen before. The girl rests a hand over her chest, her head lowered - not just in respect and gratitude for the Reefback and their kind, but also in knowing that she's well and truly far, far away from home.]
...what now? [Her voice is a whisper, not her usual peppy tone. At least, for now. What was next for them? Could she ever return home?]
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U-um, well... yes, I mean-- it's the Aurora... we're here to help.
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Ooookay...d'you know how I can get outta here?
[She walks toward Mai slowly.]
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[She's just really excited to actually know the answer to a question finally, okay, don't judge.]
We all came to rescue you! The transport...it's this way.
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[A pause. She glances over at the other kits and supplies around them.]
...Do you already have first aid kits or should I borrow one...?
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[Right, that. Oops.]
Um, URSULA-san said we should scavenge as much as we can--we have some supplies, but...not a lot. So we should take some of this, I think.
[The dead people sure won't be using them.]
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The games work as kinds of clues if you consider them against the sort of animal life lurking around here.
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[Kay isn't judging the fuzzy blanket at all. In fact, she wants one. But for now, she drops to her knees and roots through her pile, opening and closing game boxes.]
...You think maybe someone left a message in code?
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[He elaborates:] The materials here are all the normal sorts of things humans from Earth would want around, but the creatures on it aren't normal Earth species. It's designed like a space ship, so either Earth's fauna changed in the time it took humans to develop interstellar travel, or we're on an alien planet.
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Ohhhhhh.
[And then:]
But this is the first time I've seen animals like those! And I think people haven't traveled past Mars...
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They are not in his social skills repertoire.]
This is possibly the relative future.
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Oh! Well, apparently, this is a ship that travels between the stars. Amazing, isn't it? Sailing through the sky like that... it must be incredible.
[A beat.]
Except for the crashing part. That's not very good.
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A ship that travels between the stars...a spaceship? Or rather, a starship? That IS incredible. And something straight out of a sci-fi thriller. The crashing part...]
I kinda remember some crashing...but not in this spaceship. Or starship. [Kay rubs her head, recalling how she found herself here.]
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So...after you fell, you found yourself here?
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aw fu- he presses the palm of his hand against his forehead all of the sudden, trying to subdue the headache he's been fighting against for the last few days. to smoke is grumbling about his life choices can wait. let's see if there's anything he can do for the lady here. ]
Hey there. To make it short and sweet: None of us are in Kansas anymore. More like the bottom of the ocean. Don't worry. Where we're staying is a hell of a lot nicer than this. This, um, kind of... blew up. [ there's a pause. like he's trying to figure out what to say next. ] Hi. I'm Roderic.
[ there you go. ]
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Actually it's California. [Did he say...the bottom of the ocean?] Wait, isn't it...y'know, really hard to get to the bottom of the ocean? You need special equipment and all that.
[She scratches her head, still confused. But she does understand that she's not in Kansas - er, California - anymore.]
I'm Kay. Kay Faraday.
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roderic blinks in surprise at her first comment, a little taken aback.
then a smile comes and goes from his face, softening the almost distant look he had, but he reminds himself he's gotta be serious here. for her sake since yep- she's of the new ones. ]
We definitely got that those with us. One of the equipments happens to be a teleporter. It'll take us somewhere safer then here since, um, things happened. Bst not to tempt fate and all.
It's also a pleasure to meet ya, Miss Faraday. Sorry that we gotta meet under these circumstances.
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[She's hopeful. And at the same time she has a feeling her hopes are in vain.]
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[ he feels bad he's gotta be the bad news bear to her but she asked and it's only right to be honest with her. better to rip off the bandaid than to try and sugarcoat the inevitable. ] Just helps us transport from place to place around these parks. Can't go beyond that since it wasn't built for that.
[ seeing as how he had a hand in helping build the teleporters, he should know its limitations. ]
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We have to survive. We— We can't let it die in vain.
[ She's usually a little more reserved than this, but death invokes emotion. ]
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Surviving sounds good to me. [Not just for the creature that gave its life for them, but for themselves. Now they knew how dangerous it was to be here.]
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She nods as some form of solidarity. ]
Do you know... where we have to go now? Where is safe?
[ Her quiet determination bleeds into uncertainty a bit too easily. As a new arrival, she unfortunately doesn't know that Kay is new, too. ]
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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'M SO SORRY i died please feel free to drop this/ignore
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