subnautica | Entries tagged with sailor moon: hotaru tomoe

[Rumors of our death have been greatly exaggerated. As it turns out, we came up with a plan that got us through the volcano with minimal damage. For once, we made the choice that ended in the least disaster. Now, we just have to keep taking care of the planet it a way that's less road-to-helly and more good-intentionsy.

So...You're still alive. It's May now. Animals need saving, possibly from Nancy's curiosity.

Will you go looking for the new Koosh Bush? Are you concerned about the animals who may have been displaced by the volcano?

Will you finally sympathize with URSULA's demands for terraforming and build a nice little island for ~~the cat~~ Naoko and her crew? Well, probably nothing will go terribly wrong this month.]

oneandmikleonly

[February is a quiet month -- well, sort of. There aren’t any dramatic new developments, such as flaming ships falling from the sky or sudden base-wide plagues. In fact, your character might be finding the ongoing Purrspine migration kind of soothing instead.

But that doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty of work to be done -- biomes to explore more thoroughly; add-ons to the base and island; clues and items found in previous months to put together; science and magic and good old heavy lifting to apply; sea creatures to chat up -- or, perhaps, some Valentines to plan for!

What are you up to, Subnautica crew?]

((as always, please check out the monthly ooc post to see what’s going on! feel free to use this post for whatever activities/missions/shenanigans you desire.))

imsorey

[this text message is getting sent to everyone from Sorey and Mikleo. absolutely everyone]

hey everyone so dirk and percy and we went to visit the planet soul a little while ago and found out a bunch of stuff, so we’ve tried to put it all together to get everyone on the same page --

if you see a weird green light + singing + a lot of feelings in the dreamscape that’s Iniidae’s soul manifesting. It looks like it’s tied pretty closely to the Emperor and Dragon, two halves of a whole. half of it that’s represented by the Emperor wants to work with us, half of it that’s represented by the Dragon wants to get rid of us, so it’s in all our interests to swing the balance towards the first thing.

the weird alien base in the acid river was built by some aliens called Precursors a long time ago to deal with the Carar disease. as far as we can tell the Precursors all died but the Warpers got left behind and the planet kind of adopted them. we asked the planet to stop making them attack us and it said yes, but they’re kind of unpredictable on their own, so if you see one be careful around it. if you were looking into communication with them before please keep trying! they were made to help get rid of Carar too, maybe there’s a way to work with them.

the planet really, really wants us to do something about curing Carar. we already knew it was messing up the Sea Dragon but it looks like a whole bunch of wildlife is infected with it. if you know how to work on vaccines and medicines, or want to learn, we could really use your help. if not, we could still use your help with tracking down and trapping infected wildlife since we need them not to be spreading the disease further. they’re hard to miss: if you see something covered with glowing green growths when it normally shouldn’t be, that’s Carar. curing it might be the biggest thing we have to do to get the balance of the planet to feel more kindly disposed towards us instead of evenly split.

we’ve also spoken to URSULA and she says putting scanners and decontaminants at the base entrances can be done and will help keep us all from getting sick again.

the planet also made it pretty clear that the man-made structures like the base and the crashed ships are hurting the planet. if researching diseases and hunting for missing sea creatures isn’t your thing, we still need to find a way to fix that. it seems like fusing coral to the base and growing plants on it has helped integrate it into the environment, so if we want to keep using facilities we find we can try to do the same to them. if we don’t need a structure or it’s just wreckage on the ocean floor we should look into just taking it apart fully for resources though.

there’s more Precursor facilities we haven’t looked at yet. we’re planning to check the one that was found under Mountain Island shortly, if anyone wants to come. there’s apparently one way down deep where there are lava flows too; we found a video record of it but need to figure out where it actually is, so if you’re in a mood for exploring crazy dangerous seascapes, there’s a mission for you -- we really want to find that one since we think the Emperor’s body and/or her kids might be there. oh, and if you happen to pick up something that looks like this can you let people know? they might be datacards or keys.

thanks to Karkat (hi Karkat!) we also have a device that we can use to help translate all of the information we’ve gotten from the Precursor facilities. if anyone has a knack for picking up languages or doesn’t mind dedicating a few hours to help out with that it would save a bunch of time.

pretty much any time and help you want to give regarding any of these things would be great! it’s a lot of stuff to do but we’ve done a lot of big things already, we can do these too! ⌒(o＾▽＾o)ノ and uh if you just recently arrived and have no idea what we’re talking about we can explain stuff or you can read up on it in the labs! either/or

but also if you just want to relax since we had a pretty tense few weeks we found an island that’s not too far away from the base that has really friendly alien seals living around it. be careful since they’re pretty large, but they’re also pretty friendly if you give them some fish!

[various linked photos and the coordinates for Alien Seal Island are attached to the message.]

splasher

Hey, everyone! Could you all please drop by the island base in the afternoon? By the beach? With the help of others, we've arranged to have a small celebratory party of sorts now that we are, uh, in the clear. It feels like it's been a while since we've all been together, so I hope you can come!

[makoto nods at the camera despite his shoddy skills at making a selfie-video]

There's plenty of food and we'll be having a bonfire. Oh, by the beach!

This-- It's worth celebrating, right?

[he smiles and waves before turning off the feed; do you want to let this guy down??]

[arriving at the beach, there's a setup similar to this one (but less flashy and perfect) and lights throughout the shoreline. all sorts of foods are being served on the tables for everyone to enjoy a meal together--which is weird to think they haven't eaten together before, all of them?]

[it feels like surviving the warpers was an accomplishment all of them need to celebrate and congratulate each other on, even if their roles in the actual doing of things was small in comparison to others. every bit of help counts.]

[celebrate however your heart desires]

[when the sun starts setting and the wonders of the sk are even more visible, there will be a bonfire, set in a pit, cushions spread about for people to relax or fall asleep, without having to worry about something horrible happening to them. said bonfire will also burn throughout the night until it runs out of fuel.]

[smores, anyone? please tell me we got marshmallows.]

(( OOC: feel free to start your own threads! did your character help with the cooking? the setting up? did they just walk in? it's all great, take ownership of whatever you like! ALSO THIS IS MEANT TO BE DATED LIKE, a day after the barrier went down. ♥ ))

oneandmikleonly

[It's a new year! Well, by the fragile construct of calendar time we're creating on this planet, anyway.

Here's a an open mingle for all your January needs! Are you trying to stalk our new alien stalkers back, or reach out to them, or fight them? Building? Exploring the biomes, for fun and/or to uncover more about our alien friends? Researching? Hugging URSULA? Raising Birdogs or getting involved with other wildlife? Making or breaking resolutions? OTHER? Whatever it is you're doing, you can put it here.

Don't forget to check the OOC plotting post to see what's going on and get involved with missions!]

parodeity

text: december 31st

hey
shrines done its up by lake athena
those of you who helped with that thanks
not that i was like in charge but
as promised to the kiddos rose and i set up japanese new years
or at least a shrine with all the trappings of it if anyone cares
homerun youre in charge of bell ringing since you seemed into it
there is a bell
ring it to your hearts content come midnight
or like
whenever
also another thing i was not in charge of was like
snacks
but i drafted one of the base cooks to figure that shit out so there should be some there whenever
have fun kids and if you make a mess clean it up or like
i will tomorrow i guess
also i know theres some like fortune drawing thing that was kind of explained to me
so thats set up too
take 1 per customer or i will smack you at a later date
or more likely rose will smack you at a later date
thats about it later

mingle if u want 12/31 - 1/1

[ or just details fyi. the japanese-style shrine is located at point b on the map (point a is the carnival). it's pretty simple but nice looking - thank annabeth, not dave. while there are snacks set up and the promised fortune telling dave does not appear to be hosting the evening so you can do whatever or refer to rose lalonde for details, since she does seem to be around; despite dave being mia he does reply to any texts to his post, though, and rose might periodically do so as well.

be warned that the fortune strips are like. well, they vary from truly dumb shit to fortune cookie-esque to actually what they should be. at least one strip says "this is bullshit" and a few are book recommendations from rose. at some point dave got desperate and started doing doodles rather than actual words. rose at one point started making dire predictions in gothic poetry form, just for fun. dave threw in a few dumb jokes to even it out. the strilonde sibs cannot be trusted to stay seriously on task when left to their own devices, sorry. ]

$hatamon: this numbering is now ‾\_(ツ)_/‾ (☼ 17.)$

hatamon

A: The Narcissus

[Any hardworking souls who've decided to spend their post-holiday time scavenging the Narcissus have made a huge mistake--they're now stuck with newbies.

There's the sound of a crash from near the computer terminals, followed by some hushed bickering and a weirdly bright light that dims after a moment but doesn't entirely go away. Anyone who investigates will find Angemon standing guard and looking apprehensive while Takeru ineffectually holds his D-3 up to one of the computers like maybe that worldhopping trick will work again if he just keeps at it long enough. His hat's slightly askew, but he totally did not fall out of a computer and land on the floor in a heap like some kind of amateur just a minute ago, don't be silly.

When approached, Takeru turns around and smiles like this is all Completely Normal.]

Uh, hi. We're here to help?

B: Anywhere around the base

[One trip and a few basic explanations later... Takeru is taking this way too well. It helps that it's not his first alternate universe rodeo, and as far as 'stuck here until further notice' scenarios go, a guy could do a lot worse than a well-stocked high tech base with its own social network. (It's only even the second worst weird ocean world he's seen, which... counts for something, probably?)

With Patamon perched on his shoulder and chatting away, Takeru can be found following the map on his communicator around the base to check out the areas that seem important. He's more than happy to introduce himself to anyone he runs across.]

I'm Takeru Takaishi and this is Patamon. We're new here, so we're trying to meet everyone.

[Yeah, there's a network for that, but low-key assessing your new teammates under the guise of friendliness tends to be a bit trickier over text.]

parodeity

hey so its dave
strider
since im still nominally the entertainment dude somehow its my duty to inform you all its christmas month and were having a christmas party
if you want to have anything specific happen at said party now is your time to like
tell me so
before the party occurs
otherwise youre shit out of luck
also we are doing new years stuff japan style though american style too i guess
if you have anything youre place of origin style you wanna throw in
speak now or forever hold your peace
uh for those who dont know what christmas is
im not gonna talk about the origin because honestly
ill get bored and also probably mislead you
but the party will involve presents and candy and decorated trees and what more does anyone really need to know
direct any further inquiries about what christmas is to dirk strider and rose lalonde
kthnx

also were doing a secret santa
that means sign up with me
and i will come around to you with a hat with names in it on like
lets say the 17th
then on the 25th you give the person you got a present
you can like get other people presents
but idk its an activity i guess people do
presumably so even if youre a shitty asshole you can still get a present
not that anyone here is a shitty asshole
but yeah so
lmk if you want in
if not whatever

[ ooc: SECRET SANTA SIGN UP ]

ex_resound725

[Wowee! We get hit with a pulse on the seventh! Isn't that fun! Also, a ship crashed, and baby it's cold inside. Some prompts.

A: Pulse: A pulse hit the planet! Life support went out, and that super sucks, but it will only last for an hour. Maybe more sucky: some or all of your powers may or may not have died! That's awkward. Are you disappointed you can't walk through walls now? Has nothing changed for you? Are you now a dead girl because you made a deal some aliens? Are you a sword? Have fun kids, and try not to hold a Class Trial.

B: Salvage: That sure was a ship that went down! URSULA identified it as the Narcissus which is apparently a human military ship so obviously this will be safe and no one is going to come across any type of trouble salvaging the ship. Maybe someone should text Naoko to tell her what's going on. Everything is fine.

C: Blanket-sharing meme: You know what you're here for.

D: ETC: Roxy is putting up mistletoe, there are flowers, people keep building stupid things. Do whatever!]

[ooc: OOC post here??]

superseding

[ Throughout the month, there will be a lot of searching, salvaging, and planting of flowers! Rapunzel and Hotaru want to make a beautiful flower field or garden on the new island part of the base!

Inside, there will be some planters with flowers potted to be transferred outside once they're considered stroong enough. Outside, wherever it's been cleared for them to plant, expect to see buds and flowers. Do you want to be a Disney princess? Do you want to help out? Are you escorting while seeds and flowers are being collected? Do you want to encourage or admire the flowers? Do you want to make friends with Snap Dragons? There are as many options as there are types of flowers!

Come and frolic! Turn the island into the backdrop of a Disney movie. ]

parodeity

So, anyone in the entertainment room area come December 2nd will be subjected to a ridiculous clash of colors and decorations. While the only advertisement was word-of-mouth, it's a six-way birthday party although none of the guests of honor seem to care if people actually celebrate their birthdays; it's possible to just come by for cake and/or random hangouts. The room seems to be divvied up into six pie slices with decorations, with a table in the middle with six cakes. The slices are kind of variable but easy enough to match up to their respective "owner": Jade's is neon green paired with white decoration-wise and seems to mostly be dog themed, although there's also more glitter in her slice than anywhere else; Jake's is less neon green paired with black and the collective Dave-and-Rose decoration committee apparently decided skulls was as good a theme as anything; Dave's is red and black and records although also just really dumb sbahj drawings which tbh have infected the other slices aside from Rose's; Dirk's is orange-and-white and robots; Rose's is purple-and-black and wizards and octopi; Roxy's is pink-and-white and cats and wizards. None of the decorations really seem intended to mesh with any other slices' decorations at all?

The cakes are equally mismatched, although some of them work together. Jade got a Bec-head shaped cake; Jake got another...skull...THEY TRIED, OKAY JAKE; Dave elected himself for hella jeff; Dirk got assigned sweet bro because Rose couldn't convince Dave to Not; Rose herself got a very disturbing octopus tentacle thing, what the fuck Rose; and Roxy got a cat.

There are like six pinatas in various colors and some party games and a movie marathon that seems to have literally no theme beyond being chosen by Dave and Rose and therefore the theme might actually be "what movie will annoy my sibling most" back and forth. So there's. Just a super variety of stuff there. And there's music which Dave seems to have been in control of, although most of it is lowkey so that's nice???

Sorry if you wanted to do something in this room related to not this hot mess today, BUT AT LEAST THEY'RE NOT DOING SIX SEPARATE PARTIES??? Also there are party hats in the colors of each slice (with a dumb paper crown in slice colors for each birthday kid) so pick your poison. There's a generic and very messy "HAPPY 17TH BIRTHDAY" banner so apparently it's just. 6 17s? Nice.

lamortespoir

action;

[ Anyone up early on the morning of December 1st would hear a rather large thump come from the main entrance of the underwater base - as if someone just fell out of thin air onto the floor, which is about right.

Sanson picks himself up, water dripping off his trenchcoat onto the polished floor. After shaking off his mysterious assailants, his first priority had been to return to the base that had housed his friends; but the spiritual signals that come from the base are different and thus he can't be sure that the same people still inhabit it. Using the telepathic network would expose himself if any of Solomon's agents were already present, thus he decided on paying a physical visit first just in case.

He makes a path towards the medbay out of habit: perhaps you've run into him on the way, or are just following the trail of water left behind. He'll get that cleaned once he's sure everyone hasn't been brainwashed.

If Sanson happens to run into you, he'll move over so he can be at conversational distance, but he won't speak directly until he's within said distance. ]

voice, two days later;

Hello, everyone. This is Sanson. I ask this of those here who are attuned to magic; if you are strong of body and vitality, I require your assistance. Please, come meet me at the medbay.

[ The message might sound kind of shady, but the voice that delivers it sounds oddly hollow. Sanson seems to have been afflicted by the Shrooms disease. Even though he's consulted some people about how to treat it, the side effects aren't exactly going away, which presents some problems. Such as the fact that he's starting to find it hard to maintain a physical form. Prana is draining from him faster than he can take it in from the surroundings. While there's an obvious solution to this, it's still something unpleasant. Best to ask first.

If anyone comes in to the medbay needing treatment, he would tend to them in the same way as he did during his previous stint here. However, he has a surgical mask on as a precaution. ]

guidance

On the recent expedition to the Grand Reef, my readings detected a change in area similar somewhat to the phenomena known as "hotspots". In scale, this appeared to be extraordinarily large, but defining it exactly was impossible at the time as it would require further investigation and descending closer to its level.

I am putting forth this information so that those who may have theories as to what this may be or wish to come see what it is for themselves may know of its existence. I intend to investigate it further myself within the next few days.

[a pause.]

As a secondary and unrelated note, I inquire as to how you would name a mechanical companion that has expressed the desire to be named.

[the drone deserves it, okay. it does enough for her.]

sniptuck

[ Anyway so one day a bunch of nerds went camping and it went exactly like this the end.

To be more precise, close to the lake on Floater Island a nice lil camping spot has been made! There are a couple of tents next to a campfire. The campfire even have logs arranged around them for that authentic camping experience? You sit on the logs, obviously.

A large variety of snacks have been brought over! There are hot dogs that can be roasted over the fire (made out of... some... animal idk use your imagination). Most importantly, they have marshmallows and chocolate to make s'mores! Because that is the most important part of camping. Clearly.

Mingle with other crew members! Wander around Floater Island and pet birdogs! Tell scary stories by the campfire! Fall into a ditch somewhere and have to be carried back by your crush like a stereotypical shoujo heroine! etc etc have fun ]

checkoutmyttk

Video

[The video is dark for a moment with nothing in view until suddenly a light flickers on and Kon’s face is way too close to the screen. He grins at the camera and then glances over his shoulder, seemingly checking for something before turning back and offering the lens a wink.]

So, I can’t say that much ‘cause it’d ruin the surprise, but tonight’s gonna be pretty exciting if ya happen to be in the right place at the right time, just thought I’d-

--Kon?

[That’s Makoto’s voice in the nearby vicinity, and you know Kon is up to some shit as the video quickly cuts off.]

Action

[The video and cryptic message will have no specific follow-up, except if you are, in fact, in the right place at the right time. That being, floor 1. If you think today, this November 17th, was going to be a normal day, you will find yourself to be a hundred percent wrong.]

Why do we have to run through the kitchen--!?

[Distressed and embarrassed, Makoto’s voice is a pitch or two higher than usual. The sound of his voice and quick footsteps go past the hallway like an ambulance’s siren… Now you hear it… now you don’t...]

Part of the deal, dude! [Kon on the other hand is cackling and sounding perfectly at ease with their current...activities and he offers a whoop of— encouragement? Glee? Something more sadistic?—before continuing to belt out a song at the top of his lungs while running through the base. (Makoto sings along--somewhat; murmuring bits and pieces of the lyric and being louder on the chorus. You bet Kon forced him to learn it right before doing this.) Also they’re completely naked, did we mention that? Because they are as bare-assed as the day they were born.]

[After at the very least two laps from one end of the floor to the other, Makoto--very embarrassed, flushed red, and looking like he’s ready to die--decides to stop and make his way into the pool room, because he can at the very least find towels there!]

I can’t believe I did this on my birthday…

[A pitiful, way pitiful whine from his behalf as he disappears inside.]

parodeity

so hey i got a few things to say to all you all
first off holidays list them off for me what you wanna like celebrate since
there are probably non earth things we should celebrate
this month earth american wise
since i am an earth american
we are gonna do thanksgiving which is a feast thing on the 24th of november
just eat a lot together its fun
its before november if youre canadian but i dont think there are canadians here so
w/e
if one shows up i guess well do it twice
or wait is someone a canadian
sorry we skipped it if you are

( LONG RAMBLING BEHIND THE CUT, including: kharaa exist and i'm friends with them and also mention of a mission taking place tomorrow. also a bunch of irrelevant tangents. )

wises

Feel free to ignore this until after the festivities, but since November starts tomorrow, I thought I'd ask what everyone is interested in including in the island base. Or what structures you would be interested in seeing around the island. So far all that we have planned to my knowledge are the watchtowers - the farm seems to be coming along and we should maybe consider fences or whatever there, but otherwise we don't actually have anything really set in stone.

You should feel free to throw anything out there, and to respond to anyone else. I'll just gradually be collecting the ideas from here and drawing up plans for you all, so long as what you're suggesting is actually within our power to do. But all things considered, I think most things are. This should also give everyone a chance to team up with anyone else who is doing something they wanted to do.

In terms of things I'm doing other than the watchtowers, an aboveground track and training area is something I was personally interested in. To start us off.

Happy Halloween. Try not to break anything too critical.

splasher

[picture this: a tray of all sorts of fish, spread out over a table. hoverfish, hoopfish, rabbit ray, garryfish, spadefish, boomerang fish, bladderfish--something elaborate and fancy looking, like a seafood platter, but with alien fish.]

Behold.

[the voice comes from behind the camera, which then zooms up from the fish platter onto a very sleepy, but alarmed makoto, who doesn’t know where to look.]

What... am I beholding, exactly? Haru?

[a knife points at an eyeless spadefish from behind the camera, the eye being replaced with sea grass.]

Hah...?

[makoto continues being alarmed, if only a little confused?]

I made breakfast.

It’s four in the morning.

That's why it's breakfast.

For a family of ten?

You're not the only one here.

[makoto's expression turns scared; he glances around quickly, left and right, finds nothing but the darkened background of the kitchen. clearly, he thinks there's someone else here.]

Eh!?

[haru, blankly, without being deterred by makoto’s disrespectful response, and with a slight hint of passion in his voice. it's barely there, but a fine ear can notice it.]

That's why you should try it. [enter, knife motioning at platter]

[and the feed cuts off]

[some time later, makoto edits and attaches a text message:]

help

mythbuster

A: Entrance

[ A boy in a well-worn wetsuit approaches the base, bemusement evident as his gaze sweeps the unfamiliar architecture and looming island landscape. Loki can't help wondering if he took a wrong turn somewhere.

He stops at the base's ground entrance. The ghostly white blob sitting on his head leans down to look at him inquisitively as he knocks on the sturdy metal door. It's doubtful anyone will respond, but it feels like the polite thing to do.

Less politely, he immediately lets himself in. Dripping into the entrance hall, he calls out to no one in particular, with no particular enthusiasm: ]

I'm back...

[ Maybe he'll take a nap... once he finds his room. ]

B: Dining area

[ This is not Loki's room, but there's always time for a snack. Back in his usual black coat and oversized ribbon, Loki lounges at a table and shares an orange with his floating white blob friend. To the spiritually sensitive, it's a sensible enough scene: Loki hands an orange slice to the blob, who happily nibbles it down between stub hands. To the spiritually blind, the slice seems to disappear into thin air after Loki holds it up, and when he starts mumbling it appears as if he's talking to himself. And maybe he is. ]

Were we gone for that long, Ecchan? It's like an alternate universe. Government conspiracy? Bigfoot? El chupacabra? Ha. Ha. Ha...

[ He laughs haltingly at his own private joke and then slumps lamely onto his hand. Nonsense. ]

C. Anywhere!

[ Loki underestimated the extent to which the base has transformed. Once a hopelessly organic but lovable dump of rooms, the base now feels purposed. Organized. Like an institution. It's undoubtedly for the better, yet Loki can't decide if he likes it. Maybe he just needs to sleep on it -- he'll feel better after that nap he's been looking for. He'll consult the next person he comes across in his wanderings, whether they're walking the halls or enjoying themselves in the rec room or, god forbid, swimming in the pool. (No really, why.)

He raises a hand for attention. ]

I have a question.

imsorey

i. action (locked to alisha/rose)

[Sorey and Mikleo have pretty much been sleeping like the dead for the past couple of weeks, following their accidental fight with the Dragon; their breathing is steadily, and they don't seem too debilitated by the long nap, but they also, worryingly, won't stir out of it.

until now -- both of them start to come awake at the same time, turning onto their sides, one of them letting out a queasy sort of groan. this is not an entirely pleasant revival.]

ii. text (open)

hey sorey and mikleo here

sorry if we worried anyone we accidentally got in an argument with the dragon again

we don't recommend doing that by the way. it looks like we were out of it for a couple of weeks. did we miss anything important?

iii. action (open)

[...or if you'd rather talk to them in person a little later in the day, they'll emerge from their room eventually, though probably nowhere too far -- kitchens, library, that sort of thing. they're kind of wobbly and look unwell, though not too terribly so.]

Dive In

It's a MAY-ngle...wait.

FEBRUARY GENERAL MINGLE | OTA

important PSA text

004 ☉ VIDEO/ACTION (MINGLE)

JANUARY MINGLE | OPEN

text

(no subject)

12/7 text

pulse, and other, open mingle (12-7 to whenever)

flowers gleam and grow (open mingle)

DECEMBER 2ND, birthday armageddon action mingle

action + voice

{voice}

a camping we will go

002 Kon and Makoto's birthday surprise Video + Action

text 11/14

10/31 text

003 ☉ VIDEO

a return | action

action/text | a few days before the party

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