BAD COMPANY: plotting post 2 + voting for the conclusion

[ximilian]

● ● ● FEBRUARY PLOTTING POST: MISSION LOG 2

The time has come to reveal some things about the second log. It will ICly follow the NPC thread with Welford Branson, the events in the second log taking place immediately after the end of the thread. We highly recommend that everyone give the thread a read.

Before you get into planning, here is a quick recap of what has been found out so far:

• The inhabitants of the town don't seem to have any thoughts or feelings.

• Something keeps the team from finding out more about the deaths in the town. The bodies of people who die also seem to vanish into nothing, as if they've never been there at all.

• None of the food served in the town contains any nutrients, but the water in there is real. This has led many of the Orbers to suspect nothing in the town is real at all, both the food and the people.

• Something that is real is the embera, the snakes found in the mines. Contrary to what the townspeople say, they are actually not venomous at all. Furthermore, there is evidence in the mines of these non-native snakes heading towards the town, even though they are not seen there. The snakes are also known to feed on ash.

• The mines around the region supply ore that can be made into pulsefire, a dangerous fire that only burns living things in its path.

• Traces of the orb can be felt around a family called the Bransons. The family consists of Welford and Amabella Branson, their sons Welford Junior and Chesper, Junior's wife Poppy and son Jeb, and Ches' wife Chastity and their baby Lory.

• A bandit group called the Bouldersnakes is feared in the town and are known for being ruthless. One of the miners in the town made a deal with them to sell them some ore in the past.

• Following Lan Xichen's talk with Welford Branson, Welford runs away from the town, distraught by what Lan Xichen has made him remember, and a voice speaks to all the Orbers.

· THE LOG + THE VOTE

The second log will include aspects of survival in the town and outside of it as well as another bandit encounter. Along with plotting for what to do in the log, this post will be used to suggest ideas for how the team can get the orb.

About the second log in more detail: it will be divided into a survival section as the Orbers will have to live in the town that, following the NPC thread, will look very different from what they are used to; and furthermore, as the orb is no longer in the town, leaving it will be possible — but conversely, it will also be possible for outsiders to come in, both animals (remember the sand whales?) and people.

Speaking of people, the other part of the log will be another bandit encounter... this time with, well, maybe you can guess who. The Bouldersnakes will finally make an appearance, so be prepared the same fate that befell the town doesn't happen to you!

As for the vote: we will open the vote at the same time as the log goes live, on February 2. After reading the log, please respond HERE with an idea for how the team wants to proceed with getting the orb from Welford Branson. The conclusion will be written based on what the team decides to do.

We ask that you do this by Monday, February 7, 6PM GMT.

As with missions one and two, the conclusion of the mission and the return to the station will come later on February 13. As before, that will not be a separate log, so for the latter half of the month when characters are on the station, players are encouraged to make their own logs.

· plotting form

Please use this post to plot for what you want to do in the second log.

You may use this form to post your plotting comments:

<b>Name:</b> <b>Contact:</b> do you use plurk or discord to plot / talk about rp? share those here! <b>Character:</b> <b>General plans:</b> what is your character planning on doing? <b>Info sharing:</b> something your character has found out that wasn't in the recap?

Comments

questions

[ximilian]

Have any questions about the log? Please leave them here.

[bindsthedead]

It will probably be clear in the log, but for plotting purposes- will Sabriel's death sense be able to detect any deaths in the town once the orb is out of town?

(frozen comment) HOW TO GET THE ORB

[ximilian]

Please leave your suggestions for how the team should proceed to get the orb from Welford Branson below. Others can then comment around and +1 the suggestions their character would agree with.

(frozen comment) Sense and sensibility

[spacedisaster]

Sorry in advance for the TL;DR The chars don't have nearly enough info to fix this mess, so Peter's going with what his heart tells him.

Peter's going to have a long chat with his roommate Xichen about WTF went on with Welford 's situation. Once they all have all the deeds, they'll conclude that Welford might be hiding in a familiar place, like the mines. They will start looking for him there, then checking his old house, his son's workplace, etc...

Peter will suggest being direct and explaining Welford why they are here (to find the orb, and that it can be dangerous), and what they had discovered about the town's demise. They suspect that the orb might be in his locket or, somehow, inside him. Despite the honesty, he's going to try to break the news gently. Having lost people both back in his homeworld and in game very recently, Peter knows just how horrifying it is to witness your loved ones turning to ash until there's nothing left. He's going to mention his own painful experience, so they can relate to each other, even if it hurts to talk about it.

As per Jim Kirk's suggestion, they can offer Welford to give them the locker/orb, in exchange for taking him somewhere safe. If that's an option, Peter would like to get Welford's elsewhere inhabited on his own planet, so he can get help. That said, Sabriel got the notes on dimensional travel she found in Kilnan, so there's that as an alternative as well: to send Welford to a place like Gyeongje, for example

Even if Welford doesn't much know what is going on, it's clear that the orb itself is listening, going by its response to the conversation between Welford and Xichen. Peter suspects that the orb created all this town pantomime because when the bandits first attacked, it didn't want to go with them and might have latched onto the only person who survived. It's a theory, but he will bring it up because they have nothing else to lose.

They will mention how they have gathered some other orbs and that it will be safer and stronger with its 'siblings' back at the station. If Wilford can't be convinced, and given the risky situation all the orbers are going through, Peter is going to be pragmatic and use the stun function of his quad blaster to leave the man unconscious. Desperate times call for desperate measures and all that.

Either if Wilford or the orb don't want to accept the deal, and another orber tries to kill Wilford to get the orb, Jim will most definitely put himself in harm's way to try to protect him. The mun mentioned that it is totally okay for Jim to get hurt in the process, just not killed for obvious reasons.

[aurable]

Name: Blue
Contact: bretons / bitchard#0228 on discord
Character: Drift
General plans: Drift will cease hiding out by now and use his alt mode for transportation (neigh) and shelter for other orbers. He can comfortably fit 4 people, but can squeeze in six at a time if the need arises. And a weapon of course because he's a car and covered in swords. Important note: Drift is his normal size here and he is massive clocking in at just over 30 ft/9 meters compared to Megatron's 38 ft/11.5 meters.
Info sharing: The mines are one big loop, and reaching deep enough have you wind up back at the entrance. Also, townspeople who wander over the town limits turn back up in town with no memory of the event.

[ruinously]

CAN DEAN DRIVE AGAIN

Possible side plot (cw; cannibalism)

[anthropophagite]

I like to be different so rather than filling out the form, i'm throwing this out here if anyone is interested. This is a possible plot unrelated to the main mission going on and 100% related to Kaneki being a ghoul and a gross boy.

Kaneki is a people-eater, and can only consume humans. Viveca was very nice and gave him some provisions, and while I can just say he was able to hold on for the whole mission with just that, I can also be an asshole and say that wasn't enough :D

SO!!! WHO WANTS TO GET BITTEN?

I don't wish to have Kaneki kill anyone or permanently maim a person (leaving a bite scar is fine lmao get a souvenir from Kaneki I guess). However ghouls ARE strong and they turn vicious when hungry (kaneki will basically lose his mind) and he also has three tentacles that can do a lot of damage, so he will need to have someone literally knock some sense into him aka beat him up, to get him to snap out of it.

Basically, whoever is okay with getting nibbled on should be a human capable of fighting back, either through powers/abilities or that can like... stab him in the eye. Or YOU KNOW more people can be involved, so he can attack someone and someone else stops Kaneki THAT'S COOL TOO. A bite will be enough. Or two, I guess. But afterwards he will control himself until the end of the mission (note: once Kaneki regains his senses he will cry a lot)

ANYWAY, let me know if anyone is interested in this!

[spacedisaster]

Suppp~ I'm fine with Kaneki munching on Peter if you want. He knows how to fight and has a high pain tolerance, but he also has normal human strength.

THAT SAID, Peter blasters are double barreled. One is lethal, the other shoots an electric bolt that shock people and can leave them unconscious. Would that work with Kaneki?

[spacedisaster]

Name: Lylith
Contact: Lylith
Character: Peter Quill
General plans: Peter is not having a very good time, that with having noticed that his girlfriend Gamora has gone MIA and the whole pulsefire business being waaaaay to close to the traumatic event that was Thanos' snap in his world.

And thus, he's going to be fucking feral and wreck bandits left and right, maybe ride some sand whales if that's and option. Who wants to kick ass? He brought his blasters, booms, the jetpack and some other gadgets with him. Also, his birthday is the 4th of February, it's going to be just ~wonderful~.

So, in short:


Info sharing: Nothing worth mentioning.

[calmness]

roomies crying over the snap like pulsefire, losing people close to them, but also kicking ass as a distraction not to process anything? y/y?

Zari Tarazi | Legends of Tomorrow

[catchatting]

Name: Lauren
Contact: blauren or kobrakidding#0888
Character: Zari Tarazi
General plans:
Zari is a superhero, though her powers tend to be more defensive and tactical than strictly offensive, she can knock someone(s) on their ass with a gust of wind, but will otherwise be trying to use her powers to keep everyone around her safe when there's violence or physical danger. She will be there for all your weapon deflecting, heavy falling object catching and people catching or throwing needs.

She also literally just told a character she hates camping and she will be complaining about any sort of roughing it that involves forgoing a shower and a bed at the end of the day. She's an incredibly dramatic person by default while still willingly going into whatever situation seems necessary for all of this. She'll definitely be running around in a miniskirt and a set of stays yelling about how much this all sucks while simultaneously being completely extra in her commitment to doing whatever needs to be done.

[cruelyethuman]

Something? I'm drawing a blank on what since the darkling is evil and doing not-good things, but still...

[calmness]

Name: Grimm
Contact: cloudrecess or grimm#9436 on discord. Discord preferred.
Character: Lan Xichen
General plans: Xichen is going to be very distressed as the log hits off because he has kicked off chaos by trying to be balanced and fair in getting info. He's gonna be pretty sure Seclusion and not talking to anyone after this mission the way to go. Can't do damage then, huh?!

He'll info share and start to be more withdrawn from people on a personal level. BUT! He'll be trying to do as much as he can to help out otherwise, probably a bit foolishly and stretching himself thin. He has cultivation (magic) and he'll be sharing enchanted paper talismans, such as binding talismans to freeze enemies for a short time, with folks to help anyone wanting to fight. Also a tiny bit of fighting? Magic and swords? He's in! Let him take out his frustration and panic!

Other than that, he knows Ford's weakness and treasure is his family. So Xichen will probably plan to go after Ford and reason with him somehow. Appeal to him that giving up the Orb will help the spirits of his family rest in peace like they deserve. That they're still be with him, even if they're physically gone. Gotta grieve and let people we love go (This is totally hypocrisy right here.)

Info sharing: NPC thread. Xichen will be sharing this when the log goes up ICly!

[firstroar]

can't be secluded if it means abandoning ur new adopted family member (taps forehead)

[firstroar]

Name: elle
Contact: whyellewhy (public feed so you can @ me if you don't feel like adding)
Character: Blue
General plans: Blue is getting very sick (thanks ash and ration diet), so he's going to need help staying safe/getting around. It's damsel hours baby... But also he can mentally project and ghost around with people to help them. Like Navi except sadder and prettier.
Info sharing: Blue's confirmed the snakes are conscious !

[construing]

beep beep, medevac is here

[bossily]

Name: Brandi
Contact: trashpanda or brandi#0589 on disco
Character: Clara Oswald
General plans: I'm going to keep her TL pretty trim this time around. Once the log goes up I'll have more concrete ideas, but I know for sure that she's going to be attempting to fight the bandits and freak out when she shoots/stabs/harms one. So she'll be in over her head with that if anyone is interested in coming to the rescue.
Info sharing: she's useless in that aspect this time around sorry

but here's a recap of clara's current mood

[construing]

adventures eating sand, let's go

[flickerandfade]

Name: Emmy
Contact: gravenrose/ Starlight#5914 on Discord
Character: Megatron
General plans: Without the need to pretend to be an organic person any longer, Megatron is going to stomping around at his full 38 ft/11.5 meter height being grumpy and/or being a tank to provide shelter/transportation for the other members of the station crew. Tanks are not comfortable things and inside he can fit maybe 8 to 10 at a squeeze. Maybe a couple more if you really don't mind sitting somewhere awkward. Otherwise, you have to ride on top of the vehicle, sorry. At least he's big and you can use him for cover from bullets and stuff without too much worry. Or use some canvas or something to make a lean to against his side. He's useful!
Info sharing: None of the writing in this town is legible for some reason. A letter from the mayor was just... gibberish. Weird.



He's a cool tank!

[construing]

finally getting this cr rolling, Gwen is going to use him for shade, thanks huge robot man

[construing]

Name: alcyone
Contact: pm
Character: gwen stacy
General plans: she's going to ride a sand whale. apart from that, gwen's going to take a support role:

• she can carry/move things up to ten tons in weight so hauling anyone who needs it around…nbd;
• spider-sense to alert her to danger + animals in the desert (someone else will have to kill them, the thought of killing anything makes her consider vegetarianism);
• and depending on conditions in town she can create temporary shelter against the sun(s).

she has her own rations, which she cannot share no matter how much she wants to because no one wants a hangry venom, but this does mean she is in conditions to look after others if necessary.

also, and I cannot stress this enough, she is going to ride a sand whale if it kills her. if this is how she dies, it's how she dies.

Info sharing: her findings are linked!

[laviny]

Yelena Belova reporting for killing things.

[attackbrows]

Name: Pepper
Contact: robutting @ plurk (feel free to add me!)
Character: The Doctor (12)
General plans:

- Priority #1 is to make sure the crew doesn't completely lose their damn mind and commit mass murder. The Doctor is super quick on his feet so he will likely conjure alternatives that will knock their foes on their feet.

- Priority #1A is to make sure Clara is safe and unharmed.

- And then, ultimately, find the best possible solution to retrieve the orb. He is well aware of this getting messy and that a bad decision(tm) will have to be made but, if they can actually put their heads together - there might be some hope.

Info sharing: It takes a photon up to 40,000 years to travel from the core of the sun to its surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth

[bossily]

come save clara from herself, doctor

she's got a gun and is going to try and use it

[kovach]

Name: arisa
Contact: hepburns
Character: takeshi kovacs
General plans: kovacs will do just fine in survival aspects and can aid anyone who might need looking out but my main focus for the log will be the bandit encounter, especially since he didn't take part in the last one. i'll probably end up doing an open log for this specifically, but kovacs can be a fairly violent and efficient fighter. he doesn't hold back when it comes to threats, especially with the bouldersnakes being ruthless, so he'll be committing plenty murders in fighting them — to the drenched-in-blood degree. so if anyone needs protecting or wants to do a team-up, he's available for it! also open to people who want to stop him from murdering, although that's not something he cooperates with if he feels people are deserving of it, so it wouldn't likely go well.

[attackbrows]

gonna need a glass milk for this

(a)kovacs out here getting extra spicy

[laviny]

Name: Jess
Contact: etceteras
Character: Yelena Belova
General plans: Yelena has been kind of obsessively trying to find out about the Bouldersnakes so once the opportunity presents itself she is definitely going to fight them. She is a badass normal type, but she’s coming equipped with Stark Tech, Black Widow training and magic pants. She’s ready and willing to do murder, too, if she’s gotta.

She also has survival training so she’s prepared for camping out in and around the burned ruins of the town and can help out with some of the nitty gritty there, too.

Info sharing: Her findings are linked above!

[aurable]

Lets do a hit and run. For justice.

shang-chi + the doctor

[karaoqi]

Name: zelly
Contact: thwip is my main go-to for le plotting but feel free to hit me up on this post or through PM.

Character: shang-chi
General plans: bouldersnakes are gonna be his main target in this part of the mission; he started looking into them earlier and he'll be wanting to be smack dab in the action when it happens. he'll be down for cool Big Damn Hero team-ups and helping his fellow orbers where needed.
Info sharing: i'm gonna assume it's in the links above lmaoooo

Character: the doctor (11)
General plans: the doc is going to be staying away from any violence as much as possible. guns = bad. he'll be following the trail of the sand whales because he'll be fascinated by them anyway, but he won't hesitate to help anyone in need if he happens upon them, so.
Info sharing: just a small detail about the donation documents he and clara had discovered being not so blurry when they pertained to the bransons. like, its nbd tho we know its the bransons now.

[attackbrows]

the way that space egg is triggering my flight or fight response rn alkadsl

just

egg? let me smack it.

erik stevens/killmonger | black panther

[scarcastically]

Name: Timmy
Contact: timmtams
Character: Erik Stevens
General plans:

- Weapons supplier: Erik is good with his hands and working with bare materials. he'll use what gunpowder is around to make some bombs that he'll distribute to noncombatants if they need a quick getaway without too much violence. If there's anything else people need to get them a slight edge, he can probably help there too.

- Backup: There are plenty of people going in to get the Bouldersnakes, but Erik is going to hang back. He's trying to curb his more "killmonger" ish tendencies. At the same time, it's going to be a messy operation so he'll be on the outskirts, catching any potential scragglers. He has his special Gold Jaguar suit that can absorb pretty much anything, so he's an excellent shield!

Info sharing: Nah, his leads were dead ends.

[whitestonelives]

Percy is going to be eyeing up the gunpowder and bombs and will be offering to help Erik make some if that's fine with him! he's a tinkerer and he has made a LOT of special ammunition and bombs, and he really likes to make friends with other tinkerers like him

Kaidan Alenko | Mass Effect

[majorbiotic]

Name: Kacey
Contact: seraphjewel and I do have a discord but I always forget to log in so poke me on PM if you prefer that
Character: Kaidan Alenko
General plans: I'm just going to assume Kaidan has had basic survival training, so he can help people in that aspect. I think his first priority once the bandits arrive is to try sneaking into their camp and taking the ore before they can use it as pulsefire. Once he's sure the stuff is out of their possession, then he may lead some kind of assault. But he is not going to charge in when there may be a chance they have it.
As always, Kaidan is a pretty strong biotic with the ability to lift and throw people/objects and has been working on shielding so he can create one that can protect a group if necessary. You may even get to see him reave if the bandits piss him off enough.
Info sharing: He's the one who got the info on the pulsefire!

[morethan084]

Sibling power team up??

[homeostatic]

Name: Beck
Contact: backagain; PM
Character: Leonard McCoy
General plans: Depending on the state of the town, McCoy and any volunteers will promptly locate the best structure (if any are still standing) to set up a central base camp. They're still in possession of rations and sneks, but anyone up for finding additional food sources would be great so, y'know, they don't starve. (This'll all be up for handwaving since it's pretty cut & dry logistically and not terribly interesting lol)

Also I skipped out on bandit shenanigans last time, so he'll be there for that and getting caught in the crossfire, pew pew.

Info sharing: Info was linked above! Shit got worse? He's so surprised.

[aurable]

"Also I skipped out on bandit shenanigans last time, so he'll be there for that and getting caught in the crossfire, pew pew."

picks him up like the Football

[bindsthedead]

Name: Sarah
Contact: sarahthesilent
Character: Sabriel
General plans: Survive. Sabriel will be ditching her rich lady act and look, and will instead be focused on trying to make sure everyone has food, water, and shelter, while working with other combat-focused characters to fight off any threats. She also knows healing magic, in case anyone gets hurt or tries to eat a plant that turns out not to be edible.

For the bandits... after everything she's learned, Sabriel's still going to avoid killing unless absolutely avoidable, and if there's pulsefire... Sabriel definitely knows a variety of protective spells. (Although the bandits attempting it would probably push her to the point of 'I don't care if I use lethal force or not')

Depending on what exactly happens, Sabriel may have an initial freakout when the orb leaves town, and she's no longer blocked from sensing death.

Info sharing: Sabriel learned a bit about the local beliefs and traditions regarding death and burials.

[flickerandfade]

Would Sabriel like a ride anywhere and/or a heavily armored shell to freak out inside?

[hatejakku]

Name: Lina
Contact: linatrinch or JB#9174
Character: Finn from War Stars

General plans: Going off of what we know right now, Finn's main thing is going to be sniffing out the orb with his weird orb hunting powers, so maybe he can track Ford or something? idk

But what I want to do is befriend some whales. I was all excited about the horses, because Finn could bond and make friends with them, but that didn't pan out for obvious reasons. So maybe he can chat with the whales! I'm not sure if that's a search request thing, we'll see, but I just want Finn hugging a whale, is that too much to ask.

Of course, he's going to be kicking ass and providing medical support. He's going to be in the middle of the bandit situation to defend their territory (ie. the town) and providing aid to anyone who needs it.

Lastly, even though I'm not sure but pretty positive this will happen, the pulsefire storm. Depending on what it is, Finn can probably use the Force to protect a small area or a few people around him if this becomes a thing. Again, we'll see. He's going to super stressed, it's fine.

Info sharing: Nothing really, rip.

[aurable]

would he like a ride this poor boy should not be walking around everywhere looking for the space balls

[oiorpata]

Name: tomato
Contact: communism or romanitas#5368 !!
Character: andy / andromache the scythian
General plans: waiting to see more deets about what the log entails exactly but i am keen on some bouldersnakes fighting!!! easy peasy for a 6000 year old immortal lady. team ups? witnesses? rescues?? do you just wanna see her bloody af?? killing is whatever tbh shrugs about it, father i crave violence. also i think it would be funny if she just started bringing back random edible animals for her fellow orbers to eat. just dumps it in front of them like a feral cat, here, don't starve xoxo. she's very good at survival stuff ok. oh and SPACE WHALES??? andy loves animals, eyes at them whales too.
Info sharing: search request was a bit of a dead end and i fell off it bc of irl january stress oop


murder time pls and thank

[flickerandfade]

Megatron will team up with you and carry where ever you wish to go to stab things. He'll even offer helpful stabbing advice, but don't expect him to do any stabbing himself.

[cruelyethuman]

Name: Ireth
Contact: PM or ireth
Character: The Darkling, aka Aleksander Morozova, (aka Gleb, aka Dick Midnight)

General plans: Truthfully, he will not care about the bandits. They can fuck off and do their thing, loot the town- burn it down. He doesn't really care, but he does care about the theoretical possibility of them killing a select few of the other orbers. The only time he would even interfere with them, or engage with them, was if the chance of a pulsefire setting everything on fire. In which case, he has Shadow Powers - he can shape them in to solid matter, can sharpen them in to a wide blade that cuts through anything. Especially flesh and he has absolutely no qualms about killing every last one of them. Fighting might in his future, if the pulsefire happens. [Side note, due to his own evil and shenanigans in canon, he can also control Alina's powers of summoning the sun if they touch.]

He will most likely just stay on the outskirts of the group, looking in, seeing who might find some useful leads on the orb and its location and just not deal with any of the other nonsense. He will be ready to kill who ever holds the orb to get it.

Snakes, he will keep looking for them to feed those who need it, but not be overly concerned if any orbers refuse to eat (with few and very limited exceptions - you know who you are).

Being probably the only one of the group to actually like it here, he has no solid plans for now.

Info sharing: Dead-end with Drift and the mines.



Oh, and that solid wall of shadows? He made it

[majorbiotic]

Would Darkling like to team up with Kaidan in raiding the bandits and destroying any ore they might have? Kaidan is super worried about the pulsefire and may poke him like "oh hey this guy has shadows, he can sneak in quietly".

[romancekiller]

Name: K
Contact: PM (plurk and discord on request)
Character: Clarke Griffin
General plans: Clarke has already got this survival thing covered since she is used to that back home considering she already brought rations with her before they even knew they had to deal with that on this mission. She will be focusing on making sure everyone else is okay both in terms of having food, water, shelter, etc. She will be taking more of a supportive role and offering medical aid to whoever gets hurt or injured for those who are fighting. If she accidentally gets caught up in something with the bandits though, she might need a rescue.
Info sharing: Nothing really, she has been useless in that aspect this mission.

billy butcher ( the boys )

[cheapbastard]

Name: trace
Contact: jortles or you can pm this journal.
Character: billy butcher
General plans: billy's gonna go fuckin' buckwild. he knows how to survive in situations like this being special forces and he's going to use all that and more. plus, he's going to have a lot of pent up energy from being good so long so he's going to take it out on anyone that crosses him. if you wanna fight, he'll fight you. if you wanna fight with him, he'll fight with you and help you kill stuff.

basically, he's going to be a violent, aggressive asshole who will try and protect some people but might be grumpy and awful while he does it. he'll use this as his way of dealing lmfao.
Info sharing: nope, i kind of fell off there.

[bossily]

signing up for the grumpy and awful asshole to protect clara after she decides she isn't up for hurting or killing anyone

alina starkov | shadow & bone

[peasant]

Name: ellie
Contact: nereids & pm!
Character: alina starkov

General plans:

this is wildly up in the air right now until i see what the log has in store! alina's prime interest will be in exploring past the boundaries of the town now that it's been opened up, if anyone wants to team up to face adventures beyond the town border. with the bouldersnakes, alina will mostly be trying to fend them off from harming the other orbers, unless there's anything in town that looks like it could be salvaged. particularly, she might see if the branson home is capable of being protected/salvaged.

however! the two suns on this planet are bound to make her sun summoning a little more Intense and less controlled than usual, and will probably make for a bad and/or explosive reaction if pulsefire is involved?? so she may be trying to limit how much she uses it and relying on her (not so great) rifle skills instead.

with that said! i'm very much into team-ups for explorations or fighting bandits, or alina trying to rescue someone. undecided whether i'm going to have her a little scuffed up from said scuffle yet, but i'm interested in using her sun summoning potential to cauterize wounds on other people in the heat (no pun intended) of the moment. :')

she's not going to be actively pursuing welford because she'll feel guilty and gross about the prospect of hunting a man down to get whatever power is in his possession. unless she catches wind that some of the group wants to murk him ... and then she'll be interested in trying to get to him before others do, to try to prevent that outcome. team "stop trying to murder the elderly."

i'll have more solid plans & ideas after i see what the log holds in store for us all!

Info sharing: some weird shenanigans with madame rella where it seemed she had no bones, and reacted abnormally to being engaged in conversation.

[morethan084]

Can these two use their powers together during the bouldersnakes encounter pls?