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

[ruinously]

Name: cat
Contact: plurk is pincurls but i tend to prefer discord gipsydanger#5340
Character: Dean Winchester ruinously & Raleigh Becket unbreachable
General plans:

Dean is going to get nommed on, which I'm ridiculously excited about. He's also likely going to be involved in dealing with bandits; he isn't...wild about killing humans/aliens or whatever, but will if he has to. He's an expert marksman, and rarely misses. He's a good protector also if anyone needs, & will definitely need some first aid after all this. I'd also like him to get involved with the actual orb retrieval if possible!

Raleigh is just vibin' man, lmao. He's going to help wherever possible; he's a good fighter and excellent in a brawl, but he's aching a lot right now! He has a lot of nerve pain from damage in kaiju fights, and it's slowly been bothering him. He is also dealing with radiation poisoning that's also probably definitely slowly killing him.

They're both used to surviving in shitty conditions, and won't really have any problems camping out, and both have rations to share.

ALSO -- Raleigh needs to complete his goal (Tell a teammate about your last nightmare.) so if someone wants to volunteer for that, that would be fab.

Info sharing:

raleigh's thread involving the innkeeper and his stories

dean's thread involving bandits - he caught them, they disappeared

Daisy Johnson | Agents of SHIELD

[morethan084]

Name: Andrea

Contact: morethan084 or PM

Character: Daisy Johnson

General plans: Well, for one, Daisy will no longer be hiding the fact that she has powers and will use it to protect herself and others. She’ll have no issue fighting against the Bouldersnakes and using her powers there as well. So if anyone wants to team up with her, or if anyone wants Daisy to protect/save their character. She isn't going to go straight into murdering them, but she will knock them out/hurt them.

She’s also going to be exploring inside the new town and outside as well, so having others to go with her is probably a smart idea. Safety in numbers, maybe?

I know, kind of vague plans but just getting an idea of who wants to do what with what we know so far. Can’t wait for the log to go up!


Info sharing: Can be found here. It didn’t really get them anywhere. However, Daisy, Alina and the 12th Doctor more or less confirmed that Madame Rella is likely not human.

[business]

Name: shari
Contact: trashmouth please feel free to add me !!
Character: rhysand
General plans:

rhys is a bit of a powerhouse when it comes to fighting — however, i personally feel he might take a backseat in initiating any fighting with the bandits, and will probably keep himself strictly in "bail other people out of bad situations" mode. of course, depending on how intense the bandit attack actually ends up being when the log goes up, i might change how invested rhys is in genuinely hurting anyone — but that remains to be seen!

just to explain, rhys is an illyrian warrior so he has a tactical advantage in combat — though he's only trained in more ye olde weapons, like swords and bows, so he won't be as efficient with gun fights. that said, he is also capable of manipulating shadows as high lord of the night court, and was born daemati or psychic, which means he can mess people up pretty bad that way. i know rhys is a little bit OP when it comes to fighting, so i think i would personally have a lot more fun focusing on where he's less qualified — i.e. getting his wings shot at and rendering him incapable of flying, or something along those lines. buuuuuut i also like playing the hero, so 👁 if you need rescuing lmk, i am happy to be your knight in black, shadowy armor.

EDIT: also if anyone wants to go out hunting for food, rhys is there with you!! maybe he'll make that a priority, if no one else has.

Info sharing: i fell off the wagon with searches bc i got busy but here is what rhys has learned

[bindsthedead]

So I've got two ideas for threads with Sabriel and Rhys, based on your suggestions- a fight where they're at something of a disadvantage, where Rhys's wings have gotten shot at and the two of them are trying to dodge pulsefire shots to get at whatever bandit's got said weapon... or going hunting/foraging, because Sabriel will be looking for any excuse to get away from town.

[business]

i kinda like the idea of them foraging tbh, maybe rhys sees sabriel looking harrowed and offers to escort her around?

[bindsthedead]

Sounds good to me! Would you like me to put up a closed starter?

[business]

i would love that!!!! thank you thank you

[heypartner]

Name: Moose
Contact: Plurk or DM
Character: Cobb Vanth
General plans: If you need a man to help you survive in the desert Cobb Vanth is your man. This desert is a cakewalk compared to Tatooine. He'll help you find water, catch snakes for food, and find ways to protect yourself from the sun.

Also, he has a lot of experience fighting desert bandits. He can be very ruthless and has this idea that capturing and interrogating a bandit would be a good way to get some information. If anyone wants to see Space Cowboy be Feral Space Cowboy, now could be a good time.

[construing]

pls share ways to protect oneself from the sun and all the stories about Tatooine ty

[heypartner]

Just come find Cobb and he'll tell you all about it.

[chrysology]

Name: Caprica
Contact: caprican
Character: Edward Elric l Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)
General plans:

Prob either completely forgetting/ignoring his birthday early February (headcanon/guess because lol canon birthdays for Fullmetal) during All Of This but uh yay for being sixteen? Finally?

In general though, Ed is Hating the desert setting and being miserable as heck, because sand gets everywhere and he also has to deal with trying to keep cool with his automail heating up against his skin where it connects/attaches. He will prob eventually be more lax in just letting loose with his alchemy in helping out in defending against the bandits though (fighting, not killing them). Once they won't seem to need their cover anymore too he will prob go back to his default get up complete with the trademark red flamel coat.

As usual, anyone needs anything made/repaired, Ed can do so with his alchemy assuming he has access to supplies/materials for it. He wants out of this and back to the station asa freaking p. Please.