ximiliugh | BAD COMPANY: plotting post 2 + voting for the conclusion

● ● ● 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:

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Name: Ireth
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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

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".

Always! Not so much with the sneaking maybe but killing bandets? He's all for that. They can team up and talk about whether or not going in, magical Guns blazing is the best idea?

Yes :) I am down for that.

Toplevel! Come fight!

Let's do some more teeth clenched teamwork and Drift forgetting to mention the importance of seatbelts if Duckling needs a ride at some point

Oh yes, please! Teeth clenching and team work, Drift can come at him again about Alina jumping at shadows and the darkling can push that shit on to Rhysand, the other shadows summoner on the station.

Darkling will be terrified of the car, just saying. What the hell is that supposed to be anyway? Are we inside of you!?!?! What?!?!?

WHAT fresh hormonal hell has Drift unwittingly involved himself in

Darkling just terrified while trying so hard not to be lmaooooo Drift speeds on purpose

Don't get involved, Drift! Just smile and nod and ignore them! It's fine, nothing creepy going on at all.

Darkling, clutching the little handle by the door as if his life depended on it until he realizes that that's also Drift. 'What am I touching right now?!'

The situation has progressed beyond salvageable levels where everyone reminds everyone else of their worst ex

I'm so tempted for Drift to just tell him not to think about it

The Darkling doesn't have an ex. He has a dead wife, but that's not really... an ex because she died so long ago and he was completely over it and then the orbs happened and- phew!

...OMG! I would never tell you no, just know that. In my heart, I am saying yes to the crazy plans even if the darkling is making frowny faces

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aurable - 2022-01-29 19:14 (UTC) - Expand

cruelyethuman - 2022-01-29 19:23 (UTC) - Expand

hye king do you need a ride anywhere megatron promises he won't bug you about your injuries this time

... in like a car, or was that a come-on?

Also, no injuries! Yet. He really does like Scorpion's Bend

In an armored fighting vehicle because Megatron turns into a tank.

I just want more of these two in some way.

A TANK! GImme Darkling in a tank, and they can go murder things! But only the things that really need murdering, because Megatron is- delicate about these things.

Darkling being all hearts-eyed about Megatron's war crimes is hilarious

Megatron: i have the blood of perhaps trillions of sapient beings on my hands
Darkling, twirling a lock of hair around one finger: ha ha trillions? that's so cool.

Edited 2022-01-29 19:07 (UTC)

cruelyethuman - 2022-01-29 19:20 (UTC) - Expand

I would love for these two to team up again, maybe Daisy can rescue him during the fight?? Or he can rescue her? Either or.

DREAM TEAM! Yes, to something once we know what we're up against! I am all for her saving him from the evil that are cars

It's like old times, except they have feelings for each other this time. 🥺

He could appreciate how well she kicked ass even before the feelings. SO MUCH MORE appreciation for her ass now though

Oh my god. 💀 Good! As he should.

Darkling no killing! At least. Ed won't be thrilled about that if he sees it. It isn't like he hasn't teamed up with shady types before though so he prob would still fight alongside, just. Not necessarily be in the best mood about it.

But they have worked together before, so. Ed would initially at least be cool about it in helping out if Darkling needs it.

Kill team? Ravka (his home country) have child soldiers, he'd be fine with Ed murdering people alongside him!

Darkling, just because he is a child soldier does not mean he is keen on killing. He is in fact not. Ironic as that may seem in having joined the military and being perfectly capable in a fight. He won't not defend himself but he won't be going for killing anyone either.

A little kidney stabbing almost never killed anyone, Ed can join in.