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Luceti Mods ([personal profile] lucetimods) wrote in [community profile] lucetilogs2012-04-17 10:49 am

MISSION #5 - Cargo Run

Who: Trafalgar Law (2nd Officer), Sanji (Cook), Azusa Miura (Cook's Mate), Adele Blanc (Doctor), The Hulk, Daisy, Anakin Skywalker, Asbel Lhant, Buffy Summers (Marines), Arsene Lupin III, Selphie Tilmitt, James Norrington, Mikage Celestine, Rogue, Nami, and Kurt Wagner (Sailors)
What: MISSION # 5 - Cargo Run
When: April 17th to April 21st
Where: Open Seas
Summary: A group of Luceti volunteers join a crew upon a massive ship headed out to sea, into cultist-infested waters.


It may have been nine in the morning when the group of Luceti volunteers were transported out through the tunnels, but at the shipyards the time difference meant that it was nearly midday already. A meek member of the Malnosso lower management led them along the docks, avoiding and scolding people as they got in his way, as he tried to go over the same details already present in the mission description. He was a rather pathetic looking little purple man with drooping ears, a hairless head, and webbed fingers. He apologized for his slipping over words. He explained it was difficult thinking straight in sunlight. Whenever he would stop to try and think, he'd look up to see The Hulk, shrink away a bit, and then hobble on quicker to the ship.

He was visibly relieved when he found Specialist Davis didn't look too busy, allowing him to pass off the Luceti volunteers and allowing him to get on his way. He's a new face to this particular group, but not to Luceti in general, having worked with them previously on the incident with the third floor. This odd looking group doesn't seem to have him looking too impressed. Especially when he looks at the ones who don't even seem to be fighters. But he directs his attention to Trafalgar with a few short words: "You. We'll talk once we're on board. You get your people settled for now."

With that, he and a group of other MSF Soldiers went to board the ship. The Tyr's Revenge was far larger than the ship than the one on the draft over half a year ago. It was a sailing ship, but despite its antiquated look, there was a central cooling tower in the center of the ship, which it derived its steam power. Where it used this thrust was not immediately obvious without a look at the back of the ship. (They would find out later that it was enough to propel the boat in a calm and was simple enough to avoid being blocked by Shifting, but was not as effective as a good strong wind.) Despite being crewed at around five hundred men and women, it was at least spacious enough for the crew to put in pairs. As a second officer, Trafalgar was afforded his own cabin, but the rest were sorted away into small rooms with two sets of hammocks on each side. The Luceti volunteers were kept together and it gave them some privacy, though each were pre-assigned rooms and the Malnosso didn't seem too picky about who ended up with who.

They had about an hour to get comfortable. In an hour, they'd be casting off.

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Okay, time for your notes. First off, you will be able to interact with Specialist Davis for the mission. He won't be very talkative (unless you're his second officer), but he might answer some basic questions. He'll be around during the fighting too. Although he prefers to use firearms (think something like a P90), he'll demonstrate super strength and advanced reflexes (think Spider-Man) in battle. Some of the other MSF Soldiers will display some slight superhuman ability like him, but the vast majority of them are normally powered highly trained soldiers. For the most part, they won't talk to people from the enclosures much and prefer to keep to themselves. In general their only duty is security, so they won't be doing much in running the ship unless absolutely necessary. There will be about one hundred and fifty men and women. Most will be human, but there may be a few deviations among them (like odd skin colors, weird hair colors, eye pigmentations, pointy ears, and so on). Although a good number of them will use guns, some out of them will be using melee weapons like swords and spears. All of them will have some secondary weapon in case of a Shift that jams their guns.

The people from Luceti, along with the volunteers, will be doing the day to day work of the ship. The volunteers will be as they are described in the Nitpicker's Guide. For the most part, they're not nearly as skilled at fighting as the people from Luceti or the Security Forces, so when attacks come, they'll defend themselves but not be very good at it. Most of them will be human, with a few variations. Very, very few of them will exhibit any special abilities. In general they'll be friendly enough, though some from different enclosures may be more jaded and bitter. There will definitely be talks of escape and mutiny among some of them, whereas others will be more cooperative or too fearful of attempting a mutiny.

You can use the volunteers and security as NPCs for whatever purpose you like! That means you can give them names and maybe a bit of a personality (that's consistent with the above) and let them get killed or need help or what have you during battles with cultists. There are also droids to be found in parts of the ship below decks. They will more or less remain stationary, but they will intervene if people poke their noses in the wrong place. Or try to mutiny.

The captain of the ship won't be seen much, but she's an older lady (late fifties) that is relatively plain and unassuming in appearance. She won't talk to the volunteers and will relay any orders through Specialist Davis, but the people from Luceti may see her about the ship to see how things are going. Most of the time she will be in the captain's quarters doing paperwork. She'll look seasick for the entire voyage. Her name is Mrs. Eugenia Fruthers, Manager 2nd Class.

Note: The volunteers are sorted randomly, so it's up to you players to figure out how you want to work that out! The Malnosso aren't too picky if a man and woman end up sharing the same quarters. (How shameless!)

Here's a run down for events on the ship over the voyage

17th - Cast off, strong wind, heading east. A fair weather day perfect for sailing.
18th - Open seas with a fair wind and cloudy skies. A land mass can be briefly seen to the north. An island of some sort.
19th - Open seas with a fair wind, darker skies. The cultists make their first attack run. About mid day, four flying ships. The Malnosso use no cannons, but prefer to immediately fly en masse once in range. However, it is necessary to bring these ships down, as the cultists are fond of going kamikaze with them. Each of the four ships carries about one hundred cultists each.
20th - Open seas with powerful wind and stormy weather. Another raid will occur early in the morning, while most of the crew is still asleep. Three more cultist ships will attack and some of the cultists will make it below decks. Mid way through the battle, the ruckus will attract a monstrous kraken from the depths. The crew will be forced to fight off the remaining cultists while a great tentacled hell beast attempts to drag the Tyr's Revenge to the depths.
21st - The last day of the voyage will see the ship needing repairs after the attacks. About half of the crew will have been lost thanks to the cultists and the kraken and they will finally make port (in the same place as the ocean draft.) In the evening, the volunteers will be returned to their respective enclosures.



You can use this post for questions and plotting!
redjacketthief: @ starkxravingxmad (-walther- BANG BANG)

[personal profile] redjacketthief 2012-04-23 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
[Adrenaline high and nigh manicky, Lupin manages to make his escape from the Kraken belowdecks thanks to Nami's quick thinking and use of her startling abilities. He would need to ask her about that at a later date, but with the chaos at sea and his dominant arm refusing to move properly, there were other concerns.

...There would be hell to pay later, when the Kraken left and the battle receeded. Not if. When. He wasn't going to think that way if he wasn't defeated yet.

He catches only a glimpse of blonde before he spots the enraged tentacles reeling in to ensnare her. Reaching for the lifted PPK, he aims at the beast with his offhand.]


Oi! Duck!

[One shot. Two. Maybe it would be distraction enough for him to slip past.]
fleurdesel: right, serious, angry (The part where we hide)

[personal profile] fleurdesel 2012-04-23 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
[She doesn't know what these belong to, but she doesn't want to ever find out. Adele's scrambling from one side of the hall to the other trying to avoid these things, and barely hears Lupin over the sound of whatever was going on topside and the crackling caused by the tentacles inside the ship. She throws herself against the nearest wall, arms over her head at the crack of gunfire.

Whatever he- Lupin, her mind provides after a moment- hit gave Adele enough of a window to scramble through and gain a few feet before it crashes between them again.]


Red! [She doesn't think about what she's saying. Not right now. She just wants to not end up dead.] The hall's blocked on this side!

[Smashed in by other tentacles, earlier. She assumed. All Adele knows is she can't get to the infirmary, and she can't get above.]
redjacketthief: @ starkxravingxmad (attention-- keen observation)

[personal profile] redjacketthief 2012-04-23 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
Dammit!

[At the news, at the Kraken, at the fact that it was Goldie down here. Fujiko would flay him later, but he doesn't care--they both need to get to the infirmary.

Another shot provides enough cover for him to join her.]


We'll find a way to make it through. There's gotta be--Goldie. [Yes. It finally registered. He really was overwhelmed.] How well do you know this part of the ship?
fleurdesel: center, serious, angry, confused (Trepedation)

[personal profile] fleurdesel 2012-04-23 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
[Reaching out without thought, grabbing his good wrist and pulling him down to avoid a wild swing of those meaty appendages, Adele's mind flickering, flaring, then locking down on the wandering she'd done her first day. Her panic is set aside to be dealt with later.]

The next corner- there's a second hallway. Longer route, but that should have been far enough to have not been damaged.
redjacketthief: @ starkxravingxmad (attention-- on full alert)

[personal profile] redjacketthief 2012-04-23 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Careful, Adele. That's a loaded gun in that hand. He lands with an uncomfortable grunt for the second time that day, PPK sliding on the deck just beyond his reach. The look in his eyes is completely serious, without a glimmer of humor as he nods shortly.]

Lead the way--I'm almost out of ammo.
fleurdesel: right, serious, angry (You're late. Honestly.)

[personal profile] fleurdesel 2012-04-23 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
[Adele looks after the PPK, tempted to reach out and snag it-

of course that's when one of the nearest tentacles comes smashing down, forcing it to skitter far down the blocked hallway.]


Merde. [Low, under her breath more than anything else. Easy enough for her hand to slide from his wrist to curl her fingers around his palm, giving it a tug before she ducks around the corner, away from the current assault. If they are lucky, the rest of the way will be clear.]
redjacketthief: (imitatingtheloungeking3)

[personal profile] redjacketthief 2012-04-23 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
[He follows, but slips out of her grasp momentarily to retrieve the PPK, and pass it off to her.] Keep it cool, Goldie. That's a PPK, not a P-38. Eight shot--with five left now. Don't lose it, or else I'm really a deadman walking here!

[The path seemed to be clear for the moment, which was itself a relief. Though he wanted to stop, wanted to assess the damage to his shoulder before he unknowingly made it worse, he knew that their best chance at safety was going to be in the infirmary.

They had to keep cool, and keep running.]
Edited 2012-04-23 04:14 (UTC)
fleurdesel: right, confused (so...what)

[personal profile] fleurdesel 2012-04-23 04:18 am (UTC)(link)
[The gun's accepted without a second thought, the weight unfamiliar and awkward for the half second she spares to consider it's addition to her spatial awareness before she's running, head low and eyes open for any sudden change in the walls.]

Noted, Red. I won't lose it.

[Two doors, three doors more, and one more turn-

...and there are three more crackling, flailing things waiting for them in the hall.]


...Fuck.
redjacketthief: (facepalm)

[personal profile] redjacketthief 2012-04-23 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, fuck it all to hell!

[He glares at the tentacles with all the might that he could muster, knowing full well that venomous stares never harmed a creature in the history of the world. With Adele holding the PPK and his P-38 magazines completely empty, they were hard pressed for anything. Lupin looks back down the hallway they came from, weary of this battle and keeping his calm only through his shaking nerves.]

Tell me there's another route, Goldie. Please.
fleurdesel: left, tired, serious (Need to breathe)

[personal profile] fleurdesel 2012-04-23 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
I'm thinking- [Pressed tight against the wall, but thinking. The fastest route was collapsed. This one was full of tentacles. She'd made note of three routes to the ship from any given point and from here there were...two more available.]

Down a level. There's a chute from the infirmary to the next floor below for medical supplies. It's large enough for a person to climb through.

[That's if it wasn't full of water, or more of these. A gamble they'd have to take, because other than that?]

Or topside. Which. I don't think is an option. Or we go through walls. There's a fire ax somewhere on this level.
mythmaker: (Ara Ara Redux)

[personal profile] mythmaker 2012-04-23 05:48 am (UTC)(link)
My, my. That's two of us, then. [She's not going to ask about her arm; it's her job to spread cheer here.] If you'd like, you can have a drink with me. It might help.
mythmaker: (Running)

[personal profile] mythmaker 2012-04-23 06:00 am (UTC)(link)
[Huff. Puff. Still running with you Lupin.]

What are you looking to find, Lupin?
mythmaker: (With Chihaya)

[personal profile] mythmaker 2012-04-23 06:01 am (UTC)(link)
My, my, Nami. Are you sure? [Hmm...it does feel a little off.] That would be my second tour today.
mythmaker: (Running)

[personal profile] mythmaker 2012-04-23 06:04 am (UTC)(link)
Namiiii! Nami!

[Huff! Just as she's pulling herself onto the dock, Azusa finally realizes that she's pulled onto the shore and is running at full speed to greet her. She even has water! Even an idol knows that being stuck in the ocean means you'll be dehydrated, and ever since Sanji told her Nami was missing...]
daisy023: (ODST - Aim)

Either Nami, Smoker, or both!

[personal profile] daisy023 2012-04-23 07:49 am (UTC)(link)
[SPARTAN-023 spots them immediately enough. She aids in pulling them back up, though her helmet continues to be polarized as this all happens.]

Keimi won't be happy when she knows of this.
daisy023: (ODST - Tilt)

[personal profile] daisy023 2012-04-23 07:51 am (UTC)(link)
[A soldier in black armor with the same height as a certain girl in Luceti stops upon spotting Nami... Her visor depolarizes to reveal Daisy's face.]

You're here, too?
daisy023: (Understand)

[personal profile] daisy023 2012-04-23 07:53 am (UTC)(link)
[In the same way she is Val's sister, Daisy comes to understand. Someplace in Daisy's mind, she feels envy - and yet happiness for Keimi.]

She is a good girl. She worries a lot for those cares about, and moreso since there's a lot of us that know her in this mission. She's going to take this hard.

[Now she feels guilt for signing up -- Not for the danger (which was her REASON to join), but that at this rate, Keimi will worry with each mission that passes.]
justicereigns: (Smoker - Justice)

[personal profile] justicereigns 2012-04-23 07:54 am (UTC)(link)
Never venture to my world then. The New World has even worse things believe it or not.
daisy023: (ODST - Patient)

[personal profile] daisy023 2012-04-23 07:54 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, sir.

[She takes another look. The mountain... reveals little. It all may still be hidden.]

Vegetation looks like what we saw during my first seafaring draft. I don't see signs of civilization anywhere... but they still might be hiding.
justicereigns: (sidelong)

[personal profile] justicereigns 2012-04-23 07:55 am (UTC)(link)
[Side glance.]

Does she have to be told?
justicereigns: (White Out)

[personal profile] justicereigns 2012-04-23 07:56 am (UTC)(link)
Already on it thief.

[Does another White Out.]
justicereigns: (stoic)

[personal profile] justicereigns 2012-04-23 07:58 am (UTC)(link)
[Frowns.]

But she knows we'll all be back soon anyway. And it's not that much more dangerous than a draft. Hell, it's a lot less dangerous than my world.
daisy023: (ODST - Ready)

[personal profile] daisy023 2012-04-23 07:58 am (UTC)(link)
Then what are your orders if she asks, sir?

[Respecting rank, but respecting Keimi more.]
Edited 2012-04-23 07:58 (UTC)
justicereigns: (Smoker - Justice)

[personal profile] justicereigns 2012-04-23 07:59 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not saying lie to her, just downplay it and distract.

No need to worry when the danger is already gone.
daisy023: (Gone)

[personal profile] daisy023 2012-04-23 08:03 am (UTC)(link)
None of the cultists have plasma, for starters.

[Though there are still shifters - a danger she dares not to underplay.]

She was still worried during my mission to the desert. Even if it was a cakewalk.

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