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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!
herotypical: [ slaying ; scythe ] (✝ kinda like the last time)

[personal profile] herotypical 2012-04-20 04:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[ she is so not amused. down slices the scythe as she hopes to bury its blade in the slimy trunk of a tentacle. it is -- she manages to think -- a little like attacking the hellmouth beast. only...wetter. and with more suction cups. ]
greatbloodybeastie: (I EAT YOU)

[personal profile] greatbloodybeastie 2012-04-20 06:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[The beast roars with pain and anger as the scythe bites, and it lurches back only to renew its infuriated attack on the slayer. Its intention is to eat her whole.]
herotypical: (✝ pour retrouvez tes racines)

[personal profile] herotypical 2012-04-20 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[ and there she is -- barely a decent meal! buffy hauls back and allows kraken blood and slime to ooze over the decks. but it would make the deck treacherous underfoot. she has to proceed carefully, picking her way back into the fight and stomping down on a thinner portion of tentacle; she puts her back into it as she hacks downwards, hoping to sever this curling bit from its master. ]
greatbloodybeastie: (I EAT YOU)

[personal profile] greatbloodybeastie 2012-04-22 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
[The curling bit writhes even after it separates from the rest of the monster. With a terrific roar of fury, the creature tries to smash her flat with another appendage.]
herotypical: © [ slayer ; ow ] (✝ we never change do we?)

[personal profile] herotypical 2012-04-22 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
[ and smashed she is. buffy's body flies back against a mast and she both feels and hears a sickening crack. she need a moment to herself to gain her feet and stop the whole world from spinning. ]
greatbloodybeastie: (EYE)

[personal profile] greatbloodybeastie 2012-04-22 11:02 am (UTC)(link)
[The kraken performs the krakish equivalent of a fist-pump before going in for this delightful little snack. Mmmmmm. The yellow-headed ones always taste like lemons for some reason.]
herotypical: (✝ i'll follow suit)

:|

[personal profile] herotypical 2012-04-22 11:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ yeah, well? this one's a little extra sour.

her scythe had been knocked from her grip -- it sits in a pile of kraken goo, not too far off. but far enough off that going for it becomes a gamble. especially when compared to how fast those other appendages are coming in.

buffy fumbles for the knife in her boot. she plans to split one of those incoming tentacles wide open. ]
greatbloodybeastie: (I EAT YOU)

[personal profile] greatbloodybeastie 2012-04-22 11:26 am (UTC)(link)
[Split away, tiny would-be krakenjack. Kraken don't care. It comes in swinging like Casey Jones, thinking to separate the legs from the body first. There's never as much meat on those.]
herotypical: [ slaying ; stake ; wtf ] (✝ all wrong)

/passive aggressive prose

[personal profile] herotypical 2012-04-22 11:29 am (UTC)(link)
She rolled -- abandoning her hopes and dreams of tentacle evisceration at the last moment and diverting her energy into dodging that swing. But her shoulder was still clipped by so much brute force and she can feel her body taking such a beating.

There were at least two tentacles between herself and her scythe. Oh well. She stood and whipped forward with the little knife, hoping to needle her way back across the deck.
greatbloodybeastie: (KRAKEN SNACK)

[personal profile] greatbloodybeastie 2012-04-22 11:33 am (UTC)(link)
Krakens can kill just as easily in prose as in bracket-style RP. This one groped blindly for her as she evaded its grasp yet again. Then there were all the stingies. Ouch. Ouch. Ouch. It reminded the kraken of the time it had floated to the surface for a little look-see and the gulls had taken to gouging it with their sharp beaks. Krakens HATE that kind of thing.

With a roar of indignation it began swatting again, trying to pin her to the deck.
herotypical: [ slayer ; shock ; wtf ] (✝ i must go on standing)

[personal profile] herotypical 2012-04-22 11:57 am (UTC)(link)
...There was one advantage to all that wild swatting. It meant there were moving targets to evade and dodge and slip past. It meant her obstacle was less that stationary and perhaps she could push through the ache along her ribcage and make her way back to the favoured weapon. The one that would nudge her strength just that much closer to the red-zone.

With a grunt of pain, Buffy first ducked low to avoid tentacle number one.
greatbloodybeastie: (Default)

[personal profile] greatbloodybeastie 2012-04-25 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
And the beast will continue to just...try killing her. With giant waving slimy appendages.