I've been chillin' out on a star with my 5 star view

[lucetimods]

Who: All draftees
What: The space battle commences
When: After 3PM on the 19th to the 23rd
Where: In Space! On the Moon!
Summary: The battle finally begins! First there's asteroids to take down, then we finally arrive!
Rating: SPACE

MORE SPACE

All the details you need are here, so read up on it. This didn't get mentioned before, but you can tag the cultists instead of killing them. Details on this are on a previous draft post. Using the scanners are optional!

There will be a thread for interacting with NPCs, but they may not all go up at once, so keep an eye out for them.

Note: A log for the events in the village will go up on the 21st, in time for the hurricane and droid incursion.

Comments

[i_am_not_cute]

[Pao-Lin begins walking in the indicated direction, glancing around. There's a lot to take in, in this city, but then again urban environments are what she's used to back home. Urban warfare, on the other hand, is something different, but...she'll adapt.

The vicinity is relatively quiet for a few minutes as she walks, with most of the battle clamor coming from elsewhere. But then Pao-Lin picks up on what sounds like a baby crying from somewhere.]

Hey...do you hear that?

[dragoon_pride]

[Kain looks around curiously. He raises his spear defensively and then stands perfectly still so the sound of armor clanking goes quiet and he can concentrate on trying to pick out the sound...]

[i_am_not_cute]

[Pao-Lin slows her pace, too, glancing around. Slowly, cautiously, she wanders in the direction she thinks it's coming from.]

Hello? Is anybody there?

[The crying becomes muffled, as though being filtered through fabric. Pao-Lin frowns.]

We're here to help you...it's okay now, we'll get you to someplace safe...

[dragoon_pride]

[Kain continues along after her, feeling increasingly more wary by the moment. Something isn't right here, still, and he doesn't trust it... so he's becoming even more tensed and ready to fight a potential ambush.]

[i_am_not_cute]

[After a couple more steps, Pao-Lin stops beside a dumpster.]

Hello? Is someone in here? We're from Luceti -- we're not going to hurt you.

[There's no answer for at least a minute. Pao-Lin's about ready to climb the thing itself to open the lid, but then someone answers, a woman.

"Is it...safe, now?"]

Yeah, it is. [Though she frowns as she says this. Pao-Lin turns to Kain.] At least, I think it is. [It'd be good to get a second opinion from Kain.]

[dragoon_pride]

[Kain, being... Kain, keeps his weapon up for a moment. He eyes the woman suspiciously at first, wanting to be certain it's no trick. Then he takes a moment to scan around the area. Nothing seems threatening around the immediate vicinity... so far so good.]

[Finally, he gives a nod, once he's sure that nothing is a danger in the situation.]

[i_am_not_cute]

[That's a relief. Pao-Lin's long since had her fill of dealing with Third Party soldiers this draft.]

Yeah, it's fine. You can come out.

["...I...I can't."]

Huh?

["S-something's wrong with my legs. They won't move."]

What do you mean?

[The woman's words are punctuated with soft noises from the baby.

"I don't k-know. One of the Third Party s-soldiers did something to them, I think. Maybe it's a magic or a...or a slow-acting poison."



Pao-Lin straightens up at this, frowning. She glances at Kain.]

Does the Third Party do that kind of thing? I haven't heard of anything like that before...

[dragoon_pride]

[That's... definitely a bad sign. Kain eyes the woman closely for a moment, then turns to Grune and shakes his head. He's not heard of such a thing either... After a moment he gets out something to write on.]

Unless they're trying something new this time...

[He wouldn't put it past them.]