July Plot Post & Announcements

[luminals]

As of this post, the two invading groups of aliens have been subdued and captured. As per the players' vote, these aliens will be kept on the station as captives. The network can now be accessed through each character's passport bracelets in order to make new posts and responses to others.

However, because of the events of the last week, Knowhere is not in the condition it once was. Beneath the cut you will find information about this month's events, as well as OOC announcements.

OOC ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Because of the game's grand opening, there will be no activity check for June. The first activity check will take place from July 24-31. At this point, players will provide activity from the last week of June as well as the entirety of July.

2. The network is now active! Players are now welcome to make their own posts to both knowhere and knowhen. For network posts, please specify what type (text, voice, hologram) in the subject header, and for logs, please use the header format listed in the profile of that comm.

JULY PLOT: REPAIR KNOWHERE

Following the attacks of late June, the station of Knowhere is damaged and nearly deserted. Characters now have access to their barracks, the marketplace, the observation deck, Starlin's and Continuum Cortex, as well as the hallways between.

A Kree man by the name of H'rry will be available to answer the transport's questions. However, his answers won't be very helpful. Yes, the characters are now hosts of a shard of an Infinity Gem. No, this cannot be removed. Yes, the Continuum Cortex should be able to send characters home. However, its capabilities were significantly damaged in the attacks, and for now it can only draw in new transports.

Additionally, many of the inhabitants of Knowhere fled during the attacks-- taking their spaceships and other transport with them. There is currently no way off of the station, and many of the shops and residences of the station have been abandoned.

H'rry's announcement makes a few things clear: one, the Storage Crystal is vastly important, and must be found. Second, no transport will have access to the captives unless they make a convincing case. Third, the station itself and the Continuum Cortex must be repaired.

1. FIND THE STORAGE CRYSTAL

According to H'rry, the Storage Crystal may have been taken to the area beyond the Observation deck-- into the brain of Knowhere. Unfortunately, this is also the area that has been most effected by the aberrations in space/time. This area of Knowhere is almost entirely unnavigable, with inconsistent twists and turns. There's no accurate way to map this area, but the Storage Crystal must be found.

Characters who choose to brave this area of the station will be lost for at least 7 days. They will still have access to the network through their bracelets, but will be unable to make their way back to the main part of the station for at least a week (and therefore cannot take part in other action/logs for this week).

Characters are allowed to and encouraged to pool their efforts and create expedition teams, or encounter one another within the maze.

2. NOT-SO-DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS

The two groups of alien attackers are now be held by H'rry and the rest of the Cortex's staff at an undisclosed location. If characters wish to see these captives--to speak to them, or anything else--they must make their case to H'rry. He is unlikely to condone torture and will look for a valid reason--something that will get the transports closer to repairing space/time. Groups of transports will be more likely to be allowed access than individuals; H'rry wants to promote cooperation.

Players who wish to have access to information on these attackers must state their case in the comments below. Starting on July 7, players will be informed if their case has been accepted. These players will then receive specified information that their characters will be able to discover and share with other transports.

3. CAN WE FIX IT?

Characters with technological know-how or a willingness to learn will be encouraged to help repair the Continuum Cortex. As this is an endlessly complicated device, the repairs are slow-going and will suffer many setbacks. Characters should be advised that small-scale explosions. Additionally, as the characters begin to make progress, the teleporting capabilities of the Cortex will come back online. Unfortunately, until the Cortex is fully repaired, these capabilities will be erratic.

Characters who sign up to repair the Cortex may find themselves randomly transported to other parts of the station, including the area where the Storage Crystal has been lost and other uncharted aspects of Knowhere.

The bulk of these repairs will be done between July 7-21.

Additionally, the rest of the station must be repaired! These are more mundane damages and any character should be able to help. Doing so may result in rewards for your character later on.

4. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

On July 28, the Cortex staff will make an IC announcement about the characters' progress. Depending on how the meetings with the captives, search for the Crystal, and repairs go, this may have different outcomes. Look out for an OOC post with more information closer to that date!

QUICK FACTS
1. The network and certain aspects of the station are now open for use/exploration.
2. Characters who wish to search for the Storage Crystal must remain in the search zone for at least one week.
3. Characters must submit a case below if they wish to have access to the prisoners.
4. The Continuum Cortex and station must both be repaired; each of these tasks will have IC consequences.
5. A status-update will appear on July 28, along with the next stage of plotting.

As ever, this post may be used for player plotting! Please direct any questions to the mods under the correct heading below, and use the appropriate headers to submit cases to H'rry and sign up to repair the Continuum Cortex. Have fun!

Comments

QUESTIONS

[luminals]

[alwaysadrift]

Would the anomalies in the brain effect a Cybertronian's holoform? Could the holoform be transported same as a person would (and possibly go offline if that's out of range)?

I'm thinking this is a good chance to use one for various reasons but want to know if there's any limitations!

[walkingballpit]

Are we free to respond to H'rry's post?

[alwaysadrift]

Question because I'm uncertain now but will there be any modposts/open logs/etc for the event or are we encouraged to make our own logs?

Also the search for the storage crystal, can those seven days be anywhere between the 7th and the 28th? Or is there a set time frame?

If so, THIRD QUESTION just in case. Do those 7 days have to be consecutive? Say you want to tag two different people searching for the crystal but they're searching on opposite ends of the date range? Can you split up your 7 days, or can you only tag one of them?

THE CASE FOR CAPTIVES

[luminals]

If you characters wish to have access to the captives, please respond below with the name(s) of the character(s) involved and the reasons they would like access.

Remember that "torturing them for information" isn't a case likely to be approved!

Re: THE CASE FOR CAPTIVES

[sorrynotguilty]

I was already given permission to make a list of questions in the other event ( which i need to do, i know ).

Do I have to make a case here or how am I to do this now?

[uneulogized]

Jason would resist the temptation to torture, because he knows that wouldn't be approved, but he would request an opportunity to speak to them. He'd lay out the reason for speaking, and ensure that he'd pass on that information to others. Basically, he'd want to know why they were being attacked, and what information they could have on this situation that might not be coming from someone else. He'd be willing to be "friendly" to get what needs to be done, even saying that he understands what they're going to do.

REPAIR THE CONTINUUM CORTEX

[luminals]

Please respond below if your character will help repair the Cortex. Remember that this might involve special IC consequences.

[timeywimeyorb]

Setsuna would want to relax a little after so much fighting. And yes, relaxing includes trying to fix a way too complex piece of technology.

She's got training in theoretical physics and probably a decent grounding in some of the other sciences (since after her stint as a student in that field she went on to also be a nurse at an elementary school). She's also a fast learner so will pick up on things quickly and is certainly VERY curious about the cortex and how it functions.

:3 I'd love to start building up her civilian CR since so far all she's done is go around kicking ass.

[uneulogized]

Jason intends to help!

Robbie Baldwin | Marvel 616 | General Plottiness

[walkingballpit]

Does anyone want to do stuff with this idiot?

Also, I'm sending him to look for the crystal, since I'll be incommunicado for 4 days anyway, from the 3rd til the 7th.

Megatron | Transformers IDW | Gen Stuff

[sorrynotguilty]

Just throwing Megs out there for anyone who wants to deal with him. I have a feeling he will be finding out as much as he can about the Cortex and/or trying to figure out what the aliens were up to.

Re: Megatron | Transformers IDW | Gen Stuff

[timeywimeyorb]

I missed my opportunity during the big event. But we could handwave them encountering each other since Setsuna stuck to the Cortex area in those fights.

And she'll be sticking to that area over the next few days to help with repairs. So I'm up for anything :3

[sufferably]

BONES | sufferably

Bones will want to make it in to see the captives; he'll likely make a case for treating them humanely, as he's a doctor. But he's also a scientist, and will want to ask questions about their biology and how their powers work. Any science types want to join in on this effort?

As for the rest, I'm thinking about signing him up to repair the Cortex. He's not liking to join the search efforts on his own, but he could be persuaded to join other groups!

And as for general plotting, if anyone in the Green barracks wants to talk living arrangements and floormate things, I am here for you.

DAMIAN | xuffasch

Damian will want to join the search first thing. It's a single goal he can move towards, and he'll likely latch onto that. I'd love to get a group together so that they can have a bit of an expedition party? And perhaps we could plot some meetings for before they set out, too!

He'll probably ask to see the prisoners, but would want to punch them for information so I can't really see him getting through. Depending on what else I set up for him, he might pick a project or two on the main section of the station to work on.

I'd also really like to start experimenting with his power, so if anyone wants to deal with a ten-year-old with superstrength? And Red barracks people should set stuff up with me, too!

[timeywimeyorb]

Seeing as Setsuna was working as a nurse for an elementary school she has some medical training. It's not going to be a lot, but she can at least play nurse for the doc there.

She's also going to be spending a lot of time in the Cortex figuring out how things work, so another bonding moment there.

And if nothing else works there's always the fact they will be floormates. So lots of opportunity for CR all around and honestly they'd probably bump into each other since it's looking like they'll have a lot of the same places to occupy.

GOING ON A QUEST

[kirking]

lbr it's kirk so he's going into the most dangerous/stupid part of Knowhere. So anyone thinking of going after the Storage Crystal HIT ME UP LETS GANG UP SOMEHOW

[necrokinetic]

QUESTING IS HIS MIDDLE NAME ok not really but he's been on enough prophetic missions so he'll probably try doing the same thing himself?? possible run-ins can happen??

[aerospacecommander]

I have no set plans at the moment if anyone wants to do anything specific with Starscream. Otherwise I'll probably throw him at random people.

[knightoflight]

Throw him at meeeeeeeee. Maybe. If you want.

[necrokinetic]

Nico - since he's not exactly known for his fixing skills nor is he particularly invested in questioning the captives, Nico will be taking the find the damn crystal route. He's a reckless demigod teenager, you know how it is.

So, I'm totally open to run-ins and team-ups when he inevitably gets lost. :')

[knightoflight]

Let's get lost together? :D

[rodders]

RODIMUS will probably be headed to find the crystal but other than that no other plans. You know you want to team up with the giant robot!

GAMORA won't be doing anything useful. The last time she was sent to talk to captives she murdered them all instead, so that's right out. If anyone wants to talk to a disinterested green woman who's busy poking around the parts of the station she can recognize and the parts that are new, hit me up.

[aerospacecommander]

Hey baby, come here often?

Starscream and Rodimus should meet later. And if nothing else, I'm sure Gamora would love to be hit on again.

LOKI GEN PLOTTING GO.

[badnewsboy]

GENERALLY i'm open to a bunch of stuff. (which means i'm having trouble deciding exactly what i want to do.)

1) loki has a few questions for their new captors that he'll want to have answered.

2) he'll also want to run off to find the storage crystal, but i think he's really more interested in exploring then he is ... actually finding the crystal itself. (you guys definitely all want fake "captain's logs" on the network, don't you?)

[alwaysadrift]

You can feel free to run into Drift around the brain maze. Robot or human version!

Wing

[knightoflight]

Is likely to go after the Crystal, because he has no skill to repair it. He would like to make sure those they captured at least get treated humanely because he's nice like that. So he'd probably like to square that away. And after that, any sort of questy running into plotting!

He still thinks Knowhere is basically a metrotitan so that might be fun to play with?

[alwaysadrift]

Is there room for me on your adventuring dance card?

Setsuna

[timeywimeyorb]

As stated in some other threads, Setsuna will be concentrating on the fixing stuff plot. She's exhausted from battle so she'd much rather focus on brainy tech things now, thanks.

She's got training in theoretical physics and probably a decent grounding in some of the other sciences (since after her stint as a student in that field she went on to also be a nurse at an elementary school). She's also a fast learner so will pick up on things quickly and is certainly VERY curious about the cortex and how it functions.

Also open to having her teleported to random places when that all starts up. So if you want a magical girl dropped on you that way I am all for it (once that aspect of the plot opens up).

[gamora]

GAMORA AND SETSUNA SHOULD MEET she's not doing a lot of helping things but I am all for Setsuna just dropping in on her

Drift

[alwaysadrift]

Drift will go Storage Crystal hunting because he's a terrible interrogator and tech is SO not his skillset. Plus going into danger!?! Sign him up, he's good at that.

He may go in with Wing and inevitably get separated because that's the way these things work. I'd love to get more cross-canon CR for him, so bring me your robot/human adventures. Well..."human". It's relative.

He also has a hardlight human avatar that I think I'll employ during this assuming the anomalies in the brain don't mess with it. Which...might actually be funny. SO you have the option of running into a giant robot or an extremely normal looking Asian lady while lost in the brain maze.

ANY OTHER GENERAL PLOTTING? Feel free to hit me up!

[rodders]

RODIMUS WILL PROBABLY WANT TO FIND AND KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON DRIFT so we should do something with that

or not!human adventures for great justice??

Dick Grayson | DC Comics | general plotting

[pixieboots]

Y HELLO THERE HI I’m joining you guys super late like a boss due to some unexpected RL issues but I’m excited to jump into new stuff with you guys at last! There’s an open thing for Dick in the intro log if anyone wants to backdate an early thread, otherwise I’m totally cool with just handwaving that he spent most of the first few days on the station cornered in some individual battles and hasn’t had the chance to meet people yet.

Through July he’ll be eager to get to exploring and he’s the type of enthusiastic team player that would actively seek out some people to work with for that purpose. He’s also likely to be really meticulous with mapping and tracking at first before he figures out that all of his efforts are for naught. He’ll make an attempt to get in to talk to the prisoners, and he’ll be looking for smaller tasks around the station that he can take on while he’s working on adjusting. If anyone wants to plot individual meetups I’d be down for that too!

[badnewsboy]

i feel like we should continue with the cr that we wanted. i am totally down with some terrible team antics, how do you feel about being tricksy?

Newt Geiszler

[herpetology]

I get the feeling Newt is going to battle hardcore within himself about whether he should go after the alien lifeforms or learn the alien technology. Technology will ultimately win because he remembers how badly those guys hurt. ... Until he can figure something out or know how secure those prisons are anyway.

He's educated in a variety of hard sciences, including engineering! He'll definitely be helpful.

After he gets some rest for probably like a full day and lots of food, he'll want to join in repairing and exploring the base. And I'm also up for any casual fun times. I think I'm the only Mind Gem? But, hey, he won't object to visiting a few people.

Veronica Mars

[isitapony]

Veronica isn't really known for her fixing abilities and she's not particularly up for a scavenger hut, so that leaves her with interrogation duty, something she's actually done before.

I'd be happy to have her either watch and try to figure out questions for them or brainstorm with others on this. Or even give trying to question them a go on her own. Either way, yes. She needs a little rest and some answers of her own from whoever she can get it, then she can toss herself headfirst into questioning the stupid aliens that tried to kill her. Jerks.

Jason Todd

[uneulogized]

Jason will be splitting his duties between interrogation and some technology stuff. He's okay with technology, but he's better with the interrogation. The reason why he wants to look into the guys attacking is partly curiosity, but also because he doesn't trust this situation. He wouldn't say that, not exactly, but he just wants to communicate as much as possible and even try to make himself seem like someone who's on their side. This might backfire, but he's keen on the "it's not like I want to be here" angle and working it as much as he can to get information, maybe to "use it against his captor," that sort of thing.