march event ooc

[hohnkai]

E V E N T O O C

Since the Moira has arrived on Ceta, things have been (mostly) quiet considering their usual stay on planets before it. The only cruelty about this one is the fact they hunt for both sport and gain, and the creatures of Ceta do not have a voice—or intelligence to defend themselves. However, as the crew of the ship will come to learn, this is an elaborate lie. With the previous problem of the MID malfunctioning, and causing a bit of a miscommunication fiasco, finally solved, it is apparent that whatever had been wrong with this technology had slowly begun to affect the crew prior to exploring Ceta. Only in subtle, unnoticed ways. With everything beginning to run a little more smoothly, a shift in the air overtakes both the Moira and Ceta in the days following. As the translator technology has recently been fixed, the crew will notice that their MID devices now come with an extra feature: a brief explanation of the extra capabilities of the translation technology. Each MID records all language that is spoken near it, stores information on phonetics and linguistics in order to keep each language as current as possible. In the event that an unknown language is encountered, all known languages are applied until the meanings of each sound or word are decoded. In some instances, it’s a long process, and in others, it spans the time of a few weeks. There is a small addendum that states that no conversations are recorded and stored in their entirety in order to protect privacy. Crew may ask themselves why this is there, but all they have to do is get close enough to one of the flying, whale-like creatures to find out. Communication is still not quite perfect, and this is where the translator technology needs the crew’s help. The more two beings interact using speech, the further the database will expand. Attempting communication might be futile at first, but eventually, the low peaceful songs filling the misty air of Ceta are broken with words: a cry for help When the creatures have come close to the temporaries before, it was not out of curiosity; it was an attempt to destroy them and save themselves. But remember, even if you want to help, these creatures are skittish around sudden light and it takes time for them to trust, time the Moira might not have. ( 03.17 - 03.22 ) It’s common knowledge that this universe runs on a system of trade for either goods or services. If you can provide either of those to another, then you can have anything you want. This includes protection. The closest neighboring planet, like so many others, has a variety of groups that can be hired out to perform a number of duties. In an effort to offer the crew peaceful resolution for something that they’ve learned is discomfiting to many Moirans, the hunting and killing of innocent creatures on Ceta, the captains suggest something a little different this time. Contact and an initial payment has been made to a team of soldiers to travel to Ceta to meet with the crew. Essentially, if enough valuable resources are offered to this group, they will do whatever is necessary to rid Ceta of the hunters and declare that Ceta is a protected planet. This means that they will protect these giant creatures from future harm as long as a yearly sum is delivered to them. The captains agree to continue payment as long as the rest of the crew can gather enough for the first year. ( 03.22 - 03.25 ) With everything finally coming to a peaceful close, the Moira and the crew’s routine begin to return to normal. The process for leaving Ceta is spread ship-wide. However, as they leave Ceta’s atmosphere and enter space once more, some odd things appear to have flooded the ship. An infestation of scraplets have led to minor complications that soon start to escalate. Feeding exclusively on metal, they make a mangled mess of the ship's systems, causing them to glitch and stop working altogether as they chew their way through its internal workings. You may notice your door will no longer open or close, or maybe the temperature has gotten unusually warm. Is that a leak? How did that get there? Maybe you happen to be made of metal yourself, or have metallic prosthetics - "living" metal is actually preferred over the walls of the ship. The infestation will start to threaten critical systems if left unchecked and will need to be taken care of as quickly as possible. It is the crew’s responsibility to band together and figure out a way to stop these scraplets from devouring the entirety of the ship and leaving them stranded or worse. ( 03.25 - 03.31 ) For more info (and sign-ups) about this last part of the plot, please go HERE.

Comments

Trade for Resolution

[hohnkai]

Comment here with your character name and what they will be offering.

If ten items of high value are not given, then the mercenaries won't agree to the arrangement.

[rraidergirl]

What's the going rate for 15 modded roombas. High quality machinery right here.

Approved; first item

[hohnkai]

They'll accept the 15 modded roombas as the first item of value.

[gentlemenpreferblondes]

Lmao sorry about that. My phone misfired

Re: Trade for Resolution

[vengeance_driven]

Niko will trade in a couple of his rare stuff.

- A flower crown from a world that doesn't exist anymore. It's dried out, but it still holds together because of woody parts.

- The last items from Cadacus Primary he got in the bag while leaving.

Approved; second item

[hohnkai]

They'll accept the items from C-Primary as the second item of value, but only if Niko mentions that it's from that planet. They won't take the flower crown.

[commontype]

A box containing twenty of these. He got them as a rank gift and doesn't know what they are, but he assumes they're valuable!

Approved; third item

[hohnkai]

They'll accept the 20 pieces as the third item of value, no questions asked.

[tigermillionaire]

Steven produces magical healing fruits, which are presently taking the form of plums that grow on his back. They are fairly potent. He will offer them as many as he can grow in the intervening period, which is maybe a dozen or so.

Approved; fourth item

[hohnkai]

They'll accept the dozen plum healing fruits as the fourth item of value. They will also ask if the fruit can be grown, with the same healing abilities, from the pit/seed inside.

[daintylegs]

Tailgate offers up Megatron's two datapads full of stuff! One has regretful old-man poetry and the other is Towards Peace, a book full of political writings and stuff. Tailgate hasn't read either of these, but he assumes they're valuable to someone.

[aminerproblem]

HE USES THOSE

approved; fifth and sixth item

[hohnkai]

They'll accept both datapads as the fifth and sixth items of value.

Re: Trade for Resolution

[notyoursupergirl]

kara has nothing but she will 100% offer the idea of challenging the mercenary leader to an arm wrestling competition, winner take all.

[hohnkai]

The leader, while he will be intrigued by the offer, won't accept. He's here to earn a living, not risk it all on something he's not sure he can win.

[forwardmomentum]

Miles will trade the last of the exuo he's been holding onto since the first planet.

Approved; seventh item

[hohnkai]

They'll accept the exuo as the seventh item of value.

Re: Trade for Resolution

[gentlemenpreferblondes]

...J wants to know if she can pay them in kind cough cough

[hohnkai]

They would accept the offer of services for items that J might want for herself, but not in exchange for protecting the whales. The leader of the group would tell her that this is because it's not something that will benefit the entire group, but she is welcome to trade the service for something else that she might want.

[allyisun]

Allison will offer nineteen of her own twenty pieces of valuable space money.

she's keeping the one she thinks looks coolest

Approved; eighth item

[hohnkai]

They'll accept the pieces as the eighth item of value.

[swaddledog]

As the War Rig came with its cargo and it's a valuable item where Furiosa is from, she'd offer up about 15 gallons of Mother's Milk for trade. (F-for the unfamiliar, it's high nutrient breast milk)

Approved; ninth item

[hohnkai]

They'll accept the 15 gallons of Mother's Milk as the ninth item of value.

[takeitslow]

Peter will offer one of his Walkman prototypes since its the only thing he has of 'value'. If rejected, he'll ask if there's anything of value that the mercenaries would want from Ceta and offer to steal it for them (alcohol/money from the bar being the thing he gives as an example).

Approved; tenth item

[hohnkai]

They'll accept the walkman as the tenth item of value, this is due to it being unique and something that could be sold to someone who collects rare items.