EVENT #05: FIREWORKS FOR NEW YEAR PREPARATION

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EVENT #05: FIREWORKS FOR NEW YEAR PREPARATION

With winter’s chill already setting in, Corsair laboratories are hard at work pumping out explosives for the operation to come. After extensive training, the crews of the Corsair airship brigade bring the infiltrators quietly to the Isles Above, all cabin lights doused to move stealthily to the drop point. There, Corsair specialists will disembark and plant explosives, as well as, perhaps, make contact with local workers and evacuate them if time permits. With all crews operating with quiet efficiency, the time is almost nigh to strike at the heart of the Empire itself.

Any mission marked Critical must have at least one log in progress by the end of the month to be counted as complete. Missing Critical missions will have major negative impacts on the Execution mission in the following month. Supplemental missions can be completed or not, completing them will go toward achieving optimal results during the Execution mission next month. As with Critical missions, Supplemental missions must have at least one log in progress by the end of the month to be counted as complete.

SUPPLIER MISSIONS

Create Explosives: Characters will need to create explosives and munitions for deployment.
Priority: Critical
Challenges: In order to get explosives that will make enough of a dent in the Imperial forces, Corsairs will need to develop them from the live rounds dropped above the vault. Logs can involve recovering salvage as well as construction of explosives.

Develop Precision Explosives: Characters will need to develop precision explosives to avoid undue damage to the civilians of Bluvink during the attack.
Priority: Supplemental
Challenges: This will require some research and development from suppliers to find explosives that will detonate at very specific levels in order to not cause the volatile materials within the Bluvink factory to ignite and cause wide-scale damage to the town.

Develop Communications Hijack: Characters will need to develop a tool that can hijack communications within the Empire.
Priority: Supplemental
Challenges: This will require recovering some Imperial communication technology from salvage or from the Vault and finding a way to dominate Imperial airwaves so they can’t shut down the Corsair propaganda.

INFILTRATOR MISSIONS

Set Explosives in Bluvink: Characters will need to sneak into the Bluvink factory and set explosives, preparing for them to explode during the New Year attack.
Priority: Critical
Challenges: The factory has regular guard rotations that can be figured out with proper observation, they will need to be avoided. The facility will also need to be properly cased so that the explosives can be set in places they will not be detected.

Set Explosives in the Vindess Mines: Characters will need to sneak into the Vindess Mines and set explosives, preparing for them to explode during the New Year attack.
Priority: Critical
Challenges: The mines have regular guard rotations and are constantly manned by serfs and servants. All will need to be avoided in order to set the explosives, and those manning the mines must be avoided at all costs.

NEGOTIATOR MISSIONS

Miner Negotiation: Characters will need to convince the miners to evacuate and to join with the Corsairs, as well as not tip off the Imperials.
Priority: Supplemental
Challenges: Many miners are distrustful of the Corsairs due to Imperial Propoganda, and several are Imperial loyalists even under the current circumstances. Several miners may need to be subdued in order to safely evacuate the area without their captors being alerted.

VILLAINS

Villain plots will be planned this month and will happen in the following month. Potential villains may post here to start workshopping potential plots that they may take part in next month.

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[theriflespiral]

"... I'm... Not entirely sure which organization of the Tsars decided I was worth cultivating, in the end." As she says it, her demeanor seems to grow colder and colder. "And the difference between a soldier and a spy is... not all that much, in the end.

"It seems no matter what I was then, I'm a spy for the Corsairs now." Ah. Elysium, then?

[theriflespiral]

Ancillary process factory, read: the people that make the stuff the factory uses.

note I am speculating.

I do not understand Imperial logistics.
You would know better than I.

Barring that, threaten civic buildings or a loading yard.

[purplexing]

"Speculation is still better than nothing, and even if you don't understand Imperial logistics, we're dealing with more of a civilian presence."

He settles back against a chimney, nudging his goggles down t scope out the buildings on this side.

"All suggestions will be taken under consideration. Harlock and I talked about setting a fire, which is why my concerns about anything storage-related that might have volatile contents."

[theriflespiral]

Natalia breathed the breath of everyone who kind of understood military procurement trying to explain to someone who didn't, but gamely carried on.

Understood; I know that what I might pick is not what the Corsairs tend towards.

[purplexing]

Donnie squints at his bracer.

"Depends on which Corsairs. But there's a reason I was helping make sure the explosives being planted are measured and mixed to the utmost accuracy. We're here to take out the machinery and put a dent in armor production, and we don't need to endanger the lives of the neighboring citizens. That'll just make us look bad, worse, perhaps, to those who already see us as a problem than a solution."

[theriflespiral]

Similarly. Strategic will is a tetchy thing.

[purplexing]

He is totally writing down these words to look up later.

"Okay so people will probably still see us as a problem either way but at least they won't be hurt or dead so...small victories. Or something. Anyway! How's the setup part going?"

[theriflespiral]

Everything's set. Waiting on word.

[purplexing]

"Excellent. Better nail down our distraction then. Stay safe! Donnie-out."

[newmemorywhodis]

"...Oh."

Okay, so maybe Link's a little disappointed that Donnie hasn't actually been secretly whipping up bigger, even better bomb flower explosions. Just a bit.

But once he sees the circles being drawn, he understands. Link's never had much of a mind for Science himself - but he's been pressed into assisting Purah with more than a few of her experiments before. Usually ones that involve him being flung up to a very great height. Or being shot at by lasers.

So he adjusts his expectations, and gets into position once Donnie's ready. Draws his bow, and aims.

And - fires.

BOOM!

[purplexing]

It's a sizable result, shattering the innermost ring of cylinders with ease, breaking a few of the ones on the outermost, others cracking from the displaced debris of the first.

"Haha! Not bad, not bad," Donnie says, quickly jotting down some numbers." He looks to Link. "Now, do you know off-hand if they'll explode when in range of another explosion? ...or we could just test that out right now."

[upupatomway]

He gets the distinct impression that she doesn't remember the details because she was too young to remember when she was first recruited.

"I suggested they send me to Elysium when I arrived to blend in as staff or a street performer. I have experience entertaining. But I think they were worried about all the scandalous activities that take place there, and I suspect some of the scientists here at The Vault wanted to keep a close eye on me."

"Some of the friendliest people in the Corsairs are working in Elysium. I bet they'll want to make you feel welcome." He's sure Deedee will see to it.

[theriflespiral]

"Hoh! Then I wonder why they picked me of all people. I have the humor of a guillotine and the demeanor of a glacier." She's already starting to calculate weight based on minimum yield. "When it comes to my wiles, I read a good newspaper."

Though, that does leave a question, one that's been in her mind since first watching Atom get to work. "... So. Chemistry, particle physics, electrical engineering... What army found you, then?"

She's projecting, and she knows it, but she can't resist the question.

[newmemorywhodis]

No need to test that; Link already knows, and nods his head rapidly. Yes, they do explode when near other explosions.

He tilts his head to one side a little, thinking about the questions Donnie is asking. "...You want to link the explosions," he says.

[purplexing]

He might still just test it...just to make things explode. But Donnie still grins as Link starts to see where he's going with this.

"Exactly!"

[freearcadia]

"They are - people with mechanical bodies, that used to be organic." He replied a little teresely as he finished removing the last of the cylinders - letting out a long exhale.

"I will explain more later, it is a bit of a complicated subject." He slowly peers up, scanning the horizon, listening intently. "Let's move."

[upupatomway]

"I don't know, humor of a guillotine and demeanor of a glacier sound rather poetic. Maybe you're better with words than you realize. I know I've made people laugh when I didn't expect to simply talking about something abstract." He chuckles softly.

Atom looks slightly confused by her question. "What army? You mean which faction of the Corsairs freed me from the Empire after they abducted me from home, or which I've been assigned to?" He has to ask for clarification, although he's not sure either guess is right.

[theriflespiral]

"I mean that... Surely, someone noticed your talent, and taught you these things. Given the nature of them, I had assumed someone 'back home' had taught you for the purpose of... Weapons development or other such research." She shook her head. He seemed so young, especially. It was a damned shame. "Though I would be glad to be mistaken."

[newmemorywhodis]

"...Need to practice?"

Donnie was not the only one keen for any excuse to make things explode. Really, just give Link any excuse, any excuse at all...

[purplexing]

"...."

Donnie pretends to really consider this.

"It couldn't hurt. We should make sure they're effective enough before employing them out on the field," he says, nodding. "I'll go set up."

[upupatomway]

The subject is dropped easily, as Atom is left speechless by the concept for a number of reasons. His expression is obstructed by the dark, but the lack of follow up questions might be enough to give away his shock.

Harlock's words remind him of their task, and Atom nods quickly. "Right. Later."

His mind had almost run off at full processing speed down a painful road, but they had a duty here and now. Atom closes up the bag of munitions and turns to start scanning again, checking the ground and the horizon.

[upupatomway]

"Oh!" Atom catches on, not only to her question but that she's speaking from her own experience. His expression softens. "I've been lucky not to be forced into an army. The closest I've come to that at home was becoming a peace ambassador and trying to do what I could for civilians in the war zone. Dr. Ochanomizu, who is legally my maintainer, wouldn't let me be a soldier. But I don't think anyone ever requested I join the war to begin with because I look like a kid on the outside. Child soldiers have been almost nonexistent in my world in the last several decades. In the most recent wars, when countries wanted to supplement their troops, they have built or recruited robots to fight."

She must not have been told what he is, so he asks, "Do you know what a robot is?"

[theriflespiral]

She blinked. When she thought of robots and drones, what came to her mind were oversized, treaded vehicles of war, or quadcopters, or little speedboats with a big punch, not something like Atom. But 'maintainer'? 'nonexistent' child soldiers? She could add up fairly well. "... We do, but I think none nearly so advanced as you, or even the ones on your world. Most robots back home need to be piloted by humans, or else carefully programmed so as not to break themselves."

[newmemorywhodis]

Link nods his head rapidly. Yes, of course. They have to practice! Really test the science.

He's been around scientists. The testing is important, he knows.

So as Donnie sets up, Link starts pulling out bomb flowers out of his bag. If Donnie directs him to place them anywhere in particular, he'll do so.

Considering how many of the bomb flowers they're going through, it's a very good thing that Donnie's been growing more for him.

[purplexing]

Donnie sets up a larger barrel as the main target, setting small test charges about, within the range of the explosions he'd recorded. He puts other targets near them, and then points Link to where he could set some of the bomb flowers. Not a whole lot, they just needed a few to see how well they chained with other explosions.

Once they were set, the turtlekin hopped back over the wall and signaled Link to do the honors in setting things off.