Event #06: ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE MISSION LOG

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EVENT #06: ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE MISSION LOG

With wind at their backs, the Corsairs fully expect the Imperial resistance. Knowing that they’ve made even the Emperor himself take notice has been heartening, they are well-prepared to go to war. And war finds them soon, with Imperial Strike Forces dispatched to scatter their resistance. With Flotsam under heavy attack, the great fleet has split, hiding in coves around the Eternal Ocean.

As the Corsairs fend off the Imperial Attack, they also look forward to the future. Keeping up their information warfare against the Empire is, of course, vital, as is finding new space to settle refugees and new recruits for the cause. February may prove to be a deadly month for the Corsairs, but if they play their hand well it can be a month of great strides.

These missions are occurring over the course of the month, there are no limitations on the characters who can take part, the size of the logs, or how many logs a character participates in.

MISSIONS

Imperial Warfare: Flights of airships and armors have been dispatched to sink as many Corsair ships as possible. The Corsairs have already split their fleet, but are hoping to catch these roving attack squadrons and quickly overwhelm them, protecting their fleet and, if possible, capturing airships and armors for their own forces.
Conflict: Strike forces will typically consist of two airships holding 4 armors each. These ships can be boarded and disabled, or fought directly depending on the preference of the combatant.
Role: Combatant
Requirements: To participate in this mission, your thread header should read IMPERIAL WARFARE
Extra: You may specify the type of combat as well, such as BOARDING for more on-foot or ARMOR or SHIP for battles in mechs or from the decks of ships.

Investigate Targets: The Larendt labor camps have a lot of low-class and servant labor. With their presence in the Eternal Ocean and their involvement in some of the more menial but sometimes necessary manufacturing, gaining a foothold in these camps could be a huge boon for the Corsairs.
Conflict: These camps are heavily guarded, and while the inhabitants are extremely oppressed, inspiring them to revolt en masse will be a tough sell. Infiltrators will need to sneak in with either stealth or guile and determine who in the camps can be trusted and start into a major subversion effort to bring them to the Corsair side.
Role: Infiltrator, Supplier or Negotiator optional
Requirements: To participate in this mission, your thread header should read INVESTIGATE TARGETS
Extra: You may specify the approach for your infiltration, such as STEALTH or DISGUISE

INFORMATION WARFARE: The Corsairs must keep up the pressure by creating a counternarrative to fight the Emperor’s messaging. This can be done a number of ways, such as hacking radio networks to broadcast messages, distributing subversive literature, or giving flash speeches.
Conflict: Guards are on high alert and will heavily crack down on people seen pushing banned messages or materials. Chances are high they will try to arrest or even kill on sight.
Role: Negotiator, Infiltrator or Combatant optional
Requirements: To participate in this mission, your thread header should read INFORMATION WARFARE
Extra: You may specify the approach for your infiltration, such as HACKING or PAMPHLET DISTRIBUTION

Scout Settlements: The Corsairs need to establish a new settlement in order to house the growing number of refugees. An old ruined city has been identified as a potential site, an underground dwelling with some concealed farmland could easily be built in the area which has remained relatively untouched since the continent fell. Suppliers need to go in and set up a basecamp to begin construction.
Conflict: The ruins themselves will require a great dea of effort to get in order, with repairs to the infrastructure concealed within the ruins. The aqueducts still appear to be mostly capable of function and could be a great boon to the Corsairs if they can find a way to make them work. The ruins themselves have become quite dangerous in the intervening time, there are subterranean monsters such as bullettes and ankhegs that have taken up residence and can be quite dangerous when confronted. Additionally, it seems some Imperial deserters and n’er do wells have taken to using the place as a getaway after making it to Elysium, they will need to be dealt with, or perhaps even recruited if that can be managed.
Role: Supplier, Combatant or Negotiator optional
Requirements: To participate in this mission, your thread header should read SCOUT SETTLEMENT
Extra: You may specify the approach for your infiltration, such as REBUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE or CONVINCING DESERTERS

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[upupatomway]

"I might be able to figure it out, but I'll leave the machine in your experienced hands," Atom says, chuckling. "I'll be back with tea."

It takes about ten minutes since he has to go about finding the tea and heating the water, but he returns with a hot tea pot and two cups. He politely serves her first, gently placing the cup in front of her but not too close to the equipment.

[harlequinchimera]

Oki was working slowly but quite steadily, her concentration very focused on the fine work before her. She did not turn her head or eyes when the cup was set in front of her, but she unerringly took it and took a sharp, delighted-sounding sip.

"Mm. Excellent, thank you."

She then seemed to be finished with little flourish. "There, that's about where I needed it to be, next will come testing." She sipped again and tilted her head once again. "Good, strong tea, unsweetened, most excellently done, Atom-san."

[upupatomway]

"I make tea how Dr. Ochanomizu taught me," Atom says with a smile as he pours his own cup. "I figured you'd probably like your tea without any sweetness added, like most of the adults back home."

He looks at the equipment in front of her, alive with faint sounds. "Any luck hijacking their signal?"

[harlequinchimera]

Oki grunted softly and made a few more fine adjustments. She was looking much more serious as she placed the component she had been working on into a larger case and was using a small set of pins and wires, testing strengths and connections and then with a sigh, she set the testing kit aside, snapped several cables into place, and a brought a much larger box to the workbench's top, which she opened and then worked on adding the small device to. It had several attached thick cables and a single small box in her hand which she held aloft. Some of the cables were connected to speakers. She closed the cover, stood with her hands on it, eyes closed for a long moment...

Then flipped a long lever.

The speakers crackled to life and then the Imperial propaganda broadcast was audible.

Oki looked at it, held up the small box and tapped a button and slowly turned a dial and the audio of the propaganda faded out and she glanced at a panel alongside and the speakers filled with absolutely bombastic music.

She looked and started to laugh heartily and bellowed, in a voice filled with laughter. "Tonight, Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky has joined the revolution!" She did take Atom by the shoulders, still laughing. "Yes. Yes, we can do it!"