Event #06: ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE MISSION LOG
Feb. 9th, 2025 08:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vivalamods posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
vivala
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
code credit
no subject
Date: 2025-03-04 01:36 am (UTC)This is not a work that has ever come out of Donnie's mouth. Nor has he mentioned dwelling in some sort of basement sewer city. Shu, although not well-versed in science fiction by any means, is fairly well-read simply by dint of having approximately 100x as long to read as most other people. Still, the solution that presents itself short of some sort of elaborate hoax is not compelling.
"It appears you are from a world - or dimension - that grossly parallels Donnie's lived experiences. It is pointless to deny the existence of other dimensions, given that we all stepped out of a dimensional portal. Thus, I suppose the idea of a 'parallel universe' must be given credence as well. But the likelihood of something like this happening is..."
Simply absurdly low.
"The Donnie here was kidnapped by the Empire and forced to work as a mechanic for some time."
no subject
Date: 2025-03-05 06:33 am (UTC)Instead, he looks slightly uncomfortable, shifting his weight with the explanation Shu shares with him. Unfortunately, with what he's learned so far back in his world, talk of parallel dimensions don't sound like too big a stretch to disbelieve.
"Kidnapped?" Worry continues to etch lines around his eyes. Anger simmers in the background, but he keeps his head, snorting at this. "How can they do that to him? Talk about the Empire throwin' their weight around..."
really sorry for the delay! this week has been a bit hellish!
Date: 2025-03-09 02:50 am (UTC)"...I suspect the kidnap of a single individual ranks fairly low on the list of Empire atrocities."
Though she understands that it is, of course, more meaningful when that person happened to be your brother. ...Er. Your alternate dimensional brother who probably didn't know you existed. Shu shakes her head slightly in continued disbelief as she backs up a few steps. Taking a few vials from her pocket, she bends over the carcass of the ankheg queen and begins to take a few samples of its biological... debris as well as some of the egg membrane, if only to occupy her hands with other matters.
"You have no objections to my suggestion? I confess a part of me desired your disbelief... if only so that we could hammer out a more solid theory in our conversation."
All good! No worries, take all of the breaks you can
Date: 2025-03-10 12:46 am (UTC)"Right. There are worst things an Empire can do. One turtle alone can't take 'em all out if we're talkin' numbers, but even then, Donnie's no slouch when it comes to combat." He glances upward, eyes widening again with a new worry. "They better not have roughed him up!" The spark of anger fizzles, leaving him with another horrible realization. "...Where were the others? Why weren't they with him...?"
It's here he looks to Shu, his outer monologue left open-ended. Fortunately, his silence doesn't last too long.
"To be honest, Miss Shu...Raph don't have time for complicated. But that don't mean we can't discuss it further," he says with a slight frown. "Even if he ain't my brother, he's still my brother."
thank you! sorry again!
Date: 2025-03-10 01:11 am (UTC)"Donnie is not the exact same person you know. Not that he is a slouch in combat. But he certainly does not possess any of those abilities you just showed. As for his brothers... you need not fear. They were separated, and he was on his own when he was taken. I have encouraged him to go home and search for his family, but he is not wholly keen on doing so.
"You have an open-minded attitude. I think -- I believe Donnie would feel similarly, after any... shock. I feel I can see some of him in you."
^.^ <3
Date: 2025-03-10 04:15 am (UTC)Donnie doesn't want to go home? The 'why' he holds back will have to wait.
Raph sighs, chuckling a bit. "Well. We do take after our pops..." The small smile he manages to pull wavers as he settles on his next move. "Do you know where can I find Donnie?"
no subject
Date: 2025-03-11 12:12 am (UTC)"...Would you mind waiting on that thought?"
Knowing Donnie, she can't imagine that he would be overwhelmed with positive emotion at suddenly meeting an alternate dimension version of his brother. Overwhelmed with something, definitely.
"I understand you are eager to meet, but I believe it would be easier if he were to approach you, rather than the other way around. Donnie lives close to me in the Vault, but I imagine he is currently deployed on a mission, as we are. I'll let him know everything that has transpired when we are in a lull between work."
no subject
Date: 2025-03-12 04:05 am (UTC)"...Yeah, okay. I'll wait," he replies after a few beats. "We don't hafta rush."
He can be patient. He's trained long enough to have it. And he trusts Shu to relay these things.
His interpretation of the length of time set for waiting may be completely different from hers, however.
no subject
Date: 2025-03-12 12:48 pm (UTC)And Shu bows in acknowledgment of the restraint it takes to defer to her wishes.
"And now..." She tightens the caps on her flasks and straightens up. "You must tell me everything about yourself. I am terribly curious about what your family is like from your perspective. We can chat while we clear this all up."
And indeed, the other Corsairs are beginning to drag the corpses of the insects. It wouldn't do to have a settlement filled with rotting monster bugs.
((Happy to continue on this line or happy to fade to black if you feel like we're a good stopping place!))
no subject
Date: 2025-03-13 02:08 am (UTC)Still, it takes a second or two to comprehend what Shu is interested in discussing. Being caught off guard, Raph's eyes almost cross. "Huwhat now?"
(It's fine, though; he'll still share most of what he knows.)
((We can fade here!))