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voidtreckernet2020-11-11 03:31 pm
so_dark_a_road) wrote in voidtreckernet2020-11-11 03:31 pm
Mission Vision -- very early in the morning of Imagination Day 6 [Video]
[ Curufin falls out of his bunk, as usual when waking from a mission vision. CRASH! He hits the floor, his blankets entangled with his legs, his right shoulder striking the floor with a thud. Luckily Elves don't break bones easily, but his shoulder is going to hurt. He scrambles to the ICP. ]
Wouldn't you know it, I've just had another prophetic dream. [ He shakes his head and drags his hand through his disordered black hair. ]
Didn't like the looks of this one, either.
I was in a jungle, and it was pleasant enough. Sun shining down through the branches, forest sounds, nice. But suddenly the light intensified, and something seemed wrong with it. I ran to the next clearing and gazed up at the sky, and what I saw was ominous. The sky had turned a glaring dark red and was getting darker by the moment. And then everything grew still, as though the world had stopped. I did not have time to react to that, or wonder what it meant. Abruptly the ground shook under my feet, and the dust rose, and there was fire everywhere, and I heard screams, screams, and more screams. And then I woke up.
Damn if this doesn't seem to me like another candidate for an aborted mission! What the hell happens to the mission world? Is it self-destructing, or is it attacked by unknown forces? Or is this some simple natural disaster?
[ Still shaking his head. He grabs for his jacket and pulls it on. ]
Did anybody else have this dream? Or any variation of this dream?
Wouldn't you know it, I've just had another prophetic dream. [ He shakes his head and drags his hand through his disordered black hair. ]
Didn't like the looks of this one, either.
I was in a jungle, and it was pleasant enough. Sun shining down through the branches, forest sounds, nice. But suddenly the light intensified, and something seemed wrong with it. I ran to the next clearing and gazed up at the sky, and what I saw was ominous. The sky had turned a glaring dark red and was getting darker by the moment. And then everything grew still, as though the world had stopped. I did not have time to react to that, or wonder what it meant. Abruptly the ground shook under my feet, and the dust rose, and there was fire everywhere, and I heard screams, screams, and more screams. And then I woke up.
Damn if this doesn't seem to me like another candidate for an aborted mission! What the hell happens to the mission world? Is it self-destructing, or is it attacked by unknown forces? Or is this some simple natural disaster?
[ Still shaking his head. He grabs for his jacket and pulls it on. ]
Did anybody else have this dream? Or any variation of this dream?
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You had the same dream? That's happened before, that all the passengers who received a dream got the same one. But it doesn't always happen that way. Sometimes it goes by teams, because the teams will be in different areas, so there may be some differences in our viewpoints.
[ That mention of shadows makes him shiver. ] I didn't see any shadow beings like the ones from the aborted mission. But that fiery sky, and the sudden explosion of the jungle? [ He shakes his head. ] That suggests some unknown threat, and it could be anything. A forest fire, fire demons, or maybe a self-destructing planet.
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[That hadn't been a mission, but the synchronicity was memorable.]
If anything, I'd bet on it being space debris of some sort. I've seen that sort of thing before.
[Back home, she means.]
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Space debris. The only time I've been in space, ever, was during that mission to fight the Empire of Stars. But that at least gives me some perspective. I suppose that if there was enough destruction near enough to a planet, then a huge amount of space junk could fall into that planet's orbit and come down to wreck havoc.
Or conversely, it could be a natural occurrence. If a very large meteor fell, it could light the atmosphere with dark fire as it descended, and then it could ignite the forests and everything else.
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Could go either way, really.
[She's heard of both - though it didn't seem like a moon was going to fall on the planet.]
... It seems like we have people with the sheer power behind them to detain such a thing, though. Or even just set it off course, if we arrive in time.
[Strange as that may seem.]
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It could.
[ Don't bet that a moon couldn't fall on the planet. Stranger things have happened on these Voidtrecker missions! ]
People who could ward off falling space junk or a meteor? I really, really hope that we do have such people! Who were you thinking of?
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Apart from us wizards - though we'd be pretty much wiped afterwards - I know we've got a few space-faring peoples on board.
[She's thinking specifically of Piccolo, but she wouldn't be surprised if some of the military-types - meaning Zechs and Trowa, and Ple Two if those dream-memories mean anything - had the skills as well.]
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Do you think you could use your wizardry to shove a falling space station or a meteor back into space? And I wonder if those passengers from space-faring worlds would know some way to accomplish that task by the use of technology? -- problem is, does the Voidtrecker or the mission world even have such technology?
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[When dealing with large bodies, the amount of force you were trying to offset was necessarily greater.]
Technology could be viable, too - depends on how big the falling object is, though.
... And we likely won't find out if the world has any functioning technology for shielding until we get there.
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[ Curufin could use a spell to enhance a craft project, but he couldn't affect anything the size of a moon, a meteor, or a falling space station. He could create a large vision and project it into other people's minds, but whatever they saw would be an illusion. ]
If we have access to such technology, that is! Right, we won't find out if we do until we arrive on that planet. I wonder what kind of technology could even protect against whatever this threat is? Maybe it's related to the shielding we worked with on that space mission?
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Shields, I can live with. If they're in usable shape, anyway.
... But that's tomorrow. How we're going to cope with this today is the issue for now.
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True, we have to worry about today. What do you think is the first thing we'd better worry about right now?
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At least it's not her turn, for a change?]Making sure our supply totals are up to date.
[A simple enough answer - and she's not the only one thinking of it, far from it, which helps.]
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Who, Nita, jinx anything??? Nah!!!]Yeah, that. Is anybody keeping track? I've missed some of the discussion.
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[Nita pauses, considering... then scowls.]
I don't think we've had a talk about it yet. Not even at that meeting we had last month.
I know Roland's Quartermaster for Purple, but I don't know if he's keeping track of everything everything.
[Plus, it feels rather unfair to Nita to make him do all the work... even if he likes it.]
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And I don't suppose Roland will be keeping track of everything. I think we'll need to do that for ourselves.
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Something we'll want settled before we leave, no doubt. I'm glad to help, but it'd be better if everyone knows what the problem is, rather than any of us assuming the position and surprising people later.
[Make it an actual process, instead of keeping up with haphazard-ness.]
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[They're the first names to come to mind, anyway.]
Though beyond that - I think Clef and Hikaru would like the work, and I know Ken - Ken Ichijouji, have you met him?
[And/or Wormmon.]
... And I'd be lying if I didn't think my friend S'reee was up to it, either, though whether she wants to do it is another matter.
But those are who I'd ask.
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Apart from keeping track of how much we portion out for missions?
[That was the first task to come to mind.]
Or how much we've got in general, really; keeping up with- Mami Tomoe set up a list where people could request amenities, right? Yeah, keeping up with that, and seeing who's able and willing to help fulfill those requests.
[There's definitely more, but Nita thinks that's a good place to start.]
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Oh, I did see Mami Tomoe's first posting of that requests list, but has she posted lately? I should be checking it myself, since I tend to acquire a lot of points.
Think this one's approaching wrap?
Like how Purple Team handled their Mixer?]'As soon as logistically possible' seems like the best plan to me.
[And, after another pause, Nita shakes her head.]
Not that I recall. Though if you see anything that needs to be restocked that isn't part of what the train gets, it can probably be added there as well.
Yes! I think we should wrap this one.
Sure, why not?]Sounds good to me! We'll get to it.
Is anybody maintaining a hard copy of Mami's list? It seems like that would be a good idea, and then whatever has been purchased can be crossed off, and the list re-posted periodically. Also, I'll keep an eye out for things that need to be restocked and for network requests for things people need but can't afford. Yes, those should be added to the list.
o7 Fade out, begin!
[Nita talks on a little more, but the mission's vision is more pressing at the moment. They've got both train work to do, and a world to protect!]
Fade out, completed! XD
[ They cover a little more ground, as regards the mission, and then go off to take care of their various concerns. ]