voidtreckermods: (voidtrain)
VoidTrecker Express Mods ([personal profile] voidtreckermods) wrote in [community profile] voidtreckerexpress2022-04-14 05:47 am

Crashing Down: Preparation

Voidtreckers. I have picked up a catastrophe mission coming from system #78961112094711. Voidtreckers have urged me to be open with you all these last months and so I shall be transparent. The readings coming from this catastrophe are very unusual and I cannot determine the threats. Indeed there do not seem to be any threats in the system that would result in a catastrophe level mission.

This has been encountered before, in the Month of Egret on system #27462947582. This voidcraft was unable to ascertain the threats that could lead to a catastrophe. Known risks were calculated and mission goals created, but the Voidtreckers were put in unnecessary danger from the world destroyers.

From the data available it is not unreasonable to believe that the catastrophe facing #78961112094711 comes from the world destroyers. We still have little information. We do not have any way to stop the destroyers. However we have advantages that Voidtreckers did not have in the month of Egret.

We know what is coming. System #78961112094711 is Void Active. Voidtreckers have allies there. Saving the system is not possible but with five hours it is possible that many many lives could be saved by evacuating them to the void.

This voidcraft is sending a forward message to the ministry stationed on System #78961112094711. Due to the nature of arriving at catastrophe missions they will receive it not long before we arrive. But it should mean they are ready for us. This voidcraft has calculated mission goals to help voidtreckers organise but it should be noted that the most important goal is to save as many lives as possible.


The announcement comes out of the blue on day twenty four of the month of Quicksand. Not too long after breakfast when people are getting on with chores or other morning activities.

It is followed quickly by a holographic message setting out their team goals. They do not have all that much time before arrival, an hour or so to be prepared for the huge task ahead of them. The dressing carriage is open with warm coats, hats and other team-coordinated winter accessories.

How to prepare for such a challenge? It's going to be a very difficult day.

[OOC: This is a bonus extra for those who want to play out the preparation and reaction to the forthcoming event. It is forward dated until day 24. The actual event will go up on the 16th April and a conclusion on the 23rd. Though IC the event will only last one day.]
redprayer: (a stranger in a strange strange land)

[personal profile] redprayer 2022-04-16 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
“Romeo?” Rezo says, after taking a half-second to place the voice as belonging to the child who had helped him during the last mission. Not really the person he’d expected to pipe up, but then, the boy had mentioned he’d been on the train for quite some time now.

This time there’s no teasing about Romeo being Rezo’s senior: The priest is entirely serious when he begins asking questions.

“What do you remember about the world destroyers and about Osiga? The more information we have, the easier it will be to organize the evacuation.”
myblueskies: (why is this happening to me...)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2022-04-16 06:32 am (UTC)(link)
"Yes it's me sir!" He had forgotten the man couldn't see him!

He nodded though, with a grown. "The world destroyers were really bad. We went to a kingdom. Biq I think and there were some monsters and we thought they were going to attack the city so we were helping the people leave to go... um south. Or north."

One of the other. He can't remember, it was a very very long time ago. "But then there were shapes in the sky. Did you ever have that bad dream? They came in the sky and then the train made us all come back."

Everyone had been really scared and mad.

"Um and Osiga. It's nice there. It's really cold and we went there for a festival. They have a night time that lasts for a whole month and their god is sleeping but they fire fireworks to wake her up and they have a whole night for being brave and one for remembering all the people who died and then they watch the sun come up."
redprayer: (i will not be part of your designs)

[personal profile] redprayer 2022-04-16 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Rezo nods. Shapes in the sky; he’d heard a little about other people having had bad dreams; Osiga is cold, and visibility may be poor for those who rely on such things.

“Do you remember what the roads and terrain are like, or how the citizens navigated the area? An evacuation involves a great deal of movement.”

Not to mention they’ll have to account for those who don’t have vehicles available, and those who have mobility issues…
myblueskies: (Alfredo is speaking!)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2022-04-17 02:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"Um well we didn't go very far because we were at a festival but..." He tried to remember. "They had roads and cars and the cars flew. Some of them. So maybe they didn't need all the roads but they must have things that travel on them."

He sighed. "People could also go to space and other planets so they must have spaceships too."
redprayer: (little fiends on halloween)

[personal profile] redprayer 2022-04-18 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Rezo actually has some concept of “other planets” so he can follow what Romeo is saying a bit. This does, however, come with the realization that they’re going to have a lot more ground to cover than he’d expected, even knowing they were supposed to evacuate a world; certainly, more than the population of the train could feasibly handle in a timeframe of five hours.

He considers the child he’s speaking to, and decides not to share these thoughts out loud.

“Alright,” Rezo says. And he smiles, warm and thoughtful. “It sounds as if things will be very busy, but I’m sure between the void trekkers and the ministry, we’ll be able to get a lot done. Thank you for telling me what you know, Romeo.”
myblueskies: (this can't be happening...)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2022-04-19 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
Romeo had thought about that. He knows there's a lot of people and it's quite scary, to think that they wouldn't be able to reach everyone. But they had to try and if they worked very hard he was sure they would get a lot of people.

It was just going to be a lot of hard work!

"It's okay sir! I hope we can get to everyone!"
redprayer: (a stranger in a strange strange land)

[personal profile] redprayer 2022-04-21 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
It’s not that Rezo thinks Romeo is entirely ignorant to the stakes; Rezo may have been a lousy father by anyone’s standards, but you can’t raise two children and interact with innumerable ones over the course of a long career without gleaning some idea of their capability for insight.

But anxiety over the task ahead isn’t going to be of much help, so he continues to smile reassuringly, as if they’re about to embark on a tricky exam instead of organizing a life-or-death evacuation.

“Likewise,” Rezo agrees. “Alright, I won’t keep you any further. Go prepare yourself.”
myblueskies: (Alfredo is speaking!)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2022-04-21 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
"Okay sir!" He nodded at him and then did as he was told, skipping off to go and find things. They would need warm things, food and water, medical kit, he keeps the list up in his head as he goes about his preperation.