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saveyourselves2014-07-14 10:25 pm
theearth) wrote in saveyourselves2014-07-14 10:25 pm
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Plot post for July 14th!
This format of plot post is designed for players to ask questions and find ways to influence the plot. Be bold and ask what you can or can't do; the worst that can happen is that we will say no. As plots in Save the Earth are not self resolving nor on a time limit they can evolve in many ways. Although some potential outcomes are given, they are little more than suggestion and can be changed by character action. What role you take is up to you.
The post is also open for players to plot and coordinate between one another.
Events occurring currently:
• The ghost-like presences can still be encountered over the network. In Locke, they can also be seen through cameras, in mirrors and by characters who can perceive ghosts and ghost-like entities. They manifest first as a levitating "ball" of faint, pale light and shift as if to achieve focus as they're observed. Watch one long enough and you may see a human torso or face taking shape - and find that you'll get a coherent, if fragmented, answer to any speech directed toward it in an also-human voice. If encountered in person by ghost-seers, there are also other sensations attached to them (emotional states, scents, background noises).
Locke City
• Thanks to a series of leaks, the Locke City mafia (headed by Vincent Albero) have attacked several reincarnates and reincarnate-affilated businesses - notably, pro-Numbered coffee shop Espresso Yourself. This has coincided with a sharp rise in anti-Numbered graffiti appearing around the city...
• A slow change can be seen in the attitude of the population towards reincarnates. A growing number of residents, though they are still clearly in the minority, are starting to question the true plans and motifs of the reincarnates. There is talk about them having a startling amount of power that they are hiding and about reincarnate influence behind the scenes. A local newspaper runs a series on the reincarnates that is mostly critical opinion pieces. A local radio station fills its free broadcasting time with more or less fact-based pieces about the reincarnates, laced with gossip and speculations about their mental state and how dangerous they really are to the city. Fox News has run a 3-part reportage about them in much the same spirit. A couple of other media outlets from the area generally cover reincarnates and their actions or powers in a negative, sensationalistic, distrustful light, though they don't go out of their way to talk about them.
Las Vegas
• The presence of cultists as well as Vermini remains mostly unchanged; both are present, but not overly so, and mostly around waterways and larger bodies of water.
Events occurring in the immediate future:
Locke City
• The mafia will continue to attack reincarnates.
• On the 6th of August, Thunder Corp will be moving the machine that was locked in the basement of the compound to a more secure location. It will be loaded into a heavy goods vehicle along with a handful of armed guards with the intention of keeping it safe from the Numbered.
Fortunately, one of the guards happens to be a reincarnate herself and will be able to sound the alarm via the network. If they wish, reincarnates will be able to attempt to chase down the vehicle and recover the machine for themselves. If they manage to do so, they will be well-rewarded by what the machine can give them...
Las Vegas
• On the 16th, another murder victim will be discovered. The body of Laura Graham, a 26-year-old IT consultant, will be found in the touch tank of the Shark Reef Aquarium. She was shot through the heart, and a highly-polished silver shell pendant has been placed inside the wound. As ever, there are no witnesses to the crime - and all the aquarium's security footage for the day of the murder seems to have been erased.
Among the cultists it is being whispered that this is a sign, clearer and more urgent than any that came before, that the time is drawing closer. Not only the number of members present in Las Vegas is increasing further, but also their activity and the number of their meetings. They are becoming more and more of a public presence as well, identifiable by their badges (higher ranking and lower ranking).
• Around the end of July, a fundamentalist group within the cultists, calling themselves "True Followers of the pure Shell", has gotten particularly inspired by the "the end is near" rhetoric. To speed it up further, they will attempt to kidnap and "let vanish" Petunia Bonbright. They consider her to be a corrupting influence on the reincarnates, who, "if true to themselves, would be the dutiful children, guardians and servants of the Shell", blaming her for Angeline Strauss's decline to a "fake bird of prey". Petunia will manage to send off two text messages before she is taken; one to her daughter, and one to a reincarnate who is either currently staying at her apartment or who is living in Vegas and whom she has met before and swapped numbers with (this can either be handwaved or threaded).
This is an event for both Vegas-characters and Locke characters that are currently visiting Vegas. We would like the reincarnate who receives the message to be someone who will then request reinforcements through a forward-dated open post on the network. There will be a thread below for sign-ups for this position. If a rescue team forms, a log with additional information will be provided.
Events potentially occurring in the immediate future:
• The mafia will attempt to blackmail reincarnates into their service. If you are interested and have an idea how your character could be blackmailed into it, please write a PM to the mod account or tell us in the screened mod contact. Alternatively, you can contact Louise (per PM/PP) directly.
Potential Echo Opportunities
• Encountering a ghost-like presence for the first time grants one plot echo.
Locke City
• Encounters with an altered Mafia subordinate grants one plot echo if the character never received an echo from encountering an altered Blood Key.
Las Vegas
• There are Vermini to be found in the waterways near cultist activities. Seeing them for the first time grants one plot echo.
• A first encounter with this symbol as worn by head waterfront "cultists" will also grant one Echo per character.
Please direct questions regarding these plot points to the thread below and not the post in general.
The post is also open for players to plot and coordinate between one another.
Events occurring currently:
• The ghost-like presences can still be encountered over the network. In Locke, they can also be seen through cameras, in mirrors and by characters who can perceive ghosts and ghost-like entities. They manifest first as a levitating "ball" of faint, pale light and shift as if to achieve focus as they're observed. Watch one long enough and you may see a human torso or face taking shape - and find that you'll get a coherent, if fragmented, answer to any speech directed toward it in an also-human voice. If encountered in person by ghost-seers, there are also other sensations attached to them (emotional states, scents, background noises).
Locke City
• Thanks to a series of leaks, the Locke City mafia (headed by Vincent Albero) have attacked several reincarnates and reincarnate-affilated businesses - notably, pro-Numbered coffee shop Espresso Yourself. This has coincided with a sharp rise in anti-Numbered graffiti appearing around the city...
• A slow change can be seen in the attitude of the population towards reincarnates. A growing number of residents, though they are still clearly in the minority, are starting to question the true plans and motifs of the reincarnates. There is talk about them having a startling amount of power that they are hiding and about reincarnate influence behind the scenes. A local newspaper runs a series on the reincarnates that is mostly critical opinion pieces. A local radio station fills its free broadcasting time with more or less fact-based pieces about the reincarnates, laced with gossip and speculations about their mental state and how dangerous they really are to the city. Fox News has run a 3-part reportage about them in much the same spirit. A couple of other media outlets from the area generally cover reincarnates and their actions or powers in a negative, sensationalistic, distrustful light, though they don't go out of their way to talk about them.
Las Vegas
• The presence of cultists as well as Vermini remains mostly unchanged; both are present, but not overly so, and mostly around waterways and larger bodies of water.
Events occurring in the immediate future:
Locke City
• The mafia will continue to attack reincarnates.
Guidelines to follow if you want to have your character attacked by the mafia:
- They strike in small, well-armed groups. The leaders of the groups are perfectly ordinary humans, but the few underlings they have with them seem to be modified in the same way the police used to be - most of them seem to have gained increased speed, strength, and some oddly feline traits.
- They are prepared for their targets to be using odd powers. If your character has had the nature of their abilities leaked (or if they're public knowledge), expect the mafia to have prepared accordingly! The more they know about your character, the harder they will be to defeat or escape from.
- They have one message: keep out of Albero's way. Strangely, this even seems to apply to reincarnates who haven't interacted with the mafia at all...
- The mafia will generally use non-lethal tactics to get their message across - severely harming the Numbered or attacking their property are both likely. If a reincarnate is deemed to be a significant danger, however, they might resort to (attempted) murder.
If there are any questions, feel free to ask!
• On the 6th of August, Thunder Corp will be moving the machine that was locked in the basement of the compound to a more secure location. It will be loaded into a heavy goods vehicle along with a handful of armed guards with the intention of keeping it safe from the Numbered.
Fortunately, one of the guards happens to be a reincarnate herself and will be able to sound the alarm via the network. If they wish, reincarnates will be able to attempt to chase down the vehicle and recover the machine for themselves. If they manage to do so, they will be well-rewarded by what the machine can give them...
Las Vegas
• On the 16th, another murder victim will be discovered. The body of Laura Graham, a 26-year-old IT consultant, will be found in the touch tank of the Shark Reef Aquarium. She was shot through the heart, and a highly-polished silver shell pendant has been placed inside the wound. As ever, there are no witnesses to the crime - and all the aquarium's security footage for the day of the murder seems to have been erased.
Among the cultists it is being whispered that this is a sign, clearer and more urgent than any that came before, that the time is drawing closer. Not only the number of members present in Las Vegas is increasing further, but also their activity and the number of their meetings. They are becoming more and more of a public presence as well, identifiable by their badges (higher ranking and lower ranking).
• Around the end of July, a fundamentalist group within the cultists, calling themselves "True Followers of the pure Shell", has gotten particularly inspired by the "the end is near" rhetoric. To speed it up further, they will attempt to kidnap and "let vanish" Petunia Bonbright. They consider her to be a corrupting influence on the reincarnates, who, "if true to themselves, would be the dutiful children, guardians and servants of the Shell", blaming her for Angeline Strauss's decline to a "fake bird of prey". Petunia will manage to send off two text messages before she is taken; one to her daughter, and one to a reincarnate who is either currently staying at her apartment or who is living in Vegas and whom she has met before and swapped numbers with (this can either be handwaved or threaded).
This is an event for both Vegas-characters and Locke characters that are currently visiting Vegas. We would like the reincarnate who receives the message to be someone who will then request reinforcements through a forward-dated open post on the network. There will be a thread below for sign-ups for this position. If a rescue team forms, a log with additional information will be provided.
Events potentially occurring in the immediate future:
• The mafia will attempt to blackmail reincarnates into their service. If you are interested and have an idea how your character could be blackmailed into it, please write a PM to the mod account or tell us in the screened mod contact. Alternatively, you can contact Louise (per PM/PP) directly.
Potential Echo Opportunities
• Encountering a ghost-like presence for the first time grants one plot echo.
Locke City
• Encounters with an altered Mafia subordinate grants one plot echo if the character never received an echo from encountering an altered Blood Key.
Las Vegas
• There are Vermini to be found in the waterways near cultist activities. Seeing them for the first time grants one plot echo.
• A first encounter with this symbol as worn by head waterfront "cultists" will also grant one Echo per character.
Please direct questions regarding these plot points to the thread below and not the post in general.