Plot post for July 30!

[theearth]

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 I 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.

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Events occurring currently;
• The Vermini swarms have disappeared for the most part, and there's no sign of Vermedi either. Some characters may glimpse hairy figures in dark alleys or in sewers, but the creatures always disappear as soon as they are spotted.

• There are an unusual amount of police patrols out and about in the city. Any suspicious activity will be noticed, though there are no immediate IC consequences.

• We also have two super secret event opportunities that have not been claimed. Two commenters to the thread below will be randomly selected for this plot.

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Events occurring in the immediate future;
• Beginning Friday, August 2, there will be something in the water. Drinking any tap water will result in occasional, uncontrollable fits of laughter, along with re-experiencing previous Echoes, especially memory Echoes. One Echo per 8oz glass of water, and the beginning of its effects can be delayed for up to an hour. Within six hours it'll be out of the character's system completely.

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Events potentially occurring;
• If PCs wish to investigate Thunder Corp this week, comment to the thread below with a general idea of how you plan to get in and what you plan to do once you're there. Details will be forthcoming on a case-by-case basis.

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Potential Echo Opportunities:
• Drinking the tainted water will grant one new Echo (and only one, no matter how much water is drunk) in addition to any re-experienced ones. Uncovering any secret information about Thunder Corp will also grant an Echo. Canon parallels are a constant.

Comments

[theearth]

She would get the same result as Miranda: ThunderCorp is planning to build something big, and they're buying more things under the table, but the paper trail for those is as of yet untraceable.

Does she attempt to infect all of Thunder Corp's computers?

[theearth]

Recently, she has been asked to guard a warehouse full of equipment she's not seen before. There are huge vats full of fluid, and trucks that look like modified gasoline tankers come and go. No one will tell her the purpose of these things, and asking questions at all is discouraged.

If she tries to look inside one of the vats, or get a look at the fluid at all, she'll notice that it's clear but gives off a faint pink glow.

As for being involved in an in-person infiltration, wearing a helmet with a visor is permissible.

[formermagicalgirl]

If she can infect any of the computers, she sure will hit as many of them as she can. She'll even update it before doing this to ensure it's not likely to be picked up by whatever virus scans they have.

Re: OPERATION: INVESTIGATE THUNDER CORP

[theearth]

There is a tech contract between the two companies. On the surface it just looks like software, but if Chris digs deeper, she may discover that Thunder Corp is having Brillion's company construct military aircraft. The planes have not changed hands yet, but all negotiations have been completed and construction has begun.

Hacking gets the same information as Miranda, yes. However, aerial surveillance yields no new information, yet.

[theearth]

Jimmy Won is CEO of Thunder Corp. No one really understands how he got to be CEO -- he comes off as a buffoon, and everyone knows he's a mediocre businessman. However, his immediate superiors always failed at something important at a critical moment, leaving a spot open for Won's promotion. Nothing has ever been proven.

Their profits have never been good: they've struggled for a long time, but over the past two months, their profits have shown marked, rapid improvement. As of the beginning of July, this increase leveled out, but they're still doing better than they were. Suddenly, everyone wants to buy Thunder Corp merchandise. This is strange, since they don't seem to have changed their advertisements at all.

They're a fairly small company, certainly local, and their manufacturing plants/warehouses/etc. are all just outside Locke City. Their locations are not a secret.

[acequeen]

Well, I can see her try to poke around with the documents if there are at the basements, just to see if there is specific info she can find, such as evidence to TC's corruption, how much money they gained from removing people from the Dead District, any new plans or development they have up their sleeves, etc. She's not a hacker, so trying to get any super secret info in the computers will be very difficult for her (this is where she has to collaborate with other people).

Do the TC employees have a specific dress code and ID badge? Are there any special rooms equipped with the laser security system? Also, what is/isn't she allowed to take?

[iustitia]

SO Teresa is drinking the water (of course); if the request goes through, she'll be echoing back her sharp troll teeth. This will do nothing to disprove her assertion that she is actually a dragon.

LATER she will be asking people if they want to take part in a LARP session sometime over one of the weekends. The pseudo-battle conditions and fantasy setting could lead to Echoes for some characters if you want to go in that direction. Otherwise, it could be a fun opportunity for some characters to meet up in person and be huge dorks.

ALSO Karson, Kanti, and Teresa will later be dumb teenagers and indulge in some *~*underage drinking*~* and wake up the next morning in a trashed location with absolutely no memory of what happened the night before. In other words, they will effectively be performing their own rendition of The Hangover.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOU?

What it means is that we'd like to get more people involved in this! What kind of drunken shenanigans did these three dorks get up to with your character? How would your character react to them coming back and trying to piece together what happened that night? Let's hash things out!

[vetala]

FANG OVER FANG OVER FANG OVER

[iustitia]

we're doing it, man

we're making this happen

[eras]

aria would be up for a larp session. :o

[vetala]

OH MAN SO I KNEW THIS WAS HAPPENING I AM ON THE UP AND UPs no i'm not I've been shit this last week i am so sorry i'm scum

Anyway, Kanti's obviously gonna be drinking the water and since she's yet to get any sort of echo but a memory echo, I'm opting for a physical one. It's patches of glowing skin on her knees and elbows (if it gets approved) or something else (if it doesn't). She will be the best nightlite she can be. Life goals right there.

There's also Fangover Shenanigans that will be taking place eventualllllly, but Liana's got shit set up in her post for that so I will see you there or here or whichever you prefer.

Otherwise, Kanti can be found in the park, at her job in Starbucks, or skulking around places looking for weird shit that just straight up vanished what is even up with that??? So if you wanna hit her up, there's opportunities in a general sense, and getting me to participate in something I've missed is literally as easy as sending me an AIM and going 'get in this log fucktruck'

[vetala]

yeah after like a billllllllion years

[vetala]

Yeah, sure, why not?

[millennias]

Mara will be drinking the tap water because Why Not + it's probably her main water source anyway, because bottle water is pricy and gross. And submitted a request for echo, of knowledge of the 12 troll blood colors. Not Super cool or anything, but she will likely bring it up on the network and also it will appeal to her artistic side. BEYOND THAT she is still new and just whatever. /boring

[detectivetroll]

Underage drinking you say?

I'm not how much trouble you guys would want them to get in or where you'd want them to wake up in the morning, but Nick here is a cop who'd be Suitably Unimpressed if he were to run into them out on the town. He's in homicide, so they wouldn't be in any legal trouble, just getting frowny faced at and warned about drinking in public (do it at home, guys, god), while he tried to herd them to some safer location.

BUT if you'd prefer cops stay out of it, then no worries! Ignore me!

[lackinginfaith]

So I know I was going to do something else, but uh.

Who wants to see Kari's soul get ripped out?

See, her canon's magical girls have their souls in pearls that are passed down between generations, and she'd need to Echo that in long before becoming remotely useful, and... yeaaaaaaaah.

[millennias]

Mara would also be interested in a LARP session, because she's always down for LARP sessions. Even if she's supposed to act like a grown up. :|

[iustitia]

I will give you the same response I gave Linda:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYnzEeIbWjs

[iustitia]

yes good c:

[iustitia]

Acting your age is for losers.

[eras]

and that way she will get to talk to teresa! which tbh everyone should because dragons.

[caosgo]

Do you want to do a log, put it off for a little later in the month, or just tag into the self-defense post?

[enrages]

let's do this shit

lets fuck up the power rangers





or... get drunk and go on a rampage. same thing.

[iustitia]

They will start off drinking in private but then poor decisions :c

But yeah, we are open to all sorts of interaction during this thing, don't worry.

[ursoreckless]

Maybe a little later. The water is going to give him a little of gangster swag and maybe something else will happen.