There's Something In The Water Plot Post

[espigeonage]

[obligatory]

Word of Mods:
There is a reservoir out in the country, which is the primary water source for Locke City. There are several aquifers that supplement this, but 75% of the water comes from the reservoir.

The water is contaminated before it goes into the treatment plants, which fail to detect/remove the contamination. The source of the contamination is the part of the reservoir where the water is taken: Julien will see that the water is cloudy, like something's just been dumped into the lake.

If they keep watch on the area, they might be able to catch a tanker coming up to the water and dumping its payload of glowing pink goop into the water. They are also welcome to attempt to stop the tanker.

A few days ago Julien posted about tracking down the source of the contamination, and several characters expressed interest in helping out. Some volunteered to find out whatever they could. We could handwave those discoveries and some of the planning setup, maybe even finding the dumping site and keeping watch on it, and go right to shortly before the tanker shows up.

Julien wants two groups - one small sneaky group to investigate, which will include him, one more combat-oriented group hanging back a little to try and help the stealth team if they're caught. He's not a leader and no leader's come up to take charge, though. Whether the fighters stay too close or too far, whether people in or between groups work well together is entirely up to them. Julien would prefer to just mark the tanker's plates/follow it, but he won't be able to stop someone from going and interfering.

So, plot with me! Questions? Thoughts? Do you have a character who'd come along? It's okay if they haven't responded to his post. What group would they prefer? Would they care to lie in wait around the bushes and try to stop the tanker? Combat-oriented characters could do that too, Julien can't stop them.

Comments

[espigeonage]

oh no, Julien loves code names. They should reflect role, so the sneaky people have a theme and the others have their own.

Heh. Cool, cool.

For people who want to come but aren't sure what group... okay, if there was anyone like that who was really sort of meek or struck Jules as not good in danger he'd rather they didn't come with. Alex doesn't strike him that way so... I guess Julien would want to see how he moves through terrain and ask him to join one group or another once he knows how many people are going.

[amberhearted]

You know what's sneaky? The sugar content in a Jamba Juice smoothie.

LET'S ROLL, MANGO-A-GO-GO.

Alex used to hunt deer and stuff when he lived with his folks, so he's actually more adept than the everyday person at sneaking around. It has been a while, though. But yeah, he'd be chill with either placing.

In general, he's a follower to those he respects, otherwise he'll do his own thing or fill in a vacant leadership role. idk if I want to play a leadership role right now, though, buuut I could see him and Julien teaming up/bouncing off each other maybe?

[espigeonage]

...okay we can probably manage code names a little bit cooler than that. Though he might like having the rescue team get fruit names just because pineapple -> grenade. Obviously this is a great idea.

Well then! That's good, he'll probably be with sneak team.

Heh. Sounds good. Julien does not want to lead but it's like, there isn't anyone here who feels like a better option, he might as well. Alex could nudge him if he starts getting distracted by seeing things?

[amberhearted]

This is why I apologized in advance 8D

Yup, he'd do that!

[espigeonage]

Covering your ass, I see!

Cool. ...oh, also, Alex doesn't have a heartbeat anymore, right? Julien would see that.

[amberhearted]

AWWW SHIET SON. I am down for threading that!! What/how does he see? I know he has bird vision but can I get a brief run down for my curiosity?

[espigeonage]

Sure! I've established already that he can see the fine blood vessels in people's faces and the pulse in those.

I guess I'm handwaving that Julien goes and... sees if the various volunteers can be not hugely obvious in like a park before going out to the reservoir. That's probably a good time.

[amberhearted]

Thanks!!

So I actually try not to think about the physiology of vampire Alex too hard because then I start overthinking things and go in circles, BUT what I have established in regards to blood vessels is this: he does have flowing blood, it just isn't 'his' -- it's the blood he ingests. So blood flow: yes. Pulse: no.

His saliva is different now, too. idk if Julien would notice that but he is free to do so!

[espigeonage]

So there's some kind of novel circulatory-digestive system connection. Does this mean his veins could literally flow with say coffee? ...oh no now you've got me doing it too. |D I am a champion of overthinking.

Cool, cool. Hmm, I wasn't going to do a "guys it's probably the reservoir, who's coming with me there" post but I might, it'd make things like this easier.

[amberhearted]

Shhhhh. No overthinking, no science. Only inexplicable magic.

(He does get an almost direct deposit of caffeine and alcohol, though. Cheap date.)

[espigeonage]

but i liiiiiike science...

Mosquitos must be very confused.