Plot Post for September 17th!

[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;

• As of mid-September, the Locke City water supply is clean! It’ll read as back to its previous normal by any analysis or enhanced senses, and no more several-hour giggle fits after consumption. This means as well that drinking tap water will no longer induce Echoes.

• Public unease and scrutiny of Thunder Corp. is high with the rumors leaked to the media having hit mainstream awareness, as result of the operation headed by Riku Nakatsuki (depolarized) and Nick Burkhardt (detectivetroll). Thunder Corp., of course, are persistently denying everything - while those with connections in the company may also hear that they plan to get to the bottom of just who could be trying to sabotage their reputation.

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Events occurring in the immediate future;

• Thunder Corp. will be holding a press conference to address the allegations of environmental irresponsibility by the company - in short, they deny everything. The information is fudged, the images are fake, and they have no idea who is responsible or what provoked them.

• On the evening of September 21st, the pink lights in the sky will appear again - accompanied by - what d’you know! - a low buzzing sound in the heads of PCs who see it, very much like that sensed by those who ventured into the lower regions of the mines on the trip organized by Kanti Singh (vetala). Look away from the lights and the sound will fade to nothing. The lights will not appear the next day.

The buzzing, however, isn’t going anywhere - in fact, it’s still there without looking at the lights, much too faint to be detected without actively focusing, and will intensify over the rest of September and into October. The intensity also depends on the listener’s location - the buzzing grows louder and stronger as you approach Tuning Towers (see the Locations post). Once you arrive at the Towers themselves, in addition to the buzzing you’re likely to sense tremors in the ground below you - which isn’t actually shaking, or otherwise eliciting a reaction from the non-numbered around.

• By next week, there will be periodic and brief cases of civilians within small public areas (coffee shops, mall stores, parks, etc.) going simultaneously... out of it. Catch a non-Numbers Club acquaintance in conversation when they’re hit and they’ll suddenly go much more relaxed, zoned-out, and docile. Take the chance while you can to get a loan - it’ll only last about five minutes before they rise back up to their senses.

Depending on the company you keep, however, you might notice that whatever phenomenon is acting up when it does will have little to no effect on those who steer clear of tap water.

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Events potentially occurring;

• The police have been on their guard and taking their notes since late July, and Thunder Corp. don’t intend to let the drawing of suspicion to them pass. PCs will be at risk of investigation and/or arrest in the near future.

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Potential Echo Opportunities:

• Witnessing the lights in the sky will - as it has in the past - grant one Echo. In the days afterward until further notice otherwise, picking up on and following the buzzing sound to their strongest point - right at Tuning Towers - will grant an additional Echo.
• Following the appearance of the lights on September 21st, some reincarnates may find that their Echoes are getting... stronger. OOCly, we're now allowing Tier 2 Echoes, as reflected on the Echoes request page- essentially two (connected) Echoes in one, once a month per character.

Comments

GENERAL QUESTIONS

[theearth]

[vanisland]

What effects do noise-canceling heaphones have on the buzzing sound, if any?

[theearth]

Absolutely none.

Re: GENERAL QUESTIONS

[needsmorezippers]

When it comes to tier-two echoes, can they be connected but of a different nature? So like, if a character received a memory of them using a power, could they also get the power?

[theearth]

YEP.

[comparative_insanity]

Can the non-numbers-club character that your character sees zone out be someone who previously was part of the club but forgot all about it (because they were dropped)?

[theearth]

Yes, so long as they were being exposed to the tainted water...

[espigeonage]

Is the buzzing louder/clearer in frequencies lower than what humans can pick up on? I might give Julien pigeon ears, and they can hear infrasound.

[theearth]

It is not. Everyone will hear the same thing regardless of their level of hearing ability.

Re: GENERAL QUESTIONS

[reapsthewind]

1. What could Chris be doing in a plane that would reasonably cause her to get shot down? I can also make this a random accident instead, but I thought it'd be neat if it was the result of the enemy or something

2. Investigation underground. What happens if PCs go down into the sewers beneath Tuning Towers? Orrrr just underground in general? What urban underground locations are there (subway systems, etc) and what can we find there?

[theearth]

There are subways and sewers. The lower you go, the stronger the buzzing/vibrations are, but you won't find anything yet, or any easy way to go deeper underground.

[drama8om8]

Oof I am about to go sleep but. Two things!

1) Octavia did a really stupid thing last month and mind controlled someone into saying her name on live tv! I'm just. Pointing that out. In an I'd-have-no-problem-with-consequences-for-this kind of way. Wink nudge etc

2) I'm just checking that Ellie (shortspoken) still has her job at Thunder Corp, sob. She kind of failed at guarding the warehouse she was assigned to last month (after locking Mac in the maintenence room, he hammered his way out and stole some of the pink liquid before running off). It wasn't her fault, but idk if she'd have been disciplined/fired/anything?

I should also ask if she'll be assigned to guard anything in particular again assuming she does still have her job. OKAY DONE THANK YOU 8V

[gogoghostpowers]

re: tier 2 echoes--

can the two tied-together echoes be two echoes of the same ability, so that at the end of the single tier 2 echo the single ability is much stronger than if it were just a single echo?

[professorwolf]

For characters out of town for the lights and the buzzing: will the buzzing be noticeable when they enter the city again? (As in, I am on hiatus and Lyall is not in town right now, eheh...)

[doomedtheworld]

I am totally down for Vanessa getting investigated/picked up because of stuff that happened in her past and anything current.

Also, I was wondering something about her copper and bronze powers. Right now, they're pretty much dead powers without another Allomancer since copper blocks bronze from detecting her Allomancy and shields her mind from mental Allomancy and bronze lets her detect Allomancy in use elsewhere. Would I be able to expand these to cover supernatural powers in general? So basically copper would hide her from sensor-like abilities and shield her from mental influence and bronze would let her sense when somebody nearby is using some kind of supernatural ability.

I don't really have any canon support for this, since she only uses them to detect Allomancy in her series, but would this be an acceptable change for this game or would they basically stay as non-powers unless another Allomancy-using character apps in?

Re: GENERAL QUESTIONS

[acequeen]

Okay, just to clarify on the Tier 2 Echoes: so basically, I could, say, have Regina gain her Guren's start-up key as an Echo, and then come with the vision of her getting into the Guren's cockpit and turning it on with said key.

Am I getting this right?

[detectivetroll]

A couple of questions about the police stuff! What would happen if a cop wasn't bringing anyone in because of the hysterical laughter/hallucinations thing? Are they still being told to keep an eye out for that specific behavior, or do they have new orders about suspicious behavior now? Also, what, if anything, are they being told about the accusations against Thunder Corp?

ack I'm sorry one day I won't ask 50 million questions about police stuff

Re: GENERAL QUESTIONS

[vetala]

I HAVE QUESTIONS TOO

Are the Tuning Towers open to the public? Would it be possible to find out anything going on by just manually walking in or something, such as what the building is used for, a general layout of which company is using what floor and so on?

Re: GENERAL QUESTIONS

[wastingtime]

Elian's interested in starting some research/experimentation re; Echoes and memories/losing them, in correlation with his recent trip out of the city. Right now, he'll be sending someone (or ones) on trips in/out, trying to see if distance is the primary factor or something else.

Should I discuss this more in detail with a mod, or is that enough to determine whether or not he'll end up discovering anything? I'm totally fine with this being a completely dead end, and with it taking weeks to a month.

[argents]

ALL ABOARD THE QUESTION TRAIN

if the characters were to start trying to figure out what the nature is of the line between locke and... everything else, that makes them forget once they leave the city or step outside it, would they find anything significant? like it being centered anywhere, or that it changes/remains stationary from one day to the next?

Re: GENERAL QUESTIONS

[not_good_not_wicked]

Does the trigger for a tier 2 echo have to be proportionally more powerful or significant than a tier 1 echo, or can it just be some random thing as long as you only get the one per month?

Re: GENERAL QUESTIONS

[depolarized]

Oh my how will the investigations work? E.g. signups, random lottery, etc.? XD

Also! Arthur dropped but we had an old log regarding the... monsters laboratory warehouse-- I think Kallen will amke the network post at some point, but 1) did that event also give echoes and 2)Whaaat happened to that warehouse? Is it still around for investigation? Did they tighten security or abandon it? Anything interesting of note/can be done?

[espigeonage]

Does that one jail that was found on patrol still have cages and brains and stuff there? Does it have more security?

Re: GENERAL QUESTIONS

[peacefulwinter]

I don't remember if it's been addressed, but what happens to Echoed items (like Raquel) if the item doesn't cross the Echo barrier but its owner does? What about the reverse, if the item crosses but its owner doesn't?

Also, how small of rooms are we talking for sudden-onset vacancy? Like "small class" small, or "there are four people in this room" small?

[caosgo]

Here's one! (if a bit late.) Emmanuel is going to do some online and public library research into Locke's history; natives of the area, first European settlers, city development, that kind of thing. Basically anything before Thunder Corp. was founded. Will he find anything weird?