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Hathaway. ([personal profile] futurologists) wrote in [community profile] epidemiology2016-01-14 10:08 pm

EVENT ★ MAT GATHERING





The investigations in the sungazing log have lead to a number of discoveries, including trace amounts of solar radiation and seemingly temporary lights in the sky that match no known star charts currently in Chantes. On the 15th, Rick will announce via the verdict over the network: the sun isn’t gone.
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Those of you who actually did your job instead of screwing off (and breaking my shit! Yes, I know all about it), congrats. We've made headway on our dumbass situation.

The sun isn't gone (obviously). There are radiation levels suggesting that it's still there somewhere, but it's weirdly faint. Concerning item number one. Concerning item number two: there are lights in the sky but they're not native stars. They're red in the west in the morning, and in the east in the evening. This suggests a solar cycle that we just can't observe (with a western sunrise apparently). There are no moons visible; supposedly there should be two. Go figure.

The most interesting observations came from the storm, during which the "star" readings went off the charts, dawg. All lit up like Christmas and shit.

Hypothesis: the darkness is not because homeboy made anything "vanish with magic," but because he stuck a big "blanket" between the planet and the sky. The "stars" are likely just holes in his dumb bullshit. So let's get this solution rolling so we can get off this godforsaken rock. This is where you losers come in. I need things . . .
The mystery of the disappearing sun might be clear, but that doesn’t mean the problem’s solved. Now’s the hard part: creating something that will dispel the darkness.

Fortunately, with the right ingredients, science might be able to win the daylight back. All recruits will be encouraged to help with some good, old-fashioned teamwork and fetch quests.

SCAVENGER HUNT
The list is as follows:
  • Iron ore. Collecting it seems easy enough, but a dangerous serpentine creature capable of breathing electricity known as a Behir lairs nearby. If hungry, it will ambush characters and will not stop unless it succeeds or is slain.
  • Following the rich iron supply, characters will also find a series of winding underground caves and caverns.

    Inside are items such as glowing cave mushrooms that are likely radioactive. Blue mushrooms maintain their coloring due to a rare solute in the cave water, helpful for optimizing fuel. Green mushrooms are useless and if you collect them you should feel bad.
  • Bat guano. Bats indigenous to the caves also seem to be affected by the contaminated cave water, however -- they’re enormous, blood-sucking, and have developed a mild venom. While one bite won’t kill anyone, the bats have numbers, ultrasonic screeches, and bad tempers.
  • Plutonic rocks. The source of the odd cave life, an ancient scattering of some massive meteorite resides deep inside the cave. They’ve got rich veins and chunks of crystal, the bigger the better. (We’d tell you what these space oddities are for, but we think it’d blow your minds.)
  • Cave Minnows. The fish inside the cave lakes are easy to spot since they’re bioluminescent, but only the small, quick ones metabolize the correct oils for this project. The large ones will simply try to drag you into a death roll the -- surprisingly deep -- waters.
  • Glowworms. See those lights hanging overhead? They’re not bulbs, but bundles of strange, glowing cave worms. Reaching and handling them might be tricky, and keep careful watch of them. They’ll burrow into anything, including your packs, your collected materials, or worst of all, you.
  • Rock salt. Delicious!
  • Potassium nitrate. This one is easier to find in Chantes itself: an old woman in town has a giant jar of it that she uses for pickling. Recruits may attempt to wile her out of a cup, or steal from the elderly.
  • Wildcard. If you don't mind volatile reactions, go ahead and science on your own. Or see anything else that might be useful? Grab it and go.

As a side-mission for the cave items, it seems the 15th is also the only day of the year that the night-blooming cereus plants are open around the cavern entrances. These flowers must be handled very delicately or they’ll wither and die, and local insects of all shapes, sizes, and aggressiveness will be drawn to them, so collectors beware. These flowers will have no bearing on the sun solution, but the goblin church will ask outgoing adventurers to bring some back with them. These items may come into play in February depending on IC actions, but otherwise they make for some pretty decorations!


And finally, a big thanks to [personal profile] ricksybusiness for submitting their player plot and working with us. You go, Rick Sanchez.
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Sieglinde Sullivan | OTA x2, Locked x9

[personal profile] grunehexe 2016-01-15 03:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Cave Crawl ⚒ For Ran;
[Sieglinde has had some strange conversations since she came to Chantes, but weirdly enough, some of the strangest have been with Ran. Some of the strangest would likely continue to be with Ran, because Sieglinde is... stuck. At least, that's the only explanation for why there are a pair of tiny feet, attached to kicking, stick thin legs, and the bottom half of a black dress sticking out of that crevice there. ... a little help, please?]

Mushrooms ☢ For Riza;
[Riza had been one of the first to help Sieglinde gather medical supplies in Chantes, accompanying her out to the forest edge. This time, though, instead of a donkey... Sieglinde is accompanied by a dog with a face made of exposed bone in contrast to the flesh, blood, and hair on the rest of its body. It, and Riza's company, has been most welcome- but now, there are mushrooms to think of.]

- Do you have gloves?

[She does, already pulling on a pair of slightly oversized leather gloves and eyeing the glowing mushrooms excitedly.]

Cereus Flowers ❀ For Gilgamesh;
[Sieglinde had initially planned only to contact Gilgamesh to inform him that she had finished with the magical grimoire he had lent her, just to request another. But the message had come, and the timing lent itself to an escort. She promised herself she would be much more on guard- that she wouldn't be taken in by the considerable charms she considered the King of Kings to possess.

Which was. Much harder when she was being carried by him, mind. But those less than pure distractions are momentarily forgotten at the sight of the field of white flowers in full bloom at the cave entrance despite the darkness all around them. Though she'd been halfway through a sentence, (an observation of why they ought to go look fo saltpeter when she could just make it)... she forgot to finish what she was saying, grip on Gilgamesh's shoulder tightening.]


Bat Guano ☣ For Alice;
[Not many people could have fun around ankle-deep bat guano, but then again, the both of them knew Sieglinde wasn't quite normal- and neither was Alice. As much as she wanted to wade in and start looking for choice bits, the older, the better, Sieglinde knew better than to put her feet anywhere near something that might lead to a higher risk of infection. She was rummaging in her bag for something to cover her shoes with, though, when she hears a heavy fluttering of wings, gaze darting upward. Obviously where there was guano, there was bats, but... didn't those wing beats sound a bit... heavy?]

Rock Salt ⚖ For Lea;
[While Sieglinde was quite interested in searching for some of the ingredients they'd been tasked to find, rock salt was... not one of them. Still, a job was a job, and she had volunteers to assist her... and perhaps she could try out a spell or two with it if she collected extra.]

It was around here somewhere...

[She'd found a vein during an earlier exploration, but. She frowns over the lantern she's holding in her lap, keeping Lea's hands free- which was only fair, since she was occupying one to carry her.]

Plutonic Rocks ⚛ For Kida;
[Though Sieglinde had avoided actually riding the creature that ALASTAIR had sent Masamune for her, the cave ended up neccesitating it. Astride the withers of the skull-faced canine, Sieglinde was slightly nervous, but Kida was reassuring, (Kida always was), and so she followed the older woman deeper into the caverns, fingers fisted tight in the beast's fur, the light of the glowing lantern strapped to its side slowly eclipsed by the glow of something else. As they approached, Sieglinde's eyes widened, taking in the rock, the crystals-]

It's beautiful...

Potassium Nitrate ⚠ For Levi;
[Once she'd figured out that "potassium nitrate" was just a fancy "science" way of saying "Saltpeter", Sieglinde had stopped looking for it. Why look when she could just make it herself? But in order to make it...]

Here we are.

[In front of a field of bat shit. With the person she's roped into assisting, pointing proudly at their find as if it means something.]

Cave Minnows ☠ For Alisha;
[Everyone's busy, and everyone's scrambling to get what they need- so it's not hard to contact some of the people she knows, those who would be willing to accompany her where she needs to go. The skull-faced dog that accompanied her was staring into the water, glowing eyes locked on the movement of the fish beneath the surface, but Sieglinde is staring down, arms crossed, before she turns to Alisha.]

Have you fishing experience?

Glowworms ☼ For Archer
[Thanks for lending out your servant, Rin. Sieglinde is trying hard not to let herself look down and to the right, because honestly, that armor left nothing to the imagination, but thankfully something else catches her eye. Tracks in the ground, like holes bored through the stone... and a glow overhead that draws her gaze.]

- what is that?

Science for Personal Gain! | OTA
[It wasn't every day you have a chance to get a hold of this much saltpeter... so of course she'd give some to this Rick person, but she had her own experiments to think of as well. Her own cure to experiment on until she finds the answer. She's had bat guano collected before stewing in water overnight, and now comes... the fun part.

She's sitting by a stream near the cave entrance, gown spread out beneath her, hair done up nicely, a rather prim picture thanks to Sebastian's butler skills despite the fact that she was wearing oversize leather gloves and... sifting through wet bat shit and pulling out crystals with a trimphant Ah-ha.

You know you want to help out.]


Someone Catch that... Dog? | OTA
[While you're exploring the caverns, crawling the tunnels, do you see those two pinpricks of red in the dark? It gets closer, closer, until hints of pale ivory appear, the outline of a skull, the sound of padding feet, a low panting. It gets closer, and closer, until a voice rings out from the darkness behind it-]

Isengrim, get back here this instant!
boneafide: (pic#9793348)

DOG

[personal profile] boneafide 2016-01-15 03:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[Papyrus is... no stranger to chasing down dogs, really. Once he hears someone call out to probably this dog, Papyrus braces himself, and aims to tackle the dog (carefully, mind) to stop it from running further into the cave.]
grunehexe: (surprised)

[personal profile] grunehexe 2016-01-16 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
[Always good to have a man- er, skeleton- with experience on hand!

It seems the canine wasn't expecting a flying tackle either, because it turns it's skull-plated face... only for said bones to collide against Papyrus' bones... and send them tumbling.

During which said canine latches on to one of Papyrus' femurs. Yu... m?

In the distance, a surprised gasp- give her a second, she'll catch up- tottering over with a small lantern in hand, eyes wide.]


Are you alright- Isengrim. Let go of him-
boneafide: (pic#9728051)

[personal profile] boneafide 2016-01-16 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
[ Well, the tackle-hold was pretty much what Papyrus was expecting and hoping for, because at the very least, it stops Isengrim from running further into the cave. ]

I GOT HIM!!

[ Sure, he's being gnawed on a little, but... He caught the dog!! FINALLY!! FINALLY HE CAUGHT A DOG!!!!!!

He's so proud of himself, he doesn't even care about the slow 1HP loss happening with every moment Isengrim has his femur in its mouth. ]


It's alright!! Kind of!

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poopsifting time

[personal profile] ninmu 2016-01-15 04:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[ going through mounds of animal waste seems to be par for the course for this mission. Luckily, Melan's not the type to find it particularly distressing or gross; cleanliness wasn't really a priority for him. That doesn't mean he isn't hovering a good few inches above the cave floor to avoid stepping in it, though.

He's more surprised to see the injured girl from before sitting so close to the entrance and... really digging through it. ]


What are you doing?

[ it looks like she brought it with her on purpose and got it wet, too... gross sieglinde. ]
grunehexe: (little queen)

[personal profile] grunehexe 2016-01-16 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
[Now that's someone whose face is hard to forget. There's a moment when Sieglinde looks up and pauses, remembering... before she forces herself to forget it. For now.]

Retrieving saltpeter.

[She pulls out a small chunk of crystal from the guano, pulling her gloved hand from the wet mess and holding it up for inspection proudly.

As if she was holding a diamond, honestly.]
ninmu: (would you mind if i stay)

[personal profile] ninmu 2016-01-18 07:06 am (UTC)(link)
Saltpeter. [ he repeats the word as he stares at her yucky poo-covered diamond, apparently thinking it over. ] Potassium nitrate. An ionic compound used in the creation of explosives.

[ thank you, mr. dictionary. The unusual expression on her face for that moment goes unnoticed to him, inexperienced in socializing as he is; he simply takes a few steps closer, seeming curious. ]

That is a useful resource. I didn't know it could be found here.

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[personal profile] babbylon 2016-01-16 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
[Help them, Gilgamesh, so spoke his Master; they cannot do it alone.

And thus Gilgamesh, despite his reservations about reaching out to others, went off in search of anyone who looked as though they required assistance. Sieglinde made it easy enough to find her, and to this promising young girl he proved very obliging; when it became obvious she could not make the trek on her own, he took her into arms without complaint and they set off. That was that.

It had been a little distracting for him, too. She was very soft and very warm, and though Gilgamesh had nothing of a nurturer's instinct, he holds her close anyway. Holds her tight as if the world could not take her from him. It may be because Sieglinde was among the few who treated him with a degree of manners that he looks upon her more fondly. He remembers slights against him, but he remembers kindnesses all the more, for how rarely they came.

When they reach the field, he stops for a moment, transfixed. How could he not be?]


Flowers...

[As it turns out, even a tyrant could find beauty in the simplest of things.]
grunehexe: (mind blown)

[personal profile] grunehexe 2016-01-16 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
[Tiny, three inch heels dangled freely beneath her dress hem, the reason she needed the assistance of others. The reason she had told Gilgamesh that even if she was afraid... she could not run away. Something she would have to live with.

But there were those who would carry her, so she could see things like this her own feet couldn't take her to. Her gaze lifts to the darkness above them then back down to the field of flowers all turning their faces upward, delicate white petals almost glowing in the darkness.]


They are blooming so well despite the sun...

[She knew all the plants and herbs of her home village, some that weren't native only from books... but she had never seen ones like this before.]

Have you seen it's like before?

[He had seen centuries, and she barely a decade- so she doubted there was much left in the world entirely new to him. Still, she asked.]

[personal profile] babbylon 2016-01-16 10:25 am (UTC)(link)
[Gilgamesh neither pitied her nor shunned her. He'd simply taken her into his arms without question. It felt comfortable. It felt right. And that was good enough of a reason to go on as they were, together, as his Master asked for.

Gilgamesh shakes his head at her question, wading into the veritable ocean of blossoms and soaking up the overwhelming scenery. He lowers himself to his knees to set Sieglinde down, so she can see it too. So she can feel the softness of the petals, catch the soothing scent.

He moves to join her and reaches for a flower head, only to stop at least second.]


Oh... I think these will require gentler hands than mine. The blooms are delicate.

[He looks to Sieglinde expectantly. He won't treat her like a child, but rather a tiny adult.]

Well, let us put you to work, then. You know how to handle such things, right?

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[personal profile] 1300yen 2016-01-16 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
[You'd think that living in a city on a giant lake would mean that Alisha's a fishing pro, but...]

Not much, unfortunately. [She takes off her gloves and armor on her arms, kneeling down by edge of the water.] I suppose I'll simply have to learn on the job.
grunehexe: (considering)

[personal profile] grunehexe 2016-01-16 03:45 am (UTC)(link)
[Yeah, Sieglinde... really would think that. Her village did have a stream... and a small pond, but. The Green Witch wasn't exactly free to go fishing. - were there even fish in that pond?

Her eyes were following the darting glows of the fish beneath the surface... quite quick little things.]


Perhaps we should herd them...

[It worked with cattle!]
1300yen: (government wants to assassinate me??)

[personal profile] 1300yen 2016-01-16 11:20 am (UTC)(link)
[Look she was a noble, no one would let her do something normal like fishing!!]

If we had more time perhaps, but with how big this lake is, herding them could prove difficult. [Although honestly she can't say she knows much about herding either. One thing she was familiar with at least—] Fishing is like another form of hunting though, wouldn't you say?

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[personal profile] strictdiscipline 2016-01-16 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
[She's never really liked mushrooms as either a naturally growing plant or a slightly squishy part of the cafeteria meals they'd served, but here she is regardless, kneeling in front of a large cluster of gently glowing mushrooms. She hadn't thought to bring gloves with her, no, but—]

I have some handkerchiefs I can wrap around my hands. [Which she proceeds to fish out of her bag now.] Though I admit I don't understand how mushrooms will help us restore the sun.

[Science is meaningless to her, despite all the alchemists she hangs around with on a daily basis. (Meanwhile, Sieglinde's animal companion is being cautiously sniffed by Riza's animal companion, a black and white dog several times smaller.)]
grunehexe: (looking)

[personal profile] grunehexe 2016-01-16 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
[Hmm... handkerchiefs wouldn't be quite the same, they would let things soak through after a while... humming to herself, Sieglinde offered one of her own. They were big on her, so they might barely fit Riza.]

Here, take one for your dominant hand.

[Mushrooms weren't so delicate that one needed two hands to harvest them.]

- I believe it is not the mushrooms themselves, but.

[She poked one of the caps, hard, enough that the glow dimmed slightly where she put pressure before gradually returning.]

That which makes them emit light.
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[personal profile] strictdiscipline 2016-01-16 03:33 pm (UTC)(link)
—Ah, thank you.

[Back in her bag go the handkerchiefs, passed over for another day, and instead she takes the glove offered to her by Sieglinde and slides it on. The fit is snug, almost overly so, but she can shoulder the discomfort for the next hour or so if it'll contribute to the larger problem currently plaguing Chantes.

She watches Sieglinde prod at the mushroom, observes the resultant dimming and brightening.]


Is there a good way of extracting whatever it is that causes the reaction? Or will crushing the mushrooms be enough?

[How do herbs and essences.]

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hsalf: icons by me; credit if taking (thank you jesus)

science!

[personal profile] hsalf 2016-01-16 05:49 am (UTC)(link)
[Wells has been away for a number of days. He had a personal side-mission assigned to him and has only returned today. It's good to see progress was made while he was gone, but for now he's observing and trying to reacquaint himself with the tasks at hand.

Eventually he makes his way to the caves and sees Sieglinde doing some experiment of sort. He approaches from the side, not intending to startle her with his sudden appearance.
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Doing science, Sieglinde?
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[personal profile] grunehexe 2016-01-16 06:47 am (UTC)(link)
[Thankfully, with as many ALASTAIR members taking on the task as there were, Sieglinde wasn't too startled by the sounds of them coming and going now, so at the sound of hername she perks up, both hands vanished into the large pot she's left the guano to soak in.]

Greetings, Dr. Wells!

[She would greet him properly, but. She's digging for something in there.]

This cave has proven a prime location to harvest saltpeter!

[Or "potassium nitrate", however modern you want to go about that.]

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digophelia: (Burden on my shoulders)

[personal profile] digophelia 2016-01-17 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
[ It certainly wasn't a task she was looking forward to. Alice was dressed in a riding dress, just sitting above her knees with trousers underneath it. As nice as it was to do without the petticoats and having a dress over trousers, it was still something that took time to adjust to. She braved battles already, even fought monsters, but as far as guano went, even Alice thought it was disgusting.

Lithe and very slender, she was stronger than she looked, able to help Sieglinde by carrying her with extra precaution with Sieglinde strapped, if needed. Once they've arrived, Alice doesn't bother to hide the disgust. ]


Of all the things... what on earth would we need with any of this?

[ As far as the sound of wings above, yes, she hears, but frankly, it doesn't bother her. ]
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[personal profile] grunehexe 2016-01-17 09:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Boots- Sieglinde really needed a pair of boots. (A note, to herself, to ask Sebastian if he could investigate a cobbler- with her feet like they were, it wasn't as simple a matter as buying from a shop.) She managed to find a few clothes but... nothing really satisfactory to cover her feet. Hmm-]

There's saltpeter in there.

[Pointed out into the bed of guano, pulling out an empty glass jar to gather material with, at least, pulling her gaze back down from the dark ceiling and fluttering of wings.]

- Very useful in various solutions and experiments.

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anti_altruisms: (Your fate is set.)

[personal profile] anti_altruisms 2016-01-17 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
[ Rin is very generous when it suits her fancy. Though, of course, his first obligation is to his Master and her safety, he's fairly certain she knows to call for his aid in the event that she needs it.

For the time being, he's been assigned to help Sieglinde, and that's all well and good. If he notices her discomfort over his attire (he's already had this conversation with Masamune once, and he doesn't want to again), he doesn't show it.

Looking up at the source of the lights, his mouth thins. ]


Worms. They seem to have made a nesting place in the stone.

[ Which didn't bode well for transporting them, actually. ]
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[personal profile] grunehexe 2016-01-17 05:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[Thankfully? for the both of them, Sieglinde is trying to be mature about all this! Sebastian has lectured her about bring up "inappropriate topics" in public... so she manages to keep her mouth shut. Just barely.

There might be some. Inappropriate looking though. (He was a very well muscled specimen up close, after all.)

She frowns up at the worms, though, then looks back down at the scored stone beneath their feet. That was... potentially troublesome.]


Is there any way you could knock one loose?

[Examining one closer would be beneficial, first off... but they were sort of on the ceiling. Archer, though, she'd seen in action- long-distance action.]

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powerdriven: <user name="seraphita"> (pic#9591096)

[personal profile] powerdriven 2016-01-17 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
[ Not to say he was incapable of it himself, but with such mundane ingredients to search for as dung and potassium nitrate, Levi is fairly satisfied to keep some liberal grasp on the task of carrying Sieglinde around to do the discovering instead. At least for one trip about this lovely field. The stench has him wrinkling his nose, though he keeps his wits about him at least enough not to point it out so soon. ]

So we are. I hope you brought a jar.

[ He forgot to ask. Any kind of receptacle that would keep him from touching the saltpeter's wayward surroundings would do. ]
grunehexe: (bandages)

[personal profile] grunehexe 2016-01-17 05:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course.

[And she'd brought boots this time, too, custom cobbled to fit the tiny three-inch shoes. Sieglinde busied herself rummaging in her satchel before she pulled out a large, empty glass jar.]

Have you gloves?

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promises_to_keep: (hrrmmmmmm)

sorry this is so late!

[personal profile] promises_to_keep 2016-01-24 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
[He hadn't expected to be part of an escort mission like this, but all things considered, he supposes it isn't so bad. Sieglinde barely weighs anything--he's almost a little alarmed by it. He makes a mental note to buy her a cheeseburger or something sometime in the future.

[As they make their way through the cave, Sieglinde holding up the lantern while Lea runs his free hand over the wall nearby to feel for inconsistencies in the rock, he glances at her, then at the shadows the lantern casts across the walls.]


Rock salt seems like kind of a strange shopping list, don't'cha think? [He scrapes the nail of one thumb against the cave wall, but it seems it's still just rock, no salt here.] I wonder what they want it for. Pretzels, maybe? Heh, that'd be nice.