(open) mission: hit the beach

[aithinkthereforeaiam]

Date & Time: July 18th-24th, Exsilium Time
Location: Sea Shore during the Late Cretaceous Period
Characters: All! Oh those pesky mandatory missions.
Summary: In lieu of the success of the space shuttle's test flight, all of the Transports have been sent back to the Cretaceous period to gather mineral supplies and volcanic rock, while doubling as a sort of 'vacation' and chance to get Transports out of the Initiative's hair. With well stocked supplies, camping gear, and more burlap sacks than anyone could possibly ever use, the Transports have been set under a protective dome and told to collect what they can... and to enjoy the sunshine.
Warnings: Shenanigans!

The overflow log can be found HERE!

It's almost surreal, the quality of color, of light, of oxygen saturation in the air once people arrive. It's so rich that the Initiative sent people back with respirators, to help ease the transition, and warned those who would listen about the effects of too much oxygen on a system.

What they don't warn for is the sheer alien familiarity of the landscape, the warmth, the roughness of the sand on the beaches. This is not the fine, sandy beaches out of vacation dreams, but a rougher, larger granule sort, with shells that might be recognizeable as ancestors to ones those from Earth would remember washing up on familiar beaches, millions of years later.

Most striking is the lack of abundant wildlife found among the fronds and leaves and foliage, or underneath the surface of the saltier, much warmer waters extending off the beach. While acting as a permeable membrane to oxygen and water, along with the sorts of phytoplankton that kept sea creatures alive, all the larger animals had been pushed out by the Initiative's installment of the safety dome. Along the transparent walls, curious creatures would come close, peer in, tap against the barrier and run off if frightened, but very few were found inside at any size larger than that of a house cat. It was for the better in the long run.

Too bad that the Initiative didn't have ultra-violet blocking technology in their shielding. For all the atmosphere is in much better shape millions of years in the past, the sun is as strong as ever, and the unwary will be burned through and through if they're not careful.

Comments

a;

[silenceandcards]

[KEITH ISN'T EVEN HERE TO BOTHER JADE he's actually gonna go do mission stuff.

But he's gonna check in on his roommate because that's what he does as a man who cares about his subordinates and brothers and roommates and basically anyone he doesn't deem an enemy and Jade is not deemed an enemy. Just apparently someone that scares people like Christopher? Anyway Jade's a cool guy.

And so he's gonna check on Jade while also shrugging off his jacket and taking off his hat and folding them up and carrying them over and holding them over toward the table Jade's got his drinks on because hey, buddy, can you hold on to these?]

[clinical]

[Jade doesn't tell Keith not to put them on the table, which means that Keith is welcome to put them there.] Remember to keep hydrated. [Even if Keith isn't going to die, being thirsty is no fun!]

[silenceandcards]

[It really isn't. And Keith is very careful to stay hydrated, as he lifts the sack he was given to show off a good-sized bottle of water... and a smaller thing of booze. He wanted it. He misses it. It's not like he'll get drunk off it!

He nods in thanks to Jade as he puts down his things and then looks around. He's looking to see if Jade was given or if he accepted a sack of his own.]

[clinical]

[Jade nods his head to the table. A folded cloth: the emptied sack. Close examination of Jade's 'cup' will reveal it is actually a water bottle with the top severed, for maximum drinkage.]

[silenceandcards]

[Smart and resourceful. Keith holds his hand out after gesturing to the sack in an offer to fill it up too. It doesn't seem like Jade is going to be moving from his spot anyway.]

[clinical]

continued hereabouts