MISSION: RELEASE THEM BACK INTO THE WILD

[initiates]

Date & Time: April 27th - May 1st
Location: Wollongong, Australia, 2464.
Characters: All voluntary transports + maybe a few drafted ones.
Summary: Make those stay-at-homes leave their nerdcaves! My god, do they even know what sunshine looks like???
Warnings: none planned, will be updated accordingly!

The city is old, dark, and very, very quiet. A good deal of the buildings are crumbling and old, but the ones that are actually inhabited glow like candles in the dusk the Transporter has dropped you into. All of these buildings are infested by wiring pouring in from every angle, ensuring that each inhabitant in his or her little block of a room has every modern convenience available in 2464.

There is no one on the streets, no public transportation, and even cars look scarce. But that doesn't mean there's no movement. Maintenance drones, controlled remotely, run deliveries or work repairs. Armed law enforcement drones patrol on rounds through the city, although their mechanized attention is mostly turned outward. Still, they might come to investigate a ruckus within the city limits. And if the persons causing the ruckus don't respond to peaceful attempts to get them to cease, the drones might attempt to subdue them with paralyzing technology and haul them in for a night in the city jail — another dark, unused place.

If you get hungry, there are entire warehouses dedicated to the production of foods. It can't be that hard to sneak in and collect a meal, right? Or you can hack into the system and order whatever you want, if you're good with that kind of thing. Or you can just scavenge—or fast for four days, maybe—if thieving and hacking aren't your style.

And somewhere around here, in those glowing, secluded towers, behind the legions of automated drones, live the reclusive citizens of Wollongong. The methods are up to you, as long as you can get them to come out and breathe the fresh air somehow.

[[ ooc; Mission details are here! This will run from 27th of April to May 1st, with those on the mission returning to Exsilium at the same time that the new arrivals show up. It's an optional mission, but if you'd like your character to go along that would ICly sit it out, feel free to say that the Initiative drafted them for this one.

There aren't any teams or structured threads to this one, so go wild! ]]

Comments

[duplicitoussight]

[Oh, that's convenient! He's visibly impressed as he accepts it before popping it open and taking a sip. It's still cool to see powers in action.

At her question he grins, sweeping a hand over the stuff.]

Yup! You wanna help me sort through it? For a society of shut-ins they have a lot of nice things laying around.

[copia]

[ She loves it, and only wants to keep improving from here.

She caps the bottle as her eyes land on one item, and she picks it up for a closer look. ] They do. I would think they'd all be closer to each other as far as living goes, and have the warehouses surrounding them, not have them as spread out as they are.

[duplicitoussight]

[He himself picks up one of the futuristic toys he's found--a high-tech rubix cube thing--and idly turns it over in his hand.] Ah, you have to remember that they moved in after that nasty disease hit! And it's easier to use old warehouses than to build new ones, isn't it?

[Reading histories and generally being a know-it-all about places is his thing. He chuckles.] Not that that's a problem. It makes it easier for us to borrow things from them!

[copia]

I totally missed that fact overlooking the mission details. Then again, they could have let me know I was going a few days earlier, not the day before. [ She huffs, putting down the item to pick up another item. ] But yes, it does work out for us in the end.

[duplicitoussight]

A hero should always be ready to go, shouldn't she? Otherwise she's slacking off. [He smirks a little as he tosses the cube and reaches for a player.]

[copia]

...fair enough. [ She sets her item down to see another. ] Are some of these gifts for others, or are they all for you?

[duplicitoussight]

I'm not that greedy! Ah, we might need some extra funds for future Dan activities... I'll probably be selling off most of what I bring back.

[He twirls the player in his hand.] If you see anything you like, you can take it.

[copia]

[ A laugh. ] I didn't think you were! I just thought you might see a lot of items from your world that you would want to bring back. That's smart, though. Maybe I'll re-visit some of the warehouses I've been to and grab some stuff we can sell.

I actually have most of the stuff I wanted when we arrived, but thank you.

[duplicitoussight]

To be honest, I thought the future would have more impressive stuff. But the markets sell remarkably normal things! Still, still... taking things here is cheaper than buying it there.

[Thumbs-up of approval!] Good initiative, newbie! Make us a lot of money, and we'll go get ice cream when we get back.

[copia]

Yes, especially things like music players and games.

[ She returns the thumbs up with a grin. ] Will do! And ice cream sounds great.

[duplicitoussight]

Are those the things you've got packed in your backpack? It wasn't too tough to avoid security, was it? [He's sure he can handle herself, and security isn't too bad here. Still, it's good to check up.]

[copia]

Yep! I have a music player and some clothes. I know Kido was looking for a handheld console. And no, it wasn't too hard. I haven't come across any aggressive ones.

[duplicitoussight]

For high-tech security they're rather slow... ku ku...

In that case, we could find games for it! [He grins.] Are you up for a bet?

[copia]

All the better for us!

[ She raises an eyebrow. ] Oh? And what would this bet entail?

[duplicitoussight]

It's an easy one, since you're a newbie~ It wouldn't be fair to make it too hard for you.

Whoever finds the most games by the end of the mission wins! No duplicates. The winner has dibs on the console for a week. Sound fair~?

[copia]

That is fair and fine with me!

[duplicitoussight]

Done, then! [He sticks out his hand.] Let's shake on it.

[copia]

[ She takes his hand firmly and shakes on it. ] Done. Good luck, Kano~

[duplicitoussight]

Heh, I should say the same for you! Especially since you'll need to do some catching up~ [Just a white lie to mess with her a bit.]

[copia]

[ The white lie makes her puff her cheeks up before she rolls her eyes. ]

Boys.

[duplicitoussight]

[He giggles at that.]

You'll change your mind when you're older, kid. Besides, a bet's no fun without stirring up some rivalry!

[copia]

[ She stands up, dusting her shorts off. ] Check with me again in about five or so years on that. You can bet I'll be getting more games, though!

[duplicitoussight]

You definitely will be getting more, that's true, but I'll be getting the most!

[copia]

Big words, Kano! [ She points fingers at her eyes and then at him. ] Big. words.

[duplicitoussight]

[He has a huge smirk on his face right now.] Yup! They're big and they're 100% true! Ah, I wouldn't blame you for feeling intimidated.