exsiliumlogs | MISSION: RELEASE THEM BACK INTO THE WILD

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! ]]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Nice~ And have you found anything you're bringing back with you?

No.

Hm, we should find you something! What are you into?

[ Confusion furrows her brow. ]

Into...?

Like, what do you enjoy doing? Do you like a sport, like archery or basketball? Or do you enjoy something like a specific type of clothing, like hats or shoes?

[ The girl stares blankly at Kaede. Cat does not know what she means. Cat never had any such opportunities. ]

[ Hmm, this girl is going to be a challenge. Kaede crosses her arms to think hard. ]

What did you do back home? Were you taught anything that you liked?

I learned to curse in Myrish and Lyseni from an oarsman. [ that's a normal education ]

[ .........

Yeah, she is not expecting that type of answer. But, it gives her something to run with! ]

Okay, so cursing in different languages! So maybe we can find a swear book?

There are books about swearing?

Yep! I mean, I haven't pick up one myself, but I've seen them in bookstores, so they do exist. I'm sure there's a warehouse around here with books we can go through.

Shouldn't books be in libraries? [ and away from most people ]

Some are, yes, but there are bookstores for people who want to buy a book and have it in their house all the time.

Not everyone can read.

Ah. Well, maybe in the future of your world, everyone will, and then there will be a bookstore or two!

Why would they? You don't have to read to pull an oar.

True, but books can help with different things! Fishing, cooking, sewing, different weapons and fighting styles — the possibilities are rather endless.

Or you can talk to people.

Truuuuuuue, but what if you're not around anyone who knows that stuff? Or worse, they're stingy losers who won't talk to you?

You make them.

[ On the inside she is just like "AKSJIWEIJOWCUSNJOEW," but she can only shake her head. ]

Sheesh, maybe my world is just spoiled. But anyway! [ She waves her hand in the air. ] We should get you a swear book. We can also look out for clothes or something! Do you need a coat for Exsilium?

[ She grabs the hem of her shirt. ]

I have clothes.

But do you have a coat? Or is what you're wearing keeping you warm for the most part?

My clothes are good enough.

Okay, so! Is there anyone you're really good friends with? Let's pick something for them!

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