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❪ event ❫ THE DESCENT: PART ONE -- the overflow.
THE PROLOGUE
Your sleep on the night of the 15th is not a restful one, unfortunately. It’s unclear whether you are in a state of half-wakefulness, or dreaming. The voices you hear certainly sound very real.
What is it, Sael? —Is everyone asleep?! Every one, yes. Sael, it appears you do not have good news to deliver...? N-No! I don’t know how it slipped past us, but there’s something powerful coming this way. Something hostile. I can barely keep the core systems online! ... I don't know what to do... I see... and we cannot protect Thesa and Alria in addition to transferring the Refugees to Olympia. This force, they waited for this moment. They knew I have been Intervening, and that I have become weak from such Interventions— ... We've been had. It cannot be helped. To save the Refugees on the Stations, we must eject the awoken unto El Nysa. My remaining energy shall go into shielding Thesa— left defenseless, every being we have saved on this station will perish... Sael, where is the ideal location for the landing? Hmm. There aren’t any people within a ten mile radius of The Outlook, and there shouldn’t be any for a few more days. I think that’s the best location right now. Very well. Instruct Zasere and Roman to begin preparations for an emergency eject. This is the only way we can save everyone. I am counting on you to ward off the enemy on the space front. The rest... is up to our Refugees. The alarms are blaring. It shouts against your eardrums, calling you to wake again. This time, you are in new pod, strapped down completely and cushioned tightly against the walls. In truth, you had no idea when you’d gone to sleep, but it is reminiscent of when you had been saved from the force of the Storm. A voice greets you when you come to, while the conversation between Darma and Sael is still fresh on your mind. Despite their voices playing like an old tune in your memory, you still know it is something that happened. Something has gone terribly wrong. You hear Darma speak, her voice loud in your head. Fellow Refugee, I wake you with regrettable news. A force equal to our own is attempting to engage Thesa, no doubt to steal the souls contained here. My energy is near depleted with this last Intervention, so I cannot send you to the grounds safely as originally intended. However, there is hope yet.This power shall instead shield Thesa and Alria — and believe in me when I swear no one shall be hurt. Your loved ones are safe with us. THE DESCENT ![]()
Meanwhile, in the distant kingdom of Olympia, the Empress and her loyal subject discuss matters late into the night... I’ll have the results of that dragon toxin study ready for you soon, Your Highness. I just need a few helpers to— oh wow, is that a meteor shower? Oh yes, it appears so. How beautiful.. hehe. Let us thank Thesa for this blessing. GATHER YOUR BEARINGS
All in all, the descent lasts for nearly seven hours. After the deployment of the last wave of refugees, it’s only natural that you may be feeling pretty worn out.
A. Within the remains of the pods, Refugees will find basic camping supplies such as small tents, sleeping bags, and compasses. Not all of the supplies remain intact, thanks to the impact of the crash. But, sharing resources will ensure there is enough for everyone to rest for the night. Can you really in good conscience leave that stranger next to you without shelter? FINAL OOC NOTE
This INTRO event will be broken up into three parts! Please keep this in mind when plotting your threads/tag load. PART 3 Will be up on JULY 22ND, at 6 PM EST. We will not provide an additional CAPTCHA for this overflow. Players are advised to move threads to an overflow post on their character journals in the event this overflow gets close to CAPTCHA. These threads remain eligible for AC,
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The NETWORK is currently down, as Sael must concentrate all of his efforts on warding off the invading force. Characters may still message each other's personal IC inboxes. Submit two (2) AC-eligible threads from this log for one (1) Natha Orbiter REP point here by JULY 31ST. Recommended Listening: Alex & TOKYO Rose
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♚ poe dameron
[ Because he makes it so easy for others to worry over him... ]
Decently vague enough.
[ He smiles, wrapping the blanket around his shoulders a little tighter. ]
But I will be close by, should you need assistance.
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So long as you don't freeze.
[ poe responds, wearing a smile that's as warm as edmund's, if perhaps a little more amused. the amusement isn't directed solely at edmund but at himself as well. ]
Now all that's missing is a nice drink and some good food and we'll be downright cozy, don't you think?
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[ Heading east, that's what he remembers, and they've no choice but to trust the voice in their head right now. ]
We have some food, at least. Have you eaten any yet?
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[ he assumes that the voice in their heads isn't going to mislead them. why save them only to lead them to ruin? until provided with evidence to the contrary, poe chooses to believe the best. ]
I had one ration pack earlier. [ he doesn't actually remember how many hours ago "earlier" was, and his stomach takes this moment to remind him of that fact. loudly. ]
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Wait here.
[ He stands up and goes to get some food. He knows for a fact that a few people, like a man named John Watson, has kindly made stew meant to feed plenty of people — and he has successfully hunted a few animals that he'd given to those who had volunteered to cook for the camp. So Edmund is able to quickly grab a couple of plates that he comes back with, for himself and for Poe. ]
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seems now it's someone else's turn for a while, and while he sits and waits for edmund, poe finds that he can't bring himself to mind that. he's tired and he's hungry — more so than he'd even realised. ]
That smells amazing.
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[ Edmund chuckles, handing over the plate. ]
Do you cook?
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Sometimes. I'm not great except at a few recipes, though.
[ those few recipes, on the other hand? he's great at. ]
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[ He turns to his companion, smiling. ]
I'm almost tempted to ask for a sample of your cooking, once we get to a better place than this.
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I'd be happy to make you a dish from home, if I find the ingredients. [ and once they're at a better place, too. that goes without saying, doesn't it? ]
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[ And, in the meantime, let's pass the time. ]
Will you tell me a story? Something from home.
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Rebels attacked the Death Star. There was a flaw in the system, put there deliberately by someone [ he won't mention names now, not when jyn is here as well, not when that part isn't his story to tell. ] forced to work on it. They attacked with X-Wings, chased by the Empire's TIE-fighters.
In order to destroy the Death Star, someone had to hit a really, really small opening.
[ he takes a breath, smiling a little. ] I don't suppose you've ever heard of the Jedi?
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No, I have not had the pleasure.
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In my universe, there's something called the Force. Jedi can use it to do amazing things - see with their eyes closed, reading minds, influencing them, moving faster or jumping higher than anyone else can, that kind of thing.
They were almost gone from the galaxy, but not entirely, and one of them trained a young man called Luke Skywalker, at least a little, and Luke used the Force while flying an attack on the Death Star. He managed to destroy it.
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[ A special group of people, with a very particular set of skills that no one else has. Though Poe is making it sound as it it's different from it. ]
He destroyed it, and saved the universe. And all was well after that?
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[ his smile turns a little grim. ] All wasn't well after that, but it was a first step in winning a much larger war.
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The scale of this seems very encompassing, Poe. I'm assuming that the better side won in the end?
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And the good guys won. For a while, at least. Now there's the New Order, trying to pick things up where the Empire left them.