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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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You know, that had something to do with Zero as well. [ sure, they kept coincidentally running into one another a few times on different missions, but it had ultimately been the Patriots that had brought the two of them together as friends.
but, back to the dirty business at hand. and what an unfortunate business that it was. ]
Before I go on, what's the last thing you remember before the Storm hit?
[ just so he doesn't backtrack all that much. ]
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I'm also sorry to inform you that there was a man that went by Hot Coldman if you didn't already know that bit. It's a tragedy, really.
[Meaning that the actual battle with Peace Walker hasn't occurred. Snake hasn't yet quite embraced the title of 'Big Boss' and Paz is still settled firmly into a disguise that only Kaz can see through.]
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[ unfortunately. but that gives him a good idea of where to go with this whole thing. ]
I guess the first thing you should know is Paz isn't exactly who she seems to be.
[ but that was probably obvious.
and maybe the only time Miller's "I BET SHE'S WITH CIPHER" is appropriate. ]no subject
Zero was using us both, but I knew Paz was a triple agent. To be honest I was kind of hoping she'd come around and decide to work with us, give us an edge over Cipher. She's gotten closer to Zero than anyone on base save for Snake. And she's spoken extensively in person.
I guess his location doesn't matter much now, huh?
[Again, a reminder that it doesn't matter.] But yeah, I'm with you on it so far.
[It's cold, and he's been living in the Caribbean, and like some dog used to puppy piling to warm himself he scoots a little closer to Ocelot.] Sorry. Just trying to borrow some heat. [Directly out of his personal space bubble.]
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[ as to the rest of it... well, maybe you should've done the smart thing, told Snake about everything, and not trusted Zero in the first place, a part of him wants to say. but again, carrying on the exact same relationship with Miller would get neither of them anywhere. and besides, he hadn't even initially disliked the man all that much. it was only after years, that mild annoyance had turned into a deep dislike.
this needed to be a clean slate. ]
Unfortunately, not exactly how it panned out for you. She tried to steal ZEKE, and modified it herself. Of course, she failed in the end. But not before she fell into the hands of XOF, Cipher's covert strike force. That one kid... Chico, [ that was definitely his alias. ] learned about her capture and tried to rescue her himself.
It didn't work out so well for either of them.
[ he eyes Miller as he moves closer, though he doesn't say anything. to be honest, he still can't get over how surreal this all was. ]
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[He repeats, and that's where the sadness really kicks in. That kid... he has his whole life ahead of him! A whole world of options to explore. To think that Cipher would-]
[-maybe that's the first time it's really starting to register what they do to children.]
Yeah, he's a good kid. [He says simply.] He likes cryptids. Told Snake all about the 'basalisk' in the forest. It's pretty cute, considering he's talking to a man that's still on the look-out for vampires. Sometimes I think that's what Snake needs more than anything. He needs that sort of hopeful innocence.
What did they do to him?
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[ Ocelot would say that there's a fine line between interrogation and torture. and he's sure he's crossed it... once or twice. okay. maybe multiple times. but what Skull Face did to that kid...
it was something even he'd flinch at for a moment. and while he never liked Miller, he also didn't need to know the full extent of things. ]
Of course, Snake learned about everything, and went in to retrieve them. You tagged along with him for support, along with a Medic. While, at the exact same time, Huey Emmerich was overseeing a supposed UN Weapons Inspection.
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and they played them like a damn fiddle]no subject
[Ocelot can probably see it happen, the thoughts tumbling as he realizes that Emmerich is a fucking coward. And in being a fucking coward, he's malleable. He had been charming in his own way, but his ideas weren't even truly his own, were they?]
[Miller sets his jaw.]
I know what Medic I'd send on a mission that close to Cipher, too. One of our best. He'd be on top of the game.
[That he says with fondness and pride for one of his men. One he trusts to notice everything.]
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[ the barely-disguised disgust should be apparent. ]
But don't forget about the Medic, he'll be important later.
[ unfortunately for him, he would never get a chance to be himself again, even here. but this time, Ocelot wasn't going to make the same mistake he had with Miller and Venom. ]
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[Miller's listening, rapt, and looking very, very unhappy.]
Why did Emmerich do it?
[That's the first question. But still, there's that lingering worry for that medic. He's never really had that before. What could go wrong with one of their best and most loyal soldiers?]
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He wanted to save his own skin, most likely. [ not to mention, he really is the worst waste of space on the planet ] When you and I interrogated him, he just piled on lie after lie.
[ a sigh. ]
So Mother Base was gone. But, you managed to rescue Paz and Chico. There was just one problem: Paz had two bombs in her. The first one, the medic managed to remove. The second one...
[ well. take a wild guess. ]
I heard that she jumped out of the helicopter when she realized it was over, but it was too late.
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Too late for us, you mean.
Did Snake live?
[That's the important question. He can't imagine a world at this point in time where he didn't. It would be hollow and pointless, goalless. He'd just end up wandering.]