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legionmissions2016-04-07 04:45 am
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[MOD PLOT] THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS
Who| Open to All!
What| The gravity generators on the planet Naltor fail
Where| Naltor
When| N/A
Warnings/Notes| Since a natural disaster is a bit of a heavy thing, players may opt out by handwaving their character was on a different mission doing something less disturbing. There are always many crises going on in the UP.
Despite being precogs, the Naltorians don't see it coming and this is why the entire UP is sent reeling because of the disaster. Oh, there are times some of them have visions of a disaster that aren't complete enough for them to do anything about it, and times that they have visions but it's too close to a disaster to put out a warning call.
But this time? Nothing. Zip. Zilch. Not a single Naltorian sees it coming.
The security forces and security technology around the gravity generators is dispatched quickly and quietly. The sabotage is devastating. Repairable, certainly, but it'll take time for UP scientists and any tech-inclined Legionnaires that want to help to repair them to get them up and running again.
In the meantime, disasters start plaguing the population. As the orbits of Naltor's moon and the debris field that is its broken sister planet, Detria, start to degrade, conditions on Naltor starts falling apart. The gravitational pull of both celestial bodies starts to mess with the planet's tides, causing flooding. Crashing meteors cause tectonic instability, tsunamis, and more flooding. The planet's magnetosphere interacting with the gravitational pull of the moon and destabilizing debris field causes terrible storms with high winds.
The native Legionnaires are on the planet helping, too, if the rookies need some experienced backup, but everyone is spread thin, and electromagnetic interference means communication between them all isn't always reliable. All they can do is try their best to save lives, help the Naltorians evacuate to shelters, evac ships, or threshold gates, and hope that this can be fixed in time before the planet is destroyed.
Fortunately, the UP is very organized. Rescue services are armed with very advanced technology to rescue and free victims with, such as small-scale anti-grav devices to lift debris to save people under it, and there are hover ships aplenty to help get some Naltorians safely in orbit or to take others to shelters. The planet's threshold gates have also shut down all unnecessary travel and are being used to funnel Naltorians to other worlds that have prepared disaster shelters. Most importantly of all, there's a good early warning system in place for every possible type of disaster, one that uses technology and precogs (they can see the effects now, at least, even if the initial breakdown was blocked to them), and the disaster relief coordinators are constantly piping information to the Legion so they know where they're needed most.
Kid Quantum has set up a feed so that any time the communicators are up, they'll receive orders telling them where to be, and during times they're down, they'll have standing orders to contact the nearest UP disaster relief coordinators to find out where need is greatest. While there's a lot of confusion among the masses, the Legionnaires can take solace in the fact they'll always know where they're needed most.
DISASTER THREATS
A. EARTHQUAKES
Thanks to meteors hitting faultlines and the strong gravitational pull of the moon and Detria's debris field, tectonic instability is ravaging the land. Legionnaires may need to help hold up buildings so Naltorians can escape them before they collapse, help rescue services free Naltorians trapped under debris, or pull Naltorians out of ground ruptures and sinkholes.
B. LANDSLIDES AND MUDSLIDES
The combination of earthquakes and flooding means that some areas are prone to landslides and mudslides that innocent Naltorians need to be cleared from or pulled out of. Fortunately, early warning systems, both technological in nature and because of Naltorian precogs, mean that Legionnaires may receive warnings for landslides and mudslides before they occur, so they can help evacuate areas before they're hit. In places that can't be fully evacced in time, all Naltorians have also been instructed to head for rooftops so they can hopefully be rescued.
C. FLOODING AND TSUNAMIS
Flooding due to dams bursting and countless other factors will be happening all over, especially in coastal regions or in the flood plains of rivers. Fortunately, the early warning systems mean the Naltorians will know when to head for high ground, but some may not be quick enough and others may find themselves trapped atop buildings surrounded by rushing floodwaters.
D. VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
The gravitational pull and tectonic instability mean that some of the planet's volcanoes may start erupting, leading to areas needing to be evacuated before pyroclastic flows and lava flows hit. Many of these areas have threshold gates that can help evacuees escape but they may need help getting to them in an orderly fashion.
E. FIRES
All of these disasters may lead to fires, especially things like meteor strikes. The fire relief services have very advanced equipment and can also use climate-con stations to send rain on any fires, but they still may need some help putting out fires before they go out of control.
F. LOOTING AND STAMPEDES
Sometimes people panic in the face of disaster. While keeping stores from getting looted isn't the biggest priority rescuers should have, since material goods matter less than people's lives, sometimes crowds can get violent with each other. Legionnaires may have to prevent people from hurting each other both purposefully and accidentally, and help them safely get to shelters or evac points.
G. GRAVITY GENERATORS
The gravity generators that need to be fixed are on the planet itself, something that at least makes them nice and accessible to fix. Only one station needs to be repaired to stabilize the moon and Detria's debris field long enough to avert disaster. Any Legionnaires that are technologically-inclined can help UP scientists do this.
However, they may find themselves under attack -- because the saboteurs haven't left the planet. Even non-tech-inclined Legionnaires may want to help out so that they can defend the gearheads and scientists as they fix the generators.
H. WILD CARD!
You can make up as many situations within the framework of the above scenarios that you like but if you're unsure on something or would like to make up something different, feel free to ask the mods! We're willing to include situations the mod team hasn't thought of.
What| The gravity generators on the planet Naltor fail
Where| Naltor
When| N/A
Warnings/Notes| Since a natural disaster is a bit of a heavy thing, players may opt out by handwaving their character was on a different mission doing something less disturbing. There are always many crises going on in the UP.
Despite being precogs, the Naltorians don't see it coming and this is why the entire UP is sent reeling because of the disaster. Oh, there are times some of them have visions of a disaster that aren't complete enough for them to do anything about it, and times that they have visions but it's too close to a disaster to put out a warning call.
But this time? Nothing. Zip. Zilch. Not a single Naltorian sees it coming.
The security forces and security technology around the gravity generators is dispatched quickly and quietly. The sabotage is devastating. Repairable, certainly, but it'll take time for UP scientists and any tech-inclined Legionnaires that want to help to repair them to get them up and running again.
In the meantime, disasters start plaguing the population. As the orbits of Naltor's moon and the debris field that is its broken sister planet, Detria, start to degrade, conditions on Naltor starts falling apart. The gravitational pull of both celestial bodies starts to mess with the planet's tides, causing flooding. Crashing meteors cause tectonic instability, tsunamis, and more flooding. The planet's magnetosphere interacting with the gravitational pull of the moon and destabilizing debris field causes terrible storms with high winds.
The native Legionnaires are on the planet helping, too, if the rookies need some experienced backup, but everyone is spread thin, and electromagnetic interference means communication between them all isn't always reliable. All they can do is try their best to save lives, help the Naltorians evacuate to shelters, evac ships, or threshold gates, and hope that this can be fixed in time before the planet is destroyed.
Fortunately, the UP is very organized. Rescue services are armed with very advanced technology to rescue and free victims with, such as small-scale anti-grav devices to lift debris to save people under it, and there are hover ships aplenty to help get some Naltorians safely in orbit or to take others to shelters. The planet's threshold gates have also shut down all unnecessary travel and are being used to funnel Naltorians to other worlds that have prepared disaster shelters. Most importantly of all, there's a good early warning system in place for every possible type of disaster, one that uses technology and precogs (they can see the effects now, at least, even if the initial breakdown was blocked to them), and the disaster relief coordinators are constantly piping information to the Legion so they know where they're needed most.
Kid Quantum has set up a feed so that any time the communicators are up, they'll receive orders telling them where to be, and during times they're down, they'll have standing orders to contact the nearest UP disaster relief coordinators to find out where need is greatest. While there's a lot of confusion among the masses, the Legionnaires can take solace in the fact they'll always know where they're needed most.
DISASTER THREATS
A. EARTHQUAKES
Thanks to meteors hitting faultlines and the strong gravitational pull of the moon and Detria's debris field, tectonic instability is ravaging the land. Legionnaires may need to help hold up buildings so Naltorians can escape them before they collapse, help rescue services free Naltorians trapped under debris, or pull Naltorians out of ground ruptures and sinkholes.
B. LANDSLIDES AND MUDSLIDES
The combination of earthquakes and flooding means that some areas are prone to landslides and mudslides that innocent Naltorians need to be cleared from or pulled out of. Fortunately, early warning systems, both technological in nature and because of Naltorian precogs, mean that Legionnaires may receive warnings for landslides and mudslides before they occur, so they can help evacuate areas before they're hit. In places that can't be fully evacced in time, all Naltorians have also been instructed to head for rooftops so they can hopefully be rescued.
C. FLOODING AND TSUNAMIS
Flooding due to dams bursting and countless other factors will be happening all over, especially in coastal regions or in the flood plains of rivers. Fortunately, the early warning systems mean the Naltorians will know when to head for high ground, but some may not be quick enough and others may find themselves trapped atop buildings surrounded by rushing floodwaters.
D. VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
The gravitational pull and tectonic instability mean that some of the planet's volcanoes may start erupting, leading to areas needing to be evacuated before pyroclastic flows and lava flows hit. Many of these areas have threshold gates that can help evacuees escape but they may need help getting to them in an orderly fashion.
E. FIRES
All of these disasters may lead to fires, especially things like meteor strikes. The fire relief services have very advanced equipment and can also use climate-con stations to send rain on any fires, but they still may need some help putting out fires before they go out of control.
F. LOOTING AND STAMPEDES
Sometimes people panic in the face of disaster. While keeping stores from getting looted isn't the biggest priority rescuers should have, since material goods matter less than people's lives, sometimes crowds can get violent with each other. Legionnaires may have to prevent people from hurting each other both purposefully and accidentally, and help them safely get to shelters or evac points.
G. GRAVITY GENERATORS
The gravity generators that need to be fixed are on the planet itself, something that at least makes them nice and accessible to fix. Only one station needs to be repaired to stabilize the moon and Detria's debris field long enough to avert disaster. Any Legionnaires that are technologically-inclined can help UP scientists do this.
However, they may find themselves under attack -- because the saboteurs haven't left the planet. Even non-tech-inclined Legionnaires may want to help out so that they can defend the gearheads and scientists as they fix the generators.
H. WILD CARD!
You can make up as many situations within the framework of the above scenarios that you like but if you're unsure on something or would like to make up something different, feel free to ask the mods! We're willing to include situations the mod team hasn't thought of.
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If it looked bad, and sounded bad, then chances were... It was bad.
Earthquakes never really meant anything good, and she could already see that this one in particular had done number on the buildings there. Though she vastly prefered web-swinging her way around, it was just too dangerous with the buildings already looking like they were about ready to collapse at the slight shift in weight. She made her way around, using the flight ring to help as many as she could. Getting debris out of the way, helping others escape from crumbling buildings...
Just, anything she could do to help, really.
In one instance, a crumbling wall actually fell right on top of Gwen.
Oh sure, she was still able to emerge from it, but it didn't change how much she was missing her spider-sense now. That and you know, she'd just had a wall fall on top of her.
Yeah, would definitely be feeling that one in the morning.
[C]
Early warning could only help for so much, as you still have people that weren't able to escape the flood waters. Many remained stranded and in danger of being washed away. Others were simply waiting for someone to rescue them. Gwen would swing her way all around the place, leading the people towards the evac team, or at least higher ground so that she could come back for them.
Really, it felt like there was no end to it all.
Her web shooters were getting a real workout, too, being used to pull people out the waters. Most were still alive and well, but a select few...
Well, at least she was able to recover the body.
[F]
Sometimes, you'd have to save people from themselves. Gwen knew this all too well. While she's keeping watch over the evacuation, she notices something happening just down the street. Letting the evac team know that she'll be right back, she heads towards the commotion and... If you'd thought Spider-Woman was too tired to get mad, you would be so very, very wrong.
"Are you guys serious with this crap?" She confronts the looters, her mask doing a very good job of hiding how utterly pissed she looks right about now. But not how she sounds.
"Everything's practically falling apart out here and you're all busy with this?"
B
“Gwen!” Videl wheeled around and rushed over to the pile of dust and rubble that was now Spider Woman. She quickly set to work grabbing chunks of wall and throwing them aside as Gwen worked her way out of the pile, looking dirty and bedraggled. “What the heck happened? You can’t be spacing out in here.”
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Actually, that was just a wall, instead.
Cool.
"Nnnnrgh." At least she was still alive and conscious. Perfect! Wouldn't want the other walls out there to be feeling left out and uncollapsed on someone. "I'm fine, perfectly okay." She said from her comfortable position on the floor. "I was just thinking to myself how it would feel if I had something really heavy fall on me. The verdict? Like crap."
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She wanted to see what it was like being crushed by ‘something really heavy?’ Videl wondered if Gwen had taken that wall to the head a little too hard. (Suddenly, she was grateful that Bulma had designed this costume with a helmet, no matter how silly it looked.)
“I'm sure you could've figured that out without the hands-on experience,” Videl remarked to Gwen’s quip, watching her carefully. How were you supposed to check for signs of concussion on someone wearing a mask?--Not that Videl had much experience with that. She was usually the one inflicting head trauma, not worrying over it.
“‘Think you can get to the med support on your own, or do you want some help?”
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What kind of hero would she be if she called it quits after something as basic as a wall falling over her? She could do better.
She had to be better.
"Come on." Gwen brushed aside the debris and got back on her feet. "We've still got work to do here, right?"
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“Right.” Videl brushed her hands together to remove some of the dirt from her gloves.
“But if we have to keep stopping for you to make friends with the building, we probably will be here for days.”
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"Let's get going. I don't want to be here if this whole thing decides to come down on us."
And any trapped survivors.
i lied, consider this the wrap-up comment ;;;
She adjusted her helmet and nodded in agreement. "I couldn't think of a worse way to end a rescue mission than needing rescue ourselves."