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The Legion [Mods] ([personal profile] letsgolegion) wrote in [community profile] legionmissions2017-08-09 05:25 pm

RESISTANCE IS FUTILE - [modplot/log catchall]

Who| Everyone who signed up
What| "Resistance is Futile" plot catchall
Where| All over the place, but mostly Colu
When| After the network briefings and deployment.
Warnings/Notes| cw: zombies, body transformation (probably). If your subthread has something triggery pop up, put it in a subject of the one of the comments.



The entire planet Colu is a sprawling urban mess, one of the worst environments to fight zombies. Yes, the cities are clean and impressive and yes they're meticulously planned, but they're planned for elegance, efficiency, and ease of transportation -- not defense. While Colu had suffered under the yoke of various oppressors in the past, that was over a millenia ago, and they've grown complacent, thinking their world untouchable due to their technological superiority.

Now they're paying for it. Robo-zombies swarm through the various mega-cities, spreading their disease by touching or wounding their prey. Due to the many walkways, hover-lift tubes, maintenance tunnels, and sewer systems, there seems to be no way of stopping them.

When the Legion first arrives, it seems hopeless. The Coluan Home Defense Forces aren't used to combat and are struggling to set up defensive zones. But then something unexpected happens.

Pods drop in all over Colu from orbit. The CHDF regard them with suspicion and disdain, but they have their orders, and the civilians regard them with fear, despite word starting to spread about who's come to help.

Kid Q's voice comes over the comms and while it's hard to hear it through the crackling, she sounds absolutely delighted.

"Look alive, folks, we just got a miracle. It took some negotiating with the CHDF, but they finally relented on accepting some help from others beyond us."

The pods all burst open and Robotican combat mechs start rolling and marching out, spreading out over all of Colu.

"The Roboticans haven't been able to translate it to a cure because the virus was meant to interact with them differently than organics, but due to their disaster preparedness, they were able to develop a block to the Brainiacs' virus and only suffered a few casualties. Robotican leadership says they're eager to have their chance to make reparations to organics by defending them from this threat -- and that they're honored to stand with the Legion."

It's not a magic fix. It'll still be a deadly struggle. But at least they've got more than the inexperienced CHDF at their backs.

"Let's make the most of it, Legionnaires."

[ooc: This will be used as a plot catchall, but you can make your own log posts in Legion Missions set in the plot if you like. All major plot parts on Colu will be set up here, with "The Reject Pile" part set in the Legion World comm (with an accompanying network post). That said, if you'd like to set individual plot threads on Legion World, you can also start your own Legion World posts in [community profile] legionworld.]
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[personal profile] goddamngrenades 2017-08-18 06:37 am (UTC)(link)
Bust in, extract data, kill zombies. Straightforward and familiar enough to have him and Delta just a little bit twitchy- but with the safety net of them having for the most part worked through their issues. Shit has been talked over and handled and they've collectively worked with and around each other since, right? Right.

Falling in like with Wash's plan with nothing more than a cheery 'sure thing, boss' had been easy and habitual. Carolina's not here- but Wash has the experience with the damned and absurd enough to step and fill those boots easily. He does, just as habitually, bump Wash with his shoulder as he walks on by to get ready for transport, checking over his gear for the umpteenth time. The Rookie is still always gonna be a little bit the rookie for him, now and forever. "You good?"

Less the drawling toll he'd give Wash before and more the checking in with the boss that he'd do for Carolina. The more things change, etc, etc.
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[personal profile] lovernotafighter 2017-08-22 11:33 am (UTC)(link)
Tucker, for all his boasting and BSing ,wasn't a Freelancer, and nothing was quite the reminder like being on a mission with a freaking million of them. While having Wash be in charge was familiar, there was a bit of levity that was foreign and different; he was used to a stupid improvised plan that made no sense, and yet still somehow executed it and won against all odds, only to come home a little more heroic than when he left.

This? This was way too straightforward for him. This was easy; kill zombies, be done. Simple. He thought back to randomly yelling zombie survival plans at the Reds while arguing whose would win. Did Freelancers have zombie survival plans? Was their entire life a zombie survival plan?

Tucker tossed the deactivated sword hilt back and forth between his hands, knowing that this wasn't the weapon he should exactly be using in this scenario; he needed range and the sword was a risk for getting too close. Last resort, but still looking like a badass in the interim. Ugh, he was even strategizing now. What was wrong with him?

"Zombies might be the least stupid fight he's been in charge of," Tucker chimed in, trying to lighten it up a little, even if it was a daunting task. Look at what they were up against. "I mean, we're all still alive so he can't be half-bad."

And that was a peptalk of...some kind. Really. Tucker meant for it to encourage, he swore it. Look, Wash, Tucker believed in you completely; he just couldn't come out and say it.