EVENT LOG | There's always a bigger fish.

[thespaceopera]

[The source of the toxins has been discovered to be coming from the Depths that were previously sealed off. The Dasioe, desperate for aid, has agreed to let the Fleet have access to search for the source and put a stop to it. So now it's up to you to prepare yourselves for the unknown, and brave these dark waters for the sake of this world.

But be careful: you aren't alone down there.

This is a catch all-mingle/event log for the Depths event and anything related to it. None of the creatures will be NPCed by mods, so feel free to control them as you'd like.

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TEAM BLUE FISH

[save_the_souls]

[The best team]

SHUTTLE 1

[save_the_souls]

[Shuttle 1 has Sokka, Robb, Leliana, and up to 2 other passengers. Try not to get eaten. ]

[alwayscomeback]

[Well, this is a super fun adventure. Sokka is peering through the water, trying to see...well, just about anything. ]

So. The creep factor just dialled up to a fifty.

[nugqueen]

We cannot even see beyond the waters - what else could be out there?

[Dark spawn were off the table but it would probably be something icky? Tentacle monsters and mutant fish came to mind. You never know.]

SHUTTLE 2

[save_the_souls]

[Shuttle 2 has Allen, Riona, Beverly, Jeyne, and up to one other passenger. Try not to get eaten.]

[bryces_pup]

[Well, time to test her piloting skills. Riona's easing the shuttle through the rifts, flicking on the lights as darkness begins to envelop them, the further they go down.]

Dark, ominous entrance... check. No idea what waits for us below... check. Well, we're already well on our way to an adventurous mishap. [At best.]

WRECKAGE

[save_the_souls]

[Congrats on surviving through the giant sea monsters! Both shuttles have been reunited near the ship wreckage, and this is the spot for any interactions regarding this portion of the plot.

Hope you guys brought plenty of duct tape!]

TEAM PAISLEY

[stefanged]

[In the interest of "team bonding" and "staying together," the Paisley's sent down one shuttle with Stefan, Alex, Theon, Freyja, and Misty. For those keeping track at home, yes that's more than the Paisley can safely hold - and also? There's an incessant beeping noise that just won't leave them alone.

Hang on tight, kids. This is gonna be a long ride.]

[delincuente]

Look, can't you just, like, cut the sound wire or something?

[Alex looks back over the pilot's seat, completely convinced that the Sound Wire is an actual thing, and will make the beeping stop.]

[livesfastdiesung]

What if the sound wire is the power wire too??

[Because, you know, what if. That probably wouldn't be good you know.]

TEAM TWIN ROSES - starting midaction for funsies

[wolfehawke]

[Never able to turn down anyone in need, Adalwolfe's traded a combination of some bacon kelp and credits for the use of one of the Blue Fish's shuttles. He gathered up people with what he hopes are the right skillsets - namely a pilot in Vash and two others that can watch themselves in Maglor and Maedhros, the latter of which he's never met but he trusts Maglor's vouching for him - and somehow talked them all into plunging the Depths.

Of course he wasn't counting on flipping sea dragons. Which is why he's standing behind Vash's pilot's seat, bracing his arm against the cabin ceiling and repeating faster faster faster faster faster!! over and over under his breath as the console beeps frantically that they're about to get eaten.]

[goldenglasses]

[Luckily Vash is someone who has taken his role seriously over the two years being stuck on this crazy show. He's already booking it away from the giant swimming death the moment the alerts go off.

The easy going, joke cracking man that has been with this motley crew at the start is now gone. Now he's nearly a completely different person. Calculatingly, serious, and laser focused. Wolfe may be use to this by now, but the others might not be.]

I'M AM GOING FASTER!

[Well, not anymore. The poor shuttle was already at its max speed. It was Vash's precision driving that was keeping them from being food now. Weaving in and out of rocks and the limited plant life down here.]

HANG ON! [That's all the warning people get when suddenly the shuffle is tilting completely vertically between two rock pillars. It doesn't take long for Vash to right it again, but it also doesn't take long before the creature behind them is crashing right through without slowing.]

Well, that didn't work. [He should really sound more panicked then mildly disappointed right now, huh?]

[bythewaves]

[ Maglor's eyes are shut and he is leaning against his brother, but if one listens, quietly, he is singing (the shift of the current, the pull of the tide). He cuts off with a gasp as the shuttle flips, but then he leans forwards. ]

Let me try something. Have we a way to broadcast?

FREE AGENT LOOMA

[tough_love]

[Okay so on the list of "good ideas" today, conspicuously absent would probably be everything about Looma's decisions. She made it down here in one piece, sure, but the same couldn't really be said for the shuttle she'd commandeered from the Bishop. What with it sporting at least three significant hull breaches and something like 8% power remaining and all.

In her defense, it was the best that could be managed against the Dafik. She'd certainly pushed it to its limits with her adopted strategy, too- deliberately cruising at the slowest possible speed, then pouring on the thrusters to dart out of the way when the time came to dodge. Less helpful was her insistence on staying to fight the creature, which is what led to most of the damage, as well as the massive power drain to the shuttle.

Which was currently sitting on a ledge not far from the wreck site, with the hatch torn off. Because just ripping the door off was clearly the best course of action rather than waiting for someone to show up and repair the damage that jammed it shut in the first place. God dammit, Looma.

Feel free to find her poking about the wreckage! And also offer a ride back? Hers is kinda messed up.]

[bi_otic]

[Kaidan's made it down to the depths at least once so far with little incident. The First Breath shuttle is somewhat dented but whole after returning with supplies for the working engineers below, but during a return voyage the obvious wreck of one of the fleet's shuttles catches his eyes.

He turns the shuttle about, casting his lights around for any sign of survivors. It doesn't look good from here, that's for sure.]

[tough_love]

[She won't be hard to spot- there's only so many giant aliens around in general, and only one is down this far. She does momentarily stop using sheer brute force to force some of the damage to the hull into smaller breaches easier to seal- for someone with proper equipment, anyway- just to shield her eyes from the shuttle's search lights.

Great. There goes her vision for a while.]

FIRST BREATH SHUTTLE & SECURITY SERVICE

[bi_otic]

A. Shuttle

[Kaidan isn't a doctor or an engineer or very good at getting out to talk to people but the second he finds out there's something they can do to help out the Dasioe, he is of course quick to volunteer what services he can.

While he isn't a trained pilot in any sense, the First Breath's shuttles have benefited from the various upgrades. The trip down into the depths is likely to be a long, slow one, but there's a lot of armor and shields between you and the depths, and the man at the helm is a very good shot.]

B. Wreckage

[Once he's down here, there isn't a lot for Kaidan to do except keep an eye out for trouble. Still visibly unarmed, the soldier floats about the edges as people work, watching but trying not to interfere unless he's needed.]

Anything I can do to help?

Shuttle

[cloakand_danger]

[Slow and steady is never really Yuan's first choice when it comes to travel - or second or third - but it's what their ship has right now, and he isn't about to let himself be left out just because he can't get there the way he'd really prefer to.

He is - just barely - patient enough not to ask if Kaidan is sure the shuttle can't go any faster, and instead is staring out the window trying to force his enhanced vision to penetrate the darkness. He is also drumming idly on the console with his fingertips in a constant rhythm that betrays exactly how much patience he doesn't have for traveling at this pace.]

[bi_otic]

[Kaidan's focus is mostly on steering and, admittedly, the haunting beauty of the glowing plant-life dotting the darkness like stars, so he misinterprets Yuan's impatience as nerves.]

Don't worry, I'm sure we'll be fine. There can't be anything too dangerous in these canyons.

Team Heron

[exothermia]

[This hadn't seemed like a bad idea at the outset. Get into one of the loan Dasioe shuttles, venture into the depths, see what could be seen. Simple enough. All those legends about the planet's gods had been the furthest thing from Erik's mind as he navigated the shuttle carefully.

Not anymore.

The feathered monstrosity's opening burst of electromagnetic energy had thrilled up his spine, and he was just barely able to throw up a slight buffer of resistance. The shuttle was rendered mostly useless, only emergency lighting left on as the beast latched onto it.

Following that outrage, Erik had squirmed out from his seat and through the emergency exit, spear in hand. Now he's staring down at the creature and spares a moment on his communicator to ask Charles and Nancy:]

If you have any ideas, now's the time to share.

[He doesn't wait for a reply, yanking his old knife out of his belt and throwing it at the creature with as much speed as his magnetic power can muster.]

[perfecting]

[ in all honesty, Nancy feels like she should have known. She's been through enough to know that sometimes horror stories about the thing under the bed are facts rather than fiction.

she feels her heart race - the thing isn't as horrible as the Monster and at least it can't get inside.

Still, they have to do something. It takes a moment for her to get a grip and she steels herself and tries to follow him. ]

We have to hit it hard enough so it'll let go.

[ she looks at the harpoon ]

It has to have a soft spot somewhere.

[ she narrows her eyes at the thing. ]

You think the lasers can go through water?

[exothermia]

[His knife finds it's mark, but not in the belly of the beast. No, it slices off one of the feathery strands, and the water is rocked by a shrill cry. With a grimace he recalls the knife, letting it smack into his palm as it arcs back around to him.]

The centre, I would think.

[He glances back at Nancy, seeing her appear through the shuttle door.]

Only one way to find out.

Team Girl Power + that swordsman guys and a dumb sword

[helmsplitter]

[When Asuna had asked him if he was down to explore, he'd been lukewarm about it. But when she mentioned there could be a possibility of a fight? He was 4000% down for it and was more than happy to act as the communications and radar on their shuttle.

What he didn't realize was that most of the trip was going to be spectacularly boring as he watched the radar and comms with little to nothing to do. The ship was a bit cramped with everyone inside, but he never really minded that. As they drifted further down, there was a blip on the edge of the radar and Doudanuki blinked.

Then it was gone along with a weird buzzing noise coming from the console.

And then the ship suddenly went completely dark.]

...Uh, is that supposed to happen?

[ooc: Kahig's coming to play y'all.]

[experiencepoints]

[oh.

Nightingale's got her staff equipped, and there's sudden lights around her, lighting up the ship.

but they're only glowing lights, at least.]

Obviously not.

[robitussin]

...Okay, I'm going to go out on a limb and say this is a bad sign.

[She glances around in the pale light provided, frowning.]

Anyone got any ideas about what happened to the power?