thespaceopera: (red alert)
Voices from Heaven ([personal profile] thespaceopera) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2017-11-11 05:54 pm

sooner or later, god'll cut you down.

Who: Everyone
Broadcast: Yes
Action: Lato'li's orbit and also planetside.
When: Forward dated to 11/15.

[The Interceptor Fleet moves into position, waiting for the last few shield generators to fall. And in the early hours of the 15th, they do. The shield dissolves with a blip as if it was never there, leaving the man-eaters as prone as their prey. The Interceptors send out a transmission-- an unholy mix of Cockney and Australian that graces every available communicator-- if they answer it.]

We’re firin’! Do yer worst, Vieziri! We’re gonna kick yer sorry arses so hard you’ll kiss the moons!

[Five Interceptor ships swoop out of the dark and unload their various weaponry onto the Vieziri warships. At the same time, people stranded on the planet below ready the anti-aircraft guns onto their makers. And of course there is the Fleet itself, battered and yet beautiful across the velvet sky, as they fire everything they have.

Now the Vieziri start moving. Though the big red ship can’t do much maneuvering, the rest of the Vieziri warships certainly can. They fire back at the Interceptors and whoever else fires at them, willing to defend their leader and lose their lives in the process.

Luckily, the Interceptors have their own daring ships, which may look familiar to those who were here for the raider attack. One is emblazoned with racing stripes and flames all along the hull, and it moves so fast it nearly enters hyperspace. It’s there and gone in a flash, weaving past the enemy in crazy thrillseeking loops. Still another Interceptor ship is painted red and orange with a gold plate near the front, which reads BAMF with no explanation. This one has guns aplenty and easily weathers any duel it gets into. The third Interceptor ship is beautiful gold and black, sleek as hell and engineered with sense; this one packs the most gadgets and formidable guns of all calibers, and appears to do the most damage. Trailing behind is a much smaller ship, so nondescript it almost doesn’t stand out at all-- that is, until it forms a barrier to absorb some oncoming fire and reflect it back at the Vieziri.

There’s one ship that’s missing, though-- the one that was blown up several months ago after the heist. In its place is a small black ship that runs invisible to radar, sweeping past with silent speed as it lets loose a barrage of photon missiles onto the Vieziri flagship.

Down below, the Vieziri come out in full force-- one last stand before the warlord falls, trying to finish their fell rituals. Some of them rush the encampments, some go for the cities. Near the restored comms tower, a cloaked figure with a plain white mask fights their way through the onslaught using a plasma blade and a laser rifle.

After an hours-long siege, the big warship finally takes too much fire and breaks apart, lighting up the sky with falling shards like stars. The biggest debris burns up in orbit, but little pieces still rain down. It signals the end as the Vieziri begin to retreat both on ground and in the air. The loss of their leadership leaves them scattered and panicked.

The Fleet has won the day, but as the sun rises again over the wreckage, there is still plenty of work to be done.]


[ooc: Feel free to assume the Interceptors are helping your ships! The gold and black ship can be hailed and will give responses, as she’s been the main point of contact during this plot. You can also run into Zhade, though tags will be slow for both accounting for RL things. Please mark Zhade or Interceptors in the header of your toplevel if you’d like NPC interaction.

Any questions should be asked on the plot post for phase two.]
bryces_pup: (144)

[personal profile] bryces_pup 2017-11-24 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
[At least someone else agrees with her! Though probably all of their fellow Thedosians would as well.]

People just float when they're pushed into space, right? If it comes to that, we need to remember to tie something heavy to his foot. Like pirates do when they're ridding themselves of someone on board.

[Someone heard a lot of stories of pirates and adventures at sea growing up. The perks of having the Sea Wolf as your mom.]

Let's hope it doesn't come to that.
wolfuncaged: (Is coursing through my veins)

[personal profile] wolfuncaged 2017-11-24 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
That's a clever thought. Then he'd just...stay where he is, I would imagine. Unless he went somewhere near gravity, then he would absolutely, terminally sink.

[He kind of hopes too. ]

Hm. We are in dire need of allies.
bryces_pup: (148)

[personal profile] bryces_pup 2017-11-25 05:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Put a weight on his foot and he'll - oh wait, the weight would just float, too, wouldn't it? Unless we could somehow throw it hard enough to make it just go endlessly. [Riona's picked up a bit on the physics of space and how they work (or don't work really), but she's admittedly not very well read on it.] Eurgh, just toss him out near a deserted planet and be done with it.

[That's her decree and she's sticking with it.]

Yes, we are. And people who actually know something about Atroma.
wolfuncaged: (Tempt me with the secrets)

[personal profile] wolfuncaged 2017-11-26 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
I think that would be the best solution for all of us.

[He will help carry it out. Like a bro. ]

I am still unsure how well we can trust the Interceptors. Given they've attacked us twice already. They may seem friends, but I have no doubt they have their own agenda they will serve first.
bryces_pup: (225)

[personal profile] bryces_pup 2017-11-28 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
Okay. We'll flank him then. You flash your markings to confuse and possibly scare him, and I'll come up from behind and knock him out.

[Not to make light of his markings, but at first glance Fenris looks a hell of a lot more intimidating than Riona.]

I heard about that. They must have had some reason to change their minds and help us. Are we sure they were even the same people who originally attacked us?
wolfuncaged: (My life is null and void)

[personal profile] wolfuncaged 2017-11-28 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
Sounds like a plan.

[Look, his Hawke had WAY WAY worse ideas than this. He can live with it. ]

They certainly seem to be. I suppose there's no real way to know until we get a proper look at their ships.
bryces_pup: (158)

[personal profile] bryces_pup 2017-11-28 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
Don't suppose we could bribe them with a few credits and ask very nicely if we can peek at their ships real quick?

[Probably not...]
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[personal profile] wolfuncaged 2017-11-28 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
If only we had Varric here. I am absolutely certain he could have pulled that off. Maybe Zevran?

[He's obnoxiously charming too, right? ]
bryces_pup: (190)

[personal profile] bryces_pup 2017-11-29 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
Hmmm. With enough incentive, he could probably manage it. Probably by trying to seduce the pilot, but if they're susceptible enough he'd absolutely be able to.

[Though that seducing might mean he winds up in the ship banging them but hey. Whatever works.]
wolfuncaged: (That you hold)

[personal profile] wolfuncaged 2017-11-30 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
It would be a heroic sacrifice on his part.
bryces_pup: (227)

[personal profile] bryces_pup 2017-12-01 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
A most noble endeavor. They'll sing songs of his deed for ages to come.
wolfuncaged: (No shelter for this child in mazes lost)

[personal profile] wolfuncaged 2017-12-03 05:41 pm (UTC)(link)
He'd probably relish the attention.