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Who: EVERYBODY
Broadcast: Maybe
Action: Lone Breaker System
When: The fleet will be in this system from 3/10 to 4/14




Welcome to the Lone Breaker System. The planet consists of a single ghost town that replenishes its stock daily, and a desert that does not. There are quite a few points of interest, no consequences, and a mystery to be investigated!

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mikleo | ota

[tsunergy]

( a. mad scientists at work )


[You know those bizarrely dangerous little home chemistry sets that used to be sold to kids in the 50s? Mikleo's kind of set up one of those using the Huntress supplies in a district of town where a bunch of food is available, canned or fresh, and he's switching between checking his comm, flipping through what probably might pass for a science textbook, dripping this chemical onto that food sample, and... well, he probably thinks he looks professional, but he's really just messing around- and in at least one attempt, making an actual, literal mess. There might be a fire. Be glad he's a water seraph.

Oh, and for those without resonance, all those floating beakers probably look super weird.]


( b. he definitely wasn't scared )

[So, someone convinced him to go watch a horror movie at the cinema. Who was it? Was it you? Who knows, doesn't matter. He's there, either way. And he endures it for a while! He's very brave. Fought lots of monsters. He makes it a good ways in.

And then...]

I was not scared! It only startled me!

[It's a very bold proclamation for someone who completely decimated the screen during a jump scare. Seriously, it's a disaster- if you go in there's still massive chunks of ice sticking out of the back wall behind the torn screen. Good thing it'll be fixed tomorrow!

Oh, and he does the same thing to one of the roller coasters at the amusement park, so have fun with that.]


( enough is enough )

[Like many others, it doesn't take Mikleo long to be seriously creeped out by this place. So don't be surprised if he's just kinda... following you around... but it's not because he wants to be alone anywhere in this place, no sir.

In other words, wildcard!]

b

[airily]

[ Zaveid is absolutely having the time of his life. Mikleo isn't scared, of course he is, but - he's laughing too loudly for any kind of words to come out and make sense, his hands crossed over his stomach as he creases over. He doesn't even have the control over his limbs to get up and check in on the cinema screen; he's just laughing. ]

Meebo, you just -- you killed the thing -- Mikleo--!!

[ Please, don't murder him like you did the movie. ]

[tsunergy]

[Mikleo is getting redder and angrier every second that passes where he's still laughing.]

Stop that! You were surprised too, weren't you!? It looked like a hellion!

[airily]

Sure, but it's not real!

[ He's still snickering, reaching out to nudge Mikleo gently. ]

C'mon, it was kinda funny.

a

[deviances]

[ As far as Eithan is concerned, Mikleo knows exactly what he's doing and isn't just making this crap up as he goes along. Not at all. So he's just as surprised when a fire happens! Which, of course, gets put out quickly. So he just snickers, amused. ]

Weird combination of chemicals or somethin'? Heh. What's that all supposed to tell you anyway?

[tsunergy]

[Dammit, Eithan, how dare you notice him now. He was doing just fine until the fire started.]

...It's supposed to help detect poisons or impurities in the food. Theoretically.

[He waves a hand over the surface of the table, trying to blow away some of the lingering smoke. Now his samples are soggy...]

[deviances]

[ Oh, just lucky timing~ ]

Ohh. Did you see anything before it caught on fire? ... Then got soaked? ... D'you need more food?

[ He jerks his thumb toward the nearby convenience store. At least there's no worry about wasting anything?? ]

b - day one

[monolike]

Mikleo, [Sorey hisses, horrified as he gazes up at the twisted and mangled remains of one of the loop-de-loops on the ride, clutching his tabard.] What did you do.

[tsunergy]

[Mikleo joins him in staring at it for a long, painful series of seconds, and then huffs under his breath and turns away, arms crossing over his chest.]

If it falls apart so easily, then it's a good thing I broke it before it killed someone while they rode it! Look at that, thing, it's a death trap.

[monolike]

Death- Don't you get all high and mighty like you were performing a service! You broke it! [They are gonna be in so much trouble]

b.

[collegedropout]

Dude. I was just starting to get into it.

[He sits in his seat nearby with his hands held out in the loosest 'guess I'll just die' pose and a look of both surprise and mild disappointment. Man, he spilled his popcorn everywhere from that ice jump scare you just performed in-person.]

[tsunergy]

[Mikleo doesn't even have the decency to look apologetic. Mostly because he is not.]

What the hell was that thing!?

[collegedropout]

... A guy in a costume? Some decent make-up effects?

[He looks mildly humored, though. Don't tell him you were that wigged out, buddy...]

A!

[wallcrawler]

You know, this would probably be a lot easier back on the ship.

[By this point, Pete is less weirded out by the strange floating beakers and more grateful for them- it gives him a definite indicator of where his invisible captain actually was.

That way, when he sets down the box full of freshly cleaned petri dishes, beakers, and other assorted supplies, he can make sure he doesn't set it on him. After that, it's just a matter of unpacking them, then gathering up the next batch to be cleaned up- why do some of them have scorch marks?]

Find out anything?

[like whether it's the apples or the oranges that are flammable? Because honestly Mikleo how did you even]

[tsunergy]

[Look don't question it, Peter, just assume that apples burn. A lesson to be careful of what you put in your mouth!]

No indication of poison or dangerous contents yet... though that's assuming I'm even doing this correctly.

[wallcrawler]

[W H Y]

Hey, that's what those augment things are for, right? It's...probably right.

[Then again, testing for poison >> accidentally setting the place on fire is an odd direction, but he's gonna have faith.]

But, hey, if you really wanna be sure, I can grab some of the hazardous stuff off the ship. You can run the same test on those- I mean, we already know it's dangerous, so you could check your accuracy that way!

[Giving Mikleo dangerous chemicals to work with might not be the best plan, but it's at least a plan.]

b

[aspearing]

[ Was it the dogs, or the ghosts that scared him... ]

I apologize, shall we pick a movie more tame next time?

[tsunergy]

[MAYBE IT WAS GHOST DOGS, ALISHA

THAT'S DOUBLY SCARY!!]

....I don't think I like movies.

[aspearing]

[ Please, even ghost dogs need love, Mikleo!!! ]

Did you watch other movies beforehand?

A

[the_tailor]

[He's watching Mikleo curiously as he experiments on the food. Because honestly, it's pretty entertaining, though Lance might have taken one of the apples being used as test subjects to munch on. It's not like there's a shortage of subjects, anyway...

Lance swallows his latest bite.]

Okay, I'm pretty sure oranges aren't supposed to spontaneously combust, dude.

[tsunergy]

[Huffffff, why is everyone getting on his case about exploding the food, gosh.]

That wasn't supposed to happen.

[the_tailor]

[Because exploding food generally isn't a good thing?]

Whaaaat exactly were you going for, anyway?

[watermarks]

[Katara does not like desert; she does not like the emptiness of the town... but she would rather have sky above her than be surrounded by four walls when it comes to practicing.

She just wishes she had more water. She can practice her control and her stamina this way, but not really push her strength. ...oh well.

She settles in with some basic moves first, just practicing her forms. She moves the water with graceful, precise movements.]

[tsunergy]

[Mikleo's not overly fond of deserts either, but exploring is kind of his thing, so he's wandered about the region looking for anything unusual or suspicious. He doesn't find much, but he does stumble upon Katara's practice, and he can't help but stop to watch. It's rare that he sees humans with the ability to control the elements, and he can't recall ever seeing one do it with such finesse. Quietly he finds a nearby ridge to sit down on and observe the movements, trying to memorize them, to see if he can find anything familiar. It's all new to him, he quickly realizes, but that just makes it more fascinating. He kind of wants to sketch it.

It's rude to just sit here and watch for too long, though, so finally he calls out,]

Your form is very beautiful.

[Testing the waters, so to speak- he has no idea of her resonance, after all. He's hopeful, though! It'd be nice to talk to a fellow water enthusiast.]

[watermarks]

[ Katara knows she's not that observant to her surroundings when she's practicing, but geeze! She didn't even hear anyone step into the area this time!

She gasps and turns around, the water coating her arms, to see...

Sand. A few scrubs of grass. The moon overhead.

...] Hello? I can't see you. [She wants to ask 'Is someone there', but that feels stupid, because... well, someone clearly spoke, and it was a kind compliment, but, you know... where did the voice come from?]