Move 13 (Chapter 1.13)
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hexarchate_rpgYear 361, Month Three, Day Sixteen (Sunday), evening
Station Moongray
Mikodez, on Moongray Station, pondering an egg
[Follow-up to this thread.]
It's easy enough for Mikodez to switch the motion detector off; it's not really designed for security use, so the researchers in the lab have it set up so it's easy to take offline for maintenance, etc. (It's highly doubtful they figured the egg would know how to hit the off switch.)
There is no one snoring under the desk, but there is a small file box containing a few paper notebooks, the old-fashioned kind. The game's soothing purring continues.
If Mikodez wants to set up the matter printer for a fake egg and one or two guns, that's easy enough. It might take some extra time to make sure the egg doesn't come out attractively plaid, though.
Year 361, Month Three, Day Sixteen (Sunday), overnight
on the Bumblebee/Wasp/Mothra
After Sasha and Ashari's fight/cultural misunderstanding, and Ashari and Sulen clean up afterward, Gerae's distress becomes increasingly evident. He's pounding on the door of the room that Sulen deposited him in, crying in an increasingly hoarse voice that he refuses to leave without Fluffy.
[lleullawgyffes, it's up to you whether Virmad pays any attention to Sasha's presumed discreet lokwor message and returns in time to help talk to Gerae, or whether Virmad decides to ignore it in favor of continued shenanigans with Teo.]
Sasha appears to be in good health; Iawa might or might not want to write this up formally for Ashari or Ashari's superiors, depending on their assessment of Ashari's mood. [Iawa is the de facto medic as far as I can tell!]
Remi is asking Alaric if it would be difficult to set up a radio to soothe the mothlings into docility, which is less invasive than sedating them.
Meanwhile, Mothra is making rumbly noises again. It sends another Space ASCII diagram, this time of mothlings playing hide and seek.
Active in Move 12: Sasha, Ashari, Sulen, Mikodez, Iawa, Alaric, Virmad
Continuing inactive: Yehan, Kaliyan, Ankat
Station Moongray
Mikodez, on Moongray Station, pondering an egg
[Follow-up to this thread.]
It's easy enough for Mikodez to switch the motion detector off; it's not really designed for security use, so the researchers in the lab have it set up so it's easy to take offline for maintenance, etc. (It's highly doubtful they figured the egg would know how to hit the off switch.)
There is no one snoring under the desk, but there is a small file box containing a few paper notebooks, the old-fashioned kind. The game's soothing purring continues.
If Mikodez wants to set up the matter printer for a fake egg and one or two guns, that's easy enough. It might take some extra time to make sure the egg doesn't come out attractively plaid, though.
Year 361, Month Three, Day Sixteen (Sunday), overnight
on the Bumblebee/Wasp/Mothra
After Sasha and Ashari's fight/cultural misunderstanding, and Ashari and Sulen clean up afterward, Gerae's distress becomes increasingly evident. He's pounding on the door of the room that Sulen deposited him in, crying in an increasingly hoarse voice that he refuses to leave without Fluffy.
[
lleullawgyffes, it's up to you whether Virmad pays any attention to Sasha's presumed discreet lokwor message and returns in time to help talk to Gerae, or whether Virmad decides to ignore it in favor of continued shenanigans with Teo.]Sasha appears to be in good health; Iawa might or might not want to write this up formally for Ashari or Ashari's superiors, depending on their assessment of Ashari's mood. [Iawa is the de facto medic as far as I can tell!]
Remi is asking Alaric if it would be difficult to set up a radio to soothe the mothlings into docility, which is less invasive than sedating them.
Meanwhile, Mothra is making rumbly noises again. It sends another Space ASCII diagram, this time of mothlings playing hide and seek.
Active in Move 12: Sasha, Ashari, Sulen, Mikodez, Iawa, Alaric, Virmad
Continuing inactive: Yehan, Kaliyan, Ankat
Re: Inquisitor transformation sequence, go!
Date: 2017-11-23 08:25 pm (UTC)"Your 'civilization' turns entire planets into balls of mold. The moths play tag. You'll forgive me if I think the hexarchate is a higher priority."
Re: Inquisitor transformation sequence, go!
Date: 2017-11-23 08:45 pm (UTC)"The Heptarchate is made up of billions of people," Sulen says. "People on planets that are not self-sustaining, on stations that will die if cut off. People who have never heard of moths, who aren't even part of the factions, who for the most part suffer themselves under faction rule. And you- you, personally, a foreigner who knows nothing of us, take it upon yourself to hold those people responsible for the crimes of our leaders. You think you are pure enough to make that judgment?"
Sulen can feel work habits taking over. This is not good, they need to stop and take stock of themself, because they're not in work mode, they are extremely emotionally involved, and this is not an interrogation setting, they have no baseline for Sasha, Sasha is a coworker and they are in a dangerous precarious situation and cannot afford to be doing this-
but they are angry.
Re: Inquisitor transformation sequence, go!
Date: 2017-11-23 08:55 pm (UTC)Re: Inquisitor transformation sequence, go!
Date: 2017-11-23 09:05 pm (UTC)Ashari is terrible as always
Date: 2017-11-23 09:29 pm (UTC)Ashari walks over and puts a gentle hand on Sulen’s shoulder, but they’re not looking at them. Instead, their eyes bore into Sasha.
“Transdimensional aliens...” they drawl out. “Civilizations... Morals... Let me be frank. The Heptarchate hasn’t done me any favors. Neither have these moths. Dragging... dead weight... around against their will is no favor. We can stand here debating the ethical and moral implications till the heat death of the universe. So. What, my dearest Sasha, do you want us to do with this information? And. What’s in it for us? For me? The rebellion’s promised us all something, I’m sure, for our involvement. We all get something out of it. Whether it’s the chance to live, or to fulfill our sense of duty, or simply to make a lot of money.”
They lean in closer to Sulen. Their gaze is searching and their voice turns a little softer, a little less theatric. “There are billions upon billions of people, aliens, civilizations, out there, risings and falling and singing with joy and suffering. No matter which way you turn, there’s a change you can make, a helping hand you can lend. So. Why the Heptarchate? Why the moths? Why any of this? What would freeing one, even ten, moths do, when there’s thousands more enslaved across time and space? And what can even one rebellion hope to accomplish in the face of sheer scope of what this damn empire is? Do we really think there’s something we can do, or is this just to ease the weight on our consciences?”
They look back up at Sasha, and they’re tired. They’ve been tired for longer than they care to admit. “You’re right. This is about what we’re willing to risk. We’re all here, I think, because we have more to gain than lose. But what’s the point? What is it that you want? And why should we risk anything?”
Sasha did originally call this meeting for a reason
Date: 2017-11-23 10:10 pm (UTC)"Every government kills people. Not every government kills planets. I'd like to stop that, if I can. And I'd like to see the universe. But, to begin with, I'd like not to get killed, doing it."
Sasha gestures, including everyone. "I was hoping you would tell me what to do about Quill. It's useful, in a technical sense, that rebellion fingerprints are all the way through both Remi's and the magistrate's files. Makes it easier to suggest they were both involved in some other, different heresy. But I don't like the fact that Quill was taking Gerae's money, I don't like the fact we weren't briefed about Gerae in the first place . . . There's a lot of things about the setup of this mission I'm not happy with. Please. You're the experts in heresy and corruption and politics. Do you have any idea what we're walking into, when we get back? Is there anything I should set up now, to keep us safe?"
Ashari Speculates (aka I make a blind shot in the dark)
Date: 2017-11-24 05:24 am (UTC)“Best case scenario, we deliver Remi and get moved on to the next job. Probably one that’s more dangerous, with less resources, and a smaller chance of success. Worst case scenario, we end up scapegoats for something and are sent to our deaths. Or worse. The more information you can get right now, the better. And anything that makes it look like we did our best and stuck to the job. We need to look for any recordings, any bugs, failsafes. A single wrong move could mean the end.”
They squeeze Sulen’s shoulder. “Sulen, darling, you saw the rebellion from a markedly different side than I did. Any suggestions?”
Re: Ashari Speculates (aka I make a blind shot in the dark)
Date: 2017-11-24 07:18 pm (UTC)“From what I observed,” they say guardedly, “they’re very willing to cut off compromised agents, and information is given out sparingly in case of capture. Which makes sense, given the consequences of capture.” They look around. “Do any of us actually know anything that could compromise the rebellion in any way? I don’t.”
Re: Ashari Speculates (aka I make a blind shot in the dark)
Date: 2017-11-24 07:45 pm (UTC)"That's the stupidest lie I've ever heard," Sasha says. "I'm not going to ask about your specific experience, if it's not need-to-know. But we all know the code name of an agent on the station, just for starters. Unless Yellow was meant to be Gerae?"
Re: Ashari Speculates (aka I make a blind shot in the dark)
Date: 2017-11-24 08:48 pm (UTC)we are all doomed, especially Iawa (sorry, Iawa)
Date: 2017-11-24 09:19 pm (UTC)[GM note re: Kel]
Date: 2017-11-24 09:47 pm (UTC)Re: [GM note re: Kel]
Date: 2017-11-25 02:13 am (UTC)Re: [GM note re: Kel]
Date: 2017-11-25 02:21 am (UTC)Re: Ashari Speculates (aka I make a blind shot in the dark)
Date: 2017-11-24 10:41 pm (UTC)on a scale of 1 to 100, who is more paranoid, Sasha or Sulen?
Date: 2017-11-24 11:45 pm (UTC)I think they have different areas of paranoia expertise, but probably Mishka’s got them both beat
Date: 2017-11-25 12:43 am (UTC)should we tell Gerae who took his niece? - paging Virmad as well as Sulen, Ashari
Date: 2017-11-25 03:07 am (UTC)Or maybe Sulen's warning Sasha that she seems to know too much? Green saint, she's tired.
"We'll just have to try to find out, I suppose. I can certainly go through the Wasp's files, to see what kind of logs it's making about us, while we're in transit home. Everything we say is recorded, but it would be unusual to save that very long, and it will be interesting to see who has access. What about the magistrate? Do you think it's better to tell him we're the same organization that rescued his niece, or to leave him in the dark?"
Re: should we tell Gerae who took his niece? - paging Virmad as well as Sulen, Ashari
Date: 2017-11-25 10:37 am (UTC)Re: should we tell Gerae who took his niece? - paging Virmad as well as Sulen, Ashari
Date: 2017-11-25 02:02 pm (UTC)[Sasha assumes, not illogically, that Ashari and Sulen met through the rebellion.]