MISSION: MOTHERSHIP

[futurologists]

MISSION: MOTHERSHIP All characters, established or new, will receive this dossier to their devices. Thus, consider all information hereon as ICly available to all characters. Please direct questions here. Once the mission starts, the Bounty Board will have extra side-missions for your character to take until the end of the mission, which is currently slated for mid-October. MOTHERSHIP BRIEFING ALASTAIR cosmologists have pinpointed the location of the Mothership, the gigantic home base of ALASTAIR's enemy organization, Zymandis. The Mothership moves throughout space, never staying in one place, but rift technicians have devised a way, with the TIMELINE.exe's help, to calculate its path for the next month. This will enable ALASTAIR recruits to rift directly into the Mothership and then safely be rifted out once their tasks are complete. PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: LOCATE ZYMANDIS'S TIMELINE.EXE MACHINE. Without the guidance of their own TIMELINE.exe machine, Zymandis will no longer be able to pinpoint universes ripe for destruction. Find the machine and either destroy it or disable it in some way. SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: DESTROY THE MOTHERSHIP. Without their home base, Zymandis's mobility will be crippled. Destroy the Mothership, commandeer it, or otherwise make it unusable. OPTIONAL OBJECTIVE: FREE THE TARAXA-INFESTED AGENTS. Rumor has it that the Taraxa Mother that Audentes encountered in Perdition's Rest is on the Mothership. If she is destroyed, the Zymandis Taraxa hive will be without a leader and will be more easily subdued. For further information on Zymandis, please review the files on your magitek device. MOTHERSHIP OVERVIEW The Mothership is Zymandis's sprawling, mobile home base of 1600 meters (roughly one mile) in length, with three main decks and a large hangar taking up nearly the entirety of its length in the bottom of the ship. There are thousands of Zymandis agents in the Mothership at any given time, from field agents on leave to support staff, so an extra eighty bodies won't be suspicious. To help our field recruits blend in, you will be given gold-and-white Zymandis uniforms in your choice of style: the suitlike uniform of support staff, the lab coats of scientists, the fatigues of field agents, the leisurewear of an off-duty agent, etc. No matter what style you choose, all uniforms are outfitted with a hidden bioelectric monitoring system that will alert our staff in Oska to any abnormal changes in your energy signature. In the case of extreme physical stress, the uniform will emit a high-pitched whistle that will stun any organic being in the immediate area who isn't also wearing one of our uniforms. While there is no way to predict who or what you will encounter on the Mothership, Zymandis is known to have robotic footsoldiers, and so we have also outfitted each recruit with three electromagnetic pulse grenades as well as a reusable anti-robotic tazing device. Please note that this is a dangerous undertaking, and we will be unable to recall any individual recruit without recalling the entire team, so it is recommended to travel in small groups to look after one another. MOTHERSHIP LOCATIONS We do not have a complete map available of the Mothership, but thanks to the cooperation of captured Zymandis agent Mavahari, we have a general outline of the different sections of the ship. Hangar: Encompassing nearly the entirety of the length of the ship, the hangar is where the smaller (in comparison) Zymandis ships are held, from fighters to transport ships. This section also includes maintenance bays and entry ports. Science Wing: This is where medical bays and laboratories are located. There are also two lecture halls, as well as engineering and robotics labs. Engine Core: The Mothership's engine and controls are located here, along with its rift machines. Bridge: Where the commander of the Mothership gives orders and where the steering controls are located. Personnel Quarters: This section fills an entire deck of the ship and is where agent housing is located, in addition to shopping, cafeterias, practice ranges, gyms, and other entertainment venues. Water treatment plants and energy generators are also located here. Off Limit Areas: These include maintenance corridors, officer's quarters and offices, and other unknown sections that require security clearance.

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QUESTIONS?

[futurologists]

Please direct questions relating to this mission here.

Questions about the game in general should be directed to the FAQ.

[selfimage]

Hey mods! Quick question, back in the maze, Mavahari mentioned Ophiel's memorial. Is that anywhere on the map, or does further poking need to be done to gain that info?

Thanks!

[futurologists]

Good memory! :) It will be mentioned on the upcoming log.

[skelepun]

If my character is a scientist who has studied timelines in his own world/knows his way around quantum physics, are there things he might be able to discover in poking around the lab? Like, data he would be able to interpret that a layman might not?

Re: QUESTIONS?

[ex_mettacrusher33]

What do the robotic foot soldiers look like? Is it varied enough for another robot to disguise themselves as one long enough to research a way to disable them?

Re: QUESTIONS?

[aspearation]

Will pets be staying behind again? It would make sense either way, so I wanted to check! Please have a Dogberry icon for your troubles.

[ofobedience]

In regard to the taxara, would the infested agents be dispersed all around the ship, or grouped together? Just wondering for attempted rounding up purposes, so they can bring them back to be properly treated by ALASTAIR in the hope of regaining their memories.

Also, is the Mother likely to be infesting the same host as in Perdition's Rest? And whilst Gio will be gunning for killing her (because it's Gio) is there any chance of them being able to extract the taxara from the host without killing her utilising the same technique ALASTAIR have been using, or would that take time and effort where they're better off just killing one for the sake of saving the rest?

^that latter part is something he might ask ICly actually, but handwaving would be fine if the current IC post isn't the right place for it!

[fateality]

Twisted Fate still has "gotta slow down my aging/become immortal" on his mind, so he'll probably take the opportunity to investigate sneakily. Does he find anything pertaining to those interests?

[banded]

Hi! I think this goes without saying, but I want to double check:

Once agents are inside the ship, they won't be rifted out for anything (including canon updates)—is that correct? I'm trying to plan when I'm going to update Scott to the most recent season.

Basically: will canon updates be out of the question until post-mission, or can I hold off and do it mid-mission?

Thanks!

Re: QUESTIONS?

[banded]

Team Save Mavahari (also known as "Scott, what is morally correct to you isn't necessarily morally correct to everyone and you should probably get input from the person you're trying to save you stupid protagonist") is probably going to want to talk to Mavahari before the upcoming mission. Would that be okay? And how would that small group go about it?

I wanted to ask before I organized questions and stuff with the players in question!

[unburdening]

hi mods! so bellamy would want to ask the scientists/medical stuff about the taxara, mainly if there's any known sedative that works on them (and not just their hosts) that could make rescuing infested hosts easier.

Re: QUESTIONS?

[secondnature]

In terms of finding the Mother, do we have to submit a plot request for that, or do you guys have something in place for that? I know you say that you aren't accepting submissions for that on the discussion post, so I wanted to know how/where that is meant to play out! (If it's meant to!)

Thanks!

sorry i am like half the questions here

[ex_mettacrusher33]

if asked around (in a charming, totes not suspicious way), about what percentage of zymandis seems to really, 100% believe the Doctrine of Destruction? Is it like ALASTAIR, where you'll get a few "i don't really believe this, but have no other choice" types? or does it seem like everyone's drank the koolaid?

and if it's the former, would anyone be lured with the idea of there being another way out?

[unburdening]

back with another question! what kind of prototype weapons might be found in the robotics labs? are they all stunners and/or lethal space...weapons....or will there also be other types too?

basically sorta wondering if there's anything that might inflict ridiculous status effects or generally be non-lethal

[spacerhyme]

Quick question about the taxara, since I wasn't here for previous encounters and haven't found this info: how does the hive mind communicate? It's a psychic link, right?

Is it possible to affect the link (/what would it take to do so)? If you happen to be telepathic...

[ofobedience]

I have a slightly odd question that came up in a thread with Gio and another character! So Giovanni has heightened senses, think dog sense of smell! He was asked whether he'd be able to detect a difference in the scent of Taxara-infested people, and at first I was thinking no, but then I wondered whether there would be any subtle change in the host's scent, or whether it would be something he'd be able to detect, the way some dogs can detect when someone has cancer etc (not that he's a literal dog, but you see what I mean!)

I'm totally cool with him not being able to detect anything at all. But thought I'd ask before ICLy responding to that particular thread!!

sorry for the bizarre question, lol

[ofobedience]

So I have a question about the plot slot! I'd like to try my luck at that, but should I put in for it now (as in, a note to say I would like to use the coins I already have for this plot slot) or is it more appropriate to wait until the 1st October when I can put in a new submission (seeing as I put one in during September, but did not use any of my coins this month, just submitted threads).

Sorry for asking so many questions this time around ahaha.

[signifies]

I have a question about this bounty. If scanned with X-ray, infrared, and microscopic vision (to determine what they're made of) what would the cards show?

[tolight]

question about the zymandis jewelcomms!!

what would happen if an alastair agent happened to get their hands on them, and maybe even try to call for ophiel? would they even be able to get it off the zymandis agent's wrist...?

[feytality]

-If Maya questioned the seedy NPCs in the underbelly about Zymandis, what (if anything) would she find out?

-Would Maya be able to channel Ophiel and/or contact her spirit?

[deemed]

Hey mods! With regards to Odinson finding Mjolnir somewhere on the ship, would it be okay to find that as part of the spoils of battle, shut away in a room somewhere?

[predomination]

So Sieglinde and Urahara were pretty BURNED UP about Dr. Mills and his stupid epidemiology stuff, because they still have emotional scars from Percy and any Zymandis agent who works in diseases is probably just as bad (or worse).

and BECAUSE OF THAT:

(A. Can they kill him. I don't know if there's some sort of protocol about MURDERING NPCS THAT HAVE NAMES.

(B. If we can, is there anything we should know about him just for logging purposes...

[ex_mettacrusher33]

Here's a hypothetical for ya:

running the audio stun through the intercom. will that work and will it hurt?

Re: QUESTIONS?

[ex_mettacrusher33]

one more ride on the spaghetti slide:

are the locks in the agent housing electronic? If so, would it be possible to lock them from the outside and keep the people inside from getting out? Either through hacking or "i'ma smash" means?

[selfimage]

Hey again! Another question: is it possible for Loki to lift one of the Zymandis' comm devices that has the Ophiel AI on it from some poor unsuspecting agent?