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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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

[futurologists]

The Mother's fate will be decided by the winner of the plot slot! Of course, characters won't know this so you are more than welcome to make plans ICly.

we love your questions, please ask more

[secondnature]

MORE QUESTIONS!!!

or a question

Keith will be calling Lloyd to ask about the viability of putting the mother under, rather than kill her, so that her host is saved along with everyone else. What would Lloyd say about that? Is it possible to "remove" the connection between the taraxa by knocking the Mother out, or does she need to be completely gone for it to happen?

edit question two! Keith will also ask if there's a protocol in place for the hosts coming back so that what happened before doesn't happen again. He assumes there will be one, and will sound rather annoyed about having to ask.

[futurologists]

Lloyd will explain that keeping a Mother unconscious will have the same effect as killing her; both will sever her connection to her hive, rendering her hive unable to communicate with her and each other through their immediate mental link. However, he stresses that it is paramount to keep the Mother continually unconscious, as even a brief moment of consciousness will let her hive know where she is and they will swarm to protect her.

He goes on to say that hives abruptly disconnected from their Mother will be unpredictable and dangerous, so no matter what method Audentes chooses, they should be extremely cautious.

As for ensuring the Taraxa don't break out again if they are brought to Oska, Lloyd directs Keith to the medical staff for that one. They will sound offended by the question and answer of course.