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[idolpro]

The bulkhead seals behind you; there is a brief warning buzzer before THEMiS’s A.I. pleasantly informs you that you have been “quarantined for your protection.”

A specialized room is arrayed before you, and you suddenly find you are aware of not only of the game’s rules, but also of a limited collection of specialized knowledge suitable to your team’s Role.

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ROLE: WEAPONS

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Available solutions:

1. Phase-Shifted Tachyon Missiles
2. Antimatter Blast Cannon
3. Force-Shield Generator

To your right are a series of lockers containing changes of clothes to more Role-appropriate ones—though they still contain just enough elements to match your unit aesthetic. You may use these if you wish (if so, they will not disappear after the game ends). To your left, there is what appears to be a comms station. It seems you’ll be using this to contact the other units.

It quickly becomes apparent, in fact, that you will very much need their help—

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Quick Links: How to Play | Rules | Bridge | List of Roles

Comments

PROBLEMS

[idolpro]

Xenobiology
THEMiS's A.I. echoes throughout your quarters, pleasant even in the words she says: "Alert. Barrier integrity compromised. Parasitic lifeforms detected to be beyond this door. Recommended suggestion: exterminate lifeforms with bioweapons."

Something that looks like a slime mold is creeping over the door, visible through the window in the sealed bulkhead. That definitely wasn’t there before. And you can hear scratching sounds—like the mold is clawing at the barrier.

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Helm
Over at your communications hub, there’s a flashing red light: obviously some kind of warning signal. Checking the monitors triggers a pop-up message, read aloud in the pleasantly neutral voice of what must be THEMiS’s A.I.

“External sensors offline. Temperature regulation and collision maintenance systems compromised.”

Well, that doesn’t sound good.

“Do you wish to jettison this sector to preserve station integrity?”

A countdown appears on the pop-up. Okay, so that’s really not good.

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Medical
There’s a prickling feeling over your skin, like an itch you can’t quite place, and


It starts with an itch, or a sneeze, or a cough. Whatever it is, it starts small—but it rapidly grows, in size and in seriousness. Itches spread, sneezes become more violent, and coughs become more frequent. Roughly around the time that your ailments pass the threshold into "moderately annoying and somewhat concerning", THEMiS's A.I. speaks in a pleasantly neutral tone:
"Space plague detected in air ventilation. Air quality has been compromised."

Then, completely unbidden, the A.I. continues to describe what this "space plague" is: "Space plague: a common form of airborne infection. The body's immune system is attacked and begins to break down with the introduction of this bacteria. Microorganisms grow at a rapid pace and consume the host, processing flesh into liquid nutrient until the bodypart is completely consumed. Fatality rate: 85%. Antibiotic recommended for continued survival."

The feeling's just getting worse. Hm!

DISCUSSION

[idolpro]

TURN IN

[idolpro]

Re: DISCUSSION

[criminaljustice]

[................ wow, this sucks]

Re: DISCUSSION

[motorcycle_noises]

.....Points for creativity but can I just say: What the fuck?

Re: DISCUSSION

[justfuckingtryit]

...fuck.

Re: DISCUSSION

[rollwithdisadvantage]

No kidding.

Re: DISCUSSION

[rollwithdisadvantage]

Well, fuck.

Re: DISCUSSION

[rollwithdisadvantage]

[MmmHmmm.]

Re: DISCUSSION

[criminaljustice]

Love inter-unit cooperation games, don't you?

[so dry. the most dry.]

Re: DISCUSSION

[justfuckingtryit]

I guess we need to broadcast right the fuck now and try to make some trades.

Re: DISCUSSION

[motorcycle_noises]

Am I crazy-- [ Wait. He is. ] ...Is it just me or do none of these problems seem solvable with weapons?

Re: DISCUSSION

[rollwithdisadvantage]

Actually, I think it is marginally better than murdering each other.

Re: DISCUSSION

[rollwithdisadvantage]

What are 'Phase-Shifted Tachyon Missiles' anyway?

[Is it a card game?]

Re: DISCUSSION

[criminaljustice]

Yeah, except they always seem to breed more distrust and hurt than murdering games do.

[they tryin' to kneecap what little community we have left]

Re: DISCUSSION

[rollwithdisadvantage]

Do you think we should talk with Lilis, first? I'd like to give them first opportunity if they need something.

Re: DISCUSSION

[justfuckingtryit]

...mm. Good call.

Re: DISCUSSION

[rollwithdisadvantage]

Ha! Fair.

So I can't tell if we want to eject the bad section or not. Actually, I'm not sure about any of these.

Re: DISCUSSION

[motorcycle_noises]

If we assume that the "Antimatter Blast Cannon" is a laser/phaser type weapon, then those would be your physical threat weapon-- guns versus a nuclear bomb, basically.

...That's my guess, at least.

Re: DISCUSSION

[rollwithdisadvantage]

[Blink. Blink.]

You know what. I'm just going to leave that you.

Re: DISCUSSION

[rollwithdisadvantage]

Though I suppose it wouldn't hurt to say we can blow things up. If Tatsuya's description is accurate. I don't know about any of this junk.

Re: DISCUSSION

[motorcycle_noises]

[ Sometimes, you open your mouth and NERD comes screaming out of it. ]

I'll do my best.

Re: DISCUSSION

[rollwithdisadvantage]

[Giving him a thumbs up. He's part 3000 year old thief, dark god, and fantasy dnd nerd. This is definitely more up Intensity's ally.]

Re: DISCUSSION

[criminaljustice]

Good news. LiliS needs weapons.

Re: DISCUSSION

[motorcycle_noises]

[ He gives a thumbs-up back. Tatsuya is more of a sentai nerd, but sci-fi is adjacent enough that he has a shaky logic to form around it. ]