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a_centered_mind posting in srwu Jan. 26th, 2016 12:17 am)With the situation surrounding the Lady unfolding, and more threats looming over the horizon, a request is sent via video mail to all UG members. The sender? A certain friend of Willis, who tries to hide her concern behind a smile.
"Good day everyone. I know this isn't the best time to ask a favor of you since you're trying to figure out what to do, but I'll need a small group to accompany me to a certain facility for a short while. It's an old place that hasn't been used for some time, so I have some concerns about security. There's something I need to retrieve there, and on the bright side, maybe we'll find some of the leftover equipment useful too."
If anyone wants payment for this, I'll be glad to arrange something. Just know that I wouldn't be making a request like this if it wasn't important. Thanks."
--
1.
As Elys briefly explains to you: the facility in question is a massive offshore installation, hidden via some sort of visual stealth, and currently located between South Korea and Japan. Arriving in thick fog: you can make out the shape of a wide structure that looks like an oil rig - suspended above the ocean on eight legs, or pillars.
Ignoring the fact that this looks like a cliche horror movie setup, the shuttle touches down on a designated landing platform leading to a large door, not unlike ones you'd find on hangars. It can definitely accommodate even larger mecha, but probably not wider, non-humanoid machines like Bahamut.
While you're up close, the fact that the building looks uninhabited is hard to miss. There's also the appropriately-sized, and somewhat weathered logos of Aegis, Ono-Sendai and Caduceus - the three companies related to Willis - on the giant door before you.
Elys approaches on foot and places a palm against it.
"This is where it all started. It's been a while...and the place has seen better days and locations."
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2.
(Mingle prompt)
Some power is restored, and the lights are turned on. The inside of the structure is empty, as you'd expect. But, it wasn't abandoned in a rush: the people who once worked here were very thorough as they left, leaving little behind. It's almost like walking into an unfurnished, new building.
There are exceptions though, like the circular room Elys is currently standing in which looks like a training space. A group of football-sized, sphere-shaped metallic drones are scattered across the floor, all inactive. She kneels by one to inspect it, but addresses you first.
"Ah, I forgot to mention it before: feel free to explore and keep any item that you fancy. All of it technically belongs to my company now, but what's left was supposed to be scrapped with this place long ago; no one will mind if it's put to use again. There's only one thing I'm here for, anyway."
However, the most you'll find are basic tools, if well-made ones, small amounts of supplies like replacement LED lights and panels, and maybe an abandoned cleaning robot or two. Still plenty for scavengers.
It's possible to explore the external walkways as well. But it's foggy outside and there is a sheer drop into the waters below, so be safe and responsible.
For the less adventurous: you can see that the facility was once able to connect to land, since there is a detached portion of a road leading to a broken gate. Beyond that lies a garden in the center of the complex, where an expensive looking car seems to have been crashed into an equally pricey but now defunct marble fountain. This was all left as is, which is strange to say the least.
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3.
In a control room adjacent to one of the hangars, Elys approaches a console that activates the facility's mainframe. What comes up on the screen is a whole load of...nothing.
"All deleted. No surprise. This might as well just be a giant monitor right now. But...!"
She suddenly punches the center of the console, creating a hole in it and causing sparks to fly!
The empty screen comes alive. It displays BIOS information before continuing to boot into that very primitive, but once widely-used and popular OS that withstood the test of time: Doors XD.
Elys looks proud of this.
"I included a pressure-triggered backup memory system just in case, and paired it with a very reliable interface! Sometimes, old-fashioned is the best."
However, there is only one accessible file displayed...
"Good day everyone. I know this isn't the best time to ask a favor of you since you're trying to figure out what to do, but I'll need a small group to accompany me to a certain facility for a short while. It's an old place that hasn't been used for some time, so I have some concerns about security. There's something I need to retrieve there, and on the bright side, maybe we'll find some of the leftover equipment useful too."
If anyone wants payment for this, I'll be glad to arrange something. Just know that I wouldn't be making a request like this if it wasn't important. Thanks."
--
1.
As Elys briefly explains to you: the facility in question is a massive offshore installation, hidden via some sort of visual stealth, and currently located between South Korea and Japan. Arriving in thick fog: you can make out the shape of a wide structure that looks like an oil rig - suspended above the ocean on eight legs, or pillars.
Ignoring the fact that this looks like a cliche horror movie setup, the shuttle touches down on a designated landing platform leading to a large door, not unlike ones you'd find on hangars. It can definitely accommodate even larger mecha, but probably not wider, non-humanoid machines like Bahamut.
While you're up close, the fact that the building looks uninhabited is hard to miss. There's also the appropriately-sized, and somewhat weathered logos of Aegis, Ono-Sendai and Caduceus - the three companies related to Willis - on the giant door before you.
Elys approaches on foot and places a palm against it.
"This is where it all started. It's been a while...and the place has seen better days and locations."
-
2.
(Mingle prompt)
Some power is restored, and the lights are turned on. The inside of the structure is empty, as you'd expect. But, it wasn't abandoned in a rush: the people who once worked here were very thorough as they left, leaving little behind. It's almost like walking into an unfurnished, new building.
There are exceptions though, like the circular room Elys is currently standing in which looks like a training space. A group of football-sized, sphere-shaped metallic drones are scattered across the floor, all inactive. She kneels by one to inspect it, but addresses you first.
"Ah, I forgot to mention it before: feel free to explore and keep any item that you fancy. All of it technically belongs to my company now, but what's left was supposed to be scrapped with this place long ago; no one will mind if it's put to use again. There's only one thing I'm here for, anyway."
However, the most you'll find are basic tools, if well-made ones, small amounts of supplies like replacement LED lights and panels, and maybe an abandoned cleaning robot or two. Still plenty for scavengers.
It's possible to explore the external walkways as well. But it's foggy outside and there is a sheer drop into the waters below, so be safe and responsible.
For the less adventurous: you can see that the facility was once able to connect to land, since there is a detached portion of a road leading to a broken gate. Beyond that lies a garden in the center of the complex, where an expensive looking car seems to have been crashed into an equally pricey but now defunct marble fountain. This was all left as is, which is strange to say the least.
-
3.
In a control room adjacent to one of the hangars, Elys approaches a console that activates the facility's mainframe. What comes up on the screen is a whole load of...nothing.
"All deleted. No surprise. This might as well just be a giant monitor right now. But...!"
She suddenly punches the center of the console, creating a hole in it and causing sparks to fly!
The empty screen comes alive. It displays BIOS information before continuing to boot into that very primitive, but once widely-used and popular OS that withstood the test of time: Doors XD.
Elys looks proud of this.
"I included a pressure-triggered backup memory system just in case, and paired it with a very reliable interface! Sometimes, old-fashioned is the best."
However, there is only one accessible file displayed...
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