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Lost Carnival Mods ([personal profile] ringleaders) wrote in [community profile] lostcarnival2018-10-28 07:26 pm

⇨ POLARIS 3.0

Who: Everyone!
When: Day 115
Where: Polaris
What: On the morning of day 115, a couple hours before the technicians would come to pick up the test subjects, the escape plan will officially come into effect. If your character has been left out of the loop up till this point, feel free that someone hastily explains the plan during the initial phase! The meat of everything else will be played out via megathreads and any private toplevels people want to make.
Warnings: Probably violence.

PEER REVIEW

The plan starts with getting everyone out of their cells. Childermass is going to be using his Gilded Mark to enhance his shadow movement abilities, unabling him to teleport himself and other people out of containment. If your character has other ways of escaping they are free to pursue that, but on a base level, it can be assumed that everyone gets out thanks to Childermass. (Thanks Childermass!) Once everyone has been removed from their cells by some means or another, they will be forced to split into teams as swiftly as possible, as the moment people start breaking out, negative attention from the staff will start building. The area is poorly guarded at first, but as people become aware of the breakout, more will arrive.

Gild, speaking on behalf of her inside plant, will say that those that 1) want to get their stuff back, 2) want to find Ignatius, should get the assistance of their allied Deltas to access sector A5. From there, they will have to access Polaris's storage in A3, a neighbouring sector, and find access to C2, the station where Ignatius is being held. They should expect to be met with armed resistance, but with any luck allies will be there to assist them.

In general, characters will be most effective if they back one of these major objectives:

► TEAM LOOT: This team is trying to get back the items and pets that were confiscated when the group was brought into Polaris. Their objective, according to their allies on the inside, is to get to A5, and then make their way to A3. The important thing is being able to locate their stuff among a sea of other items, and to make it through security in order to reclaim it. Gild's plant has said that they will assist with this. After getting these items, Team Loot may wish to merge with Team Rescue.

► TEAM RESCUE: This team's primary focus is to get to A5 and then make their way to C2. If desired, they may wait for or join with Team Loot, or they may strike out ahead in order to take advantage of the element of surprise. The key factors are obtaining a way to access C2, as well as being prepared for armed conflict with the technicians guarding it, as well as possibly the Mother of Invention herself. Though, the ideal is that Gild will be distracting here at that time.

► TEAM DISTRACTION: This team can do their thing wherever they please, as their main intent is to sew general discord and distract the staff from the teams doing more important things. They should be prepared for armed resistance, but what tactics they pursue beyond that point are highly variable.

► TEAM FORTRESS: This team is attempting to set up a protective base of operations in the original sector in order to survive the conflict and protect their noncombatant comrades. How they accomplish this is also highly variable.

Other objectives may exist, of course, and can be made with their own separate top levels. Chunks of these megathreads will have to be played out in summary form, so when characters are simply trying to get from place to place and specifics aren't necessary, feel free to stick to that format. Assume that everyone is already out of their cells for the purpose of the megathreads.

Here is a shitty map of how the sectors connect, from a side view of the central Polaris hub.
whattaprick: (right. never mind then)

[personal profile] whattaprick 2018-11-20 12:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Lambert exhales, crossing his arms tighter and shaking his head.

“You know how Childermass is. He keeps a lot to himself. Even from me. So when you ask me if I know his reasons or not...”

He trails off and looks away. It’s a sore point. Strange might bitch about Childermass keeping secrets from him all he wants, but it feels shittier being the person closest to him and still not understand everything going on in his head.
Edited 2018-11-20 12:10 (UTC)
kingsroads: (well phooey)

[personal profile] kingsroads 2018-11-20 01:26 pm (UTC)(link)
There's a small little pause before Strange admits, "He loves you. You're each other's most important person. I thought you'd know."

That awkward pause lingers for a bit as Strange bites down the urge to gloat about how much it sucks when people don't tell you things, how's that feel, huh Lambert? Instead, he settles on a simple "I'm sorry."
whattaprick: (did you even notice?)

[personal profile] whattaprick 2018-11-20 02:11 pm (UTC)(link)
It’s a good thing Strange reels it in or he’d be finding out first hand how unpleasant it is to get a fist of metal bones to the face. Lambert looks and sounds upset and distracted enough as it is. He just hangs his head, shoulders slumping.

“You could try to talk to him. Like you said ... he cares about magic. Maybe another magician can get him to see why that matters.” He’s just a simple witcher in the end, same as he’s always been.

“Right now, he can’t even look at me. I’m not going to be the one who convinces him of anything.”
Edited 2018-11-20 14:13 (UTC)
kingsroads: (maybe staring makes it work)

[personal profile] kingsroads 2018-11-20 02:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Even without the other magician angle, most of Strange's fun Polaris changes are internal. His eye's healed up enough that he doesn't need the eyepatch and he doesn't need to mention 'oh by the way, my bones are now mirrors' until after he and Childermass have a conversation. It would make sense for someone not as changed to try the feelings talk.

But on the other hand, Strange just barely got himself out of a depressive slump. How the hell is he supposed to help Childermass out of one as well?! Still, Strange never backs down from a challenge and he likes Lambert too much to say no.

"I can try," Strange responds, with a little nod. Though, before he does... "Is there anything going on between the two of you that I should know about? If part of his reasoning for not going to England involves...I don't know, a fight or something, it'd be better if I hear it from you than him."

Because he sure as hell wouldn't hear it from Childermass in the first place.
whattaprick: (you piss me off)

[personal profile] whattaprick 2018-11-21 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
It’s potentially less about getting Childermass out of anything and sitting in companiable misery, but who knows if he’ll even permit that, really? Lambert shakes his head.

“Not as far as I know. But talking might go over better if it’s not on this floating piece of crap.” He grimaces. Sadly, they aren’t going anywhere anytime soon, as much as he’d like to. Said ‘floating piece of crap’ has a lot to do with worsening his own mood, but ...

“Before that, it needs to be cleared out and sorted out. I’m taking whoever’s up to it to go through the rest of the station and see if there’s anything useful or if we need to take any more techs out.”
kingsroads: (GIVE IT UP FOR MAGIC)

[personal profile] kingsroads 2018-11-21 01:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Strange makes a small little annoyed noise as Lambert mentions staying in Polaris for a bit. Can't they settle this themselves?

"I've got lethal and nonlethal, depending on your preference." Burn a dude alive or gas him, take your pick. "You know you'll have my help."

Because Strange is an idiot who can't say no to his friends.
whattaprick: (like so whatever)

[personal profile] whattaprick 2018-11-30 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
That makes Lambert's brow furrow just a bit, glancing over at the magician.

"Is it being offered, or are you going to walk away from this feeling used again?"
kingsroads: (urrrrrrrrrgh)

[personal profile] kingsroads 2018-11-30 04:57 am (UTC)(link)
"This makes sense," Strange explains, though his voice sounds a bit tired as he does so. "Asking me to kill you when there's plenty of other carnival members who would do it without a contract or asking me to carry out a stealth mission doesn't. But gassing or killing someone...that's something sensible for me to do."

But he still kind of hates the idea that killing someone has become a logical solution to his problems.
whattaprick: (burn baby burn)

[personal profile] whattaprick 2018-11-30 05:08 am (UTC)(link)
"You know 'sensible' is just about the last word anyone would use for you, right?" Just pointing out the obvious. For the moment, though, he'll simply shake his head and move on.

"I'd rather knock them out. I don't want to have to figure out what to do with bodies. I just want to get what we need and get out." For him, of all people, to be the pacifist now, even if it's for the simple reason that it's a damn headache ... Geralt and Eskel would laugh their asses off.

"We'll sort out who's going with who later to cover as much of the place as we can. Until then..."
kingsroads: (this won't end well)

[personal profile] kingsroads 2018-11-30 02:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm very sensible," Strange grumbles, more to himself than to Lambert. "Just not in the ways people want me to be."

It's not his fault that other people can't see or don't agree with Strange's internal code of ethics! As Lambert mentions knocking them out, Strange nods. That makes sense: and thank god it's knocking them out instead of murder.

"Until then, try not to get yourself hurt again. You can't lead your army if you're broken into tiny little pieces." Though Strange's tone is pure joking, there's an oddly serious expression on his face. Seriously. Don't get hurt.
whattaprick: (rethinking my life choices)

[personal profile] whattaprick 2018-11-30 04:43 pm (UTC)(link)
“Considering most of my bones are made of metal now, I don’t think breaking is going to be a problem.” Lambert’s expression is equally sober though he matches Steange’s tone in kind, and he nods. Message received, buddy.