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( WORLD #2 - THE CHANCE TO END IT ALL. )

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a storm approaches.

This log is for everyone who signed up for the various stages of saving Struxta and defeating The Storm. If you have any questions, please feel free to refer back to the OOC Post. Otherwise, it is up to you - Circle Members - to save Struxta from imminent destruction.

For those returning to the Storm, you may notice something is a bit different about it. It seems a bit more wild, a bit more unwieldy. Is it...stronger? Does the wind seem to have picked up? You might want to hurry.

group one: the preparation.

The BG's are sure to meet with everyone who volunteers for this position, explaining that you will be deployed first, out of all the groups. You are to head back to the area of the storm, and set up the The Pins - which are about a foot long, but just about 3 inches in diameter. They will explain just how they need to be wedged into the ground, how far, and at what points. There are 5 Pins, and they will be divvied up between all those who volunteer.

The distance between the points in which the Pins needs to be placed will be massive - the Storm is about 5 miles in radius, which means that the circumference is about 34 miles around. These five pins need to be placed equidistance around the circumference, and they need to be done so relatively around the same time - as they need to be placed in the right position before the storm continues to move. The people in these groups will need to be fast (to get to those places quickly) and strong (to wedge them into the ground), and then will need to quickly return to the cart to be brought back into the tunnels.
PROMPTS:
1.) Get to your selected area, and find a way to get the pin wedged into the earth. Because of the proximity to the storm, you cannot use anything too technologically/electrically powered, as there is a high chance of shortage if the storm gets too close. It is not dangerous for those who are electrically powered, but smaller devices might have a difficult time.

2.) Get back to the cart as quickly as possible - the Storm seems to be stronger, now, and the winds more intense. You may experience your route to be hindered by falling debris and pieces of the abandoned area of the city. You don't have too much time to get back to the cart.

3.) Maybe you decide to hold down the fort near the cart - to make sure that none of the wind or debris damaged it, or just to make sure it doesn't leave before the entirity of Group One returns. It will be up to you to get things moving once everyone returns - but remember, your time is tight. Everything needs to be moving as quickly as possible. And you definitely don't want to leave anyone behind!

group two: the deployment.

This will be, arguably, the group in most danger, as they will need to go to the eye of the storm and set up the device. As you will be going into the storm, there is high risk of being struck by lightning, and with all the information gathered, the BGs will let you know clearly and simply that you will die. There is no if, or high chance - if you are struck by lightning, you will be fried beyond a place where they will be able to revive you.

The other issue, here, is that the device must be activated. This is extremely tricky, as the activation takes a computer, or an understanding of computers, that have been connected to the Mass Subconscious or Archives in some fashion. The BGs are extremely wary about explaining this part of the plan, as they are hesitant to ask anyone to risk their lives to this degree. However, without someone to complete this part of the job, no part of the plan will work. For those built/dependent on their electronic interface, they will be able to build a temporary guard that the Circle members will be able to wear, but it will have a time limit, as explained here.

You are brought out in a group, dropped off in the same station that you were dropped off in before. You, and everyone in your group, will have about five hours to set up the Device and activate it, but be careful. The Storm is more intense than it ever has been before, with smaller lightning strikes spreading out with a smaller interval of time in between. You and your group will need to take the device to the center of the Storm, set it up, and then evacuate as quickly as safely as you can.

This group will be dropped off after the first group, and will have to remain behind for a bit longer than the first group as well, as their cart will require a reboot to take them back through the tunnels

PROMPTS
1.) Getting to the eye will not be an easy task. As the Storm is more intense, getting further and further into the Storm will be more and more violent and more and more difficult to traverse. The wind will become dangerous, as will the smaller strikes of lightning, but you have to find a way to get to the center, and set up the Device.

2.) Setting up the Device will take a few separate steps to get it set up. Not only will you need to have it set up directly in the eye, you will need someone with knowledge from the mainframe of Struxta to set it up. It will take either those who have connected to the Archives, Mass Subconscious, or other forms of the main systems of Struxta to be able to work the Device and to finally set it up in a way that it will connect and be able to translate the electrical shock of the Lightning Strike to the rest of the planet.

3.) Find a way to get back to the cart. When the Lightning Strike is dissolved, the Storm itself will dissentegrate, leaving about an hour of absolute chaos and mayhem with nowhere for it to go. After the hour is up, everything will be calm once again, but until that point it will feel as though you are caught in a tornado of strong winds, extreme thunder, and very little light or way to move. For those who have stayed back at the cart, the cart will need to be rebooted and brought back online. Good luck.

group three: the aftermath.

For better or for worse, you are the first of the groups to know for sure that the plan has worked. Because as soon as the Lightning Strike hits the ground, the entire world of Struxta seems to spark, an uncontrollable power surge moving through every inch of what you can see. Lights flicker and go out, giant holographic advertisements go dark. Androids and robots all around you surge, spark, and go dark. For about a minute, everything is completely dark, and you are unsure if you have just murdered an entire planet in one go, or if the plan actually worked.

Then, slowly, everything comes back online. It's a slow process, and definitely not all at once. Some things come online right after, and others take time, and others still will require help to be completely rebooted. You've been prepped by the BG's on how to help get everyone back online, but it will take some time. You have thousands of people to check in with, to plug in or help rearrange wires, or any other manner of ways to help bring them back online. The issue? You only have 12 hours to bring the entire city back online. Move quickly.
PROMPTS
1.) Because of how much of Struxta is electronic and mechanical, much of how it is run depends on the use and functionality of the buildings. Without the electricity, some of the buildings may even begin to sway, or creak, as if they are about to collapse. These will need to be dealt with in by their "breaker box" of sorts. Some are much easier to find than others, but you will want to act quickly, as there is no telling when those buildings, and all of the androids inside, may collapsed and be lost for good.

2.) There are - to put it simply - thousands and thousands of bodies around you. These were normal, everyday kind of androids and robots who were simply living their lives, before the surge took them all out. There doesn't seem to be a rhyme or reason to who or why some are able to bring themselves back online, but many are not. The BG's have prepped you with a battery of short that you can use to go around and help bring these others online, but still the situation is tense. There is about a 75% chance that they will come back online without issue, but some may not - as the surge could have fried their mainframes. To help with these, you will need someone who is either very adept as working with technology and computers, or you will need to take these to a kind of 'First Aid' tent of sorts that has been set up with the necessary materials to help bring these more complicated cases back online.

3.) The 'First Aid' tent is a production held up primarily by the BG's. It had been their plan from the beginning to help find a way to reroute the Storm and provide safety to the rest of Struxta. They have some older materials, as well as some tools, that they bring up with them and the rest of Group 3 to help set up a hospital of sorts. They will need help, as their units are glitchy and shaky as well, but they have the knowledge to help guide any other members who may be interested in staying back and helping them reworked the more complicated cases.

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[On three, Konoha pushes.

She's a strong young woman, anyone looking at her upper half could probably imagine how she'd look as a human, physically fit and used to labor. Having those muscles of hers anchored in an equally strong equine half lent her even more strength than could be expected of a human's build...

But she's surprised at how difficult the task is. Gritting her teeth she digs her hooves in with a stomp, tail flicking out in frustration beneath her skirt, straining-

Until it finally begins to break through into the ground.]

[ He pushes as well, gritting his teeth. This is proving to be quite the difficult task, and he is glad for Konoha's help. Strong though he is, he is still only human. Konoha seems to possess a different degree of strength, and it is her that gets them past the tipping point, helping to drive the Pin into the dirt.

Even once they break past the surface, it proves to be no easy feat. Arenvald keeps his grip on the Pin's middle, though the wind whips around them both. A piece of small debris catches him on the cheek, scoring a scratch across his skin, the red mark carved through the white of the warpaint he always wears. It bleeds a little, but he stays focused on his task.

Only once they've finally driven the Pin in far enough does he step away, wiping at his cheek with the back of his hand. ]

I'm beginning to think you're the one doing all the work on his endeavor.

Not at all. This is what a team is for-

[Panting softly, Konoha pulls away from the Pin once he does and she realizes it must be deep enough into the earth. Wiping sweat from her forehead, she moves to let down her long black hair to fix the bun before they set off again, but the wind whips it around her face and she struggles to get it back up for a moment until she notices there's blood on his face.]

You're hurt-

[She reaches forward as if to touch, but the wind whips her hair back into her eyes again and she splutters, having to withdraw and try to get her hair back up into the bun so she can actually see.]

[ He has to stifle a laugh when poor Konoha's hair whips back on her. She tried. ]

I don't think it's terribly deep. I'll be alright.

We should probably focus on getting out of here, first.

[Her pursed lips say that she worries it isn't alright... but that's about when she receives her own shock, half jumping when a rock hits her on the rear.]

You're right. Okay-

[She ties off her bun messily so she can see again and prances closer, holding out her hand again and stretching out her forelegs to lower her spine, putting on a tougher face as the thunder rumbles above them.]

Let's go back before it gets worse... Tell me if you see anything coming our way.

[With his weight on her, she won't be as nimble when it comes to dodging.]

[ He's suffered far, far worse than a scratch on the face, but now isn't the time to go comparing injuries.

He takes Konoha's hand, swinging himself back onto her back. It's a little easier now that he's done it before, and once he's settled, he gives a sharp nod. ]

Will do. I'm ready; make a run for it!

[Ooph, yeah- He's still heavy with that armor on.

She might be getting tired but she's still strong, still got it in her. She straightens back up with a small grunt, stretches her arms... and then clasps the cords holding her sleeves up again to streamline before she does what he says.]

One more time, then!

[Konoha makes a run for it back towards the cart.]

[ The way back seems harder than the way forward, with the wind redoubling its efforts to sweep them both away or bury them in rubble by turns.

After a close call or two, Arenvald thought it wise to slip his shield over his arm, rather than wearing it on his back. It's just a small buckler but, it proves to be enough when he spots a hunk of rubble flying their way. Leaning forward, his arm shoots out, blocking the piece of debris before it can collide with the side of Konoha's head.

The sound of stone meeting steel is loud and sudden, but it's better than being brained by a chunk of concrete. ]

Keep going. I've got you.

[She's never seen wind like this. Even in the typhoon season... it's never been this bad in her world. But all she can do is rush forward, hooves leaving heavy prints in the crumbling streets, sweat frothing on her flanks and down her back.

She can't dodge well like this, and though she'd tried to, already flinching away in anticipation... He blocks it, and though the sound is loud...]

I'm counting on you!

[It's way better than being brained by a rock. Determined, she pushes past her panic, her fear, and pushes herself to go faster. As fast as she can.]

[ ~~What good is being a tank class if you can't protect your party tbh~~

Arenvald keeps his eyes out as best he can, batting away wayward debris with his shield arm whenever something gets flung too close to them for comfort. There are some smaller rocks that get past his guard, not to mention the ever-present sting of flying dirt and dust, but nothing that would cause more than a welt or a shallow cut.

After what seems like a small eternity, they finally, finally make it to the cart and to relative safety. Gods help him, that whole ride is a blur, but at least they made it. He slumps a little in his spot on Konoha's back, sighting with relief.

Only once he catches his breath does he manage, ]

Are you all right?

[~~good point~~

They make it.

And once they do... Konoha's sides are heaving, sweat dripping from her belly and down her legs, both sets of lungs inhaling a beat after the other, a few cuts on her legs and arms bleeding, but just stings, barely noticeable now with the adrenaline still pumping through her veins.]

I'm fine-

[She tries to stay upright, she should keep walking until her heartbeats even out, she knows she should, but her legs are quaking with fear and excitement both, and she stumbles, reaching out to grab the side of the cart... and her legs start folding.]

I just have to... lay down... just a minute...

[Watch your feet, Arenvald, she's going down.]

[ I'm yelling timber--- wait.

Oh, when she says she needs to lay down, she means right now. He has to awkwardly tuck his legs so she doesn't lay on him -- never mind what that would do to his foot, but laying on plate armor can't feel good anyway. Even more awkward is his dismount, where he sort of stumbles away from her, only just managing to catch his balance.

He takes a quick moment to sling his shield back into place over his back before he approaches her again. ]

Is there anything you need?

[ He's sweating and exhausted too, but not near as much as she is. He can go for a while longer yet. ]

[She's never carried anyone on her back like that before, and she hadn't anticipated being this exhausted when he couldn't weigh as much as she was used to hauling. But that was hauling, and this was actually lifting, and she needs a second to respond, catching her breath after he dismounts and leaves a human leg shaped sweat patch behind darkening her coat.]

Water, do-

[She's parched, but really she'd rather have it dumped all over her. Not that she thinks that's an option right now, but. She leans her weight forward onto her hands to keep herself from totally lying down, arms shaking a bit.]

Is there any water?

[ Thankfully, Arenvald knows better than to go traveling the wastes without a canteen, even if in their haste to escape the Storm he didn’t think to offer her a drink nor take one himself. Probably for the best, anyway, given the way the weather seemed to want both of them dead for the crim of their mere presence.

He lifts the canteen from his belt, popping off the cap and holding it out to her until she is ready to take it. ]

Easy, Konoha. Just breathe. Focus on catching your breath. You’ll be alright.

Thanks-

[She takes it gratefully, quick to down a few hearty gulps between pants as she works to calm down, let the pent up nerves and fear of the Storm ebb as best she can now that they're back at the cart...

And forces herself to not drink too much. Just like with horses... too much too fast wasn't a good idea. So she pours a bit in her hand and rubs it on the back of her neck, weakly grabbing the collar of her shirt to start flapping it in an attempt to get some air in there.]

And-

[Despite how exhausted she is she smiles up at him.]

Thanks. For coming with me.

[She means it.]

[ She's welcome to as much of that water as she wants, since as far as he's concerned, she did all the heavy lifting. He was simply along for the ride -- literally -- and won't be asking for his canteen back until she hands it over on her own. ]

You don't have to thank me. I didn't do much.

Mmm.

[She shakes her head even as she keeps splashing herself a bit with the water, patting her wet hand against her neck and collarbone as her breathing finally begins to even out a bit.]

You helped me focus... and not panic. I couldn't have done it without you. I mean it.

[ Oh, he hadn't really thought of all that, instead only looking at the fact that she carried him all the way out there and back, and that it was her strength that helped them place the Pin to begin with.

But it's true that he went because he saw her looking anxious, and couldn't well leave her to go on her own, so... ]

I'm glad I was able to help, then. You did really well out there.

Eheh... Thanks.

[Even though she'd been scared, it's over, now. For now. She's relieved, and ends up smiling despite it all, even with the thunder in the distance.]

We did good.

[And hopefully... it did what it was supposed to do, and they could get out of here.]

We did.

[ He has the same hope, but for now he's going to enjoy a job well done. He plops down next to her, to wait as the others begin to file in so they can get out of here. ]

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