the_zone ◾ ◾ [SEMIOPEN LOG] EXPEDITION 5, ALL TEAMS

2023-02-14 19:41

Semi-open log for the 4th expedition, Team 1 (Niou, Marui, Zaizen) and Team 2 (Sanada, Oshitari K, Mizuki) + Ibu tagging along to whichever he pleases. Technically they're in the same place so he can switch, too.

How this works: only characters involved in this event can tag in this log.

Pre-Expedition Events (Open until everyone gets tired of it): e.g. Training and Packing. These events will involve only training/supply personnel (e.g. Medical for First Aid, Engineering for equipment, Logistics for requisitions, Tachibana for rations etc) and the personnel going on the mission. This will also include everyone hopping on the shuttle to get to the seaside expedition location (total 7 expedition folks + one NPC pilot)

Expedition: (Open until everyone gets tired of it): Set up categories/threads as needed, for example :Camping, Digging, More Digging. Other characters can also tag eg if someone makes a comm call, but make sure you ask/inform that person first, and this should not take up significant portions of the log. As always, ask in the Discord if you have any questions.

Just to refresh your memory: Team 1 does outpost related scouting and evaluation of outpost locations, + a little drone diving, Team 2 goes looking for mystery organism(s) and clears out threats. Both teams will regroup in the shuttle at the end of each day to eat and rest.

Note: Expect bad weather, rain, and occasional disruptions to communications. Try not to get lost and keep some water on you.

There maaaay be an event halfway through the expedition :D

Have fun!

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Date/Time: 2023-02-22 11:52 (UTC)Posted by:

cdr_ryuuzaki

There's little to no warning when it happens, right when most of you are asleep.

Millions and millions of 14-legged, pebble-sized creatures crawl out of the Belt Ocean for their annual (?) spawning on land (think Christmas Island red crabs, but purple). They get everywhere; on equipment, in the shuttle, inside sleeping bags and boots ... everywhere. You might wake up to them parading over your face, or find them in your coffee mug. They're mostly harmless, but they might bite if threatened.

Worse, where little critters go, predators are sure to follow...

Date/Time: 2023-02-22 12:15 (UTC)Posted by:

chickens

Niou jerked awake the moment he felt something on his face, smacking it away and whacking Sanada in the process, scrambling up to his feet in an instant of paranoia.

And oh god, what was this. OH my fucking god.

"Sanada." Niou kicked him in the side, in case the smack hadn't been enough.

Date/Time: 2023-02-22 14:06 (UTC)Posted by:

sws_mizuki

"Oh please be quiet," grumbled Mizuki from across the sleeping area, blinking his eyes open. Then he screamed.

"Oh my god!!!" Mizuki was awake in a flash, and immediately climbed the tallest thing he could find. So here he was hanging onto a pipe for dear life while kicking away any critter that climbed too far up.

It was already all Mizuki could do to avoid passing out. He was only holding onto consciousness because he did not want to faint in the middle of this mass of crawling creatures, who would probably eat his corpse or something.

Date/Time: 2023-02-23 00:26 (UTC)Posted by:

sanada_g

Sanada grumbled at the hits and then again at the screeching. It took him an embarrassingly long second for him to remember he was off on a mission and in a shuttle that was definitely susceptible to attack from creatures or weather. he jolted awake and looked around the ship. Okay. It was in one piece. But chaos was happening. He looked down at his shoulder when felt something tickling his neck and then spotted the little creature. Actually, he spotted a mass of little creatures. Ugh.

He suddenly understood the commotion but he didn't get the screaming. If they were destructive, they'd already have chunks out of them. He stood up, gently shaking the things off him and trying to be careful not to step on other ones. "Do you think they're in the engine?" If they got into the systems, they could cause a power outage and that would be far worse than being tickled while sleeping.

Date/Time: 2023-02-23 00:33 (UTC)Posted by:

oshitari_kenya

Kenya was the next to wake up, frowning at all the noise. When he saw what all the commotion was about, he watched all the little crab things skittering about.

"They could be in the engines...." He scooped up a small pile into his hands, staring at them. "They're kinda cute. I sort of want to eat them." Which was absolutely an inside thought that escaped his lips before his brain could tell him to shut up.

Date/Time: 2023-02-23 01:38 (UTC)Posted by:

mmmarui

Marui was also team scream-his-head-off. Between him and Mizuki, if anyone was still asleep, they weren't now. His immediate reaction was to start killing the crabs indiscriminately, and so he screamed and stomped, and stomped and screamed, and at some point stopped screaming so he could put all his energy into STOMP STOMP STOMP CRUSH CRUSH CRUSH.

Physically vibrating and clearly unhinged, he spoke to himself as he worked, "Die die die die die--"

Date/Time: 2023-02-23 01:57 (UTC)Posted by:

chickens

Niou wasn't going to climb up onto a pipe, and he certainly wasn't going to stomp around screaming like Marui. But... He glanced at Sanada and climbed onto his back instead, gripping around with legs and arms like a koala. "We should try move the shuttle. Get away from the area, I assume they're all outside, so more don't come in. And if we damage the engines in the process... We can fix them after." He kept his voice steady as if this was all totally normal.

Date/Time: 2023-02-23 02:05 (UTC)Posted by:

sanada_g

Sanada grunted as he was climbed like a tree and then stumbled forward a few steps, trying not to squish any of the crabs - a nearly impossible task - or smack Niou off something - something he was less concerned about but still put a bit of effort into - as he made his way over to Marui. He put his hands under his armpits and lifted him a bit off the floor so he'd stop flailing around and destroying things. "You're not helping." And for all they knew, they'd realized someone was on a murder rampage of their kin and then gang up on them retaliate. "They haven't shown signs of aggression, just think about them like Oshitari does. We need to check the situation outside and see if we can move to a clear area. Or we have to find out how they got in and close that space."

He really hated being the voice of reason when he really just wanted another hour or two of sleep before doing his morning meditations.

Date/Time: 2023-02-23 02:22 (UTC)Posted by:

mmmarui

That stopped the damage at least, but not the flailing; that continued as Marui attempted to wiggle free from Sanada, before eventually giving up and taking deep, heavy breaths as his manic burst of activity started to catch up with him.

"Whose side are you on, mine or the crawlers'?"

Well, at least he was calm enough to speak now.

Date/Time: 2023-02-23 02:27 (UTC)Posted by:

sanada_g

"Not yours," Sanada said. His arms were starting to feel the weight of holding onto a wriggling Bunta but he kept him off of the ground since he wasn't sure he wouldn't start a murder rampage again. "I'm on the tech's side." The last thing they needed was the shuttle breaking down. Niou and him could probably get it operating again but neither of them specialized in transport.

Date/Time: 2023-02-23 02:45 (UTC)Posted by:

oshitari_kenya

Kenya dropped the handful of creatures and walked over to Sanada, holding his arms out. "I'll take care of Bunta, Sanada-san. You worry about the tech." He didn't need Sanada possibly causing Bunta to have an even worse panic attack.

Date/Time: 2023-02-23 03:08 (UTC)Posted by:

mmmarui

Yes, good, Ken-chan safe. Marui started wiggling again, this time to get to Kenya. Arms tired yet there, Sanada?

Date/Time: 2023-02-23 06:03 (UTC)Posted by:

chickens

Niou cackled a bit, feeling quite safe from the bug-crawly-things from his spot on Sanada's back and patted him approvingly on the head. "The right answer." He patted Sanada on the shoulder and shifted a little to be more securely wrapped around him. "Alright, Genichirou. Let's go check out the seal on the shuttle door, and then try and get this thing moving."

Date/Time: 2023-02-23 13:34 (UTC)Posted by:

sanada_g

Sanada was more than happy to hand off Marui to Oshitari and then readjusted his balance as Niou moved about. "Make yourself useful and check the shuttle cameras to see what's out there." He shooed a few of the critters off his datapad before passing it to Niou to use. He then made his way over to the door, not completely successful in avoiding all of the creatures and really wishing he had worn his boots to bed. He didn't want to think about how many of these things were currently in them.

"The door should be sealed or we'd be having trouble regulating the temperature or getting sand inside," Sanada said but still assessed the door and the seal anyway. It seemed tight which was good but also meant that the little things had found a different way in.

Date/Time: 2023-02-23 13:41 (UTC)Posted by:

oshitari_kenya

Kenya wrapped his arms around Marui and made it his job to make sure an accidental rampage didn't start. He shooed off any creatures that managed to crawl out them, and once he was sure Marui's helmet and hair were clear, he helped him into his helmet. "That should help."

He looked at now hybrid mass that was the heads of engineering. "I assumed they came in through the filtration system."

Date/Time: 2023-02-23 13:57 (UTC)Posted by:

sws_mizuki

Mizuki, while still mostly terrified, had calmed down enough to function once he saw that everyone was up and about and there was a plan.

"Um...while I'm up here, I guess I'll check the vents?" he offered timidly. "Someone pass me a broom or something."

Date/Time: 2023-02-23 14:06 (UTC)Posted by:

chickens

"Excuse me, I'm always useful." Niou frowned as he awkwardly held the datapad to poke at it to access the cameras, making sure that he stayed draped over Sanada's back at the same time.

The feed from the external cameras came up and he tilted the screen so Sanada could see. "Outside... The ground is completely covered in these uhh... Things." Niou zoomed in just in case and yes, yes there was definitely no mistake. He frowned and accessed the radar, which was currently a mess of very small living things, and... Niou paused. "There is... Something big nearby. We might want to move."

Date/Time: 2023-02-24 06:21 (UTC)Posted by:

sanada_g

Sanada pulled out his multitool and got it to the right setting before passing it to Mizuki. "This will take the vent off. Use the light function to take a look after that." He had no doubt that if they were in there, they'd be able to confirm it quickly.

He then took a quick glance at the datapad Niou kept shoving in his face and had to frown. That was a lot of little creepy crab things. "Must be buffet time for whatever that is." And he did not want to become the main course. He stumbled his way to the pilot who seemed to be as frazzled as most of them but at least was doing what Sanada thought were engine checks. "How is it? Can we move?" He asked.

"We can risk it. Not sure how much we'll be moving afterwards though," The pilot said.

Sanada hoped that if the engine failed later that he and Niou could get it running again. But getting out of the path of whatever Niou was picking up was the current priority.

"Do it. See how far you can get us while still being in the search zone." If possible, he wanted to finish the mission but safety had to come first. Especially since they had the safety officer on board.

Date/Time: 2023-02-24 14:01 (UTC)Posted by:

sws_mizuki

Biting his lip, Mizuki thanked Sanada for the multitool and pulled himself up to the nearest vent. He didn't even need to unscrew the grates -- the creatures were already wedging their way out between the bars. He shone the light in anyway and...yep.

"They're in the vents," he told everyone grimly. "I think they're everywhere by now."

"Also, we have to buckle in if we're flying!" protested Mizuki weakly, but he doubted anyone (himself included) wanted to be seated with the horrible critters crawling everywhere.

Date/Time: 2023-02-25 03:22 (UTC)Posted by:

chickens

"Hopefully just a little crawly buffet, and not anything that involves humans." Niou stared at the screen a bit more, keeping half an ear on Sanada. A quick scan at the edges of the camera's range seemed to show them everywhere on the ground, with more coming from the water. How far did they travel.

Niou glanced at Mizuki. "Maybe if you climb into the vent, it'll count as buckling yourself in," he said with a cackle, tightening his grip around Sanada as he heard the sound of the engines starting up. And there was definitely the sound of something wrong with them. "If we crash to the ground, don't fall on top of me, please, Sanada. I like all my bones in one piece, thank you."

Date/Time: 2023-02-25 16:15 (UTC)Posted by:

sws_mizuki

"That's not--" Mizuki began, before almost falling off his perch as the shuttle lurched. The jerky movement and the awful sounds coming from the engine suggested the shuttle's functions had been compromised.

"Some warning would have been nice!" he snapped, then shrieked as the movement seemed to shake the not-crabs from all sorts of hidden corners. How were they going to get rid of all of them?!

Date/Time: 2023-02-25 18:45 (UTC)Posted by:

mmmarui

Marui, on his own side-quest, was busy scooping as many not-crabs as possible into specimen containers. A crab in a box was one less not-crab that could crawl on him, and since he wasn't allowed to kill them indiscriminately anymore (and he had tried, ohhh he had tried,) it was the best option left to him.

"Crabs. They're crabs. Not crawlers. Just crabs." This thought kept him going as he attempted to de-crab a still sleeping Zaizen, only taking a break to swat off all the ones that the jerking shuttle had showered him with.

Date/Time: 2023-02-26 03:56 (UTC)Posted by:

sanada_g

"Emergency maneuvers override safety protocols. Hold on. We may not get far," Sanada yelled as he braced himself on the co-pilot seat and tried to angle himself so Niou could reach one of the safety bars attached high on the wall if needed.

"Try to get as far out as the big guy's path as you can without completely frying the engine," Sanada said. Escaping the tiny crabs might not be possible with so many in the engine but they needed to be out of the path of the predator. It may not eat bigger things but they didn't know if it would stop to be picky while it feasted.

Date/Time: 2023-02-26 12:51 (UTC)Posted by:

chickens

Niou clung that bit tighter onto Sanada as the shuttle lurched up off the ground, grabbing onto the bar nearby as he swayed. To its credit, the shuttle did manage to move, even though the engine was making sounds that made Niou's teeth grind and his stomach swooped up to his throat as the entire shuttle suddenly jerked downwards before steadying.

"Another... kilometre north west, and we should be clear," Niou said, peering at his screen, again with a sickening lurch of the shuttle whose engines were definitely not okay. "Sit down, Sanada, I think we may have a crash landing."

Date/Time: 2023-02-26 13:14 (UTC)Posted by:

sanada_g

Sanada could see all the lights and hear the pilot cursing as they dropped again before stabilizing as they took on the new heading that Niou gave them. He would have loved to strap himself in but he could hardly do that with Niou stuck to him. Instead, he peeled Niou off of him and shoved him, as gently as he could given the turbulence and his rapidly decreasing mood, and swiftly strapped him in before Niou could complain about the crabs that were most definitely being squished under him. He then used his new found freedom to brace himself with one hand holding the handle on the back of Niou's seat and the other a handle on the wall. "Will we make it?" Sanada asked the pilot.

"We'll get close! But he's right, it won't be smooth. And no promises on the engine!" The pilot said. One hand was flying over buttons even as he worked to maintain level steering but even still Sanada could feel the lurches and swoops as they slowed and accelerated and their altitude changed.

"Everyone, prepare for a rough landing. Strap in or hold on tight!" Sanada yelled to try and get across the chaos that was still happening in the shuttle. Even though he was sure everyone had noticed their less than smooth take off and flying.

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