exploration mingle: CITY EXPANSION

[riverviewmod]

who: everyone in Riverview!
what: exploration mingle: city expansion
when: April 15 - May 15
where: Around the power relay station and abandoned amusement park.
warnings: likely violence; please put any necessary warnings in the subject lines

riverview: monthly exploration mission

One of the major and most highly-valued cultural concepts in Riverview is that of exploration, expansion. Especially now that, with the recent influx of new arrivals, as the portal kicks into high gear for reasons not entirely known, the Inhabited City, already comfortably full, is rapidly becoming overpopulated. With all the refugees from other worlds pouring in from day to day, the city's safe space and resources are being taxed to their breaking point.

Right now, exploration and expansion is key, and each month, the government has decided to focus on a particular objective, in order to unite citizens in expanding, securing, and supplying the city for everyone's benefit.

the story so far

Exploration & Expansion Progress Report ● Electric Rails ● Amusement Perk ● SUBMIT YOUR SOLUTION

After city resident Ava Orlova accidentally brought an old power relay back online while testing her powers by running energy through an abandoned SkyTram line, a whole new opportunity for expansion presented itself, and the city's residents were more than willing to take that opportunity as far as they could. Together, teams of volunteers from the Quarantine took part in a widespread operation to secure the area surrounding the newly awakened power relay and the tram line that leads to the area in an attempt to make it more accessible and safe to work on.

After the line and area were decently secure, Ava Orlova once again headed into the area with a team to clear out any remaining monsters and restart the generator attached to the relay. Work on this project was carried on by Tony Stark (MCU) and a team, who used arc reactors to effectively and reliably repower the area. While it hasn't been officially opened to the public or entirely secured, several residents have made efforts to develop the abandoned amusement park, including starting up one of the generators to run the Ferris Wheel. Jim Kirk has done surveys to find which structures can and cannot be reclaimed. Another team will be spearheading clean up and securing of the hot springs that are also in the area.

This month's mission is to completely secure the area and start moving the inner wall of the Inhabited City out to encompass the newly-powered area, including the amusement park.

how it works

● Phases: Each prompt is a different phase of the operation. Characters may partake in whichever part of the operation they choose, whether it is a large and prominent part, or a more of a backseat or support role.

● Completion: When next month's exploration mingle goes up, the mission featured on this exploration mingle will be considered complete, and game canon, providing the entry has 200+ comments on it.

● Submissions: If your character and/or your character's team has threaded something out to completion, or if you have added and solved a complication to the mission via player plot either on this log or elsewhere in the game, please use the "submit your solution" link above to submit that information so it can be added to the Progress Report.

● Reward: The reward for completion of this month's exploration mingle is that the amusement park will be open in June, with an amusement park prompt in the Prijata log.

phase i: electric rails

The main method of access to the new area of the city is via the electric rails of the SkyTram, which are currently powered by the generator and arc reactors placed in the area. A previous city-wide operation has provided some security to this line of access by placing temporary laser fences on either side of the rail, but the solution is just that - temporary. This phase is for characters to either help with moving the stronger inner wall to encompass the new area or who want to serve as protection for characters moving the wall.

While the inner wall is very solid and secure, unlike the outer wall it was created to be portable through use of construction equipment and drivers, and there are additional segments of wall in storage that can be added to make it longer. The drawback is that, while the wall is being moved, it is not providing security for the city. This means that, besides people who are willing to contribute their labor and expertise with the moving of the wall, people willing to defend the gap in the wall and the people moving the fence are more than welcome. The more the merrier!

phase ii: amusement perk: cleaning house

Once the inner wall has been moved to encompass the area including the generators, power relay station, and the amusement park and hot springs, it will be time to start reclaiming the area. This means a lot of hard work cleaning and clearing out foliage from the area, as well as fighters to rid the area of monsters in whatever way is necessary. This step will allow for the amusement park to be assessed at a more in-depth level for functionality, and brought back into working order.

phase iii: amusement perk: get this party started

The final phase of the operation is for tech and science teams to get the park and relay station operational and includes both characters able to provide technical or engineering abilities as well as construction crews to get the rides, games, and food stands operational. It also requires characters with electric or energy abilities and electrical engineers or other experts to completely stabilize the power grid and get all of the generators back online to power the area.

It will also require fighters and surveyors to scout the line and make any last minute notations of problem areas in the fence, and escort tech teams out to correct them before the area is safe to open to the public.

phase iv: wildcard

Have an idea for a mission-adjacent plot, or want to make up an unexpected plot twist or problem and solve it with your character? Just write up a starter, and don't forget to give yourself props by submitting it for the Progress Report.

navigation
[Cloud Forest, Singapore by Elaye Sildogan; bonus inspiration artwork: Zombie War in Amusement Park by Jane Lee]

Comments

phase i

[backwaterbelle]

[Rogue had deemed herself a floater of sorts, providing aerial support while the Starks were grounded and otherwise occupied with the more technical aspects of this section of the wall. She offered to provide heavy lifting, but the general consensus was that she holds more value as a mobile, invulnerable fighter than a mutant crane operator.

So when she catches sudden movement at the edge of her sight line, she's already banking down towards it, surveying the area with a more critical eye before deciding a course of action. With Bucky having already chosen a target, she takes the middle of the three, putting herself right in the middle of the fray by cutting sharply and landing hard on the beast. She drives her heels hard into the creature's back right above the wings, a terrible crunching noise following the impact as she twists to grab hold of it's horns.]

You looked bored. [She explains cheerfully, or as cheerfully as one could while straining to savagely break the neck of a giant monster.]

[anotheroldsoldier]

Oh, you know. This is same old same old. [Bucky might not be enhanced, save for his left arm, but he fights hard, with an efficient brutality that comes from years and years of training and conditioning. The Winter Soldier was a ghost story for young spies for a reason, though these days, he only has to put his skills to work against beasts and monsters. It's better that way, easier. There is no moral question whether or not he's doing good and protecting people, trying to make up for the shit he did.

So he fights hard and single-mindedly, but he's not going to say no to a little help when these things are difficult to take down solo. They work as a pack, almost a hivemind, and apparently never by themselves. Sparks fly from Bucky's left arm, lodged in the left chimera's mouth, and send convulsions through it. Rogue has the one in the middle pretty well occupied, but the third has skittered off, is preparing itself to lunge.] Heads up!

[Grunting with the effort, he hurls the body of the dying chimera clear over Rogue's head to intercept the third. It won't take it out, but it does knock it back several yards and it struggles under the weight of the creature.]

[backwaterbelle]

Ah'm hurt ah didn't get a formal invite sugah. [She teases with mock offense.] This is the sort of same ol' ah can get behind.

[The mutant would much rather fight monsters, sentient or otherwise. Fighting people she knew and respected, even cared deeply for was an emotionally exhausting and difficult task. Fighting monsters was the closest thing Rogue got to an actual workout (beating up Thor aside), and she's going to take full advantage.

At his warning, Rogue twists her body into a sharp roll while both kicking off the creature's body and pulling the horns with her. A terrible, wet series of pops of bone and cartilage breaking punctuate his statement as she makes a satisfied noise that's not quite a laugh. And then, because she sure as hell can't help herself, she throws the third monster on top of the other two, hands moving to her hips as she surveys their work. The additional weight will keep the third pinned for now it seems.]

Is it bad ah want to stand on the pile of monsters?

[Joking aside, she's still listening for additional threats.]

[anotheroldsoldier]

Next time I'll be sure to engrave an invitation for you. [He says wryly, surveying the damage. One chimera twitches weakly beneath the other two dead ones, paw flexing in the dirt as it tests the weight. They're incredibly heavy for what they are, though, and that one isn't going anywhere for the moment. Not without a hell of a lot of struggling.

Bucky rolls his shoulders, rotating the left one in the socket to make sure it isn't too damaged. Seems to be in working order still. He's keeping alert in case the commotion brings anything else to the party, but for now, the only sounds are construction equipment, people shouting orders to each other, and the natural ambient noise of the Quarantine.]

It's a little bad. Mean to kick him while he's down. [Motioning to the third chimera.] So far so good moving this section of the wall. If nothing else too big comes to see what's going on, they should be ready to move on to the next section in an hour or so.