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Riverview Moderator ([personal profile] riverviewmod) wrote in [community profile] riverviewlogs2018-06-15 09:35 pm

exploration mingle: CAPTIVITY

who: everyone in Riverview!
what: exploration mingle: rescue mission!
when: June 15 - August 15
where: The River Structure
warnings: violence and/or torture; please put any necessary warnings in the subject lines

captivity

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 ReportThe Guardians of the DeepWhat Lies BeneathPlotting & Questions

After some serious flooding at the banks of the river, the cause was discovered to be the Guardians of the Deep, creatures protecting a circular labyrinthine structure underneath the river. Residents of the city explored and mapped the structure, and dealt with a good portion of the traps and other dangers, until they found a little piece of history in the Central Chamber of the structure, revealing that it was inhabited by the first people to live on the moon.

While this news has been exciting scholars and historians in the city, something a little more pressing has been bothering the average citizen - an ever-increasing number of missing persons. People have simply been disappearing all over the city, and only now are residents starting to realize why...



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. Characters may participate in as many phases as they wish.

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.

Entry Reward: The reward for completion of this month's exploration objective will be...well, the safe return of everyone who was kidnapped. And some sweet hurt/comfort.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Having observed how the pacing of exploration mingles has been going and how they are tagged, I have noticed that posting one exploration mingle each month has been a little hectic, both plotwise and for me as a mod (writing three mingles a month has been tough!). I have decided to space them out a bit further, and post an exploration mingle once every two months, starting with this one - the next exploration mingle will be posted in August!


phase i: the abducted

People don't simply go missing, they don't disappear into thin air, they have to be somewhere. And while those who are missing people keep frantically searching, those who have been kidnapped are the only ones besides the kidnappers who do know where they are.

Abducted by a group who have taken up residence in the structure under the city after last month's exploration died down, the missing are trapped in the Central Chamber, in fear of the kidnappers. Their abductors are a group of people that is starting to slowly take on cultist tendencies, believing that the remaining spirits of the First People still live in the structure, that it is a temple, and that those First People need offerings of host bodies to inhabit so they can return and bring their wisdom and magic back to the moon. Things are getting a little hairy - there's no agreement among the kidnappers as to how 'intact' the host bodies have to be and whether or not the sacrifice is in the form of alive or dead captives. Even worse, some of the kidnappers are only with the group to enjoy having power over others and using it to hurt them.

Captives are held in the Central Chamber of the structure, with next to no amenities. Blankets, food, water, and other necessities are in short supply, and they are kept huddled together, constantly guarded and either restrained, wearing or in the presence of a power suppressor to keep them subdued. But the captives haven't lost hope - they are working on getting a message out, finding a way to contact the outside world so their loved ones can rescue them...

This prompt is to play out interactions among the captives before they are rescued, and may include violence or other character suffering. It is also to enact plotted plans for the abductees to find connections with the outside world to summon help.


phase ii: distraction and infiltration

Once would-be rescuers become aware of where the captives are being held, they start making plans to rescue them - whether someone they love has been taken, they're just a good person, or they just want to feel like a big damn hero, there are lots of people willing to take the plunge and jump into the rescue. But the cult group has been in control of the structure for a while now, they definitely have the home team advantage. They know the lay of the land and where the traps are, and have used some of them to their own advantage.

It's not going to be as easy as storming the castle.

There are two parts to this phase of the rescue: a distraction and an infiltration. Distractions are planned to draw as many of the kidnappers away from the hostages being held in the Central Chamber as possible, while those who are stealthily infiltrating will try to find another entrance into the chamber so they can surprise and surround the remaining kidnappers.

This prompt is to play out any plans for distraction and infiltration. If you have plotted something out on the plotting post, feel free to post up a header for specific groups for threading rather than an individual character top-level.


phase iii: the brawl and after

Distractions only last so long, unfortunately, and so eventually the whole thing is going to break down into a big fight. Rescuers versus kidnappers, on the kidnappers' home turf, and surrounded by traps left over from the First People, while pieces of stationary tech throw out auras and waves of power suppression. It's going to be a doozy of a fight, so prepare for an epic throwdown!

And once the dust settles, there's going to be a lot of injuries to tend to, a lot of people traumatized and hurt and frightened. A lot of hungry, suffering people will need to be transported out, given medical care, and brought supplies.

This prompt is to play out the final fight between the kidnapping cult and the rescuers, as well as anything in the aftermath of the fight.


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

[Asterion - Environment Art: Ariadne's Forest by Nicolas Mendoza]

winscenario: (hundred ninety nine.)

phase iii; bonus god of mischief

[personal profile] winscenario 2018-06-16 09:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Thanks to Loki's illusions, he and Jim have managed to get a few people out without being noticed, but it's only so long before the cultists start to notice. Whether they realize that prisoners are starting to disappear, or other rescue groups aren't quite as subtle as the pair of them are, point is eventually the whole place is a disaster, and subtlety is a little out the window when the cultists are openly fighting the infiltrators.

It's no surprise to Jim that they'd use the captives to protect themselves. It is a surprise, however, when he takes a sharp turn and comes face to face with two cultists practically dragging Laura down the hallway.

It's not that she's a kid, mind. They did take Lucy too, after all. But the state she's in, bound and chained, weak and injured, practically a dead weight as they hold her up and use her as a shield... now, that sets him off almost instantly.

Even with the risk of getting Laura in the crossfire, Jim doesn't hesitate. He lifts up his phaser and starts shooting, aiming farther away from the group first, until one of the cultists steps far away enough for him to stun his ass. Then he points to the rest. ]


Let her go!
dothelokimotion: (And which doll are we?)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2018-06-17 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
[ Loki barely blinks at the fire or the men. Quick as a flash, his daggers embedd themselves in the men's chest, toppling them over like rag dolls and he immediately moves towards Laura, checking for injuries. Gently, in spanish, he coaxes her, shaking her shoulder. ]

Little hellion.
shoplifter: (Default)

[personal profile] shoplifter 2018-06-17 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
[A woman's voice rings in her ears as the sound of gunfire and screaming erupts, spanish-fluent.

"Run, children! Run! Don't stop — go, children, go!"

And they had. It feels like yesterday; maybe it is just yesterday.

Laura flinches under Loki's grasp, and judging from her distant stare and the rather large lump on the back of her head as he checks her over, it's possible the child is concussed on top of injured and checked-out. The chains linking the two power suppression bracelets cling as she staggers, pushing away Loki with an untrusting and wild stare. Her spanish is slurred but furious.]


Yes, yes — I am a hellion, I am not a good host.

[She scampers backward until she hits the hallway wall, breathing heavily, hands out in front of her to defend herself, however unsuccessfully, against the potential for more violence. The last thing she wants is another incident like the one-armed man, who no doubt still roams these halls.]
dothelokimotion: (This is the fear that looms)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2018-06-17 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
[ Loki frowns, undeterred, but he moves closer without fear. He doesn't want her to bolt, not in her condition. He easily snaps the bracelets, his hands glowing with healing magic. With a murmur, he replies. ]

No, you're quite terrible.
winscenario: (hundred five.)

[personal profile] winscenario 2018-06-17 12:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Knowing what he does of Laura's past, Jim can't really fault her for having this reaction to their approach. The state she's in shocks him nonetheless. No matter the reason, he doesn't know how could anyone bring themselves to ever do this to a child.

He rushes towards the pair of them, kneeling next to Laura, and placing a hand gently on her side. She probably has more wounds than the ones he can see, but maybe now without the bracelets her body will start healing itself.

He's not so good with Spanish that he'll manage to answer in the same language at a time like this, but he does get the gist of what they're saying. He'll have to make do with English, though, and hope she has enough presence of mind to hear him or at least recognize who he is. ]


Hey, Laura. It's alright. You're safe now— I promise.
shoplifter: (Default)

[personal profile] shoplifter 2018-06-18 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
["Rule one — do not hesitate, once you have an opening. Always strike, and use whatever deadly force you have on hand. The organs, the face, any place with a vein that bleeds heavily; today we will be studying anatomy — X-23, can you please demonstrate for the others—"

Jim's hand reaches her vision first, deceptively kind — it will surely end in pain, it will be kind at first and then become a fist in her face, or the electric sting of a prod.

"Do not trust your enemy. Take lesson from the pain. They will try to trick you with mercy, and this is what happens."

Her body reacts against her will, and she pulls her hand back the moment the cuffs are gone with her two claws springing out — and then she swings it forward, aiming for Jim's heart (the most delicate, other than the brain, or the neck, the heart is the most critical, the hardest to fix); she screams rabidly, pouring out her desperation in the motion.]
dothelokimotion: (A shift in your immune system)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2018-06-18 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
[ Loki moves quickly, despite his own exhaustion. His normal shield cannot full block a blow so savage, but he manages to grab Laura's wrist and divert the blow from Jim's heart to his sides, drawing long, bloody gashes that immediately stain his clothes. Loki doesn't register the pain (more pain, at this stage), immediately moving his left hand over Laura's head to put her to sleep using a spell. ]
winscenario: (two hundred one.)

[personal profile] winscenario 2018-06-18 10:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ The whole thing happens so fast that Jim doesn't evne have time to process, let alone react. He sees Laura moving, a flash of metal as her claws push out of her knuckles, then suddenly Loki's getting in the way, drawing her towards him. He breathes once, then gasps abruptly when he realizes the claws sank into the god's sides. ]

Loki!

[ He's shrugging off his jacket already. It's not much but the fabric is absorbent, and he intends to use it to help with the bleeding as soon as Laura's claws pull out. He's not entirely sure how gods with injuries work, granted, but he'll likely have to take him to a doctor outside. ]
dothelokimotion: (A home is just a grouping of objects)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2018-06-19 01:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Loki bats his hand away with a hiss as he hefts Laura in his arms. ]

None of that! I don't have time for trifles.
winscenario: (hundred eight.)

[personal profile] winscenario 2018-06-19 01:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Are you kidding? She stabbed you!

[ Okay, granted, he is a god, but he's still bleeding. He wouldn't exactly call that a trifle. ]
dothelokimotion: (The stars at night are a fictional sight)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2018-06-19 11:50 pm (UTC)(link)
It's nothing.

[ Just one more wound that means little in the sum of all things. He bites back his own frustration and anger. He grunts, his side throbbing. ]
winscenario: (hundred twenty.)

[personal profile] winscenario 2018-06-24 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It's definitely not nothing, but— fine. He won't stand here and argue right now, not with Laura passed out against him.

He picks her up carefully instead, holding her small and frail-looking body in his arms. Her injuries have started to heal by now— the physical ones, anyway. Then he nods towards Loki. ]


Lead us out.
dothelokimotion: (Regret nothing until it's too late)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2018-06-25 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
[ Loki places the illusion upon them once more, as they head out. They barely manage to leave when Loki's gait becomes graceless and erratic, his breathing heavy. One wound, he can handle without help. Two extreme wounds was a toll on his body. His hand rests over his stab wound. ]
winscenario: (hundred eighteen.)

[personal profile] winscenario 2018-06-26 02:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Soon enough the illusions won't make much of a difference. The cultists are starting to get nervous now, aware that something's happening, and the prisoners are putting up more of a fight too. In a short while there will be other people breaking in to free others.

But for now, Jim's more worried about making their way out this time around. Loki may be a god, but evidently he can be hurt— and if he can be hurt, then he can be killed. ]


Do you need to stop? [ Jim can't possibly carry the two of them. If Loki passes out now, he doesn't know what to do. ]
dothelokimotion: (It’s not other people that hurt us)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2018-06-27 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ Loki huffs, annoyed with his own weakness. His illusions are still holding strong, but he does need a moment to catch his breath. Or try applying a small healing spell. Pausing, Loki leans against the wall. ]

I — A second is all I need.

[ You're weak is all he can think of. Too weak for Thanos, too weak to fight off inevitability. ]
winscenario: (forty four.)

[personal profile] winscenario 2018-07-01 12:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Alright. Come on, then.

[ A brief look around the corridor, and Jim finds a dark nook where they can hide. Shifting Laura's weight so he can carry her with one arm, he uses the other to steer Loki towards the hiding spot. ] Sit down. I'm patching you up, so we can at least get out of here.

[ Gods are stubborn, he's learned that much. But he sure as hell can be worse, so it's best for everyone involved if Loki just does what he says. ]
dothelokimotion: (Nothing is the most terrifying thing)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2018-07-01 12:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Loki's knees shake. Weak, his own thoughts whisper back to him and Loki grimaces. His breath comes out in quiet, short puffs.]

And how do you intend . . . to do that?
winscenario: (seventy five.)

[personal profile] winscenario 2018-07-05 09:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He lowers Laura carefully onto the floor, then digs through the side pockets on his trousers and gets some gauze and bandages. He takes his jacket off and rips out the sleeve of his shirt so he can use it to wipe up most of the blood. ]

Been dating doctors for over a year now, [ He explains with a vague smile. ] You grow certain habits, I guess.

[ Namely, always carrying something with him that can patch up a wound. ]
Edited 2018-07-05 21:20 (UTC)
dothelokimotion: (There are no trees in the library)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2018-07-06 10:32 am (UTC)(link)
[ Loki smiles, bloodless but amused. ]

You have a type.

[ He can't talk. Loki has a very definite particular type that raises all kinds of questions about him. ]
winscenario: (seventy six.)

[personal profile] winscenario 2018-07-10 02:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Jim grins faintly, eyes flickering to Loki's face. ]

Yeah. So I've been told.

[ While talking, he peels Loki's torn clothes away from the stab wound, then immediately presses the torn fabric of his shirt to it. It's still bleeding, and Jim has no hopes of stopping it here. He's just hoping to slow it down for long enough to get Loki out of here without him fainting too. Jim's not sure he'd be able to carry two out of here— though he would definitely try. ]
dothelokimotion: (Default)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2018-07-12 08:41 am (UTC)(link)
[ Loki hisses. His body has been pushed to the limit and he came here from the hospital. Every breath hurt his throat, sore from his strangulation. Loki places his hand over the wound, letting his fingers turn cold, to help stop the bleeding. ]

Enough. I'll be fine.
winscenario: (forty two.)

[personal profile] winscenario 2018-07-14 12:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Familiar with that ability from both Lokis, Jim pulls his hands away so he's not affected by the cold. He doesn't argue with Loki; time is precious right now, and hopefully Loki's trick will stop the bleeding for long enough that they can get out of here. ]

Alright. Come on, then. [ Just for good measure, he lifts Laura's weight with just one arm, so he has the other one free to hold his phaser, in case Loki can't manage to keep up his illusion all the way out of the compound. ]
dothelokimotion: (And drink to forget)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2018-07-14 12:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[ His gaze flickers over to Laura and a strange expression passes over Loki's face before he sighs, gingerly rising to his feet. Now was not the time to invite weaknesses. ]

Tell me if she wakes.
winscenario: (hundred eighty six.)

[personal profile] winscenario 2018-07-14 12:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course.

[ Not that Jim would have to. No doubt that Laura would kick up a fuss the moment she was conscious again. Quite honestly, Jim's hoping she won't wake up until they're out of here. If only because he would very much like to not get stabbed. ]
dothelokimotion: (Like time means anything at all)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2018-07-14 01:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Laura was going to be upset. It had been one of the older promises they had made. That Laura wouldn't hurt him. Not that Loki particularly cared, but it had mattered to her. Either way, as he glances over Laura, his magic should hold, even though he's reaching his limits. ]

You should take her and go. I'm only slowing you down.

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