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( closed ) mystery transmission

who: James T. Kirk, Leonard McCoy, Poe Dameron, Beverly Crusher, Loki
what: an exploratory mission in search of a vessel
when: from July 10th to July 20th
where: abandoned area, along the river, the delta and waterfalls; between the first and second walls
warnings: monster attacks, probably some injuries/blood, don't expect anything more than that; add any needed warnings on your own threads as needed, please!

After a transmission tower in the Abandoned City was repaired following the storm a few months ago, the Perimeter Guard radio center has been picking up a continuous eerie transmission that sounds like a combination of a sonar ping and a staticky voice saying a long series of seemingly random numbers. The transmission has been tracked to its source, which seems to be some sort of vessel that's under one of the many waterfalls in the delta area of the Abandoned City. It is not known if it is easily accessible or if caving will be required to reach it.

The objective is to follow the signal to its source with specialized equipment and find out whether it is a distress signal, an important piece of abandoned technology, or something else entirely. Besides the usual environmental dangers of traveling for several days by land into the Abandoned City, including monsters and other dangers, there is heavy speculation that whatever is sending the signal is super haunted. Additionally, some caving may be required to reach the signal source.

[ ooc: this is a mingle log, so everyone feel free to write up your own top levels and/or tag around as much as you like! ]

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a. campfire
The hike through the jungle has been a tough, but invigorating one. Beverly feels a little less off-kilter out here. Exploring a strange new world is, ironically, familiar territory to her. Besides, she's always loved camping: sleeping out under the stars, the glow of the fire, insects chirping in the distance, all of it. And while she isn’t exactly a spiritual woman, something about it makes her feel a little bit closer to Wesley and Jack both. With them in mind, she smiles softly as she crushes a dead leaf in her hand and tosses it into the edge of the fire pit to watch it crackle. Wesley used to love to do that, much to the annoyance of his father.

Except now that memory is mixed with another, of revelations by the fireside with Jean-Luc. Preferring not to have to think about that, she picks up a stick and pokes at the fire, then says to her companions, “Too bad we don’t have any marshmallows.”

b. cave entrance
Sigh. Of course it had to be caves. Caves are never a good sign. Especially when you have to rappel down a dark, seemingly bottomless pit to get into them. Not that actually seeing how high up they are would really settle that uneasiness in her stomach. But as always, she does her best to ignore that feeling and most importantly, not let it show to anyone else. The only sign of nervousness is in the way she swallows as she hooks up her carabiner.

c. medical care
Look, it’s only inevitable that someone will need medical attention in the course of this journey. Possibly multiple someones. Possibly Beverly herself, in which case she will be trying very stubbornly to wave you off and take care of herself because it’s just a scratch (the monster wasn’t that big and besides it’s gone now).

Anyway, if someone in the party has gotten hurt, Beverly’s right there with her medkit and tricorder, patching them up with a firm yet gentle hand and calming voice.

d. wildcard

Be it monster fighting or shuttle flying, Beverly's ready!

It's inevitable, and also not the least bit surprising, that Jim ends up being one of the people needing said medical attention. Most times Bones tends to hover and treat him quickly, even when it's just a small scrape or bruise, but this time Jim comes upon Beverly first, sporting a cut underneath his eye and a few scrapes on his hands.

"Tree fell on me," he offers with a faint grin. No need to worry her about wild animals anyway, especially when this one had been fairly harmless. It was just... fast.

Beverly hums skeptically as she takes gentle hold of his hands to examine them. "A tree with claws, it seems. That's something new." An eyebrow goes up. "Did it have teeth too?"

"Well, this is a brand new alien moon. Who knows what kinds of weird plants they've got around here," he shrugs, pursing his lips a little. Yes, he's going to stick to that story, thank you very much. "Think you can just close up the injuries for me?" Preferably before Bones sees them and starts worrying too much over nothing.

Oh, she's hardly going to let it go that easily, though it's clear she's more amused than anything, judging from the twitch at the corner of her mouth. So as she sets to work fixing him up, she says, casually, "I'd like to see this tree - I have a great interest in plants, you know."

"Really? Should meet my helmsman. He's got a thing for plants, too," he says, remembering a moment later that she does probably know the name. Vague and avoidant explanations aside, he shoots her a curious look. "I take it you have at least heard of Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu."

Look, she knows they agreed to follow the rules, but she can't resist. "I don't know of a Lieutenant Sulu, but I have heard of a Captain Sulu."

Oh, he is so glad she doesn't follow the rules. Well, generally speaking he's always an advocate for picking and choosing which rules to follow, but this time around he's glad for a very specific reason. His brow raises and he smiles almost instantly at the correction of the rank. "You don't say? Well, that's.... that's amazing. I always knew he had it in him, between you and me— and he looks really good on that chair. Glad to know I wasn't wrong."

"It's always a rewarding feeling, isn't it, to see someone you've helped mentor succeed?" Alyssa particularly comes to mind, for her. She hopes - knows - Alyssa has amazing things ahead of her.

"It is," Jim nods, smiling a little. "Not sure if he'd say I mentored him. You know he was ahead of me in Starfleet— I just graduated faster. And he never really needed much mentoring. He's a natural." Merit where merit's due, after all.

"You provided opportunities for him though - people don't just get to sit in the captain's chair whenever they want."

Well. Unless they're Vash.

"No, I suppose they don't." Thankfully he's never had to deal with that sort of disciplinary issue on his crew. They all have a great deal of respect for both the chair and their captain, something Jim genuinely appreciates, while hoping to return that same level of respect himself. "He's made for a fine acting captain on occasion, though. Very impressive. I'm sure he'll make for an excellent leader, too."

"From everything I've heard, he was." She smiles softly. "Or will be."

"And will be," he corrects with a faint little grin. Time being non-linear and all, both are probably happening at once. Hypothetically, anyway.

"Right." Time travel and other universes are without a doubt the most headache-inducing part of their lives. Finishing up her ministrations to his hands, she adds, "Well you're almost as good as new now. Try not to get into any more fights with trees or I might have to report you to Dr. McCoy."

He huffs a chuckle at that, shaking his head a little as he leans back and looks his hands over. "Trust me, even if you don't tell him, he'll find out anyway. He just has this way of knowing." He nods at her. "Anyway, thank you. Anything I can do for you?"

Shaking her head, she smiles softly. "No, I'm fine. More than fine actually - thank you for inviting me to come with you. It's been... rejuvenating for me, to be out here."

"Well, it wasn't why I asked you, but if it works," he shrugs, smiling a little at her. "Just let me know if you need anything during the trip. I'll do what I can."

Maybe not, but she appreciates it all the same. "Oh don't worry Jim Kirk - I know your true motivations. I'm just here to help you hide from a certain worrywart doctor, hmm?"

"Mm, exactly. That's the only reason you're part of this team." He's joking and he knows she can tell, as he knows well that she hadn't been serious at all with her own words, either.

Tsk! "Shameful! Good thing I like you so much."

He grins and chuckles at that, nodding. "That's me. Infuriatingly likeable."

"You should put that on your friendr profile."

Jim laughs at that. "You're probably joking, but I might just."

She laughs. "Come on, we probably should catch up with the others, before they get worried."

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