Event | Turtle Dive | January 16 - 19 | Everything's better down where it's wetter~

[hazelwood]

Characters: Any and all PCs, plus an offering of Lieuen
Date: January 16th - 19th
Location: All Sectors
Situation: Tu Vishan begins to dive to the ocean floor and the city of Keeliai seems unbothered by the process. Bonfire funtimes are made available to all!
Warnings/Rating: Underwater situations; to be updated as noted

>See the comments of this post for various situations and areas available for tagging.
>Each header will be set for a date and/or area.
>A unique thread under the bonfires is available for discussions with Lieuen, should there be interested parties.
>Feel free to start your own header for specific situations.
>Refer to the two OOC posts for further details. 01 | 02

Comments

[alpha_squad_leader]

We better not be doing it too long then. I don't want to freeze solid. [He sighs.] Yeah, and there's these nice bonfires.

[shootingshields]

[She sighs.] That's one thing I haven't heard - when we'll return to the surface. Hopefully the bonfires will go on for the duration of our stay.

[alpha_squad_leader]

The people here are really unhelpful when it comes to getting information. [Vic shakes his head.] If the bonfires don't last, I'm probably going to end up setting my own.

[shootingshields]

Always the Emperor's business. [Her tone suggests much familiarity with that, in a pretty exasperated way.] I imagine that would be a little easier if one lived in the fire sector itself.

[alpha_squad_leader]

And getting answers out of her is next to impossible, right? [He gives a little laugh.] Yeah, probably. I'm over in Earth though so I'll just have to find a way to make it work there.

[shootingshields]

We'll know things when we need to, apparently. [But she nods.] It's a bit of a trip to carry enough wood without a cart of some kind, as well.

[alpha_squad_leader]

[He sighs.] When does that ever work out well? It just helps create mistrust.

[Vic shakes his head.] It's okay. I've got a big guy made of rocks to carry it for me.

[shootingshields]

It would seem they're confident enough in our potential agreement to help, despite that.

Made of rocks? [It's more curious than disbelieving - months on a giant turtle have left her a little more open minded.]

[alpha_squad_leader]

Eventually, it'll come back to bite us all in the rears. I just know it.

Yep. He's a mutant like me.

[shootingshields]

I wouldn't be surprised if it did. [She prefers optimism, really, but in this case that seems impossible.]

Mutant. [She repeats it, still curiously.] You'll have to forgive me; as far as I'm aware, mutants aren't a thing back home.

[alpha_squad_leader]

[Victor nods.] Yeah, mutants. And it's alright. A mutant is just a human with a special gene that gives them powers.

[shootingshields]

Born that way, I assume? Any particular kind of powers? [She's seen a variety of those on the turtle.]

[alpha_squad_leader]

Not usually. Typically the gene doesn't become active until puberty. It's only a rare few that have powers since birth and even then it's typically people with physical mutations. [Like him.] Well, pretty much any power actually.

[shootingshields]

I see. My knowledge of genetics is very basic, with only a little experience as an outsider in some more detailed aspects, so you'll have to forgive too many questions.

[alpha_squad_leader]

It's alright. I don't mind answering what I can. I'm not an expert in genetics or anything though, I only know what they taught us in science class.

[shootingshields]

[She nods.] What sort of powers are or can be developed?

[alpha_squad_leader]

Like I said, just about anything. On my training team alone back home there was me, someone that could swim through solid matter like it was water and cause it to disintergrate, a guy that could shrink down to only a few inches tall, a girl that could stretch her body like rubber, someone that could cover himself in nearly invulnerable armor plates, and a girl that could control machines with her mind. And our adviser could move at superspeed. And that's only one team.

[shootingshields]

[Well that certainly gets an eyebrow quirk, but it was the examples she was looking for.]

That's quite a variety. [And of course, not inclusive of others.] What are the teams and training for? Or is it just to get a handle on abilities?

[alpha_squad_leader]

Well, I went to a school for mutants. A place to teach us how to control our abilities and use them to help people. We were being taught how to defend ourselves too. The teams were to help with that and I'm pretty sure it was to make it easier on our advisers too. Breaking us up into smaller groups made it easier for them to help us learn I think.

[shootingshields]

[She nods.] It's good to hear such a place existed for you. And yes, I've found smaller groups works wonders for training regardless of the nature of it. It's a lot easier for the individual to focus, as well.

[alpha_squad_leader]

I'm glad the place existed too. The place had it's flaws...a lot of them, believe me. [He shakes his head.] But it did my friends and I a lot of good too.

[shootingshields]

No institution is perfect. But the ability to critique without horrible repercussions bodes better than places that lack that.

[alpha_squad_leader]

Definitely. There were still people it was better to avoid critiquing around but for the most part you didn't get thrown out or whatever for saying anything bad about the place.

[shootingshields]

Some do take it better than others. I find people who can much more tolerable than those who can't.

[alpha_squad_leader]

Same here. It's just easier to deal with them and not having to worry about walking on egg shells.

[Victor goes quiet a moment, just glancing into the fire. When it hits him that he doesn't even know the name of the person he's talking to, Vic offers an apologetic smile.]

My name's Victor, by the way. Nice to meet you.