PORT: MEODRIOTOPE

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PORT: MEODRIOTOPE

Feb 11, 2022 – Feb 13, 2022
Welcome to Meodriotope. The Peregrine is due to touch down on February 11, in a stretch of land that is wide and open, with rolling grassy hills stretching as far as the eye can see in all directions. The grasses are long, about knee-high in most places, and very good at hiding burrowing holes. There's a small village around a five-hour drive west; it'll be marked on your map in case you'd like to take an expedition into town. The sky overhead is grey, with clouds on the horizon. Passengers will be here for 72 hours, so hopefully we'll beat out the rain; it can be very lashing without any cover.

It isn't exactly a huge shopping destination or pinnacle of civilization, but there's fresh air and a place to stretch one's legs. Good practice, the Navarch reasons, to test new wardens and new inmates alike — can't have anyone disappearing into a crowd, now, can we?

The Navarch will announce the port the day before landing, along with any additional details. A log will follow.

You can use this post for any OOC plotting! If you have any questions about the event, please ask here. You can familiarize yourself with port basics on our events page.

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Money: Wardens will have their usual spending allotment. Since this planet doesn't use cash money, they will have a variety of Earth knick-knacks valuable for their trading capacity with fish-people — dice, beads, tarot cards, ballpoint pens, paperclips; that sort of thing. (Those who have been partaking in the minibar will have less. Or significantly less. Or none.) Inmates get their usual "taxi fare" amount.

Overboarding: If your character is going overboard, they can be a fish person, an outsider living off the land, a funky rare animal, or anything you can dream up.

Cloaking: None, this round. The ATVs are uncloaked and passengers are unchanged.

Landmarks, Animals, and Objects of Interest

Burrowing holes — Beware your ankles: the fields are home to colonies of littari, rabbit-like creatures the size of labradors. They leave large holes that are easy to fall into, if you're not watching where you step. This time of year, they usually stay deep in their warrens, but occasionally they pop up to smell the wind and scavenge for edible plants in the thick grasses. They're largely harmless, preferring to flee when possible, but they may go for the calves with their large, blunt teeth when cornered or struck. (They also taste good with mint sauce.)

Lover's Kiss — These little plants can be difficult to find, as they thrive under the grasses' shade, but when you find one, you find a lot of them. Each vine has fifty or more bright, red blooms, pinched at the sides and bowed in the middle like a pair of juicy lips. The Navarch requests that they be harvested; they're used in medicines on a neighboring planet and the Admiralty has asked the Peregrine to pick some up while we're in the area. Be careful, though: if you pluck them too roughly, they'll explode, and the red markings take weeks to wear off skin, even with dutiful scrubbing.

The Fishwives' Village — Five hours west is a small village close to the shore, home to...well, who knows if they're wives, but they have fish heads and bodies with humanoid arms and legs, and they wear little robes. Kind of like reverse mermaids. They are quite small, barely reaching four feet tall, and they speak their own language, leaving communication to little gesticulations and gestures. They live in small stone huts, arranged in concentric circles with a small market in the middle, and barter roast seafood, handicrafts, crabgrass beer, and small tools for off-world goods. Most of their culture seems to revolve around fishing and goods made of woven grasses. The fishwives are fussy about outsiders and carry little fishing spears when they visit, just in case.

The Shoreline — Long, long, long coastlines looking out at the sea, with beaches made up of smooth stones. There are plenty of interesting sea creatures to see in the rocky tide pools, but try not to handle anything indiscriminately (many things bite and some of those things are venomous). You can walk a long way out before the water gets deep, but be careful and make sure you aren't too far out when the tide comes in.

Rock Formations — Weathered in fascinating shapes from centuries of storms and high winds, these formations curl across the southeastern plains. They make swooping sounds when the wind passes through them, like deep and echoing woodwinds. Suneoff, resembling cat-sized mudskippers, dwell in the formations' shadow, while the bat-like knassu nest in the better protected crannies.

The ATV Campsite — There'd be a lot of walking without the ATVs, so the Navarch has deployed them to serve as both transport and housing. While passengers are free to stay aboard the Peregrine, camping gear is available for those who would rather stay on the surface as much as possible.

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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS.

[returnjourney]

[lessandmorethanhuman]

Is it possible to hunt the littari? Or fish?

[omniavincit]

are

there

horses

(or mounts I guess)

[dealwiththe]

So uhhhh are the knassu... bat-sized as well, or are they bigger? I need to know. For science. Yes.

[professor_charisma]

Helloooooo Waver will absolutely be checking to see if there is magic here, mostly just for personal research reasons. He'll pretty much do that every time they land somewhere like this so expect me to ask every time, lol. He'll just be curious if there are leylines of magic here and if they've lucked out and landed near any.

[saklas]

is the grass actually blue? i ask because i want to know how fast volk figures out hes actually in space and is a dumbass

is there like, drinkable fresh water here, or since the people are ocean fish do they not need it?

[n0ught]

Hello! Do the fishwives have recreational drugs? Saltwater liquor? Fermented... seaweed?? Basically I am asking how hard it would be for a character to get high

[counterstep]

if disembarking with another form, is it possible to have his left arm replaced with something real or would it still be missing/require a prosthetic?

james buchanan barnes | mcu

[counterstep]

• mostly just going exploring
• can be your port chaperone for your inmate if they need one
• bucky likes camping so he'll be going camping
• he's gonna buy a pen and a notebook and take notes and Do Science or whatever
• probably will harvest a lot of lover's kiss too bc he's an overachiever

let me know if you'd like to go along with buck on any of those, and we can plot something!

[kaijuice]

i'll come back to you with more concrete ideas when i've digested the log, but obviously i require camping time. perhaps some minor Situation where they have no choice but to rely on each other for a short amount of time *

* aka "the get-along shirt" of events

alice quinn | warden

[helenite]

alice has NO MONEY

& she is UNPAIRED


she will be:

obviously Unsure about the whole alien planet situation, and nervous during the ride off the ship. if anyone's up for it (and i'm not feeling self conscious ooc that day) she may have a panic attack during the drive.

as a result — if anyone chooses to stay on the ship, she'll volunteer to go back and supervise

but similarly if anyone approaches her about watching someone / going onto the surface with them, she'll go out on the surface with them :| (whether or not their actual warden is cool with it)

i'm playing this one by ear, so feel free to hit me up if there's anything specific you'd like to do. otherwise i'll just hit top levels!

[saklas]

panic attack party

i do want more cr here

silco | inmate

[kaijuice]

silco has CAB FARE in the form of DICE

& he is PAIRED WITH BUCKY


he will be:

clearly unsettled by the scale of Nature, and unfamiliar with the ATVs — he'll be closely watching whoever drives & may ask questions

he will be pocketing a rock or two on the shore

and eating shit as soon as he visits the tide pools

if you want to do anything with him before he's out of commission, hit me up for something specific.

otherwise bother him while he can't see or chase you

Re: silco | inmate

[lessandmorethanhuman]

Does he want medic aid from a fellow inmate?

Theo Crawford | inmate

[sanctus_dei]

Lord this boy will be done a world of good by getting some fresh air. Catch him sitting on the shoreline taking in the breeze and literally not giving two shits about what the Navarch wants. His taxi fare will be tarot cards, something he's pretty familiar with, although he's never actually done any readings for anyone before.

Theo is still unpaired! So if there's a warden who's agree to watch him for those 72 hours, I'd greatly appreciate it even if he doesn't. He absolutely plans to be a pain in the ass and not cooperate with any wardens, so be ready for that and his inevitable escape attempt. The Navarch is probably going to need to slap on of those unremovable name tags on him that says HELLO I am a FLIGHT RISK.

[dealwiththe]

Lucifer absolutely has zero interest in spending all 72 hours in this port (he prefers air conditioning and a real bed, thanks) but maybe he and Theo should have an outing?

Besides, can't be a flight risk when your warden chaperone literally has wings and can fly.

Waver Velvet | Warden

[professor_charisma]

Waver is going to be super excited about this but attempt to hide it under an air of professionalism. BUT COME ON. How cool is this? He won't have too many trinkets for trade because he's already hit up the mini bar a few times, whoops.

Absolutely living for the idea of Waver riding around on an ATV, I can't think of anything more preposterous. He's USED to be okay with all this hiking around, he's canonically in worse shape than he was just a few years ago and will blame it on being a city sort of guy (he should blame the smoking). He has camping experience as he spent a few years traveling the world on his own, but none of it involved ATVs haha.

He's currently unpaired so if there is an inmate out there that would like to go with him, let me know. I think we currently have more wardens than inmates? So if there's another warden who'd like more help, he can come along with their pairing too.

edit: oh yeah he's going to spend any time not focused on potential inmate(s) by doing some research because of course he is.

also if any Wardens want to work in shifts so the ship isn't left empty, and everyone who wants to go can!

[n0ught]

HELLO! Jack is unpaired and would gravitate toward getting a male Warden to allow her off the ship (as men are easier to manipulate whoops). She'll try to ditch him ASAP but I am down to thread before that happens :) I'm somewhat familiar with Fate/ through the anime, so I think it would be interesting for them to talk about what passes as magic in their respective worlds, maybe?

Lucifer | Yep still a warden

[dealwiththe]

Those who have been partaking in the minibar will have less. Or significantly less. Or none.

Stop calling Lucifer out like this.

Fortunately???? There really isn't much of interest to him in this port. He'll definitely duck out for a bit of fresh air. He'll probably be along the beach, but uh... you might have to look up if you want to say hi, because he'll be flying with his fucking angel wings and possibly getting into it with a stray knassu. He didn't know that perch was already spoken for, it's not like it had someone's name on it!!!

If an inmate needs a chaperone, either for a short port outing or to stay with them on the ship, hit me up! Otherwise, I'm open to ideas!

[lessandmorethanhuman]

Okay, Alex definitely needs to see the wings in action.

[lessandmorethanhuman]

Alex has Cab Fare in the form of Beads
and is paired with Agrias Oaks

[Update] So Agrias' player talked to me, because they plan to drop. Which means for this port Alex is effectively unpaired. Anyone interested?

Alex plans to camp if he can, and will mostly be exploring. He might try and hunt a Littari or two, just to have some food that isn't ship provided. He'll probably try to harvest Lover's Kiss too. If you guys wanna trust him driving an ATV he can do that easily. :)

I am very open to shenanigans.

J. A. Volkhov | original

[saklas]

so ur telling me i can make this idiot fall down a rabbit hole at the same time he realizes hes in a different and magical world

with a tarot card of "the fool" in his pocket

bro hes gonna be so mad

"someone's doing this on purpose and theyre a hack, the symbolism is wildly inconsistent"

yeah bitch its me welcome to the hurt locker

anyway volks huge meltdown on day 1 was thinking hed actually lost the ability to tell reality from unreality and he is going to have a similar problem again until someone confirms that the grass actually is blue and that no actually we are on an alien planet and we hsve been in space this WHOLE time its not just your brokenass brain firing mistakes into itself

i have no idea what will happen then im excited to find out

[rank1]

Is this planet a viable escape route? Travis has his doubts.

☆ TRAVIS TOUCHDOWN ☆

[rank1]

The fun thing about camping for most inmates is a 72 hour break from Travis being a very inconsiderate roommate who possesses neither headphones nor a thought for others' sleeping hours!

Travis wants to see new shit and stretch his legs, so he wants to disembark, if a warden will take him. So, seeking a warden who will take him.

If allowed to disembark, you will be treated to:
- Man who really wants to drive an ATV, as it looks sick and has huge wheels and he bets you could get really high speeds in a vehicle that big with all this open land.
- The man likes a roadtrip! Let's go to town, he can dig ten hours of driving. He's chatty.
- He's a man who is surprisingly outdoorsy! He will set up his own stuff, and will help if asked. (But only if asked. And is kinda angling for a reward.)
- Campfire stories :>
- Does not give a shit about hunting but will eat weird new things if someone else prepares it.
- Will locate a stick or something and practice sword-fighting forms in front of god and everyone. (Or... Satan and everyone, I guess.) He's extremely good but there is something inherently cringe about a grown man flinging himself around with a stick, so there's that.
- Casing the place for an escape attempt. (Will be reluctant because uh... don't want to live in a world of fishwives, it doesn't have video games for possibly thousands of miles, if at all.)

If no warden takes him, he will attempt to sneak off, but if that fails (he is not sneaky) he may also spend a few days taking advantage of minimal supervision by trying to break in doors, trying to break into shit in the storage facility, and jerking off in public places.

Also, fantasy plotline here: a group of inmates band together to steal a warden's communicator to power on an ATV and steal it. This can be a legitimate escape attempt but also can just be a "fuck you, we do what we want" to wardens. Property damage ideal. Not actually attempting to escape is almost better: it can just be a "what are you going to do, leave without us?" and refuse to come back to the ship.

[n0ught]

yes hello i'm here for an atv hijacking

Ye With Fancy Braids

[bornofthedarkness]

Yo, small post here. Malekith's not likely leaving the ship because boo, hiss, light. Will be snooping around a whole bunch though and trying to get to know who and what he's dealing with.

Anyone could catch him in the library or observatory, or sliding away from the crowd in the loading bay to be nosy about the ships and everything else around.

He'll also be REAL CURIOUS about the medical bay, for science and such. So if any warden would be so kind... letmein.gif

[counterstep]

Bucky's bringing back fishy snacks for people that don't leave so Mal will get some!!!

[nineteenfortyfive]

Claire is going to be SO THRILLED to touch grass and is all about the Lover's Kiss muah muah she will be stained red and not give a fuuuuuck, please come join her in her element :)

She'll probably be at the shoreline a lot, too.

She'll be down to camp and chaperone inmates as requested!

[saklas]

claaaaire can you let volk off of the ship please so he can realize space is real and have to sit down for awhile

Grace Gibson | Warden

[expectaspectre]

Yo!!! Grace is available to accompany any inmates who want a little exploration time, although she will eventually turn up at the Village on her own, without an ATV... how curious.

She is also going to be, at some point, taking the opportunity to fly. Honestly, she's desperate to get a little piece of sky to herself again. If anybody is interested in catching her out in Doing Something Weird that she definitely hasn't mentioned that she can do, please feel free!!

As far as ATVs go, Grace is Not A Fan of any four-wheeled enclosed vehicle, cannot drive, and will actively attempt to weasel out of any suggestion to enter one. This may cause Issues. Please argue with her on this point. THANK YOU.

[counterstep]

I'd kind of like Bucky to catch her flying and then ask if she can "fly" through water. Experiment ensues?

Rhys Strongfork | Inmate

[smugreport]

Rhys is going to be part of team steal and ATV and take it as far as possible in hopes of finding a way to communicate with a planet he actually knows!

He's been discussing escape plans with Volk for a while, and has been of the opinion that trying to get away while they're grounded has a higher survival rate than aimlessly heading out into space in a cramped Arvo.

With that said he's probably going to get punished when caught so idk if he'll be doing much else depending on if he's banished back to the ship for the rest of the visit or handcuffed to a warden.

[omniavincit]

I'm gonna be scarce since this is a short event and I work...pretty much the entire weekend, but William would be sticking close to Rhys. OBVIOUSLY I WANT THE HEIST TO HAPPEN but William is pretty observant so Rhys would need to figure out a way to incapacitate him/give him the slip, just lmk what he's likely to try!

Loki

[shiftedshape]

Loki's gonna have an embarrassing accident just before he can do anything about a certain MOTHER MURDERER somehow being deemed worthy of redemption and is, therefore, going to spend the event in Fishwifeville being a fishwife.

This is a pretty radical change for Loki, and given y'all don't want to leave him behind (...RIGHT?) there's going to be a few clues as to which fishwife is the Loki one:

➼ His robes are green, and Loki has favored green in all his clothing on the Peregrine. He's also wearing what appears to be a wig made of woven grass that looks remarkably similar to Loki's hairstyle, weird.
➼ He seems to be in charge of all the spears, with that being all his market stall consists of. In fact, he doesn't seem to be interested in trading for anything else either. Sharp things. Knives, please.
➼ He has the head of a salmon, if you're into Norse mythology. And identifying fish heads because wow is that generic.
➼ He just gives "this fish is actually six feet tall" energy, somehow.

The last one is a joke.

So yeah, Loki is around to serve as a particularly weird fishwife NPC and then will need someone to pick him up, basically literally, before they all head back. Probably get the spears away from him first.

[counterstep]

...the green and knives gives it away but bucky would probably just. not remark on knowing it's loki.

he can drive loki's dumb ass back if no one else figures it out. lol
ALSO bucky thinks you should um. confront your past. yeah.

William (mostly for posterity)

[omniavincit]

So since this is a short one and I work weekends (is this my humble way of saying I'm playing in the super bowl??? maybe), I'm gonna keep my involvement pretty limited. Since his inmate's HEISTING an atv, William will be involved with that, otherwise assume he's camping in the background (he's very chill about the whole thing [THE CAMPING NOT THE HEIST]--almost, what's the word, relaxed???--and knows what he's doing! wild!). If you want to handwave something specific, feel free to hit me up!

viktor / warden

[grindset]

Hello, I just got here so am going to keep my ambitions modest.

Viktor is:

keen to go ashore

carrying these

unpaired

Viktor may:

operate an un-stolen ATV, or at the very least ride in one, because how cool are they. chances he'd React to anyone goading him for starting off conservatively: moderate

disapprove of Team ATV Heist, and yet appreciate the inevitable crazy driving

lie in the grass like an abandoned mannequin

ALSO: he will be returning to the ship to sleep, unless something urgent keeps him, so if he ends up as any inmate's ticket that's something to work out.

Definitely up for stuff beyond the above. For now I'm more likely to tag around than post a top level, but may make an exception for Wish Mr. Toad's Ride Were Wilder if anyone needs that in their life.

Theon Greyjoy | Inmate

[reek]

HELLO so I'm brand new and haven't tagged anything outside of the TDM yet so things are gonna be pretty light int he way of plotting here. I'll probably end up winging it, tbh. BUT HERE'S STUFF REGARDLESS

Theon is unpaired
He is broke
He desperately wants to get OFF THE SHIP and will unhappily attach himself to any warden who will get him off the Peregrine.

He'll mostly be on the shoreline because he is a man of the sea and that is his element thank you very much. He might look for an escape route and obviously fail.

He might harass the locals a bit though...I mean...they're fish people. Those aren't the merlings his family is allegedly descended from...

[helenite]

i think alice and denji are going to be having a drinking contest in the fish village so she will be available to break up any fights theon picks with a bipedal fish