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redmarsshit2019-09-21 12:52 am
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redshift: tdm #4
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a. the red shit.
There are rumblings in the deepest, most overgrown part of the agricultural area, where until very recently there was a lingering pocket of red algae. The good news is, the red algae is gone! The bad news is, it all got eaten by a mutated bear-thing with giant antlers. The algae did a number on the poor thing, doping it up and confusing it to the point where everything is an enemy.
What’s worse? The algae has adapted, colonizing the creature’s entire body. The algae has mutated in the process, releasing a protective cloud of toxins that causes severe hallucinations, as well as some of the protective and euphoric qualities that the red algae originally possessed. Which means the mutated, antlered, bear-thing is accompanied by a small army of other creatures, from large to small, who are all very invested in its survival and also are being driven crazy by its presence.
Prepare yourselves for one hell of a hunt. These animals can pop up almost everywhere in the agricultural zones, and when they do show their paws it’s to go on a rampage.
What’s worse? The algae has adapted, colonizing the creature’s entire body. The algae has mutated in the process, releasing a protective cloud of toxins that causes severe hallucinations, as well as some of the protective and euphoric qualities that the red algae originally possessed. Which means the mutated, antlered, bear-thing is accompanied by a small army of other creatures, from large to small, who are all very invested in its survival and also are being driven crazy by its presence.
Prepare yourselves for one hell of a hunt. These animals can pop up almost everywhere in the agricultural zones, and when they do show their paws it’s to go on a rampage.
b. fashionista.
It wouldn’t be Anchor if the bots weren’t fucking shit up.
This time, the spa bots have gone full stylist coach, chasing down residents and trying to do their hair, nails, makeup, or change their clothes. In some cases, they're literally sweeping people off their feet and carrying them to the hot springs, massage rooms, and spa areas to be pampered. Too bad most of their cosmetics are fifty years out of date and the closests they’ve raided either had another resident’s clothes or moth-eaten dust-covered rags.
Is that the jacket Idris Elba was wearing in the introductory video? It kinda looks like it.
But it’s not all bad! The bots actually give great massages and fantastic mani-pedis. They also have a small stash of fresh cosmetics and clean clothes that got left behind in the spas. They might not fit great, but they look pretty good!
If your character doesn’t practice proper self-care, well. They’d better watch out. These bots have a particular eye for the sad, the filthy, the tired, and they’re going to make sure you get some damn fine pampering.
This time, the spa bots have gone full stylist coach, chasing down residents and trying to do their hair, nails, makeup, or change their clothes. In some cases, they're literally sweeping people off their feet and carrying them to the hot springs, massage rooms, and spa areas to be pampered. Too bad most of their cosmetics are fifty years out of date and the closests they’ve raided either had another resident’s clothes or moth-eaten dust-covered rags.
Is that the jacket Idris Elba was wearing in the introductory video? It kinda looks like it.
But it’s not all bad! The bots actually give great massages and fantastic mani-pedis. They also have a small stash of fresh cosmetics and clean clothes that got left behind in the spas. They might not fit great, but they look pretty good!
If your character doesn’t practice proper self-care, well. They’d better watch out. These bots have a particular eye for the sad, the filthy, the tired, and they’re going to make sure you get some damn fine pampering.
c. whole foods: 2.0.
Remember that whole Whole Foods grocery store thing that happened? Well, the grocery store and the zombies are still there. Only now there are more zombies, and two giant supply trucks have shown up, one behind and one in front of the store.
The one at the rear of the store can be accessed fairly easily. It’s painted to look like a giant United States flag, with a dramatic crying eagle emblazoned across the back doors. Inside, there is beer. Lots and lots of beer, and a bunch of semiautomatic rifles. Also some skeletons. Seems like the guns and booze didn’t help them.
The one in front of the store is thickly surrounded, the creatures clawing at the plain white sides of the semi like there’s something precious inside.
If Anchorites can make it through, if they can fend off the monsters and keep from getting torn to pieces by a hoard of bloodthirsty beasts, they’ll find out what that precious truck contains.
It’s twinkies. A semi full of twinkies. We hope you’ve got a sweet tooth, Anchor.
The one at the rear of the store can be accessed fairly easily. It’s painted to look like a giant United States flag, with a dramatic crying eagle emblazoned across the back doors. Inside, there is beer. Lots and lots of beer, and a bunch of semiautomatic rifles. Also some skeletons. Seems like the guns and booze didn’t help them.
The one in front of the store is thickly surrounded, the creatures clawing at the plain white sides of the semi like there’s something precious inside.
If Anchorites can make it through, if they can fend off the monsters and keep from getting torn to pieces by a hoard of bloodthirsty beasts, they’ll find out what that precious truck contains.
It’s twinkies. A semi full of twinkies. We hope you’ve got a sweet tooth, Anchor.
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He hadn't felt this lost and alone since Blackwatch.
"Food is good, or we won't be surviving long enough to get home." He's actually pretty hungry, but that's a problem for future!Genji. Current!Genji just wants to sit down and think about the craziness that is happening right now. "That is not so many for a place this size."
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One that Peter takes very seriously. Can't have the shield breaking on them, right? "But yeah, we've got a few people that know how to grow food and handle the animals. There's even a literal cowboy like, from 1899 or whenever."
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"Wait, from 1899? Really?"
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"But yeah, people show up from all kinds of different times, and totally different worlds. Kieran, the cowboy dude, he's from 1899, I'm from 2018."
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"Oh. I'm from 2070. This place looks normal for me, it's similar to the Horizon Lunar colony, but that is not abandoned. This resembles many of our research stations. I do know how some of those mechanisms functioned, but not all, so I may be of some use keeping it running."
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Also WOOOOOOOOOOOOW ninja from the FUTURE. This just went from 'cool' to 'FUCK YES'. And also Genji knows how some shit works, that is a huge plus. "Oh my God dude, I am so happy to hear that. Like, I can show you how some of this stuff works if you need me to, we totally got this."
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"Is there anyone in charge or has everyone banded together to help one another?" Because that actually sounds kind of nice, not having someone giving orders that others may not agree with. Being part of a team of people concentrating on the greater good sounds good, not some militaristic blackops situation that was using him for his skills and ultimately didn't tell him why they were doing anything.
Not that he would have cared at the time.
But that's in the past, currently he needs a place to live, and he peeks his head into one of the barracks rooms to see what they look like. Now that he's gotten a better look at the area he can see how closely this resembles the research stations he's seen before. It's set up similarly, though slightly less advanced in some ways, more so in others.
"The Horizon Lunar Colony has a large hydroponics area that filters the water and helps with air quality. How are you maintaining air here? Mechanical filtration? The surface of this planet is much .. dustier than what I am used to, but it seems to be fine in here."
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"Nobody's really in charge. We have people who specialize in certain areas and sort of take charge on related projects, and everybody's really cooperative." He pauses, frowns a bit, "well, mostly cooperative."
He's looking at you, KABAL. And sometimes Qubit.
"I don't do much in agriculture, so I'm... not entirely sure if we have a hydroponics lab. That might be something to ask Cho. We definitely have a mechanical filtration system, though, and as of right now it's all in good shape."
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"Understood. It's good to know I will not die in my sleep once I find a place to rest." He continues on for a moment, trying to figure out how he's supposed to choose a room when they all pretty much look the same. "Thank you for assisting me. You've been very helpful, even though I was not at my best when we first met."
Even though he personally insulted your teleporter maintenance skills he means.
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"Don't even worry about it, man. Nobody's at their best when they first get here. Sorry for... for getting all moody on you." Sometimes Peter remembers he's a teenager and has teenager moments. It happens. "So, um... I guess speaking of sleeping, you are like, human? Not a badass looking ninja robot? I-- I only ask because at the last place I was stuck, I had this robot buddy who was-- like everything up here," He motions at his head, then pats himself on the chest, "and in here, totally human, it's just his body was mechanical. Does-does that make sense?"
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"I am not a robot." For the most part anyway, he debates how much he should say. There's no real point in lying and saying he's totally human, especially since someone had already seen his mechanical arm. But he also didn't want to get in a situation where he might need to take off any of his armor in front of someone.
"I understand more than you can imagine." He pauses, fingers of his left hand dragging against the plates on his other arm as he thinks. "I'm a cyborg ninja, not a robot ninja. The majority of this is armor."
But not all of it. And if he was being totally honest with Peter, the majority of it is mechanical, and far less of his human self remains than he wants to admit. "I still must sleep. And eat. I'm human inside of this."
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He's just worried about everyone all the time and wants to make sure you stay all healthy and shit, Genji. Don't mind him.
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"Medic?" Well that could go one of two ways: awesome like Mercy, or horrible like Moira. Considering Moira's 'healing for cyborgs' path included plugging him into the wall like a cell phone, he's gonna have to pass on that.
"I will be fine."
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Not that peter has room to talk. Most of the time when he gets hurt, he just slaps some web on the wound like IT'S FIIIIIIIIINE.
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Can you imagine the dented hoofprints on his armor? He'd rather die thanks. He keeps looking in rooms, they all seem the same and he picks one at random, just wanting to sit down for a while and meditate.
"How secure is this? Do I need to be concerned about being attacked while sleeping?"
Or showering.
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But woooo buddy that's actually not an easy question to answer, what with all the creepy bullshit and spooky intruder stuff that's been going on lately.
"No... nobody's attacked anyone in their rooms. We uh-- hang on."
Peter hops up onto a wall and climbs up to a light fixture, prying it off and peeking inside. "We've had uh, issues with some of the rooms being bugged, but it was only rooms that were already occupied. This one looks clear. I think whoever is responsible was able to bypass the locks, so I do recommend changing your locks. We have plenty of equipment in R&D if you wanna come whip something up."
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"Cameras or audio?" Because that's a big distinction. He is almost completely silent, but if he's going to take his helmet off he'd like to know he won't be seen. He also doesn't seem that surprised by it. He's 99% sure that Overwatch had a camera in his room on base, and he knew Blackwatch monitored his every move. This wouldn't be anything new.
"I will do that, in the meantime perhaps I will just pile everything against the door." Though a lot of the furniture looks to be bolted down or attached to the wall. Because of course.
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"Cameras. I don't remember coming across any audio files." He finds the camera thing to be way creeper than an audio recording, probably for different reasons. But yes, it's cameras and it sucks.
"Not a lot in these rooms actually uh, moves. But so far there haven't been any issues of people breaking in when a room is occupied."
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"Small consolation. But thank you for all your help."
He's just going to ... sulk for a bit about being here.
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Peter gives Genji the most awkward thumbs up, drops down from the ceiling and sees himself out. This wasn't the weirdest conversation Peter had ever had, nope.