MOD POST: september mod log plotting

[reveriemod]

Dear Reverie Operators,

On September 1, the next mod log will go live. This post outlines what will occur, giving you suggestions for character action and the possibility to ask questions. There are many mysteries still unsolved aboard Reverie Terminal and this log will give characters the opportunity to address some of them.

Warnings: research, risk of electrocution, (justified?) paranoia



RESEARCH IN THE LIBRARY
Characters have access to the library and with it, to magazines and newspapers from Earth’s past up to the station’s inception. This means that with a bit of research, it may be possible to unearth the reasons why Reverie Terminal was built.

Comment below to receive a brief run-down of a magazine or newspaper article that your character can uncover. Some of these may provide answers, some of them… maybe not so much.

CUSTOM INTELLIGENCE REVERIE STATION
There have been indications before that characters aren’t alone on the station and now, characters get to meet an NPC (on September 04) who has been there all along, only silent: CIRSTA, the station’s AI.

While CIRSTA will primarily interact with characters via the network, we will be introducing her on the mod log and characters are welcome to interact with her there, to ask questions and the like.

The log will also feature a prompt for characters to react to CIRSTA’s emergence and to discuss whether to trust her, if they’re so inclined.

COMMAND TROUBLE
On September 09, the command deck goes dark. CIRSTA will diagnose an electrical outage, which will be confirmed as characters try to find the source of the problem.

It will turn out that someone or something has ripped several wires apart, seemingly by sheer physical strength, disrupting the electrical circuit that keeps the command deck supplied. The panelling has all been replaced again (or never touched before?) and other than the ripped and frayed wires, there is no sign of any action. No fingerprints, nothing. Characters are advised to put their worries about who would sabotage the station in such a way aside in order to work together to fix it.

CIRSTA is happy to talk characters through the process, if they trust her enough to listen.

For this prompt, we suggest characters work in teams to i.) find the problem (risk of electrocution), ii.) fix the problem (even greater risk of electrocution) and iii.) try not to grow too paranoid at the apparent proof of sabotage on the station.


Please feel free to use this post to plot with each other!

Comments

QUESTIONS

[reveriemod]

[oorah]

Since we should work in teams is there any way we can sign up for those characters who would do so and be RNG'd into teams by you guys? It would provide an opportunity for new CR and feel more structured than just tagging around IMO. Thanks for your consideration!

[kanyounot]

Is there material available in the library in audio format? Kanan would love to do research but he's blind and can't read braille so he would need it read to him either by a computer or... I guess he could make his apprentice read it... XD

Re: QUESTIONS

[neuralnet]

Would characters be able to trace/inquire as to where/how in the station's computer systems CIRSTA is stored? and where she's been until this point?

[hyperfresh]

Marina is an engineer, so even with the difference in tech level she knows how engineering stuff goes--will Cirsta's advice on fixing the problem sound legitimate?

Re: QUESTIONS

[veristitalian]

In terms of addressing CIRSTA, does she only reply via comm or does she answer if spoken to at random, or via any of the panels? Jasnah is going to have a million questions and is also going to tediously, systematically try addressing her from every single corner of the station.

RESEARCH SNIPPET REQUESTS

[reveriemod]

[morethan084]

Daisy lives for research. Sign me up, fam.

[a2brutus]

I'd like to get one for A2! Please and thanks.

[oorah]

I'd like one for Jyn, Frank and Miller. Jyn would be the most adamant about it and Frank would be downright lazy about it if that matters.

[senateur]

One for Padmé please!

[blacksky]

Sign up Elektra and Kamala. Elektra is better at it than Kam if that makes any difference.

[possidetur]

vanessa almost lives in the library. gimme pls

[onlydoubts]

sign me up for bodhi please and thank!

[warfares]

sign Ren up please

Re: RESEARCH SNIPPET REQUESTS

[resleeves]

Kovacs will actually make an effort so one for him, please.

[luciformis]

Lay it on me, s'il vous plaît. Ryo loves to dig for good, good information.

[hopefragment]

Signing up Hinata, please!

[blindninja]

Could I get a snippet please? :3 (preferably newspaper/something with audio as I think he will struggle to 'read' glossy/coated paper but no big deal)

Re: RESEARCH SNIPPET REQUESTS

[devilmind]

I'd like snippets for both Arid and the Operator, please!

Arid has no experience doing historical research, but the Operator has some.

[donkeyballs]

Hit me

[reposing]

One for Alucard, please!

Re: RESEARCH SNIPPET REQUESTS

[marineris]

Could I get one for both Bobbie and Mako, please? Thanks so much!

TEAM SIGN-UP

[reveriemod]

If you'd like to be RNG'ed into a team with others for the COMMAND TROUBLE prompt, please comment below. One caveat: there is no IC mechanism to account for the RNG'ing, so this still requires characters to find IC reasons to work together (or come across one another and spontaneously decide to do so).

We will respond with teams by Friday, 7pm UTC so allow time for plotting, so please sign up before that if you'd like to make use of this.

Re: TEAM SIGN-UP

[episodically]

Jim Kirk, please.

GROUP TWO PLOTTING

[hyperfresh]

Hey! :D Marina is going to definitely want to get in there and try and fix things herself--she's an engineer, so she's got experience with that stuff. What do you guys want to get up to?

EDIT: As far as getting Marina to work with other people goes, she only got here last month, and she's generally cooperative, so I don't see why she wouldn't help out with anyone who was willing!

Re: GROUP TWO PLOTTING

[candor1]

Thanks for putting this up!

Cassian will be getting into this part of the plot because Jyn and Bodhi are, but he'll break off from them to work with another group if it's… well, understaffed. :-) So e.g. if he sees Marina raring to go on her own, he'll offer to help her, or something?