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i'm the boss, ceo, queen if you're being dramatic ([personal profile] ceoqueen) wrote in [community profile] outsidersooc2013-02-20 08:35 pm
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EVENT | when adjutants attack

Hello, Outsiders! Larissa here with our very first event. This is the first part of our metaplot, and we’ll be using it as a stepping stone to bigger and better things as time goes on.

As Aria emphasized in this post, Omega is hardly in the best shape. The paramilitary group Cerberus occupied it for about half a year before Aria was able to wrest control back from them, and in our game’s timeline it’s only been about a month since they were driven out.

But just because they’re gone doesn’t mean they took all their toys with them.



Adjutants are some of the Reapers’ many thralls. Created from the husks of a long-extinct species, Adjutants originated from beyond the Omega-4 relay -- the same relay the PCs have been arriving through. Cerberus augmented them during their time on Omega, only to find that they couldn’t control them.

And while Aria was able to exterminate many of them with the help of Commander Shepard, they’re far from gone.

TIMELINE
This plot will run for 3 OOC days; you are welcome to backtag as long as you’d like. It’ll start this Friday, 2/22, and will run through this Sunday.

ON FRIDAY:
Several adjutants will appear in different parts of Zeta District. While they aren’t too difficult to deal with alone -- and some may be killed by NPCs -- their presence will result in the entire district being quarantined. No one will be able to enter or leave the district during the event.

ON SATURDAY:
Turns out there are more adjutants than we thought. Adjutants can turn any living being into one of their own. They can’t infect the dead, but the injured are fair game - including NPCs. The process is irreversible. And there seem to be dozens of them.

The NPCs have closed up shop in the markets and retreated to their homes. The mercenaries roam the streets looking to take out any and all adjutants, and if you get in the crossfire that’s your problem. Prove you’re not a liability, though, and they’ll take the help.

ON SUNDAY:
A few adjutants remain scattered through the district, but between the mercs and the PCs, most of the remaining ones have been driven back to a limited area of the station, about three blocks in size. They’re originating from a certain warehouse, but unless the adjutants are dealt with, no one’s getting inside.

Where it goes next is entirely dependent on player actions.

QUESTIONS
what can the adjutants do?
They tend to lurk in the shadows to lure out their victims, then hit them with biotic projectiles. The wiki page on them has more information, and you can also see how they fight ingame here (spoiler warning for the Omega DLC if you watch past the part with the adjutant!). If you have any further questions about them we’ll be happy to answer them.

what happens if my character is infected?
Your character will turn into an adjutant, and they will be killed. Death is permanent in this game, so we don’t expect this to be something most people are interested in!

i want to get involved with the mercs!
The Talons are the most likely to accept help, and also the group most familiar with fighting adjutants. The Blood Pack, on the other hand, is as likely to shoot a PC as an adjutant. You’re free to use them as NPCs in your posts; for the most part, you can assume they’ll be out and about the station. If you’re interested in more in-depth plotting with the NPCs, please contact us or comment below. We’re happy to plot with you, but due to mod time constraints we can only play out so much. We can also set up handwaved NPC interaction if you need it.

i want to help take down the warehouse!
Please sign up in the thread below with what you’d like to do. We would like to leave the conclusion open-ended for now, but we’ll contact interested players and offer direction where necessary.

i have another question!
Feel free to ask in the thread below if there’s anything else you’d like to do or that you need more information on.

You're welcome to use the rest of this post as a plotting post! Just post with your characters and what they'll be doing during the event and you're good to go.
mathemagician: (But why did you touch him?)

[personal profile] mathemagician 2013-02-21 10:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Kengo wouldn't be opposed to joining Liara on the information gathering front of the fight. They seem to have the same goals in mind, though Kengo's incapable of fighting or doing much to defend himself.
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Re: WAREHOUSE TAKEDOWN

[personal profile] traineeassistantdirector 2013-02-21 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
If they'll have the little weedy guy, Tony will go along. They don't strike him as significantly different from demons, and he's had plenty of practice blasting them to atoms. Or giblets. Or ash. It's really a matter of chance when he's angry in combat.
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[personal profile] traineeassistantdirector 2013-02-21 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Tony has done this kind of thing before. He's not good at it, but he can't keep his nose where it belongs, so there'll be a very tired guy stumbling around blowing up monsters with strange magical scattershot.
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[personal profile] unyieldingly 2013-02-22 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
Aww, Liara.

Hawke will lend a hand if you'd like. She'll be mostly pulling support as well.
ordonaturalis: (Default)

[personal profile] ordonaturalis 2013-02-22 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
Kasumi/Bela stealing shiny things team-up/rivalry?
ordonaturalis: (Default)

[personal profile] ordonaturalis 2013-02-22 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
Making things explode is always a good thing.
ordonaturalis: (Default)

[personal profile] ordonaturalis 2013-02-22 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
Yes please ;; She will just awkwardly thank the blood thirsty puppy
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[personal profile] ordonaturalis 2013-02-22 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
Yes. Woman appears of the shadows, demanding help to carry some heavy jerk. Best times.
professorwolf: (gentleman)

[personal profile] professorwolf 2013-02-22 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
He accepts ear-scratches as thanks! Preferably respectful ear-scratches, but ear-scratches are generally nice things.

Let's plan for it, then :) We can do a log, or if there's a mass event log, we'll do a thread there. Good? ^^
professorwolf: (wolf-notimpressed)

[personal profile] professorwolf 2013-02-22 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
Obviously Lyall has to run into him. And force him to eat something, probably >.>
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[personal profile] anarrowtotheeye 2013-02-22 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
Great! Do you want a log or a network post that leads to action? I'm not sure if there's a general event log going up but I can always set up a log specifically for these two.
anarrowtotheeye: (Smile)

[personal profile] anarrowtotheeye 2013-02-22 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
They can share notes. It'll be a learning experience for all. And they can drink each other silly.

I'm not sure if there's an event-specific log going up, but would you prefer a log specifically for these two or a network post that turns into action as they chat on the Omnitool?
airraid: (❝gone under two times❞)

[personal profile] airraid 2013-02-22 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
OH MY GOD THAT ICON IASKHLKHSFG

i just lost my train of thought.

but uh. any thought on how you'd like to set this up? 'cause i'm kind of really excited for it ngl.
chose: ([grin] 1)

[personal profile] chose 2013-02-22 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
/CRAWLS ALL OVER YOU
airraid: (❝and just as undisturbing❞)

[personal profile] airraid 2013-02-22 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
either one is fine with me; there won't be an actual post going up for the event because it's being left up to the players to decide what they want to do as far as the plot goes. (the ooc plot announcement goes over that.) but whatever you'd like to do, just let me know!
chose: ([grin] 4)

[personal profile] chose 2013-02-22 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
yes good i want
chose: ([grin] 3)

[personal profile] chose 2013-02-22 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
YES PLEASE \o/ more CR is excellent, Lyall is adorable, I'm down!
anarrowtotheeye: (Smile)

[personal profile] anarrowtotheeye 2013-02-22 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
Great. I'll set up a log for Saturday and we'll see how it goes from there. Looking forward to it!
airraid: (❝deep and rich like silt on a riverbed❞)

[personal profile] airraid 2013-02-22 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
I CAN'T WAIT TO GET TO DA2 AFLKHLKHDSG I NEED TO FINISH THE FIRST GAME ALREADY UGH.

sorry you don't even get a strikeout for that.

and i know about isabella. i agree with this. i just need to figure out on how to have him approach her. and keep from contracting syphilis from five feet away.
chose: (pic#5667665)

[personal profile] chose 2013-02-22 03:45 am (UTC)(link)
/grabby hands

I'm cool with that! Shep's a master. she's probably even just going to look at anyone half competent with a gun and be like COME WITH ME
chose: ([grin] 4)

[personal profile] chose 2013-02-22 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
'EEEEEEEEEY. I'm up for that! she's a master of persuasion but saving his ass works too 8Db
professorwolf: (smile)

[personal profile] professorwolf 2013-02-22 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
Excellent ^^ Lyall can avoid getting shot while proving he's not a mere animals and can be useful!

We can either set us up a log, or else tag onto a main event log if there is one... I might just do an open for various CRs if there's no event log X3
anarrowtotheeye: (Smile)

[personal profile] anarrowtotheeye 2013-02-22 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
Awesome. Maybe he's gotten himself trapped in an enclosed space and he's having a little difficulty fighting his way out? After Shepard saves him he might agree to following her for a little while before parting ways, but they'll see each other again at the warehouse and then they can do more fighting there.

How would you like to go about setting up the thread? Log or a network post that turns to action?
professorwolf: (professor)

[personal profile] professorwolf 2013-02-22 04:25 am (UTC)(link)
Lyall won't be much use against more than a couple at a time, but he'll be glad to help find the place and maybe do some fending off for the squishier of people.

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