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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.
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[personal profile] selfconfidence 2013-02-21 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
Do Adjutants attack unprovoked or will you have to actually bother them somehow?
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[personal profile] unyieldingly 2013-02-21 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
Hawke is down for this. One mage, coming up. While she's very good at magical attacks, she may just be support and try to heal people who are injured. But she won't hesitate to throw some force magic out there and set Adjutants on fire. Or...use some electrical shocks. Oops.
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[personal profile] professorwolf 2013-02-21 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
Do they have any particular scent to them that can be tracked? If so, Lyall may be able to help narrow down where they're coming from.
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[personal profile] anarrowtotheeye 2013-02-21 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
Signing up Dun for the warehouse takedown. Dun's strength lies in charging the front lines so that's what he'll be doing. He's also not bad with organizing people to fight; so long as it's a straight forward battle with no sneaky strategy involved, he'll do well in that. He'll try to organize those around him to fight cohesively as one unit if a strong leader figure does not emerge and if the fight goes badly.
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Hawke

[personal profile] unyieldingly 2013-02-21 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
As said on the warehouse thread, Hawke is going to try and fight them eventually. While she may end up being support (so if you need quick healing on the fly, she's your girl!) she can defend and attack just as well.

On Friday, she'll be helping to defend some NPCs. On Saturday, however, she's going to be a bit more cautious with her magic and will make some attempt to at least fight and make sure people are safe in the Zeta District. I'm up for any and all kinds of interactions!!
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Morrigan, Maeby, and Kasumi (oh my)

[personal profile] ordonaturalis 2013-02-21 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
Morrigan is initially not going to care about all this noise. Until she's trapped in the slums with all you terrible people. Then there will be magic all over the place. Looking for team-ups, people she can accidentally save, people she can light on fire as collateral damage, the whole nine yards.

Maeby is a teenager and not drunk enough for this shit. She will be running and hiding. And needing to be saved. Also ducking into random people's rooms to do more hiding.

Kasumi will be in stealth mode, primarily trying to shuffle people who need a little help away from the battle to safety, drag people over to the clinic for treatment, etc. Basically being a techno gofer for whoever needs it.

OPEN TO ANY AND ALL OTHER IDEAS FOR THEM, TOO. I am excite.
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[personal profile] professorwolf 2013-02-21 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
Lyall is likely to be going wolf on these things, and doing his best to track where they're coming from with that supernatural nose of his, if they have anything track-able. He's down for helping anybody who needs helping, provided they don't mind a wolf savaging the monsters for them.
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[personal profile] anarrowtotheeye 2013-02-21 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
Dun is just going to do what he does best; fight fight fight. However, he might just show a different side to him during this event. He does have leadership qualities and if things get too chaotic, he may attempt to form a group of like-minded souls and lead them to glory. He's not got a bad mind for organizing attacks; just a bad one for taking precautions against sneak attacks and traps.
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[personal profile] neverknocks 2013-02-21 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
York will be up for fighting adjutants pretty much the entire weekend; if anyone wants to be FIGHTING ADJUTANTS!! alongside her on Friday or Saturday, or have her save someone from adjutants (or the other way around WHO WANTS TO SAVE YORK'S BUTT), let me know!
Edited 2013-02-21 02:28 (UTC)
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[personal profile] articletwelve 2013-02-21 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
Wash will spend most of his time on population control; he's not going to get involved with too many groups, but he'll be out and about in armor shooting things. ...And looking for better weapons, because what the fuck are barriers.

Zoe will be spamming her ranged electric attack at any adjutant that she runs into. She'll be with her sister Benji for the most part, but Zoe does have a tendency to go off on her own as well. She's very used to acting as a medic, so if your characters are getting injured I'd be up for CR in that direction!

On an OOC note, most of my activity is going to be through backtags - I'm going on vacation next week and will be slowtagging all around. I'm happy to thread out things as long as they take, but if you want to nail down things first I don't mind a bit.
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[personal profile] professorwolf 2013-02-21 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
Ridiculously easy to track, then. If you need someone/something to help with the finding of the warehouse, feel free to tap him ^^ If that's already worked out, just ignore me :D

Re: WAREHOUSE TAKEDOWN

[personal profile] fightforthelost 2013-02-21 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
It's Shep.

So, yeah.

He's gonna wanna vanguard into there and lead his peeps to victory. Plus he's pissed off and needs to work out aggression so...
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[personal profile] obstinates 2013-02-21 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
Naruto will be doing what shounen heroes do best, saving innocents while also being a tard. Expect comedic dodges of biotic attacks and irrational yelling and confusion as he does his ninja thing.

If anyone feels like having their character facepalm at the inept-looking blond only to see him wipe the floor with a bunch of baddies, he's up for grabs.
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Re: WAREHOUSE TAKEDOWN

[personal profile] chose 2013-02-21 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
other Shepard is also happily obligatory! c8 since she's a Soldier, I'll happily throw her around as the party tank, so to speak.
Edited 2013-02-21 02:59 (UTC)

[personal profile] ex_myturn41 2013-02-21 03:00 am (UTC)(link)


no srsly tho can we bro it up a little
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[personal profile] neverknocks 2013-02-21 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
i would love NOTHING MORE than for them to bro it up a little

no lie york has never really interacted with a carolina since hers that she really connected with SHE MISSES CAROLINA :(
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[personal profile] chose 2013-02-21 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
Shepard's going to do what she does best - fight her way through, try to figure out how to permanent source, and when that fails, try to strategize, hunker down and protect people. she's also pretty good at grabbing anyone willing to fight along the way and add them to a ragtag group, barking orders, and just KILLING SHIT. a variety of abilities would be great for this, if you're willing to participate! Shepard's a Soldier, i.e. a party tank.
Edited 2013-02-21 03:04 (UTC)

[personal profile] ex_myturn41 2013-02-21 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
awesome. i don't care if she saves her ass or if they just fight together for a while, they need some bro time.

carolina didn't have york for like a year at atarax so she's missing her bro times :(
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[personal profile] neverknocks 2013-02-21 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
omg then let's MAKE THESE BRO TIMES HAPPEN maybe they can fight some adjutants together and then do something bro-bondy
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[personal profile] professorwolf 2013-02-21 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
Since Lyall!wolf is better at being sneaky, he wouldn't mind having a tank to leap out from behind, now and then >.> (Plus I enjoyed their chat, and wouldn't mind more CR ^^ )
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[personal profile] professorwolf 2013-02-21 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
Want a wolf to savage one of the space!zombies for Maeby? Since they do know each other and all. Even if Maeby won't realize it :)

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