Knowhere IC

I've noticed we've picked up quite a few new arrivals this week, so I figured I'd just take a minute to say hello to the new arrivals.

My name is Adeleis Shepard, Captain of the Normandy. From a different than the one we've got here -- which is absolutely worth the visit if you're ever curious -- but I've been here awhile now. If you need any help getting your bearings, don't hesitate to let me know. If you're looking for a way to meet some new people, we've got a great new community center and I also run a weekly poker game -- all experience levels welcome. Just let me know if you'd like to stop by if there's a seat at the table.

For those of you with, or looking to acquire, flight experience, I'm also your go-to here. We've got several classes of ship including, if you're someone with...lets say, mental gifts? Anyway. If you've got the brain for it or the ability to work with interfaced technology easily, a very large ship we're still looking to pick up pilots for -- because it would be a shame if we suddenly lost that knowledge. Everyone else, doesn't matter if you're used to flying stick or with computer assistance, I'm happy to log some flight time with you. Same goes for all you aces back home looking to keep your skills sharp.

Hope you're all settling in alright.

Shepard, Out.

[ Rocket ]

And I'd like to see about getting something we could use to test the targeting systems on the new defenses. Please not a life fire exercise. I'm all for being thorough when it comes to safety, but not at that much risk to myself if it can be avoided.

Dis' place got gutters deeper'en da' pots at the Breaux Bridge Crawfish festival.

Startin' ta' feel more like 'ome everyday.

[ Rocket and the Remys ]
Be thinkin' it be about close to time to start puttin' things in place on somethin' more lucerative d'en watchin' people all day. Rumblin' is d'ere be new players takin' over turf and if there be power up for grabs, and we be stuck in space, d'en maybe now be the time to make a move on gettin' the new Casino up and runnin' no? Take advantage of the chaos.

Just when you start to think you seen everything, people be comin' back with stories that make you sure glad you missed a thing or two.

[ Lil Red, Rocket Raccoon ]

Since d'ere be evidence to suggest maybe dis' job not gon' be lastin' forever, and it seems criminal there be so few places for d'ese 'ere hard workin' Knowhere folks to be losin' d'ey money. Seems that maybe now be da' best time to be sittin' down and maybe seein' what we do about that hm?

[ Rogue ]

Been thinkin' we overdue for a trip back to Bayou for some proper food, together dis' time. What say you hm?

Aw, weird space head. I've heard about you.

Is there Coffee or beer?

Cosmo has bad news. Peter and Steve discover weak signal of those who disappeared. Is very weak, they say like it is a universe inside another universe. A microverse. Cosmo has one. Cosmo's collar has a dimensional envelope in it in case Knowhere gets invaded we can hide and survive. Cosmo has used before. It work well. I think maybe that is where everyone go to, but problem is... it's not working. I press button to go to microverse and nothing happen. I am thinkink we need to fix this if we want to get friends back.

So I've been playing around trying to see if I can get my passport to operate on my webware, so it's all in one interface, but it's definitely not working. The technology in the passports is just fascinating. The programming it staking just a bit to get used to, I think I've got nearly all of it down, but it's definitely got some odd characters in it. Probably space stuff that's a bit beyond anything I've messed with on Earth.

Also I've heard, now that I've been here awhile, that this place is prone to some invasions of alien forces. Now I know we have a rather large amount of people who can handle themselves in the event of an attack, but that doesn't mean everyone can, nor does it mean everyone's completely protected. Back where I'm from, I actually created a bunch of non-lethal weaponry for SHIELD that I also used to operate more securely as Spider-Man. I would be willing to help design weapons of that sort for here, if anyone was willing to let me. It depends on the resources we have here of course, though if I can make a trip to earth, getting the nano-tech necessary for a large portion of my equipment wouldn't be... too hard.

But I don't want to do anything that steps on toes, disrupts balanced life here, or even makes people feel uneasy so I'm putting it out there first and foremost.

Alright people, it's poker night. You all know how this works by now I'd assume but, if you're one of the new arrivals we've picked up, here's the long and short. My name is Adeleis Shepard and once upon a time I beat Rocket for the right to run the card games. We play cards weekly for units. Sometimes for good causes sometimes because we just like to play cards. Cheating and powers don't fly unless we've set up a special game ahead of time and, well, the general idea is to get drunk and have fun. If you're interested, go ahead and let me know and I'll make sure there's room for you at the table.

Secondarily. I know I've worked with some of you regarding pilot training and the RIV. I'd like to keep that up of course, but also my own ship has shown up. Unfortunately, she's shown up sans her crew save for a very helpful computer. That being said, as I have every intention of making sure the ship stays in good, working order (since he knows what we might need it for next), she's going to need people who know how to work Engineering, mechanics, computer systems...all things to some degree outside my pay grade and not at all what I'm about to foist on my lovely friends here just so we can gallivant around the galaxy or shoot things that maybe try and invade our home here. If you think you've got the qualifications and you're interested, let me know. We'll set up a walk through of the ship. If it seems like it'll work out, I've got the majority of the technical information (even if I don't understand some of it) available for you to look at. I can offer pilot training there as well, but don't expect the ship to be very nice to you. She was pretty partial to the last guy who sat in that chair.

Lastly, for the Technical and Medical People. As the Normandy has arrived and, near as I can tell, everything's up and running properly, I've got some services I'd like to open up to you. The ship, at least where I'm from, was pretty state of the art in all its bells and whistles. This, as it was originally designed to be a stealth, combat, and research vessel, includes a very well stocked Lab and Med-Bay, complete with a Medi-Gel dispenser (which I'm hoping maybe we can reverse engineer because it would save you guys lot of time and trouble) as well as a Dermal Regenerative Unit, kind of like the Cradle as I understand it, but only a little slower. I'm not sure how easy it would be to get these things out of here, but I do want you to know they're available to work with if you'd like to come look at them.

[ Cosmo, The Guardians, Bobbi Morse, and Other trainers at The Hovel ]

The Normandy did also come with a, surprisingly, well stocked armory. She must have come from right after II've gone ahead and had the ship lock it down for now, but I would be more than happy to open it up if you wanted to add some pieces to the local arms and armor we've got present. Most of the stuff is pretty standard fare in terms of firearms. There's a few more oddball tech pieces in here, and a few things that the general populace has absolutely zero need to get their hands on. If you'd like to come take a look, or have any questions or concerns about any of this, please don't hesitate to let me know.

[ End Filter ]

Shepard, Out.

this place is absolutely terrible. and i have been in literal sewers. still there are some good spots. a friend, and a way of learning new magics.

it is said to introduce one self. so. i am li ming. i am wizard and nephalem. as such, i will aid where i can and learn what i can.

i do not see what else to add.

That was an event I do not need repeated.

That was strange.

Not that this ain't been ...special to watch unfold but someone want to point me in the direction of where I might get myself a ship?

Just so we're all on the same page here, this is all crazy, right? Like crazier than all of us being from different universes, but ending up on this space head together crazy.

This is an announcement from Medical.

We are attempting to keep a record of who have de-aged, gained abilities, lost memories or have otherwise been altered. If you could please alert us to your statuses, we would appreciate it. It will assist us in responding faster should anything happen.

Additionally, if you are in need of a doctor, please contact us. Someone will be in the medbay at all times.

Thank you.

[GotG + friends]
I am going to Xandar to pick up medical supplies. I will be back in a day or two.

[Rocket]
Ask Groot if he wants something.

Alright people, it's been four days of hard fighting. I want to say we're doing well, but reports coming in from the ground say it's not looking good at all. I've put together a plan with the help of some of the people up here, something we think is at least going to give a shot at turning the tide of this battle in our favor. I know it's asking a lot, I know a lot of you up here and down there are exhausted and tired, I know we've got injured and sick, and if I didn't feel like we had no other choice but to do something drastic here, I wouldn't put this idea forward at all. We've all see what the Reapers can do now, what their plan is. They're harvesting people, they're wiping out this planet to try and make more of themselves and they're not going to stop. They're going to do this to more and more planets if we don't draw our line in the sand right here.

Which is why we're going to be taking a TARDIS inside a Reaper and blow that sonofabitch up from the inside out.

I can't say it's a safe plan. In fact, I can pretty much say that it's going to be the opposite of a safe plan, which is why I'm asking for volunteers to join me on a strike team. Combat experience is essential on this one people -- and I want to be real up front that we never tried anything like this before, not even when we were desperate back home. I can only imagine the things we're going to have to see and do in there so I want you all to think long and hard before you sign yourself up.

And does anybody have any idea who that giant ball of pyrotechnics was down there? Pairs nicely with my biotics and, in close quarters, I'm thinking he'd be a real pain in the ass for the Reapers to handle.

[ Rocket Racoon ]

You know, for a pain in my ass, you're a damn good card player and I'm going to owe you one when this is over and, speaking of when this is over, drinks are on me.

[ Jyn Erso ]

You be careful up there tomorrow okay?

Cosmo has bad news, very bad news. Continuum Cortext registered large scale fissure in open space. It is far from Knowhere, but things we identify as Reapers have come through the portal. These Reapers come from Cmdr. Shepard's universe. We don't know how this happen, only that it is.

I will allow Shepard to explain these Reapers, but we provide information about them to your tablets. The Guardians and myself are scramblink first response team. The Reapers attack planet with no self defense, we must evacuate and hold off Reapers. You are not required to fight. Cosmo does not tell you want to do, but if you want to help, meet at docks. We will take RIV to planet.

(OOC: You can assume that all the information outlined here has been sent to each character's tablets)

[Guardians of the Galaxy filter]
I am Groot.

Everyone make sure to sign in on Cosmo's post. We're still trying to suss out who's missing and who's still around. Once we have a pretty good idea of what we're dealing with in regards to number of missing we can put together a plan or not on how we're going to get them back. Because I promise you we are getting them back. We just need to get some rest, get ready and make an actual plan. Maybe you guys are better at that than we historically have been.

I don't think those guys are going to hurt anyone. They don't have any beef with anyone other than us. It's a hostage play to get us to turn ourselves in for the people they kidnapped. We've got a little bit of time. They haven't even made demands yet. Try not to panic. Get some rest. Get patched up.

If anyone needs her, Mantis will be providing her empath abilities for anyone who needs it, including getting to sleep.

[Guardians]
Anyone else feel like the universe has been handing us an actual army over the past couple months? And they like us! Not a single person made an outcry for us to hand ourselves in and they defended us when those stupid Troyjans attacked. We've got to get whoever they kidnapped back. We can't let them get away with taking our people like that. Yeah, our people. I think the Guardians of the Galaxy just got about 50 people bigger.

[Newt Scamander]
Now would be a time for The Collector to use chaos to kidnap you. Please let me know you are alive and free. Also, it would be wise to not be alone at this time.

[GotG]
I believe if any of the hostages are killed by the Troyjans or Ba-Bani, the humans will riot. It will be important for someone to keep them calm and inform them that a plan is being formulated and that no one will be hurt. Perhaps we should send the emp Mantis out to keep the humans emotionally sedated.

In a worst case scenario, if we are pressed for time, I would not be opposed to trading myself for some of the hostages. I imagine they will want to torture us for some time before they kill us and I cannot imagine they will do anything that I cannot handle.

Is it safe to come out yet?

[Tina Goldstein]
Tina, please tell me you're okay.