- RP Date
- YE 45.8
- RP Location
- Mwigflukbajik
YE 45.8
Shortly after the Resurgence lifted off from the Central Fleet Depot, Captain Aoba got on the intercom and let everyone know there would be a mission briefing in the wardroom.
Wardroom
Sanda headed to the wardroom to receive the itel for the upcoming mission. She was still carrying the sword she had gotten from the salvage giveaway. She couldn't put it down, it was just so beautiful. She was looking forward to practicing with it. She would need to become much more profesioent with it if she planned to actually use it in combat. Although she was trained in all manner of weapons, but she favored knives for close quarters work.
Yoshiro headed to the wardroom for the briefing and some fruit. He got a pistol and a sword from his salvage and decided that he would use it in a loadout. He arrived at the wardroom and took a seat.
Cassie arrived with Euikoshi and grabbed a seat, taking a moment to see if Rossa had anything cooking. Since it was between breakfast and dinner, the serving counters were empty but there was a french fry smell emanating from the kitchen along with the sounds of clanging pans and knives chopping on cutting boards. A bowl of fresh fruit had been left out for the crew and Yoshiro found it easily.
Erika stood at the head of the group, data slate in hand and ready to deliver the breifing alongside Mineko. Butterflies welled up in the operatives stomach, this was her first time delivering a breifing and with all the eyes upon her felt a little intimidated. She did her best not to let it show, but the occasional gulp might have given her away.
Koyama prior arrival to the Wardroom proved to be convenient as the others began to file in. The first officer had been sitting by herself, a tea cup resting upon its saucer while she looked down at a datapad. The only true indication of her taking note of the other's arrival had been a simple flick of one of her ears in the direction of the entryway.
"Attention everyone, thank you for attending. We've been directed to investigate a planet called." Erika paused and pressed a key on her pad, the computer's voice played over the loud speaker in her place "Mwigflukbajik" Before she continued, "Hence forth will be referred to as "the planet". SAINT has reason to believe deep within 'the planet' there is a Mishhuvurthyar facility that will contain something valuable. As to what that is or what kind of threats we're likely to face SAINT doesn't know." She looks down at the data slate and then back up with a smile "Notes here are to stay on your toes."
Yoshiro grabbed a piece of fruit as he listened to the briefing and started eating his apple. "Nightmares and demons, eh?" He asked rhetorically.
Yayoi walked in silently after checking in on Yuri, who had been upset about the rules regarding pets.
"Chasing rumors, eh?" Cassie commented to Yayoi.
Yayoi glanced at Cassie "hmm?" she asked her.
"SAINT is looking to find more information about the Mishhuvurthyar threat if we uncover anything of substance to these rumors," Mineko said. While looking to Erika, Mineko thought of the mission she had done solely with the other agent and the varying levels of threats that these type of rumors truly held.
Euikoshi chimed in, "The Yamatai Star Empire acquired Mwigflukbajik from Nepleslia two years ago in a deal the Empress made, because of its historic significance to the Empire. It was a huge stronghold for the Mishhu during the First Mishhuvurthyar War, so much so that it took millions of ships and 1.25 trillion Nekovalkyrja soldiers to take it. It was thrown into Nepleslian hands through the peace conference only to be taken by the NMX in the Second Mishhuvurthyar War, and the Nepleslians had to fight hard to get them out of there because it was incredibly fortified. Basically it one of the most heavily developed Mishhuvurthyar systems and there's a lot of war wreckage and UXO there. No major attempt has been made to explore it all so far."
"What are we looking for in that chest? Weapons or technology?" Yoshiro asked curiously. "It seems a bit suspicious to me that they just gave up a planet that easily if they knew that they had all of this stuff on it."
Yayoi was silent now as she grabbed a fruit to munch on.
"The planet received most of the Star Army's offensive capabilities in the first war," Mineko said to Yoshiro. Mineko nodded and looked to Erika, hoping the operative would fill them in on Yoshiro's former question.
"We're looking of anything, weapon projects, resources, technology." Erika answerd, turning to Yoshiro. "Given it was so fortified, its a logical place to put research bases developing their most sensitive projects and as a central supply depot in a logistical network. As for taking easy, I wouldn't consider requiring millions of ships and trillions of Nekovalkyrja an easy ousting. Or are you referring to the Nepleslians giving it up? The operational difficulties in getting to those caches are a significant investment. There are probaly some high level deals to share what we discover with the Neps, but such specifics are," She sighed, "above our pay grade."
Sanda couldn't even imagine that many ships and troops. It truely must have been a hell of a fight. "Is the planet even inhabitable? I would think after that many ships and weapons fighting on it there's proabaly not much left of the place."
"Then are we to go in alone without support?" Koyama asked.
"It's worse," Euikoshi told Sanda. "It's a tectonic lava planet with constant Earthquakes and a surface gravity of 3G. The air is hot and breathable would be a generous way to describe it. The day is only 6 hours long. The Mishhu bases had to be really well built, almost like space stations buried deep in the crust, which is why some may have survived. "They may have tentacles instead of hands but they're good engineers."
Yayoi still munched as she listened to the conversation.
Yoshiro nodded and thought about the amount of equipment and troops in the first battle. it seemed a bit much but considering that it was probably well defended at the time was why they probably needed so many troops. "Still, if they knew about the fact that they had all of this there, why would they give it up so easily? I would figure that they wouldn't want to give any intel to us." Yoshiro said
"Charming." Sanda replied to Euikoshi. "We go where the Empress sends us."
"Sends only us," Mineko added on to what Sanda said, then looked to Koyama. "We'll be going in alone, Shosa. But they wouldn't send us if we didn't have a proven track record, honestly."
Yayoi glanced over towards Mineko and furrowed her brow at her words. "indeed, the ship and her personnel, has proven that much atleast." she said out loud.
"That's why they give us shiny medals." Sanda smiled despite any missgivings she might secretly hold about the mission.
"They give us shiny missions." It was Mineko's turn to furrow her brow as she corrected the statement from her own perspective on the matter.
"Additionally the system is essentially in the middle of Nepleslian territory," Euikoshi added. "If a large force entered the area, things could get tied up in international politics, so it makes sense the Star Army is only sending a single small ship."
Yayoi rolled her eyes. "If it's in Nepleslian space, would we be allowed there?" She asked before she remembered the news article.
"It's our planet to visit," Euikoshi shrugged.
"Just near Nepleslian territory as we bought the planet back this year," Mineko told Yayoi, nodding alongside Euikoshi's shrug.
"Hmm, I wonder how you buy a planet." Chellith mused.
Warmed to talking, Mineko was quick to reply, "Be the Empress. A lot of Neko and Yamataians died there. I'd wager they want to put some kind of memorial there but initial intel dug up that there might be something to investigate before making it open to the public."
Sanda thought about it a moment then asked, "Any intel from the Neps on the place? I'm sure they must know something about it since they were the last ones to fight on the planet. Like maybe where we should start looking?"
"We have some co-ordinates, but the finer points will need to be discovered by us." Erika answered "Investigating this planet is a rather significant investment. It's not in the notes, but my instincts tell me they decided it was easier to let us deal with the UX and high gravity. I'll note that SAINT haven't stated who their source is, need to know, but it could have come from the Neps, and knowing the Neps it would likely be... succinct and to the point."
"I wonder if there's any chance of people in stasis like the last mission," Poppy wondered aloud. "It seems like we do a lot of digging up lost souls," she mused. "With that many ships there could be escape pods left behind."
"Probably not, but over a trillion is a lot of people, not impossible we meet someone who was there." Cheilith said.
"How are we going to traverse the planet? If the planet is just on big lava flow, how are we going to move around without melting like chocolate?" Yoshiro asked.
"Mindies can fly, most of the time we don't do it because well, skeet, but we could go all the way from space to the ground just in them." Chelith offered.
"That is true." He said to Chelith.
"The Mindy can take high temperatures and if needed the photonics system can be used as a short-term lava shield," Euikoshi said. "We could also go in your exploration uniforms provided we can handle the 3G gravity. I recommend taking a break to cool off every hour. We could also deploy our ground vehicles as along as they stick to solid rock and not flowing lava."
Yayoi nodded her head, as she thought that wearing Power Armor would be appropriate, despite the fact she was a Ranger.
"Like Erika said, on our toes. We don't know if there are enemy remnants still there. Guarding what we're looking into or not, they'll be hostile," Mineko offered, though it wasn't fully pertinent beyond talk of what they would be need to don for the mission.
Yoshiro nodded and thought about adding drones to his loadout so he could help his teammates and get intel about what is going on to the right people.
"I can keep an eye on everyone's body temperatures," Poppy offered. "If anyone gets too hot we should teleport them back to the ship or have them sit in a climate-controlled shuttle. It's best to use internal air supplies as well."
Yayoi nodded her head.
"If we've covered everything," Mineko said, clapping her hands and looking expectantly to Erika, then the lightning bolted Nepleslian caught her eye and she said, "Sanda, you have another question?"
Sanda smiled. "When do we get started?"
"As soon as we get there." Erika replied "I'll restate; prep for high G and UXO. I've taken a demo course recently so I should be able to help out with that."
Yayoi almost smiled at Sanda's question. "alright then, i guess its off to make preparations" Yayoi said, as her mind focused on the mission, and less on her daughter.
Soon the Resurgence was in hyperspace, racing towards the war-torn Mwigflukbajik system, where so many had died over an ugly and brutal planet.
Mwigflukbajik System
As the YSS Resurgence emerged from the protective folds of hyperspace, the vast and eerie graveyard of the Mwigflukbajik system lay before them. From the bridge's expansive viewscreen, the sight was haunting; thousands of obliterated ships and fragments of battle stations floated eerily, silently memorializing a battle long since passed. The vastness of space was interrupted by vast fields of broken hulls, shimmering shards of metal, and derelict spacecraft, some still showing the faded sigils of their affiliations.
The pale, molten orange glow of Mwigflukbajik's tectonic lava crust shone menacingly in the distance, acting as an unsettling beacon amidst the sea of wreckage.
Bridge
Captain Aoba, with his hand gripping the armrest of his chair, ordered, "Battle stations! Helm, get us a path through this debris field. We don't want to join this graveyard."
"Aye aye, captain," Gabriela nodded, as she carefully maneuvered the gunship through the carnage, getting the ship closer to the angry-looking planet.
Power Armor Bay
Yayoi entered the Power Armor bay, and walked with purpose towards her personal Mindy, and removed her outfit. Once done, she entered her Mindy by climbing into it, and checking its systems, to make sure that it was prepared for the Mission.
Euikoshi reported to the armor bay as well, slipping into her Mindy armor suit, which had a thick vertical green stripe on the helmet to show she was the science specialist.
Erika milled about while the other members were arriving. She was already dressed for action, checking her equipment as she sat on one of the benches. Her mindy's helmet was removed and she had a kit laid out on the floor infront of her. It had an assortment of tools, pliers, drivers, cutters, laser scapels among other things for disarming explosives. Like many things, she had been trained for demolitions, UXO disposal was part of that, but she had yet to put it into practice.
Cheilith got down to business working on her equipment, checking each module, especially the extended shield modules that might come in handy if the shields of anyone else got overwhelmed by the lava and heat. Satisfied, she suited up and picked up the massive sword that had become her signature weapon. She had also qualified on the advanced Teleportation unit that let het jump short distances faster so she also used that. "Ready to roll." She announced.
"Away team," Kalena's voice echoed in the armor bay, "We will be in teleporter range in about two minutes. I am selecting coordinates for you that will put you near one of the old NMX bases."
"This looks dumb," Mineko said as she looked at her armor, then to Erika. "This looks dumb, right?" Behind the shoulder weapons a black fireproof cloak had been strapped on. She picked it up and looked at it, obviously enamored, before doing her usual gymnastics routine to dive into the torso of her armor.
Erika looked up and smiled "What happened to 'capes being back in'?" The operative asked rhetorically. "First of all, you look fine, second, even if you didn't I'd take looking goofy over immolation."
"I do look fine," Mineko said, agreeing. Even if she hadn't been able to find any weaponry that would work in atmosphere while asking around the Intelligence depot for the positron rifle, she had at least been able to pick up the cape, a remnant from some long destroyed or forgotten Black Mindy. Once in, she twisted around as if to look behind herself, seeing how much it changed her peripheral vision. The analyst much preferred bridge work to the carnage of many away team missions, but the little addition to her attire seemed to smooth over those hangups in her mind.
Yayoi nodded her head as Kalena's voice spoke. "copy that" she said in response.
Over on the other side of the armor bay a second away team was also suiting up. The "B Team" with some of the new infantry soldiers was going to check out some of the space hulks. The main away team could see Wando and Caihong among them.
Poppy arrived, brushing her big pink hair back and tying it up into a ponytail. "Do you need me?" she asked the team that would be heading for the surface. "I'm happy to come."
"I hope we won't need you." Sanda laughed at Poppy. "If we do that means something has gone wrong." Sanda was already suited up in her Mindy. She had her usal loadout but was leaving behind her new sword. She hadn't had time to practice with it and with all this heat she didn't want to risk damaging it.
"Rather have you and not need you that need you and not have you Pop." Erika said as she looked down at the UXO disposal kit and rolled it up. She then attached it to the back of her suit. Beside it hung a buttpack with her own explosives. The operative then collected Aether SMG and an Aether Wakizashi, trying to stay light but still deadly.
Yayoi considered the potential risks and benefits of including Poppy, the ship's medic, on the away team to the hot lava world. It was a crucial decision that could impact the safety and success of their mission. Yayoi's thoughts raced as they weighed the following factors:
Expertise: Poppy's medical training and skills could be invaluable in case of injuries or medical emergencies during the mission. Her presence could provide essential medical support.
Hazards: Going to a hot lava world posed significant dangers, such as extreme temperatures and potential volcanic activity. Poppy's medical knowledge might help the team mitigate these risks and treat any injuries that could occur.
Mission Success: If the mission required the team to interact with potentially hostile or unknown life forms, having a medic like Poppy could help ensure the team's safety and overall mission success.
After considering these factors, Yayoi turned to Poppy and asked, "Poppy, what do you think? Are you comfortable joining the away team to the hot lava world, given the potential risks involved? Your expertise could be critical, but we also need to consider the safety of the crew and the mission."
"Guys I'd like to be on team A," Cassie said, "Space hulks creep me out," she said, which was only half of the story. Seeing the wreckage was really bringing back a flood of traumatic memories from the time where her fleet was wiped out by Kuvexians and she was left alone in space for hours among the wreckage thinking it was the end.
"Why would you be anywhere else than with us on the A team, Cassie?" Sanda smiled.
"Thank you," Cassie nodded, visibly relieved to be on a planet. "Just don't let me get shot in the butt by Rixxikor like that one time on Hanako's World," she joked.
"A Team, like we can do space hulks whenever, but lava planet? Cool place for a fight scene." Cheilith decided.
"We'll see if you still feel that way after your blood pressure increases about 20 points." Erika said to Cheilith as she passed. "Lets just hope our AG systems can keep up."
"Heavy gravity just means a ground pound is going to be even more awesome." Cheilith said, feeling pretty self assured.
"You know, this mission would be perfect for Abwehrans," Poppy grinned. She got in her suit in one quick and experienced wiggle motion and then closed it up and grabbed her helmet.
"If you need an extra set of hands, just say so and Yuri-chan can come along," Mineko said cheekily. "I know I know, it's 'cause they like the heavy G. I think I just wanted to imagine what more you could accomplish with four arms."
"Planet in teleporter range," Kalena's voice announced on the intercom.
Poppy's eyes darted to her suit’s vitals, checking everything was green. "All green here. Ready to patch anyone up or... do other medic things."
Cassie rolled her eyes with a smirk at Poppy’s remark. "Or 'other medic things'? Seriously? Remind me again why we're bringing you?" she teased.
"Because you love me," Poppy shot back with a wink, getting a chuckle from the group.
Euikoshi glanced around the group, adjusting the equipment on her armor. "We're going into a potentially unstable environment, so let's stay focused, and keep comms clear for necessary info. And remember, the scientific data we retrieve could be invaluable."
"Teleportation will commence in 3...2...1..." Kalena’s voice echoed.
The Power Armor Bay seemed to dissolve around them, and within moments, the away team found themselves amidst the shimmering, heated landscape of Mwigflukbajik. A sea of molten rock flowed around them, and the distant roars of volcanoes echoed through the thick atmosphere. The intense heat immediately tested their Mindy suits' environmental controls.
"Welcome to Mwigflukbajik," Euikoshi remarked, her voice calm, yet alert, "Let's make this a mission to remember."
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OOC: JP by Wes, Charaa, Cowboy, Sunny D, Ametheliana, Soban, Yoshiro
Shortly after the Resurgence lifted off from the Central Fleet Depot, Captain Aoba got on the intercom and let everyone know there would be a mission briefing in the wardroom.
Wardroom
Sanda headed to the wardroom to receive the itel for the upcoming mission. She was still carrying the sword she had gotten from the salvage giveaway. She couldn't put it down, it was just so beautiful. She was looking forward to practicing with it. She would need to become much more profesioent with it if she planned to actually use it in combat. Although she was trained in all manner of weapons, but she favored knives for close quarters work.
Yoshiro headed to the wardroom for the briefing and some fruit. He got a pistol and a sword from his salvage and decided that he would use it in a loadout. He arrived at the wardroom and took a seat.
Cassie arrived with Euikoshi and grabbed a seat, taking a moment to see if Rossa had anything cooking. Since it was between breakfast and dinner, the serving counters were empty but there was a french fry smell emanating from the kitchen along with the sounds of clanging pans and knives chopping on cutting boards. A bowl of fresh fruit had been left out for the crew and Yoshiro found it easily.
Erika stood at the head of the group, data slate in hand and ready to deliver the breifing alongside Mineko. Butterflies welled up in the operatives stomach, this was her first time delivering a breifing and with all the eyes upon her felt a little intimidated. She did her best not to let it show, but the occasional gulp might have given her away.
Koyama prior arrival to the Wardroom proved to be convenient as the others began to file in. The first officer had been sitting by herself, a tea cup resting upon its saucer while she looked down at a datapad. The only true indication of her taking note of the other's arrival had been a simple flick of one of her ears in the direction of the entryway.
"Attention everyone, thank you for attending. We've been directed to investigate a planet called." Erika paused and pressed a key on her pad, the computer's voice played over the loud speaker in her place "Mwigflukbajik" Before she continued, "Hence forth will be referred to as "the planet". SAINT has reason to believe deep within 'the planet' there is a Mishhuvurthyar facility that will contain something valuable. As to what that is or what kind of threats we're likely to face SAINT doesn't know." She looks down at the data slate and then back up with a smile "Notes here are to stay on your toes."
Yoshiro grabbed a piece of fruit as he listened to the briefing and started eating his apple. "Nightmares and demons, eh?" He asked rhetorically.
Yayoi walked in silently after checking in on Yuri, who had been upset about the rules regarding pets.
"Chasing rumors, eh?" Cassie commented to Yayoi.
Yayoi glanced at Cassie "hmm?" she asked her.
"SAINT is looking to find more information about the Mishhuvurthyar threat if we uncover anything of substance to these rumors," Mineko said. While looking to Erika, Mineko thought of the mission she had done solely with the other agent and the varying levels of threats that these type of rumors truly held.
Euikoshi chimed in, "The Yamatai Star Empire acquired Mwigflukbajik from Nepleslia two years ago in a deal the Empress made, because of its historic significance to the Empire. It was a huge stronghold for the Mishhu during the First Mishhuvurthyar War, so much so that it took millions of ships and 1.25 trillion Nekovalkyrja soldiers to take it. It was thrown into Nepleslian hands through the peace conference only to be taken by the NMX in the Second Mishhuvurthyar War, and the Nepleslians had to fight hard to get them out of there because it was incredibly fortified. Basically it one of the most heavily developed Mishhuvurthyar systems and there's a lot of war wreckage and UXO there. No major attempt has been made to explore it all so far."
"What are we looking for in that chest? Weapons or technology?" Yoshiro asked curiously. "It seems a bit suspicious to me that they just gave up a planet that easily if they knew that they had all of this stuff on it."
Yayoi was silent now as she grabbed a fruit to munch on.
"The planet received most of the Star Army's offensive capabilities in the first war," Mineko said to Yoshiro. Mineko nodded and looked to Erika, hoping the operative would fill them in on Yoshiro's former question.
"We're looking of anything, weapon projects, resources, technology." Erika answerd, turning to Yoshiro. "Given it was so fortified, its a logical place to put research bases developing their most sensitive projects and as a central supply depot in a logistical network. As for taking easy, I wouldn't consider requiring millions of ships and trillions of Nekovalkyrja an easy ousting. Or are you referring to the Nepleslians giving it up? The operational difficulties in getting to those caches are a significant investment. There are probaly some high level deals to share what we discover with the Neps, but such specifics are," She sighed, "above our pay grade."
Sanda couldn't even imagine that many ships and troops. It truely must have been a hell of a fight. "Is the planet even inhabitable? I would think after that many ships and weapons fighting on it there's proabaly not much left of the place."
"Then are we to go in alone without support?" Koyama asked.
"It's worse," Euikoshi told Sanda. "It's a tectonic lava planet with constant Earthquakes and a surface gravity of 3G. The air is hot and breathable would be a generous way to describe it. The day is only 6 hours long. The Mishhu bases had to be really well built, almost like space stations buried deep in the crust, which is why some may have survived. "They may have tentacles instead of hands but they're good engineers."
Yayoi still munched as she listened to the conversation.
Yoshiro nodded and thought about the amount of equipment and troops in the first battle. it seemed a bit much but considering that it was probably well defended at the time was why they probably needed so many troops. "Still, if they knew about the fact that they had all of this there, why would they give it up so easily? I would figure that they wouldn't want to give any intel to us." Yoshiro said
"Charming." Sanda replied to Euikoshi. "We go where the Empress sends us."
"Sends only us," Mineko added on to what Sanda said, then looked to Koyama. "We'll be going in alone, Shosa. But they wouldn't send us if we didn't have a proven track record, honestly."
Yayoi glanced over towards Mineko and furrowed her brow at her words. "indeed, the ship and her personnel, has proven that much atleast." she said out loud.
"That's why they give us shiny medals." Sanda smiled despite any missgivings she might secretly hold about the mission.
"They give us shiny missions." It was Mineko's turn to furrow her brow as she corrected the statement from her own perspective on the matter.
"Additionally the system is essentially in the middle of Nepleslian territory," Euikoshi added. "If a large force entered the area, things could get tied up in international politics, so it makes sense the Star Army is only sending a single small ship."
Yayoi rolled her eyes. "If it's in Nepleslian space, would we be allowed there?" She asked before she remembered the news article.
"It's our planet to visit," Euikoshi shrugged.
"Just near Nepleslian territory as we bought the planet back this year," Mineko told Yayoi, nodding alongside Euikoshi's shrug.
"Hmm, I wonder how you buy a planet." Chellith mused.
Warmed to talking, Mineko was quick to reply, "Be the Empress. A lot of Neko and Yamataians died there. I'd wager they want to put some kind of memorial there but initial intel dug up that there might be something to investigate before making it open to the public."
Sanda thought about it a moment then asked, "Any intel from the Neps on the place? I'm sure they must know something about it since they were the last ones to fight on the planet. Like maybe where we should start looking?"
"We have some co-ordinates, but the finer points will need to be discovered by us." Erika answered "Investigating this planet is a rather significant investment. It's not in the notes, but my instincts tell me they decided it was easier to let us deal with the UX and high gravity. I'll note that SAINT haven't stated who their source is, need to know, but it could have come from the Neps, and knowing the Neps it would likely be... succinct and to the point."
"I wonder if there's any chance of people in stasis like the last mission," Poppy wondered aloud. "It seems like we do a lot of digging up lost souls," she mused. "With that many ships there could be escape pods left behind."
"Probably not, but over a trillion is a lot of people, not impossible we meet someone who was there." Cheilith said.
"How are we going to traverse the planet? If the planet is just on big lava flow, how are we going to move around without melting like chocolate?" Yoshiro asked.
"Mindies can fly, most of the time we don't do it because well, skeet, but we could go all the way from space to the ground just in them." Chelith offered.
"That is true." He said to Chelith.
"The Mindy can take high temperatures and if needed the photonics system can be used as a short-term lava shield," Euikoshi said. "We could also go in your exploration uniforms provided we can handle the 3G gravity. I recommend taking a break to cool off every hour. We could also deploy our ground vehicles as along as they stick to solid rock and not flowing lava."
Yayoi nodded her head, as she thought that wearing Power Armor would be appropriate, despite the fact she was a Ranger.
"Like Erika said, on our toes. We don't know if there are enemy remnants still there. Guarding what we're looking into or not, they'll be hostile," Mineko offered, though it wasn't fully pertinent beyond talk of what they would be need to don for the mission.
Yoshiro nodded and thought about adding drones to his loadout so he could help his teammates and get intel about what is going on to the right people.
"I can keep an eye on everyone's body temperatures," Poppy offered. "If anyone gets too hot we should teleport them back to the ship or have them sit in a climate-controlled shuttle. It's best to use internal air supplies as well."
Yayoi nodded her head.
"If we've covered everything," Mineko said, clapping her hands and looking expectantly to Erika, then the lightning bolted Nepleslian caught her eye and she said, "Sanda, you have another question?"
Sanda smiled. "When do we get started?"
"As soon as we get there." Erika replied "I'll restate; prep for high G and UXO. I've taken a demo course recently so I should be able to help out with that."
Yayoi almost smiled at Sanda's question. "alright then, i guess its off to make preparations" Yayoi said, as her mind focused on the mission, and less on her daughter.
Soon the Resurgence was in hyperspace, racing towards the war-torn Mwigflukbajik system, where so many had died over an ugly and brutal planet.
Mwigflukbajik System
As the YSS Resurgence emerged from the protective folds of hyperspace, the vast and eerie graveyard of the Mwigflukbajik system lay before them. From the bridge's expansive viewscreen, the sight was haunting; thousands of obliterated ships and fragments of battle stations floated eerily, silently memorializing a battle long since passed. The vastness of space was interrupted by vast fields of broken hulls, shimmering shards of metal, and derelict spacecraft, some still showing the faded sigils of their affiliations.
The pale, molten orange glow of Mwigflukbajik's tectonic lava crust shone menacingly in the distance, acting as an unsettling beacon amidst the sea of wreckage.
Bridge
Captain Aoba, with his hand gripping the armrest of his chair, ordered, "Battle stations! Helm, get us a path through this debris field. We don't want to join this graveyard."
"Aye aye, captain," Gabriela nodded, as she carefully maneuvered the gunship through the carnage, getting the ship closer to the angry-looking planet.
Power Armor Bay
Yayoi entered the Power Armor bay, and walked with purpose towards her personal Mindy, and removed her outfit. Once done, she entered her Mindy by climbing into it, and checking its systems, to make sure that it was prepared for the Mission.
Euikoshi reported to the armor bay as well, slipping into her Mindy armor suit, which had a thick vertical green stripe on the helmet to show she was the science specialist.
Erika milled about while the other members were arriving. She was already dressed for action, checking her equipment as she sat on one of the benches. Her mindy's helmet was removed and she had a kit laid out on the floor infront of her. It had an assortment of tools, pliers, drivers, cutters, laser scapels among other things for disarming explosives. Like many things, she had been trained for demolitions, UXO disposal was part of that, but she had yet to put it into practice.
Cheilith got down to business working on her equipment, checking each module, especially the extended shield modules that might come in handy if the shields of anyone else got overwhelmed by the lava and heat. Satisfied, she suited up and picked up the massive sword that had become her signature weapon. She had also qualified on the advanced Teleportation unit that let het jump short distances faster so she also used that. "Ready to roll." She announced.
"Away team," Kalena's voice echoed in the armor bay, "We will be in teleporter range in about two minutes. I am selecting coordinates for you that will put you near one of the old NMX bases."
"This looks dumb," Mineko said as she looked at her armor, then to Erika. "This looks dumb, right?" Behind the shoulder weapons a black fireproof cloak had been strapped on. She picked it up and looked at it, obviously enamored, before doing her usual gymnastics routine to dive into the torso of her armor.
Erika looked up and smiled "What happened to 'capes being back in'?" The operative asked rhetorically. "First of all, you look fine, second, even if you didn't I'd take looking goofy over immolation."
"I do look fine," Mineko said, agreeing. Even if she hadn't been able to find any weaponry that would work in atmosphere while asking around the Intelligence depot for the positron rifle, she had at least been able to pick up the cape, a remnant from some long destroyed or forgotten Black Mindy. Once in, she twisted around as if to look behind herself, seeing how much it changed her peripheral vision. The analyst much preferred bridge work to the carnage of many away team missions, but the little addition to her attire seemed to smooth over those hangups in her mind.
Yayoi nodded her head as Kalena's voice spoke. "copy that" she said in response.
Over on the other side of the armor bay a second away team was also suiting up. The "B Team" with some of the new infantry soldiers was going to check out some of the space hulks. The main away team could see Wando and Caihong among them.
Poppy arrived, brushing her big pink hair back and tying it up into a ponytail. "Do you need me?" she asked the team that would be heading for the surface. "I'm happy to come."
"I hope we won't need you." Sanda laughed at Poppy. "If we do that means something has gone wrong." Sanda was already suited up in her Mindy. She had her usal loadout but was leaving behind her new sword. She hadn't had time to practice with it and with all this heat she didn't want to risk damaging it.
"Rather have you and not need you that need you and not have you Pop." Erika said as she looked down at the UXO disposal kit and rolled it up. She then attached it to the back of her suit. Beside it hung a buttpack with her own explosives. The operative then collected Aether SMG and an Aether Wakizashi, trying to stay light but still deadly.
Yayoi considered the potential risks and benefits of including Poppy, the ship's medic, on the away team to the hot lava world. It was a crucial decision that could impact the safety and success of their mission. Yayoi's thoughts raced as they weighed the following factors:
Expertise: Poppy's medical training and skills could be invaluable in case of injuries or medical emergencies during the mission. Her presence could provide essential medical support.
Hazards: Going to a hot lava world posed significant dangers, such as extreme temperatures and potential volcanic activity. Poppy's medical knowledge might help the team mitigate these risks and treat any injuries that could occur.
Mission Success: If the mission required the team to interact with potentially hostile or unknown life forms, having a medic like Poppy could help ensure the team's safety and overall mission success.
After considering these factors, Yayoi turned to Poppy and asked, "Poppy, what do you think? Are you comfortable joining the away team to the hot lava world, given the potential risks involved? Your expertise could be critical, but we also need to consider the safety of the crew and the mission."
"Guys I'd like to be on team A," Cassie said, "Space hulks creep me out," she said, which was only half of the story. Seeing the wreckage was really bringing back a flood of traumatic memories from the time where her fleet was wiped out by Kuvexians and she was left alone in space for hours among the wreckage thinking it was the end.
"Why would you be anywhere else than with us on the A team, Cassie?" Sanda smiled.
"Thank you," Cassie nodded, visibly relieved to be on a planet. "Just don't let me get shot in the butt by Rixxikor like that one time on Hanako's World," she joked.
"A Team, like we can do space hulks whenever, but lava planet? Cool place for a fight scene." Cheilith decided.
"We'll see if you still feel that way after your blood pressure increases about 20 points." Erika said to Cheilith as she passed. "Lets just hope our AG systems can keep up."
"Heavy gravity just means a ground pound is going to be even more awesome." Cheilith said, feeling pretty self assured.
"You know, this mission would be perfect for Abwehrans," Poppy grinned. She got in her suit in one quick and experienced wiggle motion and then closed it up and grabbed her helmet.
"If you need an extra set of hands, just say so and Yuri-chan can come along," Mineko said cheekily. "I know I know, it's 'cause they like the heavy G. I think I just wanted to imagine what more you could accomplish with four arms."
"Planet in teleporter range," Kalena's voice announced on the intercom.
Poppy's eyes darted to her suit’s vitals, checking everything was green. "All green here. Ready to patch anyone up or... do other medic things."
Cassie rolled her eyes with a smirk at Poppy’s remark. "Or 'other medic things'? Seriously? Remind me again why we're bringing you?" she teased.
"Because you love me," Poppy shot back with a wink, getting a chuckle from the group.
Euikoshi glanced around the group, adjusting the equipment on her armor. "We're going into a potentially unstable environment, so let's stay focused, and keep comms clear for necessary info. And remember, the scientific data we retrieve could be invaluable."
"Teleportation will commence in 3...2...1..." Kalena’s voice echoed.
The Power Armor Bay seemed to dissolve around them, and within moments, the away team found themselves amidst the shimmering, heated landscape of Mwigflukbajik. A sea of molten rock flowed around them, and the distant roars of volcanoes echoed through the thick atmosphere. The intense heat immediately tested their Mindy suits' environmental controls.
"Welcome to Mwigflukbajik," Euikoshi remarked, her voice calm, yet alert, "Let's make this a mission to remember."
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OOC: JP by Wes, Charaa, Cowboy, Sunny D, Ametheliana, Soban, Yoshiro