MOD POST: COMMUNICATORS & THE FIRST MISSION

[morphinmods]

Hey guys, Madimod here! First off: sorry about the delays to getting things at this game up and running. There were a few OOC hiccups and a few poor mod decisions on my end, but from now on hopefully the game should be less bottlenecked pace-wise. Why’s that, you ask, your human pupils dilated wide with curiosity and interest? COMMUNICATORS!!!

That’s right, folks! We’re still backtagging the log, but as of now in-game Tespil has completed construction on the custom-made communicators she promised and has distributed them to all members of the resistance. Now that she has the parts, she’ll be able to produce them for any future incoming members of the resistance as well. Here’s a little bit about the communicators:

• They basically look like little communicator watches (the strap is removable if you want to clip it to your belt like a pager or something, but this is likely the most convenient way to wear them). For security reasons, they look like ordinary digital watches when not in active use and don’t do much more than tell the time.
  
• Tespil has linked the communicators to a database with the DNA signatures of all of the resistance members so that they may securely use them. It requires DNA verification (accomplished via a fingerprint scan; yes it can grab your DNA through your thumbprint. This is Andalite technology, don’t ask silly questions) before its use as a communicator can be activated, at which point a variety of functions are available to the user. This means that only members of the resistance can access the communicator functions, but they can do so on any communicator, not just the one they’ve received.
  
• The communicator can transmit text, audio, and thought-speak messages. It cannot transmit video at this time, but it can take and send pictures.
  
• Communications are restricted to the communicator intranet; that is, they can only send messages to other communicators. Messages and communication can be sent to everyone, sort of like a “public” bulletin, or privately to one or more people.
  
• IC interaction through the communicators is posted to the main comm, alternamorphs, like everything else; just be sure to put “COMMUNICATOR” and the type of message in the subject line.
  
• They have a Z-space scrambler which reroutes the frequency through Z-space and is, in theory, only accessible by the other communicators. The signal isn’t unbreachable, but the Controllers aren’t going to be able to find it unless they know what they’re looking for.
  
• The communicators have another Z-space component that makes them morph-capable; that is, if it’s on your person, it goes with all your extra matter into Z-space when you morph. This is mainly for convenience of gameplay reasons, although this does not mean that the communicators are totally incapable of being lost.

That’s pretty much it for the communicators! Let me know if you have any questions, and go wild with having your characters talk via communicators. They can still communicate via more mundane means, of course (text, email, Twitter, phone, etc), but if they want to have a secure conversation, the communicators are the way to go. Tespil will be making an announcement via communicator shortly informing everyone that Vriska has joined the ranks, as well as briefing everyone on their first mission! Here’s some information about that on the OOC end.

THE MISSION:

Right now, the resistance’s primary goal is discovering the location of the Yeerk pool and any of its entrances. Tespil has tasked them with infiltrating the Geological Sciences department at Malka’s university in order to gain access to some ground-penetrating radars which will (hopefully) lead them to some pool entrances. This is going to involve a few members of the resistance acquiring morphs of the people who work in the department and then dividing into teams to take the GPRs around different parts of the city. Unless anyone really wants to thread it out, we can just handwave the initial “breaking into shit” phase, although you can sign your character up for having been involved in that for posterity/continuity purposes.

The resistance will break into teams of two to three people, each with their own GPR; Tespil will have given at least one person per team a crash course on how to operate it. Each team will be responsible for covering a certain area of the city on the night of the mission, and they’ll each run into a different NPC or two. Each team will have the opportunity to discover a different Yeerk pool entrance location, although it is not a guarantee that they will! That is up to you guys. There is plenty of room for both success and massive, hilarious failure on this gig.

There will be two teams, unless every single character signs up, in which case I will divide it into three teams. Comment below to sign your character up for a team; you can ask for a specific team (although they will not receive their assignments until the mission log goes up), or just toss your character’s name up and I’ll put them on a team for you. The infiltration team consists of the people who acquired morphs of the Geological Sciences faculty to get access to the GPRs, and like it says above, you can toss your character in there for continuity purposes.

!!! Also just as a reminder, we have a spreadsheet for everyone’s morphs, which I encourage everyone to use to keep track of their own character’s morphs, and also for mod purposes. You don’t have to thread out every single morph acquisition, but it’s a good idea to have even a vague handwaved explanation for how they got X morph in mind.

MISSION TEAMS

TEAM ALPHA

1. Ed Hancock
   
2. Heather Morris
   
3. Eridan Ampora

TEAM BETA

1. Malka Ofir
   
2. Kitty Callahan
   

INFILTRATION TEAM

• Malka Ofir
  
• Ed Hancock
  

Comments

QUESTIONS & COMMENTS

[morphinmods]

Re: QUESTIONS & COMMENTS

[backdrifts]

Do the communicators work while in morph, or are they inaccessible due to being whisked away to Z-space?

[morphinmods]

Nope! They simply become a part of the morph so that they are gameplay-convenient. Characters in morph will still have to rely on thought-speak.

MISSION TEAM SIGNUPS

[morphinmods]

Re: MISSION TEAM SIGNUPS

[backdrifts]

LET'S GO WITH TEAM ALPHA BABY

Re: MISSION TEAM SIGNUPS

[morphinmods]

DONE!! congrats Ed hope u like teens

Re: MISSION TEAM SIGNUPS

[backdrifts]

LET'S HOPE HE HANDLES THEM BETTER THAN HE HANDLES RABBITS

[foolishwren]

I DON'T CARE MAN, STICK ME SOMEWHERE PLEASE AND THANK

[morphinmods]

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT TEAM ALPHA

[foolishwren]

TEAM ALPHA IS A-OK



GET IT


'A' AS IN ALPHA


did you get it

[morphinmods]

sit down, poindexter, you're on the list

[foolishwren]

*BEAM*

[morphinmods]

the mod team loves u

[backdrifts]

hi5

[foolishwren]

we're gonna rock this ed

we need a secret handshake and some bird call signals for when important shit happens, like if a cop is looking at us funny or if one of us sees a hot dude

[morphinmods]

didnt you know your brand new communicators have a sweet butt detector built right in

Re: MISSION TEAM SIGNUPS

[speakerofthevvastwweh]

ERIDAN SHOULD BE PLACED ON WHICHEVER TEAM WOULD BE THE MOST DISASTROUS

[morphinmods]

"most disastrous"

you are going to have to be more specific have you even LOOKED at this cast

[kittykittybangbang]

AW YEE JUST PUT KITTY ON A TEAM DOESN'T EVEN MATTER WHICH SHIT GON GET WRECKED

[morphinmods]

i want kitty and malka CR so i am sticking her on team beta like a boss

[kittykittybangbang]

yes good