Mission 02 - Stacy Says Follow the Yules

[cityship]

There is a resounding mental alarum that sounds through the ship. Nearly "deafening." Lights flash from places for extra emphasis, making it impossible to ignore.

||Attention, Attention. All personnel please report to the Observation Deck. Attention, Attention. All personnel please report to the Observation Deck. Attention, Attention, all personnel...||

It's entirely likely that she won't stop repeating the announcement until, well, everyone reports to Obs Deck. Outside the windows, a very Earth-like planet is visible, hanging in space. The mouth in the huge statue opens, revealing a screen. On it, the dossier for the mission flickers into display, understandable to every person there. Smaller copies of the dossier appear in holographic form in front of everyone.

The planet's stats, right next to a rotating holographic picture of it, marbled blue and green, are as follows:

Planet Designation: Earth-78734XM45
Status: Terrestrial, H-class.
Non-sentient life: Extensive flora and fauna.
Semi-Sentient Life: Yes.
Sentient Life: Homo Sapiens. [Various translations of "human" appear here so everyone understands it]
Water: 69.5% of the planet's surface.

Climate: Earth-like, in the throes of a mild nuclear winter [Click here for cultural equivalents for non-Earth cultures.]
Landscape: Varied.
Air: Normoxic concentration. Slightly elevated levels of carbon dioxide.

Air Pressure: 101.3 kPa (kilopascals) = 14.7 psi (pounds per square inch)
Sky: Blue. Often overcast.
Sun: A class G2V, yellow star.

Warnings: Wildlife and plant-life can be hazardous. Humans can be hazardous. A human cultural and legal database is available. [click here]

Mission: Revive the spiritual entity at the North Pole.

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Following that, there are various maps and things visible. The version of Earth this world is may be very recognizable to some, but vast cities dot its surface.

||Attention, podmates. Attention.||

Apparently Stacy wants their attention.

||It is critical that you pay attention at this time.||

A few people will be able to avoid the call by being in the right place at the right time, but most will be gathered up on Obs Deck.

[ooc: Organization Post | You can post into the gathering thread. I'll add more subthreads with explanations of aspects of the mission as we go. Note: If you don't have time to post to this mission briefing but still want to have your character in the plot, that's fine. You can just pretend they were there the whole time. If you DON'T want your characters to be in this plot altogether, however, don't have them in the briefing--Stacy could have missed snagging them.]

Comments

[savin-ur-data.livejournal.com]

"Do you think the Ohm want to do away with Christmas?"

It seemed sort of absurd, but she was actually a little worried. Mei Ling had always enjoyed Chritmas, the secular parts of it at least. She cherished the messages of peace, love, and giving that it encouraged. It had become one of her favorite holidays.

[morphitudinous]

And there's Mei Ling at his side again. He shook his head, glancing out at the painfully familiar planet in front of them.

"I'm not sure. As far as I know, their goal is to destroy life---and aside from directly obliterating a planet with an explosive force, what better way is there to destroy humanity than by dealing a crippling blow to goodwill between humans? Even with Christmas alive and well, nations continued to fight." He sighed quietly, running a hand through his hair.

"No matter who's behind it, though, I want to stop it. I can't imagine an entire world without that spirit."

[savin-ur-data.livejournal.com]

"It would be awful," Don't look now Mei Ling, but your romantic ideals about holiday spirit are showing, "But I'm sure we can do it. Right, Billy?"

[morphitudinous]

"Right! We'll find some hope to share with them. In a situation like ours, we've had some practice with searching for the silver lining." Excuse Billy while he cranks up the idealism right there with you, Mei Ling.