cityship: (Meanwhile...)
cityship ([personal profile] cityship) wrote in [community profile] trans_92011-08-13 01:21 am

Lirath - Ground Battle

 After dropping off some of the crew at Balisair, it was time for the crew to set course for Lirath. The situation greeting them wasn't the most promising.

The cracked surface of the moon called Lirath was one of its most unmistakeable features. One of the three moons of the planet Kehoe, it had been terraformed and served as a settlement for a hundreds of different species, some humanoid, some not. Despite occasional class struggles, environmental issues, and speciesism blocking their way, the darker parts of Lirath's past were largely left behind, and an era of peace and tolerance had reigned for quite some time. The only problems they'd had recently were with a terrorist group whose cause for their actions had been a mystery, but they weren't tied to any particular species or social group and had been likened to a cult and had largely gone quiet in recent years.

Now the peace on the moon of Lirath had been shattered by the invasion of the Ohm.

The capital city had been destroyed. Now, all that was left of the peoples of Lirath was evacuating from one of its smaller cities, one known as Smyteval. A desert city, existing in a valley in between a rocky range of canyons and mountains, even though it was in the low ground, the natural channels of rock served as bottlenecks for any Ohm attacking from the ground.

GIA squadrons patrolled in space, locked in explosive warfare, protecting the Bleed-gate that had been activated to see the evacuated ships to the refugee world, and a shield created by massively-powerful shield generators extended around the city and up into the atmosphere, creating a shielded tunnel so ships could escape.

Word had come that there was a vital weapon to be deployed on Lirath, one that needed to be destroyed, hence why the Transmigration 9 had been called in. Given the diverse crew, and the ships that were in its hangar, there was at least someone or something on board that could blow the weapon up if it did show.

There was no sign of it yet. Right now, there was just chaos, streams of evacuees boarding ships, armies of Ohm engaged with GIA soldiers outside the shields, and forcefields that everyone hoped would hold out just a little bit longer.

The crew would be following Leon's orders but finding themselves fighting side-by-side with GIA platoons, full of various species that were currently all getting their asses kicked severely.

[ooc: STAGE 1 is now open! Please do not tage STAGE 2 until it's announced as open as well.]

[ooc: STAGE 2 is now open!]
morganknight: (glare)

[personal profile] morganknight 2011-08-16 11:01 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'll be right back!"

Morgan stepped out of the tent with a dark look on his face, staring upwards at the congealing clouds as the plummeting temperature began to prick at his skin. He extended his hands, reaching out as if to feel the blowing currents and condensing moisture by hand.

Then he swiftly fell into stance, and began to move. He flowed swiftly and powerfully, with flashing strikes of hands and feet, twisting and bending as if fighting off a host of foes by himself.

Around him, the air began to respond -- slowly at first, then faster as he fell more in step with it. The motion of his limbs was heating the air, pumping warmth and energy and motion into it where the bombs had stolen those quantities away.
aaaiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee: (Exhausted)

[personal profile] aaaiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee 2011-08-17 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
Miranda's shield had been able to keep out initial burst of cold, but with Morgan now warming the air Miranda was able to let the shield go. She sagged back, released now from the strain of trying to maintain two abilities at once.

"Th...thank you," she said, grateful. She looked out at the battlefield, now covered in icy winds and dropping temperatures. That wouldn't be good for the people fighting, but it especially wouldn't be good for the patients. "Can...can you keep it warm?" she asked Morgan, hoping that whatever it was that he was doing, it wasn't short-term.
morganknight: (hey there)

[personal profile] morganknight 2011-08-17 04:52 pm (UTC)(link)
"It'll be fine," he said, dropping his arms. Around him, the warmth met the cold, driving it back even though his kata had ended.

He ought to be exhausted, but his body was just another part of the universe, and so long as he moved with it rather than against it, he would be fine. Though if he kept having to guide it like this, things might start going worse as time went on. "Are you all right?"
aaaiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee: (Slightly unhinged smile)

[personal profile] aaaiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee 2011-08-18 01:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, yes, I'm fine!" Miranda reassured him, with grin that somehow seemed just a little bit off. "I'm just not very good at keeping up Time Recovery and Time Out at the same time..."
morganknight: (glare)

[personal profile] morganknight 2011-08-18 02:32 pm (UTC)(link)
He frowned a little, noticing that odd quality of the smile, then stepped over to her as he lifted a hand, two fingers outstretched. "May I? It might help."
aaaiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee: (Unsure)

[personal profile] aaaiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee 2011-08-19 11:27 pm (UTC)(link)
"I...um...okay?" Miranda said, nervous. She'd seen Morgan's techniques before, during draining, but she hadn't actually had any of them performed on herself...
morganknight: (grin)

[personal profile] morganknight 2011-08-20 03:13 pm (UTC)(link)
He stretched out his hand to firmly press a spot in her lower arm, then her upper arm just above the elbow, then another spot closer to the shoulder. No major trick to it, just a simply manipulation of pressure points to bring energy and revitalization to her.
aaaiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee: (Praying)

[personal profile] aaaiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee 2011-08-22 12:56 pm (UTC)(link)
It was strange, being prodded like this. It made Miranda feel a little skittish, having someone so close in her personal space. But she stood firm, and smiled hesitantly at Morgan when he was finished.

"Th...thank you," she said. Then she looked out at the battlefield. "I hope everyone will be okay..."
morganknight: (looking at you)

[personal profile] morganknight 2011-08-22 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
He stepped back when he was done, not wanting to make it any more rough on her. But she'd seemed like she needed that, and they needed her at the best she could be.

"No problem," he said, smiling. "A little cold won't stop our crew."
aaaiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee: (Worried)

[personal profile] aaaiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee 2011-08-23 07:21 am (UTC)(link)
"You think so?" Miranda asked, worried. She bit her lip. "But it can't be making it any easier..."
morganknight: (smirking sort of)

[personal profile] morganknight 2011-08-24 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
"It wasn't easy to begin with, so this isn't that big of a step down." It wouldn't bother him, at least, and he assumed most of the others could make the same claim to some extent or another. But the truth was that he worried, too.
aaaiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee: (Unsure)

[personal profile] aaaiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee 2011-08-27 07:38 am (UTC)(link)
"I...I guess," Miranda said, still unsure. "But I...I just hope it doesn't mean that anyone gets hurt."
morganknight: (glare)

[personal profile] morganknight 2011-08-27 05:31 pm (UTC)(link)
"If people get hurt, we'll fix them. That's all there is to it!"

It's a show of utter confidence, not his true feelings... but maybe if he believed in it, it would be true!
aaaiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee: (Melancholy)

[personal profile] aaaiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee 2011-08-27 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Miranda looked down. Unlike a lot of the other med staff, Miranda couldn't fix people - not for real. All that she could do to help was only temporary.

"Yes, I...I'm sure they will," she said quietly.
morganknight: (looking at you)

[personal profile] morganknight 2011-08-28 04:48 pm (UTC)(link)
That technique was invaluable, Miranda. Don't get down on yourself!

"We'll get through this," he said, as reassuring as he could be.