Geartopia : The Case of the Assassination Plot

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||Attention, Attention. Would the following personnel please report to the Observation Deck. Please bring with you any weapons and tools you might need. Attention, Attention. would the following personnel please report to the Observation Deck:

Allenby Beardsley
Maridian Gladespring
Ellyn Vitner
Red Robin
Sam Winchester
Dean Winchester
Kanoe Zouichi

Attention, Attention, would the following personnel...||

Stacy's voiced called the entire crew, until all of them were gathered at the Obs Deck. Then, a dossier appeared on the screens, along with the image of a rotating planet.

Planet Designation: Geartopia
Status: Terrestrial, H-class.
Non-sentient life: Extensive flora and fauna.
Semi-Sentient Life: Yes.
Sentient Life: Homo Sapiens, Homo Animalia, Machina Erectus.
Water: 20.6% of the planet's surface.
Climate: Earth-like, Arid desert
Landscape: 70% Desert..
Air: Normoxic concentration.
Air Pressure: 101.3 kPa (kilopascals) = 14.7 psi (pounds per square inch)
Sky: Blue
Sun: A class G2V, yellow star.
Warnings: Wildlife, humanoids and plant-life can be hazardous.
Mission: Find out of town mayoress Nomalanga's suspicions of foul play are correct. Full shore leave will initiate once this is problem is resolved.

Once the entire team was ready, they were whisked of to the planet with little fanfare, their ship landing close to a town, where a woman...well not quite a woman, but a cross between a woman and a hyena dressed in a strange outfit, greeted them along with three other figures behind her. They had arrived near the end of the day, and the sun was beginning to set behind them, staining the sky a deep orange color.

She greeted them with a bow and a wave.

"I think you for coming 'ere just barely an 'our after I send out my distress signal." She mentioned for them to follow her, while the three other figures remained behind.

"I will make this quick, as we are short on time. My name is Nomalanga, and I'm mayoress of Utorian, 'ave been for the past five years. We have asked for a small team to aid us cause some of Snidley's damn dogs have been trying to upsurge the town from my grasp. "e's was the mayor before me, but was removed for having no 'onor. He still has control of some sections of the town due to loyalty and fear, and some townsmen still suspects I threw 'im out to get more power. Now 'e's trying to regain it all, but I have no proof except for a tip I was given by one of my own that says the attack's in two days and there's enough clues stuffed in the 'aunted cave to get the entire town behind me."

She pointed to a cavern on the far left, covered by the dunes of soil and desert sand.

" 'Alf the townsfolk believe the place to be filled with ghosts at night so no one enters unless they have to. But during the day we go in and get our supplies of underground water. The entire place is a maze. I wish I could 'ave send the distress beckon sooner, but we had problems with space pirates recently."

"There is also another problem...the tip also told me one of my own three is a spy. If you could also find out which one, we could end the terrible man's grasp on the town and myself. I am pretty sure they already suspect that I have doubts, but you may find clues inside the cavern. You can also speak to them and ask a few questions, but you should get into the cavern as soon as possible, as not to get too many ghosts attacking you. And there are also men-eating bears spotted inside. My people are strong, but our technology is nothing compared to yours. Once we have more time I can explain to you how I was able to contact you at all. But for now, I can supply you with guns and torches, if you don't have any."

She seemed like a truthful woman, even if her speech was strange and spoke of someone who had lived a harsh life, despite the clothing she wore.

"My three don't trust you at all, due to our stance with outsiders and our last distress signal falling into pirate ears. I understand if you refuse, but if you accept I will make it worth your while, and the rest of your comrades on your ship will be welcomed with open arms one justice and truth is brought to light. My people do not have much but we can offer clothing and animals from our lands in exchange for your services."

[And done! There is no posting order, feel free to all start you own threads to ask questions, or butt in each other's threads while they talk back and forth]

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[zouichi.livejournal.com]

Back? Why would he need to go back?

Zouichi leapt across the gap, clearing the water and landing on the other side of the bank. Now to investigate that reflecting object...

[cityship]

It turned out to be many jars, in a large cave. It was rather hard to see due to the lack of light, however.

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

Low light or not, he had a job to do. He began checking the jars one by one. It helped that he had better vision than a human would under the circumstances, but his basic strategy was the same.

He'd check if his flashlight was working again, just in case.

[cityship]

The flashlight flickered on, and the place was now much easier to see. Jars with powders inside, and various symbols in front, all with a crude drawing a skull on it. A little farther down, there were an impressive amount of rifles, polished and set up by height.

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

Hmm. He decided to take pictures of each of the jars with the Omnicomm, careful to preserve the order of the jars and get a picture of each of their contents and the symbols-and-skull drawings. He examined the powders from several of the jars, trying to determine if he could identify them by scent or sight.

That finished, Zouichi walked down the row of rifles, examining each for signs of ownership. Maybe initials carved somewhere. He picked up a few of the rifles to check if they were loaded.

[cityship]

Unfortunately, the Omnicomm malfunctions when he takes the pictures, as Mekaisto had explained to Ellyn (but no way for Zouichi to know about). The pictures are oddly blurry and hard to see.

One of them smells, dark and black, smells like gunpowder, the others appear to be odorless, of various colors from red to purple arranged in order and if he smells one for too long, he might find himself light-headed. The last jar contains a fine white powder, orderless. There is no sign of danger in front.

The rifles were loaded, and highly-polished, ready to be used at any minute. There are no names on them, however.

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

Sigh. Why couldn't this ever be easy? He took out a pad of paper and pen (which still had that kanji he'd scribbled to Sakura), sketching out each of the jars instead and making notes of their contents and symbols. Then he unloaded one of the rifles, put the ammunition away in one of his pockets, and hurled the gun upward onto the bank where he'd jumped down from.

As for the jars... hmm. He reached into another of his pockets and took out a small, black canister-type object. Normally, this would be for procuring blood samples, but...

He opened the canister, revealing four small, clear vials set inside. There weren't enough containers for all of the powders, but he took samples of the black and white powders, and two of the others at random. He secured each safely back within the canister and closed it, putting it away once more.

Now it was time to check the rest of the cave for any additional clues.

[cityship]

There is a book ground, half covered in dirt.

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

Zouichi picked up the book, and thumbed through it.

[cityship]

It's written in a strange language that the universal translator seems to miss (that or it's all code). The writing is clean and easy to read (if, you know, knew how). However, a few words do manage to stick out:

...Cane Production Up 15%...

...Soil Moisture 25%....

A few pages later;

...beautiful...purple...oh...

A few pages later;

...false...scatter...

A page is torn out.

A few pages later;

...found us out....

A page is torn out.

A few pages later;

...do not mix red and blue...

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

Zouichi looked around the area for any remaining clues. Once that was finished, BOY WAS HE EVER GOING TO dump out those other two colored powders he had and collect a sample of the red and blue ones. Without mixing them, of course.

[cityship]

Nope, the rest was pretty much bare...unless you counted another row of riffles (and these had no names either). There seemed enough in here to start a proper war.

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

Alright, powder secured. Now to get back up on that bank and get out of here. Zouichi checked the firing mechanism on the device on his wrist. Satisfied, he picked a spot on the upper back and fired, aiming to embed the pin on the other side of the water and pull himself back up.

[cityship]

MISSION COMPLETE!

Well uh, that is to say that the return had nothing apart from a bit of a rough climb.