Part 1 - Ring Around the Rosie

[wieldtherainbow]

The briefing was, well, brief, given the complicated situation they were being thrust into. Stacy tried to give them as much as she could but apparently her intel on this universe was rather limited.

For this reason, they were dumped rather unceremoniously on a vast planet, with grassy green fields, the dropship that dropped them off retreating on autopilot and disappearing back into the transdimensional ether. It was a lovely planet at the very least, with vast deep blue skies, teeming with vegetation, but oddly, they all would likely find themselves dealing with the unnerving inkling feeling that they were somehow being watched. There were no sentients or even animals in site, however.

The only thing they could do right now was wait. They had been told that they would be found, that they would be offered rings, taken into these different Corps of people, and they they needed to make sure the war ended in a way that didn't devastate life in this universe.

That was something of a tall order.

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[soulinherfists]

"Hey there!" Allenby said with a huge smile, a sort of smile she hadn't shown in months. She was really looking forward to this now! If she thought about it hard, she knew that her sudden good mood was because of the ring, and that pissed her off. But the desire to hug everyone on the planet was vastly overpowering that.

So. Have a hug, Carol.

She did pull a face about the red rings, though. "Yuck, that sounds messy. I was just kiddin' around about the red, though. And now we get to sort out these jokers, right?"

Sort them out lovingly, of course.

[wieldtherainbow]

Carol hugged Allenby back. It was always nice to have someone who wasn't conflicted by the effect that the ring had on them.

Or someone who didn't think about it too much.

"Messier than you'd think. Beware the cuddly little cat of theirs. Dex-Starr is the worst of the lot." Because he'd cute you, then he'd cut you.

"Yes, we do, Star Sapphire Allenby. To the best of our ability, and the most of our love."

[soulinherfists]

The effect of the Star Sapphire ring was almost, though not completely, like an inversion of the DG cell infection. Allenby could tell that the emotions were coming from outside of herself, but instead of an all-consuming purpose to exterminate Homo sapiens, it was a desire to get people to pay attention and listen to everyone's heart.

Obviously that wasn't going to be simple, going by the fact that the Corps needed outside recruits, but it still didn't seem as daunting as it probably should have. Her suspicion of the universe, the mission, and the ring had been replaced with plain warmth--it hadn't been wrong to be suspicious. But now she loved this place, loved her crewmates, and wanted very much to help them.

"I'll help you guys knock their heads together," she said with a warm smile. "I mean. Affectionately. You know, get their attention so they'll hear what we have to say."