video | joint info post!
Jun. 26th, 2022 05:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
whitestonelivesWe’re rather later than we meant to be, it seems. [Percy tugs somewhat self-consciously at the collar around his neck, not entirely comfortable with not being at his best for this video, but needs must.] So, we have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is, Viveca made a mistake. The good news is, we have a good idea where the orb is.
Viveca dropped us off directly in the water purification camp, and it is massive, [ Gwen chimes in beside him, looking considerably more at ease with their current appearance–at least the collar this go-around is fake. ] Most of the land is either dead or taken up by tanks containing the only remaining freshwater.
[ attached: photos of the tanks (each one a beast), the wasteland surrounding the earthquake site, and the site itself: now a deep, infected reservoir. ]
That last photo was the site of the earthquake. The “volunteers” here, [ the tone with which she pronounces volunteers makes clear they are anything but, ] are put to work digging for new aquifers or trying to neutralize whatever’s in the water when they’re not being used for lab mice. Consuming the water leads to deposits of something that, over time, results in organ failure.
[ her mouth twists. ] The infection is not natural. No, we will not be going into details regarding how we know. But trust, it’s not.
They haven’t tampered with the water themselves, that much I’ll give them. [Percy’s voice is dripping with disdain, and he crosses his arms, taps a finger on his elbow.] But I would like to have some words with Bahiti Fouad. As I’m currently, hm, indisposed, I’ll leave it up to the rest of you to find a way to get information out of her. She’s the lead scientist here, she may have something of use.
But I digress. The orb is in one of the camps. Which one, we’re not sure yet. Movement between the camps is difficult, and while Gwen and I came here with duds already attached, [and he tugs at the collar again,] the exploding collars around the other prisoners’ necks are very, very real. I advise caution in breaking in. [Said with the voice of someone who is judging just a little bit.]
[ Gwen continues the thread, ] Doubtful it’s a coincidence that this is the site where this entire mess started. We’re monitoring the movement of the guards and the presence of military officers here, and we have reason to believe one of the prisoners is part of the Fables and may be in contact with them. Orbers in the other camps, see what you can dig up.
[ooc: blue is Percy, purple is Gwen.]
Viveca dropped us off directly in the water purification camp, and it is massive, [ Gwen chimes in beside him, looking considerably more at ease with their current appearance–at least the collar this go-around is fake. ] Most of the land is either dead or taken up by tanks containing the only remaining freshwater.
[ attached: photos of the tanks (each one a beast), the wasteland surrounding the earthquake site, and the site itself: now a deep, infected reservoir. ]
That last photo was the site of the earthquake. The “volunteers” here, [ the tone with which she pronounces volunteers makes clear they are anything but, ] are put to work digging for new aquifers or trying to neutralize whatever’s in the water when they’re not being used for lab mice. Consuming the water leads to deposits of something that, over time, results in organ failure.
[ her mouth twists. ] The infection is not natural. No, we will not be going into details regarding how we know. But trust, it’s not.
They haven’t tampered with the water themselves, that much I’ll give them. [Percy’s voice is dripping with disdain, and he crosses his arms, taps a finger on his elbow.] But I would like to have some words with Bahiti Fouad. As I’m currently, hm, indisposed, I’ll leave it up to the rest of you to find a way to get information out of her. She’s the lead scientist here, she may have something of use.
But I digress. The orb is in one of the camps. Which one, we’re not sure yet. Movement between the camps is difficult, and while Gwen and I came here with duds already attached, [and he tugs at the collar again,] the exploding collars around the other prisoners’ necks are very, very real. I advise caution in breaking in. [Said with the voice of someone who is judging just a little bit.]
[ Gwen continues the thread, ] Doubtful it’s a coincidence that this is the site where this entire mess started. We’re monitoring the movement of the guards and the presence of military officers here, and we have reason to believe one of the prisoners is part of the Fables and may be in contact with them. Orbers in the other camps, see what you can dig up.
[ooc: blue is Percy, purple is Gwen.]
