Post by ~ ADMIN on Aug 7, 2010 6:57:23 GMT -5
I'm trying to keep a time line of events so that we know what has gone on and when. Due to the fast moving nature of the plot, it does not follow real time.
If you wish for any events/threads to be added, please let me know.
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6th June 2461
Venia Departs for Delta Prime
Mission 001
An anomaly occurred at 0900 hours on 08/06/2461 in New New York. The anomaly opened a rift on central avenue which swallowed a kilometre of rush hour traffic and caused several buildings to collapse. The rift closed at 0911 hours.
At last count, an estimated 400 people are presumed dead, and over 600 have been injured.
Mission:
- to investigate the area where the rift opened, to conduct tests and scans to ascertain the cause of the anomaly.
- to help with the victims, giving medical care and counselling where needed.
- to help with crowd control around the police cordons.
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25th June 2461
The Oceanic/Hostages[/b]
All of the crew of Venia are invited to a Governmental Dinner on Proxy 5; there is a cruise liner (The Oceanic) in orbit and the dinner will be held in the ballroom on board.
While they are milling with the dignitaries and other invited guests, the engines are being sabotaged by terrorits; they take out the power and lock the crew out of the back up power as well - no one can escape.
Slowly, the liner begins to drift towards the planet below, eventually it will hit the surface and destroy the ship, killing all those inside.
The Venia crew must find a way to fix it, discover the terrorists and save everyone's lives.
During the terrorist attack on the Oceanic, a number of the Venia crew made their way back to the Venia in order to get weapons, supplies, and anything they would need to help. However, before they could disembark the ship, a small band of the terrorists, led by the terrorist group's second in command, took the crew hostage, flying off into space with the crew and the ship.
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3rd July 2461
Venia Arrives at Delta Prime[/b]
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17th July 2461
Venia Arrives at Beta Cygni[/b]
It’s been over a month since the incident on the Oceanic, and the crew are making progress on discovering the causes of these rifts and anomalies.
After a mass tactical movement by the terrorist group R4, it is clear that they are affiliated with these rifts and anomalies – whether they are the sole cause has yet to be discovered.
Meanwhile, the other crew members have been called to Aqua Marina, a city on Beta Cygni, to a school which is dealing with the outbreak of a disease with no known cure.
Leaving the medical team at the school, the other crew members take the ship back into orbit for repairs.
Unfortunately, the ship’s engine’s malfunction, and the ship plunges into the ocean, taking the crew with it. As it sinks into the ocean, the pressure begins to strain on the walls of the ship. Can they fix the ship’s engines before the gravity of the water crushes the ship completely?
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30th July 2461
Shore Leave[/b]
The entire crew and its' liaisons have been under a lot of stress the past few months with their adventure getting off to a rather bumpy start. Because of this, the UGAP has seen fit to give the crew shore leave, a week to take for themselves and do whatever they want - within reason.
They can either take the time to catch up on work, go home and see their family, maybe take a holiday with some of the other crew members? New Earth is the perfect holiday destination, but Delta Prime and Beta Cygni both have holiday spots as well.
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13th August 2461
HAPPY Awards Ceremony[/b]
The Humanitarian Actions and Peaceful Progress Yearly Awards are pleased to inform the crew of the Venia of their nomination in this year's awards in our most prestigious category: The Robert Yetholm Award for Universal Humantarian Efforts.
The entire crew is therefore invited to the award ceremony, which will take place on the 3rd of August 2461 at the Grand Plaza Hotel in New New York on New Earth. Formal attire is required, and a banquet will be provided for the guests.
We anticipate your arrival with great excitement, and wish you the best of luck.
The HAPPY Awards Commitee
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1st September 2461
Infected[/b]
Now that R4 know that the Venia are onto them, they have decided to strike the ship directly; they plant a virus in one of the crew members, a carrier who is designed to spread the infection to the rest of the crew. Some will become infected, others are immune. The virus attacks the brain stem, causing those that are infected to exhibit strange behaviour before their health deteriorates. The crew members that are immune must find a way to stop this virus before it becomes lethal.
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12th September 2461
Past, Present & Future[/b]
The Venia has stopped mid-flight just outside the radius of a black hole, partly to give the science team a chance to study its properties, but also to give the rest of the crew a chance to sort themselves out in the aftermath of the nanovirus and the explosion in engineering, which messed with a large amount of the ships systems.
As the ship sits stationary near the black hole, time disturbances begin to occur on board. The crew members begin seeing physical flashes of their pasts and their possible futures. The longer the ship stays in its position, the further the flashes jump in time.
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23rd September 2461
Crew Arrives at New Earth[/b]
Mission 002
A wild fire in spreading just outside the town of Franklin on New Earth. People are trapped in their houses, unable to get out through the fire and thick smog. The rescue teams on New Earth are overwhelmed and need help.
Mission
- to help with extinguishing the fire
- to help evacuations of the local towns people
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4th October 2461
Survivors[/b]
The crew of the Venia had been called back to Earth for an overhaul of the ship's security systems, and an extensive medical check up for the full crew. The crew are taken to the medical bay, where each of them is placed into a deep sleep while a computer does a complete scan of their bodies. Little do they know that the members of the terrorist group R4 have something planned for them.
They have inserted a program into the system which simulates a dream state custom designed by their own people. The crew 'wake' to find themselves living in a colony of holocaust survivors, completely wiped of their memories and emotions. The ‘Mt. Pleasant Complex’ is designed to meet their every need while they live out their lives in bliss. While, in reality, their bodies are slowly dying, starved of food and water.
As the crew slowly manage to tap into their emotions and desires, they begin crossing boundaries, feeling emotions, and desire to escape. The question is, can they wake from their dream before their bodies give out on them?
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11th November 2461
Shifters[/b]
R4, the ever persistent terrorist group, has created a new life form, otherwise known as shapeshifters. Their plan is to sneak on board the Venia while the ship has stopped in orbit of New Earth for refuelling.
They get their foot in the door by sending a scout ahead; the scout kills Sean and takes his shape, harbouring the other shifters in Sean's bedroom. Levi, one of the maintenance staff, stumbles across Sean's body in a closet and realizes what must have happened.
Despite Levi's discovery, the shapeshifters intend to trap the crew by having them intercept a fake distress signal from a UGAP building in New New York, and then knock out various other members of the crew, taking their forms and downloading their memories. That way, when they land, the shapeshifters can go out as the team to answer the call and none of the rest of the crew would become suspicious. They'd be able to steal the information they require to work against the UGAP, the crew would be labelled as traitors; they'd be outcast by the UGAP, and still hunted by R4.
And so, the crew has to stop them from fulfilling their plan, or else they face certain death.
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20th December 2461 - 2nd January 2462
Christmas/New Year[/b]
Christmas is nearly upon us! The UGAP recognises the crew's efforts over the past six months, and that they are in need of a break. So, until January 2nd, the crew are on Shore Leave.
This means that the crew are given the time off to go home and visit their families, maybe get away for a little while, take a vacation somewhere nice - anything to blow off steam.
For those who have no don't have anywhere to go, or would prefer to stay on board during the holidays, there will be a Christmas plot, and it goes as follows...
There will, of course, be Christmas festivities! Sam, assistant chef, will be cooking a delicious roast dinner for Christmas day which will be served at 2pm. All are welcome. The Venia will be stationed at Fari Port, on the planet Glacia, which is covered with snow all 629 days a year! There will be sledding, snow ball fights and ice skating available to those who are interested.
On the 26th of December, however, the crew are in for a surprise.
Small furry creatures, not unlike the Tribbles from Star Trek, make an appearance on board. In no time at all, they’ve overrun the ship, reproducing like rabbits on steroids. The crew have to figure out some way to be rid of them, before they lose the ships to the little critters!
New Year will be brought in with champagne – the real stuff – and a firework display staged every year by the Fari Port council; it is famed for being one of the most spectacular displays in the entire Universe.
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