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[Fiona is a little out of breath, like she just hustled very quickly away from somewhere. Which she did, but that's neither here nor there. The background behind her is some innocuous wood panelling; she's in a house.]

Okay. So. Crunch time. Things are getting nuts out there, if you didn't notice. We are gonna wind up super screwed if we don't hop to figuring out what the hell to do.

[She holds up a vial. It has some alien writing on it, as well as a familiar symbol on the label.]

We found this inside the hospital. A shit-ton of them, actually. So who wants to find out what Zymandis asshole is responsible for this mess and beat an antidote out of them?



[ ooc. PS, maya, hanzo, and mccree might show up in your threads. feel free to threadjack as well! ]

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[ex_adept136]

Yes, during our last mission, we had our first run-in with them.

[There sure is. It gets even worse knowing that it's their group who's the splinter organization and not the other way around]

And I'm starting to suspect as much. It seems Urahara was thinking the same thing, perhaps for a while now, and I trust his judgment.

[feytality]

What were they like?

[don't mind her, all of these plot deets are horrifying her more and more]

They were willing to do all of these to these people just to get us here..?

[ex_adept136]

It's a possibility. We don't know their motives for using such a slow-acting method compared to last time.

[And it's that variance that concerns him most]

The operatives we met last time were Taraxa. They're a species of worm-like creatures who inhabit a host body and overtake their functions. While we were able to save some of the people they were controlling, those that recovered lost their memory.

[feytality]

Still, that's awful.... these people don't deserve to suffer like this, just for them to settle a score...

[Zymandis is bad dudes]

Are they okay?

[ex_adept136]

If that's what this is, I agree with you. Regardless of their motives though, I've always found them to be entirely too ruthless.

[Too much killing]

I've heard no further word on those who were saved, unfortunately. I think we only ever got updates on the squidges.

[feytality]

No kidding. Fixing timelines is supposed to be about saving people.

[...Ah.]

Where are they now? And... what's a squidge?

[ex_adept136]

I'd imagine they're with the rest of their people... The Qorral left the last world we'd been dispatched to, since they weren't ever going to stay there indefinitely.

And squidges are creatures that look almost like they're toddlers made of bubbles in their infancy. They adapt according to their experiences, from what I've seen, and when they reach maturity they grow rather large and change considerably from their initial state.

[There's no masking the fondness. He loves squidges]

Before Perdition's Rest, we had a mission in Zeta-12 to look after them and help them reach that mature state.

[feytality]

...Oh. That sounds.... different.

[But cute?? Come to think of it, Maya remembers seeing some odd creatures in Oska]

So... there's no way of us checking on them...?

[ex_adept136]

We could try asking the squad back in Oska if they have any updates on the Qorral. It's possible they've kept tabs.

[And he'd like to think they would, but it's hard to assume in an organization like ALASTAIR]

As for the squidges, some time afterward we got an update on how the individual ones we'd raised were doing. And there are even some young ones at the park in Oska.

[feytality]

R... Right! Let's do that.

Come to think of it... I did see some little guys there. Those are squidges? Are they gonna be okay without us there to check on them?

[ex_adept136]

If they were in the park, that ought to be them. We're not the only squad who spends their downtime in Oska, I think they all do and we just generally don't have overlap, so it should be okay.

[feytality]

Oh.... so everyone goes there? I didn't know that.

[ex_adept136]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's the base for all of ALASTAIR. Of course, we're often pretty under-informed, so I could be wrong.

[feytality]

Can we contact the other teams?

[ex_adept136]

We can get in touch with Kittypaw, our "big sister" team. I'm not sure about others though.

[feytality]

Kittypaw? That's the name of the team? [sorry about the million questions, Haise]

...You know, no one told me any of this stuff before then. Shouldn't have this been included in the welcome packet?

[ex_adept136]

Yes, that's right. If it's anything like our team, they probably chose it by popular vote.

[It seems that team is considerably smaller though...]

Maybe we ought to come up with a primer for new recruits, when we're in Oska next. It does seem like there's information people could make good use of that doesn't get covered when we're recruited.

[feytality]

People picked Audentes? That's such a lame team name!

Yeah, I bet. We'd have lot less confused recruits on our hands...

[ex_adept136]

I guess it's supposed to come from the Latin saying, "fortune favors the bold".

My suggestion was the runner-up by a narrow margin. Honestly, I'm surprised so many people were interested in a literary pun to start with. [He's not sure how different that would be now, since their team's demographic has changed so much] But you know, it's always the squad to me.

Let's see what we can do for newbies when we get the chance; I can give you a hand.

[feytality]

Latin? SERIOUSLY lame! I vote for a rename!

[what a team of nerds.... Maya's a little mortified, honestly.]

Alright! Looks like we've got our work cut out for us for when we're finished kicking infection butt, Mr. Haise.

[ex_adept136]

I'm not sure who you'd take that up with, but since so many of our number have changed...you might be able to put it to a vote. Maybe ask Kittypaw how it works?

[It's always The Squad to him, either way]

Please, just Haise is fine. But let's do our best, Maya.

[feytality]

You'll have my back when I do, right?

[just ropes Haise into this]

Right! We'll kick all the butt!

[ex_adept136]

I'll be happy to help you if I can.

[Even if only to boost her confidence]

So long as we work as a team, I'm sure we will.

[feytality]

[please don't encourage her terrible ideas, Haise, this is a mistake]

Right! Haise and Maya, super duo!

[ex_adept136]

[It's too late, they've already drifted off shore...]

Teamwork always prevails!

[No it doesn't but a man can dream]