07-27-2023, 22:56:51 PM
Juniper's Plan
1. Arriving on Rassaton is difficult. The concrete spires of the base are barely visible through the toxic fog as you approach. The whole thing is highly modular, an island of blocky concrete and mud in an ocean of acid. The first challenge will be getting in at all. The only way on to the main island from the warehouse at the arrival bay is by boat, specifically one made of specially treated plastics that are highly resistant to corrosion, and unfortunately, you've arrived after the last boat for the day has returned, with its cargo of valuable acid and a few dead prisoners. So how are you going to cross this deadly sea to the pitted towers of the Penal Colony?
Juniper will obtain some protective gear first, with the same type of plastic coating as the boats. She'll buy it from... idk wherever sells that sort of thing, it probably exists for those working in he acid mines if nothing else. She also buys some other things that will come into play later.
Next, she'll find someone who has a boat or aircraft or something that can make the journey safely and simply pay them to take her there. Money talks and someone's sure to listen, right?
2. Now that you've made it across the water, the Listening post is poorly signposted within the enormous complex. You can see on the surface of the vast structure the various dishes and antennas that provide the feeds to it, most of them protected from the elements in little shelters, but you're not immediately sure how to figure out where exactly in the prison the Listening Post is, and the few guards that actually know where it is are unlikely to tell you without a hefty bribe. Dark clouds are gathering, so how are you going to find the listening post to actually retrieve the prisoners list?
A hefty bribe, okay yeah that's something she can do. She'll just bribe the most likely looking guard to tell her where the Listening Post is, and go in and get the list. She's authorized to go there so the directions are the only issue she sees. She hopes her protective gear will help in case it takes longer to find than she expected.
3. On your way back from the listening post, you pass through the Colony Bar, The Banner Tavern. Several mid-ranking Alliance personnel are hanging out there, and among them is Captain Breakspear, a loyalist who's stopped multiple covert attempts to bring down the government, both from within and without. He's amazing at spotting suspicious activity. Normally, this wouldn't be an issue, he's easy to avoid, but the problem is, one of the worst storms the island has seen in a while is coming in, and the way from the bar to the exit is a long bridge poorly protected from the corrosive rain. You're either going to have to figure out a way to stop Captain Breakspear from getting suspicious of you, silence him somehow while the storm passes and not get in trouble while doing it, or cross that bridge without burning your skin off.
Juniper does have her gear just in case, but she'll try laying low. She won't initiate any conversations and will stay as far out of Breakspear's line of sight as she can. She hopes that with the gear she's wearing instead of showing off a flashy uniform that she won't look as suspicious. Anyone asks, she's got the gear on in case of storms like this, better safe than sorry, yada yada yada. And if she has to make a run for it before the storm breaks, well... protective clothing, hopefully she can make it before it stops being protective.
4. Another stroke of misfortune. The prison has been waiting to go off for a while, and a toxic mist is settling over the prison during the storm. It's not enough to kill anyone outright, but the irritation it causes puts everyone on edge. One thing leads to another, and soon, there's a fight, and then a full-blown riot. You're down in the prisoner-accessible areas, and the guards are uninterested in helping, you need to find a way to not get killed or taken hostage, quickly!
And this is when the other thing she bought will come in handy-- a few cases of cigarettes. She's pretty sure those usually work well for in-prison currency. Anyone tries anything with her, she'll use the smokes as a bribe.
Juniper will obtain some protective gear first, with the same type of plastic coating as the boats. She'll buy it from... idk wherever sells that sort of thing, it probably exists for those working in he acid mines if nothing else. She also buys some other things that will come into play later.
Next, she'll find someone who has a boat or aircraft or something that can make the journey safely and simply pay them to take her there. Money talks and someone's sure to listen, right?
2. Now that you've made it across the water, the Listening post is poorly signposted within the enormous complex. You can see on the surface of the vast structure the various dishes and antennas that provide the feeds to it, most of them protected from the elements in little shelters, but you're not immediately sure how to figure out where exactly in the prison the Listening Post is, and the few guards that actually know where it is are unlikely to tell you without a hefty bribe. Dark clouds are gathering, so how are you going to find the listening post to actually retrieve the prisoners list?
A hefty bribe, okay yeah that's something she can do. She'll just bribe the most likely looking guard to tell her where the Listening Post is, and go in and get the list. She's authorized to go there so the directions are the only issue she sees. She hopes her protective gear will help in case it takes longer to find than she expected.
3. On your way back from the listening post, you pass through the Colony Bar, The Banner Tavern. Several mid-ranking Alliance personnel are hanging out there, and among them is Captain Breakspear, a loyalist who's stopped multiple covert attempts to bring down the government, both from within and without. He's amazing at spotting suspicious activity. Normally, this wouldn't be an issue, he's easy to avoid, but the problem is, one of the worst storms the island has seen in a while is coming in, and the way from the bar to the exit is a long bridge poorly protected from the corrosive rain. You're either going to have to figure out a way to stop Captain Breakspear from getting suspicious of you, silence him somehow while the storm passes and not get in trouble while doing it, or cross that bridge without burning your skin off.
Juniper does have her gear just in case, but she'll try laying low. She won't initiate any conversations and will stay as far out of Breakspear's line of sight as she can. She hopes that with the gear she's wearing instead of showing off a flashy uniform that she won't look as suspicious. Anyone asks, she's got the gear on in case of storms like this, better safe than sorry, yada yada yada. And if she has to make a run for it before the storm breaks, well... protective clothing, hopefully she can make it before it stops being protective.
4. Another stroke of misfortune. The prison has been waiting to go off for a while, and a toxic mist is settling over the prison during the storm. It's not enough to kill anyone outright, but the irritation it causes puts everyone on edge. One thing leads to another, and soon, there's a fight, and then a full-blown riot. You're down in the prisoner-accessible areas, and the guards are uninterested in helping, you need to find a way to not get killed or taken hostage, quickly!
And this is when the other thing she bought will come in handy-- a few cases of cigarettes. She's pretty sure those usually work well for in-prison currency. Anyone tries anything with her, she'll use the smokes as a bribe.
Stupid doomed timeline...