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revivalproject2021-07-18 11:33 am
demjiin) wrote in revivalproject2021-07-18 11:33 am
Not-Temba exploration week 1; OTA
WHO: Kaz and any folks in Not-Temba
WHERE: Lots of places in Not-Temba
WHAT: First week of exploring Not-Temba
WHEN: 7/18 - 7/24
WARNINGS: Blanket warning that Kaz is a dick
Agriculture Building
Since foraging for food was of the utmost importance as far as Kaz was concerned he was starting here. It was so dense with overgrown plants that parts looked like an indoor forest. At the bottom there wasn't much light at all and based on the flowering plants that were still here, it must have been used to cultivate night-blooming flowers. A little way up, and with the sunlight strength that very definitely meant 'day' for anything planted in here, It was so dense with not just plants but trees.
Because Kaz used a cane to walk, it was surprising that he would even be able to navigate the overgrowth to begin with. But he picked up the cane and though he had a lopsided gait, he was agile enough that he could use the cane's handle as a hook and use the assisted jump to go over some clumped branches or just side-step other obstacles. It was a maze to get through and more than once Kaz debated going back. But he persevered and eventually came to be standing in a sunbeam that had managed to find its way to the third floor ground level, despite the vines and tree limbs in its way.
The Hotel
This place was almost like being in the midst of a forest made from stone. The arched doorways, the decorated walls, even the surprisingly thin leaf textures over the windows. In places the decorative limbs that wound across the walls had been damaged by time, and those stone limbs were gone in places.
The 'thunk' of Kaz's cane punctuated his steps as he walked. First from the staicase to the first floor of tree-rooms. Then down the hallway and looking through each of the rooms at a time. Once that was finished he repeated the process for the second and third floors.
The Corridor
This place was so badly overgrown that Kaz nearly skipped it altogether, but his curiosity got the better of him. So once again he picked up his cane and though he limped noticably, he was slowly picking his way past the tangled roots of the trees that had sprouted up here. In the midst of it, he found where one of the giant trees had been felled. Sunlight was no longer trapped by the canopy and instead flooded along the length of it. Kaz had a nagging sense of unease since it didn't look like this tree had been felled by disease but if it was something else about other vegetation in the forest Kaz wanted to know about it. He was careful and slower than most people were but picked his way along, using the trees trunk as a pathway and avoiding the vegetation on the ground.
Power Station Facilities
This was a little closer to what was to be expected from the stone and metal facade, though that didn't seem to be the same stone as many of the other buildings. It was darker inside but this entire place had a utilitarian feel. Rooms that had been meant as offices took a bit of navigating but it was worth taking the extra time to explore them when, using the small mag lite flashlight revealed what were definitely crystals, but they did not look at all like the power crystals used in Temba already. Curious, and intrigued, Kaz tucked them under the same arm that was already using his cane so he still had one hand free. He looked into rooms that housed generators and took note of what the Engineering Datapoint told him was a water treatment facility, also noted the dust of time gathered on both, then came to a room that was showing the power grid. The Engineering Datapoint also told him any relays needed were likely subterranean, but that didn;t necessarily mean the crystals would be rendered useless.
WHERE: Lots of places in Not-Temba
WHAT: First week of exploring Not-Temba
WHEN: 7/18 - 7/24
WARNINGS: Blanket warning that Kaz is a dick
Agriculture Building
Since foraging for food was of the utmost importance as far as Kaz was concerned he was starting here. It was so dense with overgrown plants that parts looked like an indoor forest. At the bottom there wasn't much light at all and based on the flowering plants that were still here, it must have been used to cultivate night-blooming flowers. A little way up, and with the sunlight strength that very definitely meant 'day' for anything planted in here, It was so dense with not just plants but trees.
Because Kaz used a cane to walk, it was surprising that he would even be able to navigate the overgrowth to begin with. But he picked up the cane and though he had a lopsided gait, he was agile enough that he could use the cane's handle as a hook and use the assisted jump to go over some clumped branches or just side-step other obstacles. It was a maze to get through and more than once Kaz debated going back. But he persevered and eventually came to be standing in a sunbeam that had managed to find its way to the third floor ground level, despite the vines and tree limbs in its way.
The Hotel
This place was almost like being in the midst of a forest made from stone. The arched doorways, the decorated walls, even the surprisingly thin leaf textures over the windows. In places the decorative limbs that wound across the walls had been damaged by time, and those stone limbs were gone in places.
The 'thunk' of Kaz's cane punctuated his steps as he walked. First from the staicase to the first floor of tree-rooms. Then down the hallway and looking through each of the rooms at a time. Once that was finished he repeated the process for the second and third floors.
The Corridor
This place was so badly overgrown that Kaz nearly skipped it altogether, but his curiosity got the better of him. So once again he picked up his cane and though he limped noticably, he was slowly picking his way past the tangled roots of the trees that had sprouted up here. In the midst of it, he found where one of the giant trees had been felled. Sunlight was no longer trapped by the canopy and instead flooded along the length of it. Kaz had a nagging sense of unease since it didn't look like this tree had been felled by disease but if it was something else about other vegetation in the forest Kaz wanted to know about it. He was careful and slower than most people were but picked his way along, using the trees trunk as a pathway and avoiding the vegetation on the ground.
Power Station Facilities
This was a little closer to what was to be expected from the stone and metal facade, though that didn't seem to be the same stone as many of the other buildings. It was darker inside but this entire place had a utilitarian feel. Rooms that had been meant as offices took a bit of navigating but it was worth taking the extra time to explore them when, using the small mag lite flashlight revealed what were definitely crystals, but they did not look at all like the power crystals used in Temba already. Curious, and intrigued, Kaz tucked them under the same arm that was already using his cane so he still had one hand free. He looked into rooms that housed generators and took note of what the Engineering Datapoint told him was a water treatment facility, also noted the dust of time gathered on both, then came to a room that was showing the power grid. The Engineering Datapoint also told him any relays needed were likely subterranean, but that didn;t necessarily mean the crystals would be rendered useless.
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"Well, there's lots to look through." Cayde is immediately going through any sort of storage he finds as he says this. Given everything looks relatively untouched, he has his hopes up, even if he's unsure of what they'll find.
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Since this looked to be some sort of storage area already it was possible to start looking pretty much anywhere.
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There weren't even any decorations. The place was dusty from lack of use, and there were definitely signs of age. Cayde stepped away from his exploration of cabinets with a disappointed look, glancing around and then towards the lone desk that seemed to sit with some undeclared importance by its lonesome in the corner. No, maybe not entirely a storage area.
The Exo bounded towards the desk with Sundance and her light trailing him. "Well that's weird," he announced as he studied it.
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"Out on its own like this, I'm betting on it being some sort of boss or foreman."
He shined his flashlight over the dusty surface.
"There might be something useful in the drawers."
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"Maybe," he said, seeing no reason why it wouldn't be the place for someone in charge. He frowned, gesturing to Kaz and his light as he pulled open one of the drawers. "No hidden treasure or even loose change, but these holes don't look like a random art installation."
Sundance floated over to inspect the strange arrangement of slots as well, her light switching, a more linear beam sliding across the desk and the drawer as she scanned for anything else unusual.
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"Vents?"
He was hazarding a guess here.
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As Kaz shone his light on the thing, the Exo stooped down beside the drawer's edge to try and get a good look at the strange arrangement. "Probably not vents. looks solid inside, and... I don't see much point in there being any ventilation if the thing's closed. Maybe something's supposed to fit into them though..."
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"It's a puzzle piece. A large puzzle piece at that. Look, there are lines and holes in exact order but I'm not sure what this bit on the end is meant for, but it looks like it's meant to hold something else."
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"Sundance, grab a picture of that, will you?" he asked, even though he figured she was already way ahead of him.
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"It might not have fit with this piece but finding these crystals here will mean that something here will probably use them for energy
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