We've pulled crazier stunts than this

[happybeeps]

WHO: Poe Dameron, OPEN
WHERE: Bishop, Temba, Storm
WHAT: Event stuff
WHEN: Start through end of the Energy Storm Event
WARNINGS: TBD



Bishop
The pull to the ships is just as strong as before, and Poe finds himself back behind the controls as they take off. But this time they finally get their first real glimpse of the ones who've brought them here. Poe listens carefully, and when the message ends he finds he can fly the ship for real now, and there's a map that seems to have two destinations.

Poe knows which one he wants to speed towards, but he needs to consult with his crew first and find out who wants to be dropped back in Temba first.

Network, Video
[Poe's currently flying , so the angles not great on this one.]

I'm stopping back in Temba to left anyone who wants. If anyone else needs a ride for some reason, you're welcome on Bishop, but I'm not stopping for long.

The flight
The storm is huge. Not the sort of thing you want to fly into, but that's exactly where Poe guides the ship. The winds tear at it, but luckily, Poe's a damn good pilot, and he's able to keep control. But it's rough, takes almost everything he has to land the thing without tearing it apart, which doesn't bode especially well for actually stepping out into the storm does it?

The storm
The rain beats down, and it's hard to see as it is, but as Poe presses on he's sure he can see figures just ahead, faces that seem familiar but just out of reach, and when he tries to call after them they seem to disappear.

BB-8 keeps insisting there's nothing there, but Poe seems increasingly distracted, in very real danger of taking off after them.

Help
There's an urgent beeping of droidspeak you may be able to hear over the storm. If you follow it you'll find BB-8 by the edge of a deep crack in the ground, trying desperately to pull Poe up from it with his winch, but he's not nearly strong enough. The astromech looks pleadingly to you to assist.

Network, Video [The Return]
[Poe's standing outside of the Bishop, scanning the horizon line.]

Anyone else out there need a ride back? We're still here, if you can get to us. If you can't, hold tight. I'll fly my crew back, and come back for you, okay? You just need to tell me where you're at.

[OOC: Feel free to reply with any other starters, or in any other format/tense]

Comments

[happybeeps]

If any place could bring the dead back to them, it seems like it would be this once. But the more rational part of his mind knows that if they're both seeing and hearing these things it's more likely to be some sort of lure or trap.

He nods, "Yeah, he's good with navigation," Poe agrees, and BB-8 scans the surrounding area to demonstrate, before indicating they should continue to the right, rolling a small ways for them to follow.

[stillgotmyleftarm]

There's a part of Bucky that hates that he has to be the kind of person now who sees traps everywhere. But there's also a part of him that knows at least it's likely to help keep the people he cares about alive, so he can't dislike it as much as maybe he wants to.

After all, one of the most important people to him is pretty much an incurable optimist. Someone's gotta be the realist, here. If not the pessimist.

Even so, he can't help but feel a pang of relief when he hears that BB-8 might be able to help get them through this relatively more unscathed than without him. He follows the little droid, still marveling at his design. "Can he figure out where the center is from here?"

[happybeeps]

The droid's head swivels back to examine Bucky even as his body continues to roll forwards, and he gives an affirmative whistle that Bucky can probably figure out for himself, but Poe nods. "More or less."

It's the not getting distracted from his task that's been the problem for Poe so far, though with another voice of reason it might be easier not to take off after every figure he sees.