Character Shenanigans!

[voidtreckermods]

Sometimes things happen that may have consequences further down the line. Sometimes characters decide to do things that might have immidiate reprecussion. As mods we want to have our fingers on the pulse of the game as it were, but we are also aware that we won't be able to read every single thing!

So that's where this post comes in. If your character has done something 'noticable' that you think we might need to know about, throw us a link here. Some might require a response, some will just be noted.

Example: "Over *here* my character is trying to smash the windows of the engine!"

Sometimes you might have an idea in mind that you believe will have consequences and be in the midst of writing the thread, however you want to know what those consequences will be for threads going forward. Or you might still be in the planning stages and would like to know how things might pan out. That's also what this post is for!

Example: "At the end of this event my character is planning to not rejoin the train and instead ride off into the sunset! What happens?"

Ask away!

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Back on Osiga...

[wewillwewill]

I'm not sure how many credits Elidibus would have had or whether they'd apply to 'anything on Osiga' rather than just tourist shops, but given his conversation with Ten-Nank would likely touched on tethers enough and general desire for information since this is a void hub, he would search out non-tourist trap bookstores (digital bookstores? Libraries?) looking for the following:

1. Information on the actual science/technology behind tethering, both the application of it in history and current technology. He would look for a layman's 'How it Works' overview but also a more in-depth technical version as well.

2. Information on what's known about the study of voidspace. Its energy, its 'science', how it's harnessed. Specifically knowledge that isn't readily available in the train's library (that he's been able to discover).

3. Newspaper articles on Void Ministry stuff! Not necessarily the VTE's current news (I can't remember if there was public news about the discussions, but if there are he'll note whether or not they're being kept secret or a public thing). But also articles about past incidents, how the Ministry handles cases, whether or not they get criticized or if it seems surprisingly 'towing the ministry line' in the papers. E.G. very ministry controlled or reasonable freedom of the press.

He will want to purchase what he can or make copies of what's allowed to be copied from the library (like interesting news articles). Elidibus is not above discreetly making copies of books he can't take with him or afford with his creation magic too. u_u But he will make the effort to purchase and seek to limit copies to the library sort of places.

Unless there's actual postings against doing that. Then he won't because he isn't trying to make waves here. XD

Re: Back on Osiga...

[voidtreckermods]

Being a festival day most the none tourist shops are closed but he will be able to find a book/electronic book on tethering - it is probably not as in debth as he would like but explains the history of the three part tether and goes into some detail about recent experiments to further the tether for added security, comfort or giving users a greater range in what can be done in the void.

There's quite a few books on void space itself though none are particularly in depth. Most are surface level books or travel journals.

The press seems pretty free, there are several newspapers about the void, he will find a couple of articles that are not pro-ministry (one is on goods-trading and the other about a void crew that got into trouble for breaking some minor rules). There's a few anti-void in general sentiments though they are mostly in the form of letters written in from older Osigan's complaining that the void training school brings disruption and rowdy young people who are not connected to Osiga.

When looking up news reals he will find there isn't much mention of the VTE. There is one article that is more a listing of ministry committees meeting in the next month. If he goes back a month or so he will find a couple of articles about members of a mission crew out of Osiga being questioned for unusual Void Activity including sealing off a world from the void. Most are the bare facts though he will find one article that includes interviews with Pepper and Jin-Roh about what happened (its pretty sparse on detail about the entity and doesn't mention the voidtreckers by name but for someone with the context its a decent explanation of what happened). This one is pretty sympathetic both to the crew and to the tragedy of the entity though it doesn't shy away from the ethical implications of sealing off worlds from the void.

There are also a couple that are less flattering- one in a news production that seems to be void wide and very very pro-ministry that is mostly a rant about void missionaries taking the law into their own hands (this one also doesn't mention the VTE by name but has dark undertones about an 'unregistered voidcraft'). Another from a news production called Osiga Now and Forever is sparse on facts but very harsh on Anan specifically.

In general though press is pretty positive about the void and the ministry though most the Osigan newspapers that aren't specifically for void news mostly focus on Osiga or the galaxy. There are articles about past cases and it's a mixed bag of coverage and opinion.