The Battle for Caldera

[bravenewmods]

The time for action is at hand, and the players have been set in place. Those who choose to make an attempt at diplomacy head off at the appointed time to meet with Valeria, the clerk and representative of the general who leads the Gigas army. Those who wish to take more direct action against Gigas leave with General Ironbrand to put their plans into motion. In the meantime, the refugees continue to stream into Union, while supplies are gathered and flow the other way.

The outcome of this war may very well depend on the combined results of these four efforts…

((This log will be a catch-all for all four efforts of the attempt to save Caldera. There will be four different parts of this post: Diplomacy, Aggression, Refugees, and Supplies. The first two should be well established, but the Refugees portion will encompass bringing those in Caldera who require help to Union and giving them medical aid and care, while the Supplies portion will encompass people in Union setting up shelters and gathering resources to send back to Caldera, as well as other miscellaneous tasks that may be of help. Gathering resources may entail leaving Union to explore out in other areas. You all signed up for groups, so please try to maintain these groups when posting, particularly to the Diplomacy and Aggression sections. The other two may be more free-form.

Mods will be responding at least once every 24 hours to keep the logs moving.

EDIT 5/31: Please try to group up if possible! We'll generally try to wait for threads to have 2-3 people before we jump in. Threads with 3+ may attract the attention of something a little more... interesting.))

Comments

[flying_chains]

Well, it doesn't take a genius to figure this one out. Morgiana ran over and started lifting at the debris. It was really big, but Morgiana had never let herself be beaten in terms of raw strength.

[footprints_on_your_face]

Morgiana, hey!

[Chie and Biao come running up. She knows full well how strong the other girl is, so Chie just stands back and lets the Fanalis do her thing.]

Biao, get ready to get in there and drag the girl out, okay?

[bravenewmods]

[...There are no small children underneath the pile of rubble, thankfully!

But there is a gap between two buildings behind it, in which a small child is hiding. She has covered her ears in response to the loud noises of Morgiana clearing away some of the debris, obviously fearing that more explosions were about to happen.]

[flying_chains]

"It's alright, I'm-"

The rubble shifts, and Morgiana freezes.



"Er...Chie? I can't move without it all collapsing."

[footprints_on_your_face]

R-right! Okay, I'll get her out, just hold on!

[Chie glances over to Biao, who barks confidently. The two of them rush in under the rubble Morgiana is holding up and toward the child.]

Hey... it's okay. We're gonna take you back to your mom. Your Torchic is waiting, too. But we have to hurry, okay?

[bravenewmods]

The girl looks up with a frightened expression. ...This changes slightly when she sees what Morgiana is doing.

"Are you... Are you the people from Union?"

[flying_chains]

Morgiana shifted her weight to stop the rubble from collapsing.

"That's right. Your mother is looking for you."

[footprints_on_your_face]

Come on, we'll take you back to her. She's waiting with the rest of the group.

[Chie reaches out her hand for the girl to take.]

We'll keep you safe until we get back, okay? Morgiana's really strong, and I'll protect you too.

[bravenewmods]

...She stares at them for a moment before she slowly gets to her feet and shuffles out. She trembles a bit when the rubble is right above her head, but she'll continue onwards until she reaches Chie's hand.

[flying_chains]

The inevitable happy reunion that followed left Morgiana feeling very good about today.