001; [VOICE]

[antiseptic]

Greetings, everyone. I'm Jade Curtiss, Ranger, part of the Survey Corps. As I'm sure we've all heard, the Union is in need of an iron mine. That is why the Rangers are putting together an expedition to the Caverns in search of one, to be led by me.

[He's less than enthused at the prospect of leading so many people, but it doesn't show as he continues to elaborate on the details of the expedition, brisk and informative:]

Unfortunately, there's not much information about the Caverns, or the Pokemon in them. This is why we'll need people with the ability to locate iron deposits, people able to communicate with Pokemon, and people who are able to fight, although we'll do our utmost to avoid battles in the interest of saving time.

[Did he just sound faintly sarcastic then? Who knows.]

The expedition will likely last for two days, perhaps more. It'll take at least half a day to reach the Caverns, and possibly much longer before we locate a mine - if we can. Therefore, I'd suggest that everyone pack wisely. If you're feeling lost, the staff at the Outpost should be of assistance. Funding will be provided upon request.

If you're interested in participating, or would like to field any inquiries, please respond now. If all goes well, we'll be departing from the city gates tomorrow at six in the morning.

[ooc; Hello, everyone! This is the network post that will kickstart the expedition to the Caverns, which is a player plot that has now been mod-approved! A log post will go up tomorrow for the expedition itself.

Due to my wonky timezone I'd appreciate having someone to help with writing out NPC encounters/events in order to keep things moving! Please PM me if you're interested.]

Comments

[makeitquick]

Me- [ wait, too eager. This guy's a superior ranger ] I'm in. Melaka Fray, muscle.

[antiseptic]

[Melaka Fray. The name is familiar, although it takes him a second to remember that one of his colleagues had mentioned she had an interest in joining the Rangers. Well then, this will be a chance for her to prove herself.]

[In the meantime, he'll have to make sure he knows the full extent of her abilities.]

Do you have much experience with combat?

[makeitquick]

I've been fighting my whole life. Comes to me naturally - it's one of the things I'm good at. Plus I heal fast.

[ But she hasn't ventured that far from the City most of her life, either. ]

[antiseptic]

[He notes it down, eager to begin gathering what information he can.]

Your whole life? That's quite impressive. [It's difficult to tell whether he means it as a compliment or something entirely the opposite.]

And what about teamwork? Would you happen to have any experience with that?

[makeitquick]

[ No.

Uh- ] Got ears - I can follow instructions.

[antiseptic]

[Being a master of evading questions, Jade doesn't fail to note that she had done just that, which would mean no, she has no experience with teamwork and likely isn't fond of it other.]

[It goes down in another note, and his voice takes on a more serious edge as he responds.]

Can you truly? It's one thing to say that now and quite another thing to do so when on the field.

[makeitquick]

I can. I'm not spinning you around here - I did say I wanna get in the rangers and I don't got rank, so I gotta listen to the ones with experience.

[ which is sincere, at least. She's just somewhat (over)confident and somewhat headstrong and somewhat of a temper ]

[antiseptic]

[She sounds sincere enough. Jade is satisfied for the moment; there's only so much he can glean from an interview like this, especially when he knows from experience that people can behave quite differently when stress is applied to them.]

As long as your performance lives up to your words, I'll have no complaints whatsoever.

[makeitquick]

Six tomorrow? Got it, right? 'Cus I'll be there.

[antiseptic]

I'll see you then.

[And his voice takes on a more playful tone.] And I hope you're aware that, should you fail in any way, there will have to be consequences.

1/3

[makeitquick]

Yeah, I'll be-

2/3

[makeitquick]

[ ---Errrrk ]

[makeitquick]

--Yeah, I gotcha. Like I said, be there.