Plot: Beyond the Sea

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Attention, landlubbers: the undersea mystery/horror plot, Beyond the Sea, will begin on SATURDAY, JANUARY 7th. So if you've signed up for it, this post is for you!

Some notes:

• I have no problem with you frontdating posts past the plot.
• It will be about two weeks, after which everything is backtags.
• I encourage you to explore the station and its contents!
• If there is something specific you want to do, ask!
• Please help me NPC if you have time!

Background Information
The main locations for the plot will be as follows:

• The Saratoga, a large carrier craft and the launching point for the mission. It's a sturdy ship, but a little old, so no state-of-the-art technology. Still enough to get the job done, though! The crew will be briefed here.
• The Killifish, a submersible carriage designed to take everyone down to the station. It's not really a fighting ship, although it has some defensive capabilities; more like a transport craft that the crew can use, with some emergency supplies that clearly no one will need, like med kits and a comm system and emergency oxygen.
• Deepstar 7, the undersea station that requires investigating. It is comprised of several levels, including crew quarters, a medical station, a science lab, an airlock, and so on and so forth. All the basics. Some of these areas will be shuttered off at first, so the crew will have to gain access to them. The crew will be spending the most time in here.

I could use some help NPCing the following dudes:
KILLIFISH CREW

• Carriage pilot, K. Takagi: A private contractor who was rush-hired to man the Killifish, Takagi does have plenty of experience manning sea transports. But he's motivated by the pay and his own safety, not by the need to find out what happened to the station or the people there. He is an excellent pilot, though, so clearly you are in great hands. Taken by Lisa
• Mechanic, Lambert: Part of the secondary crew that was supposed to switch out the current shift of personnel manning the Deepstar 7. Lambert knows the basic blueprints of the station but has never been down there herself. She's familiar with the schematics of the Engineering section in particular, and she seems rather tense and a little snappish. Taken by Wingus
• Medic, Omar: One of the Saratoga's medics, shuffled into the team at the last minute in case of emergencies. He's never been part of a dive before, and is actually sort of claustrophobic and afraid of water. Taken by Blaze

DEEPSTAR 7

• Crewman #1: He's become a little unhinged by his long stay on the station, but he does know his way around. Which he will demonstrate by popping out of unlikely places and menacing people. And/or being apprehended, depending on how fast the crew is. Taken by Gaa
• Abel, Medical Officer: Also unhinged! He'll be lurking about, sabotaging the station and REDRUM. He'll show up more toward the end of the plot. Taken by Match
• Various Threatening Creatures: Sea life forms and giant squid and so on. If you would like to play a Threatening Creature, I'd appreciate it! I only have the giant squid definitely planned, so you can make up your own if you like. (Squid taken by Bill)

Questions, comments, etc.?