(When I counted characters IC I have counted two players who have yet to post IC)
Top secret UN notes relating to Project Recovery. Subsection #337. Authored by Alan Y.Mous on 01.07.2030 (mm/dd/yyyy) said
--Open log--
Date and time: January the 7th 2030. Monday. 09:45
Team location: England, Hampshire, Basingstoke,
Team status: Gathered
--Close log--
Roughly fifteen minutes late the church priest took to the podium after having engaged in what appeared to be somewhat important discussions with a small procession of folk, mostly elderly people. He opened with the obligatory blessing and prayer before immediately launching into the community announcements and advice that comprised all of the session bar the last fifteen minutes.
"...Audrey and Thomas have kindly made a bed at their home open although they will not be offering food... The burning of property in public areas is a hazard and must desist immediately... The vestry remains open open for those who need a place to sleep overnight however due to the number of violent dissidents outside the doors must be closed by nightfall."
Much of the advice provided was inaccurate but good natured in its delivery. Predictably the service was scattered with bible references and he finished with two hymns, several prayers and the blessing of the flock. When the service did end the hall emptied with surprising speed, presumably due to the rations of food that were being distributed at the door. A couple of people loitered a little longer to talk to the priest or to drop a couple of donations on the massively diminished rations pile but soon the room was empty aside from the priest and the agents. The priest promptly fell asleep in one of the back pews. The groups AR systems jumped into life simultaneously as Alan addressed the group.
"I'm glad the nine of you have managed to find one another. Take a look around and get familiar. These are the faces you will be working with for the foreseeable future, discounting the priest in the back of course." Alan paused for a moment for people to comply before continuing. "Your first objective is 5 miles north of here and as per last time, you will be provided directions at the end of this call. As I am sure you are aware electronics have been mostly disabled. I can confirm this seems to be the case on a global scale. The running theory in term of cause is some kind of EMP as this cause conforms to the symptoms we are experiencing and explains why some tech is still working. Unfortunately the incident has damaged generators and thus, eliminated the national power grid. This is where your first mission comes into play." Another pause to allow the information to sink in.
"Five miles north of you is a solar tower responsible for powering several of the areas most crucial assets including hospitals and airbases, the former of which could be crucial to our defence should someone try to take advantage of the situation. British authorities want to send in a team of engineers to analyse the damage and fix the generator. Trouble is the tower is occupied and its occupants aren't budging. We need you to get a man inside and to keep him there. Streaming you directions and some details now. From now on I will be closely monitoring your progress and available instantly should you require additional information."
As promised the AR systems start to fill with information once more and the thread appears once more in the air.
