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[fifthreturned]

Hey, guys.

[Tranquility sounds tired, worn out, a little defeated.]

Thanks for coming for me. That's not how I would've wanted it to go down, but... well, I'm here now. And at least Delight started fighting for us again there at the end. Everything she did, as bad as some of it was, was to try to keep us safe in her own misguided way.

I'm gonna miss her.

Anyway, we're kind of in a crappy position now. The Null are almost certainly gonna track her essence, the parts that ended up here. So we've gotta move, but we're running out of options and time. They've killed one of us already, and they were going to kill me. We've gotta decide how we want to play this. Your lives are on the line here, too, just as much as ours. Maybe more.

Wherever we go, the Null are gonna find us sooner or later. It kinda comes down to whether we want to try to strike against them first, or whether we want to find a more defensive location and shore up, wait for them to come to us. We have a few different options in terms of locations, some of which we've been to before and some we haven't. Thanks to a bunch of you guys, I have a lot of information about where the Null forces are, which places will be less safe or more safe, so take that into consideration.

There's a file attached to this with the info I've collected from you, and from what we already knew. Take a look at it - or don't, I'm not the boss of you - and let us know where you want to go.

Poll #21535

This poll is closed.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 50

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Where should we move to?

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the Null planet
10 (20.0%)

the jungle planet
31 (62.0%)

the ice planet
3 (6.0%)

the desert planet
1 (2.0%)

the island planet
5 (10.0%)

[Each character's phone will download the world information file as soon as they read Tranquility's post.]

Comments

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[volitaunt]

What if we strike and then move?

[ He's drumming his fingers on the table in his and Finn's apartment. ]

We can upload through the same system that lets us track where the Null are. So why don't we send them a nasty surprise and then get the hell out of here?

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[fifthreturned]

Not a bad idea, but do you have something to upload?

I'm thinking we should move first - Fear can always bring people back here if we do need to upload something. But I don't think anyone has anything ready, and we've gotta get out of here pretty quick.

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[coyoteking]

Hey, uh, sorry shit went so south. Didn't exactly intend for that to happen, but I guess Delight had her own ideas.

[He's not so upset about losing her of all the gods, but still. They didn't go there trying to get anyone killed.]

My advice is we let them come to us. We're not a strike force, but we can probably defend ourselves. Which we'd do best from a place with a lot of cover and resources. The Null probably know we need shit to survive, so they'd love it if we picked a spot without any food or water. What I'm saying is, jungle planet. That's our best bet.

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[fifthreturned]

Yeah. She always seems to. It's too bad.

You've got some sound thinking.

video;

[nonscriptum]

Not really liking the thought of throwing ourselves right into the hornet's nest, so I'm for the jungle.

[The reasons are twofold: he was angling for the jungle the first time around they voted, and frankly, the distance and opportunities for both cover and resources are far more abundant.]

Striking first before leaving only really serves us if we have the firepower to back it up, and last I checked we're low on a lot.

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[volitaunt]

Sometimes hit and run's the only viable tactic. Not saying it'll work here--Tranquility's right, we need to be ready for it. We need a plan. But...

[ For a second the weight of the entire Resistance, what's left of it, feels like it's pressing down on him. It doesn't occur to him that he's talking about a different war, bringing that fight to this one. ]

Sometimes it's the only choice you've got.

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[abyssalarcana]

The trees sound pleasant if you're after a vacation

You and your people keep running and never make any progress. now youve even lost another member. run and hide and run some more and youll all just die slowly

take a stand for the first time in your pathetic lives or nothing will ever change

text

[fifthreturned]

I mean, the vote's up to you guys, so your buds are the ones you've gotta convince, not us.

video;

[therewillbeorder]

I can't say I've missed you.

[His least favorite god who dared to tell him to chill out once. Hux hasn't forgotten that.]

I see no reason to keep running, going from planet to planet and postponing the inevitable. They'll most likely always find us no matter where we go.

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[fifthreturned]

[Hux tho u do need to chill]

Yeah, sounds like you get what I'm saying. The Null are gonna find us, so we have to pick where we want that to be.

Audio

[casualryder]

If it weren't for the fact that we have some people that aren't fighters and planet viability didn't sound like a complete joke for us in Null territory I'd say we can only run for so long, strike them when they least expect it, etc, but...

[But then they would probably all die? This is a lot harder when you're working with what they have.]

The jungle planet gives us time to prepare for when they come, to get stronger. Good cover...maybe we can make it into a decently defensible position if we work hard enough. Seems easier to fight smarter there. I think it's our best chance.

Audio

[fifthreturned]

Makes sense to me. Thanks for your thoughts.

audio

[itsnotaonesie]

I'm sorry we couldn't save both of you.

Um, so, I wasn't here the last time you guys had to fight the Null. Any idea what kinda numbers we'd be up against on their planet versus like, the jungle or something?

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[fifthreturned]

There's millions of them, and they can make more pretty easily. It's more a matter of how many of them can get to us quickly than how many there are overall. They're gonna be able to get to us on their planet pretty easy, since it's in their territory, and like the information file says there's Null all over the surrounding space. The opposite's true for the jungle planet.

Does that make sense?

Voice

[soldier_blade]

All this running and dodging, it seems to be getting us no where.

A part of me would vote for going into Null territory, if only for the argument of hiding in plain sight, and striking where they're blind. However, as already mentioned, not all of us here are warriors, and even if we do can plan for an offensive attack, there's nothing in the provided file about other resources on the planet.

All well and good to mount a defense, but if we have no means of stocking up food, water and medical care, then an attack on the Null could be the least of our worries.

The jungle planet seems our best bet. We can build structures and send parties out for collecting food and water. The jungle could also provide cover for those needing shelter if and when we ever launch an attack.

Voice

[fifthreturned]

Makes sense to me. And yeah, our time to run is, well, running out.

video;

[unfortunateimmortal]

[ So this is a God? They look a lot more human in comparison to the Great Ones of Maria's world. Still, it's her first time making contact with one and she's a little apprehensive, nervous even. ]

Thank you for the file Great One. The information was extremely helpful to me, considering I am new to this world. I have studied it and decided that there are only two options that have a chance of working.

[ She pauses a moment, collecting her thoughts. ]

We could move to the jungle planet, build up our supplies and ready ourselves for them to come to us. Or we could move to the Island planet. You mentioned in your file that you didn't leave there because your location was compromised? So I see no reason why we can't move back to a safe place until you're ready to end this war of yours.

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[fifthreturned]

That makes sense. Glad the information was helpful - it was some of you folks who brought most of it to me.

audio;

[thanks_bunches]

Up and movin' us again? I don't care personally, so long as there's food to hunt and gather. Gettin' real tired of slim pickings.

[ Geralt is getting used to this. ]

Ever thought about splitting up? Some of you, take some of us, somewhere else? Split the enemy up too.

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[fifthreturned]

It's an idea, but there's only a few of us, and there are a whole lot of them. It wouldn't help us much to split them up, but it'd make things easier for them.

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[redcosmedic]

While I won't be displeased to get off this frozen scrapheap of a planet, I agree with Peter: without some sort of idea to the Null's numbers, neither voting to strike first nor to try avoiding them makes any sense.

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[fifthreturned]

Did my answer to him help you out at all?

[voice]

[hot_mes]

[slightly out of breath while he decides to, you know. chat.]

Anyone who thinks we have the capacity to go on the offensive right now is free to take a, what, a star-ship and go and do so. We need to regroup. I don't care which place it is but going into Null territory right now would be stupid.

[of course, he has selfish reasons. He's got a lot of data to analyze and that takes time.]

[voice]

[fifthreturned]

Makes sense to me. By the way, thanks for checking out the stuff around here. It sounds like you found a lot of good information.

[audio]

[circumitus]

We've still got Fear but the Door can transport shit around as well, right? So would it be possible to move and send scouts for intel at any other locations? Not a fan of shifting the whole city to the Null planet, but there might be some information or gear we could find there -- something like their weapons that would be much more useful against them than the shit Rage usually gets us, for one thing. Am curious to see what might be at the Null planet, but bigger numbers would probably attract their attention sooner.

[Direct and straight to the point, as always. Rey doesn't want to address the fiasco that she heard happened with that prisoner exchange, augh.]

[audio]

[fifthreturned]

Yup, Fear will be able to transport people around if we need to send scouts out, but we'll have to be careful about it. If he gets caught, we'll all be in a lot of trouble.

video;

[closerift]

If we planned to travel to their planet and attack, how much time would we have here to prepare?

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[fifthreturned]

Not a lot on this planet, we've gotta get out of here in the next few weeks. Once we got there, we'd have a little time before they noticed us, probably. I couldn't say exactly how much.

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[marmoron]

What resources are the Null typically interested in harvesting? If the Jungle planet's as resource rich as you're saying it is, then we can't riskthem following us there.

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[fifthreturned]

They're interested in minerals and metals, not the plants and animals on the jungle world. I mean, they'll probably strip what they can from it eventually, but it's not gonna be high on their list.

audio

[64th]

If we go to one of these places, how long do you think we have before they find us? Is it even worth trying to hide?

audio

[fifthreturned]

Depends on the planet. Some are a lot more likely to be noticed than others.

Video

[ragnarsson]

Always do what the enemy least expects you to do. Striking from their own territory is the last thing most would expect, providing any idiots here actually know how to properly fight instead of cringing in a defensive position.

[Ivar tells it like it is, even if he just insulted most of the population here.]

Video

[fifthreturned]

Makes sense to me. We don't have a lot of fighters here, though.

[theweakhavepurpose]

if we go to the Null planet how quickly would we need to strike before running out of resources?

[fifthreturned]

Hope can keep providing stuff, you guys just wouldn't have any way to get your own.

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[isochrone]

I'm glad that you're safe, sir.

[ She doesn't know him, but the thought of more death is an unwelcome one. After reading through the information file provided, she's left in the same position as many of them: none of the options are great, some are downright bad. ]

I suppose it makes sense to properly analyze what information we have, which to me suggests we should have somewhere safe to do so, so I suppose the jungle planet makes the most sense out of all of them. It doesn't strike me as though we're ready for any kind of offensive at the moment.

video;

[fifthreturned]

Hey, thanks.

And yeah, that makes sense to me. Just choose whatever you think the best choice is.

Voice

[blessedmaiden]

I vote for striking in the Null territory. Running away from problems never really help, it only prolongs the worst part... not knowing how things will go in the end.

And what if they get another one of you? Are we just going to slowly die out, one by one?

Voice

[fifthreturned]

One way or another we're gonna have to stop running. It's more about where we choose to do that. And yeah - I don't really want them to pick us off slowly, either.

[canyouhandlethismany]

Staying here, just in a different position, sounds stupid enough it could work.

[And Leon voted for it only because while he'd rather charge in Null territory he already noticed the overwhelming preference for the jungle planet, he doesn't feel like his voe would change much.]

[fifthreturned]

It might be enough to trick them, yeah.

video;

[storyseeker]

After this place, count me down for sending us someplace with resources. So yeah, I'm all for the jungle.

video;

[fifthreturned]

Makes sense to me. It'll be warmer there, too.

audio

[pocketspa]

I swear to any god you pretend to be, if you leave me on this ice covered rock for longer than is absolutely necessary I will fight all of you before I fight all of them. This place sucks and I am super over it.

audio

[fifthreturned]

Chances are we're moving, unless everyone decides they really love it here.