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| =====What we know about===== | =====What we know about===== | ||
| - | While many events on the //Ananke// remain a mystery, prior to the comms blackout the conference was heavily covered by news networks. These are some of the major events that took place over the five days we know about. | + | Much of the events on the //Ananke// were broadcast to a wide audience, meaning that we have effectively a play-by-play of a lot of what was going on. While plenty was kept secret, or at least very low key, these are some of these things we know about. |
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| - | In addition, the CHRONOS team were able to set up a telemetry system which bypassed use of the main comms system. While the information they were able to broadcast is rudimentary, it gives us an idea of some of the things which may have happened to the Chronos machine after the blackout. | + | |
| ====The GSP and organising committee==== | ====The GSP and organising committee==== | ||
| By the time it rolled around, the summit had been almost a decade in the planning. While it passed between hands multiple times, the woman who ultimately wound up in charge of the project was Sonya Ionescu, head of the organising committee. | By the time it rolled around, the summit had been almost a decade in the planning. While it passed between hands multiple times, the woman who ultimately wound up in charge of the project was Sonya Ionescu, head of the organising committee. | ||
| - | Ionescu led a team of a few thousand people to run the conference. This included both the core team running the ship from the centre and a number of liaisons with individual systems. It was estimated that a small army of cooks, cleaners, engineers and administrative staff would be needed to keep the conference running smoothly. Tragically, it appears that this estimate was a lowball one. | + | Ionescu led a team of a few thousand people to run the conference. This included both the core team running the ship from the centre and a number of liaisons with individual systems. It was estimated that a small army of cooks, cleaners, engineers and administrative staff would be needed to keep the conference running smoothly. Unfortunately, even this team could not prevent things from going wrong onboard the ship. |
| ====The CHRONOS team==== | ====The CHRONOS team==== | ||
| - | Some scientists from the CHRONOS project were on the ship. The team was a small one, led by Hesiod Jones and Delilah and Hussein Al’Maktoum. As the first public demonstration of the Chronos Machine, the team attracted a fair amount of attention as the tests appeared to run smoothly, producing the predicted results. The results of the tests were relayed back to the core team until the comms were cut on day five. | + | Some scientists from the CHRONOS project were on the ship. The team was a small one, led by Hesiod Jones and Delilah and Hussein Al’Maktoum. As the first public demonstration of the Chronos Machine, the team attracted a fair amount of attention as the tests appeared to run smoothly, producing the predicted results. The results of the tests were relayed back to the core team. |
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| - | While the tests attracted a reasonable amount of attention, of more note was the appearance of a few people, notably including a ‘Kendall Stone’ who appeared to be from the future. While some doubted the veracity of his claims, many more believed them and a general belief in the Chronos machine’s power spread throughout the station. | + | |
| - | Some of the interest in the machine was notably commercial in nature. Interest from groups such as [[kedalion|Kedalian]] corporations, the [[Kybele]] government and the [[eunomia|Eunomian]] government was generally seen as positive, before a bidding war on the machine and the technology behind it broke out on day five of the conference. | + | While the tests attracted a reasonable amount of attention, of more note was the appearance of a few people, notably including a ‘Kendall Stone’ who appeared to be from the future. While some doubted the veracity of his claims, many more believed them and a general belief in the Chronos machine’s power spread throughout the station. Later visits from people believed to be from the future led to a variety of theories and is believed to have influenced a number of later political moves. |
| - | Following the bidding war, the machine came under threat from several different and unexpected corners as a group of Briareons sought to acquire the machine for their own ends, governments made various other attempts and a group of Eunomians actively attempted to destroy the machine. It is believed that this last act was what led to the station’s destruction. | + | Not all of the interest in the machine was straightforwardly scientific. Interest from Kybele corporations and Klaycorp was much more commercial in nature, although the machine was not for sale at the time. The machine later came under attack from a number of different quarters, notably including a group of Eunomian hard determinists who believed that it was incredibly dangerous to the nature of reality. |
| ====Exhibitions and demonstrations==== | ====Exhibitions and demonstrations==== | ||
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| In the first few days of the conference, the MGS delegates were frequently seen interacting and socialising with delegates from other systems. This was widely publicised, as it was seen as an optimistic sign for the future. On the second day of the conference, they notably took over a slot in the main area and gave a talk about peace. A Cheimeran delegate, Esota Clayborne, gave a memorable interview stating a hope that Cheimeros would end its isolationist policies and start opening up to interplanetary culture. The response of the older Cheimeron delegation is not recorded. | In the first few days of the conference, the MGS delegates were frequently seen interacting and socialising with delegates from other systems. This was widely publicised, as it was seen as an optimistic sign for the future. On the second day of the conference, they notably took over a slot in the main area and gave a talk about peace. A Cheimeran delegate, Esota Clayborne, gave a memorable interview stating a hope that Cheimeros would end its isolationist policies and start opening up to interplanetary culture. The response of the older Cheimeron delegation is not recorded. | ||
| - | The MGS also presented what had the potential to be a groundbreaking new forum for interplanetary cooperation, though tragically all driving members of the initiative were killed in the explosion. The scheme was as a result, never implemented, though it was later discussed. | + | The MGS also presented a set of groundbreaking proposals for a new interplanetary forum for cooperation. As the GSP fell somewhat out of favour following the conference, the proposals for a new way to implement the Syndicate’s founding principles was seen as a positive thing, and the GSP underwent some reform in the following years. |
| ====The Kedalion-Eunomian weapons deal==== | ====The Kedalion-Eunomian weapons deal==== | ||
| One of the most significant announcements of the conference wars the [[Kedalion]]-[[eunomia|Eunomian]] weapons deal. The two nations had a longstanding alliance, and the deal was not necessarily unexpected. However, when it was revealed to the Systems as a whole by an enterprising Kybele journalist known as Jem, the scope of the deal was seen as a large and immediate threat. | One of the most significant announcements of the conference wars the [[Kedalion]]-[[eunomia|Eunomian]] weapons deal. The two nations had a longstanding alliance, and the deal was not necessarily unexpected. However, when it was revealed to the Systems as a whole by an enterprising Kybele journalist known as Jem, the scope of the deal was seen as a large and immediate threat. | ||
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| - | The details of the deal were never revealed to the public due to the Kybele comms cut on day four of the conference. Selas in particular took the deal as a threat and immediately strove to make protective alliances against it. This could be to blame for some of the worsening tensions within the War. | ||
| ====The Selasi bioweapon==== | ====The Selasi bioweapon==== | ||
| - | There were rumours of a fungi-based [[selas|Selasi]] bioweapon being smuggled onto the Ananke. The GSP were informed of this, which resulted in a full-scale search of the Selasi Petal. No trace of bioweapon was found, though an anonymous tip suggested that the weapon was actually in a separate section of the ship. | + | There were rumours of a fungi-based [[selas|Selasi]] bioweapon being smuggled onto the Ananke. The GSP were informed of this, which resulted in a full-scale search of the Selasi Petal. No trace of bioweapon was found, though an anonymous tip suggested that the weapon was actually in a separate section of the ship. |
| - | This suggestion is supported by the later disease outbreak on the ship, where a biosample carried by a Selasi reunificationist was released, resulting in the contagion rapidly spreading throughout the ship. | + | A presentation on the dangers of certain funguses - and how to deal with them - was presented to the conference on the sixth day. As the presentation was delivered by a time traveller, the threat was taken very seriously. Some have theorised that the bioweapon existed originally, but was taken away and studied by the time travellers, who were able to come up with a cure in case it was released. |
| ====The Eunomian assassination plot==== | ====The Eunomian assassination plot==== | ||
| - | Princess Eusenia of Eunomia was onboard the ship, nominally as an ambassador of peace. However, broadcasts made on day 5 revealed a different story, showing the princess to be part of a plot to instigate war. The cornerstone of this plot was to stage her own assassination, framing Selas for the attack. This plot failed. | + | Princess Eusenia of Eunomia was onboard the ship, as an ambassador of peace representing her father, Ordained Oresteus’s, vision for Eunomia. Following the Princess delaying her day 5 speech, a broadcast was made showing a man confessing to being part of a plot by the princess to stage her own assasination in order to provoke war with Selas. |
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| + | The Princess denied all association with this man, who could not be reached for comment. | ||
| =====A Day-By-Day Breakdown===== | =====A Day-By-Day Breakdown===== | ||
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| * The tone of these programmes is, on the whole, very hopeful, with a focus on unity and the achievements of Eunomia. Attendees at these lectures remark that the programme was, on the whole ‘very compelling’ and ‘made some good points’. | * The tone of these programmes is, on the whole, very hopeful, with a focus on unity and the achievements of Eunomia. Attendees at these lectures remark that the programme was, on the whole ‘very compelling’ and ‘made some good points’. | ||
| * **12:00** The Chronos Machine is turned on for its first demonstration in a central exhibition stage. Two scientists from the project are sent back with a recording device, given a message to write down by a member of the audience, and return after an hour or so. Through the whole demonstration, a box is on the stage. The recording they took shows them appearing in a lab, writing down the message, and placing the note and a chronometer into the box, before returning. On their return, the box is opened - with the note as dictated by the crowd, and the chronometer showing a time a couple years later than that on the recording. | * **12:00** The Chronos Machine is turned on for its first demonstration in a central exhibition stage. Two scientists from the project are sent back with a recording device, given a message to write down by a member of the audience, and return after an hour or so. Through the whole demonstration, a box is on the stage. The recording they took shows them appearing in a lab, writing down the message, and placing the note and a chronometer into the box, before returning. On their return, the box is opened - with the note as dictated by the crowd, and the chronometer showing a time a couple years later than that on the recording. | ||
| + | * Another note was also pulled out of the box, though its contents were not read aloud to the audience. Rather, a scientist was noted as saying ‘That’s unexpected’ before the note was passed to someone else. | ||
| * Several members of the CHRONOS team, in particular a scientist called Mana Ralone, are described as looking ‘shaken’. This is put down to nerves at the first test. | * Several members of the CHRONOS team, in particular a scientist called Mana Ralone, are described as looking ‘shaken’. This is put down to nerves at the first test. | ||
| * **13:45** The Achelian petal hosts a display of what is termed in the programme as ‘interpretive strip-mining’. The large rock that formed the majority of the centre of the petal is quickly hollowed out by an expert team, making more room for later events. | * **13:45** The Achelian petal hosts a display of what is termed in the programme as ‘interpretive strip-mining’. The large rock that formed the majority of the centre of the petal is quickly hollowed out by an expert team, making more room for later events. | ||
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| * **06:00 - 21:00** An all-day religious ceremony (open to all) is held in the Eunomian chapel. Throughout the service, alongside the sermons, there are music and dance performed by Eunomian artists sponsored by Princess Eusenia. Famous Kybele artists make guest appearances. Some see this as a gesture of reconciliation between the two cultures that are traditionally hostile to each other, others are simply confused. | * **06:00 - 21:00** An all-day religious ceremony (open to all) is held in the Eunomian chapel. Throughout the service, alongside the sermons, there are music and dance performed by Eunomian artists sponsored by Princess Eusenia. Famous Kybele artists make guest appearances. Some see this as a gesture of reconciliation between the two cultures that are traditionally hostile to each other, others are simply confused. | ||
| * Some of the talks are notably pro-peace and unity, and suggest that Eunomia as a culture are more open to talks than previously suggested. | * Some of the talks are notably pro-peace and unity, and suggest that Eunomia as a culture are more open to talks than previously suggested. | ||
| - | * **09:00 – 18:00** The second day of the Model Galactic Syndicate conference starts. While the conference itself seems to go smoothly, the breaks are filled with what seems to be quite urgent planning. A lot of it focuses on the Briarean delegation. | + | * **08:00** A meeting is held in the Cheimeron sector, after which a large statue made of a unique mineral known as icerock is removed from display. |
| + | * **09:00 – 18:00** The second day of the Model Galactic Syndicate conference starts. While the conference itself seems to go smoothly, the breaks are filled with what seems to be quite urgent planning. A lot of it focuses on the Briarean delegation, but there is a reasonable amount of conversation between some of the leading Kedalion and Cheimeran delegates. | ||
| + | * **11:00** Station security are alerted to an attempt to sabotage the life pods - while some have already been sabotaged, the rest are saved and the perpetrator arrested. | ||
| * **12:00** There is another demonstration of the Chronos Machine. This time, volunteers are chosen from the (by this point quite large) audience. People ask for alternative demonstrations -- but these requests are refused by the CHRONOS team, who seem rather on edge. | * **12:00** There is another demonstration of the Chronos Machine. This time, volunteers are chosen from the (by this point quite large) audience. People ask for alternative demonstrations -- but these requests are refused by the CHRONOS team, who seem rather on edge. | ||
| - | * A series of informational leaflets are handed out in an attempt to forestall more questions about ‘when will more future people turn up?’ | + | * A series of informational leaflets are handed out in an attempt to forestall more questions about ‘when will more future people turn up?’. The leaflets gently explain, among other things, that the future people are not under control of the CHRONOS team, and you can ‘go find them yourself if you’re that interested.’ |
| * **12:20** A Kybele journalist known as Jem (last name unrecoverable) sends out reports that expose the [[kedalion|Kedalian]]-[[eunomia|Eunomian]] weapons trade deal to Kybele and the whole galaxy. Despite eager inquiries made by a number of news outlets, no further reports are made. | * **12:20** A Kybele journalist known as Jem (last name unrecoverable) sends out reports that expose the [[kedalion|Kedalian]]-[[eunomia|Eunomian]] weapons trade deal to Kybele and the whole galaxy. Despite eager inquiries made by a number of news outlets, no further reports are made. | ||
| * It is suspected that the Kybele comms array went down shortly after the announcements. The cause of this is unknown. | * It is suspected that the Kybele comms array went down shortly after the announcements. The cause of this is unknown. | ||
| - | * Jem is suspected to have died in the immediate aftermath of the comms failure. Her body was recovered the next day with wounds fitting the profile of electrocution. | + | * Jem is suspected to have died in the immediate aftermath of the comms failure. Her body was recovered the next day with wounds fitting the profile of electrocution. This was later ruled to have been in all likelihood a tragic accident rather than deliberate attack. |
| * While tragic, this is also seen as further proof of time travel, as it is now clear why Jem was asked for an interview. | * While tragic, this is also seen as further proof of time travel, as it is now clear why Jem was asked for an interview. | ||
| * **16:00** The Briareon delegation unveil a new technology, developed to allow people to survive without food. The proof of concept for this technology has already been demonstrated by the Briareons from the future who appeared the day before, and so people are broadly very impressed. | * **16:00** The Briareon delegation unveil a new technology, developed to allow people to survive without food. The proof of concept for this technology has already been demonstrated by the Briareons from the future who appeared the day before, and so people are broadly very impressed. | ||
| - | * **22:15** Selasi delegates announce that they have signed a protection and nonaggression treaty with Briareos. Some of the delegates seem reluctant to announce this, with some describing Letts, off the record, as a ‘crazed old man’. | + | * **18:00** Once the crowds in the Briareon sector die down, a meeting is held between the established gerontocrats and the young political agitants who, despite having just left a day of political debates, seem fresh and ready for more. |
| + | * They propose and discuss -- extensively -- a reform of the Briareon government, with the eventual suggestion being a form of universal suffrage to elect gerontocrats. | ||
| + | * **21:00** Princess Eusenia of Eunomia apologises for the inconvenience, but due to unforeseen circumstances announces that she will have to cancel her speech tomorrow. She announces that the 7th Division Champion Choir have very kindly offered to cover for her and give a short concert of Eunomia’s best loved military hymns at the scheduled time. | ||
| + | * The Princess announces that she will deliver a speech on the seventh day of the conference instead. | ||
| * **23:58** The Chronos machine ends its cooldown phase and is switched off. | * **23:58** The Chronos machine ends its cooldown phase and is switched off. | ||
| * Unknown to the public until after the conference, at some point during this time an official alliance was forged between Kybele and Selas in response to the Kedalian-Eunomian arms deal. | * Unknown to the public until after the conference, at some point during this time an official alliance was forged between Kybele and Selas in response to the Kedalian-Eunomian arms deal. | ||
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| * **0:00** The Chronos machine is switched on to begin its warm-up phase. | * **0:00** The Chronos machine is switched on to begin its warm-up phase. | ||
| - | * **10:00** The sudden appearance of Eunomian propaganda on many display screens within the Selasi petal causes alarm, with rumour spreading of a Eunomian plan to invade the planet. | + | * **10:00** The sudden appearance of Eunomian propaganda on many display screens within the Selasi petal causes alarm, with rumour spreading of a Eunomian plan to invade the planet. |
| * **11:23** The GSP receive a report from a Kybele journalist known as Hiro (last name unrecoverable) that the Selasi delegates have smuggled a highly dangerous bioweapon onboard. | * **11:23** The GSP receive a report from a Kybele journalist known as Hiro (last name unrecoverable) that the Selasi delegates have smuggled a highly dangerous bioweapon onboard. | ||
| - | * Before conducting a search the GSP receive an anonymous tip that the bioweapon is no longer in the Selasi petal. The GSP pause their investigation and discuss alternative plans. | + | * Before conducting a search the GSP receive an anonymous tip that the bioweapon is no longer in the Selasi petal. The GSP pause their investigation and discuss alternative plans. |
| - | * However, this is not enough to quell a growing sense of unease and paranoia among the Selasi delegates. | + | * However, this is not enough to quell a growing sense of unease and paranoia among the Selasi delegates. |
| - | * **12:00** The Chronos machine is again demonstrated. The crowd is smaller this time, as it becomes clear that it will be more of the same from the previous days - and many people have other concerns. | + | * **12:00** The Chronos machine is again demonstrated. The crowd is smaller this time, as it becomes clear that it will be more of the same from the previous days. |
| - | * **13:00** Princess Eusenia of Eunomia announces that she has had to move her intended speech forward by several hours due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’. | + | * **16:45** A broadcast is sent out across the ship and to the wider galaxy showing a video of a man confessing to having been part of a conspiracy to assassinate Eusenia and frame Selas. He mentions that the assassination was cancels, and condemns the princess for her ‘cowardice’ and unwillingness to follow through. |
| - | * The assembled crowd is shocked when the screens surrounding the princess are hijacked to play a video of a man confessing that he was part of a conspiracy concocted between Princess Eusenia, her aides and a faction of Selasi intent on reunifying with Eunomia. The conspiracy was to frame Selas for the Princess’s assassination, motivating Eunomia to invade. This video is also relayed to the public at large. | + | * **17:00** The 7th Division Champion Choir delivers a short concert of Eunomia’s best-loved military hymns. Eusenia is seen at the front of the audience between two of her most senior Champions, looking shaken. |
| - | * The Champions demand the feed be cut, but to no avail. The Princess is seen running off. | + | * **17:45** Kybele politicians announce their plans to bid for the Chronos Machine. People are mildly shocked and moderately confused. Scientists responsible for the development of Chronos, led by Hesiod, attempt to calm people down, revealing that the machine was still in development stage and in no state for sale. |
| - | * **13:20** Riots break out in the central chamber of the ship and take several hours to quell. | + | * They further explain that even the research is not in a state that could be used by anyone but the current team, due to the high-level nature of the calculations involved. The Kybele delegation are not satisfied with this explanation, but are interrupted. |
| - | * **16:45** Princess Eusenia is found in the central comms control unit and placed under secure watch by Eunomian loyalist forces who were not involved with the assassination plot. | + | * **18:00** The Princess delivers a very short statement at the end of the concert, calmly denying all accusations as being made by vindictive warmongers. |
| - | * **17:00** Concerned by the riots, a number of Briareon gerontocrats take their leave of the conference and return to Briareos. | + | |
| - | * **17:45** No sooner than the assassination riots have calmed down than a bidding war breaks out for the Chronos Machine in the main hall. Scientists responsible for the development of Chronos, led by Hesiod, attempt to calm people down, revealing that the machine was still in development stage and in no state for sale. | + | |
| - | * They further explain that even the research is not in a state that could be used by anyone but the current team, due to the high-level nature of the calculations involved. | + | |
| * **18:15** The Achelian Tungsten Roses burst into the main room chanting an Achelian mining song loud enough to disrupt the crowd that have built up around the Chronos machine. It isn’t initially clear what they want. | * **18:15** The Achelian Tungsten Roses burst into the main room chanting an Achelian mining song loud enough to disrupt the crowd that have built up around the Chronos machine. It isn’t initially clear what they want. | ||
| - | * **18:20** A group of MGS delegates run into the main area with what look like the means to give a speech of some kind, but are unable to make themselves heard above all of the other happenings. | + | * The Princess uses the distraction to slip away to her rooms. |
| + | * **18:20** A group of MGS delegates run into the main area with what look like the means to give a speech of some kind, but are initially unable to make themselves heard above all of the other happenings. | ||
| * **18:30** As the MGS and Tungsten Roses-based crowds settle and separate off into different areas of the main hall, it becomes clearer what the Tungsten Roses want - they vocally condemn Klaycorp for their corporate greed and eagerness to use inadvisable time science to increase their wealth, rather than to create art. | * **18:30** As the MGS and Tungsten Roses-based crowds settle and separate off into different areas of the main hall, it becomes clearer what the Tungsten Roses want - they vocally condemn Klaycorp for their corporate greed and eagerness to use inadvisable time science to increase their wealth, rather than to create art. | ||
| - | * It is unclear how the Tungsten Roses plan to use time travel to create art, or whether they were just speaking metaphorically. | + | * It is unclear how the Tungsten Roses plan to use time travel to create art, or whether they were just speaking metaphorically. Klaycorp were notably not actually involved in the bidding. |
| * **19:00** The MGS delegates are seen having a quiet argument amongst themselves, before a few of them gently hijack the stage. They thank the Tungsten Roses for their display and unveil a new plan for a youth forum that will build on the Model Galactic Syndicate to forge real change. The plan appears modest, but practical and well-thought out. | * **19:00** The MGS delegates are seen having a quiet argument amongst themselves, before a few of them gently hijack the stage. They thank the Tungsten Roses for their display and unveil a new plan for a youth forum that will build on the Model Galactic Syndicate to forge real change. The plan appears modest, but practical and well-thought out. | ||
| - | * **20:30** The Briareon MGS find out that the gerontocrats have effectively abandoned them. While confused, they take this opportunity to take over the Briareon petal and invite any who wish to join them for debate and planning for a brighter future. | ||
| * **23:58** The Chronos machine ends its cooldown phase and is switched off. | * **23:58** The Chronos machine ends its cooldown phase and is switched off. | ||
| ===Day 6=== | ===Day 6=== | ||
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| - | * **12:50** A section of the Briareon MGS delegation, along with some hangers-on, stage an attempt to seize the Chronos machine. This attempt leads to the machine being damaged in the fray, as the CHRONOS team attempt to defend the machine. | + | * **00:01** The Chronos Machine is switched on to begin its warm-up phase. |
| - | * **13:20** Once the machine has been secured, One of the scientists on the team is caught in a state of panic. At this point, he reveals that the visitors from the future -- now an accepted part of the conference -- have revealed that the ship will explode in two days’ time and a galaxy-consuming war will ensue. | + | * **09:45** One of the travellers from the future delivers a presentation on the Regulatory Effects of Gamma Radiation on Radiotropic Fungi. This is met with some concern as people assume he’s telling them this for a //reason//. Later discussions of funguses are met with hostility and distrust. |
| - | * This triggers a stampede for the hangars as people try to board the emergency escape vehicles. Unfortunately, a number of the escape vehicles have been damaged and there is not the capacity to take all conference guests. | + | * **12:33** The last sabotaged ships are restored to full working order - indeed, a few are even improved - with the help of some travellers from the future, who seem to have been expecting slightly more extensive damage. |
| - | * **14:00** The GSP announce emergency measures and attempt to regulate the exodus to the escape vehicles, introducing a lottery system to manage who gets to go on the escape vehicles. Many are unhappy with this method. | + | * **14:00** A number of performances are put on in the Cheimeran sector, celebrating their rich cultural heritage. |
| - | * **16:13** The Tungsten Roses trigger another riot as they actively attempt to prevent Klaycorp and their representatives from leaving the station. A number of people who are dissatisfied with the way that the GSP are running the escape situation join in the riot, and a number of people are injured. | + | * **16:00** The Tungsten Roses throw something that appears to be midway between a party and a riot in the central area. GSP security choose to manage, rather than prevent the chaos, and no-one is harmed significantly. The area is defaced, but most people in the area do admit it looks pretty great. |
| - | * Many of the escape vehicles are taken over and fired off into space. | + | * **17:35** Someone, believed to be a Selasi agent travelling from the future, breaks into Princess Eusenia’s quarters. Fortunately, the Princess herself had been moved. The day before due to fears of a plot against her. |
| - | * **17:28** A team of Champions attempt to break Princess Eusenia out of Eunomian Custody. They fail, and Eusenia is instead handed over to the GSP to be kept in a more secure set of rooms where she can be properly guarded until she is returned to Eunomian care. | + | * **18:52** One of the vehicles in the ship’s hangar is hijacked and flown around the station for the rest of the day, coming under some fire from the ship’s defensive facilities. |
| - | * **17:42** The GSP unofficially abandon any attempt to regulate the escapes and instead focus on maintaining order on the ship. Official reports suggest that they remain optimistic that the ship might not explode. One member of the security force is overheard saying ‘Those time travel folks will save us, right?’ | + | * **19:25** Dinner is served late due to a number of logistical problems within the ship. |
| - | * **18:07** The Briareons who attempted to steal the Chronos machine are arrested and placed into secure custody. | + | |
| - | * **21:46** A group of Eunomians march up to the GSP offices, inform them that they have failed to uphold their duty and should immediately hand control over to the Eunomian champion caste. The GSP are at least somewhat prepared for this and respond by barricading themselves in, and moving the Princess to deeper within their section of the ship. | + | |
| * **23:58** The Chronos machine ends its cooldown phase and is switched off. | * **23:58** The Chronos machine ends its cooldown phase and is switched off. | ||
| - | A number of systems, in response to the news that the //Ananke// will explode, send out ships in the hopes of collecting any survivors. As even the fastest ships take at least 2 days to arrive, hopes are low. | ||
| ===Day 7=== | ===Day 7=== | ||
| - | * **01:42** The Eunomians trying to take control of the ship are surprised by an attack from the Selasi petal, who maintain that they are only acting to defend themselves from a planned attack by the Eunomians and Selasi reunificationists. | + | * **00:10** The vehicle removed from the hangar the previous day crashes into the side of the station. It makes a small dent in the ship but does no real damage. The ship was apparently unoccupied at the time of the crash. |
| - | * The Selasi are fended off, but retreat into the depths of the ship. Shadow fights continue throughout the day as each side maintains that they are on the defensive. | + | * **11:32** Representatives of the Kybele government attempt to steal the Chronos machine. They are immediately repelled by a very alert security team around the machine. |
| - | * **06:00-08:00** At some point, the Briareons arrested by the GSP take advantage of the chaos to escape custody. | + | * **12:30** A number of Kedalion agents are reported as standing around the machine, watching it. They are aggressively watched back by the team. |
| - | * **11:32** In an unfortunate coincidence, the Briareons and representatives of the Kybele government both attempt to steal the Chronos machine at the same time. In the ensuing melee, the machine is further damaged and one of the scientists on the team, Delilah Al’Maktoum is killed. | + | * **14:00** A large meeting is held in the Briareon petal to discuss the political future of the planet. |
| - | * **15:21** A Selasi reunificationist carrying scientific equipment is attacked by a Selasi nationalist. In the ensuing scrap, the equipment is broken open. Both combatants inhale a pale powder. Soon afterwards, they both start hallucinating, before dying at 19:48 and 20:15 respectively. | + | * **16:00** Princess Eusenia delivers a speech reflecting on the importance of peace and cooperation. Her speech takes a slightly surprising turn into discussing the Eunomian caste system, but is generally well received. |
| - | * It is generally accepted that this was the rumoured bioweapon, a developed version of which would later be released. | + | * She very diplomatically evades any questions about her involvement in a plot, thanking the anonymous group who caught a ‘dangerous seditionist’. |
| - | * In the time between initial infection and their deaths, the infection spreads wildly throughout the ship. Individual systems attempt to enforce quarantines in their own petals, with some success. The Selasi petal is written off completely. Its residents write messages home. Official reports suggest that a few were still alive at the time of the explosion. | + | * **17:55** A kerfuffle is reported in the Kedalion sector, culminating in an unauthorised airlock access. It is not clear if anyone was hurt. |
| - | * The majority of delegates remain hunkered down in their quarters, listening to reports coming in from the rest of the ship. | + | * **23:58** The Chronos machine ends its cooldown phase and is switched off. |
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| ===Day 8=== | ===Day 8=== | ||
| - | * **06:24** Kedalion agents kidnap the remaining senior members of the CHRONOS team, notably including Hesiod Jones and Hussein Al’Maktoum. Their exact motivations are unclear but believed to relate to a desire to own the Chronos technology. | + | * **00:09** An alarm is raised in the Eunomian quarter as it is revealed that a huge number of valuable items, including several extremely valuable works of art and a large amount of jewellery, including, alarmingly, from the Princess’s quarters. |
| - | * **07:00-14:00** General breakdown of order occurs as panic sets in throughout the ship. Some hold out hope of rescue. | + | * **10:00** The Chronos machine is packed away by the team of scientists, who state that an error with the machine means that they are unable to turn it back on again for a final demonstration. Disappointment is expressed, but most people have been able to interact with the machine already so there isn’t too much complaint. |
| - | * **14:18** A group of Eunomians comprised mostly of Visionary religious officials, takes advantage of the general confusion to stage an attack on the CHRONOS machine itself, declaring it an aberration to the Eternal Order. The machine destabilises rapidly. | + | * **15:30** A Eunomian vessel, the ESV //Serenity// arrives at the ship and requisitions the now-inert machine in the interests of interplanetary security. They also retrieve Princess Eusenia, taking her home a day early. |
| - | * **14:45** Hesiod and Hussein make their way out of Klaycorp custody and back to the machine, but not in time to stabilise it. They are able to send a rapid report out into the Seven Systems explaining the breakdown and what happened. | + | * **19:00** A final, celebratory dinner is held. A number of the conference guests have left early and the whole affair is a little lacklustre, though it is agreed that the food is excellent. |
| - | * **15:00** All comms cut. | + | * **21:00** The main hall of the ship is converted into a large dance hall and delegates are advised to let loose and enjoy themselves a little. This celebration is again a little lacklustre, but many groups, particularly members of the Model Galactic Syndicate, are seen enjoying themselves. |
| - | * **15:01** The Eunomian ship the ESV //Serenity//, fastest ship in the Eunomian fleet, arrives at the location of the Ananke. They appear in time to see the remnants of the implosion and are immediately forced to accelerate away from the ship to avoid being caught in the blast radius. | + | |
| + | ===Day 9=== | ||
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| + | * **12:00** The conference officially ends. The process of deciding what to do with the GCS //Ananke// begins. | ||
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