Things Team CB Should Know
((OOC: Pretend that all of the information below is delivered below is in a series of reports, mostly observation, recon, and conjecture, submitted to Veda that I have no intention of writing out ever. None of the information here is publicly accessible, or at all hackable, only distributed privately. This is basically so Setsuna can easily convey his thoughts about the ship to the other members of Team CB without actually having to have a conversation with them.))
The Ship
-Transmigration 9 was previously a prison ship that was "rescued and reprogrammed" by the Daligig.
-Stacy has two personalities. The 'motherly' version of the AI, and the strict Warden. Of the two personalities, the Warden has a tighter rein on the controls than Stacy does, to the point where Stacy seems afraid of it.
-The Warden personality doesn't answer to anyone on the ship, it only answers to the Daligig.
-The ship goes where the Daligig programmed it to. The crew can get it to make pit stops here and there, but ultimately can't really go wherever the hell they want.
-The Daligig hand down missions through The Warden that the crew are not allowed to refuse. (ICly, anyway. OOCly, obviously people have a say)
-The crew has made contact with the Daligig on at least two occasions. During the most recent, the crew asked for the override codes to take full control of the ship. While making some perfunctory gestures of goodwill, the Daligig ultimately declined to turn over control.
-The Daligig claim to have no knowledge of what Stacy's missions are. They're most likely lying.
-Refusing an order from Stacy can earn you a violation. Enough violations and you get publically tortured (he's seen so personally), regardless of the severity of each individual violation.
The Crew
-For reasons unknown, the crew prior to this one scuttled and abandoned the ship. The prevailing theory was that the crew had acquired something they couldn't control, and it forced them to abandon ship. However more recent information suggests that the prior crews may have been punished for failing missions, or refusing to comply with orders, and were disposed of and replaced.
-Everyone on the ship is a slave. Most refuse to acknowledge this, or are entirely unaware of this. Many believe the story that this ship is a refugee camp of sorts, and that the Ohm are such a major threat that we have no choice at all but to fight them. Furthermore, because the Captain and the Council are democratically elected, many believe that they are legitimate ruling authorities. This is incorrect.
-Stacy is the highest authority on board. She sets the guidelines in which the Captain and the Council operate, her regulations trump any rules and laws passed by the ships government, and she can unilaterally overrule them on anything at any time. The only authority anyone has is what Stacy allows them to have. This may possibly be worked to our advantage.
-The military arm of the command structure serves only two purposes. Firstly, to efficiently and effectively carry out missions handed down by Stacy. The second is to protect the crew from whatever dangers Stacy chooses to expose them to.
-The Council has very limited influence. Their job mainly seems to be to settle disputes between crew members.
-The crew at large are like most people, loathe to take orders, but easily pacified none the less. Many of them spend hours in the Sensoriums, a chamber that can create a convincing illusion of reality, giving everyone access to the perfect fantasy to distract them from the dark reality of the situation.
-Neither the crew, the Council, or the military are enemies, nor enough of a threat that they require a direct armed intervention. However, for as long as we're trapped on this ship with them, and refuse to bow down to their order, they will become a hindrance to Celestial Being's operations.
What does it mean to become a Gundam now, now that others have them?
Was I wrong?
Do Gundam and I have to change once more; reform ourselves again so that we can find the future?
The Ohm
-Beyond some biological information, very little is known about the Ohm. Even the reason for their hostilities and what they hope to gain is also unknown.
-No one on the ship has tried to communicate with the Ohm, though they've only encountered them twice.
-Both encounters resulted in hostilities, however, the crew never seemed to be a direct target of the Ohm. The Ohm,s target during the Incident at Zokez II seemed to be the people of Zokez II. The crew was simply caught in the middle, unexpected collateral damage, a realization which m,ay have prompted the Ohm to withdraw. In the more recent encounter at Arkez Prime, the crew found the Ohm and initiated hostilities.
Update 1: -The crew encountered the Ohm again near the planet NiSaris, and again initiated hostilities under the pretext of defending NiSaris, despite the fact that the Ohm had taken no aggressive action against the planet itself. During the battle, contact with the Ohm was made, though briefly. The Ohm, the real Ohm are sentient. The beasts the crew encounter are more like parts of the Ohm, limbs attached to a much larger body. What they want is unknown. Why they're doing this remains unknown, but... there was a sense that something happened to them, something tragic, and as a result everyone on this side of the Bleed is now seen as a threat to their existence.
Update 2: - Another encounter at Lirath. Very little was learned about the Ohm, though they seemed to be prepared for the crew's presence.
Was Lirath a trap? A test?
The Daligig
-Not much is known about the Daligig either. They built the foundation of interdimensional society as it is at this juncture, including founding the Greater Interdimensional Alliance (Basically, the Earth Sphere Federation, but on a multi-planet/multi-universe scale).
-The Daligig were also in charge of the Transmigration project, but mysteriously "lost" all ships involved.
The Catastrophists
-Very little is know about them, beyond them being a terrorist organization.
-They may have some connection to the Ohm. Exactly how is unknown, but evidence points to them having expected the Ohm to appear at Lirath.
Daligig = Innovades
GIA = ESF
Transmigration 9 = Could they be the A-Laws without realizing it?
Ohm = ELS?
Catastrophists = Terrorists or something else?
Our Mission
In Aeolia's plan, our armed interventions were to unite the will of mankind, even if that meant they united to destroy us. This was so humanity wouldn't take war with it when it finally set out into space. If everyone understood each other, then they'd be ready to begin the dialogues with the species they would eventually encounter in space. However, the plan had no provisions for what we should do if humanity steps into space and discovers war is already there.
But what if we take Aeolia's plan and simply upscale it? Eradicate war in all of the multiverse
-Free the crew, and in doing so, free ourselves. As long as we're trapped here, bound by the power of Stacy, we'll never be able to get anything accomplished. The Warden is the lynchpin to the Daligig's control. If we attempt destroy the Warden, we'll likely have to face the crew in order to get to it. And its possible that the Daligig may simply destroy us all and start over with a different crew if we attempt it. We'll need more information before we can proceed.
-Armed Interventions. Using the Gundams, we'll resume performing armed interventions with Veda's support. We'll root out the source of the conflict, the twisted distortion in the multiverse, and destroy it.
-The dialogues that are to come. No one knows where the Ohm came from, which itself may show that there is more to the multiverse than its top inhabitants thought. There may be more out there, and we'll have to learn, change and grow so we can understand them, but we have to understand each other first.
The Ship
-Transmigration 9 was previously a prison ship that was "rescued and reprogrammed" by the Daligig.
-Stacy has two personalities. The 'motherly' version of the AI, and the strict Warden. Of the two personalities, the Warden has a tighter rein on the controls than Stacy does, to the point where Stacy seems afraid of it.
-The Warden personality doesn't answer to anyone on the ship, it only answers to the Daligig.
-The ship goes where the Daligig programmed it to. The crew can get it to make pit stops here and there, but ultimately can't really go wherever the hell they want.
-The Daligig hand down missions through The Warden that the crew are not allowed to refuse. (ICly, anyway. OOCly, obviously people have a say)
-The crew has made contact with the Daligig on at least two occasions. During the most recent, the crew asked for the override codes to take full control of the ship. While making some perfunctory gestures of goodwill, the Daligig ultimately declined to turn over control.
-The Daligig claim to have no knowledge of what Stacy's missions are. They're most likely lying.
-Refusing an order from Stacy can earn you a violation. Enough violations and you get publically tortured (he's seen so personally), regardless of the severity of each individual violation.
The Crew
-For reasons unknown, the crew prior to this one scuttled and abandoned the ship. The prevailing theory was that the crew had acquired something they couldn't control, and it forced them to abandon ship. However more recent information suggests that the prior crews may have been punished for failing missions, or refusing to comply with orders, and were disposed of and replaced.
-Everyone on the ship is a slave. Most refuse to acknowledge this, or are entirely unaware of this. Many believe the story that this ship is a refugee camp of sorts, and that the Ohm are such a major threat that we have no choice at all but to fight them. Furthermore, because the Captain and the Council are democratically elected, many believe that they are legitimate ruling authorities. This is incorrect.
-Stacy is the highest authority on board. She sets the guidelines in which the Captain and the Council operate, her regulations trump any rules and laws passed by the ships government, and she can unilaterally overrule them on anything at any time. The only authority anyone has is what Stacy allows them to have. This may possibly be worked to our advantage.
-The military arm of the command structure serves only two purposes. Firstly, to efficiently and effectively carry out missions handed down by Stacy. The second is to protect the crew from whatever dangers Stacy chooses to expose them to.
-The Council has very limited influence. Their job mainly seems to be to settle disputes between crew members.
-The crew at large are like most people, loathe to take orders, but easily pacified none the less. Many of them spend hours in the Sensoriums, a chamber that can create a convincing illusion of reality, giving everyone access to the perfect fantasy to distract them from the dark reality of the situation.
-Neither the crew, the Council, or the military are enemies, nor enough of a threat that they require a direct armed intervention. However, for as long as we're trapped on this ship with them, and refuse to bow down to their order, they will become a hindrance to Celestial Being's operations.
What does it mean to become a Gundam now, now that others have them?
Was I wrong?
Do Gundam and I have to change once more; reform ourselves again so that we can find the future?
The Ohm
-Beyond some biological information, very little is known about the Ohm. Even the reason for their hostilities and what they hope to gain is also unknown.
-No one on the ship has tried to communicate with the Ohm, though they've only encountered them twice.
-Both encounters resulted in hostilities, however, the crew never seemed to be a direct target of the Ohm. The Ohm,s target during the Incident at Zokez II seemed to be the people of Zokez II. The crew was simply caught in the middle, unexpected collateral damage, a realization which m,ay have prompted the Ohm to withdraw. In the more recent encounter at Arkez Prime, the crew found the Ohm and initiated hostilities.
Update 1: -The crew encountered the Ohm again near the planet NiSaris, and again initiated hostilities under the pretext of defending NiSaris, despite the fact that the Ohm had taken no aggressive action against the planet itself. During the battle, contact with the Ohm was made, though briefly. The Ohm, the real Ohm are sentient. The beasts the crew encounter are more like parts of the Ohm, limbs attached to a much larger body. What they want is unknown. Why they're doing this remains unknown, but... there was a sense that something happened to them, something tragic, and as a result everyone on this side of the Bleed is now seen as a threat to their existence.
Update 2: - Another encounter at Lirath. Very little was learned about the Ohm, though they seemed to be prepared for the crew's presence.
Was Lirath a trap? A test?
The Daligig
-Not much is known about the Daligig either. They built the foundation of interdimensional society as it is at this juncture, including founding the Greater Interdimensional Alliance (Basically, the Earth Sphere Federation, but on a multi-planet/multi-universe scale).
-The Daligig were also in charge of the Transmigration project, but mysteriously "lost" all ships involved.
The Catastrophists
-Very little is know about them, beyond them being a terrorist organization.
-They may have some connection to the Ohm. Exactly how is unknown, but evidence points to them having expected the Ohm to appear at Lirath.
Daligig = Innovades
GIA = ESF
Transmigration 9 = Could they be the A-Laws without realizing it?
Ohm = ELS?
Catastrophists = Terrorists or something else?
Our Mission
In Aeolia's plan, our armed interventions were to unite the will of mankind, even if that meant they united to destroy us. This was so humanity wouldn't take war with it when it finally set out into space. If everyone understood each other, then they'd be ready to begin the dialogues with the species they would eventually encounter in space. However, the plan had no provisions for what we should do if humanity steps into space and discovers war is already there.
But what if we take Aeolia's plan and simply upscale it? Eradicate war in all of the multiverse
-Free the crew, and in doing so, free ourselves. As long as we're trapped here, bound by the power of Stacy, we'll never be able to get anything accomplished. The Warden is the lynchpin to the Daligig's control. If we attempt destroy the Warden, we'll likely have to face the crew in order to get to it. And its possible that the Daligig may simply destroy us all and start over with a different crew if we attempt it. We'll need more information before we can proceed.
-Armed Interventions. Using the Gundams, we'll resume performing armed interventions with Veda's support. We'll root out the source of the conflict, the twisted distortion in the multiverse, and destroy it.
-The dialogues that are to come. No one knows where the Ohm came from, which itself may show that there is more to the multiverse than its top inhabitants thought. There may be more out there, and we'll have to learn, change and grow so we can understand them, but we have to understand each other first.