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Tunnels:
The ring of volunteers being led to the Tunnels is led by Yah Racha, Kashe already far ahead, tending to their charges. The scattering plods ahead at a steady marching pace as the group enters the literal tunnels that house the headquarters of the faction, marked by a minecart's rails, the cart itself somewhere inside.
"Are you ready?" Yah Racha says with a friendly flair to the group. "I suppose you'll finally find out why Kashe is so bloody loud!"
What
You can barely think the question before a cart rushes by, its wheels shrieking and sparking on the tracks, and the sound of mining resumes, though you were never aware that it had ever stopped. There must have been a lull as the Tunnels charges loaded a cart with ores. Kashe stands ahead, precariously perched atop a stalagmite, barking orders. Yah Racha chuckles, placing a paw on the cave wall.
"They have to be to be heard down here," Yah Racha snorts. You're pretty sure this is a running joke down in the tunnels.
"YOU DOWN THERE!" Kashe booms! "We in the tunnels are known for bein' miners - and, well, we are, but truth be told, we supply pretty near anything! Grab what's useful and throw it in a cart, yeah?"
[If Tunnels are chosen and the 3rd optional prompt is performed: player receives 5x Iron and 3x Bread]
Canopy:
The Underground Forest is one of the greenest places in all of Sxriix, and the most varied. Heading down, one encounters more grassy plateaus and buttes, then the massive canyon itself stretches on, with a forest stretching around the equator of Sxriix stored within. Buildings, villages, and research facilities are dotted through the forest, as well as treehouses higher up in the literal canopy.
Your scattering of volunteers is led to Zhaya and Sezzeqh in the facility. Zhaya looks up and smiles at your arrival, while the blind old Ixi beside her hunches over a high-tech display, their pawpads pressed to a Sxriix-modified Braille display.
"Hello, friend." Sezzeqh is the one to speak out of the two quiet Ixi before you. "I believe Zhaya required assistance in data collection. I'm presently going over what we already have, though it's a touch slow-going."
"Ah, yes," Zhaya chuckles, picking up a tablet beside her. You wonder if you can borrow it while you're here. "While you're down in our facility today, could you check some of the plant life in the perimeter and scan it, or perhaps take photographs? Maybe just input or write down data? I'd like some extra hands to make certain everything is coming along and growing on schedule."
[If Canopy is chosen and the 3rd optional prompt is performed: player receives 5x Berries and 3x Herbs]
Atmosphere:
"Thank you all for joining me today in going down the length of one human block to join Torte!" Loyal proclaims, after walking about five hundred steps from the exit of the hall to meet a specific Ixi in an incredibly nondescript location.
"Yeah," Torte looks kind of uncomfortable with the crowd. "How are you? 'Sup?"
"Torte isn't big on crowds," Loyal sheepishly explains. "So uh, now that you're all here, we're going to need you to leave."
what
"Both of us specialize in part in cartography," Torte contributes. "We'd love it if you all could cover as much ground as possible. So, explore Sxriix to your heart's content. Have a good time with it."
[If Atmosphere is chosen and the 3rd optional prompt is performed: player receives 3x Spices and 5x Leather]
Galaxy:
The directions given to your scattering lead you to a mountain range to the south. After a climb and a scramble up the rocks and cliffs, you see a metallic facility on the horizon. Looks like the location you were meant to head for, definitely.
Inside, you find Fang and Aulik waiting for you, Fang in their hazmat gear.
"Hey, newbies," Fang's gruff voice rings our as Aulik works on a towering metallic... is that a starship? "I hope you don't feel too amazed by this hunk of junk - it was a beaut once, but it's broken down."
"I can handle it," Aulik's voice is high and light, at contrast with Fang's voice and how they're wailing on a broken plate of steel with a sledgehammer. "But I'd welcome any help you could give if you'd like to pitch in."
"We could use any help you could give around here patching things up," Fang shrugs. "There are other broken ships around, as well as some functional ones in the back that need some tune-ups."
Are they asking you to do what you think they're doing?
"It's literally rocket science, newbie."
[If Galaxy is chosen and the 3rd optional prompt is performed: player receives 3x Science Kit and 5x Iron]