[OPEN] engineers doing engineering things and other people too

[artifacetious]

Who: Engineers! City Patrol! Other observant folks or misdials, idk come up with a reason to be there if you want!
What: Outside-of-the-city defense systems?! Yup.
When: Day 476, morning
Where: Just outside Asgard, on the other side of the wall.
Rating: PG-13..?

[ Asgard's Engineers will wake up this morning not just to more snow, but also a text from a paranoid redhead pushing up her timetable:

Heyyyyyy if there's anybody free today we could use some help mounting defenses around the city. Since sure, freak snow could be freak snow... or it could be yet another straight to DVD sequel of Crazy Ice Bitch Attacks.

We've got spare gloves and tools and enough cable to circle at least twice but we're short on hands and time, so help would be great.

The plan is to wire clockwise from the gate, and you seriously can't miss us. Just scurry farther around.

Thx!
xoXO


Claudia & Friends

Those inclined to answer her call to wrenches and venture out in the snow will find three people (Claudia, September, and Tony) and several carts worth of supplies and equipment. It's obvious that they've done a lot of work on the devices but mounting them today (right this instant yes now yes Tony we're putting them up today get your ass in gear) was a spontaneous endeavor. They're holding up schematics and pointing at random spots on the wall and ground, and look quite ridiculous from a distance, I'm sure.

They can find something for everyone to do, even if it's just passing tools or holding ladders! (Or fetching cocoa, who doesn't want some cocoa after working in the snow for awhile?)

Since City Patrol didn't get the memo, they'll likely be wondering what the those crazy scientist types are doing out there. The fuck are they burying? What are they putting on top of the wall, it's not guns or lights...? Maybe someone should check that out. ]



(( OOC: The devices being mounted on and around the wall are electric and laser based. If your character wants to mount defenses of their own they must be mod approved and please mention it to me so I can add it to the [WORKING ON IT, I'LL EDIT IT IN] ooc info post for reference. Thanks! ))

Comments

[modernmarvel]

Now you're talking my language.

[Add rockets to anything and Tony is immediately happier.]

Oh I have a few thoughts, are we talking remote controlled or manual? Because you know I'm not really into training the city guards--they're pretty much useless for anything but brute force.

[alternia_strength]

... remote controlled... Yes, yes this would solve the complex issue of training. But how would we handle the targeting systems? It isn't as if precision is possible with the type of equipment we have here... though I suppose we could focus upon barrage attacks and broad scale suppressive fire.

[modernmarvel]

Barrage attacks are probably our best bet. We can't have people out here in the cold for long, especially if it gets much colder. I don't know about trolls, but humans get this nasty thing called frostbite if they're left exposed for too long.

I don't think the healers want to deal with it while we're potentially prepping for an invasion.

[He's been close to the edge of frostbite one before. He doesn't wan to ever experience it again.]

[alternia_strength]

Hmmm, you have a point, at least as far as this particular conflict is related. For my species it is worse as several varieties are cold-blooded, and many that aren't still have low body core temperatures. We are susceptible to the effects of these temperatures to some extent.

What about automation?

[modernmarvel]

Now you might be on to something. If we could rig up an assembly line system, that should be low-tech enough not to immediately get fried by the magic in the air.

[He hums under his breath, already musing over the idea.]

So, what do you know about automation?

[alternia_strength]

Well, yes that would be a faster way to produce them, but I was thinking in terms of their arming and firing. [He considered that for a minute, running his finger under his chin.] I believe with the technology available, rigging them to fire on command is possible, but targeting might prove more complex.