MBONE .. 001 - AFTER EVENING HARMONY LIGHTS

[chemveil]

Fucking fuck The Harmony Lights contained an encoded message tonight. There's a planned Sterilization event in Xitang, China tomorrow (29 Jan) at 1600. It's so fu

Guess we should get to work. Battle stations, etc.

Comments

HALF AN HOUR LATER.

[jaxsons]

Alright. By now, Bishop has slid copies of the map of Xitang under your doors. I'm attaching an edited copy. [attached: photo of town map, pretend the evac routes are drawn over with highlighter]

It's a town that's situated on a couple of rivers, a little under two hours outside of Shanghai. Rivers mean a lot of walkways and bridges, and these are going to make containing groups of people much easier. It's a historic town, so it's likely to be few cars, narrow alleyways, side streets that aren't too wide. That'll work to our benefit. Based on the 19 AI census, it has a population of approx. 57K people.

I'll grab Resettlement, and any willing volunteers, to help block off the side streets to contain everyone to the major roads. My strong recommendation for evac routes:

1. Along the Misty Corridor, which looks like a covered walkway, and which'll swing up into the north end of town. There's access by water as well so the walkway doesn't get overloaded; it's likely old and not intended to sustain heavy traffic.
   
2. South along Pingchuan Rd, then west along Nanyuan
   
3. South all the way down Hongfu Rd until town limits
   
4. East all the way down Youdian Rd until town limits

I suggest corresponding rendez-vous points at:

• West: The west of town off the harbor
  
• South: Where Hongfu meets the Hongqi Canal
  
• North: At the northern exit of the Misty Corridor
  
• East: The lake that forks by the east end of town, where Youdian Rd ends

Now, for evacuation in general. Memorize the evac routes before we touch down. Stay calm and orderly. Tell everyone to carry only what can fit in something the size of a backpack, including water and rations. If you are evacuating a family or someone with small children, ask them to pick the children up. Keep everyone moving at a steady walking pace. If anyone has animals, space out where they are within a group, or the animals might lash out in distress.

[humanityresource]

All on-ground Recruitment agents who could make it in time are either already there, or they're en route. Most are locals, or close enough to it, and I've instructed them to forward any important information. Shortcuts, construction or road work, etc. You should be receiving the summary momentarily. They'll do all they can to get people packed and moving while they wait for us, but their numbers are limited.

We've also made brief contact with Undercover, who will be doing what they do best. I can't offer any details about their movements, obviously.

[jaxsons]

Thanks, Ishaan. I'll wait for the summary.

[humanityresource]

Of course.

I'm also putting you in contact with Feiyan Min. She's the most senior recruitment agent in the province. She can't reach Xitang in time to be there in person, so I appointed her as the universal contact for my agents in the region. Faster than having everything go through me, especially since I'm about to be stuck in a transport.

[jaxsons]

Look forward to connecting with her.

There's a station called Jiashan South Railway Station; it's apparently a couple kilometers from Xitang and connects to Shanghai and Hangzhou. Do we think there's merit to ferrying them out to the train line?

[humanityresource]

Via the river? If we're careful not to cause a panic, yes.

There's a concern that if it becomes wide knowledge that the ferry is available, it may get swarmed. We should try to direct families with the elderly, disabled, and very young children there. Those who would be slow anyway.

We'll just need to be aware of how the information spreads.

[jaxsons]

Not by a literal ferry, but drop off from the Espionage planes. Agree about spread of information generally, though.

[humanityresource]

Ah, I was too focused on the waterways. Same principle applies, just different method of transport.

[jaxsons]

There has to be a way to resettle them without detection, but I don't know what that is yet.

[humanityresource]

Triage. It's cruel, but needed.

[jaxsons]

Logically I know. Morally I can't. Not after the Fall.

Jax

[humanityresource]

You have to.

Is...ax. Jashan? JACKISH?

[jaxsons]

Don't ask that of me like it's simple. It's not.

Jackish

[humanityresource]

I didn't ask, and I didn't say it was simple. I'm telling that you this is the way to maximize lives saved.

Jackish

[jaxsons]

So what's your suggestion?

Jackish

[humanityresource]

Don't detour or slow down evacuation for any reason. Commit to the plan, never deviate.

Jackish

[jaxsons]

You can't save everyone, right?

Jackish

[humanityresource]

But you can save as many of them as possible. I'll be there with you.

Jackish

[jaxsons]

Watching me to make sure I don't do something reckless?

[dislinked]

Not sure we've got the time for a walking evac, no matter how calm the populace is. By the time we land, we're looking at 4-5 hours max to evacuate out of the blast zone, and that's optimistic long as Battlest can keep the drones busy. Resettlement and Recruitment has eyes on the ground in Shanghai, correct? Can we dispatch them to Xitang in advance of our arrival with orders to commandeer whatever transport they can find?

If we get additional transport there, 3 & 4 can terminate at waiting buses and cars.

JAX.
It's a good plan, but we have to take time constraints in. If we had more time we could work this as is.

[jaxsons]

My recommendations for evac routes remain the same regardless, but it could be done with tour buses if those could be commandeered. I can touch base with Ishaan's contact and see what she recommends.

BISHOP.
This is assuming they follow the 1600 time at all.

[dislinked]

The more wheels we can get, the better.

JAX.
I don't put a lot of faith in much, but call it a new year's resolution: I'm trying.

[bilem]

get in, get out, while us assholes cause a scene in the sky?

[jaxsons]

That is the long and short of it.

[bilem]

got it