User blog comment:Aghostintheboat/The Official Roleplay Room/@comment-11135771-20141229202948/@comment-11135771-20141230185008

///Soviet Navy///

The landing at Vent Zeta goes according to plan, with no unexpected happenings. The water here is deep, but geothermal sources in the vicinity have resulted in a large amount of steam being produced, limiting visibility greatly.

///AFOH///

The AFOH submarine fleet sets out in the total darkness of Tenelapis' ocean, guided only by their inboard navigational and sensory equipment. Although extremely fast for submarines, they are forced to move at less than half of full speed until proper mapping of the seabed can be done, as these waters are fairly shallow and filled with obstacles.

As they move, they encounter a large school of pale-shelled, eyeless creatures resembling a cross between crustaceans and strange underwater bats. They range between two to ten metres in length, and are swift enough to keep pace with the vessels despite their speed. The creatures seem to be quite curious, but not hostile.

///AIF///

The fleet begins moving through the darkness to the east of Vent Gamma, relying on their sensors for navigation. There is no light to speak of, save for the occasional small vent and a few bioluminescent lichens occasionally seen glowing dimly on the stone ceiling or on pillars.

A few hours into their journey, they spot a strange swarm of hundreds of fast moving, flickering lights directly ahead, looking something like a cloud of rectangular fireflies. They don't appear on radar, making it hard to judge their size or distance.

OOC: @CRG Kevin: I've no objections to your giant box ship. Which pillar are you heading toward? The big one shown on the map, or just some random other one? If the former, keep in mind the scale; it's more than half the size of Ireland, so you'll have to do some exploring around the pillar itself. And yes, feel free to name it.