(OK no, not really all of us will go I just wanted to make a 'let's all go to the lobby' reference). 

So there was some discussion first on the game Discord and also on my own Plurk about some of the carnies putting together a plan to get a small group out of the city and into the wilds to do some sleuthing. Since I do not have literally the entire player base of LC added to my Plurk, and also both Plurk and Discord are kind of terrible for archiving this sort of thing, this is an OOC plotting post to help organize things in a more accessible space. 

SO.

On day 83, some posters went up notifying the public of three missing animals. After a bit of investigation, word was spread around via San's mailing list that the missing animals are actually likely part of a group of rebels who are unhappy with the way that Eden is being run.

Naturally this piques everyone's interest, but Peridot starts getting this idea that maybe someone should go and look into these rebels. And by 'someone', she means herself, because obviously she's a rough and tough CRYSTAL GEM and rebels are now Her People so obviously she's the best choice to go. Of course, she's not the only one interested in going, so once word starts to trickle through the grapevine this is going to become a sort of covert group effort to get a few people out there in the safest, least-likely-to-draw-attention way that they can manage. 

The IC Passing of Information/What we've established so far.

• When she first gets this idea, Peridot seeks out Lambert, Steven, Amethyst, Lapis and Childermass to tell them her thoughts directly. Her plan is that she wants to pick a night where she can sneak off somewhere unseen and use her transformation spell to turn into a bat, and fly out of the city... HOPEFULLY undetected, but even if she's seen by someone, she's hoping she can sneak in later and resume her cover as Salathi the raccoon. Yeah, she knows the Ringmaster is already out in the barrens and up to something, but she thinks that everyone undercover back in the city is in sore need of some information from some locals who don't completely buy into the setup here.
• In response to this, Lambert opts against going on such a mission himself, but says he'll see if there's any way he can help from back in the city. He also suggests Syrlya as a companion since he has significant stealth capabilities and good diplomatic skills. Also, he's a bird right now, so he can easily fly with her.
• Lambert also suggests the possibility of sending TWO groups out, albeit small ones.
• Childermass thinks it's an idiotic idea to charge out there right this second without being prepared, or without knowing if the effects of the barrens will cause anyone who goes out there to go completely crazy. Peridot concedes, but is also fairly confident that going feral is really only a risk for animals who received their sapience from Lilith and therefore the carnies SHOULD, theoretically, be fine. This is a chance to test that theory anyway.
• Steven wants to assist from a distance in some way via dream hopping and astral projection.

At this stage, we need to investigate more before any characters actually take this significant risk. To that end, I've gone ahead and put up a parent comment over here for anyone who wants to contribute. If you're going to investigate something related to this endeavor, if you could post it under here for the sake of organizing info more easily, that would be great! 

For my OWN sanity and for the ease of tagging, I want to try to keep Peridot's group on the smaller side. IC logic wise, she really wants to keep this thing as covert as possible, and if too many newcomers are suddenly absent from the city it is going to look HELLA fishy. Right now it seems like the people who are going to be accompanying her will be limited to Syrlya, Lapis, Zangetsu, and ppppossibly Jasper. We're still working out the details on that one.

HOWEVER, as stated above, there is the possibility of sending two groups out, so if you've got an idea for how to work that and you really want your character to go, this is the place to discuss!

This info can all feasibly get around via the mailing list or through any of the characters mentioned above if you would like to get involved in this.