[ The video opens on Jean Kirstein and Reiner Braun standing side-by-side. They are each wearing a distinctive necklace: a blue-and-yellow sapphire with a river carved into its face. (The effect is that of a sun over a river.)

Jean begins. ]

We're here to announce the formation of Odyssey, a group dedicated to making expeditions in the Segments safer. Our goal is to organize, equip, and mobilize teams based on experience, skill, and compatibility of the members.

We're doing this because we've both been on a lot of expeditions. We've seen them go right, and we've seen them go very wrong. We believe that proper preparation and organization, both before and during expeditions, can make them safer for everyone involved.

[ Here, Jean stops speaking and Reiner takes over: ]

We have a lot of ideas we'd like to implement. First and foremost among them is making sure teams are balanced according to Seasonal abilities. For example, there are some things only Autumns can do, and we've had expeditions where we would've been screwed if I wasn't an Autumn.

Other ideas include establishing caches of supplies out in the Segments in case things go wrong. We also want to make sure everyone is well-equipped heading out. For that reason, our respective businesses (Volcanus and BraunSphere) will be contributing equipment.

[ Jean begins speaking again. ]

If you're interested in joining or in helping with supplies, equipment, et cetera, let us know. If you have questions, we're here to answer.


[OOC: answers can come from both Jean and Reiner (hometown)!

Joining happens through the skills thread. You can leave it blank for now, but please update the skills in at earliest convenience.]