The Melian Dialogues
As the world likes to remind Infinity operatives who think that the technically-minded should call the shots, everything is politics. In a democratic world like Homeline, that means politics depends a lot (not exclusively, but a lot) on public discourse and discussion. And that means that sometimes, for political reasons, a canny young filmmaker from gets a press license to film a documentary on
Melos.
Jeannette Caron is sponsored by UNIC to do a series of interviews with Melos natives on the effects of cross-time contact on the timeline. So far, they've released three interviews on the Homeline internet; the plan is for at least a dozen. She and her very small crew (camera, sound tech, gofer) have a bodyguard detail from Alternate Outcomes, Inc. Naturally, they're being very closely monitored by all sorts of people, openly and secretly.
The PCs have a number of possible roles here: they could be Caron's bodyguard detail; they could be local fixers and/or agents looking to get their particular agency a conveyor or at least a leg up in the race to develop one; they could be Interworld or Infinity agents trying to prevent the locals from doing anything while maintaining the delicate state of affairs that's currently keeping the peace on Melos. Or, of course, they could be Ms. Caron and her crew, trying to find and share the truth.
More specific seeds based on this:
- Caron and/or some of her crew have disappeared. Find and return them. Could be abduction, could be crazy art stuff, could be they were always an enemy asset.
- Caron wants to interview someone from Centrum on Melos. Preferably several someones. Her UNIC handlers have agreed this is a good idea. Infinity thinks it's terrible, but is tasked with making it happen. Centrum is rather confused by the whole concept.
- Centrum sees this as another gambit by Infinity and has responded in kind by sending their own team of filmmakers! Which team will make the best documentary? What headaches will it cause your PCs?
If the Cabal has any agents around, they're probably just enjoying the show.