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lчdíα ( вєttєr thαn αnч σthєr αlphα ) mαrtín ([personal profile] mathematically) wrote in [community profile] ataraxionlogs2013-04-07 10:58 pm

seventeenth jump;

CHARACTERS: any and all
LOCATION: Gravity Couches and beyond
WARNINGS: maybe some swearing, or even some violence, and more than likely some implied (and possibly explicit) nakedness.
SUMMARY: Another month, another jump, another round of new faces.
NOTES: Keeping up with the tradition and copy pasted like always from the last one 



You wake up in darkness.


There's a breathing tube jammed down your trachea, and you're suspended in a tube of clear blue fluid. Upon registering your level of consciousness, the gravity couch drains the fluid surrounding you and retracts the breathing apparatus; the doors in front of you open, and you're deposited on the floor of a stark, sterile medical bay.

You are not alone.

There are others who have come before you, others who are awakening beside you. Some may be familiar to you, perhaps even friends. Others have much less amiable plans. Some are merely alien and inexplicable, but there are always those who might mean you harm.

After you catch your breath and your vision returns, you notice a number on the inside of your forearm. Maybe it's a familiar number. Maybe it means something. Maybe it's just a number. But the number—completely unique to you—is a tattoo, and it does not come off.

If you enter the room adjacent to the medbay, you will find a small locker with your number on it, surrounded by rows upon rows of identical lockers. Inside, you will find a few of your personal items, a communications device, and a ship's uniform in your exact size. The comms device is fully powered and connects directly to the ship's network; it's your only means of communication beyond physical conversation. Upon turning the device on, a neutral, automated voice will say, "Please take the blue lift to the passenger quarters." Any other attempts at communicating with the rest of the network are met only with static.

This is your welcome party.
testgasm: (are you for real)

[personal profile] testgasm 2013-04-09 05:26 am (UTC)(link)
[Now that Wheatley has confirmed that this is not, in fact, Topher, he seems to relax a little, though he still finds the whole effect incredibly strange, and also this Marty guy really seems to like their cookies.

He can deal with this. He can cope.

He is also texting Topher under the table.
]

Well, uh, we're not sure how we got here, exactly. But you've got--there are people from all sorts of times and places. Just show up here, not really--we don't know why.
wigs: (98)

[personal profile] wigs 2013-04-09 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Her eyes widen almost comically when she finally spots Lute. But her surprise is gone in a split second -- staring is rude, after all -- and she bends down to his level, extending a well-manicured (at least, for ship standards) hand towards him.]

I didn't see you there for a moment. Are you able to hold on to my hand, dear?
showbizpanache: (scared; hurt)

[personal profile] showbizpanache 2013-04-09 05:32 am (UTC)(link)
They mean everything. They're all we have.

[His eyes start to fill with tears.] Please, don't push me away. Please.
prima_facie: (Is simply why I'll)

[personal profile] prima_facie 2013-04-09 05:33 am (UTC)(link)
[ Cutler's put two and two together already, having watched Stiles' conversation with Alex and seen Hal's warning to stay away from him. He'd intended to keep an eye on the situation rather than interfering, but now it seemed like the situation was coming to him.

But still, no reason for Stiles to know that he knows anything about him. He still doesn't know how much Stiles knows about either of them. So he puts on a polite but mildly confused face to reply.]


Can I help you?
prima_facie: (Just listen to teacher)

[personal profile] prima_facie 2013-04-09 05:36 am (UTC)(link)
[ Hal had in fact not told Cutler anything (and he files that away under Things To Discuss With Hal), but he's seen Alex's post and can make a fair guess at what the fight might have been about. ]

Of course we can still be friends, if you'd like. I'm sure you'll sort things out with Hal in short order, in any case.
picnmix: (052)

[personal profile] picnmix 2013-04-09 05:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ enjoy serious nathan while you've got him. he's confused as hell, and it's reasonably difficult for him to act like a jackass when he's legitimately lost and concerned. ]

Two - no, three months?

[ there's a pause here for him to check his own arm, then he grabs simon's and shoves his sleeve back to check his number. ]

Three months.

[ which is longer than he'd thought, actually, and it's a bit of a depressing realization. he looks back to simon, eyes narrowed and brows furrowed in suspicion, but he's very slowly piecing it together. ]

You haven't been here before? [ half a beat, then he's lifting an accusatory finger to simon's chest; it's meant to be threatening (and it may very well be considering he's got simon pinned between the lockers and his own mostly nude self), but his voice is more unsure than angry. ] You'd better not be fucking with me.
prima_facie: (pic#5320584)

[personal profile] prima_facie 2013-04-09 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
[ Cutler relaxes by another increment. Good, he's listening, maybe this can be managed. ]

It'll correspond to the tattoo on your arm. The first number is your floor, the second is the room number. Like a hotel, in a way. The lifts are just that way. [ He points in the right direction ]
littleduck: (satisfied)

[personal profile] littleduck 2013-04-09 05:46 am (UTC)(link)
[She smiles upon realizing that she's not about to be hit upside the head with a pan, and gives out a soft laugh.]

Rapunzel, Pascal, nice to meet you both. [She glances down at Rapunzel's hair, and gives it a thoughtful look over.]

You're right, you definitely need to brush it out. If you don't mind my asking, how did it get so long? I've tried growing mine out my entire life, and it's still so short compared to yours.
foolproofed: <user name=bushyeyebrows> (smokin marijuana wita my mama mama)

[personal profile] foolproofed 2013-04-09 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
... You want me to catch... a chicken?
lacksgrace: (pic#5794007)

[personal profile] lacksgrace 2013-04-09 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
Shouldn't that tell you something? [ All they have isn't enough, hardly that when people just keep leaving. He presses in close, forcing him back against the counter so they're standing intimately. But Bells' expression is a mix of anger and agony, eyes hinted red from crying before. ] How good is it if all we've got is stuff we don't even have any control over? You're gonna leave me too.

No one ever stays. [ Bells squeezes hard at his wrists then. ] No one.
idkmybffjessie: (a rare good mood)

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[personal profile] idkmybffjessie 2013-04-09 05:49 am (UTC)(link)
pods/showers

[Another jump, another few minutes spent hacking up goo and feeling around for a towel.

It's not so bad waking up this time around, with a few familiar faces here and there, but he'd be lying if it didn't wear at him all the same. A man gets tired of having nothing to do, punctuated by the occasional attempts by the ship to kill him. Easier when there's a brightly painted target. Something to shoot at.

Then it's off to the showers, and for once he takes his time under the spray.]


lockers

[Even though he went down to the gunnery with Carolyn before the jump to get his things back, he's still half-expecting his locker to be empty, the same as it's been the last few jumps. But his armor's sitting there like it's been there all along, and Jessie is propped up beside it, and for one shining goddamn moment all is right with the world again.

He wastes no time in getting dressed. It might be easier to move around in the standard-issue jumpsuit, but that doesn't factor into it right now. Been long enough without all of his gear.]
testgasm: (i-it's not that i like watching you test)

[personal profile] testgasm 2013-04-09 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
Well, that is--

[Cough.]

Unfortunate.

[Wheatley doesn't find it unfortunate at all, really. The bigger the rift between the two, the less chance that they'll get together and leave him in the dust. He's pretty okay with that, not that he'd ever say it out loud. Bennett might think Topher's a big jerk, but it also might be one of those cases where she's the only one allowed to think such things.]

I am sorry about him. I don't think he can help it, really. I hope the things he's saying aren't too--well, you know.
darkholme: (Y E S.)

[personal profile] darkholme 2013-04-09 05:52 am (UTC)(link)
[ she leans back once she kisses his cheek and notices there's a blush there, pretty much just to smirk at him ]

Sorry, I'm just glad to see you. [ teeasing, teasing. and now she's leaning in close to nuzzle her nose against his cheek, the kind of drippy affection with just the slight hint of something more, because she's not exactly being giggly or cute about it. it's clear she's craving closeness, a distraction. ] Do you have any plans for the next.. hour or so? We should go back to my room. [ yeah, not. really. so cute at all. ]
showbizpanache: (pic#5003154)

[personal profile] showbizpanache 2013-04-09 05:55 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not. I'm not.

[He's crying openly now. It hurts to see Bells in so much pain. The hands on his wrists hurt too, though, and he starts to struggle a bit.]

Please, just tell me what happened. Who left?
theshabbiestofmen: (Happy ☾look how good I look!)

[personal profile] theshabbiestofmen 2013-04-09 05:56 am (UTC)(link)
I think I could spare an hour.

[He should watch for newcomers, but-- well, how can he resist Raven? Especially a flirtatious Raven? He leans in, kissing her firmly, and pulls back to grin at her.]

Got everything you need?

[He glances back at her locker-- not trying to snoop, really, so much as simply looking-- but he raises an eyebrow as he catches sight of something odd.]

Oh, I think you got something this jump!
testgasm: (i-it's not that i like watching you test)

[personal profile] testgasm 2013-04-09 05:56 am (UTC)(link)
[Wheatley is more than accustomed to receiving no response whatsoever, but that doesn't mean it's any less aggravating. He's still, of course, under the impression that she remembers being on the ship, and manages to look equal parts bewildered and slightly aggravated.]

I mean, you could--you know--nod, or something. Shake your head no, if you--if you did not, in fact, go home. Plenty of gestures. You could give me a thumbs up, even! For yes. I do know you're functional in that regard.

[personal profile] loyalpup 2013-04-09 06:00 am (UTC)(link)
[Tom nods but continues to stand close to Cutler]

Right.

Um, did you know the room next to yours is empty? Probably nice to to have all that noise going on.
littleduck: (teach me how)

[personal profile] littleduck 2013-04-09 06:02 am (UTC)(link)
You remind me of her in some ways. Katniss, I mean. [She means that entirely as a compliment, too.]

And yeah, I think I've been doing okay. I don't exactly remember going home for long before I woke up here again. And it's not ever that bad to wake up in the pods, it's safer than being back home.
littleduck: (simple and sweet)

[personal profile] littleduck 2013-04-09 06:04 am (UTC)(link)
Frodo?

[She's so very glad to hear his voice, and she sniffles a bit as she drops her hands away from her face to look up at him. She smiles a little, so she doesn't let him think she's hurt or scared.]

I can't believe I'm really back here. It doesn't feel like I've been gone for long at all, but the numbers on my arm are completely different.
littleduck: (this can't be good)

[personal profile] littleduck 2013-04-09 06:04 am (UTC)(link)
It's my first time back here, and -

[She pauses, giving a soft sigh.]

There isn't a second ribbon. I just wanted to check and see if you were okay and wasn't sure what to say. [She apologizes, reaching up to nervously fiddle with one of her braided pigtails.]

It's good to meet you, that's all.
lacksgrace: (pic#5796721)

[personal profile] lacksgrace 2013-04-09 06:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ Usually, when Kurt cries, Bells tries to make it better. He doesn't like seeing him cry, hates being the one to cause it, but this time, he's just looking at him a little blankly, as if he doesn't understand quite what's going on now. He feels him struggle and does nothing about it--only grips him tighter, drags him forward so they're almost nose to nose. ]

Doesn't matter now. [ He breathes it quietly against his mouth, staring at him. ] He always said I was selfish, but he just left without me. Not a damn word about it. Maybe he didn't--

How can you love something like me, Kurt? I'm not very good for you, you know.
showbizpanache: (distressed)

[personal profile] showbizpanache 2013-04-09 06:10 am (UTC)(link)
[He starts to struggle harder. He's really scared right now.]

I-- I don't know. I just do. But I d-don't understand what's going on right now. Please help me understand. Please? [His fingers are starting to go numb, which is unreal. Why is Bells hurting him like this?]
Edited 2013-04-09 06:11 (UTC)
littleduck: (teach me how)

[personal profile] littleduck 2013-04-09 06:12 am (UTC)(link)
Slang? You'll have to teach me some, too. Okay?

[She moves to sit down near him, so that he won't have to look up at her and so that they can have a conversation without anyone else that might be nearby overhearing.]

I'm not sure what manticores are, but from the sound of it, that's probably a very good thing. [She delays on answering his last question, just because she's not all that sure how to respond.]

Can I tell you a secret, Bran? [She knows she can, so she doesn't hesitate in continuing. She turns to lean in close to his ear and whisper, a hand going up to cup around her mouth.]

I don't remember much of being back home.

[Leaning away, she shrugs, frowning a slight bit.] I think I'm just confused right now. Very grateful to be back, but confused. I'm feeling more anchored down now that I know you're here and safe, though.
darkholme: (& E R I  K ; K I S S U S)

[personal profile] darkholme 2013-04-09 06:12 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, did I?

[ well. this is the opposite of what she wanted. some part of her wants to say "I don't even care about that, let's just go", rush him along with the promise of something much more fun than standing around the locker area-

but it's her mask, and she does want it with her. the pull of it is strong enough to make her swing her locker door open a little more, reach into it and grab the jumpsuit and mask in one hand, letting it drop to her side before she turning to kiss him again. because maybe he won't notice, maybe he won't ask. just have to keep distracting him.. don't ask, don't ask, don't ask.
]

handelaar: (bitch pls)

[personal profile] handelaar 2013-04-09 06:13 am (UTC)(link)
[One long judging look over Marty. Up, down, joint, clothing. On second thought, this guy probably can't catch a chicken before they're all eaten or stolen.]

Hn. Got it. Nevermind.

[Shouldering past now he's done.]