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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.
tueurdeloup: (pic#5925078)

[personal profile] tueurdeloup 2013-04-18 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
Lestat observed the necklace, and then nodded. "No, it does not. I suppose we'll just have to both take it on faith that we are who we say to be." Because really, this man is interesting, enough, so Lestat chooses to believe him, for now.
gunshiptotheface: (Heavy Armour)

[personal profile] gunshiptotheface 2013-04-18 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
Bad enough that we're prime targets for an attack, there's not much we can do if someone wants to take a shot at us.
gunshiptotheface: (headset)

[personal profile] gunshiptotheface 2013-04-18 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
It's not a collector ship, at this point that might be more reassuring to know we were even in the same galaxy.

[Yeah, it's that bad out here.]
gunshiptotheface: (headset)

[personal profile] gunshiptotheface 2013-04-18 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
I'll try to keep rigging the main battery to just the exterior doors. No promises about the armoury though.
testgasm: <lj site="livejournal.com" user="relicfragments"> (more like guidelines of robotics)

[personal profile] testgasm 2013-04-18 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
I mean, it's--it's really not so bad, once you're used to it.

[It really is that bad, but Wheatley's entered "sugarcoat everything" mode, so as not to upset the poor, disoriented newcomers.]

And if you're used to this sort of thing, you'll be fine. Just as long as you don't go doing anything stupid.
gunshiptotheface: (Heavy Armour)

[personal profile] gunshiptotheface 2013-04-18 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm, I hate to tell you this but you're going to find a lot of people here with very different backgrounds. I've never heard of the federation, but I can assume it works the same way our Council does. [Newsflash of the day in case Uhura needed yet another thing to start worrying about just starting out.]

It's one of the small ways I know my day is going well when someone doesn't ask if I'm going to eat them. [ Or implant them with alien embryos, he's had that asked to him before. But, he'll shake his head, this place is a little crazy sometimes and she's been nothing but nice so far.]
testgasm: (i-it's not that i like watching you test)

[personal profile] testgasm 2013-04-18 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
[YEAH

YEAH SEE? Wheatley looks very pleased with himself for having picked up on this.
]

See? You'll be fine, the both of you. You're different enough. I didn't think he was you.
alaspooryork: (unarmored: i am concerned)

[personal profile] alaspooryork 2013-04-18 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
[Hmm. Well, that might mean they've dumbed it down excessively for the average user. Still, it will be something to keep him occupied for a while as he gets used to the idea of, well, all of this.]

Do you have a network ID by which I can reach you?
culver: soundninjakin @ lj (easy)

[personal profile] culver 2013-04-18 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
[To be honest, so is Nill. But then again, never underestimate the power of a fresh-baked cookie or a smiling person. There are plenty of things that can settle a stomach. She continues to nibble on her own, content to let Wheatley and Cordelia speak.]
godofthemachine: (We cool homeslice)

[personal profile] godofthemachine 2013-04-18 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
[AM actually laughs at that. This is all so ridiculously amusing.]

I highly doubt I was taken for my hair. This isn't even my real body. My real body has, ah... much less hair, let's just say.

So if anything, it's the exact opposite.
godofthemachine: (Profile)

[personal profile] godofthemachine 2013-04-18 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
"Faith it is, then, I suppose." AM truly did want to believe that this young man was a vampire, really. How amazing it would be to be immortal like a vampire, live on the sweet taste of blood.

"So, Mr. Vampire, what shall I call you?"
testgasm: <lj site="livejournal.com" user="relicfragments"> (UHHHHHHhh true)

[personal profile] testgasm 2013-04-18 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
Well, if he's giving you a time of it--

[He trails off, clearly unsure of where he was going with that. What he doesn't say, of course, is that people can't stand him, either, so he latches onto the people who can--in this case, Topher.. Eventually, he shrugs.]

Not a clue, mate. He can be pretty infuriating, as I'm sure you've--you've figured out. Just have to be--have to be patient. Let him know when he's doing something you don't like.
sugarpills: (▒▒ heartbeat drumming double time)

[personal profile] sugarpills 2013-04-18 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, please. I would really appreciate it. [ Because even if Obi-Wan says he doesn't think he's crazy...that doesn't mean others will see it the same. ]
littleduck: (shock)

[personal profile] littleduck 2013-04-18 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
Bran, no.

[Her response is instant. Both of her hands go over his robotic legs, and she shakes her head.]

You need these. I don't think I could handle you doing without them, not ever. If I study how they work here, maybe I'll be able to remember it the next time I go back.

[She sounds a little doubtful, but she hopes that might be the case. Her look of concern melts into something more warm, and she turns a smile in Bran's direction as she finishes making sure his device is strapped in nicely. Once she's sure, she holds out her hand to help him stand up once again.]

It would be very good to have someone be able to make these for the children of Panem, for everyone in Panem, but I won't let you make that sacrifice. You're very wonderful to offer, though.

[A pause, and she wonders something she's never cared about before.]

Is it okay if I ask how old you are? And if your legs have been the way they are for very long?

littleduck: (joyful little duck)

[personal profile] littleduck 2013-04-18 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
[Rapunzel's excitement gives Prim a burst of her own, and soon she's bouncing in place just slightly, which is incredibly hyper for someone that's normally so docile. She grins over at Pascal, giving him a pat on his head.]

We can start tonight, if you want. Or we can wait until you're more settled in, but I think it's something we can do. We have to be able to figure out a way.

[Already her mind is going over supplies she knows are around the ship, and she thinks that maybe she'll get over her apprehension of using the communicator to ask others what supplies they'd recommend, and if anyone knows how to make things fly. She's more excited than she's been in a long while planning it out in her head.]

I think I can find others to help us, too.
littleduck: (simple and sweet)

[personal profile] littleduck 2013-04-18 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
That's good, nobody your age should be without at least one toy.

[She laughs, thinking of the little doll she had as a small child.]

Do you have friends here that play games with you, too? It's been a while since I've been able to play something, I think it might be fun to try again. If you don't mind me doing that, I mean.
sugarpills: (▒▒ no rest til i)

i should dig it up here hmmm...

[personal profile] sugarpills 2013-04-18 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
[ Jesus Christ.

He doesn't want to hear that. He doesn't. ]
Go fuck yourself.
longestnose: (pic#5846410)

[personal profile] longestnose 2013-04-18 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
"...well just know, I do not forget my friends." Fili shook his head, eyes sharp. "There are two few of those in this world."
longestnose: (pic#5693074)

[personal profile] longestnose 2013-04-18 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
[Fili hugs Thorin back just as tightly, ignoring the heat and dampness on his cheeks from tears falling. He had not expected to see him; the last image of him was burned in his mind...body bloody, broken. Fili had died to try and ensure that he might live, and it had failed.

Hopefully Thorin would forgive him of that.

Pulling back, he wiped his eyes and nodded.]


Aye, aye. Kili is here. We arrived together.
elvenking: (The Elvenking of Mirkwood)

[personal profile] elvenking 2013-04-18 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
"There is no blackness. For you, it might be as a daydream or a trance."
workout: (011)

very carefully

[personal profile] workout 2013-04-18 02:32 am (UTC)(link)
[ he wasn't freaking out before. mostly because he was too confused to really process anything well enough to freak out, but his mother is very obviously freaked out, and it's not really helping him keep his cool.

but instead of getting scared, getting anxious, it just makes him worried; draws out that protective instinct that's got nothing to do with being a wolf. he places a hand on her forearm when she moves towards him, meant to be reassuring, to keep her steady. he can hear her heartbeat, and he's half expecting her to faint. ]


What? Mom- I was never here. I don't even know what here is.

[ okay, so maybe slightly freaked out, but the only evidence is how intensely lost he sounds. ]
workout: (042)

[personal profile] workout 2013-04-18 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
... no. I mean- what?

[ it takes a second for him to catch up, but when he does, it's not so much the "does that mean we're in space" that startles him. it's the fact that lydia is standing in front of him (in a towel, in space, which yes - that does make it stranger) and talking to him about listening to heartbeats.

talking to him about werewolf things.

the last time he'd seen her she'd been holding jackson, and he'd been a wolf, so - maybe she'd learned it from him. it's not like she hadn't been thrown in at the deep end at the warehouse. but she's still lydia, and he's just so used to her not knowing what the hell is going on that it catches him completely off guard. he steps a little closer, voice lowering in some pretense of secrecy. ]


Did Jackson tell you we could do that?

[ priorities, right. ]
picnmix: (010)

[personal profile] picnmix 2013-04-18 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
[ oh.

there's a prolonged pause while he considers that, putting two and two together for slightly sordid purposes, because she definitely isn't what he'd been picturing during their texting conversations - but he's quite alright with the differences.

meaning his thoughts have wandered quite thoroughly by the time he speaks up again, complete with an inappropriate grin. ]


So do you ever take your dogs to bed with you.

[ get it, because he asked that about the guns. okay, yes, it's a very obscure reference, good luck. ]
billybadass: (033)

[personal profile] billybadass 2013-04-18 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
I showed you mine.

[ said with a slight smile, one that's not entirely friendly. that certainly wasn't the fondest of memories, or much of a great bonding exercise - it was her getting a glimpse at a weakness.

he's just happy the favor's been more or less returned. ]


But no, it doesn't matter.

[ and he drops it. maybe a bit too easily, maybe because he's just shelved it for later. ]

Nice cats.

[ this is him respectfully changing the topic. and mocking you at the same time, but still, you're welcome. ]
glassesonachain: (little bit worried-- "I just made him be)

[personal profile] glassesonachain 2013-04-18 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
Zombies and...stuff. That's very...specific.

[Even after being here in space for a while, Bennett still has a hard time swallowing that.]

How severe would you say the attack was? Also, if you've sustained any injuries that I can't presently see.