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lчdíα ( вєttєr thαn αnч σthєr αlphα ) mαrtín ([personal profile] mathematically) wrote in [community profile] ataraxionlogs2013-05-07 11:13 pm

eighteenth 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.
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[personal profile] nonsomno 2013-05-08 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
"Your plant?"

A warrior speaks the words. Blades are strapped to her hips, her arms, her legs; her stance is poised and ready. Talia folds her arms over her chest, her mouth twitching up into a small smile. She can't help it; she's always liked people who were aggressive rather than passive. "I should think you'd have more things to worry about."
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[personal profile] okayokay 2013-05-08 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
It takes a long moment for Mathilda's suddenly whipped around gaze to actually reach the woman's face. Because, seriously, swords. Maybe why someone would carry around blades in this day and age should have been the first question, but all she could think of was Leon's lesson in the basics: you learn to kill with a knife last. Pro work. Maybe not someone to fuck with.

Mathilda stays in her sprawled position on the ground as she finally goes meet the woman's eyes. Party to keep her hands from possibly shaking under that gaze. But despite being pretty sure the woman was a killing machine or nuts- or, uh, both- her mouth remains in a stubborn line. She wasn't some kid to get shoved around, after all.

"Like what? I love that plant. What's more important than that?"
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[personal profile] nonsomno 2013-05-08 11:47 pm (UTC)(link)
"Clothes," Talia offers dryly. The kid still looks defiant, which is good; at least being kidnapped hasn't scared her too badly. "Weapons. A ticket home. Then again, they didn't include my pipe and I'm dying for it, so perhaps wanting a plant isn't so different."
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[personal profile] okayokay 2013-05-08 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't need a ticket anywhere."

She bit her lip for a moment, glancing down at herself again and giving into that point. Even if she didn't want to, because where was Leon.

"Everything else...whoever brought us here, it's their responsibility. Starting with giving me back my stuff."
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[personal profile] nonsomno 2013-05-09 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
"True. But I don't think they're going to." Talia glanced down at herself for a moment, her mouth pursing in annoyance. Her knives they'd given her, but not her clothes. "Some people have been here for a year without getting their stuff out. I wouldn't hold out too much hope."
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[personal profile] okayokay 2013-05-09 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
"So where'd you get that?"

She nodded at the blades at the woman's hips. If they were holding her things hostage but giving out weapons? They were even bigger morons than she thought, and like hell she'd miss taking advantage of it. Determination finally drove her to push herself up, knees shaking slightly as she tried to force them to support her.
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[personal profile] nonsomno 2013-05-09 05:43 am (UTC)(link)
"My locker," she answered. Without waiting for permission she reached down, grabbing the girl's arm, steadying her as she tried to stand. "Either they underestimated my anger, or they thought my having my weapons amounted to nothing. I'm not sure which is worse.

"What's your name?"
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[personal profile] okayokay 2013-05-09 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
"Mathilda."

She doesn't try to jerk away from the arm up. Really, she needs it right now. More than she needs to really tick off a lady with really big knives, anyway. She does look around, trying to find the lockers, however. That she needed more than anything.

"Who're you?"
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[personal profile] nonsomno 2013-05-09 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"Talia." She glances down at her, one dark eyebrow raised. "Do you want some clothes?"
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[personal profile] okayokay 2013-05-11 03:39 pm (UTC)(link)
"I want a whole lot of things. But, yeah. Good start."

Ugh, this blew. She shifted around a little so was maybe was giving less of a free show, but seriously. What the fuck.

"Who the hell just takes your clothes. Sick bastards."
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[personal profile] nonsomno 2013-05-11 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Talia glanced around-- first to glare fiercely at anyone who stared (there were none, but just in case), and then to look for some sort of covering. There were towels a few feet away; it was a simple matter for her to grab the biggest and hand it to her new friend.

"We have lockers-- they don't give our regular clothes back. Just these jumpsuits," she nodded down to her own body, "but it's better than nothing."
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[personal profile] okayokay 2013-05-15 11:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Mathilda's skeptical look apparently didn't agree with that assessment- jump suits, really?- but she takes the towel. It was good to have nice, solid things to get pissed off about. Otherwise she didn't even know how she was going to get her head on straight again.

"Still total sickos."
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[personal profile] nonsomno 2013-05-16 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, yes," Talia agrees with a wry smile. She likes this girl the more she talks to her; she reminds Talia of herself, in an odd way. Perhaps she ought to keep an eye out on her.

"How old are you?" she adds after a moment.
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[personal profile] okayokay 2013-05-18 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"Eighteen."

The response comes out without a moment of hesitation- she's clearly made this claim before. But any confidence in the lie is undermined by Mathilda shooting a glance at the other women along with it, gauging the reaction. And daring her to contradict it.