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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.
51stcentury: (cheezy fake smile)

[personal profile] 51stcentury 2013-06-02 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Nah. Heck, you don't even need a job if you don't want one. Me, I'd get bored though. [His whole life before coming on board the Tranquility, for over a century really, had been Torchwood. Either being an agent of Torchwood or in the end, being in charge of it. And even before that, he had his cons, and then before that, his work with the Time Agency, and before that... Well, there really hadn't been a time in his life where Jack hadn't kept himself busy in some regard. And it's really just as well. Especially now, when his mind is prone to melancholy whenever he gives himself too much time to think.]

You know me. Not really the type to want to sit still. There's no hurry to figure things out, though. You've got the time to figure it out for yourself.
refusing: (everything will be just fine)

[personal profile] refusing 2013-06-05 01:03 am (UTC)(link)
But it's nice, having things be done in a hurry. [It's a slight whine, and there's even a brief moment of pouting to go along with it. She's not one to be in that frame of mind for very long, at least, and it's over as soon as it comes.]

I spent nineteen years back home not having anything figured out. I kinda wanna figure as much out as possible in this place.

[She nudges him, digging her elbow into his side a bit.]

Don't you dare say anything about my being too young to care about any of this, either.
51stcentury: (cheezy fake smile)

[personal profile] 51stcentury 2013-06-25 02:12 pm (UTC)(link)

[And Jack spent over a century in Cardiff waiting for the Doctor to return for him. He didn't like waiting, but he learned how to be patient and to make the most of his time while he did. He doesn't say that to her, but...]

Far be it from me to comment on a lady's age. [Jack winks at her.] Besides. Then I'd have to comment on mine. [And he is so old, Rose. You have no idea. He smiles wide, but there's just a hint of false humor to it.]

refusing: (don't even think about it)

[personal profile] refusing 2013-07-02 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
What, and then you're gonna have to joke about how you're too old for me?

[She plays around, making a face like that would just break her heart and offend her entirely. She even pulls a pretty decent puppyface, before laughing.]

Dunno if I could go on, knowing we don't stand a chance.
51stcentury: (big smile)

[personal profile] 51stcentury 2013-07-12 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, if you're willing to accept the fact that there are those out there who might protest that I am for you, then I don't see what the problem is.
refusing: (tease)

[personal profile] refusing 2013-07-17 06:14 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, I've always been willing to accept that. It's you that never got with the program!