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axmods. ([personal profile] ataraxites) wrote in [community profile] ataraxionlogs2013-12-07 11:17 pm

twenty-sixth 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: Your average, run-of-the-mill jump—except some characters don't seem to be waking up from stasis like they should.



Don't worry.





THEY NEEDED THE REST.


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.
thatsaflaregun: (Mostly dead is still slightly alive)

you were basically asking for this

[personal profile] thatsaflaregun 2013-12-08 07:14 am (UTC)(link)
[Speaking of people named Desmond....

Desmond's not even remotely shy about the whole public nudity thing anymore- running naked through the jungle will do that to you, on top of this being old hat now. He doesn't usually rush to the showers, just takes his time, grabs a robe, and tries to assist people where possible.

Which is why Rebecca is getting a robe thrust at her.]
Easy, sistah. First jump's always the worst one.
needsheadphones: (unsure | uhh)

i'm not complaining

[personal profile] needsheadphones 2013-12-08 07:21 am (UTC)(link)
[ A robe suddenly in her line of sight has Rebecca blinking at first, then following up the arm holding onto it to the attached to it. Huh. Well, he's certainly not familiar; that doesn't make him safe, but it doesn't automatically make him dangerous, either. ]

Jump?

[ He seems helpful enough for now, though, and Rebecca takes the robe and shrugs it on, grimacing as some of the goo squishes into her skin. ]

What, like-- skydiving? I don't remember skydiving having this much blue goo.
thatsaflaregun: (And I ate his liver with fava beans.)

[personal profile] thatsaflaregun 2013-12-08 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[He chuckles.] More like hyperspace travel- like in films. [Not that Desmond has ever been remotely into science fiction, but his life is pretty much 85% percent sci-fi and growing every month he spends here.] This is a spaceship.

[He points to the ceiling.] One with a knack for abducting people against their will, at that.
needsheadphones: (happy | gesture)

[personal profile] needsheadphones 2013-12-08 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Dude. [ Dude. ] Okay, so I know I totally shouldn't be excited about being kidnapped into space and I'm not, really, but space? That's pretty sweet.

[ Excuse her slight vibrating. Excitement!!! ]
thatsaflaregun: (Bitches ain't shit but hos and tricks)

[personal profile] thatsaflaregun 2013-12-10 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
That's the most enthusiastic response to this situation I've seen yet. [He can't help but be amused by that. Oh, Rebecca. You cutie.] You can see the stars if you go the fight deck. It's lovely- if not a bit disorienting.
needsheadphones: (happy | back)

[personal profile] needsheadphones 2013-12-11 06:52 am (UTC)(link)
Everyone else tries to play it cool, huh? [ She grins. ] I'll have to check it out.

Rebecca, by the way. [ She'll offer a hand. ]
thatsaflaregun: (I fed it to a cow.)

[personal profile] thatsaflaregun 2013-12-13 06:29 am (UTC)(link)
Oh yeah. Completely. Minus a punch thrown here or there, yeah?

[He takes her hand.] Name's Desmond.
needsheadphones: (unsure | surprise)

[personal profile] needsheadphones 2013-12-13 06:34 am (UTC)(link)
Hotheads. Don't worry, I'm really good at ducking.

[ ... except for emotional bombs. Her grip tightens, eyes wide, face pale. Oops. ]

Really? That's- uh. [ Rebecca notices how tight her grip is and loosens it immediately, looking a bit embarrassed. ] I know someone named Desmond, that's all. Knew.
thatsaflaregun: (You've been mostly dead all day.)

[personal profile] thatsaflaregun 2013-12-17 04:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, I'm from Glasgow, so I'm told that comes with the territory. I- [What he's about to say next is immediately cut off by her expression and he waits for her to explain it.] Knew. [He gets deja vu often enough that this isn't new to him. He rubs the back of his head, awkwardly.] What... happened to him, then?
needsheadphones: (sad | weary)

[personal profile] needsheadphones 2013-12-19 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
He died.

[ That much was probably obvious, but she's not really sure how to say "he touched a device powered by an ancient race to save the world but also released the bitchiest member of that ancient race when he did it". ]

I guess it might've been electrocution; it just happened, so it's not like... you know, there's autopsy results or anything.
thatsaflaregun: (That is the sound of ultimate suffering.)

[personal profile] thatsaflaregun 2013-12-20 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm sorry to hear that. [He grimaces and looks around the ship.] Not exactly a lovely place to mourn a friend, yeah? But at least it provides a distraction.
needsheadphones: (neutral | bend)

[personal profile] needsheadphones 2013-12-21 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. [ She sighs, then shakes her head, forcing that cheer back up. ] And hey, it's not every day you get the chance to poke around a spaceship, right?
thatsaflaregun: (Have fun storming the castle)

[personal profile] thatsaflaregun 2013-12-23 04:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, Aye. [He forces himself to brighten a bit, just for her sake.] Just be careful where you poke, yeah? Not every crevice and corner is a friendly one.
needsheadphones: (neutral | unplug)

[personal profile] needsheadphones 2013-12-24 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
I'll be careful. [ Of course, she's an Assassin. Her definition of careful is a bit... different. ]