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axmods. ([personal profile] ataraxites) wrote in [community profile] ataraxionlogs2014-02-07 09:55 pm

twenty-eighth 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: It could just be the standard sensation of air on wet skin, but if you bother to check, you might notice the steam rising from your body, barely there and gone within a minute. By the time you get to the showers, it will be clear that it's not just taking you time to adjust. The room is cold — colder than usual, but no worse than the last jump. While it's nothing dangerous, it's certainly motivation to hurry through the usual routine and get dressed quickly.



It's getting closer.





YOUR EYES ARE OPEN.

KEEP LOOKING.


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.
parallels: (SHY ★ i like you a lot)

[personal profile] parallels 2014-02-11 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
[She grins, clearly pleased that she's made him laugh.]

Good. Because I would have given him a good kick. Or bite if it came down to it.

[A soft laugh herself.] Glad not to be one either. And the same to you. I tried to wait for you as long as I could.
cargojet: (What's wrong with this picture?)

[personal profile] cargojet 2014-02-12 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He laughs again at that image. It feels nice to be able to laugh and not feel like all the yes on you are accusing you of being off your rocker. It's freeing.

God, but he's glad to be alive.
]

Even though I told you to get to the Jump. I'm guessing that message didn't get through, huh? [ And he touched his index finger to his nose. It can be their secret that he's letting her off. ] Next time, though, huh, you get there with plenty of time to spare. Comms can do without me, it'd crash and burn without bright minds like you.
parallels: (OSWIN ★  clara oswald for the win)

[personal profile] parallels 2014-02-18 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
[She gives him a sideways grin, thankful that she's not going to get a lecture for that one. Before she crosses her arms and raises her eyebrows.]

Bright minds need good direction. Your PR could do with some work though.
cargojet: (Just Nathan)

[personal profile] cargojet 2014-02-18 06:11 pm (UTC)(link)
What, you mean diving headfirst into a nest of bees isn't good for PR? Who'd have known.

[ He grins. The compliment has warmed his mood up no end, and he spares a glance for his bare knees. ]

You know the one thing that brought me comfort up there was that all of you were still safe on the outside?
parallels: (HORRIFIED ★)

[personal profile] parallels 2014-02-19 03:11 pm (UTC)(link)
And the one reason I couldn't go to the jump was knowing you weren't safe. Suppose they sort of cancel each other out, don't they?

[She bites her lip before giving him a soft smile.]
cargojet: (Nice to see you)

[personal profile] cargojet 2014-02-21 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
A little bit.

[ But Nathan reached over and dropped a hand on Clara's shoulder, squeezing just gently, reassuringly. ]

I'm going to need a couple of days off before I come back in, but you'll make sure people know I'm alright, won't you?
parallels: (DECIDING ★)

[personal profile] parallels 2014-02-21 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
[She squeezes his hand on hers before nodding.]

I will. Promise.