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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.
onsilksheets: (pic#5288514)

[personal profile] onsilksheets 2014-02-11 04:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[ bela doesn't hesitate in taking his offered hand, shaking it in a firm yet polite manner. ]

I think I would have remembered if we did. [ she smiles. ] It's a pleasure, Elijah. My name is Bela. Bela Talbot.

[ no scolding from her at the moment. she's in an amiable mood, even with the post jump feeling still present. besides, he hasn't really given her a reason to be hostile towards him. ]
cogere: (SUAVE.)

[personal profile] cogere 2014-02-12 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[ well, this is new and probably troublesome. the last thing anyone needs is more doppelgangers. ]

jokingly, as if his earlier comment was a bad pick-up line or something similar. ] I agree. If you've the time, I could use a tour. [ a pointed look. ] The highlights, of course. [ he already knows the ship is huge. ]
onsilksheets: (tee hee)

[personal profile] onsilksheets 2014-02-13 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
[ that was true, even the doppelganger thing didn't bother bela so much anymore. ]

I have a little time. [ a stretch of her legs would do her some good. she can't help but laugh softly. ] Of course. I'm sure you'd want to rest at some point. [ oh, but he was charming. ]
cogere: (QUIRK.)

[personal profile] cogere 2014-02-13 06:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[ oh, she's witty. he appreciates that, too. ]

Are you implying that I would have trouble keeping up? [ he knows she isn't, but he likes a joke, given the proper opportunity. ] I'm more sprightly than you might think. [ especially given his age lbr. ]
onsilksheets: (pleased)

[personal profile] onsilksheets 2014-02-13 08:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Not at all. [ her tone is light and for a few moments she forgets about how rubbish she's feeling at the moment. ]

I only meant that you may be tired after the jump. It can take a lot out of a person.
cogere: (CHEERS.)

[personal profile] cogere 2014-02-17 12:58 am (UTC)(link)
[ almost breezily, with a reassuring smile. ]

As I said, you'll find me more sprightly than expected.
onsilksheets: (pic#2934019)

[personal profile] onsilksheets 2014-02-17 05:39 pm (UTC)(link)
All right.

[ bela smiles in return, a little amused. ]

Shall we begin the tour, Elijah?