theguidinghand: (Trust)
Guide ([personal profile] theguidinghand) wrote in [community profile] ataraxionlogs2012-05-07 10:49 pm
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SIXTH WAVE

CHARACTERS: Everyone
LOCATION: Gravity Couch Room
WARNINGS: Possible swearing, possible violence, implied (and possibly explicit) nudity.
SUMMARY: Another month, another jump, another round of new faces.
NOTES: Yep, we're continuing the tradition of re-hashing the game premise.

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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.
walksonrooftops: (side)

[personal profile] walksonrooftops 2012-05-13 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
"Demons that took over people's bodies. I don't know anything about science, but it was a little bit like the ones we have back home. The kind you summon."
blondeandperky: (hold on a sec)

[personal profile] blondeandperky 2012-05-13 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Were they religious in nature? "Did you get rid of them with exorcism? Did crosses or bible verses work against them?"
walksonrooftops: (vacant)

[personal profile] walksonrooftops 2012-05-13 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't know what bibles are. But I think I heard mention of exorcism over the network."
blondeandperky: (keep talking)

[personal profile] blondeandperky 2012-05-14 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
"You don't... Oh." She supposes that it might not mean as much to him as it does to her, but not to have heard of it at all... It's just a momentary surprise.
walksonrooftops: (uncertain)

[personal profile] walksonrooftops 2012-05-14 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
"Ah--" He shrinks back a little, ears lowering, and he bites his lip with sudden uncertainty.

"Is that bad?"
blondeandperky: (perkiest)

[personal profile] blondeandperky 2012-05-14 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
She didn't mean to do that, and she offers him a tentative smile. If it's a gap of knowledge, those can be fixed.

"It's fine...Have you heard of God? Jesus? Mary?"
walksonrooftops: (shy)

[personal profile] walksonrooftops 2012-05-14 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
"No. I haven't heard of any of those."

But now he sure does feel like he should.
blondeandperky: (keep talking)

[personal profile] blondeandperky 2012-05-14 04:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"No..?" She still sounds skeptical, as if he might for some reason be lying.

"I suppose it wouldn't be too late for you to. But please don't say that everyone here is similarly ignorant."
walksonrooftops: (uncertain)

[personal profile] walksonrooftops 2012-05-14 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
"No."

His ears lower and he avoids her gaze now, definitely beginning to feel uneasy.

"No, I'm not sure. Maybe some others know what those are."
blondeandperky: (considering)

[personal profile] blondeandperky 2012-05-15 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
"I guess," and Buffy's smile brightens incidentally, as if she's forcing herself through it to feel more cheerful, "That I can ask them about it myself. I'll find it out."

After all, it didn't look like they were all cat-people.
walksonrooftops: (scorned)

[personal profile] walksonrooftops 2012-05-15 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm sorry I don't know more about it. But a lot of people here are humans, so they probably know."

He backs away a little. Well, he wasn't able to help her as much as he'd like, and that kind of troubles him.

"Just be careful."
blondeandperky: (Default)

[personal profile] blondeandperky 2012-05-15 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'll ask them then. And...you too, with the being careful, right?"

She knows she still has a lot to figure out.
walksonrooftops: (confident)

[personal profile] walksonrooftops 2012-05-16 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
"Of course."

A nod, brisk but not quite formal. "There are people here who work in different departments. So they can help you too."
blondeandperky: (Default)

[personal profile] blondeandperky 2012-05-16 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
"That would be good. Thank you for your help."
walksonrooftops: (hopeful)

[personal profile] walksonrooftops 2012-05-16 03:55 am (UTC)(link)
Another nod, this time coupled with a smile. "I'm 001-088 if you need to reach me."

With that, and with a little flick of his tail, he heads off towards the showers.