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axmods. ([personal profile] ataraxites) wrote in [community profile] ataraxionlogs2015-01-08 12:01 am

thirty-ninth 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: A feeling of deep dread greets you as you stumble out of the gravcouch, strong enough to hold you still for a long moment, searching your surroundings for the source of your wariness. Nothing becomes apparent, only your fellow passengers waking up. Eventually you gather the resolve to pick yourself up and start moving, the feeling fading slowly as you progress through routine.

New arrivals will find messages spraypainted across their lockers telling them not to follow their tattoo numbers, and instead to find a room on Floors 001-010.


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YOU͘ ̨WAKE̢ ̧UP ́IN DA̛RKN̢E̕SS̶


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.

YÓU̴ ̧ĄRE NOT҉ ̷ALǪNE҉


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.

TH̀IS͜ ̶I͠S͡ ͘Y̵O͝UR ̕W͝E̛L̨C͡O͝M͏E P̛AR̴TY͜
axeyou: (snide - bitch bend over)

[personal profile] axeyou 2015-01-16 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Uh-huh.

[Flat, unimpressed. Johanna turns a look on her, calculating, as she flicks a bit of hair off of the flat of the knife.]

So you just thought you'd stop by to, what. Offer style advice? Commentary?
axeyou: (ugh - pard my Parisian)

[personal profile] axeyou 2015-01-16 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"Good. You shouldn't." Trust in general is overrated. Trust in Johanna... double so. She gives Eponine another little glance, flat and wary and curious all at once. What a weird girl.

"Well? Go on and get out of here," she says, too dull to be cruel, "or I'll change my mind and shave it right now. Find your stupid boyfriend. I've got stuff to do."

And she turns back to her locker, pointedly rummaging through the spare contents.
civics: (Was it blown by the wind)

[personal profile] civics 2015-01-16 10:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[ As soon as Levi takes a seat, Erwin is peeling himself from the wall and moving to Levi's side, taking a seat, too. He's quiet as Levi begins to speak, doesn't dare interrupt because hearing each and every word is far more important than adding his two cents for the time being. Erwin lets his hand rest on Levi's thigh, squeezing it softly.

He's not surprised at any of this - the fact that they've been framed, that Eren and Historia are missing, that the Crown is just as deep in all of this as he originally thought. And learning all of this, hearing the uncertainty in Levi's voice makes his heart ache to be home that much more. His place is behind those walls, leading the men and women of the Survey Corps, trying to save humanity... not here. Not on board this ship. Not in whatever world the Trumps throw him. ]


It's difficult... [ He pauses, takes a deep breath ] Listening to you tell me all of this about our lives, about things I've experienced. It's hard to process all of this when I haven't lived it myself.

[ There's no need to ask what interrogation techniques the MP used against him. Erwin knows how they are, knows how the Central MP works. He's sure that he was locked up, beaten within an inch of his life. Levi doesn't need to revisit that; neither of them do. ]

Is there anything else I need to be made aware of?
sparkler: (✦ hanging on at all)

[personal profile] sparkler 2015-01-16 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
The borders on that one aren't so clear either, are they? But you don't seem like a demon to me, anyway. Certainly you don't seem threatening when you've failed to tie your laces.

[He gestures downward.] Careful you don't trip.
sparkler: (✦ you leave because you're certain)

[pods]

[personal profile] sparkler 2015-01-16 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
One always lives in hope. Thank you for the information.

[Hopefully it's true. He'll find out sooner or later, he's sure. He turns to leave, intending to find his locker, but turns back after a moment.]

Ah, how dreadfully rude of me. I didn't get your name.
surveyor: (038)

[personal profile] surveyor 2015-01-17 12:11 am (UTC)(link)
[Levi actually almost laughs at that, a hollow, humorless sort of huff that's more air than sound.]

I'm nowhere near done yet. Obviously I didn't turn myself in- they'd have killed us all anyway, I can guarantee that- but he wouldn't budge, and so we had nothing to go on... After that, Hange came to us. She said there were people on our side within the walls, and because of them our good name had been restored. The newspaper in Trost- it was them. And... [Froooooooown.] That piece of shit Nile. He and Pixis threw in their lot with you, along with Zacklay. Whatever you told them worked, and last I heard, they'd released you.

[Despite his tiredness and the weight of all he's reported- and still needs to report- the corners of his lips twitch up a bit.]

...Apparently, you addressed the crowd that'd come to see the spectacle of your execution right from the gallows.

[You crafty fuck.]

That's the last I heard of you. As for us, me and my squad accompanied Hange to a farm estate within Sina- Rod Reiss's. Kenny's working directly for him, as his dog. [Sound familiar, at all?] They... Reiss means to devour Eren. We don't know all of the details, but our intel suggested that he and Historia were being kept at the chapel at the farm, rebuilt after it was destroyed when bandits murdered the whole family except for Historia. Pretty convenient, huh? Bandits attacking a place like that, slaughtering the entire royal family... Somebody knew something, or had something taken from there... It seemed like the best option.

[Even without knowing the details... It all sounds pretty god damn shady to him.]

The last thing I remember is preparing my squad and leading them inside. Kenny's men were there, but I didn't see him- we separated them using smoke bombs Armin suggested, but that left us blind as well. Last I saw we had the upper hand, but...

[The muscles in his jaw jump, and he suddenly looks even more worn out.]

One of them hit Hange, hard. She fell, and she didn't get up. Armin is supposed to be watching her, I couldn't... I had to find Kenny. He's... Like me. An aberrant person. He could take out the entire squad by himself and I had to prioritize that instead.

[He knows he doesn't have to justify his choice to Erwin... But he feels the need to anyway.]

Shitty glasses... She's made of rubber, isn't she? It's why she smells so bad...
talkingaintdoin: (There are so many issues here.)

[personal profile] talkingaintdoin 2015-01-17 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
He's probably back in the Medbay, honestly. Not the hallways near the Security Department.

[Do you need someone to take you back, River? Should the ship be scared of you? But, as much as Zoë seriously considers telling everyone to mind their p's and q's around River, she remembers the girl is psychic and has more lucid times than not nowadays.]

This ship's as big as some cities. I dunno if anyone's qualified, honestly, but this is a learn-by-doing type of deal.

[It's a question she asked Wash when she got here. Why would she look down on River for doing the same?]
talkingaintdoin: (There are so many issues here.)

[personal profile] talkingaintdoin 2015-01-17 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
"I admit that I wouldn't mind a few of my things from Serenity, but I'd rather be on Serenity." With her whole crew and family. With nothing prowling the halls and making things difficult and dangerous. Without certain knowledge hanging over her head all the time.

But Kaylee's question makes Zoë snort and shake her head. "You ever known Alliance to give something for free? 'Sides, once you see the tech, you'll realize that it's like nothing back home."
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[personal profile] troops 2015-01-17 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
The- what.

[I'm sorry Erica but that word does not mean what you think it means. Cullen is a little too focused on that to really pay attention to her question and he moves to stand, feet slipping a little in the goo.]

I- I know what a ship is. What did you say it was called?
borntorebel: (I am so confused. Aren't you the brains?)

[personal profile] borntorebel 2015-01-17 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
[It's just another jump to Leia, one in a line of many that she's just learned to accept. (It's really only jump number five, but it feels a lot longer.) The princess stops when she spots a familiar face and walks over to him.]

Robin, there you are. Just the person I needed. I wanted to talk to you about something from last week.
Edited 2015-01-20 01:39 (UTC)
better: (amuses her mildly)

[personal profile] better 2015-01-17 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
It's the Tranquility. I think it's supposed to be ironic. Or horrifying.

[She watches him slide around.]
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[personal profile] troops 2015-01-17 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
Horrifying.

[He clarifies, finally getting his bearings.]

What did you say your name was?
better: (worries her brow)

[personal profile] better 2015-01-17 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
Erica. I've been here a few months.

[She reaches for a nearby towel.]

Here, you'll thank me later. That blue stuff gets everywhere.
songofhappiness: <user name=thehollowedartists site=tumblr.com> (050)

[personal profile] songofhappiness 2015-01-17 01:40 am (UTC)(link)
[ Caroline notices that Fortescue doesn't seem that thrilled with her gift. This could be for a number of reasons, but most of the ones she can guess at are more along the lines of being tied to something terrible.. She bites her lip, looking unsure before speaking. ]

You don't really seem happy about having it. Bad memories or something?

[ Anyone else, they might think it's not their business. Caroline considers her a friend, and Caroline considers everything that's her friend's business her own. ]
fade_away: (✇ Was it all you wanted?)

[personal profile] fade_away 2015-01-17 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
[Cole looks down to his shoes with mild disappointment. He lifts one foot, then the other. Yes, they are still untied. They did not magically tie themselves when he wasn't looking. He looks back to Dorian.]

As long as I step carefully and don't try to run I usually don't trip.

[There's a metaphor in there somewhere about him trying to help and getting similar results, probably?]
sidewinding: (#8389014)

it's okay i can use my imagination

[personal profile] sidewinding 2015-01-17 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ Yep. It's him. Not that this was called into question before, but Potter speaking up, saying his name with that particular slant of historical dislike, makes it all the more real. Draco's mouth is twisted into what would be a smile if it wasn't loathsomely unpleasant, his gaze dead in the water, and no intention to just give back Harry's wand evident in his stance.

Actual amusement for the other young man's compromised position flitters warm and cruel behind his expression. ]


You look like you've got your hands full enough, Potter. Maybe I ought to hold onto it a little longer.

[ Pale eyebrows twitch up. ]

Return the favour.

[ And then, his other hand comes to grip a hold of it, not yet posing it like he'd snap it in half, but the threat is there. Sharper, more serious all at once; ] What do you remember.
bailedontheempire: (Default)

[personal profile] bailedontheempire 2015-01-17 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
The jumps occur monthly. It's important to be back in the grav couches in time, the G-forces involved will kill any creature larger than a small insect.

Also, people you recognize from home may not have been brought here from the same point in time you were.
jondrette: (brave)

[personal profile] jondrette 2015-01-17 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, no one ever said Eponine was the most sane individual. Musical writers must have been kidding themselves.

"Please do not- I will find Michel. And I will find you for more hair!" With a quick giggle, she practically trips over herself as she turns to find her boyfriend. Johanna was lovely, and Eponine believed that she herself had made another friend.
notmarieanymore: (shock horror omg)

[personal profile] notmarieanymore 2015-01-17 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
Gotham City? [She raises an eyebrow. She knew New York was sometimes called Gotham. But the only Gotham she knew...] Ain't that the place with Batman?

[She gives him a small, comforting (she hopes) smile, though.] Caldecott County- but I've spent the past few years in upstate New York.
compressioncoil: (Default)

[personal profile] compressioncoil 2015-01-17 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
Zoe, as always, has a good point.

"Obviously I would, too. Don't even' know this place, but it's... I don' appreciate wakin' up in goo an' all naked-like." Who did? Other than the people that had put them here.

"No, figured maybe there was a catch or somethin' 'round here."
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[personal profile] songofhappiness 2015-01-17 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
I'm Caroline.

[ Folding her arms, she bites her lip as she looks him over. Disorientation isn't so uncommon from what she can see, but maybe he was stuck in a coma, like her friend. ]

There were a few people who didn't wake up after the last jump - they were still in their tube thingys. I dunno why it happened, but it seems like everyone's waking back up this time around. Maybe that happened to you?
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[personal profile] songofhappiness 2015-01-17 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ There's a second where she blinks up at him and then smiles, throwing her arms around him in a tight hug.

She's just really happy to see him, okay. ]


Sorry, sorry. I need to watch where I'm going. [ Pulling back, she brushes her hair out of her face, glancing behind her just in case Elena pops out from behind some lockers or something. ] I'm just checking on whoever I can find, making sure everyone woke up.
letsjustgogo: (Hmmm no.)

[personal profile] letsjustgogo 2015-01-17 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
Couldn't hurt.

You missed a fun adventure through a giant space gas cloud, if that makes you feel better.
foundafamily: (1.1)

[pods]

[personal profile] foundafamily 2015-01-17 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
[He nods at the thanks and only smiles in amusement when the guy comes back.]

Don't worry about it.

[The man just fell out of a weird tube into a creepy spacestation. Some rudeness can be excused.]

It's Firo Prochainezo. What's yours?
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[personal profile] songofhappiness 2015-01-17 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
Apparently the whole ship came to a stop right in the middle of it. I think there was some damage, but I have no idea how bad...not that I'm an expert in ship damage.

[ What can she say, she needs to read a million books on this stuff in order to feel completely comfortable with it all.

She'll probably never feel comfortable with it. ]


Anyway, the whole thing is weird and kinda worrying. I mean, what happens if the ship stops working? Do we even have a back up plan to get everyone off? [ She blows out a frustrated breath as she pushes her hair back a bit. ] Probably questions I should ask someone in some department.