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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
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[personal profile] troops 2015-01-10 07:12 am (UTC)(link)
[He's starting to get the distinct feeling that he's being talked down to- but to be honest, he can't quite bring himself to care. She obviously knows more than him on the subject, so why resent that she's trying to help? Cullen tries to think on her question, though his expression isn't exactly one of recognition.]

You said... that this is a space ship, yes? We have sea ships. None that can move into the sky, but-

[He's trying. Cullen brushes a hand absently against the wall, frowning slightly at the smoothness of it- metal? Who would make walls out of metal? It doesn't make sense that something made of metal could sail through the sky, but if he's to believe her, then it does.]

The Qunari build their dreadnoughts with metal hulls. Like this, I think.
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[personal profile] materminal 2015-01-15 07:00 am (UTC)(link)
The Qunari.

[ She echos it back, curious, but instead of asking for more details she offers him a nod. ]

Dreadnoughts are a good comparison. This ship is called the Tranquility — it's probably larger than anything you're used to.

[ And there's no end to the lessons, really. But it's true that she's verging on patronizing, and he's obviously still got some adjusting to do. She steps forward to offer him a hand in formal greeting. ]

My name is Ellen Ripley. [ A glance towards... his pockets, which actually she's not so sure he has, so never mind. ] Have you found your communication device yet?
Edited (??? 12 am ok) 2015-01-15 07:02 (UTC)
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[personal profile] troops 2015-01-15 07:37 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, they're- uh.

[Does she not know what a qunari is? Cullen is suddenly tasked with trying to explain an entire concept of a people and it leaves him a little lost for words- which is all for the best really, because the woman starts speaking again, explaining things here and there.

Of course, the name of the ship unnerves him slightly, and Cullen's brow furrows sharply at that, though he forces himself to ease when she introduces herself. There's no need to jump at every sound, though it might merit investigating later.]


Good to meet you. I am Cullen Rutherford, Commander of the Inquisition's forces.

[...okay, maybe everyone he meets here won't know what the Inquisition is, but he introduces it as more of a title than a line to fish for familiarity with. He's not even sure how to begin to answer her question, and- alright, he knows what both words mean, but he can't really imagine what a device like that would be.]

I... I don't think I have one of those.