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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] foolproofed 2015-01-10 08:30 am (UTC)(link)
[He claps his hands together, clearing his throat.]

But dude, enough of that depressing stuff — that's awesome; I mean, it's not, but you get what I mean. It's good to have your people close to you, y'know? And — hell, people who die could even show up here, so really, it's kinda' like a second chance for some people. They cool people? Not a buncha' troublemakers, are they?

[He's

mostly teasing

but...]
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[personal profile] unguard 2015-01-10 09:15 am (UTC)(link)
[...annnnd now he does feel like an asshole. His lips purse unhappily, because he's all too familiar with losing people.

Whether or not Marty's story was real, his pain certainly was. It's enough to convince Bellamy finally that he'd been telling the truth, or at least the truth as he knew it.

Although his lips turn upward, the expression on his face lacks the happiness that accompanies a smile. It's a gesture without any heart, but still.]


Cool? Maybe.

[He shrugs.]

Troublemakers? Absolutely.

[The smile gets a little more sincere at that.]

But they're... they're good people. I'll introduce you sometime. I think you and Jasper are gonna get along just fine.

[Since, you know, Marty's the only one of his people left. And if it sweetens the deal:]

He makes his own brand of moonshine.
foolproofed: <user name=bushyeyebrows> (Reefer madness; chronic sadness?)

[personal profile] foolproofed 2015-01-10 10:41 am (UTC)(link)
Oh man, a name like Jasper, how can you not make moonshine? That's a stoner name, right there; I bet he's got a little bit of the weed-smoking bloodline in him, too. [He grins though, beams really, because Marty just happens to be That Guy with the big-ass grin when he's not miserable in space, and all. It's how he copes, alright.] His stuff can't be any worse than the space booze this place flings around. Careful though, because some of the shit in the bar will knock you flat on your ass and you'll never see it coming.

[IT'S ONLY THE FACTS, BELLAMY.]

Oh. Right. [He holds out a hand, totally aiming for a handshake. Be a bud.] I'm Marty. I guess it should have been info-dump numero uno, but I'm a rebel like that. Or just dyslexic.
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[personal profile] unguard 2015-01-10 11:56 am (UTC)(link)
[Just because Bellamy's warmed up to him a little doesn't mean he's free of deadpan, somewhat judgemental looks. How the name Jasper correlates to moonshine, wether or not weed runs in bloodlines, yeah, no, he's not sure about any of that, and he thinks Marty's a total goob. A likeable, friendly guy, but a total goob.

So he huffs out something of a laugh, shakes his head, and reaches out to shake that hand.]


Bellamy.

[He says, shaking firmly. As soon as the handshake's complete, he pushes himself to stand.]

Thank you. For showing me this. You're right. It helped.
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[personal profile] foolproofed 2015-01-10 12:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[Bellamy? He is so gonna make nicknames up from that.]

No problem. You and your crew should have a place that reminds you of home, help you mellow out if you're feeling overwhelmed. [He doesn't move to stand, just drops his hands to his pockets and relaxes a bit into his spot. He's gonna hang out with his thoughts for a while.] It's not an easy place to be, even if there's a perk here or there. Watch your back and all those generic sayings. I've been here stumbling around long enough to know it'd be a bad idea not to.

You got any questions or you want a fresh back of chips, shoot me a message on the network.
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[personal profile] unguard 2015-01-11 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
[He better not.

Bellamy hesitates for a second, takes in Marty's words with a grim sort of uncertainty, eyes flicking over him, studying him. Is there more to be said? Maybe an apology for being so degrading over Marty's apocalyptic home-world?

..In the end, it's easier to let that go for the time being and just decisively nod.]


I will. I'll be in touch.

[And he will. It's a promise. With those parting words, he makes his way back toward the elevator.

...what chips have to do with anything is completely beyond him, but whatever. A second later, he's gone.]