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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] foundafamily 2015-01-25 04:10 pm (UTC)(link)
"I..."

His immediate thought is to lie about Szilard's memories, of course. That's just an unpleasant thing to get into and he doesn't exactly like to go around boasting about that time he killed an old man even if said old man was a terrible person.

But then how is he supposed to say what's wrong with him? If her issue is similar, then he should be honest so they can put their heads together and figure this out.

He looks off to the side and folds his arms over his chest. "...It's a long story, but I've got memories that are mine and memories I took--er, I mean, memories that aren't mine. Lately it's been harder to tell which is which."

And given those memories that aren't his are incredibly disturbing, it's not fun.
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[personal profile] circumitus 2015-01-26 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
As Firo explains his condition, Rey squints a little. Yes, she can sympathize a great deal with that...

"Have had that problem since before the recon. Can't help make it stop, but perhaps there's a way to help you better live with it."

Without her father's guidance, Rey has only her memories to go on. Fortunately, her memories are all she really needs, as she can allow herself to go back to that old moment of another time.

Of course, Firo's situation could be different from hers. But she's willing to help.
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[personal profile] foundafamily 2015-01-26 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
He winces just thinking about that. Has she had that her whole life? Then how the hell can he complain?

"You think?" He'd really take anything. Beating his head against the wall isn't helping at all. "I mean, if I stop and think about it, little things like the people who're there or the time can clue me in that it's not mine, but sometimes there's not enough to tell right away."

And it's really disturbing to think of his girlfriend-ish person or his surrogate brother and have memories of torturing them.
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[personal profile] circumitus 2015-01-26 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
Nope, not her whole life. It's only been about four years since her memories were restored -- all of them. Though the overlapping events on the Tranquility makes the timelines... confusing. Which doesn't help her case very much.

And no, beating your head against the wall helps the least. Rey's had to learn this the hard way.

"Could try a few things sometime, if you're open to the idea."

When she's not disoriented. Or under-dressed.
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[personal profile] foundafamily 2015-01-26 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
Ideas?! Firo blinks, doing nothing to hide his eagerness. Or desperation. Whatever you want to call it. "Really? I'd try anything."

Well, not anything, but pretty damn close.

"And, uh, I can try and help you out with your stuff, too." Not that he has any ideas himself, but he's here for you, buddy.
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[personal profile] circumitus 2015-01-27 08:25 am (UTC)(link)
Rey makes a quiet sound, almost like a laugh. Not because she finds what Firo said funny, but because of the irony of it. She's pretty sure that there's nothing anyone can do to help. That's just where she's at.

But for now, just this once, she'd like to see if there's something that she can do for someone else.

"So you know, it's psychology. Picked up a few tricks from someone."

That way Firo at least knows that what she's trying is kind of normal. She's seen people in this place with abilities to jump into a person's head, and had even been subjected to such instances before herself. Getting that bit out of the way just seemed... important.
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[personal profile] foundafamily 2015-01-27 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Ordinarily, Rey's explanation would be a good move. Firo certainly doesn't want someone peering into his brain willynilly--he has too many things he wants to hide and that's also just plain weird. But because this is Firo, his imagination lumps psychology in with creepy mind-reading stuff.

On guard, he takes a step back. "Wait, wait, wait. Like that weird stuff where people ask you about your feelings and all that?"

He doesn't know what he thought she was going to do, but it suddenly sounds a little scary when she puts it like that.
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[personal profile] circumitus 2015-01-28 06:59 am (UTC)(link)
"No. That would be therapy." Her lip twitches into a smile, kind of. "It's a scientific field that focuses on behavioral and mental studies."

That's the abridged definition, anyway. Rey isn't quite lucid enough yet to go in depth with the whole thing, and something tells her that Firo isn't, either. If he ever would be.
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[personal profile] foundafamily 2015-01-29 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
Wow, rude, Rey. Accurate, but rude.

"All right, then." He still sounds wary, but he'll trust her. It doesn't sound too threatening when she puts it like that.

Though he doubts whatever next steps she has in mind will be easy, he feels somewhat relieved just knowing that she'll help. Now the hard part will be trying to think of things he can do to help her.

But first, there's something he should probably say. He clears his throat and glances around. "...Thank you."
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[personal profile] circumitus 2015-01-30 08:18 am (UTC)(link)
...

Even now, after all this time, she's still not used to hearing those words. She falters before she can think of those two simple words.

"You're welcome."

Another moment. Her eyes shift.

"Should probably get dressed now."

Hint, Firo. Since you've been talking to a lady wearing nothing but a towel this entire time.
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I'm sorry he's such a drama queen

[personal profile] foundafamily 2015-01-31 05:13 am (UTC)(link)
Get used to it, Rey. If her idea is any help at all (or even if she only tries) she's going to be hearing those words a lot.

He turns bright red and jumps like she swatted him. In the time since they started talking, he's managed to ignore the state of her clothing. "R-right. I, uh--" Oh, damn it, he's a horrible person, isn't he? Imposing on a woman like that and all.

He whirls around, but before he goes... "I-I-I'm sorry."
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it's okay we love him just the way he is

[personal profile] circumitus 2015-01-31 06:34 am (UTC)(link)
Wow Firo, you can be such a weirdo sometimes.