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axmods. ([personal profile] ataraxites) wrote in [community profile] ataraxionlogs2014-09-08 12:00 am

thirty-fifth 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: You wake feeling cold and alone. There is a strange sense of emptiness, and the jump holds no surprises for you. There is nothing buffering the jump sickness and disorientation for you this month, and those still suffering the lingering effects of August's plot may find it more difficult than usual to get through the post-jump 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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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.
foundafamily: (3.2)

[personal profile] foundafamily 2014-09-12 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
Well, the people were pretty normal. At least so long as you stayed away from the snotty areas.

[The planet reminded him of his city: full of crime and people willing to stab you if you looked at them the wrong way.]

I also didn't see too many monsters or anything like that.
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[personal profile] deservesadaisy 2014-09-13 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
[Light and amused:]

What sort of monsters were you expecting to see?
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[personal profile] foundafamily 2014-09-13 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
[This is a good segue:]

Somethin' like the freaky ones that are around here. I wouldn't even know how to start describin' 'em besides "dangerous" and "screwed up."
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[personal profile] deservesadaisy 2014-09-13 11:53 am (UTC)(link)
[Ivan displays mild concern.]

Certainly not promising. How would I recognize one?
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[personal profile] foundafamily 2014-09-13 05:34 pm (UTC)(link)
It'd be hard not to--I mean, none of 'em really look human.

[Then again... just last month many of the people on board began undergoing changes that made them look like something very not human. With that in mind, Firo adds:]

They'll be the things growlin' and goin' for your throat.
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[personal profile] deservesadaisy 2014-09-13 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Noted. I'll be sure to keep a sharp eye out.
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[personal profile] foundafamily 2014-09-14 02:46 am (UTC)(link)
[He nods.]

Do that. Don't go too deep into the halls, too, if you can help it. We've been down there and there's nothin' good.
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[personal profile] deservesadaisy 2014-09-14 04:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Is there a map for this place?
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[personal profile] foundafamily 2014-09-15 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
Uh... Well, we tried makin' one, but then every time we went back in the hallways, things were different. But there is one that shows where the important rooms are. Just don't be surprised if the ship doesn't always match up.
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[personal profile] deservesadaisy 2014-09-15 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Christ. Wonderful. Well, I suppose forewarned is forearmed. Thank you.
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[personal profile] foundafamily 2014-09-16 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
No problem. Can't imagine what it was like for the first batch of us, eh? Most a' what we know we've had to find out bit by bit. And mostly by ourselves.
deservesadaisy: (confused)

[personal profile] deservesadaisy 2014-09-17 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
Surely someone actually launched this ship deliberately, at some point.
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[personal profile] foundafamily 2014-09-17 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. 'Least that's what we heard.

[He rubs the back of his neck.]

It's kinda hard to know what to believe, but there are people here who supposedly know what's goin' on. They just don't talk to us.
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[personal profile] deservesadaisy 2014-09-17 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
At all, or about what's going on?
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[personal profile] foundafamily 2014-09-18 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
Both. At least, recently. They used to pop up on the network once in a while, but it's been ages since we saw 'em.
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[personal profile] deservesadaisy 2014-09-19 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Alright.

[He shakes his head, after a moment.]

I should probably do a bit of cautious exploring. But thank you, for the advice.
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[personal profile] foundafamily 2014-09-20 03:43 pm (UTC)(link)
No problem. Just make sure it really is cautious so nobody has to go and try to save you.

[He shrugs.]

Probably wouldn't even work anyway.