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Voices from Heaven ([personal profile] thespaceopera) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2015-10-18 03:20 pm

Beam me up

[The weekly Shuffle doesn't happen quite as it should. No new passengers appear on the ships, and no message is sent in from the hosts. The usual day comes and goes without a stir.

And then, on the second day, another one of those surges of static comes in over the speakers, breaking apart for a voice in the background. It's Diamond, and she sounds too far away from the receiver. She also doesn't sound quite like herself-- her tone flat and cold. Disappointed.]


--I know. I can't. [A pause of empty air, before a short, decisive sigh.] ...Yes. Bring them in.

[A blip of lost time passes right after those words, before every passenger mysteriously wakes alone in their own unfamiliar room. They have never seen this room before, but those familiar with the Hospitality Deck of the Marsiva might recognize the style of decor. It sounds and smells the same as the host ship as well--clean and chrome--but this set of rooms have never been ventured into before.

Welcome back to the Marsiva, dear passengers.]

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arcanepower: (🙧 here was a man mourning tomorrow)

Belthazar; open!

[personal profile] arcanepower 2015-10-19 02:32 am (UTC)(link)
[You know who isn't happy about this? It's Belth. Even with his clothes and his journal and the little mana gem brought over from his room, he's unhappy. The mana gem is especially important; it's his lifeblood. He tucks it into his pocket protectively.

He paces over to the metal chest and kicks it. Okay, that hurts. It infuriates him though, pushes him onward. The chest is empty-- which is the only reason he can pick it up. It's still heavy.]


Rrgh... stupid... toying with us--

[He screams in rage and hurls the chest at the door. When that's not enough, he flips his entire bed over, frame and all, until the entire room's a wreck.]

AT LEAST BRING HIM BACK!
ino: (This .. is a joke right?)

[personal profile] ino 2015-10-19 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
[ Yikes. She, uh, waits until there's a pause in the yelling and crashing before she knocks on the door. ]

Bel? Are you in there?

[ As if she didn't just hear him screaming, but, you know. It's fine. ]
arcanepower: (🙧 time and again)

[personal profile] arcanepower 2015-10-23 11:25 am (UTC)(link)
[There's a moment or two of silence, very telling.]

... yes.

[He sounds kind of embarrassed.]
ino: (Hmm ...)

[personal profile] ino 2015-10-23 02:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Aw. It's okay, Bel, she's totally done that before too, no shame.

She pauses ... ]


Can I come in?
arcanepower: (🙧 held together with string)

[personal profile] arcanepower 2015-10-24 12:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[The door slides open so Ino can come in. All the furniture's been tipped over or thrown, though. It looks like a hurricane happened.]

I don't see why you would want to.
preformthisneigh: (Hat on = cowpony time)

[personal profile] preformthisneigh 2015-10-19 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[If you live in Paradisa long enough, you learn to dread waking up somewhere different. It usually means something bad is about to happen. Cheese isn't a big fan of being locked up, either, but at least he has some experience on his side for weird shenanigans.

Sup, buddy? He'll just open the door and clamber over the wreckage as best he can.
]

Pretty sure yelling won't help. In fact, it might attract whatever's going to eventually mess with us closer. That's how these things worked back in the castle.
arcanepower: (🙧 he could not break surface tension)

[personal profile] arcanepower 2015-10-23 11:28 am (UTC)(link)
[Cheese is so nonchalant about it. Belth very nearly throws a blast of magic at him, but realizes it's not an enemy jumping in and lowers his hand.]

And I almost polymorphed you. I don't suggest sneaking up on me. [He huffs.] ... Do not worry. I won't let them hurt any of us.
preformthisneigh: (Much eyebrow)

[personal profile] preformthisneigh 2015-10-23 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
I...have no idea what that is, but I'm gonna go ahead and guess not good.

[Belth, that's adorable and also ridiculous, he actual gives a soft laugh. It's not one of his usual, genuine laughs. This is a touch more bitter. ]

Yeaaaaah, I don't think that'll help much, in the long run. Thanks, though. I appreciate the attempt.
arcanepower: (🙧 you'll never love anyone more)

[personal profile] arcanepower 2015-10-24 12:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[He tries to put up a brave front, but Cheese's frankness breaks through. His shoulders slump.]

... I know. The Initiative was too powerful for us to oppose either, but...

[He runs his hands through his hair.]

At least I still have my invisibility spell.
preformthisneigh: (Oh look a magical rainbow)

[personal profile] preformthisneigh 2015-10-25 12:35 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know a whole lot about the Initiative, but if they're anything like Paradisa was it's like trying to fight against a big pile of jello.

...And not in a fun way.

[Not that living rough in Equestria is much better, but at least the monsters there just want to kill or enslave you. They don't want to mess with your head

...Well, except for Discord, but details.
]

Yeah? That might come in handy. You never know.
arcanepower: (🙧 he drank but finally drowned in sorrow)

[personal profile] arcanepower 2015-10-27 01:30 pm (UTC)(link)
They were an underground resistance who turned to time travel to stop the tyrants. I think they became tyrants themselves, in some respects. And they failed to protect both us and their own people, over and over...

What is Paradisa?
preformthisneigh: (Much eyebrow)

[personal profile] preformthisneigh 2015-10-27 11:36 pm (UTC)(link)
...Well, that's depressing.

[Wow, that's a loaded question.]

It was the place I was before I came here. One of those kidnap you from home deals like the Fleet is. This one was a castle, it took something from you when you arrived, like a memory or an ability - and every month it would do something...usually creepy or terrible to mess you around.

It ate our souls.
arcanepower: ([hooded] i lied but you lied smarter)

[personal profile] arcanepower 2015-10-28 04:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[He's totally understanding, nodding, right up until the last part. That startles him and frightens him.]

It did what?! That's-- that's-- deplorable! Disgusting! And yet you live?

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princessia: ((anime) 13)

[personal profile] princessia 2015-10-20 05:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ Oh gosh, she feels so relieved when she finds Belthazar's room. Until she hears a lot of crashing going on inside. She's scared now, thanks. She'll wait until she's finished destroying his room... ]
arcanepower: (🙧 don't look)

[personal profile] arcanepower 2015-10-23 11:33 am (UTC)(link)
[He's done. There's not much furniture in there, though there's a light thump as he sits against the door.]
princessia: (33)

[personal profile] princessia 2015-10-24 02:55 pm (UTC)(link)
...B-Belthazar?

[ Fear is evident in her voice as she finally speaks up to get his attention. She doesn't want to intrude, thinking he might suddenly snap at her too. ]
arcanepower: (🙧 we must rid ourselves of this habit)

[personal profile] arcanepower 2015-10-27 01:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[He does the opposite. If anything, hearing her voice scares him. Oh no. What if she thinks he's a monster? His rage is gone, replaced by disappointment and frustration, but he tries his best to be nonchalant.

It fails. Really, all he sounds is embarrassed. Because he is.]


E-- Elize? You-- you heard that, didn't you.
princessia: ((anime) 13)

[personal profile] princessia 2015-10-28 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
I did...

[ There's a long awkward pause before she starts speaking again. Even if he sounds embarrassed now, her voice remaining shaky, frightened. ]

Are you still mad?
arcanepower: (🙧 for redemption)

[personal profile] arcanepower 2015-10-28 03:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[He lets out a breath.]

No... not really.

[He would never want to hurt her, so he tries to soften his tone as much as he can. He shifts and gets up, reaching over to tap the panel and open the door.]

I apologize for scaring you.
princessia: (49)

[personal profile] princessia 2015-10-29 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
[ People get angry sometimes. It's fine. But she's more at ease now that she knows that he isn't as angry as she heard him earlier. Belthazar is her friend and beginning to be like an older sibling that she can look up to. She can't see him as a monster.

When he comes into view, she's relieved to see him. Moving forward, she opens her arms to hug him around the waist. ]

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experiencepoints: (Kkkkkinda sketch but okay sure.)

[personal profile] experiencepoints 2015-10-20 06:18 am (UTC)(link)
[Nightingale rushes over at the sound of trouble- She's working under the assumption that this is a game, after all, and that sound means someone's in danger. So she's going to throw the door open, ready to fight whoever's attacking the poor elf...

... And, well. That wasn't what she expected.]


Are you okay...?
arcanepower: (🙧 you'll never love anyone more)

[personal profile] arcanepower 2015-10-23 11:36 am (UTC)(link)
[She finds him panting, hair and clothes all disheveled with his hands extended and magic coalescing around them. He drops the spell when he recognizes her, thankfully.]

I--

[He bites his bottom lip for a second.]

I'm fine.

[Yeah, sure, ok.]
experiencepoints: (pic#6944669)

[personal profile] experiencepoints 2015-10-28 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
... Are... Are you sure?

[She has no clue what's going on in here, but at least she can recognize a cast being aborted. She's probably not going to get murdered, then, that's always a good thing.]

Do you need help putting things back?
arcanepower: (🙧 for redemption)

[personal profile] arcanepower 2015-10-30 08:12 am (UTC)(link)
[Or sheeped, then obliterated. But yes. His ears lay flat against his hair; he's pretty scared.]

N-no. [His voice cracks a little.] No, I can do it myself. I need to.
experiencepoints: (I am ... the weakest link.)

[personal profile] experiencepoints 2015-10-30 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[She's quite fond of remaining human, it's true.

Having had her only friends growing up being a cat-person and an elf, she can recognize the signs of feelings pretty well, but... Well, she doesn't know him very well at all yet. So she can't push things.]


Okay. It seems like everyone's been taken to... wherever we are, so if you do need help...