Beam me up

[thespaceopera]

[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.]

ooc info:
Happy belated birthday, Drift Fleet! This is the first official mingle for the Season Finale event. As always, this is very backtag friendly-- including the Hosts section below. Take a look at the event information, then jump in and enjoy!

Event information → Here!

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[save_the_souls]

[Some point in the day, Allen approaches her. He's still in the Atroma issued pajamas (he may have rushed out of his room without looking and then forgot where his room was...), but at least he seems to have acquired a blue coat to wear over it to stay warm, one that looks suspiciously like Clay's. But more importantly, he looks like he has food with him. A bowl of synthetic rice with some curry protein. ]

[When he gets near, he offers it to her. He gets the feeling with how guard and tense she is right now, she's probably forgotten this.]

Here, you should eat something.

[ino]

[ Aw, Allen ... how like him to remember the food, first ...


That actually gets a little half-laugh out of her, once she's done being momentarily confused about what he's offering her ]

Ah ... thank you.

[ She'll reach over to take the bowl ]

[save_the_souls]

[Food always comes first okay. He offers a shrug when she takes the bowl.]

It's no trouble. With all the people that have been approaching you, I figured you might have worked up an appetite.

[ino]

[ She sighs ...

She's not really sure why everyone has been approaching her. It's not like any of them knew what was going on, after all ...

But she'll take a small bite of the curry rice. It's kinda gross, honestly, but whatever, she does need some sustenance in her. ]

I hate waiting.

[ For the inevitable explosion death monster thing, seems to be the unspoken rest of that sentence ]

[save_the_souls]

I know...

[He hate the feeling too. It's why he keeps trying to push it to the back of his mind]

But nothing's probably going to happen until that countdown reaches 0.