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Voices from Heaven ([personal profile] thespaceopera) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2015-06-11 10:46 pm

A cry for help

[a distress call has been tracked across the void, finally leading back to the source. a hulking crippled ship, teeming with hostile alien life, now lies before you.

what do you do? do you dive in or hang back? are you here to learn, play, build, or observe?

however you choose to proceed, your audience is out there somewhere, watching.]



ooc: here is a good ol' themed mingle to get you all started! and don't feel limited by the prompts and what they describe--they're just there as idea-starters, so feel free to go anywhere and do anything.

have fun!

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A.

[personal profile] redactions 2015-06-17 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
[ It's fortunate Bucky's behind him at first, because he just about stops dead seeing the glow and shape of the shield, then at the kid wielding it. For a few horrified microseconds he does nothing, and then practically skids to cover Steven's left flank. ]

Hey, on your left!

[ turns out he does have to live through the plot of Alien. C'est la vie. ]
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[personal profile] realhumanbeing 2015-06-17 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
[With a yelp Steven turns, not expecting another person-- but any person is better than an alien bug! Steven turns his back to the man and slams his shield into a bug, not even grimacing as it smashes into goo and gore. He'll have time for wincing later-- now he has to protect this guy!]

I think there's--

[He's out of breath.]

--there's two more!
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[personal profile] redactions 2015-06-17 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ give him flashbacks to his childhood and a heart attack in the same sentence, well done. ]

I see 'em! Stay behind me.

[ He has two makeshift knives on him, and draws the bugs towards him, intending to lead them off into a corner of the room they can't move as easily in. ]
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[personal profile] realhumanbeing 2015-06-17 04:44 am (UTC)(link)
But--

[He hesitates, but this man is large, and moves as though he knows what he's doing. Reluctantly Steven obeys, though his shield is still out-- if the bugs attack and the man doesn't move, he'll launch forward.

Fortunately, the bugs don't seem to realize they're being lured into a trap: they follow Bucky stupidly, clicking and attacking threateningly.]
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[personal profile] redactions 2015-06-17 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
[ It's as much wanting the advantage of quicker manoeuvrability as it is not wanting to expose a kid to more violence. Never mind the trail of bodies behind Steven, or the kids he met in '43 and '44 running errands for the Resistance. You're never too young to die for your country — or just die, really. ]

[ He makes quick work of the two and wipes the knife clean before returning to where Steven is. ]

That was a close call. What're you doin' out here by yourself?
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[personal profile] realhumanbeing 2015-06-17 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
Exploring. Trying to see what's going on. I don't mean to kill them, but they keep attacking.

[He switches the shield over to his other arm and offers his hand.]

I'm Steven! Thanks for helping me.
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[personal profile] redactions 2015-06-17 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
No problem.

[ His name is Steven, he has a shield, why didn't the universe make him blond too while they were at it? There's a pause, which Bucky covers by making it an intake of breath before shaking Steven's hand firmly. ]

Nice name. I'm Jim. You lookin' for anything specific around here?
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[personal profile] realhumanbeing 2015-06-17 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
Just looking. I wanted to see if anybody who sent the signal was still around. They might be locked in a room waiting for rescue!
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[personal profile] redactions 2015-06-17 05:10 am (UTC)(link)
[ More like locked in here and waiting for an ambush. He frowns. ]

It came from real deep inside the ship, there'll be a hell lot more of those bugs out there.
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[personal profile] realhumanbeing 2015-06-17 10:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh my god don't curse he's 12 Jim.]

Then it's good you found me!

[He grins up at him-- but then, more seriously:]

Are you hurt?
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[personal profile] redactions 2015-06-17 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[ are you for real ]

Me? No, I'm fine, I heal up, don't worry. You?
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[personal profile] realhumanbeing 2015-06-17 10:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, me too! I mean, I kinda got bit a bit, but I can heal! Are you magic too?

[Cheerfully, without a moment of hesitation, Steven sticks two fingers in his mouth. Getting them nice and wet, he begins rubbing spit on any open wounds he sees.]
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[personal profile] redactions 2015-06-17 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[ And he thought the future was weird enough. He blinks in surprise before he realises he's staring, and turns his attention elsewhere. ]

No, just human and heal quick. [ a beat ] What kinda magic?
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[personal profile] realhumanbeing 2015-06-17 10:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Uhh-- Gem magic!

[And hey, that magic is working! Before their eyes, Steven's bites and cuts are shrinking. He watches with satisfaction.]

I'm half alien, on my mom's side. They-- we're-- called Gems! And we're magic. Everybody's got different kinds, but my mom's was really good at healing. That's why I have a shield instead of a spear or an axe or whatever.
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[personal profile] redactions 2015-06-17 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[ That's mighty quick, and he files it away for later. ]

That's real useful, Steven. I carry a shield too, but I didn't come here with mine.
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[personal profile] realhumanbeing 2015-06-17 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey, now there's three of us! This other guy has a shield too, but he doesn't have his either.

[He says it somewhat distractedly, though, as he's begun to lead the way deeper into the ship. Faintly:]

Shield buddies!
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[personal profile] redactions 2015-06-17 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Echoing Steven with some amusement, as he stays on Steven's left, ] Shield buddies.

Who's the third?
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[personal profile] realhumanbeing 2015-06-17 11:08 pm (UTC)(link)
The commander. He trains me sometimes. He's really nice!
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[personal profile] redactions 2015-06-17 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ...? ]

[ !!!!!!!! ]

Really?

[ Is that safe?? But Steven's doing fine, so there mustn't be anything particularly homicidal there. ]
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[personal profile] realhumanbeing 2015-06-17 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah! We did stretches and push-ups and sit-ups and junk like that, so we could both get buff and junk.

[He glances behind him with a somewhat curious smile.]

Why, did . . . was he not nice to you?
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[personal profile] redactions 2015-06-17 11:17 pm (UTC)(link)
It's payin' off, if y'ask me.

[ He squeezes Steven's shoulder gently, then signals him to stop as he moves forward and looks through the doorway to a new room. There's nothing there, thankfully. ]

Nah, it was nothin' like that. We just compared notes.
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[personal profile] realhumanbeing 2015-06-17 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[SO BUFF. Steven beams to himself, pleased by the compliment-- but he can't focus on that now. There's the mission! He glances in the room as Jim does, eyes wide, and then keeps going as it proves empty.]

Notes on what?
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[personal profile] redactions 2015-06-17 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Precious. Bucky ruffles his hair. ]

Our worlds, mostly. Seems like the ones here ain't so different if you put 'em all together.
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[personal profile] realhumanbeing 2015-06-17 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, yeah.

[He doesn't understand, not truly, but he thinks he does.]

There's a lot of different people from different times . . . but a ton of similarities too! Some people are from the same year, or the same place, but it's all . . . weird. Somebody should do research, maybe.
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[personal profile] redactions 2015-06-18 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
Why not make that our project? [ he asks, peering around a corner. ] What kinda worlds the Atroma likes taking us from.

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