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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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[haven't boarded the mysterious ship yet, or have no intention to? feel like checking in on your own crew, or sending a message out to the rest of the fleet? maybe you just want to zoom around in a shuttle and try to shoot down a rocketing pod. this is the place to do it.

this can be for reaction tags, ship-specific action, network broadcasts, whatever!]

[the entry hall is where all the docking ships open up to, and it makes for a great staging area for all activity. whether you're just arriving, observing the activity, trying to find a place to help out, or clearing a few roaming bugs away to make the place safe for everyone else, this is where everything is the busiest.

maybe this open, vulnerable area can be made safer. maybe supplies and emergency stations could be set up here. there's probably someone here who needs to be fed, or patched up after their latest expedition. then again, maybe it would be better to hang back near the ships and avoid as much venturing out as possible.

do you miss the vacation stations yet?]

[a little ways in from the entryway, sections of the wall have been peeled away, exposing some of the maintenance areas of the ship. you can't do much from here, but it's a start.

all sorts of passengers may find this area interesting, but those with engineering or pilot augments will find this area especially useful--whether they're interested in assessing and repairing damage to the ship, or looting the wreckage for useful scrap.

also, a spare pair of hands to hold this flashlight would be great.]

[though it's a little dangerous this far into the ship, there is an area where some useful consoles still survive. the ship has abandoned this area in order to save its energy for more important things, and the consoles themselves are kind of a mess, but with a little outside power and a lot of work, hopefully something useful can be salvaged from the databanks.

protection is definitely needed in this area, so that communication officers, engineers, and anyone else who wants to help can do their work. there is a lot that can be worked on here--makeshift power sources can be routed from the docked ships, wrecked electronics can be repaired, and many encrypted files and layers of firewalls can be slowly cracked.

and seriously... can someone hold this flashlight?]

[it's dark, the ship is a treacherous ruin, and there are bugs everywhere. sound like fun?

whether you're here to explore, fight, collect specimens, or attempt to communicate with the strangely-behaving creatures... be careful. the violent bugs attack from the darkness without a sound, and their numbers continue to increase farther into the ship. the working bugs won't harm you until you get in their way, but all bets are off when you do.

remember to be nice to your medics on the way out.]

[A. SPACE BUGS]

[This whole situation was worrying, but it wasn't enough for Allen to refuse to at least scope it out. So, he insisted that even if he was a medic, he'd be just fine if he was on the away mission for this creepy, creepy ship. Besides, it was better they set up some supplies there, in case something went wrong.]

[Which getting on the ship? Allen can't so much as set down his bag before a stray bug comes out and tries to get at him. It reaches within pincher distance, but as it take a swipe, Allen jumps out of the way and counters by slashing back at it with sudden giant talons- giving it a huge gash in the armor.]

Gah! Space bugs again!?

[WHATS WITH SPACE AND BUGS?!]

[Either way, you can either let Allen do the fighting or help out!]

[B. NO SPACE BUGS]

[If you want to talk to Allen when there's not hordes of space bugs, but still want to be on the creepy ship, he'll be occasionally found in the entryway for downtime. Usually helping with the injured or taking a rest himself. Stupid space bugs.]

Edited 2015-06-12 21:18 (UTC)

[Beverly is behind Allen as they disembark and admittedly, she is startled by the sudden giant talons, but she quickly regains her composure when she sees another one of the creatures approaching Allen from behind. Good thing she has her pistol handy! Before the bug can reach Allen, she's blasted it away.

There are undoubtedly more coming for them, however.]

[When he hears shots being fired, he turns his head just for a second to see Crusher shooting the hell out of an alien heading towards him. Oh good. That would've sucked to get hit in the back with one of those]

[But he doesn't say anything yet, since the one he just injured is coming back, pissed off. Or just violent maybe. It's hard to tell with these things. Either way, at least this time he's a bit more ready- and he'll take advantage of that gash- and stab his talons into it. Which wow, this is surprisingly hard to cut considering how sharp his usual claws are]

Seems like they have a hard head!

[....Allen this is probably not the time for your stupid jokes. But whatever, he'll be using his strength to cut through the thing's head to kill it- making it fall to the ground as his claws come out the top. Gross. ]

[Ignoring Allen's comment, Beverly cautiously approaches the creature she just shot, feeling a slight twinge of guilt for killing it. What if these were the ones who sent the distress signal?

Before she can get too mired in guilt, however, she looks up to see four more of the insectoids coming towards them menacingly.]

Allen!

[Just as one leaps at her, she fires the pistol, causing the bug to drop down in mid-leap with a sickening thud when it lands. Despite her good aim, she's definitely going to need help with the others.]

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[ The entryway looked clear, which brings Elize closer to the ship to peek around curiously. As she turns around, she discovers she thought wrong, finding herself facing a group of four bugs. She makes a horrified scream at the sight of them and bolts off deeper into the ship. And the further she runs, the darker inside it gets. It takes her some aimless running around for her to realize these bugs won't stop pursuing her.

To give her time to cast a spell, she ensures there's a good amount of distance between her and the herd before she stops running. Ever since arriving on the fleet, she refrained from casting many spells. But this is a dire situation here. ]

Unleash clouds of darkness... [ Swirls of purplish light circle around her for a few seconds as she murmurs incantation. ] Negative Gate!

[ A black pool of dark energy opens up beneath the bugs, keeping the herd stuck in place. Multitudes of shadowy arms burst out of the void and appearing to graze and burn the creatures.

When the spell disappears, leaving the corridor back to the way it was previously, the bugs only appear briefly stunned and slightly singed by the spell. It wasn't very effective... ]

It didn't work...

[ She considers casting another spell, but she needs to keep distance. Stepping back, she prepares to flee again... ]

[ After her unfortunate encounter with the bugs during the first day her ship docked, Elize learned her lesson. She won't get herself cornered by bugs again... or venture off alone. All of that was an accident though.

She'll be spending most of her time at the entryway. ]

A.

[ Elize wants to join your party! If it looks like you're planning to take a trip further inside, this little girl will be approaching. She'll seem more reluctant and timid if you're a person she doesn't know, but she'll muster up the courage to talk to you regardless. She wants to help. ]

Are you going inside? I'll come too!

[ If you're just returning from an expedition and coming out with little to full of injuries from fighting off bugs, Elize will jog up to you with a look of concern. ]

You're hurt. Let me help.

[ She has healing spells! Although they're strangely not as strong without Teepo (or having Cole to boost her healing), they can still be somewhat effective. ]

[ And there are other ways Elize can help without venturing into danger or using spirit artes. She's walking around with a serving tray and several glasses of water, which she brought down from her ship. For all the hard workers out here! Or if you're just hanging out and watching the progress, that's fine too. ]

Um... I brought some water, if you're thirsty.

[Allen meanwhile isn't thinking about guilt. If you're being attacked, you fight. There isn't time for hesitation. When Beverly calls out, he immediately turns to see the three left that are fast approaching. Great. Of course there's more]

[Oh well.]

[The next one closest to Beverly starts to leap in the air, but immediately white ribbons shoot out from Allen's hand - ensnaring its legs and pinchers. With a pull, it comes crashing to the ground and wide open to be shot. Once that ones on the ground? He doesn't hesitate to flip over the body of the one he slayed, kicking another one coming towards him hard enough in the face to knock it back into the last one- stunning both of them momentarily.]

[ Sitting down next to him with a big huff. FUCK THESE SPACE BUGS. ]

Can we go back to the casino?

[ She's kinda joking, but. Ew. ]

[ And here's Ino, right up in front trying to check this place out. She's not exactly thrilled about the idea, but of the people in the fleet she's probably one of the more experienced warriors -- as far as she knows anyways -- so it would be best for people like her to clear the area out before anybody else decides they want to take a look.

It's going pretty well, as you can tell by the shrieks of disgust as she stomps an alien bug head in. ]

-- Gross! Why does it have to be bugs?!

[He looks over and gives a dry snort.] I wish.

Are you alright?

Yeah, I'm fine. [ She runs her fingers through her bangs ] I mean, I know that, like, there's bound to be all kinds of creatures and aliens and stuff in space, but giant bugs? Really?

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I'll take giant space bugs over those Necromorphs creatures.

[Ugh, fuck those freaky space zombies. Then again this is still pretty gross.]

How many do you think there are?

I guess you have a point ...

[ She crosses her legs, putting her chin in her palm ]

I'm not sure. For some reason they've got a weird presence that's hard to detect ... but I'd be willing to bet there's a ton more way in there.

You can't detect them well? That's odd.

[he frowns. It's pretty unusual when Ino's powers aren't useful. Then again...]

It was abnormally tough to cut through them with my claws. I still could, but it took more work. Is there any chance they could have a resistance to powers?

It does seem like they're weirdly tough on top of that, huh ...

[ She sighs ]

I'd say it's just they have a tough shell, but normally that's not something that would mask them that way, too.

[He gives a headshake]

It's not. And Dr. Crusher was able to shoot them just fine - but I know my claws can pierce armour much better than bullets can.

Eh? So the gun worked better?

Yeah...

[He considers]

Maybe I should go back to my ship and grab some other weapons before scouting ahead.

That might not be a bad idea. The less time they have to cause problems, the better.

[ And then, thoughtfully ] I wonder if the exploding tags would work, too ...

[ There's an important rule to enforce no matter what universe one finds themselves in, and that's to never keep a beautiful girl waiting! He really does need little spurning after Ino sends her text, despite the utter confusion presented by these people from Paradisa who claim to know him (three so far). But this is a chance to explore, perhaps find intel about what's happening, and also learn more about them. Whoever 'they' are.

Originally remaining on his own ship to help provide lessons in firearm safety, he's happy to break from that after letting the captain know that he'd be checking things out. With two security augments, it shouldn't be an issue, and he doesn't plan to be away for long.

There's no shielding his anxious excitement as Jr. hurries to the entry hall, but there isn't even much opportunity to say hello or see who else she's with. He sees enemies before he sees friends, the skittering creatures reminding him grossly of gnosis or mutation experiments gone wrong. He doesn't hesitate when one gets in his path, centering a phaser gun dead center and firing until it bursts.

He had opted for two smaller side-arms over the larger Security augment options, if only because he knows how to enhance his own weaponry, and it turns out just fine. There might be some extra Ether centered through the gun's barrel, but that's just how he rolls. ]

That's gotta burn! I'll send you some flowers.

[ Winking to a messy corpse after dramatically spinning his gun, that is how 666 woos. Oh right, wasn't he here to meet people? ]

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A cry for help

SPACE | broadcasts, action on the fleet ships, etc.

ENTRYWAY | central hub of activity

MECHANICS | exposed guts of the ship are good for tinkering and repairs

CONSOLE AREA | it's a mess, but this is where the brain of the ship can be found

AND BEYOND! | for anyone brave or stupid enough to venture further

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A for ACTION!!!! ADVENTURE!!!! ALIENS!!!!

ANOMALIES!! ANTHROPODS!!

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