thespaceopera: (Diamond)
Voices from Heaven ([personal profile] thespaceopera) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2014-10-05 10:08 am

Twelfth Cycle - Season Premier!

[Everything is quite dark as the passengers regain consciousness, with little lights and panels on the walls just now beginning to wink to life. It seems as though everyone and their new homes are rising from slumber together. Even the air is sleepy, and it tastes stale--it must have been a long time since it's been anywhere other than recycled endlessly through this space.

And for a few minutes, the only sounds that aren't coming from the passengers themselves is the omnipresent hum of electrical and mechanical parts surrounding them on every side, and the occasional scratch of vermin-feet in the walls. Then, regardless of where each passenger wakes in their ship, a short musical tune and an exuberant female voice crackles to life over speaker panels in every room.]


--Good morning, honored passengers! My name is Diamond, and on behalf of Atroma and our entire audience, congratulations on being selected to participate in the twelfth cycle of Drift Fleet! We are all eager to get to know you, and I just know you must all be eager to get started, so let's get right to it!

[And with that, whoever happens to be on the bridge of their ship at the time will be treated to watching the solid panels slide away from the windows, revealing infinite black and uncountable stars... and whether or not they've ever been capable of comprehending the concept before, they immediately recognize outer space.]

In a few minutes, the HS Marsiva will come into view through the windows to my left. Please familiarize yourself with her presence.

For more information on your new roles, and of the Drift Fleet itself, please refer to the helpful information files already uploaded to the network. And from here on out, it shall be up to you to refer new cremates to these information files and to make sure that their stays on your crews are pleasant and rewarding!

...Also--speaking of your new responsibilities as crewmembers--I expect captain forms to be filled out and submitted by the end of the week.

[The smile practically drips from her voice at that last point, and there's a little pause before she continues]

And finally-- we won't be approaching our first system for a few days yet, so you are all encouraged to get to know each other and enjoy the ride in the meantime.

Welcome to Drift Fleet, and remember... the worlds are watching!

[and the voice cuts out, but the lines are still open. the network is live and listening.]



((ooc: the Fleet is now live! dive in and tag around! it's a good idea to put whether or not your thread is open to the network, and what ship you're on, in the subject of your reply. to see who is on which crew, please refer to this sheet! have fun!))
blindoptimism: (oh my ♛ imagine all the people)

SENRI I HAVE NO ICON APPROPRIATE FOR THSI TAG ALKHDGLAHD

[personal profile] blindoptimism 2014-10-06 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
[Han...ge............ Nunnally like, doesn't even know how to react to that]

That sounds... unsafe.
aberrant_type: (/inappropriate finger guns)

LAUGHS I FEEL ACCOMPLISHED

[personal profile] aberrant_type 2014-10-06 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
Well, you can do it to me if you'd like. I'm willing to take the risk, for science!
blindoptimism: (surprised ♛ no hell below us)

[personal profile] blindoptimism 2014-10-06 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
But I don't know how to do something like that either! [she feels like she's loosing he composure, hnnng]

T-There must be a doctor somewhere. Perhaps they could not only remove it, but repair the would afterwards
aberrant_type: (all work no play)

[personal profile] aberrant_type 2014-10-06 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
It's intersecting with the brain! It would be far too dangerous to try and remove. Just try and touch it.
blindoptimism: (wondering ♛ living life in peace)

[personal profile] blindoptimism 2014-10-06 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
[there is a flicker of frustration. She had assumed that Hange wanted to remove it earlier, and now she's thinking she might have misunderstood. So, she attempts to touch it for longer this time, but it just feels so... wrong. The first time it was surprise at its existence in the first place, but this time it's more an aversion in the pit of her stomach]

And because it is intersecting with the brain, our body has an aversion to disturbing it?
aberrant_type: (got it?)

[personal profile] aberrant_type 2014-10-06 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not sure. I'd like to see if there was a different reaction if a different person got near your implant. Or mine!
blindoptimism: (avoiding ♛ imagine all the people)

[personal profile] blindoptimism 2014-10-06 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
Mm... [she sighs and pulls her hair so that her neck is exposed]

Very well. It will be good for everyone to know, at least.
aberrant_type: (noble.)

[personal profile] aberrant_type 2014-10-06 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
[It's very clear where the augment is located so Hange reaches for it immediately, after a moment flicking at it - not hard and certainly not enough to do damage, but sort of like she's trying to flick a tick off the back of Nunnally's neck.]
blindoptimism: (shy ♛ above us only sky)

[personal profile] blindoptimism 2014-10-06 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
[she flinches a bit, but not as much as last time. But if Hange could see her fae, she'd see her mouth set in a hard line]

It might simply be sensitive...
aberrant_type: (her wisdom stat is actually 11)

[personal profile] aberrant_type 2014-10-06 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
Can you tell me more clearly how you feel?

[Not taking her hand away. In fact she's picking at the augment a bit. Not so it'd rip skin, but it's not comfortable.]
blindoptimism: (sad ♛ I hope someday you'll join us)

[personal profile] blindoptimism 2014-10-06 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
Yes. Ah.. uncomfortable. I-It's similar to the sensation of someone holding your hand, or whispering into your ear when you'd rather they not. I, uh-- [she's unconsciously wiggling back and forth a little bit]

Yes, like that.
aberrant_type: (cheerful directed serious.)

[personal profile] aberrant_type 2014-10-06 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
[She removes her hand; she figures she's probably made the poor girl uncomfortable enough.]

Well, I suppose that might be because I'm a stranger you don't know well touching a rather vulnerable part of you. But I wonder if it isn't partly from that thing.
blindoptimism: (investigate ♛ but I'm not the only one)

[personal profile] blindoptimism 2014-10-06 05:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[As Hange stops Nunnally pulls her hair back to cover her neck. There is a nearly visible sigh of relief that passes through her. But she waits for a moment to collect her thoughts before saying]

Perhaps, partly. But such a feeling dissipates after a certain amount of time. There was a certain feeling of... fear that kept building in my stomach. That seemed abnormal.
aberrant_type: (cheerful directed serious.)

[personal profile] aberrant_type 2014-10-06 07:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hange gives her a brief and friendly squeeze on the shoulder and then removes her hands from Nunnally's person and keeps them to herself.]

That sounds abnormal, especially since I wasn't doing much more than poking at it. Suspicious, isn't it?
blindoptimism: (wondering ♛ living life in peace)

[personal profile] blindoptimism 2014-10-06 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[aw... She smiles a bit at the friendly shoulder squeeze. That's sweet, this lady is a little out there but definitely isn't so bad. Anyway, she nods at the comment]

You're right. [she shivers slightly] It's unnerving to think that someone would perform such a surgical prodceedure on us without us being aware of it. [it begs the unasked question of what else were they able to do]
aberrant_type: (think it over.)

[personal profile] aberrant_type 2014-10-06 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hange in a nut shell: PRETTY out there tbh but not so bad.]

You're right! It's unnerving, and it'll be hard to discern exactly how far the affects extend since these things are implanted in our brains. I've never even imagined technology as advanced as this. What about you?
blindoptimism: (investigate ♛ but I'm not the only one)

[personal profile] blindoptimism 2014-10-06 08:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[she pauses] Not... exactly, but similar. A very public member of the army had robotic body parts, so I suppose for those to function they must have some interaction with the brain, but I haven't heard of anything quite like this.
aberrant_type: (warmly.)

[personal profile] aberrant_type 2014-10-06 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Your home must be more advanced than mine, then. No one would dream of touching the brain at home, at least not that I know of... it would be much too dangerous for the patient. Think about how many variables they had to control to implant these things in us. Sterilization procedures alone must be phenomenal...
blindoptimism: (surprised ♛ no hell below us)

[personal profile] blindoptimism 2014-10-06 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[huh, is her world really that different? Nunnally is a little curious what other differences there are, but she's not sure if prying is appropriate, as the information isn't particularly needed at the moment]

Does your home have ships like this one?
aberrant_type: (joy joy joy)

[personal profile] aberrant_type 2014-10-06 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Nope! Not that I know of! In fact, I didn't understand the first thing about space before I got here, so there's one more way you know we've been tampered with.
blindoptimism: (wondering ♛ living life in peace)

[personal profile] blindoptimism 2014-10-06 11:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[aha.... SHE'S SMILING SO WIDE, NUNNALLY FEELS LIKE SHE SHOULD SMILE TOO? but it's not funny? le sob.]

Mm. [....] You seem really excited about learning so much.
aberrant_type: (conversational.)

[personal profile] aberrant_type 2014-10-07 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
[the megawatt grin tones down after a second. She just looks cheerful, then.]

Of course I am. If nothing else, we have the opportunity to learn a lot here.
blindoptimism: (apologetic ♛ you may say I'm a dreamer)

[personal profile] blindoptimism 2014-10-07 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
[mm, she feels bad for making her smile dim, so she offers a small smile in return]

I think that's a very wise way to look at new situations. [ah... she looks slightly sheepish for a moment] I'm sure you don't need someone younger than you telling you that but... it's true.
aberrant_type: (lens flared.)

[personal profile] aberrant_type 2014-10-07 10:54 am (UTC)(link)
It's all right. [Her own smile remains pleasant, but slightly less... manic.] It's much better to try and hold a positive outlook on things, isn't it? We should learn a lot more about this situation before we decide to be afraid or not.
blindoptimism: (phones ♛ nothing to kill or die for)

[personal profile] blindoptimism 2014-10-08 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
[she nods] Yes. I can already call to mind a host of situations worse than being on a comfortable ship with kind people.

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