thespaceopera: (red alert)
Voices from Heaven ([personal profile] thespaceopera) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2015-07-12 12:21 am

Who goes there?

[After weeks of relative silence, our intrepid passengers finally travel within visual range of a blue planet. Marsiva's slow-and-steady course makes it clear that this is the Drift Fleet's next destination--but just as your ships come within scanning range and your computers begin to gather data, a fleet of quick little watchdog ships zip out of the planet's atmosphere, heading straight for you!

They do not swoop in for an attack, but hold their positions between you and the planet. They look close enough to cause some trouble, and any working Communications Officer can tell you that they have weapons locked on the Fleet in warning.

The tell-tale sound of an incoming hailing frequency chimes over your ship's alert system. Someone would like you to pick up the phone. Thanks to their augment, all passengers instinctively know that they'll be looking for the Captain or the Communications Officer of the ship--but no one says someone else can't pick it up first.

On the bridge, the hailing frequency can be viewed on screen, along with the attached subject: "Identify yourselves." The notification chime goes off every seven seconds. These ships don't look like they're going anywhere, but they don't want to be kept waiting, either.

What do you do? Will you accept the frequency?]



ooc → see the July Star System post for details about this event! there is no real rush in this post (we won't even be around to begin responding to it until Sunday afternoon), so take your time, feel free to tag each other in this post (maybe try to get your Comms officers off their asses), and there is no time too late to tag into this post. the element of urgency is all IC, and there is no OOC pressure at all.
idealistic: (【ANIME】countdown to doomsday in 3…;)

SS Wonderduck

[personal profile] idealistic 2015-07-12 12:00 pm (UTC)(link)
a; Wonderducks only
[ well. that's a first. and also not a good thing.

Lloyd tells the current pilot to slow down, eyes trained on the fleet facing them with knitted brows. he has his doubts, especially since this fleet actually bothered to send out a signal instead of attacking them outright, but he can't help but ask: ]


Are these the same guys that tried to attack us before...?

b; To the signal (Davesprite and Daneel are free to jump in too if they want!)
[ Lloyd continues to talk amongst the crew, but quickly realizes that these guys would not like to be kept waiting if the guns trained on them are anything to go by. with a single nod at Davesprite and Daneel, Lloyd opens the channel.

okay. okay, how does one do the captaining thing again? ]


This is Lloyd Irving, captain of the Wonderduck. Look, we're not here to hurt anyone, I promise. We just want to go through. [ better to establish that first, right? i mean they don't even have guns. ]

c; open!
Edited 2015-07-12 12:15 (UTC)
wilder: (❂ secondhand embarrassment)

A!

[personal profile] wilder 2015-07-12 12:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[WHO IS FLYING THIS THING?! JADE TAKE THE WHEEL. Kaneis is on the bridge anyway, looking at the radars]

No...I think they're a different bunch.
idealistic: homework takes time (【COLETTE】gimme a moment;)

[personal profile] idealistic 2015-07-12 01:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[ LAZY BONES

he glances at Kaneis for a moment before looking down, humming in thought. a different bunch? well, space is vast, and these guys came directly from the approaching planet. maybe… ]


Yeah… That's what I'm thinking. Last time they didn't even bother to ask questions.
everydayhero: (you and your heart)

SS Bishop

[personal profile] everydayhero 2015-07-12 02:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[A; Frequency/Helm]

[As the captain, he thinks it's his responsibility to respond. He's figured out the basics of the communications array long ago. He accepts the transmission and responds promptly.]

This is Hiro Hamada, captain of the SS Bishop, speaking. We mean no harm; we're passing through, that's all.


[B; Bishop-wide PA-system broadcast.]

Hey guys, lock down. Somebody hit the bay door locks, these guys don't look like they particularly want us to be here.
boymeetsfatherhood: (teaching)

SS Huntress

[personal profile] boymeetsfatherhood 2015-07-12 03:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[A. Huntress-wide Private Communications]

[It had been a leisurely few weeks of travel, but now, suddenly things were happening. Cory scrambled around to check on everything. First, he issues personal communications to the rest of the ship. He knows he has to warn the others.]

Hey, hey, everyone. We've got company, and it looks like they're locked and loaded. I am going to talk to them, but um, maybe we should be on our guard just in case? [He'll leave the actual decision to others. He's just going to do his Communications thing.]

B. To The Signal! (others can jack in)

[Alright Cory, calm down. It's time to actually do his job and negotiate with aliens. He can do this. "Identify yourselves". Sounds simple enough. So he finally accepts the signal and tries to speak calmly.]

This is Cory Mattews, Communications officer for the SS Huntress. We mean absolutely no harm at all. We're just passing on through. What can we do you for?
alwayscomeback: (Through my tears)

SS Blue Fish

[personal profile] alwayscomeback 2015-07-12 03:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[A; Blue Fish bridge - private to Blue Fish crew]

[Sokka is 100% done with everything at this point. Between the bugs and the last time they had tag-alongs, plus the fact he's still squirrelly about the Iskaulit being with them does not happy captain make. He gives an annoyed 'ugh' sound as they're surrounded. ]

You know what would be nice? Going back to having a whole month go by where my life didn't feel threatened. That'd be great.

[B; Transmission + Katara]

[Being their communications officer, Sokka trusts Katara to step in if she needs to with this sort of thing. Still, he knows he has to deal with this as best he can. ]

This is the SS Blue Fish, captain Sokka speaking. Utterly harmless and really not worth locking guns on. Seriously. This is just our route.
forcemageure: (ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛs ɪɴ ʟɪᴠᴇʀ)

not keyworded: hawke drinks heavily

[personal profile] forcemageure 2015-07-12 03:44 pm (UTC)(link)
You know you've doomed us all by saying that, I hope.
bolder: <lj site="tumblr.com" user="moontouchedyue"> (Other ☍ Whine)

[personal profile] bolder 2015-07-12 03:44 pm (UTC)(link)
But it feels just like home! [Toph's ready at her pilot station, regardless of her humor.] Pretty sure I can get us out of here if you need me to. [A pause.] Bending might be possible if we get close enough.
ino: (Complaining.)

SS THREE TWINS

[personal profile] ino 2015-07-12 03:48 pm (UTC)(link)
A -- Shipmates only;

Seriously? Seriously?

[ She's huffing irritably at them being targeted by the other ships. Can they not just move on with their route without being in trouble one time??? ]

Alright, I guess we should do the proper thing and say hello.

B -- Signal; (open to Nel & Dorian as well!)

Yamanaka Ino, captain of the Three Twins speaking. What seems to be the problem?

C -- Open??;
forcemageure: (ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴏғ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ᴘʟᴇᴀsɪɴɢ)

[personal profile] forcemageure 2015-07-12 03:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Hawke, totally regarding his humor, is also ready at his ....gun station. The fact that honestly he'd rather not use them is none of anyone's business!! ]

People always were aiming deathy implements of murder at me back home, come to think of it. This is like that. Only spacier.
bolder: <user name=livebites> (Other ☍ Welp)

[personal profile] bolder 2015-07-12 04:00 pm (UTC)(link)
We had implements a lot, too. Plenty of fire for a while, but that went with the territory. [Literally.]
save_the_souls: (so calzone pockets huh... (Lenalee))

[personal profile] save_the_souls 2015-07-12 04:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Allen is hanging around the captain chair. Man. He really needs to get a folding chair or something with everyone's stations now filled]

Me too. Honestly, I'm a little surprised more planets don't greet us like this.
preformthisneigh: (You had to trot into mine)

A

[personal profile] preformthisneigh 2015-07-12 04:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[Cheese peers over the ships controls at all those little ships, squinting a little as he tries to figure out how many there are. He comes from a land where a threat on your existence is otherwise known as Saturday, so there's an inherent distrust towards anything that isn't immediately friendly. ]

What's the plan if they decide that they do mean harm, mon capitaine?
alwayscomeback: (Cause I have other things to fill my tim)

[personal profile] alwayscomeback 2015-07-12 04:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[They will totally get him a beach chair. It'll be the best. He'll even write First Mate on it. Badly. With seashells. ]

We don't exactly inspire confidence across the galaxy. [Still, he's thinking, planning, trying to find a way out if needs be. ]

Think we can take them, or at least fly the heck away from them if they attack?
bolder: <lj site="tumblr.com" user="moontouchedyue"> (Other ☍ Lean)

[personal profile] bolder 2015-07-12 04:13 pm (UTC)(link)
I dunno what metalbending would be like, and this really wouldn't be the best time to find out. But I can help us run like scared little girls if we have to.
cpt_ressentiment: (everybody's bleeding)

SS Starstruck

[personal profile] cpt_ressentiment 2015-07-12 04:14 pm (UTC)(link)
► SS Starstruck - [ video] to the others
[ WHOA HOLY CRAP. He panics a little - that was sudden, after all! (More like he wasn't paying complete attention until now) But... welp. Here goes?

He opens a channel to the rest of the ship - private, of course. And if the captain picks up, even better. ]


Uhhh, guys? We're being asked to ID ourselves, and they've got guns. Like, seriously. A lot of 'em. Pointed at us.

So... I'm about to answer their hail, but I thought maybe everyone should know? And if anyone wants me to not they'd better let me know really soon.


► answering the Hail (feel free to jump in, captain!)
[ After long enough of waiting, it's probably A GOOD IDEA to say something, so he just... does. ]

This is Yosuke Hanamura, communications officer of the SS Starstruck. We, uh, we're seriously not here to start anything. Just floating through. [ beat ] Literally.
Edited 2015-07-12 16:20 (UTC)
fujibayashi: (► but it always seems to bite me)

SS Vanquish

[personal profile] fujibayashi 2015-07-12 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[A. Crewmates]

[Sheena puts herself on loudspeaker so that anyone on the ship can hear.]

Sheena here. We've got some guests. Make sure everything's locked down and you're strapped in. I don't know how this will go.

[B. Answering the call]

[Sheena is nervous about the ships intruding, but she keeps a calm face and serious demeanor as she handles the hail.]

This is Captain Sheena Fujibayashi of the Vanquish. We don't mean any harm. We're a group of civilian ships attached to the large one, the Marsiva, and we can't stray too far.

If you'd like us to avoid stopping on your planet, we can-- but I'd like to extend an offer of trade if you're willing. The past couple of stops have been pretty desolate and we'd like to resupply.
everydayhero: (like our hearts are filling up)

[personal profile] everydayhero 2015-07-12 06:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[hiro glances over at cheese, then back down to the control panel, taking a reading of the energy levels on the ship. their shields are at max capacity; that much, he can be sure of.]

High-tail it. Steffa's gone, our weapons are out. All we can do is block and run.
geonomy: (☆ young but i'm not that bold)

[personal profile] geonomy 2015-07-12 06:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[Clay's already slowed to a stop, seeing how he's face to face with these ships. He keeps his hands gripped onto the controls just in case he has to leave quickly, but right now, he stays still, staring at the ships ahead of him and trying not to look nervous about it.]
dancingmd: (oookay)

[personal profile] dancingmd 2015-07-12 06:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[Beverly shows up on the bridge as well because that's what Starfleet Doctors do: hang about the bridge inexplicably when they should be in sickbay.]

They look like they're in a standard defense position to me ... I suspect as long as we back off they won't attack.
save_the_souls: (left for the akuma)

1/2

[personal profile] save_the_souls 2015-07-12 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[He gives a nod at what Beverly is saying] This seems like their planet, so they'd probably kick our arses if we tried to fight.

[He rubs his chin]

But on the other hand, we need to resupply. And we don't know how long it'll be until we find a another planet or a waystation that isn't trashed...

[hmmmm]
save_the_souls: (let's try it)

[personal profile] save_the_souls 2015-07-12 06:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[He'll turn to Sokka cheerfully]

Sokka! Try to be as charming as possible!

[WOO THEM SOKKA. WOO THEM]
bolder: <user name=an1mei3> (Other ☍ Sigh)

[personal profile] bolder 2015-07-12 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
.... we're doomed.
preformthisneigh: (Sure I'll humour you)

[personal profile] preformthisneigh 2015-07-12 07:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[Cheese gives a nod, that he can live with. ]

Maybe we can put the Marsiva between us and them? I'm pretty sure it's big enough to act as a pretty darn big shield.
feathery: art@centaursmilkyway (ok then)

b;

[personal profile] feathery 2015-07-12 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Do we really. [He's half mumbling, so who knows if it's getting picked up by the channel.] I'd be up for just bowing out if they say no.

[Since a "no" might consist of getting gunned down.]

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