thespaceopera: (red alert)
Voices from Heaven ([personal profile] thespaceopera) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2015-09-13 10:53 pm

warning! warning!

[The nebulas are beautiful in this region of space, at the very least. They gleam as great distorting clouds of space-stuff that your scanners don't even want to attempt to analyze. They affect the ships' instruments much like other areas of disruption have in the past, but these are actually visible as large swathes of light--like giant flames frozen in their swirling shapes, suspended across impressive stretches of space. For once, there's something like scenery to look at, out here in the black...

And then, the proximity alarms begin to blare.

From a gap between the two nearest clouds comes an assemblage of ships! Familiar to some and new to others--they do not respond to hails or communications of any kind, and they're gunning straight for the Fleet without slowing. Their weapons are locking on and firing as soon as they are in range.

Many passengers have been through this before, and many of the ships are bigger and better than they'd been in the previous skirmish. Today, the Drift Fleet will put up a better fight, even punch a few holes in their attackers.

Your augment knows where you need to go! Do you run to your station? Do you dodge your job? Are you unsure how to help? Are the captains giving orders or panicking, and are their crews paying attention? Everyone's got a chance to fight back before the enemy fleet runs them into the nearest nebula--and things suddenly take a bad turn.

As soon as each Drift Fleet ship hits the nebula, its systems overload and short-circuit before going dead. It stays silent for minutes, no radar, no comms, no network. Stubborn stragglers are ganged up on and forced into the cloud, followed by the poor ships on autopilot being bodily hauled into the nebula with tractor beams. Once the entire Fleet has been set adrift as sitting ducks, before the Marsiva can get too close, the attacking fleet... turns and flees through the cloud, seemingly untouched by the nebula that scrambles your ships.

Eventually, the systems flicker back to life, blinking on one by one. It will be several hours before any other effects of the attack will be noticeable. The network shows up as live again, but Atroma never shows up to explain a thing...]



ooc: the out-of-character event post is over here! respond to this post any way you like; you can have action, comm messages, play during the attack, being stuck in the nebula, checking in after the network comes back online, or whatever else seems fitting.
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[personal profile] punchingly 2015-09-14 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
They have come before? What happened last time?

[ Her voice is smooth and professional, albeit quiet; she doesn't seem to be overly stressed about the ordeal, at any rate. Fighting things is her specialty, even if the controls are new and the security augment only goes so far to explain all the features to her. ]
everydayhero: (and i'll be yours)

voice

[personal profile] everydayhero 2015-09-16 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Last time, they showed up and attacked when we were nowhere near as prepared. I had to call the First Breath over to save our butts. We almost didn't make it. This time, thanks to you, we can hit back. So hit hard.
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voice

[personal profile] punchingly 2015-09-17 03:18 pm (UTC)(link)
I always hit hard.

[ THIS IS WHAT SHE WAS BORN FOR being rather unreasonably excited about hitting things. She's always been very gung-ho about beating up objectively and quantifiably bad people. ]

I will help keep us safe. Try not to worry too much. [ Because she knows it's only natural for someone to worry, especially when they are in charge. ]
everydayhero: (i'm not passive but aggressive)

voice

[personal profile] everydayhero 2015-09-17 04:45 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll do my best. Shout for Tadashi if anyone gets hurt, shout for me if anything gets broken. I'm gonna be in the engine room making sure the shields stay up this time.
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voice

[personal profile] punchingly 2015-09-17 04:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh--

[ Should she tell him? Probably should tell him. It's not her augment but her life's calling has always been to the magic of healing, of restoration. ]

I can heal myself. And others. If Tadashi needs assistance. But after I am done shooting at ships, because I cannot do both at once.
everydayhero: (i miss the way)

voice

[personal profile] everydayhero 2015-09-17 05:09 pm (UTC)(link)
--really?! That's great. Adra was our magic healer before. You're really covering all the holes in this ship.
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voice

[personal profile] punchingly 2015-09-17 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She makes an affirming 'mm' noise; often accompanied by a head bob on her part, but of course he can't see it. ]

I am glad to be useful. It's important.
everydayhero: (and i can feel we're coming up)

voice

[personal profile] everydayhero 2015-09-18 04:47 pm (UTC)(link)
With how much trouble we get in here? Very important. So, thanks.

We're gonna be covering the Paisley once we reach the Three Twins. They don't have any guns.
punchingly: ({Fighting right now!})

voice

[personal profile] punchingly 2015-09-20 06:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ Hmmmm ]

How do I tell one from the other? [ the ships she means, but she makes an affirming noise again; she can cover another ship just fine, especially with Huntress seemingly playing the tank point. ]