At least there's no elevator music...

[thespaceopera]

[At least two weeks have passed since the Drift Fleet passengers woke up on this strange wing of the Marsiva... Some new passengers have even joined the group instead of being Shuffled off to a fleet ship! The large monitor in the central room remains quiet for now, so how is everyone holding up?

Have you been relaxing? Enjoying the Earth media? If you can even remember them, how have Calibrations been treating you? Has anyone started getting a little stir-crazy?

Don't worry... This ship has no shortage of mysteries, and you'll be seeing a few more soon.]


ooc: here's another mingle for the current game event! players can start or continue threads here from any point during the event. the additional setting information is still being postponed due to sickly mods, but y'all are welcome to post additional topcomments for reactions and investigation once it's up!

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[save_the_souls]

[FUCK YOU OLD MAN YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!!!]

Ino....is that her name?

[onlyanapple]

[He'll tell you exactly what he wants you little brat.]

That's not the important part here. The important part here is that you being awake is pointless. In case you haven't noticed, there's nothing for you to do here. It's more secluded than Paradisa, on account of it being space.

[save_the_souls]

Seems important to me.

[on account of her being RUDE. SO RUDE. But wait, is this actual information?]

Are we really in space?

[onlyanapple]

It's not. Don't mess with her.

[It's NOT ALLOWED. ]

Yes, we are really in space. And the people who brought you here put a chip in Allen's head. So I sincerely doubt you'll be able to do anything. They like to limit things like that.

[save_the_souls]

[He doesn't answer that first part. Instead, his interest is caught on the second]

A chip...? Is that what it is...

[He lifts his hand, moving his fingers along his skull curiously to see if he can feel that chip.]

[onlyanapple]

[Idly. ]

I wouldn't mess with it if I were you. I hear it's not pleasant.

1/3

[save_the_souls]

[He spares Crowley a quick narrowed glance, but doesn't say anything. Instead, he keeps looking to see if he can find it]

[Which find it he does. It's a bump under Allen's ear that sticks out just a little. So this is what has him all chained up and restricted, huh. Just touching it makes him almost shudder with dread- like something is trying to tell him this is a bad idea]

[save_the_souls]

[But eh, if Nea was skilled at one thing, it was not listening to that feeling in his gut that screams when something is a terrible idea. ]

[And so yes, he grits his teeth and tries do exactly what you should not do- attempt to yank it out with his own bare hands]

[save_the_souls]

[Which...this probably shouldn't even come as a surprise when this is quickly followed by a tasering sound and Nea screaming in pain he falls off the bed and onto the ground with a thud, his skin turning that gray color Noahs do.]

[onlyanapple]

[Crowley just leans casually against the door, examining his fingernails. There's concern for Allen there, of course there is, but he can't show it. Not yet. ]

I did tell you.

[save_the_souls]

[He doesn't respond, just lying on the ground like someone whose been half-sizzled. In fact, he seems to be out for a good minute before there's a groan that comes from Allen as he starts to come to]

[onlyanapple]

You dead?

[It's his usual response, but he does genuinely care. It's his own way of making sure Allen is okay. ]

[save_the_souls]

[he groans again, but he hears him. His hand slowly reaches to his forehead.]

C-Crowley...?

[Why do I feel like i've been electrocuted? Again?]

[onlyanapple]

Oh good, it's you.

[Just casually examining his fingernails again.]

So. Nea's back. That's a development.

[save_the_souls]

What..?

[The words taken a bit to sink in. Development...Nea...something about it being him. His hand comes into focus, and he sees the gray skin of his wrist-]

[Wait. This isn't right. Why is he looking like that? And did he just say-]

[Nea.]

[Shit. He sits up faster than he should, his skin quickly changing back into a more human shade as he looks at Crowley. ]

Oh God- is everyone alright?!

[onlyanapple]

[The skin changing is a welcome sign, and Crowley relaxes a little more. ]

Yeah, pretty sure her just went on a little rant in here. He was pissed off about Ino waking him up and telling him nothing, apparently. Told him not to fuck with the augment and of course he did and here you are.

[save_the_souls]

Ah...that...explains the pain.

[Way to go Nea, maybe you should really learn to stop MESSING WITH SHIT. Oh wait you never do. But he starts to relax more when it sounds like Nea didn't get a chance to hurt anyone...thank god]

[At least, until it starts to sink in that this is apparently new information for Crowley...shit]

...Ino didn't tell you about any of this, did she?

[onlyanapple]

And the burning smell, yes.

[He folds his arms, he looks distinctly unhappy about this. ]

No. Funnily enough, she managed to miss out the conversation where she woke up Nea.

[save_the_souls]

[He makes a quiet groan, his hand going up to rub his forehead. Dammit Ino...]

...I thought he was attacking people in my dream, so I went to Ino for help. She thought she could...convince him to stop? She insisted she could do it.

But it turns out it wasn't him, and that he'd been asleep since the castle, so all she did was wake him up. And then she said she could get him to go back to sleep...but that didn't work either.

I guess I shouldn't have hoped she'd tell you. [Since like hell did he want to be the one to do it and face Crowley's disapproval. ITS THE WORST]

[onlyanapple]

[It is the worst, there is SUCH DISAPPROVAL here. You really can't beat the disapproval of a being older than time itself. They really have it down to a fine art. ]

So in trying to stop him from waking up she did, in fact wake him up.

[He's pushing his sunglasses up to rub the bridge of his nose. Kids. Why did he let himself have kids? ]

So what, she hid it under the carpet like a dog turd and hoped no one would notice the smell eventually?

[save_the_souls]

[He gives a nod] Yeah.

[He still has mixed feelings about it. On one hand, Ino was still his best friend and family. On the other hand, GOD INO WHY]

[That last part gets a flat look though]

...Yes, please, compare me to a dog turd. That makes me feel so much better after all this.

[onlyanapple]

You're not the metaphorical dog turd here, he is.

[Nea can just go fuck himself.]

Does anyone know that he's awake?

[save_the_souls]

I warned a couple people, mostly so they'd stay away until I get this sorted out.

Then I've been keeping to my room as much as possible.

[onlyanapple]

About as much as you can do, I suppose. So long as the people most likely to come find you know not to do that. Might want to set up a guard at your door.

You know, if he's wandering about.

[save_the_souls]

A guard wouldn't work, unfortunately. It seems that whenever people fall asleep for calibrations, they wake up again in their own rooms in Atroma pajamas.

[...You don't want to know how he found that one out]