thespaceopera: (Diamond)
Voices from Heaven ([personal profile] thespaceopera) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2014-12-27 12:53 pm

Let it snow, Let it snow...

[didn't one of these broadcasts happen only a few days ago? and it's still not occurring on a Friday as it should, but at least it's closer to the mark this time.

a little later than it normally airs, the usual jingle rings out from the speakers, announcing this week's Shuffle. and as the Marsiva finally draws close to leaving the current planet's orbit, the static heralding the broadcast is worst than ever. Diamond is several words into her script before it becomes clear enough to understand.]


--and this week we have another whole slew of new faces! Five of them, to be exact. Isn't that exciting? It's almost as if the Fleet is getting ready for something important, isn't it?

[no background laughter, no sound effects. just Diamond's own little anticipatory hum of glee.]

We've lost a few faces this week, but their places have quickly been filled with new blood. ...I'm sure you all won't mind the switch!

And I do hope that everyone is getting along with their new crewmates, because there are a lot of them. A few of our ships have even hit max capacity! So, you'll have to start migrating to empty ships or upgrade your current one with more room, if it's getting too crowded for you.

...Speaking of getting crowded-- if any of you are thinking of stowing living creatures away on your ship, be sure to refer to the 'pet ownership' section of your contract. A few small, important changes have recently been made, so please make yourself acquainted with them to avoid any unfortunate fines.

And a final note to captains: please make sure that your newest crewmembers know to jettison their sweaters before-- [and returning static eats up the remainder of the message. ...and of course, no contract or any mention of pets can be found anywhere on the network. oops!]

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[personal profile] rebella 2014-12-29 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
( ... )

What?!
ladiesss: (spring • keep it together)

[personal profile] ladiesss 2014-12-29 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I think they're going to self-destruct. So I really need to find that mitten.

[s-she scurries out of the doorway. maybe it got moved to the kitchen!]

[personal profile] rebella 2014-12-30 07:14 am (UTC)(link)
Self-destruct? We have to get those things out of here!

( Ella runs the other way, since hers is still sitting IN HER ROOM OH NO??? )
ladiesss: (autumn • maid on the shore)

[personal profile] ladiesss 2014-12-30 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[she would say something but the whispering thing would really ruin any chance of being heard, so. yeah. hopefully they can get everything before the sweaters "auto-dispose" or whatever they do...]

[personal profile] rebella 2014-12-31 01:05 am (UTC)(link)
( Ella finds hers and brings it back to one of the... more... difficult to harm halls. Look, she has codes, she knows as a pilot she can zap this stuff outside, so if it's a matter of doing minimal damage...

... She tosses in a few of the bobbleheads too...
)

Krista! Look, if you can hear me, and get your mittens over here, I can send them all outside the ship!
ladiesss: (summer • stray italian greyhound)

[personal profile] ladiesss 2014-12-31 09:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[djdlf Krista slides around the corner again, sweater and (both!) mittens in hand. they don't look anything like the ones they were given to start out with, but she seems pretty insistent that these are the ones that are gonna explode.]

Oh my god it was in the freezer. How did it even get there?

[personal profile] rebella 2014-12-31 11:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Couldn't be the rats, they probably can't open the freezer door.

( Maybe it was Henry MAYBE IT WAS THE PRODUCERS FOR THIS SHOW she has no idea by this point in time. )

Pretty mittens. Look, toss those down here, I can activate the controls from the panels -

( Since she can. Thank you, augmentation, for letting Eleanor of Frell have the freedom to beam some sweaters and mittens the heck out of here. )

- to send them all out. Have you heard from Henry?
ladiesss: (winter • so cold)

[personal profile] ladiesss 2015-01-01 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay... [she tosses them in there! goodbye, enchanted sweater. she will miss you.] Oh, shit... Nothing from Henry. I'll uh, go find him?

[personal profile] rebella 2015-01-02 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
If you can find him, I'll get the controls prepped to send this all outside as soon as I can.

( That said, she's now working at the controls and punching in an access code she has memorized that really, really never was memorized before this whole reality show space insanity. )
ladiesss: (summer • pumped up kicks)

[personal profile] ladiesss 2015-01-02 03:45 am (UTC)(link)
You got it. [you can just hear her as she scrambles away again.] No stupid explosions on this ship...

[personal profile] rebella 2015-01-02 04:52 am (UTC)(link)
( Agreeing with that sentiment! Ella bites down on her lip as she waits, fingers itching to hit the send command sequence. )

Who would even do that to people?