Iskaulit Mingle - Problems with Psychics

[notzubats]

Who: Anyone on the Iskaulit!
Broadcast: If you'd like?!
Action: Iskaulit!
When: Today, as Sora's augment glitch starts.

[It's your average day on the Iskaulit. Absolutely nothing seems out of place initially, but without any warning- you might find yourself or your friends experiencing some problems. What's up on that?

In other words, it's an Iskaulit mingle with a twist! Come on in everyone! You don't need to interact with Sora to have it effect you, so feel free to start your own threadstarter! Or talk to Sora, that's cool too. ]

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Leonard McCoy | ota

[notanoptimist]

A
[Having been on a starship as long as he has, McCoy has had to deal with gravity malfunctions now and again. He's pretty sure it's even happened between one step and another, as this one just did. Still, it catches him by surprise -- because who expects the gravity to just go with no warning? -- and he's kinda slow-motion ping-pongs into a door jamb before catching himself. It's a bit graceless.

Just... gonna hang out here, how you doing, watch out for that localized bit of no-gravity there.]

B
[One minute he's walking. The next, he's slamming into a wall he can't see. His hand flies to his nose because ouch not a pleasant thing to do, smacking one's face into a solid bit of nothing.] Christ.

[Going around turns out to be an impossibility. Going back the way he came? Also impossible. He stubs his toe on that invisible wall just as it dawns on him that he's apparently trapped by forcefields of some sort.

Which, of course, means he kicks the goddamn not-wall.

Which also hurts, goddamn it.]

B

[universal_charm]

<sub>[ In the tiny, really sadistic part of himself, Kirk is enjoying the odd charade that Bones is playing at. All right, not a small part. A fairly large chunk, but be honest - wouldn't you enjoy your grumpy friend in a situation that only made him grumpier? Just a little bit? It was practically Kirk's MO.

He does meander over and considers Bones from a relatively safe distance - that is, out of immediate arm reach and raises both eyebrows at him. ]</sub>

Maybe you should stick to your day job. Never heard of mime that could actually hurt themselves.

[notanoptimist]

[Okay, now his foot hurts. Probably shouldn't have kicked the not-wall so hard, but damn it, the fact that it's there at all is driving him crazy. He nearly snarls at Kirk at that and, boy, you better be glad there's a fake wall between him and you.]

Respectfully, Captain [and no, it doesn't sound respectful at all] stow it.

[universal_charm]

_{[ No, you shouldn't have. Have you learned nothing in their adventures Bones? ]}

You have to admit, kicking the invisible wall wasn't the logical next move.

_{[ He came a little closer, as if to test this theory of the wall. ]}

I think you've fallen into one of the weird little pockets that have been popping up tonight.

[notanoptimist]

[Apparently not.]

Do I look like Spock? [Logical, his ass. The day someone describes him as 'logical' is the day he hangs it all up.]

I hope that means this has happened to other people and that everything's been fine afterward.

[universal_charm]

I've seen some weird little things here and there.

_{[ A pause. ]}

I - uh - shouldn't pick up small objects for a bit myself.

[notanoptimist]

[That gets his attention. Shouldn't pick up small objects? Brow furrowing and the beginnings of actual worry darken his expression.]

Why not?

A

[bythewaves]

[ Maglor was totally not expecting to hit a no gravity zone - he didn't even know gravity was a thing that could be turned on and off until he got here!

So McCoy can watch one normally very graceful elf yelp in surprise and flail ]

What???

[notanoptimist]

[That's the most entertainment he's had in a week.]

Don't flail like that. [He's got himself anchored to the wall, which really helps when he's reach toward the suddenly not-earthbound elf.] That's not gonna help.

[If he manages to reach, he'll catch Maglor's arm and serve as an anchor until he reorients.

'Cause he's nice like that.]

[bythewaves]

[ Thank you, he'll be here all week ]

Easier said than done!

[ But he tries not to flail too much, and he is totally not clingnig to McCoy for dear life that is your imagination ]

Thank you. You... have done this before? [ WHY ON EARTH WOULD YOU WANT TO WHERE IS THE FLOOR ]

[notanoptimist]

[Oh... okay then, you cling however you need to. McCoy grunts and shifts and there, if Maglor reaches out, he can also grab hold of the doorjamb that McCoy is making judicious use of.]

Yep. Not my fondest memories either. I managed to break my wrist when the gravity came back on.

[That's not helping, McCoy.]

[bythewaves]

[ Elves are not meant to fly unless you're Elwing

Maglor sees the doorjamb and nods in thanks, reaching for it in turn ]

You... broke your wrist?

[notanoptimist]

[Well, Elwing's special even for elves.]

Yeah. Wasn't even my first time in a gravity failure. I just landed wrong when it came back. My nurse wasn't happy with me. Point is, try to keep your feet under you and try to stay relaxed.

B

[forsometimenow]

[When Jennifer came upon a man- Dr. McCoy, she remembered- seemingly walking into walls and hurting himself, she decided to just take it in stride, cautiously approaching him.]

... Need any help, or are you doing OK in there?

[notanoptimist]

[He's got his fingers alongside his nose, putting a bit of pressure there. Ouch. At least it's not bleeding. Or crooked.]

Oh, I'm great, thanks.

[forsometimenow]

[Frowning, Jennifer reached out and felt her hand indeed touching solid wall.]

I've never encountered anything like this here, and I've been here a LONG time. Did they just suddenly surround you out of nowhere?

[notanoptimist]

[McCoy echoes her frown, reaching out to test the 'walls' around him for himself. There's an anxiety running up his spine, coiling in his gut, because trapped is not a good feeling anywhere.]

Yeah, outta nowhere. I just walked through here a few minutes ago and there was nothing.

[forsometimenow]

There's definitely SOMETHING going on here. I was in the garden earlier, and the lights kept going out whenever I passed them. But I don't see any connection between that and... THIS.

[notanoptimist]

Other than they're both weird? [McCoy snorts and presses a palm against the not-wall.] This is ridiculous.

A

[dancingmd]

[Beverly had given Dr. McCoy directions to the surgical center and planned to meet him outside (seeing as he does not have the access codes yet). She arrives a couple of minutes later than expected and well... he's there,just... hanging by the doorjamb. Alarmed, she calls out to him.]

Dr. McCoy! Are you all right?

[notanoptimist]

[Oh, look. A familiar face. Why not? It's not as if he's completely stuck here. (Maybe; he hasn't tried moving further but he's not sure that he wants to take a swan dive when he does find gravity again.)]

Just fine. I wouldn't come much closer, unless you're really wanting some zero-g experience.

[dancingmd]

[Beverly stops short. She had more than enough of that at the Academy, thank you. It was probably her least favorite aspect of training. She draws the tricorder out of one of the pockets of her jumpsuit and flips it open to scan the area around McCoy.]

The good news is that it's localized to a very small area of the hall. If we can somehow safely get you out of that zone...

[notanoptimist]

[His too. Along with every other thing that had to do with space. He watches her scan the area with interest, honestly wishing he had a shiny tricorder himself but Atroma hadn't been that kind.]

It's the 'safely' bit that's getting me. [Abrupt gravity changes tend to not be fun, but he's really... okay, he's exaggerating. It should be that bad, so he's moving a bit even as he's talking, taking care to move deliberately and without getting too far from the ground.] You know, last time this happened, I landed right on face when it came back on.

[dancingmd]

[She winces at that. Ouch!]

How long have you been up there?

[notanoptimist]

[He gives a one-shouldered shrug. Getting smacked in the face by the floor is not the worst that's happened.]

A few minutes. I just caught myself before you happened along. [He's inching toward where she's standing, really not looking forward to what's certain to be a bit of an awkward transition.] At least it's not the first time I've had to deal with a malfunction like this.