thespaceopera: (red alert)
Voices from Heaven ([personal profile] thespaceopera) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2017-09-15 08:53 pm

the veil is thin . . .

[ On the night of the 16th, the feeling of tension and horrid anticipation comes to a head. Everything stops when the sun goes down-- even the ever-present music in the hoppingest part of the city center. One by one, everyone turns their eyes to the skies. The young and old alike pour out of their houses, some in bare feet, and they point to the velvety blanket of stars.

It takes a second to find it, especially if one is unaccustomed to the starscape. But even a casual observer can see it.

A brightly-shining star, larger than the others, and growing larger.

An announcement cuts across all communication channels that encourages people to evacuate to the space station, but it’s clear that these are just people and they’ll need some help. Supplies, equipment, organization, there’s something for everyone to do.

Civilization is disrupted by a panicked stampede of people vying for limited seats aboard spacefaring craft. Within hours, there will be crushed glass, looting, and chaos.

The clock is ticking. Will you help? Or would you rather watch the dying gasps of a Singing Planet from a safe distance? ]


[OOC: Please see this post for plot details. Phase two has begun! Feel free to use this post as a reaction post, mingle, etc. or make your own!]
monolike: (ow)

[personal profile] monolike 2017-09-21 05:15 am (UTC)(link)
[Velvet steps up into the shuttle and Sorey grabs for the door, hanging on as his tone shifts from angry to desperate, as he hangs on with whatever feeble strength he has left. It's not rational at all; there's not a single thought running through his head that's been tested and tried by logic, and he knows it, but all he can picture are the flashes of the villagers screaming as the hellion wearing his skin ordered his best friend to burn it to the ground.]

Velvet, please-! Please let me go-!
searingedgelord: (47)

[personal profile] searingedgelord 2017-09-22 12:01 am (UTC)(link)
[She moves away from the door, pulling him away from it before shutting it.]

No. You're not going to do anyone any good if you're hurt or dead. It's time to go.
monolike: (it's bringing herrr down)

[personal profile] monolike 2017-09-23 05:36 am (UTC)(link)
[Velvet isn't gentle, and as soon as she loosens her grip Sorey is already shoving away from her, face twisted in anger as he paces in the little space left in the shuttle, fully aware of the evacuees watching him worriedly as he drags his shaking hands through his hair. He's angry, yes, he's upset, he feels- he feels belittled, childish, but more than that he's angry that there really isn't anything more he can do to help other than just give up a single seat on a single shuttle.

But Velvet's the only viable target around here, so Sorey glares at her, breathing hard, hands balling up into fists.]


You- you had no right. You h-had- you had no right to do that, Velvet-!
searingedgelord: (62)

[personal profile] searingedgelord 2017-09-25 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
[Maybe he's right. Maybe she didn't. She wasn't really thinking about what was her right and what isn't. She just didn't want him to die. She doesn't regret it, either.]

Yeah, well, I guess I can add it to the list.

[Her tone is dry, but she's not angry or defensive, honestly. As the Lord of Calamity she's done a lot of things she probably didn't have a right to do. This doesn't seem so bad in comparison to some of them. She's not going to apologize for wanting him to live.]
monolike: (DON'T INTERRUPT OUR DATE)

[personal profile] monolike 2017-09-25 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
[And there's nothing Sorey can do about it either, nothing but glare at her, tremble and be upset, all while she doesn't have a single harsh word for him in return. It feels unfairly one-sided, too much, so Sorey just storms away from her and finds a small, dark corner of the shuttle to fold himself into, turning his face aside. If he looks at her, he'll just start shouting again and upsetting everybody here. They've been through enough.]
searingedgelord: (48)

[personal profile] searingedgelord 2017-09-28 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Yeah, okay, she'll let him go be angry. Sulk a bit. She doesn't mind, really. It's been a long day for all of them. She heads to the cockpit to prepare for take off. She and Sorey can finish their conversation later, if he wants.]