the veil is thin . . .

[thespaceopera]

[ 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!]

Comments

[monolike]

[Dezel drags Sorey onto the transport as the chains disappear, but when he tries to push him into a seat Sorey shies away, shoves himself into a corner and pulls up his knees to hide his face in them. He doesn't want people to see him distraught (despite...everybody seeing that display down there). He's supposed to be reassuring these people, not giving them more reason to worry.

Dezel's right, and more than that he means well, but that he'd just chained Sorey down, forced him to tire himself out and then hauled him onto the shuttle- Sorey doesn't want to be anywhere near him. Not for a little while.]

[sylphystia]

[Dezel expected that, or at least expected some amount of resentment; he's fully prepared to take whatever Sorey throws at him because he knows he was in the right. But he doesn't rub it in. He lets Sorey have his space as he goes to help the last of the gathered refugees onto the shuttles.

When everything is loaded up, Dezel doesn't join Sorey in his soul. Instead he rides by the door, invisible and unnoticeable to the refugees. He disappears sometime after they reach the station, and it may be a while before Sorey can even find him; he makes himself scarce on the Huntress, too.]