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!]
bi_otic: (armored)

[personal profile] bi_otic 2017-10-06 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[He gives Felix a wry but undeniably fatigued smile.]

Aren't we all? I was, uh...I was about to take a break while they check over my shuttle before the next run. Do you want to join me?

[He's not here to insist the other man stop, even though part of him wishes he could convince to sit down and rest for longer than the duration of a coffee break, but the drive to see this crisis through is what's holding him up as well.]
scanninggaydis: (I tried my best)

[personal profile] scanninggaydis 2017-10-08 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
...Yeah. Sure.

[Felix wants to say no, because taking a break means potentially letting things in that he can't think about. Not if he wants to get through this, if he wants to be helpful. Which he does.

...But he still doesn't feel entirely steady on his feet. He's got a short break in his runs, and he was about to head to the command station to see if there's any sort of other work he can pick up. That's not really resting, though. That, and his leg is bothering him in a way that it hasn't for a while and....okay. Okay. He needs this.

It matters a little that it's Kaidan asking, too. It's too much to ask, really, for someone he barely knows to help keep him sane through all this, but maybe...

It could help. And if it doesn't, he'll leave. Felix nods at Kaidan, his posture relaxing just slightly.]