thespaceopera: (red alert)
Voices from Heaven ([personal profile] thespaceopera) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2015-04-05 07:32 pm

Alert! Alert!

[bright and early one Sunday morning, proximity alarms begin to blare. could it be another set of disorienting malfunctions?

no... this one is for real. the Drift Fleet is under attack!

any ship with a scanning array will pick up a small swarm of ships--roughly the same caliber as the ships in your fleet--swooping in fast from distant space. any pilot, engineer, or communications officer who remembers those strange blips in the radar over the last several months can confirm that this is that very same group that's been following them. this time, they're not leaving room for negotiations, and they will not respond to any hailing or threats. they are on a mission.

within minutes, weapons are live, and the fleet is fired upon. suddenly, the casual drifting of the fleet turns into something much more real, and much more dangerous.

do you follow your augment's call and run to your station? do you flee your responsibilities? do you wish you could help and can't? are the captains leading or floundering, and are their crews even listening?

for a few terrifying moments, the fleet will be hammered, and Atroma is silent. you are all on your own, dear passengers. your little ships are not prepared for this, you have not been trained--and your enemies have no such trouble. a few ships are even shot down, forced to make crash-landings on nearby stations.

things look grim as the terribly-outmatched little fleet fights to defend itself... until the attacking fleet suddenly turns and bolts back into the darkness without warning.

maybe the attack was a warning. maybe they were just testing you. maybe something frightened them off.

whatever the reason, you are all left beaten and confused, without explanation at all.]


ooc posthere
this is a little event to kick off April! and it is essentially a glorified themed mingle, so there is no rush to reply to this immediately. the outcomes of the ships have been predetermined, based on the augments of the crews. all of that information and more (including info for people on hiatus and who wish to opt-out) can be found on the ooc post as well.

flourish or buckle under the pressure, help or hinder, and most importantly-- have fun!
everydayhero: (like our hearts are filling up)

[personal profile] everydayhero 2015-04-07 04:31 pm (UTC)(link)
... If Tim hadn't saved us... it would have been.
catamite: (choose your last words)

[personal profile] catamite 2015-04-07 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Are you sure??

[and he leans in the direction of the nice stable wall again as the ships pitches to the side, and crunches his eyes closed.]

They're going to blow us apart!
catamite: (not a whore)

[personal profile] catamite 2015-04-07 04:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[yeah... he's sitting somewhere quiet and just kind of staring somewhere off to the side, looking rattled and haunted.

he's got a wad of bloody paper towels pressed against the corner of his forehead, but he doesn't seem to be bothered too badly by the wound. it's probably one of those head-wounds that just likes to bleed.

and he peeks up from around the paper towels and gives a little nod.]
wordmiser: (Default)

[personal profile] wordmiser 2015-04-07 04:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[Requirements filled, she marks that read and goes back to ignoring blips. Like the responsible adult she is.]
howcanihelp: (pic#6983541)

[personal profile] howcanihelp 2015-04-07 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)
...well.

Remind me to thank him. As I prefer not to die in space for entertainment after surviving darkspawn and abominations and Alistair's cooking.
birdsbirdsbirds: (♠ let's play "break all your fingers")

[personal profile] birdsbirdsbirds 2015-04-07 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[it takes him a moment because, uh. things are happening.]

Because I fucking built them, buddy. Looks like it pays to have an engineer on board.

[his ship is so unfairly well-balanced but he definitely isn't complaining.]

Can you guys get to a station?
hymnals: i'm on my knees (with everything you say)

[personal profile] hymnals 2015-04-07 05:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[Adrasteius is most definitely looking at Anders. But then the ship rocks back and forth, and Adra stumbles--hard--against the nearest wall. He gasps in pain, clutching his side, gritting his teeth.]

Light fucking preserve us.
hymnals: so far from home (i was drowning)

[personal profile] hymnals 2015-04-07 05:16 pm (UTC)(link)
after

[Adrasteius looks like he's been shot to hell and back, but that's mostly because his frail body can't take even the gentlest touch of physical punishment. He groans, massaging his bruised cheek.]

Oh, yeah. Nothing a little spell can't fix.

[His fingers glow white, and the bruised skin rapidly takes on a normal color.]

How about you, kiddo?
noctiphile: (HACHACHACHA)

[personal profile] noctiphile 2015-04-07 05:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[let's just assume long pauses between responses are gonna be prevalent here]

Hopefully, but it's—shit! Oren!—[Please hold as he yells instructions to his stupid pilot]—It's a bit nebulous right now! I managed to hail them for docking before comms went down but I've no idea if we'll get there. I've got a plan but. Well. It's a tad bit risky.

[Some more shouting in the background. Mattias takes time to return it. Directions, enemies. You know.] And you? You're doing unfairly well, I hope.

[mattias is now really the time]
birdsbirdsbirds: (♦ legit how he sits 80% of the time)

video;

[personal profile] birdsbirdsbirds 2015-04-07 05:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Got it... I'll see if we can give them a hand once they're landed.

[Bishop, who does he know on the Bishop...? Hiro, mostly...]

And don't feel shy to call out if you run into other problems, yeah? There's no knowing what zero gravity might knock loose.
wolfuncaged: (Is it over?)

[personal profile] wolfuncaged 2015-04-07 05:45 pm (UTC)(link)
I sincerely doubt that they will kill us. But anything from mental trauma up to horrific maiming would likely be fair game.

[Landon gets a sideways look. He saw a car, once. It was awful.] I am sure you can use your imagination.

[Wow, Axel, you want to leave them alive for questioning? That's just silly. He exhales, moving the tracking devices from the more precious looking hull to the engines of the enemy ship. ]

And if they don't wish to talk?
ino: (Sup buddy.)

[personal profile] ino 2015-04-07 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
I think Nel would appreciate that.
ino: (Giving orders.)

[personal profile] ino 2015-04-07 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She grimaces, trying to keep her footing even as the ship moves ]

-- We've got this, Nel! See, Vash is hitting them pretty hard right back.
ladiesss: (summer • all the love in the world)

[personal profile] ladiesss 2015-04-07 06:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh boy...

[she follows him! trying to avoid tripping over anything or touching the pipes and wires that are running pretty hot... she doesn't know what she's looking for, but... hopefully Hiro does.]
ladiesss: (summer • may your lives be long)

video

[personal profile] ladiesss 2015-04-07 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Got it. I think... [she looks back over her shoulder...] Hiro's got some burns, but he's running around like a crazy person so he can't be too bad. Steffa fixed herself up. I've-- [ssstatic] --a splitting headache, but I'll be fine.
ladiesss: (summer • all the love in the world)

video

[personal profile] ladiesss 2015-04-07 06:26 pm (UTC)(link)
You got it. [she sighs, looking tired...] Thanks.
ino: (Sup buddy.)

video

[personal profile] ino 2015-04-07 06:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Not a problem. And like I said to Hiro, if you guys need someplace to crash, you're always welcome here.
everydayhero: (hope that you won't mind)

[personal profile] everydayhero 2015-04-07 06:48 pm (UTC)(link)
I guess we're lucky. If it weren't for the friends we've made, we would all be dead.

[little wry smile at that.]

We're okay, though. If one concussion is the worst the crew got, we're doing pretty well.
everydayhero: (on my bedroom floor)

[personal profile] everydayhero 2015-04-07 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[yeah the floor is... not as dry as it should be. don't tell tadashi about the curse under hiro's breath. he ducks under a pipe and starts squeezing into a space, tracing the leak.]

Uhh... Found it. Kind of hard to get to, but it's gotta get patched up.
wordmiser: (:| Sitting)

Closed to Bloodsport;

[personal profile] wordmiser 2015-04-07 06:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[Before and after the attack]
[The thing was beeping at her. She has a curious streak, so Jinx takes the time to figure out exactly what it is. Once that's done, she sits down and just watches the chaos with interest.

Little lights blinked, little pings ping-ed, little beeps bleeped. It was all very interesting, really.

And without any encouragement or orders, she has no intentions of doing anything about it whatsoever.]
birdsbirdsbirds: (♠ nel put your pants back on)

[personal profile] birdsbirdsbirds 2015-04-07 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[...SO, now that Robin is sure their systems are doing good and that he can send his crew off to the four corners of the stations without risking anything, he goes back to the bridge to find... that several things on the comms panels are blinking, and Jinx is not doing anything. again.]

...So, are you going to answer that?

[pointing to what he assumes is the light for a backlog of hailing messages.]
wordmiser: (>| Attitude)

[personal profile] wordmiser 2015-04-07 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[She glances at it thoughtfully, as if she hadn't noticed and might possibly even remotely care.

...And then shrugs, shakes her head, and leans back in her chair again. Her feet go up to rest on the consul for proper lounging.]
birdsbirdsbirds: (♠ ask him his opinions on crows)

[personal profile] birdsbirdsbirds 2015-04-07 07:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Doing great.

[he sounds aggressively delighted to be here, in fact.]

We'll try to get them off your tail. Good luck!
ladiesss: (summer • all the love in the world)

[personal profile] ladiesss 2015-04-07 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[no one has to know. she's too busy following him. she would have complained about ruining her jeans if she had not already ripped big holes in the knees already.]

Okay. I can do it. Let me just...

[she tries to get into the space, but she's just a little too big... she can wedge one arm in, but not the other. and it smells terrible in here. fumes, and all.]

Hey, Hiro--do me a favor and go into another room for like, two minutes.
ladiesss: (spring • love suicide)

video

[personal profile] ladiesss 2015-04-07 07:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, boy... Well, if the bunk room still smells weirdly like exhaust after a few hours of venting, I might totally take you up on that.

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