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!
onlyanapple: (Winter=HATE)

[personal profile] onlyanapple 2015-04-17 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh well, back to not dying then? ]

One on your left.
radiantwingedone: (Default)

[personal profile] radiantwingedone 2015-04-18 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ Back to not dying! It's a lovely thing to focus on.

Here's a hum of 'hear you'.
]

killedwithlove: (Default)

[personal profile] killedwithlove 2015-04-18 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
Forgiveness isn't conditional to action, but to regret.

I forgive you.

[And Cole gives the impression he knows exactly what forgiveness is needed for.]
hymnals: when everything's gone wrong somehow (oh superman where are you now)

[personal profile] hymnals 2015-04-18 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
[Whose ass? Adra squints.]

It's a spell. Like the shit you just cast back there, but different.
radiantwingedone: (I need not answer that)

[personal profile] radiantwingedone 2015-04-18 06:29 am (UTC)(link)
[ Duke is..

Just going to slowly blink and stare blankly at Cole. It's starting to be a bit much now, because that tone and...

Duke rubs at his temples for a moment. Okay he can word now, right? Maybe.
]

.... Thank you. [ He's a little numb sounding. Thank you, person he has to live with, for making him feel like you know everything. This is awkward. ]
killedwithlove: (Default)

[personal profile] killedwithlove 2015-04-19 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
It's all right. You won't usually see me. And I won't tell anyone your secrets. They're yours, not mine.

[It might be more than a little apparent that Cole is psychic in some way.]
noctiphile: (laura don't look at me)

[personal profile] noctiphile 2015-04-19 04:52 am (UTC)(link)
[With the removal of his only distraction, Mattias pulls back. His gaze falls, landed at a spot between them.]

Only recently. [But then he's looking at Felix, smiling reassuringly.] Life has been tumultuous these past few months, but that's what life does. It ebbs and flows and all we can do is ride the current.
radiantwingedone: (Default)

[personal profile] radiantwingedone 2015-04-19 05:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ Okay that second bit was the real worry. ]

At the moment, it is more startling than anything. [ He's aware of the ability to talk through minds - Dhaos, from Paradisa, had been able to, and it was also something that Entelexeia could with krityans, so picking up thoughts wasn't too terribly odd.

Maybe.
]

... And thank you, again.
killedwithlove: (Conversational)

[personal profile] killedwithlove 2015-04-19 11:31 am (UTC)(link)
I can pretend I can't hear anything. That makes some people feel better. Would that help?
catamite: (career smile)

[personal profile] catamite 2015-04-19 07:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[there's a little scoff under his breath, but it was probably meant to be a short laugh.

he moves the paper towel over enough to where his cheekbone can clearly be seen, and he points to a subtle notch-shaped scar there.]


I already have one, and I don't think a girl has ever said that about it.
radiantwingedone: (Default)

[personal profile] radiantwingedone 2015-04-19 09:04 pm (UTC)(link)
... I assume you mean "can't hear anything" to be "hear things because I am a spirit", rather than ... hear with your ears. If you started to pretend you couldn't hear things said, I think that would only worry me.

[ And that would bring up the question of whether healing magic worked on spirits. ]
recopy: his anime faces are so gr8 (lol ok)

[personal profile] recopy 2015-04-20 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
[Well, yes, the laugh definitely seems good-natured enough, but--no, hold on, that can't be right.

It's not visible but he's frysquinting just a bit at the feed about now. After a few moments of delay:]


Oh, wow, I didn't think that pattern was a thing anywhere else! Unless--you're a Navi too?
recopy: (thats rough buddy)

[personal profile] recopy 2015-04-20 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
[Wow Anders. Wow.....

But no, with the beat considered, Megaman's looking over with an expression that might qualify as somewhat sympathetic. Granted, he'll have to actually ask about this whole 'magic' business later, but for now--]


Like normal humans, right? Alright, go▄cha. It's okay! [Yeah, the whole groaning and swaying thing being a lot more important at the moment...] We can definitely ▒alk later, yeah. I'm just--g-glad I've found you in the meantime, captain! I'm an engineer...just let me kn█ if you need me to do something, or save homething you want to tell the others too?
wordmiser: (:D Giggle)

[personal profile] wordmiser 2015-04-20 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[Jinx learned rather quickly that she was sweet-faced enough to get away with a great many things when she used it to her advantage. It just wasn't often her preferred form of manipulation.

A small head-bob. Fine, she could do these things. He'd better find her something interesting real quick, though.]
wordmiser: (:| Hmmm...)

[personal profile] wordmiser 2015-04-20 06:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[A tiny smirk and a shake of her head.

Nope, she's really not.

She waves her hand at the consul again. He sure he doesn't want to pick?]
wordmiser: (>| Attitude)

[personal profile] wordmiser 2015-04-20 06:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[Jinx glares at the pushy girl, and then drags herself out of chair extremely reluctantly.

Fine.

But it's not like the fires were that big.

Lead the way.]
wordmiser: (:) Smirky)

[personal profile] wordmiser 2015-04-20 06:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[A nod. She knew exactly when she was doing: Nothing.

But she also knew how to do the thing he clearly wanted her to do. So it was true on both counts!

That pleases her, and she smirks at him because of it.]
puro: (Wouldn't let one drop of rain fall down)

[personal profile] puro 2015-04-20 10:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[He sighs, looking down at the consul, he can't PICK someone to save, he didn't ask for this responsibility. He ends up closing his eyes and randomly jabbing at one. ]
pompous_today: (focused)

[personal profile] pompous_today 2015-04-20 10:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay. I, ah, suppose I should leave you to it, then.

[Simon lingered, half wanting to stay and see if any more information was forthcoming, but the girl didn't seem eager to spill the details either way. So, with a slight wave, he was off to find Robin.]
lord_wizard: (pretty)

[personal profile] lord_wizard 2015-04-21 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
As long as it keeps going, I'm sure we will manage. [He smile back, attempting to not feel quite so self conscious, though after a beat he does switch hands and slip his arm back into his shirt, bruises be damned]
noctiphile: (pic#8836104)

[personal profile] noctiphile 2015-04-21 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
[Mattias says nothing of the return to his shirt, though he does watch intently. He's too caught up in thought, mulling over Felix's words. When he finally speaks, it's softly.]

And if it doesn't continue?
killedwithlove: (Not looking)

[personal profile] killedwithlove 2015-04-21 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
Yes. Words are... they don't always work for me. Hearing and hearing aren't the same, but the word is.
lord_wizard: (hiding)

[personal profile] lord_wizard 2015-04-21 06:57 am (UTC)(link)
[His answer is just as soft]

I try not to think about that.
noctiphile: (rub your head for friction)

[personal profile] noctiphile 2015-04-21 07:00 am (UTC)(link)
[It's the way he says it that has Mattias smiling, ducking his head to hide it. Then, he's back to Felix's arm, though only with a mere touch. A comfort, rather than a necessity.]

Luckily, you seem quite close to the land of the living.

[It's meant as a joke and he shows it with a quirk of his lips.]
twocomplex: (we both know ur not smooth)

[personal profile] twocomplex 2015-04-21 04:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm afraid I don't know what that is!

[He's not even commenting further on the name. Just believe him, it'll be great.]

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