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: (but i love to read the words you used)

[personal profile] everydayhero 2015-04-06 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
Tadashi can handle it. Just relax.

[if a little gash is taking her this much time, it probably won't help the one belthazar is sporting very much right now.]

Here, I'll get the books that fell...

[and he gets up to go get them and put them back where they belong..]
howcanihelp: (pic#6983535)

[personal profile] howcanihelp 2015-04-06 05:52 am (UTC)(link)
[ Okay. Not fully healed over, but enough that she's not bleeding or risking infection at the moment. That's fine. She pushes herself to her feet, and while she's a little shaky, she manages to keep her feet under her pretty well.

She's had experience with that, at least. Keeping her feet under her after she's run herself ragged. ]


You realize telling me to relax isn't going to work, right? I'm a Warden, we don't relax during a crisis.
everydayhero: (you and your heart)

[personal profile] everydayhero 2015-04-06 05:54 am (UTC)(link)
Well, try to. I'm gonna need every available hand once the ship docks, the Bishop is in need of some very big repairs.
howcanihelp: (pic#6983455)

[personal profile] howcanihelp 2015-04-07 10:50 am (UTC)(link)
Absolutely, Ser Hiro. [ she smiles wryly ] I got the feeling that would be the case. I was... a little worried the ship might be torn open.
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.
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.
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.