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!
wilder: (❂ grooooan)

video;

[personal profile] wilder 2015-04-07 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
[Let's be real, people trying to kill him is just Kaneis's life.]

Yeah. I'll mention it to my engineer if there's time. I mean, before we get attacked again.
got_it_memorized: (look down//not so sure about this)

[personal profile] got_it_memorized 2015-04-07 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
[Axel knows that feel, bro.]

If worse comes to horrible, I'm thinking duct tape might work in a pinch.

But here's hoping we don't get attacked again--what the hell even was that? I mean, has anybody else noticed Atroma's been awfully quiet about it? Not so much as a peep.
wilder: (❂ booored)

[personal profile] wilder 2015-04-07 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
Ergh, duct tape. We do not have a good history.

[His poor hair. He still gets phantom pains]

I've noticed...maybe they set those guys on us to get ratings.
got_it_memorized: (feh//don't wanna talk about it)

[personal profile] got_it_memorized 2015-04-07 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
[Axel won't mention that time he duct taped Demyx to the shower wall. Hey, it was vengeance, for not saving him any calzones at dinner that time.]

Maybe. Seems a bit extreme, if you ask me. Surely a wet tee shirt contest would have been sufficient.
wilder: (❂ grooooan)

[personal profile] wilder 2015-04-07 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
Please. There aren't nearly enough good sized chests for that.

[Gosh Axel]

Atroma kidnapped us and put a chip into our brains for a show. A staged space battle is hardly too extreme for them.
Edited 2015-04-07 03:53 (UTC)
got_it_memorized: (i'm sure i don't know)

[personal profile] got_it_memorized 2015-04-07 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
Mm, you make a compelling argument.

[He makes a bit of a face then.]

Yeah, I guess when you put it in as many words, a staged battle doesn't sound so extreme after all. I just hope they didn't manage to kill anybody off, I mean... it's definitely too early in the show for that sort of thing, right?
wilder: (❂ what is this I don't even)

[personal profile] wilder 2015-04-07 10:25 pm (UTC)(link)
...Axel? There's already been murders in this fleet. Like, months ago.
Edited 2015-04-07 22:25 (UTC)
got_it_memorized: (are you pondering what I'm pondering?)

[personal profile] got_it_memorized 2015-04-07 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Murders Atroma catalyzed, though? I know there was the thing with Fenris and Robin, but that was an internal thing, not something Atroma arranged for. That's what worries me. I'm not too concerned about violence in the ranks, it's The Powers That Be.

Besides, Robin got better anyway.
wilder: (❂ back turn)

[personal profile] wilder 2015-04-08 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
[He shrugs]

They'll do whatever it takes to get rating. You know, to keep people watching. That could be anything.

I mean, on the bright side, they probably won't kill us all. Wouldn't make for good ratings if everyone's dead.
got_it_memorized: (go on impress me//orly)

[personal profile] got_it_memorized 2015-04-09 11:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[He makes a bit of a face, then blows out a sigh.]

I don't like it when they kill off my favorite characters on TV, I feel cheated. Guess we'd better do a roll call.