Alert! Alert!

[thespaceopera]

[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 post → here
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!

Comments

[arcanepower]

Okay... okay. I believe you-- mostly.

[He's so freaked out he's doing more of a panicked shuffle now.]

Those cowards! If they fought us face to face, I'd turn them inside out!

[everydayhero]

Y'know, as sure as I am that you could literally do that, there are a lot of them, and you said you have limited magic. So, let's focus on you not passing out.

[look the medbay it's right there!!]

[arcanepower]

[Belth angles himself toward the nearest bed. He knows not to push himself more than necessary.]

Yes, yes, I know, but I am still angry.

[He drags his hand through his hair.]

I must look a fright. I don't remember when I hit my head...

[everydayhero]

You definitely look like a mess.

[gonna help him sit down on this cot here and i guess i will just uh. get you cleaned up until tadashi gets here.]

[arcanepower]

[He squeezes his eyes shut and wrinkles his nose when Hiro starts scrubbing at his face. It hurts, but...]

... Um...

[He tries to set the thoughts in order in his head. It's harder than it sounds.]

... Thank you. For finding me.

[everydayhero]

[he's trying to be really gentle, but some of this blood is caked on.]

You're not hard to. But I won't tell anyone else about your hiding place, okay?

[arcanepower]

[It stings!! But he is a brave boy.]

I don't care about that. [He puffs his cheeks.] I feel stupid. I should be able to take care of myself. I've done it up until now... but I can barely see straight.

I'm probably four times your age and here I am getting washed up like a child.

[everydayhero]

Have you ever been forced into outer space without any support before?

[arcanepower]

[He opens his mouth to answer, closes it, tries again.]

Uh... no.

[everydayhero]

Then give yourself a break. If I got shoved into your world instead of one I've been dreaming about living in since I was 4, I would be tripping up all over the place.

[arcanepower]

... You wanted to live in space?

[everydayhero]

Getting to go to space is pretty much a huge deal where I come from. And if you're into science-fiction, it's way more of one. Robotics is what I'm passionate about. Working on a space ship kind of takes the horrifying edge off of being kidnapped.

[arcanepower]

[He squints.] I don't get it. What's so good about space?

[everydayhero]

I don't know what you're missing. We're traveling through space--an endless expanse with billions of galaxies, each with millions of star systems, and each of those could have a ton of planets with tons of moons! Your world is just one planet in one star system. We're exploring the universe!

[arcanepower]

Some of my people went to another planet. They betrayed the rest of us and left us to die.

[... Well then.]

The only thing I'm looking forward to is more magic.

[everydayhero]

... Well, some people are jerks.

[how the fuck else am i supposed to respond to you half the time]

You'll find it. I'm sure.

[arcanepower]

Hmph. And then I will experiment with it and you will all be amazed.

... As soon as my head stops spinning.

[everydayhero]

Yeah, don't push yourself too hard right now. This is gonna take some time to heal, so once you're all set, don't do anything strenuous. Tadashi'll wanna keep you in the medbay for a few days, probably.