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!
merchantprince: (♪ wild with abandon when he's gone)

[personal profile] merchantprince 2015-04-08 07:20 am (UTC)(link)
[Varric is grateful for Chris' presence, even if he doesn't say it right then. It's felt. It's in the way Varric looks him over after everything's done and over with, before Varric even bothers checking himself out.

Their captain seems okay, though, so he goes straight to complaining. Obviously Varric's okay if he's complaining.]


Andraste's tits. If we never have to go through that again, it'll be too soon.
misconceived: (✇we've been here forever)

[personal profile] misconceived 2015-04-08 07:25 am (UTC)(link)
[ There's a slight lessening of the tension at Varric deciding not to follow up with more terrible news somehow. Chris isn't exactly breathing easy and he's got his eyes on the arrays around them just in case their friends decide to double back, but he's also watching the rest of the crew. ]

Seriously. What good are these stupid scanners if they don't tell us anything beforehand?!
merchantprince: (♪ but now that it's done)

[personal profile] merchantprince 2015-04-08 08:07 am (UTC)(link)
Twenty credits says it was planned by Atroma.

[He rubs at his temples.]

Whatever it was, I think they're gone. Time to check out the rest of the ship.

[A pause.]

You gonna be okay? Do you, uh, want to check on your dad?
misconceived: (✇some legends are told)

[personal profile] misconceived 2015-04-08 11:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Dad'll be fine. [ His dad is probably the hardiest person on the crew right now. Much as he's worried about everything, he's confident in Cole's ability to survive being banged up. ]

Really, we should be checking if there were dents or breaches anywhere. And... see how everyone else is doing. We can't be the only ones who took a beating.
merchantprince: (♪ who's found a small town to escape to)

[personal profile] merchantprince 2015-04-09 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
[He nods, and doesn't push.] Got it.

I'll go check out the cargo hold and the kitchen, you check the armory and bunks? Roses is in the lab-- she said there's some damage.
misconceived: (✇the river grows)

[personal profile] misconceived 2015-04-09 04:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Chris nods and is honestly about to go check it out, because it doesn't really seem like a time to be dallying before he turns back. ]

Wait, damage? What kind of damage?
merchantprince: (♪ cold through broken baseboards)

[personal profile] merchantprince 2015-04-10 11:09 am (UTC)(link)
Broken glass, screens, that kind of thing. The bigger stuff is mostly okay but the smaller stuff probably ought to be replaced. Medicine too. [He shakes his head. What a waste...] If you want to clean it up, be my guest. Otherwise I'll head over there after I make sure the cargo hold isn't covered in wine.
misconceived: (✇every night)

[personal profile] misconceived 2015-04-12 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ Chris takes the information in for what it is. Small things broken, Shirley reporting in, it's probably not too bad. The rest of them were all on or around the bridge at the time so right now they just need to get an idea of what's what. ]

Armory and bunks, then. Call for me if something comes up. Or... [ He pulls a face. ] ... if they come back.