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: (that the kids aren't alright?)

[personal profile] everydayhero 2015-04-09 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
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: (🙧 translates to you as an insult)

[personal profile] arcanepower 2015-04-09 05:15 am (UTC)(link)
[He squints.] I don't get it. What's so good about space?
everydayhero: (to make us feel this)

[personal profile] everydayhero 2015-04-13 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
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: ([glare] look you in the eye)

[personal profile] arcanepower 2015-04-13 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
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: (things we'll never see again)

[personal profile] everydayhero 2015-04-13 06:38 am (UTC)(link)
... 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: (🙧 held together with string)

[personal profile] arcanepower 2015-04-13 07:07 am (UTC)(link)
Hmph. And then I will experiment with it and you will all be amazed.

... As soon as my head stops spinning.
everydayhero: (in the emptiness)

[personal profile] everydayhero 2015-04-13 07:12 am (UTC)(link)
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.