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

closed to Wonderduck;

[idealistic]

during the attack;

[ the sirens rose some red flags on their own, but the moment Lloyd was thrown off his feet from impact, he knew there was definitely trouble out there. they're under attack, and with no sort of defense besides the shields, they may as well be true sitting ducks.

and with the vital equipment as good as vulnerable... ]

Dammit--! [ without a second thought, he makes a break for the engine room. the shields and life support are there, and if anything were to happen to those... well, that's not something Lloyd should be thinking about. he moves as fast as he can, getting thrown off his feet again (maybe he bumped into your character as that happened or on the way there?) before finally opening the hatch for the engine room.

he could only hope that the shields will hold long enough for them to get out of there... ]

after the attack;

[ and yet somehow, it's over. Lloyd doesn't need any sort of special scanner to tell him that the Wonderduck got hit pretty badly. thankfully none of the life support was hit, which he has Kaneis to thank for, but Lloyd can tell that he has his work cut out for him when they land at the nearest whatever.

fixing the outer damage isn't his main concern right now, though. he stumbles out of the engine room, a bit bruised here and there but otherwise alright. his main concern is the crew: even if the ship didn't get hit as bad as most others, there's still the concern for his crewmates-- if Lloyd ended up as banged up as he did, then who knows how the others fared. ]

Is everyone alright?!

During!

[wilder]

[When the sirens blared, Kaneis went straight to the cockpit. Fortunately, your pilot has actually been practicing a lot with his augment- it was always fun to him. Now it looks like the fun is paying off. He's doing his very best to make evasive maneuvers with the ship. Though considering the ship's not exactly a fighter jet- it's not 100% evasion]

[He slaps on the comm system towards the engine room]

Lloyd! You down there?!

Closed to Paisley;

[dadlife]

[DURING THE ATTACK]

Tay! Lioriley!

[Yeah, angry!dad is running through the ship that keeps shaking with damage every few seconds. He expects Tay to be dodging them, so he's going to the bridge first to check where she is. As long as she is where she needs to be, he's running to the medbay to find Lior.]

Bishop Action, Distress Signal to ALL SHIPS

[everydayhero]

[DURING THE ATTACK]

[hiro's on his feet as soon as the orange alarm goes off. it's sound, it's loud, and it quickly turns red once they're being fired upon. his first stop is to the engine room, trying to run as many repairs during the attack as possible, regardless of the risk of his own life.

[when it gets to be too much to handle, and the ship is too close to being gone, that's when he runs out to hit the distress beacon.]

[as soon as he does, he's looking for everyone, checking under the consoles for belthazar first since he's in the bridge.]

[invigorates]

[ the blaring sirens seem to be troubling the elf far worse than the incoming attacks. each loud ring in her ears makes her wince, but she powers through it long enough to find her way out of the medbay and into the corridors of the ship to search for her crewmates.

it's there that she runs into joel - probably more literally than figuratively. ]

Joel! [ she chirps out quickly, pressing her palm to the wall when another shot rattles the ship. ] Have you seen the others? Is everyone alright?

[arcanepower]

[Belthazar is exactly where Hiro thought he might be. There's a nasty gash on his temple where he hit something hard, and his eyes are a bit unfocused as a result. There's... a bit of blood.

He recognizes Hiro, distantly, and reaches out for him without really thinking about it.]

Hiro? Are you okay?

[dadlife]

[he crashes into her and pretty much immediately grabs her shoulders to steady her, a look of grave seriousness on his face.]

Everybody else should be in the bridge. You gotta get somewhere safe, you can't treat anybody if you get hurt, too.

[which means he's taking her arm and dragging her off to his room where he can basically make a padded cover for her with the chairs.]

[everydayhero]

Belthazar!

[oh, this is bad. he takes the hand that reaches out to him and tucks himself under the console with him, just enough to get a better look at that gash.]

Oh, no... We have to get you to Tadashi.

[arcanepower]

[Belth loses his fingers in Hiro's sleeve again. Turns out this is just how he shows affection, or something.]

I'm... I'm okay.

[No he's not. He's not very good at lying. He's freaked out and he hit his head.]

I have bandages somewhere. We need to get off the ship, don't we?

[invigorates]

[ does he expect her to just sit there, waiting and cowering until this assault is done with? ]

I am not the one you need concern yourself with! [ if she gets hurt she should just be able to heal herself. so far as she's aware no one else on this ship has that ability - especially not joel. ] You do not intend to leave me here, do you? Joel!

[everydayhero]

You're not okay. We can't leave yet. It's not over. I have to get you to Tadashi, now. Come on.

[he's going to gently... try to get him out from under the console now]

[arcanepower]

[It doesn't take much to get him to come out, fortunately.]

I told you, I'm...

[He's so tired all of a sudden. Why can't the lights stop doing the thing? It's making his head feel worse. Something tickles his cheek and he pauses to touch it, then blinks as his fingers come back covered with blood.]

Oh.

[dadlife]

What're you gonna do while they're workin'? There's nothin' for us to do but wait this out.

[he's not... leaving her, at least. he doesn't have any idea how to work the fucking guns on this ship either and tay's gonna be doing some evasive maneuvering.]

[invigorates]

[ she... has no argument for that. what would she do while they're working? stand there and worry? she is all but useless in this moment.

she bites her lip, frowning heavily. ]

...Very well.

Tourist Action | Broadcasts to Others

[got_it_memorized]

[During the Attack]
[Axel was just minding his own business, hanging out in quarters, when the alarm sounded. A proximity alarm? What's that about? He gets to his feet to go check the scanners when the first hit comes, sending him stumbling. This isn't just someone flying too close, this is an attack! Great, just what he needs. Slapping the nearest comm terminal, he decides to see if his title does him any damn good when it counts.]

Fenris, I really hope you know how to operate the guns on this ship, because I don't think all the knives in your armory are going to help us at the moment. Ladon, wherever you are, get to the helm now!

[With that, he heads to the bridge to try and get a look outside at what's going on. He's all for a little more excitement around this place, but this isn't exactly what he had in mind...]


[After the Attack]
[Well, the good news is, the attacks have stopped and the strange ships have left. The bad news is, Tourist is limping, and her gravity generator's been hit. After checking the scanners one last time to make sure there's no attacking ships left, Axel sort of tries to swim through the air out into the hallway to go check on the other crew members. It's harder than they make it look on TV!

[He finally figures out he can kind of push himself off the walls and glide with some ease, and he makes his way to look for Solas in quarters and the mess hall, and then to the med lab to look for Asteffiel. Once he's sure nobody's dead, he's got a few messages to send, so he heads to the nearest terminal.

[Bishop, your distress signal has been received!]

Bishop, this is Tourist, are you okay? Krista, Hiro, you guys in one piece? [Please be in one piece.

[Next up, Bloodsport, Three Twins, Red Fish, Blue Fish, Wonderduck, Huntress, and First Breath:]

This is Tourist, do you guys need help? We've got a med bay and some healing capabilities if anybody's injured. [Anybody Axel's gotten to know, you'd better be okay and let him know it ASAP okok.

[Pathstone, Golden, Starstruck, Caprine, and Paisley: he doesn't know anyone on these ships, but he's not completely heartless. Well, maybe technically he is, but the jury's still out on that. So you guys get a more general WILL HELP IF NEEDED sort of message, feel free to respond if you need help, I'm always up for new CR.]

[dadlife]

I'm stayin' here, too. Just keep your head by the cushions in case Tay does some kinda loop, if you get knocked out we're even more fucked.

[everydayhero]

[ohhhh god don't faint because you're bleeding or something.]

Watch me, Belthazar. Come on, let's get to the medbay so Tadashi can take a look at it.

[oh god please be okay.]

If you feel like you're gonna faint, tell me. I need you to stay awake, I think you have a concussion.

[gonna guide him as gently as possible to the hall.]

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[everydayhero]

Axel?

[the red alarm is still kind of going. he silenced it, though.]

We're alive, but our ship's kind of... screwed. Tim was close by with the First Breath, he helped defend us. We need to dock and make repairs really badly. There's only so much I can do with what I've got on board. Are you guys okay? Is Asteffiel hurt?

[whereivebeen]

[ Tay was asleep, so you've got a lanky half-dressed angel speeding into the cockpit shortly after the first shudder. Man, get some adrenaline going, right? ]

BATTLE STATIONS, PEOPLE! [ shouted at the top of her lungs as she skids through the door and flings herself into the pilot's seat, taking the ship out of autopilot and employing evasive maneuvers. ]

[dadlife]

[thank fucking god]

I'm gettin' Lioriley somewhere safe; we won't be much use in a battle like this!

[he's yelling so he doesn't have to take her attention away.]

[invigorates]

[ she seems pleased to hear that joel is at least staying with her. she would have worried if everyone was out there running around like idiots. ]

I would suggest taking your own advice, as well.

[dadlife]

... I'm fine.

[and then he. has to catch himself on something because evasive maneuvers.]

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[got_it_memorized]

[Boy, is he glad to see you, kiddo.]

We're okay. The gravity generator's busted, for sure--I'm not sure if anything else is broken... but nobody's too badly hurt. Asteffiel's fine, he's more worried about his plants, honestly. They're kind of floating around everywhere.

You hurt? Anybody hurt? I'm not great with healing magic, but I can do it in a pinch.

[invigorates]

[ way to go, idiot.

not that lioriley is any better - she all but falls flat on her ass when the ship jerks. but her attention seems to be more focused on him, ]

Are you certain of that? [ that would have been sassy as hell if this were literally anyone else. ]

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[everydayhero]

Belthazar has a concussion. I took him to my brother. I'm a little bruised up and I might be looking at some degree of burns, but that's all my fault, anyway. I'll be fine.