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Who: Zoro and multiple unfortunate souls
Broadcast: fLEETWIDE yeYEAH
Action: Marsiva
When: RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW LET'S GO

[Somehow, someway, the camera shows nothing. Or, at least, it seems like nothing. A plain trash receptacle on the Marsiva, gleaming faintly under fluorescent lights. Tediously, it stays fixed on the bin, time stretching slow until, finally, it moves. Jiggles a bit. Shakes. Thumps and clangs and-shouts? Shouts. Manly, growling barks that echo out into the open. Then, finally, it capsizes.

A man pops out. Or rather, clambers out. With the exception of a scowl and a growl, a light kick to the can, he seems nonplussed. Nonplussed and oblivious to the camera.] Finally made it out...

[He says it wistfully, as if it were a long journey. A bit of yellow clings to his anime-green hair. Part of a banana peel. He's oblivious to that too, squinting around the area, turning this way and that, before finally, the giant fucking space-window catches his eye.] Eh? What's this? The ocean?

[Standing before it, arms akimbo, he falls quiet. Enjoying the simple majesty of, er, the ocean.] Are those fish? [They're stars.] They're small. Like dandruff.

[Proud of his stunning metaphor, he watches the stars for a moment longer before spinning on his heel.] This isn't the ship. Did I make it to Fishman Island? Heh-[He grins and turns at the same time.] That'd make me first. Oi! Luffy, Shitty Cook! You hear that? I'm No. 1-eh? [His hands go to rest on his swords only to find... they're not there. This greatly disturbs him and, for a moment, he's left staring at the blank space before whirling around for something to yell at. His gaze fixes on the network station currently transmitting, glare boring right into the camera.] Oiiiii.

[Tilting his head back and grinning menacingly he strides forward, cracking his knuckles.] Mr. Robot. You want to tell me what you did with my swords? Oiiii, can't you speak? [He raps his knuckles against the screen, peering into the camera with a pout before backing up and shaking the thing. The camera rattles, rattles and-

The feed cuts out. Switches to a different view. It's across the room from him now, staring as Zoro gawks, horrified, at the network station broken off in his hands. Making a sound akin to a dying frog he slowly looks around him, places the network station back down, and runs.

The network station falls over.]

ladiesss

Who: Team ~~At Least We're Not Pathstone~~ Bishop
Broadcast: Potentially!
Action: The SS Bishop
When: Right now! And other times!

[The ship is still full of bobbleheads, and your augments may or may not be malfunctioning.

So what's going on this fine day aboard the SS Bishop?]

thespaceopera

[the fleet has been clear of the musical signals for a day or so... but things still aren't quite right. signals occasionally fail, there is static in the wires. and, apparently, the ships' scanning equipment hasn't been as sensitive as it should be.

it isn't until the fleet is far from the last planet's range that some kind of invisible cloud clears... and several blips show up on every ship's radar. those ships that have a communications officer on-board will actually hear a little alert. and those that don't may miss it entirely, if no one else on board happens to glance at the monitors.

--you aren't alone.

for the first time, there is something showing up on the scanners that isn't the innocuous signatures of local traffic between stations, or the lone, short-range ships out doing their jobs. this is something else.

the communications officers and pilots can attempt to scan them, maybe try and hail... but they lie at the absolute far edge of the equipment's range. just hovering--maybe watching, maybe waiting. maybe not realizing that the drifting fleet is unblinded enough to see them. and there's no telling how long they may have been there.

and once noticed, they only remain for a few minutes before disappearing again into the black.]

...

ooc: this is an entirely-optional mini-event. you can reply or not, and there is no rush to do so. the ships on the radar cannot actually be reached, and will disappear regardless of what is attempted. but if you want to try anyway, post reactions, etc., go ahead and knock yourself out here. they won't answer, but maybe they are listening regardless. this can also be used as a mingle, if anyone wants to talk to each other, or try to bludgeon their communications officer into getting off their butts to actually do anything.

this is just a small event, or clue, and can be played with or ignored as you all wish! enjoy!

everydayhero

Who: Hiro and EVERYONE
Broadcast: Fleetwide Video
Action: SS Bishop
When: 1/31

[The video starts in on Hiro, who is reclined as far as the console chair will go. His feet are likely somewhere they should not be, holding him in the position. The comm is on top of his knees, recording him playing with an ostrich bobblehead.

[After a moment, he grins at the comm, and begins his little speech.]

Good--[a quick glance at the console]--afternoon, space cadets. Engineer Hiro Hamada, reporting for duty on the SS Bishop.

Gotta say, I'm not exactly thrilled to be here, but hey. I don't get a choice, right?

[He takes in a deep breath, looking around the deck of the ship. He lets his cheeks puff up with the air, slowly deflating as his lungs empty.]

I hope the crew here doesn't mind some remodeling. This place could use some work.

misconceived

WHO Forest planet occupants!
BROADCAST N/A
ACTION Enchanted Forest / Spa Time
WHEN Upon reaching the system (Jan. 4) to leaving it (Jan. 31)

[ It's another day, another planet for the Drift Fleet to explore. Whether it be relaxing in the landing field, checking out the spa (and subsequently getting urged to enter the woods), or taking on the Enchanted Forest's game, there's enough to do for stir-crazy Fleet members.

Just remember one thing: make it look good. ]

carreau

Who: you
Broadcast: if you want
Action: also if you want
When: right. goddamn. now.

[ It's a mingle post. IN SPACE.

Just comment and tag around. ]

mortalcoil

Who: Coil Lenn
Broadcast: Open
Action: SS Red Fish
When: Nov. 26th, morning

[sometime in what could be considered the early hours of 'morning,' a transmission is sent out to every ship. it's only text at first, and it has taken its author an embarrassingly long time to type out.]

pos. samples show unfam. protein action
isolat predatory protein, but diff. to denature
prion? but neg. for aggregates
acting sim. to chaperone? but no trail b/c lack of residue after disassembly

[and then--of course--he remembers the rest of what he wanted to say after he sends it. so, video follows a few seconds after the text message. the camera comes on as a very sick-looking, scraggly teenager is finishing up scrawling something onto the back of his lab notes and then holding it up for the camera to see. he's so tired of trying to type this stuff out it's not even funny.]

'protein structures are solid in native state but I think we can destabilize them'

[and once he's given viewers a few seconds to read, he sets the paper down to write one more word in large letters and emphasizes with scribbly underlining]

'C U R E'

[the video connection is then left open, obviously waiting for responses.]

save_the_souls

Who: Allen Walker
Broadcast: Text | Open
Action: SS Blue Fish
When: November 16

[For the first week of this, Allen mostly stayed in bed- hoping to sleep off this illness. But that didn't seem to work in the slightest, so finally he dragged himself out of bed to start trying to treat this problem]

[Which...proved freakishly fruitless. And it got even more confusing when it hit him several days later that Crowley, a demon, was experiencing symptoms. Which shouldn't even be possible, really. Not unless...]

[Hmmm.]

[And so, writing several drafts of his entry, he finally throws up a text entry on the network. Partly for easier record keeping, and partly so he wouldn't get interrupted with constant coughing and sniffing]

Hello. This is Allen Walker, now stationed on the SS. Blue Fish.

I know a lot of us have fallen ill in the past few weeks. I've been trying to diagnose what it is, but so far I...I'm afraid I'm still working on a proper diagnosis. But once we have one, it should be easier for us to figure out a way to treat whatever we have. Thank you for your patience. [Yeah, he knows you people are already complaining and throwing threats but whatever]

In turn, in order for me to have better luck figuring out what we have, I'll need as many people as possible to fill out a list of questions I've come up with. If you wish your answers to be confidential, you are welcomed to filter it privately to me.

Also, if anyone would be willing to donate samples of their tissues or their blood for examination, it would be greatly appreciated. So far I've...only been able to test myself, but it'd be much more helpful if I could run tests on other samples. [Since his blood screwed up from his own medical problems, and oh yeah- he only has so much of it]

QUESTIONNAIRE
Please fill out this form as completely as you can.

General
Name:
Ship:
Age: (if immortal, please state so)
Sex:
Race: (if not human but rather not state your species, please put N/H)

General Medical History
Do you drink and/or smoke?: (If so, please estimate how often and if this habit has decreased since your arrival to the fleet)
Are you currently on any medications?:
Are you currently diagnosed for any other medical issue?:
Aside from this usual situation, how often do you normally get sick?:

Illness
Are You Feeling Ill?: (If you're not, please answer this question and skip to the next section)
If so, please rate from 1 to 10 how you feel: (1 being you feel fine, 10 being you think you're on your death bed.)
When did you start feeling ill?:
What are your symptoms?:
Have you done anything that's aided in alleviating the symptoms:

Planet
Did you visit the planet surface?:
Did you encounter any planet natives experiencing similar symptoms?:
Did you eat food served on the planet?: (If so, estimate how much and from where)
Did you drink alcohol served on the planet: (If so, estimate how much and from where)
Did you purchase or take any items from the planet?: (If so, state what)
Did you experience any sexual activity with any planet natives: (If so, please state numbers of encounters)

Waystations
Have you visit any Waystations?: (If no or you have no symptoms, please skip the next question)
Did you start to experience symptoms before or after you visited the station?:
Have you encountered any people on the waystations experiencing similar symptoms?:
Have you eaten food served on the waystations?: (If so, estimate how much)
Have you drank alcohol served on the waystations: (If so, estimate how much)
Have you purchased or take any items from the Waystations?: (If so, state what)
Have you had any sexual activities with any Waystation visitors not from the fleet?: (If so, please state numbers of encounters)

Final Questions
Would you be willing to donate samples or have tests run on you to help with diagnosis?:
If you have any expertise in medicine or are a lab assistant, would you be willing to work together in finding a diagnosis and developing a treatment?:
Does your ship have any rats you'd be willing to donate as initial test subjects on possible treatments?:
Would you willing to be a test subject on any possible treatments?: (This is for future reference's sake. Please do not agree to be a test subject for anyone not in a medical position)

General
Name:
Ship:
Age: (if immortal, please state so)
Sex:
Race: (if not human but rather not state your species, please put N/H)

General Medical History
Do you drink and/or smoke?: (If so, please estimate how often and if this habit has decreased since your arrival to the fleet)
Are you currently on any medications?:
Are you currently diagnosed for any other medical issue?:
Aside from this usual situation, how often do you normally get sick?:

Illness
Are You Feeling Ill?: (If you're not, please answer this question and skip to the next section)
If so, please rate from 1 to 10 how you feel: (1 being you feel fine, 10 being you think you're on your death bed.)
When did you start feeling ill?:
What are your symptoms?:
Have you done anything that's aided in alleviating the symptoms:

Planet
Did you visit the planet surface?:
Did you encounter any planet natives experiencing similar symptoms?:
Did you eat food served on the planet?: (If so, estimate how much and from where)
Did you drink alcohol served on the planet: (If so, estimate how much and from where)
Did you purchase or take any items from the planet?: (If so, state what)
Did you experience any sexual activity with any planet natives: (If so, please state numbers of encounters)

Waystations
Have you visit any Waystations?: (If no or you have no symptoms, please skip the next question)
Did you start to experience symptoms before or after you visited the station?:
Have you encountered any people on the waystations experiencing similar symptoms?:
Have you eaten food served on the waystations?: (If so, estimate how much)
Have you drank alcohol served on the waystations: (If so, estimate how much)
Have you purchased or take any items from the Waystations?: (If so, state what)
Have you had any sexual activities with any Waystation visitors not from the fleet?: (If so, please state numbers of encounters)

Final Questions
Would you be willing to donate samples or have tests run on you to help with diagnosis?:
If you have any expertise in medicine or are a lab assistant, would you be willing to work together in finding a diagnosis and developing a treatment?:
Does your ship have any rats you'd be willing to donate as initial test subjects on possible treatments?:
Would you willing to be a test subject on any possible treatments?: (This is for future reference's sake. Please do not agree to be a test subject for anyone not in a medical position)

Thank you!

heresyandlace

Who: Tekhetsio
Broadcast: Network | Open
Action: SS Pathstone
When: November 15

[he doesn't turn the video feed on because he looks like shit. he can't even keep his mask properly in place, so the rest of the Fleet does not need to see him looking so inhuman and a little cadaverous. the fact that he can't even hide from his crew is bad enough.]

...This is getting absurd.

[his voice is sharp and quite stressed. he has completely run out of patience.]

Has no one come up with an answer for this thing yet? Honestly? ...Isn't anyone the least bit concerned with how... ugh...

[and his voice then trails off as he backs a step away from the receiver.

the entire fleet is then treated to the distinct sound of sickened retching... followed by a few clatters... and something small, wet, and heavy hitting the floor.

anyone aboard the SS Pathstone and happening by the network station that Tek is using will have it a little worse, however. he has puked up a little bit of a mess--mostly consisting of oily black liquid, a couple of half-digested coins... and a shiny red gem.

oops.]

save_the_souls

Who: You! Me! Him! Her! Them! Everyone!
Broadcast: If you want!
Action: On your respective ships, or the Waystations!
When: After the shuffle over the next couple days! Whenever man!

[It's been nearly a week since the fleet's said their goodbyes to the planet full of skull face folks, and another Shuffle has come and gone. Despite what was mentioned on the last week's Shuffle about cannibalism, it doesn't seem like any crews has resorted to that, so maybe some of you have begun to relax.]

[Or maybe not. In fact, maybe you should do a crew headcount just in case1.]

[By now, some of you who handled any red stones from the planet natives may be feeling under the weather or even downright shitty. But hey! What's that to stop you from visiting the way-stations? These way-stations may be in the same crappy condition as the last way-stations - but at least they're people on these ones! Really...shady looking people! But that's not about to stop you from making friends right2?]

[Essentially, this is a game wide mingle post for this week's shuffle, November's way-stations anyone getting ill, or anything else you want to do but too lazy to make a post about! Please feel free to tag in and tag around! Just make sure to put your characters' location and communication methods (action/network) in the header and/or in the prompts!]

1. - This recommendation goes double for the SS Blue Fish.
2. - Warning: Attempts to make friends with extremely shady characters on the Way-Stations may result in heartwarming musical numbers, or much, much more likely - being kidnapped. Please use your own discretion.

aberrant_type

Who: captains and party crashers!
Broadcast: nup
Action: yes; tonight in the local dive Hange mentioned earlier. Get drunk! Play drunk games! Get to know each other! Mingle!
When: October 27th; late :}

[The bar Hange picked out is about typical for the planet: a little small, although big enough for the turnout Hange more or less expects, and clean albeit a little dingy and stained around the edges. At very least, all the stains have been scrubbed at thoroughly at some point in their history, and only the most stubborn and enterprising remain.

Stubborn and enterprising like the crew the bar will now entertain!

Captains, make your parent threads and tag around. Party crashers are also welcome.]

birdsbirdsbirds

Who: ANYONE!
Broadcast: ANYTHING!
Action: Probably either on or around the October planet!
When: Within the first couple of days that the planet shows up.

[holy shit you guys there is a planet, like, an actual planet now. what are you gonna do? get out and look? marvel at the locals? search for aliens? stand around your ship and questioning every life choice you've made up until this point? hang around in orbit because planets are for squares?

this is mostly for early stuff, so please feel free to make your own posts in the next couple of weeks with more planet (or station, or ship!) shenanigans.]

carreau

Who: you! me! everyone! it's like a really big party!
Broadcast: if you want!
Action: see above!
When: right now!!!

[ So the weekly shuffle has happened. We got new captains, people who have mysteriously disappeared-- I mean, who have never existed, and new people aboard the ships. That's exciting! Wow! ]

[ New people, get acquainted with your ships? Press all the buttons? Introduce yourself like a polite individual? Old people, keep aging? Welcome them with open arms and confetti? Punch the person who just opened the door while you were in the shower??? ]

[ Who knows! It's a mingle post! Don't ask me!]

[ (But seriously, how bout those people who never existed, huh.) ]

sugoooi

Who: Sam & anyone!!
Broadcast: Fleet-wide, video
Action: Marsiva
When: Oct 16th

[ You know that moment when you go to bed like normal in your own nice, comfy bed but wake up somewhere completely different? And don't notice at first when you swing your feet over the end of what should have been your bed? And you stand up and hit your head because that's a bunk and not your room?

That is the sort of moment Sam's having today when the network picks up and starts recording his glorious intro to Space TV. ]

--Ow! Wh...??? [ Both hands fly up to hold his forehead as he winds up on his back staring up at the top bunk above hove him not quite. Sure what he's looking at here. So he just blinks a few times before much more slowly trying that sitting & standing-up thing. All the while looking at the bunk like it's some STRANGE ALIEN THING.

The rest of the room gets the same look when he notices it and he balks, looking this way and that quickly. ]

...Mom?? [ IS THIS YOUR DOING no really what's going on here... This isn't his bedroom. Or any room he has ever seen before. ] ...Anyone? Hello?

[ Everyone else gets to arrive in their fancy swag clothes. Sam arrives in his jammie shirt and boxers. Not exactly the most graceful arrival. ]

carreau

Who: Henry
Broadcast: Fleet-wide; video.
Action: Marsiva folks! All........uh, two of us?
When: Early evening? Whenever??

[ Oh boy, a new face! And contrary to most people dragged out to space, he seems pretty dang happy.

Even humming thoughtfully, he sounds cheery. ]

You know~ I always wanted to try flying, so this isn't half bad! It's a lot higher up than I expected for my first time, but at least I didn't have to do it myself.

Well, actually, I don't think I did anything at all.

[ Even though his tone drops a bit, his smile doesn't. ]

Ahaha, it's pretty empty here for just me, isn't it? That isn't much fun at all.

[ He pauses for a moment. ]

I'm pretty lucky that I know how to use this, though~ Hey, hey, if anyone can see me, tell me!

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