Team Door, ASSEMBLE

[solarcharged]

» WHO? Team Door… that’s EVERYONE because you’re all automatically drafted now, congratulations
» WHEN? Forward dated to 15th June
» WHERE? The door with the porthole on Deck 2
» WHAT? Eight hours’ worth of beating up a door
» WARNINGS? None

Team Door have identified a likely-looking door to attack! This door, located on Deck 2, has a porthole through which some blinking lights can be seen. It’s the most likely-looking door to go for, so this is how things will unfold:

1. Feel free to handwave that Apollo, Kaldur or Amos (or anyone else involved) has been in touch with your character to let them know that door shenanigans are about to go down
2. With Amos’s space engineering expertise they manage to depressurise an area around the door, effectively creating a small airlock within a section of the corridor
3. The general plan is to overwhelm the door, so that whoever is tackling it first uses whatever force they can to try to open it until they have to tap out from exhaustion, and then they get swapped out for the next person and so on and so forth
4. It will then take characters some 8 hours of flinging themselves/their powers at the door. The exhaustion and weakness that comes with attempting to damage the station will increasingly hamper their progress
5. There will be no visible progress in the first three hours but eventually cracks will start to appear and on the eighth hour the door will give
6. Once the door gives way, the mods will let us know what magical things will be found on the other side... (edit: looks like this will be announced OOCly by the mods before the 15th)

Things of note:

• Edit: explanation of the three sections that make up the corridor-airlock-door sequence of areas (with a handy image too):
  1. First section is the normal corridors, where people are resting up when they're getting the woozy feelings/getting their orange slices/getting into the suits. This is a normal station environment
  2. Then there is a second section - the ante room/airlock area where the pressure keeps on cycling to let people in and out so when you get in from the station corridor the pressure is the same
  3. And then the depressurized area with the door
• Characters can find 15 suits in or near assorted air locks in those areas of the station as is accessible to them at this time
• Characters can go in to the depressurised airlock in teams or in pairs, whatever works best for them
• The longer they keep attacking the door, the more quickly they grow exhausted and unable to access their powers/strength
• Exhaustion + space suits = not a great time for anyone involved
• Use this post to play out as much/as little as you need

Comments

kaldur'ahm | young justice

[aequoreal]

ONE » BOY WALKS INTO A BAR AND ORDERS SOME WATER

( kaldur cannot take credit for the idea, nor was he the driving force behind this endeavour, but he contributed to the organisation. now, he's hoping to contribute more. if this is a way to finding out more about the station, he is glad to contribute. he only hopes that it will help in making this station a safer place for all its inhabitants, that it will offer them some hint as to the way home.

he shows up to the airlock prepared. admittedly: carrying two glasses of water may not seem like much preparation, but there's a lot he can do with water and in the absence of his water-bearers, this will have to do. and so he keeps the glasses with him, even after he's strapped into one of the vac suits and entering the airlock, one glass of water in each hand.

when it's his turn to attack the door, the tattoos on his arms and back light up. the tattoos aren't visible beneath the vac suit, but the light they give up streams from his helmet until he is glowing —and the water from the glasses rises up, forming a large hammer that moves toward the door and starts smashing away at it. )

TWO » CHANGING OF THE GUARD

( kaldur attacks the door repeatedly —and repeatedly, the effects of causing damage to the station bring him to the point of exhaustion. the first few times, he stops himself before it becomes too much, when dizziness starts to be an issue but before he faints. he stumbles back to the airlock, back to the pressurised area so that someone else can take his vac suit and continue. rotation. while recuperating, he will lean against a wall or, after the first time, sit on the ground, shoulders slumped and breathing hard.

he's fine. or he will be. he just needs a minute.

there comes a time when he doesn't stop soon enough. when dizziness comes faster than expected, faster than before. when the water he's been using splashes uselessly on the ground as he loses his grip on his powers. and then kaldur falls to the floor, too, legs no longer able to carry him, barely clinging to consciousness. )

( ooc; hit kaldur up for anything and at any point before, during or after these prompts!! if you wanna hash things out oocly, come at me @ abiosis, i'm here for everything from kaldur fainting in your character's arms dramatically to kaldur catching your character to someone comforting him in the pressurised area, telling him to go easy, telling him to stop lazing, whatever. )

2

[oorah]

[ frank isn't attacking any more doors, but he can run support on the ground for anyone who needs him. he still hasn't fully sussed out his role on the station yet, but this kid seems as good a place to start as any. ]

Need anything? [ a casual ask, especially when coupled with him nudging a magboot against kaldur's leg. it's under the guise of being silly, but really he's just trying to ensure he doesn't lose consciousness. ]

[aequoreal]

( kaldur is exhausted. he knew to expect it, of course, but expecting it does not make the actual experience of it any less unpleasant, any less encompassing. someone nudges a magboot against his leg, asking him a question, and he tips his head back until it rests against the wall, looking up. it puts the gills on his neck on display even more than usual, but he isn't hiding them. why bother?

tall man. military? he's worked with enough military personnel to recognise the type. )

Maybe some water.

( there are two glasses of water on the floor next him, but he's not touching those. )

[oorah]

[ he nods, noticing the gills and the water, but deciding that can wait. he goes to retrieve him a fresh cup from the supplies that were brought and moves to slide down next to kaldur on the floor before handing it over. his hood is up over his face, but his fresh military haircut can be observed as well as deep bruising around his eyes and cheeks, some yellowing with age and some near vanishing completely. military is a good guess, all told. ]

What's it look like in there? [ he asks softly, his voice gruff but not unkind ]

[aequoreal]

Thank you. ( for the water, kaldur means. he says it softly, trying to hide just how tired he feels. he doesn't quite manage it, but his tone still hits polite and respectful regardless. )

Everyone is working very hard. ( kaldur should shrug, but lifting his shoulders seems like too much effort. ) So far, there is no sign that our efforts are having an impact.

( a moment, and he nods toward frank, meaning to indicate the bruising around his eyes and cheeks. ) Are you well?

[oorah]

[ he nods, both to the thank you and the update. frank doesn't think it ultimately will work, but he's not about to discouraging this kid from trying. it's not like he hasn't been wrong before, and he'd really like to be in this case. ]

Sure. About as well as a guy can be during a space kidnapping anyway.

[aequoreal]

( kaldur nods. for a moment, that is his only response. for a moment, he focuses on breathing, in and out and in and out.

then he adds: ) I hope that this will get us some answers. ( if he has to be space kidnapped, he'd like to know what's going on. and then do something about it. )

ONE

[lightduties]

[Rhea'li is there, of course; he said he would help, did he not? And since their conversation on the network, he's had the good fortune to be able obtain paper and pen, thanks to Alucard. Still, when Kaldur shows up with two glasses of water, Rhea'li can't help but tilt his head. Is this preparation for the exertion? Hydration for later?

So there's a short-ish man approaching Kaldur, one of the vac suits in hand but not yet put on. Rhea'li would look rather unassuming, if it weren't for the cat-like ears -- a loop of brass piercing each one -- and long fluffy tail. He's still dressed in the standard jumpsuit, albeit with one modification to allow for his tail. When he speaks, a hint of elongated canines can be spotted.]

Pray tell, what is the water for?

[Granted, he's also carrying seemingly useless objects for this endeavour, having two sheafs of paper covered in a manner of lines and geometric shapes clutched in his other hand.]

[aequoreal]

( kaldur has worked with shapeshifters of various kinds, from those who can take any shape to those who take various animal shapes. he's worked with aliens and he isn't quite human himself, for all that atlanteans were human once. he shows no surprise, no reaction at all to rhea'li's ears and tail or canines. )

I will use it against the door. ( but kaldur realises that doesn't explain much of anything, so he tips his head to one side to forestall further questions. ) I have some training in the Mystic Arts. Water magic, if you will.

[lightduties]

[The tips of his ears perk. Ah, magic! Though he's not a particularly scholarly type, he can appreciate the differences between himself and the other practitioners of the magical arts.

A small smile.]

I'd like to observe the shape of your magic, if you don't mind an audience.

[After all, he knows how flashy magic can be.]

[aequoreal]

I do not mind.

( kaldur's magic is more flashy than it would need to be, had he completed his training. he never did, though, instead choosing to become sidekick to his king's superhero-ing, and later join a team of his own. )

Though perhaps it would be easier to show you at another time?

[lightduties]

[A headtilt.]

Mayhaps we could combine the power of our magics, if they are compatible.

[That is an if, though. That's why he wants to see it. His water magic.]

[aequoreal]

( kaldur considers it for a moment. he is not an expert of his art by any stretch of the imagination, never having completed his training, so he cannot exclude the possibility. and if he cannot exclude the possibility, well. )

It is worth trying.

video- un: brightness_kholin

[veristitalian]

Kaldur'ahm?

[She asks, via the communicator. Her voice is quiet, tinny through the network, but after their walk together she's been mindful of him in all this. Jasnah notices when he falters.]

Are you well? I can call you help.

[aequoreal]

( her voice is tinny and quiet, but it is still calming. it is still something to focus on. )

I will be all right. ( he responds, his own breathing more ragged than he would like. he'll get up any moment now. really. he just needs to gather his strength. )

[veristitalian]

Good.

[She agrees, quietly.]

Progress is going well. My feeds are still active. And recovery for each of the others has been quick- if not precisely pleasant.

[aequoreal]

That is good to hear.

( a quick recovery is a good prospect, even if her next words tamper the effect. )

Is everyone faring well?

[veristitalian]

They're recovering, every one of them.

[She assures him, quickly.]

However, it does take time. You'll have a headache to remind you of the attempt.

2

[cheerleader]

[Claire approaches him after he's been resting for a few minutes, not wanting to crowd him at first. She's still in a place where seeing people with powers is exciting and life changing to her, because it means there's people out there like her. His water isn't anything like her regeneration, but that doesn't change the fact that it's fascinating to her. ]

You did great. [That sounds totally cheesy, and she knows it. So she winces and tries again. He looks exhausted so -]

Do you need some water or anything?

[aequoreal]

Thank you. ( it sounds cheesy, but kaldur has worked with m'gann. cheesy is, to some extent, part of his normal — at least the normal he had before going undercover. so her words and the cheery cheesiness bring a small smile to his face. it manages not to be nostalgic or sad, mostly. )

I would appreciate water.

TWO »

[imperialsun]

[There's someone touching his elbow.]

Here...

[Above him a demonic creature appears, it's knife-like hands moving before whitish light covers the other as Naoya makes it cast a Diarahan spell, used to restore energy to the other. It should at least help him from falling unconscious.]

Does that help?

[aequoreal]

( kaldur has seen stranger things, both from his allies and his foes, but in his exhaustion, he almost flinches at the creature's appearance before him. he manages to suppress it, in part also because he is simply too exhausted for a full bodied motion, even one as small as a flinch.

and then he — feels better. )

Yes. ( he says slowly, mustering naoya more carefully. ) What is it that you did?

[imperialsun]

I summoned Vishnu and cast a healing spell on you. It won't replenish your energy, but you won't fall down sleeping from exhaustion.

[Simple, right?]

I figured I might as well switch between attacking and healing others when I can.

[aequoreal]

Ah. ( kaldur tips his head back. after a moment: ) Thank you for your aid.

( and it takes him a longer moment after that to gather enough energy to even realise that he's curious, much less speak. )

Vishnu?

[imperialsun]

He's one of my Persona. He's a deity of preservation back home. The ability of Persona lets me summon gods and demons and use their powers to aid others or attack.

[Hopefully that makes sense.]

I feel it's better healing others right now than attack so that no one ends up falling from exhaustion.