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reveriemod ([personal profile] reveriemod) wrote in [community profile] reverielogs2018-07-01 07:57 pm

( 003 » ENSEMBLE ) party time.

» WHO? Everyone
» WHEN? July 1 to July 8
» WHERE? Entire Station
» WHAT? 168 hours of being forced to listen to cheesy music on repeat…
» WARNINGS? the mundane and slightly ridiculous becoming terrible, cheesy pop music, forced sleep deprivation, anger, loss of control, emotions, potential for stabbing, hallucinations, mania, memory loss, confusion, seizures, depression.





0 0 1 » LET’S GET THIS PARTY STARTED


It starts in the mess hall and it starts slowly. At first, it can barely be heard over the conversations that are happening but as the volume increases, it becomes apparent that music is playing. Not just any music: characters from Earth will recognise these pop hits from the 70s, 80s and 90s. They’re the kind of hits one might find on a Spotify playlist titled “Top 100 Cheesy Hits” or “Songs To Sing To In The Shower”. Power ballads. Boy bands. Girl bands. Woodstock.

Soon, the music can be heard all across the station, blasting from every speaker, audible in every room. Characters who were asleep in their quarters will be woken by the music’s volume, characters under the shower might want to start singing along (but remember, the walls might just be thin enough for the neighbours to hear) and if characters clear some chairs, there’s enough space in the bar for an impromptu dance floor.

Some characters have been working on improving the replicators, too, so while the alcohol supplies at the bar are dwindling and all but gone, the replicators are now capable of making something that’s palatable, even if it’s not quite up to scratch.

What’s the harm in having some fun? It’s just a little music, right?

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0 0 2 » I WANT OFF THIS RIDE


It’s just a little music, right? And it is — but it just won’t seem to stop. The first few hours may have been entertaining, at least for those who did not get woken up by the sound of decades (centuries, even) in the past, but the music keeps going long past the point of entertainment.

After two hours, the songs start repeating. After six hours, they’re still playing. After twelve? Still playing. Twenty-four? Still playing.

Sleep becomes all but impossible as the music keeps playing loudly in every room and every corridor of the station. Attempts to shut it down prove unsuccessful.

Forty-eight hours later, the music is still playing.

Characters will begin to suffer the effects of sleep deprivation, in addition to the general irritation that might come from hearing the same two hours worth of cheesy pop songs on a loop: headaches, exhaustion, tremors, irritability and confusion to begin with, followed by lapses in memory, muscle aches, malaise, violent behaviour, hallucinations or mania as cognitive effects set in, possibly also seizures and depression.

And still, the music keeps playing.

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0 0 3 » THERE’S SOMETHING IN THE WATER


The music and the sleep deprivation it causes are the reason for many of the symptoms people are feeling, but something is happening that goes even beyond the music, beyond the lack of sleep: something has changed about the food replicators.

The food is slowly getting better, for one, thanks to a group of individuals who’ve been working on improving them. Beyond that, however, imperceptible, the composition of the food comes with something extra -- namely heightened emotions. Whatever causes it, it’s in the water, too.

Those who are already angry feel angrier and have a harder time controlling that anger. Those who are already sad feel sadder and have a harder time not bursting into tears. Those who are already apathetic feel more apathetic and have a harder time prompting themselves to so much as move. The effect holds for all emotions, heightening them, making them harder to control or counteract. Impulses become action far more quickly than usual. Irritation at the music may become anger at the person singing along under their breath and that, in turn, may lead to someone getting stabbed with a plastic fork.

It’s nearly impossible to keep a cool head, though some people seem more affected than others.

OOC: This part of the plot is completely opt-in. Whatever characters are feeling will be heightened and strengthened and their impulse control lowered. Make sure to get ooc permission for any stabby action of comparable deeds, and keep in mind that non-con is prohibited in game.

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0 0 4 » AFTERMATH


After 168 hours, the music stops. Whatever was in the water and the food is gone again, meaning characters may never know it was there in the first place. After all, some of the effects of it could have been down to the sleep deprivation as well…

Still, there’s something off about the whole thing. It might seem like someone is watching them. Toying with them. But surely that’s just paranoia, right?

In the aftermath of sleep deprivation and poor impulse control, characters might want to get some sleep or try to mend those relationships that were damaged by careless words or people getting creative with the cutlery.

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hopefragment: (startled)

001!!

[personal profile] hopefragment 2018-07-03 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
Whoa, wait, wait!!

[Hajime had just been watching, a little dumbfounded by just how carefree and confident Ren looks dancing down the hall like that -- what, confidence is cool, even if it's kind of a silly thing to be doing! -- and so he hadn't registered that Ren was reaching to take his hands until it was way too late. Now they're spinning and oh god why is he doing this, what if people see?!]

O-oi, Amamiya!!

[He doesn't have the momentum to find his footing, much less resist.]
intrusivethot: (28)

♥ ~_^ ♥

[personal profile] intrusivethot 2018-07-04 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ What's not to love? Embrace this moment in time, harried Hajime Hinata-han, love the fact that at this very second the original soundtrack to their lives is not the groaning, aged space station, nor disembodied voices, nor the crushing psychological weight of the utter silence just feet away through these very walls, waiting to absorb your screams of despair - no, not Journey again!!

Enjoy it, Hinata.
]

'Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play

And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate-

[ Ren grips Hajime's hands tight and gives him a nice twirl ending in swinging Hajime out from him and tugging him back in to his arms. Don't worryyy, he won't let you fall, just don't trip over yourself. ]
hopefragment: (so you see it's like this...)

[personal profile] hopefragment 2018-07-04 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
[Any ideas that Hajime might have had re: Ren being cool are pretty quickly being reevaluated. Just as quickly as he's being spun around, in fact, letting out a little yelp of surprise. Ren just had a certain force of personality that sucks him in, keeps him from trying to pull his hands back. It's not talent, it's just... confidence. The kind of confidence that Hajime could only dream of having.]

Amamiya, seriously--

[He does almost trip when Ren tugs him in, barely managing to keep his balance as he ends up in the other boy's arms.]

What're you doing?!
intrusivethot: ((official) lllllladies (and gentlemen))

[personal profile] intrusivethot 2018-07-08 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Like most talents, confidence is a thing to be cultivated. Ren has the leeway to shed his unearned reputation from Shujin here and be the person he grew to be because of his friends. They're the two factors putting a strong wind in his sails and it seems silly not to take advantage of it and sweep up anyone else who looks like they may need a hand doing the same.

So, that's what he's doing.

What Ren says, however, is -
]

I'm shaking it off, Hajime-chan~.

[ Duh. ]
hopefragment: (tsuru no)

[personal profile] hopefragment 2018-07-11 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Hajime-chan. That irks him, a reflexive retort rising to his lips. But he chokes it back, forces his face to just fall into its usual exasperated annoyance. Can't let Ren know it actually does annoy him, else he'll keep doing it.]

Obviously. And you couldn't do that by yourself?

[He is trying to shake his hands free now. Please, please let him go. Release him.]
intrusivethot: ((official) life hard)

[personal profile] intrusivethot 2018-07-18 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ooh, not very nice then. But in the interest of being a Good Boy and extending his hands in friendship, he must loosen said hands. He gets it! ]

Yeah, but it's more fun with others.

[ Release! Gosh, just when you thought a guy would appreciate a hot guy to dance with. Jeez. ]