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( 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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
Please remember to put warnings in subject lines if so required.
» 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?
( ♪ )
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.
( ♪ )
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.
( ♪ )
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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For... being in your space? [But Jennifer sounds uncertain too, like she's not sure that's the right answer or not.] I suppose I just expected... Um, n-not to imply that you're the kind of person who'd be bothered by that, but, um-- [Oh dear. She feels like he' just digging herself a bigger hole.
Her shoulders slump in embarrassment] I'm sorry.
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[ This is... not really what he's used to dealing with. But he's not going to give her a hard time with it. After all, he's known what it's like to be in social situations you have no idea how to navigate with no instruction. It was most of his own years as a teenager.]
And I'll accept the apology but only because I have a feeling you'd be more uncomfortable if I didn't.
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I'm afraid I'm still getting used to how-- things work here. ['Things' she says, but what she really means is 'people here are way nicer and kinder than the people back home and I'm still learning to deal with that.'] It's all very different from home... Far beyond what even imagination could dream up...
no subject
[ He gestures around them, to the music, the station, the people-]
I've never heard anything like this. I don't even know what instruments they're using.
no subject
Whatever song that's playing, however, has a particularly high point that border on nearly painful, and Jennifer winces]
...A cat, maybe? [A cat with its tail getting stepped on... It's a joke though and she smiles again, quick and shy, before looking away.]
My name is Jennifer, by the way. If... I can be so bold as to introduce myself.
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[ ...it's a joke, really, and he makes that clear with the smile and a hand outstretched to her for a handshake. He's a pretty simple man, all told. ]
I go by Garion. Pleasure to meet you, Jennifer.
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Jennifer's standards are pretty low.
She takes his offered hand to shake it, straightening up a little as well.]
Pleased to meet you as well. May I ask where you're from...? [She kind of assumes everyone is from earth, but it never hurts to ask]
no subject
[ He's prefacing his answers with that every time because he'd rather not be stared at. ]
But I'm Rivan, though I was raised in Sendaria. On a farm, to be more descriptive.
no subject
...You're right, I'm afraid I don't recognize it at all. [She looks him up and down, opening her mouth to confess that he doesn't look like any farmer she's ever seen... But then seems to think it'd be a bit too rude and quickly shuts her mouth, though her brow is still slightly furrowed as she tries to sort of. puzzle it out.]
Was it a nice place, at least?
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[ Because he would say, well-]
They're both nice places, but they're nice in very different ways.
no subject
What as Sendaria like? I-- Spent a little time on a farm as well as a child. [A short time, and she was mostly locked up inside but still.]
no subject
[ There's a certain fondness as his question turns to-]
Riva is different, though. Harsh winds, craggy and cold. It's beauty is in the people, who make some of the finest art you're like to find in the whole world. Weaving, glass blowing, perfumery, carpentry...
You wouldn't know the color and beauty of a Rivan home from the outside, but inside, there's nothing but warmth.
no subject
[She tilts her head curiously.] Do you make art pieces as well? [Since he mentioned it and all. But even as she says it she has a feeling it can't be true--he definitely doesn't look like an artist of any kind, and she looks embarrassed.]
Well-- No, I suppose not...
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It's not really my talent, no. I tried to make a flower once for my cousin Adara and it ended up lopsided.
[ Artistry: not his skill. ]
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but that isn't so bad, is it? If it's a gift from the heart, there's no need for it to be perfect. Did she enjoy it anyway?
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[ What with the fact that it's scent can cure literally any poison and actively helped alleviate sadness and all. He takes a moment, considers, then holds out his hand. A moment's concentration and a whispered Word and the flower appears there for him, lopsided as he'd said, with pale blue petals. The scent of it has a way of soothing and lifting the spirits, even from such a small bloom.]
Here. For you.
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At length she looks a bit sheepish and unsure, still staring at the flower like she can't quite believe her own eyes.] For... me? [She does like flowers... She takes it carefully, as if afraid it might shatter, and looks it over.
It was real! He just made it appear!! The music seems like dull background noise to her now] So, when you said you tried to make a flower for her... I wasn't expecting it to be so literal... [Who would!?] I didn't know you-- I mean, I didn't expect magic, I..
[She realizes, quite abruptly, that she's been rambling on a little there and smiles sheepishly again] ...Thank you, sir. Thank you very much for the gift, I'll treasure it.
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Sorcery. But yes.
It's like any other flower, though, so you might want to put it in some water if you want to keep it fresh. My wife likes to press it between the pages of books, though.
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[She might ask about his wife next, but for now she's way more interested in hearing about this sorcery business]
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[ Because that's how it's divided in his world.]