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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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Please remember to put warnings in subject lines if so required.
resleeves: (E I G H T)

[personal profile] resleeves 2018-07-08 04:08 pm (UTC)(link)
It doesn't.

( kovacs doesn't think this is stalling. he's strategizing. trying to figure out if maybe he can figure out some weakness in this fucking piece of stone.

everything he'd tried so far had failed and he was running out of places to try and grab the guy especially considering he was bigger. )


You want to call me something, learn my name.

( fuck grower. )

Kovacs.
thingpuncher: (face) (god only knows.)

[personal profile] thingpuncher 2018-07-08 04:44 pm (UTC)(link)
And there I was, trying to be friendly.

[He wasn't trying at all.]

Nice to meet you, Kovacs! Planning your next hit? How long's that gonna take? [How suggestable is this guy?]
resleeves: (⟴ 035)

[personal profile] resleeves 2018-07-08 06:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Get out of my room.

( was he trying to save face? kind of. plus, he was fucking tired and the music was still blaring and quell's laughing was even louder than it had been. he was going to go fucking nuts and he couldn't even get a hit on this slab of stone. )

Get the fuck away from me.

( maybe he have one more thing up his sleeve. maybe he'd turn his back and kovacs could break his fucking skull.

or maybe he'd just sulk. )
thingpuncher: (mask) (what now.)

[personal profile] thingpuncher 2018-07-08 06:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[There's... something wrong. Midnighter realizes it belatedly. This is the kind of shit he tries not to do. It's just taking advantage of people. Midnighter frowns, and puts up his hands, defensive and apologetic.]

Ah, shit. I was trying to help you wind down, and I just wound you up.

[Midnighter bows his head a little, giving Kovacs the benefit of a tell. He'll say this is all on him. It's all Midnighter's fault. What was he thinking?]

I'll leave you alone. Shouldn't've stuck my nose in.

[He turns to walk away.]
resleeves: (S E V E N T Y F I V E)

[personal profile] resleeves 2018-07-08 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
( kovacs' brain actually hitches for a second, watching the change come over this guy. now, he could very well be playing kovacs, setting him up for more failure or this could be prime opportunity to try and fucking knock the shit out of him.

he has to at least try.

he's dried off throughout this whole encounter so he doesn't make wet sound as he rises to his feet slowly. he kind of wishes he had a chair in this room but there is a desk and there's nothing on it.

with a surge of adrenaline, kovacs picks up the desk and then hurls it at midnighter's departing back.

block that, asshole. )
thingpuncher: face. (time for some turkish wrestling.)

[personal profile] thingpuncher 2018-07-08 07:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[The computer is at least kind enough to warn him about the fucking desk. Midnighter turns, and chooses not to block it or dodge. He doesn't deflect. He lets it break over him, shattering in two, metal twisting and breaking as thought it was hit with something much harder and more dense.]

[When the dust settles, Midnighter is bloody-- that certainly scratched him up-- but it's all superficial. Most importantly, he barely reacts to the pain. This is nothing compared to Bendix's operating table, after all.]

[He looks at the wreckage on the floor.]


Guess I owe you a desk.
resleeves: (T H I R T Y S E V E N)

[personal profile] resleeves 2018-07-08 09:57 pm (UTC)(link)
What the fuck are you?

( and don't say midnighter, he knows that! but that should not happen to
a regular person. even kovacs would have had to try and dodge that. it wouldn't have just broken over his body. )


Fucking dick.

( he wanted a new desk now. )
thingpuncher: (mask) (sadsack.)

[personal profile] thingpuncher 2018-07-08 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
A science experiment.

[It's the first honest answer that comes to mind, now that Midnighter's no longer trying to fuck with Kovacs.]

I'll get you a desk. [He touches his face, pulls his hand back and frowns at the blood. God, he must look terrifying.]
resleeves: (T W E N T Y F O U R)

[personal profile] resleeves 2018-07-08 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah well, join the fucking club.

( look at that, common ground. )

You look fine.

( but then again, kovacs almost always has blood on his face or his body or something. it's a thing. people like to try and beat him up. )

No rush on the desk. I wasn't fucking using it anyway.

( you're still a dick, midnighter. )
thingpuncher: (mask) (a troubled fellow.)

[personal profile] thingpuncher 2018-07-08 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
'Kovacs' isn't a name they give science experiments. [Wow, way to be vague and ominous. He feels guilty just saying it.] I'll explain anything you want when this bullshit's worn off. Something fucking with my head.

[He took this way too far, for no goddamn reason. What was he thinking?]

I'm good for my word. I'll replace what I broke.
resleeves: (E I G H T)

[personal profile] resleeves 2018-07-08 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm on my fourth body, dumbass.

( don't judge a book by its cover, big man. )

But fine. Maybe we'll chat, have a conversation once you get me my desk and this fucking music stops.

( so he doesn't try and kill this guy and fail miserably in front of people. thank fuck no one had walked by and seen this display. )
thingpuncher: (mask) (russian teahouse reviewer.)

[personal profile] thingpuncher 2018-07-08 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[Midnighter opens his mouth to say something, but- this isn't a 'who's the biggest freak' contest, and he should resist the urge to make it one. He nods, and turns away, waving with the back of one bloodied hand.]