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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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oddbod: (stop fast-forward rewind)

wc.

[personal profile] oddbod 2018-07-09 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
[As much as she's griped about her condition lately, Clara is honestly starting to feel really, really thankful. No matter how long she stays awake, she's learned, she never even feels sleepy. It's been a blessing during the last six days. That doesn't mean, however, that the music has been making her any less irate. She's on her fifth cup of horrible tea in as many hours when she steps out of her room and runs right into- ]

Daisy! [A pause, and a frown.] Whoever gave you that had better look worse.

[She gestures to Daisy's face.]
morethan084: (bruised)

[personal profile] morethan084 2018-07-09 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
[Thankfully they avoid an actual collision because Daisy is quick to step back. Aside from the couple of hours she had gotten of 'sleep' yesterday, Daisy really hasn't had any good sleep in what feels like forever. So on top of the nasty bruises surrounding her nose, she looks completely run down.

Besides Steve, Clara was the first person to actually comment on her appearance. Chuckling bitterly, Daisy all but rolls her eyes]


Somehow I doubt that.

[Speaking of, she should probably grab some more ice for her nose.]

You doing okay?
oddbod: (tales from the back pages)

[personal profile] oddbod 2018-07-09 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
[Clara fights the instinct to fuss over her, instead just shrugging and rubbing a hand over her eyes.]

Better than most, I guess. [A pause, slightly guilty.] I don't actually need to sleep. I've just been lying here wishing I could help the people who do.
morethan084: (cautious/concern)

[personal profile] morethan084 2018-07-09 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
Right.

[Daisy's gaze falls from hers briefly. Despite how much she had drank that night, she still remembers a lot of that conversation.]

That's what coffee is for, I guess. Not that it really does much anymore.

[She's had so much over the past few days she's surprised her blood wasn't coffee.]

Sorry, were you heading out?
oddbod: (watch the moon)

[personal profile] oddbod 2018-07-09 05:11 am (UTC)(link)
[She holds up the empty mug in her hand, and gives it a shake.]

Tea run. Fancy a trip to the mess hall?
morethan084: (sad/tired/sick)

[personal profile] morethan084 2018-07-09 05:16 am (UTC)(link)
[Daisy would much rather not be alone right now, so she's not going to say no to company.]

I was heading that way anyway.

[It's a little easier to ignore the music blasting. Well, at least have it not be on the front of her mind.]

How many cups have you gone through now?
oddbod: (you can be mean)

[personal profile] oddbod 2018-07-09 05:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[She has to take a moment to count.]

Five? I think.

[Around the thirtieth time she heard "Call Me Maybe" she lost the ability to count anything.]
morethan084: (lookingdown)

[personal profile] morethan084 2018-07-09 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Definitely need more.

[If she could just have coffee on an IV drip that would be even better. Walking was a, literal, pain today, but she didn't like the idea of just laying in bed having to hear this music blasting either.]

Have you tried the food recently? It, somewhat, resembles actual food now.
oddbod: (trouble is a friend but trouble is a foe)

[personal profile] oddbod 2018-07-12 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
I haven't.

[Honestly, she hasn't even thought about it.]

Scale of one to ten? One being fatal food poisoning, that is.
morethan084: (hovering)

[personal profile] morethan084 2018-07-12 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
A solid five, at least.

[Maybe that doesn't sound very promising...]

Which wouldn't sound very good if before this hadn't been so bad.
oddbod: (driven by a greed to succeed)

[personal profile] oddbod 2018-07-12 03:16 am (UTC)(link)
I think I'll wait 'til it's a six or a seven before I risk it.
morethan084: (smilingdown)

[personal profile] morethan084 2018-07-12 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
Probably not a bad idea.

[Then again, she doesn't need to eat. Right? Daisy doesn't mention that part. When a song Daisy has always found particularly annoying comes on again, Daisy can't help but groan.

She's so tired of this shit.]


I swear they're doing this to drive us insane.

[Whoever 'they' are.]
oddbod: (they say i'm a control freak)

[personal profile] oddbod 2018-07-15 04:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[She can't argue that.]

All a test to see how long 'til we start fighting amongst ourselves, probably.
morethan084: (unsure/sideeye)

[personal profile] morethan084 2018-07-15 10:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Like a way of weeding out the weak, you think?

[Because the thought has crossed her mind.]
oddbod: (that's why we're making headlines)

[personal profile] oddbod 2018-07-16 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
Or to watch how it affects us.

[That's her best bet. It's all some sick experiment.]

I've already seen naked furniture throwing.
morethan084: (confused/sad)

[personal profile] morethan084 2018-07-16 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
[Well that distracts her momentarily from this insufferable music.]

What?
oddbod: (pace is on a runaway train)

[personal profile] oddbod 2018-07-16 03:55 am (UTC)(link)
Kovacs didn't want to put on his jumpsuit, so he started throwing furniture. I had to intervene, it was a whole thing.
morethan084: (confused)

[personal profile] morethan084 2018-07-16 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
[Considering Daisy doesn't know him by name, Daisy isn't sure who exactly she's talking about.]

He didn't want to put on his jumpsuit so he threw a tantrum?

[It's as ridiculous as it sounds.]

How can he just throw furniture around like that anyway?
oddbod: (daughter of the rain and snow)

[personal profile] oddbod 2018-07-18 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Superhuman strength?

[And judging by the way Apollo caught it, she's guessing he's not alone.]

Apparently, he's just a very tall, very strong toddler.
Edited 2018-07-18 21:18 (UTC)
morethan084: (sideye/annoyed)

[personal profile] morethan084 2018-07-20 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
[Daisy's pace slows considerably.]

Long-ish brown hair? Strong nose?
oddbod: (my persuasion can build a nation)

[personal profile] oddbod 2018-07-20 05:27 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, you know him?
morethan084: (opinionated)

[personal profile] morethan084 2018-07-20 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
He's the one who did this to me.

[As if she was an innocent party in this fight. She was the one who had him up against a wall, threatening him.]
oddbod: (now you're new like the springtime)

[personal profile] oddbod 2018-07-20 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
[ kill bill sirens ]

He did what, now?

[She is absolutely going to disembowel him.]
morethan084: (condescending/understand)

[personal profile] morethan084 2018-07-20 05:44 am (UTC)(link)
Apparently, he doesn't just like to throw furniture.

[It doesn't surprise her either, that he was throwing a tantrum. She doesn't need Clara going and doing something stupid though, so she tries to diffuse the situation a little.]

I'll be fine. I've had worse.

[Like being shot in the stomach and almost dying.]
Edited 2018-07-20 05:45 (UTC)
oddbod: (born from dark water)

[personal profile] oddbod 2018-07-21 01:51 am (UTC)(link)
[ (ง'̀-'́)ง ]

If he touches you again, I’ll...

[... probably have some strong words and an angry face.]

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