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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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resleeves: (T H I R T Y S I X)

[personal profile] resleeves 2018-07-10 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
And if I do neither?

( he has no fucking idea how to fix his door and he's still being fucking stubborn for the hell of it when it comes to clothes. )

You gonna have Big Dickhead Walking over here kill me?

( bring it on, fuckface. )
solarcharged: (89)

[personal profile] solarcharged 2018-07-13 06:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Apollo was almost mollified by Clara's intervention. Almost. But then Kovacs opens his mouth again and Apollo's fragile moment of sanity begins to unravel again. He flings the remnants of the broken bed on the floor and points an accusing finger Kovacs's way. ]

You just don't know when to stop, do you?

[ CLARA MAKE HIM STOP ]
oddbod: (what keeps us so high up)

[personal profile] oddbod 2018-07-13 07:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Shut up, both of you! [Her voice echoes and amplifies in the small room, stern but cool. God, she has really reached her limit with men.] You're acting like complete children.

[To Apollo, ] Just quit while you're barely ahead, and stop making things worse.

[Then, to Kovacs, her head whipping around towards him, ] And you. Punching windows, championing genocide, acting like an infant who won't mind his babysitter. Is there something you get out of all this? Is there something fun about pissing off everyone you're trapped here with?
resleeves: (⟴ 064)

[personal profile] resleeves 2018-07-13 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, there's many fun things about pissing everyone off. You should try it sometime. You might be surprised at how much you like it.

( can they both just get out of his fucking room? can they both just fucking leave him alone and get back to saving everyone who wasn't him? )

If you don't fucking like it, leave. Fucking leave. This station could be crashing into that fucking planet and you all are too busy whining about my clothes.

( #PRIORITIES. )
solarcharged: (28)

[personal profile] solarcharged 2018-07-14 05:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He opens his mouth to say something, to push back even further, but Clara's words strike home more accurately than Kovacs' do. Apollo throws his hands up sharply, turning away furiously. ]

Fine. I'm out. I'm gone.

[ He pauses at the doorway, turning back to point again accusingly at Kovacs. ]

But if I see your naked body so much as one inch out this stupid door, I'm going to be the one throwing a bed at you.
oddbod: (but the bad wolf don't bite no more)

[personal profile] oddbod 2018-07-16 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
If we could just keep all the furniture on the floor, please!

[Clara clutches her temple, and makes for the door as well. Oh, how she longs for her year sevens, with their chewing gum and their rap music. Beacons of maturity, really. Kovacs could learn a few things.]

Kovacs, just keep that in your own room if you don't want to wind up out the airlock. And Apollo... maybe take a walk. Cool down.
resleeves: (S E V E N T Y O NE)

[personal profile] resleeves 2018-07-16 11:40 am (UTC)(link)
Go away.

( so he could go out of his fucking mind in peace. )