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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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personify: (fighting)

[personal profile] personify 2018-07-10 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
It makes you do things you never thought you would.

[Like kill a man. But if anyone deserved it, Trask certainly did.]

But, yes, I do agree. Sometimes there's no other reasonable option. It's you or them. Or people you care about.
rickitikitarr: (Default)

[personal profile] rickitikitarr 2018-07-11 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
Unless you're willing to become some kind of world peace campaigner, and I do not have the temperament to become a hippie.

[He says, rolling his eyes pointedly heavanwards. Moving on to lighter subjects;]

That's all people ask me about our time, you know. If the parties were fun, if the clothes were colourful.
personify: (fighting)

[personal profile] personify 2018-07-13 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
No, I couldn't be that either. [She'd never believed in pacifism. If someone threatens her, she'll certainly threaten them back.]

[Raven rolls her eyes.]
I would have thought they'd ask more questions about the moon landing. Or racial tensions... or literally anything else. [She snorts lightly.] Kids these days.
rickitikitarr: (nice and thoughtful)

[personal profile] rickitikitarr 2018-07-13 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
Er- how old are you, then?

[He asks, arching the mildest possible eyebrow, aware that he isn't the greatest judge on a good day and that she's very blue.]
personify: (contrast)

[personal profile] personify 2018-07-13 02:32 am (UTC)(link)
[She smiles enigmatically at him, almost as though she might not answer the question before finally she relents.] I don't age normally. Because of my mutation. I'm thirty nine.
rickitikitarr: (call me darling)

[personal profile] rickitikitarr 2018-07-13 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
No.

[He says, missing a step in the dance. Cripes.]

Honest? Well, you look fantastic, I'd have thought you were half my age.
personify: (surprise)

[personal profile] personify 2018-07-15 07:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[Raven laughs out loud as he nearly trips.]

Yes, honest. Mutants seem to age well to start with, but... I might never age. I don't actually know.

[It's a strange thing to think about. She might very well outlive everyone she knows and cares for. It's an isolating feeling.]
rickitikitarr: (smoking kills)

[personal profile] rickitikitarr 2018-07-16 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
May you get out of here and live long enough to find out.

[He says, glancing around them, because the station does not feel like a good place to get old.]
personify: (what did you say?)

[personal profile] personify 2018-07-18 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[A small frown etches her features at that somber note.]

Let's hope we can all can get out of here and live to a ripe old age.

[Although Raven's does have fear that they might never escape this place.]
rickitikitarr: (listening incredulously)

[personal profile] rickitikitarr 2018-07-19 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
We can solve that problem when the music stops.

[He reasons, mouth curving into a smile.]

In the meantime-

[The music is picking up, he goes to guide her to a seat.]
personify: (look away)

[personal profile] personify 2018-07-19 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
[She goes with him, taking the seat once it's close, letting out a small sigh of relief once she's off her leg.] Once this music stops and my leg actually heals, this place will be a whole lot more bearable.