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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: (F I F T Y T W O)

[personal profile] resleeves 2018-07-12 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
( kovacs doesn't know her all that well but women carrying guns is nothing new to him. he'd actually be surprised to come upon someone back home who wasn't packing some kind of gun, blade or blunt object. )

That's gonna take too long to get too.

( yes, he's thinking about this now. )

Plus, I can never find a purse that goes with my jackets.
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[personal profile] subplot 2018-07-12 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[Karen laughs at that, but the sound is drowned out by yet another pop one hit wonder that's blasting for all to hear. Her laughter trails off as she tips her head to look upward, as if there might be someone to blame lurking high up above.]

If I ever get mine, maybe I'll let you borrow it.

[It's said distractedly, as she presses her earlobe up and over the opening to her ear to try and muffle the sound of the music.]

If you help me with the door codes.

[Come on, Kovacs. How about it?]
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[personal profile] resleeves 2018-07-12 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
You trying to bribe me with a gun?

( not even a gun, a promise of a gun! still, better than he'd had a few hours ago. )

Door codes, huh?

( wasn't exactly in his wheelhouse as far as being an assassin and a detective but it was fucking something and he didn't really mind her company either. )

Fine.
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[personal profile] subplot 2018-07-13 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
No, I'm bribing you with my purse. The only person besides me that will get to touch my gun is Frank.

[But the idea of Kovacs using her favorite purse from back home is hilarious. So funny that she's able to stop thinking about the music long enough to link her arm through his and start leading the way toward the door she's been working on.]

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[personal profile] resleeves 2018-07-13 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
What, we have to go work on it right fucking now?

( don't even get him started on the fact that he'd just agreed to help with something for a purse. what the fuck, was he really that fucking bored? )

I'm still recovering.
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[personal profile] subplot 2018-07-13 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
[There's a sigh, and she's grateful for her long hair because it helps cover the fact that she rolls her eyes. Men can be such babies.]

Fine. I'll take you to my room to get cleaned up and rest. We can work on code lists there.

[Fun fact about Karen: she never stops working. She's addicted to it.]
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[personal profile] resleeves 2018-07-13 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
You don't need to take care of me.

( seriously, that was a shitty idea. take his advice and don't do it. )

I've got a room.

( he just doesn't have a fucking bed anymore. )
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[personal profile] subplot 2018-07-17 08:37 am (UTC)(link)
Stop being so dramatic.

[She demands, giving him a look that says she's not going to argue with him about it.]

I'm not trying to take care of you. I was offering you a place to get comfortable so we can work.
resleeves: (⟴ 047)

[personal profile] resleeves 2018-07-17 12:49 pm (UTC)(link)
( oh you had no idea how dramatic he could be. this was nothing, karen, this was nothing. )

Fine.

( fine, that sounded better than anyone trying to look after him. he could work. he could aim his focus elsewhere so he didn't try and snap anyone's neck.

hopefully no one started fucking humming. )