reveriemod: (Default)
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?

( )




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.

( )




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.

( )




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.

( )



Please remember to put warnings in subject lines if so required.
veristitalian: (conversational formal)

[personal profile] veristitalian 2018-07-14 08:22 am (UTC)(link)
She does- the notebook is on her lap, just under the table. She draws it out, and takes out the pen she's currently using as a bookmark.

"Here you are."

Vanessa can use the paper too, if she needs.
possidetur: (ᴏɴᴇ ᴇɪɢʜᴛʏ ᴇɪɢʜᴛ)

[personal profile] possidetur 2018-07-14 09:04 am (UTC)(link)
Vanessa slides the notebook towards her, continuing as she begins to sketch out a crucifix on the page.

"The son of God was a messenger, spreading the teachings of God. There we many who didn't like this and he was sentenced to die, nailed to a crucifix. Jesus accepted his fate, believing it to be the will of God."

She paused, adjusting the pen briefly.

"Humankind had sinned. God sacrificed his son so that they could atone for their sins, with his death, his acceptance, allowing God to erase the sins of humans."
veristitalian: (Default)

[personal profile] veristitalian 2018-07-14 11:05 am (UTC)(link)
"It sounds roundabout to an outsider, but I'm sure that's only because I haven't been raised in it."

She says, reflecting on the image, before glancing up and offering her a smile smile, reaching for the pen.

"Let me show you my Herald."
possidetur: (ᴏɴᴇ ꜰɪꜰᴛʏ ᴇɪɢʜᴛ)

[personal profile] possidetur 2018-07-14 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Vanessa handed it to her, sliding the notebook back to her.

"You said that you burned your prayers?"
veristitalian: (conversational formal)

[personal profile] veristitalian 2018-07-15 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
"In a brazier, or by painting them on the stone ground in flammable ink."

She agrees, and begins drawing by far the most complicated glyph she's rendered yet.

"As an Elsecaller, I'm a member of an order of knights associated with the Herald Battah'Elin. She's associated with wisdom tempered by care. My mother used to say of me, 'Battah send her some sense to go along with that intelligence.'"
possidetur: (ᴏɴᴇ ɴɪɴᴇᴛʏ ᴛᴡᴏ)

[personal profile] possidetur 2018-07-15 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"Did she respond?"

She jests. Jasnah, to her, is a very sensible woman, though only knows what she used to do at home for her mother to have remarked such a thing.

"How many Heralds are there?"
veristitalian: (Default)

[personal profile] veristitalian 2018-07-16 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
"Only through the passage of time, and in my mother's patient parenting."

She allows, finishing the glyph and moving on to drawing a sketch of the woman's face.

"There are ten in all, though by now I expect some have been killed. Ten in the faith."
possidetur: (ᴏɴᴇ sᴇᴠᴇɴᴛʏ ꜰᴏᴜʀ)

[personal profile] possidetur 2018-07-17 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
"Do they have different roles?"

It wasn't something that Vanessa would have expected but perhaps they did, or meant something different.
veristitalian: (squaring up to the challenge)

[personal profile] veristitalian 2018-07-18 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
"Not roles, exactly, but qualities. Characteristics. All of them are responsible for preparing mankind for the coming apocalypse. Talenel'Elin was the Herald of War. Kalak was said to be able to teach us to cast bronze, and other metals. Vedel was a medic, could train healers, and their king, Jezrien would guide our leaders. I'm sure the others had specific duties, but it's been four thousand years since Aharietiam."

As she gets caught up in the details, it becomes difficult to contextualize.

"So much has been lost. In a way, I wish the church hadn't latched on to the stories. They truths have all become distorted by the agendas of these men of faith."
possidetur: (ᴛʜɪʀᴛʏ)

[personal profile] possidetur 2018-07-18 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
The oncoming apocalypse. It seemed that even from different places they were destined to have similar themes. Perhaps that was inescapable.

"What do you believe to be the truth?"
veristitalian: (conversational formal)

[personal profile] veristitalian 2018-07-19 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
"That they were ten people either chosen for their abilities, or developed their knowledge base to be a useful seed for those preparations. That the creature we call the Almighty is a powerful force, but not a mystical one with control of all the world."

She has a somewhat more modest view of the Stormfather.
possidetur: (ᴏɴᴇ ꜰɪꜰᴛʏ ᴇɪɢʜᴛ)

[personal profile] possidetur 2018-07-19 07:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Vanessa smiles though it isn't with happiness.

"I once believed that the Almighty had a plan, that I would be safe." Even with the troubles in her life, Vanessa had prayed to Him, hoping for some guidance, protection.

"I don't know if I believe that He has such power." Or if he would help. Lucifer had power and considering that he had been unable to overthrow God that power was there. But what about the will to help those faithful?
veristitalian: (squaring up to the challenge)

[personal profile] veristitalian 2018-07-20 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
"Live as though you'll have to save yourself, whether or not you are ever able to resolve that ambiguity."

Advises Jasnah, who is long used to her atheism, but knows it can be a difficult place to arrive to.

"What do you think the implications are, us all being here, and each from different religions?"
possidetur: (ᴏɴᴇ ᴇɪɢʜᴛʏ)

[personal profile] possidetur 2018-07-20 09:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"Perhaps purely coincidence."

Would the people that did this have known what beliefs each of them had before being brought here? Would it have mattered?

"Unless they believed that was how we could save someone."

The people before them had been trying to save the world.