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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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morethan084: (bloody)

[personal profile] morethan084 2018-07-21 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
[Not that she doubts her abilities, okay, maybe she does...]

I can fight my own battles.

[And lose them too.]

Seriously, I don't want you to do something stupid because of me.
oddbod: (in all chaos there is calculation)

[personal profile] oddbod 2018-07-21 04:25 am (UTC)(link)
It would be because of him, not you.

[Very reassuring.]
morethan084: (well)

[personal profile] morethan084 2018-07-21 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
You saw him throw furniture, do you really want that to be you instead?

[Because that's essentially what he did to her. And, as an afterthought...]

At least he was dressed when we fought.
oddbod: (we're here to stay we're here to stay)

[personal profile] oddbod 2018-07-21 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
I'm indestructible.

[Okay, she's mainly talking herself up, but for real. Just try her.]

And... yeah. It wasn't particularly a welcome sight at the time.
morethan084: (condescending/understand)

[personal profile] morethan084 2018-07-21 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
And you really want to test that out with him?

[Because Daisy has a hard time believing that.]

He has some serious anger issues.

[Says the girl who started the fight.]
oddbod: (lightning striking all over the world)

[personal profile] oddbod 2018-07-21 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I sort of got that impression. Honestly, men. [A roll of her eyes.] Apollo wasn't acting much better.
morethan084: (eyebrow/listening)

[personal profile] morethan084 2018-07-21 04:50 am (UTC)(link)
Apollo?

[She hasn't seen him in a while.]

Why? What did he do?
oddbod: (he'd just stay another while)

[personal profile] oddbod 2018-07-21 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
Caught the bed. Broke the bed.
morethan084: (smug)

[personal profile] morethan084 2018-07-21 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
He broke Kovacs bed? Good.

[Sorry Clara, she's rooting for Apollo right now.]
oddbod: (they send me away)

[personal profile] oddbod 2018-07-21 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
Yep. Bent it right around his hand. He'll be sleeping on the floor for awhile.

[Serves him right.]
morethan084: (sarcastic)

[personal profile] morethan084 2018-07-21 05:17 am (UTC)(link)
I would say that will teach him, but something tells me it won't.

[Now that they were finally at the mess hall, Daisy makes a beeline for the coffee. Where, unsurprisingly, there were quite a few people with the same idea.]

I just need an IV of coffee at this point. It would be so much easier.
oddbod: (boy you know you love it)

[personal profile] oddbod 2018-07-22 11:51 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not quite sure anything will, until he finally breaks a window and gets sucked out into space.

[Okay, she doesn't quite mean to say that with so much levity. Death isn't a joke, unless it's about herself. But Kovacs is downright despicable.]

And that coffee drip isn't sounding half bad.
morethan084: (amused)

[personal profile] morethan084 2018-07-24 02:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[Daisy can't quite hold back her surprise and amusement at hearing Clara say something like that.]

Remind me to never get on your bad side.

[Not that Daisy doesn't agree.]

Wow, I think you just insulted your entire country.

[Because clearly English people only enjoyed tea.]