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reveriemod ([personal profile] reveriemod) wrote in [community profile] reverielogs2018-06-01 08:45 pm

( 002 » ENSEMBLE ) gravitational.

» WHO? EVERYONE
» WHEN? JUNE 1 onward
» WHERE? ALL OVER THE STATION (literally)
» WHAT? Gravity is always on, until it isn't.
» WARNINGS? zero g, paralysis, the vacuum of space, possible asphyxiation, possible character death





0 0 1 » LOSS OF GRAVITY

The outer rings of Reverie Station rotate around the shaft of the station, using inertial forces to simulate gravity. One moment, this works fine — people are walking along corridors, sleeping in their beds, eating in the mess hall or having a drink at the bar. The next moment? In some parts of the station, a crunching sound can be heard, like metal against metal, and shortly thereafter, the rings cease to spin, causing a jolt to go through all rings.

And then what passed for gravity just stops.

Your food, drink or blanket might have floated off after the jolt. Remember to engage your mag boots, if you're wearing them, lest you follow suit. Good luck getting around in zero g.

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0 0 1 . 1 » UPSIDE DOWN AND FLOATING

The lack of gravity may be disorienting at first for those not used to operating in zero g environments. Fortunately, mag boots mean you can continue walking along corridors — though the boots will engage with what used to be the ceiling of the corridors as much as what used to be the floor. No matter which part of the corridor you're attached to, if any, better make sure to collect anything that may be floating around, lest it becomes a dangerous projectile whenever gravity turns back on.

The mess hall and the gym area in particular are in a significant state of disarray. In the mess hall, some cutlery (of the grey, hard plastic variant) has been left unsecured and is floating harmlessly through the air. The same holds true for a large amount of protein powder. In the gym area, meanwhile, the entirety of the dirty water from the pool is no longer in the pool.

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0 0 1 . 2 » PARALYSIS INDOORS

One moment, you’re walking — or maybe you’re floating, mag boots disengaged. Either way, from one moment to the next, you become unable to move. Your arms, your legs, even wiggling a toe becomes a thing of impossibility. There’s a heavy weight on your chest, despite the fact that gravity is still not back on. Taking a breath is an ordeal. You can’t call for help, you can’t signal to anyone, you can only stay still.

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OOC: The length of paralysis is up to players.



0 0 2 » TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

It isn't clear why the rotation of the rings has stopped and gravity ceased, but one thing is certain: life on the station is a lot more difficult without gravity, especially for those not used to living and working in a zero g environment. The sensible thing would be to fix whatever is wrong, but in order to do that, you have to figure out what's wrong first.

One way to get an idea might be to put on a suit (if required) and go out an airlock to have a close look at the upper ring, where the crunching noise could be heard the loudest. The objective is to identify the problem and, if possible, fix it — but unless you have the power of flight and can breathe in the vacuum of space, the walk from the airlock to surveying the ring will be taxing in and of itself.

Better not lose hold of the station or each other and whatever you do, do not disengage those mag boots. Hopefully, no debris will come flying at you. The station may be built to withstand it, but you aren't.

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OOC: There are some 20 vac suits with oxygen packs and small thrusters for (weak) propulsion available in the spaces currently accessible to characters; these can be found in various airlocks.

0 0 2 . 1 » FLOATING AROUND

The station may be built to withstand debris, but you aren't — which makes it all the more unfortunate that some debris does catch you. In the side, in the face or in the legs, it doesn't matter: what matters is that the impact is strong enough to disengage the mag boots, which means you are now floating in space.

Did your suit take damage? Do its thrusters still work, or not? Is your oxygen pack still connected properly? If your connection to the station network is still intact, now would be a good time to call for help and hope that someone's close enough to get to you in time before you float too far from the station to still be reached, before your oxygen runs out, before any possible injuries you may have sustained take their toll.

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OOC: With this prompt, the extent of possible injuries, the time before rescue and factors such as oxygen or damage to the suit are all up to players. Please keep in mind that character death is very much a possibility — but that death means relatively little. Should a character die from their injuries or lack of oxygen, they will awaken again. As per the death mechanism outlined in the FAQ, characters are brought back to life (possibly repeatedly, if rescue takes a while), but they lose something. What they lose is up to players as well (a limb, memories, senses, social skills, ...) and the duration of the loss can range from a few days to permanent loss.


0 0 2 . 2 » PARALYSIS OUTDOORS

One moment, you are walking along the hull of the station. The next, you're frozen. Your arms and legs no longer move and there's pressure on your chest. Even taking a breath becomes an ordeal. You cannot move forward. You cannot move back. You can't even signal or call for help.

What choice do you have but to wait out this paralysis and hope that it loses its hold on you before your oxygen runs out? Better not panic, lest you use up more of it.

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OOC: The length of paralysis is up to players.



0 0 3 » WORK IT

For those who've successfully made the walk across the hull of the station to find the problem, it will soon become obvious what has happened: debris crashed into the station and got lodged between the uppermost ring and the shaft of the station, where it is stuck, preventing the spinning of the ring.

You will need to work together to cut through the debris or dislodge it. It's heavy, and you have little leverage in the absence of gravity.

Keep in mind also that if you successfully dislodge the debris, the outer ring will start moving again. Be prepared, especially if you're still connected to the ring by your mag boots. Inertial forces can be quite strong, so you will need to brace yourself or risk being dislodged yourself.

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onlydoubts: (Default)

[personal profile] onlydoubts 2018-06-14 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, yeah I did. I'm familiar with it. Whatever you want to know, if I can answer it, I will.

Maybe you could tell me a little about where you're from, as well. [ Considering, Vanessa's world is as different to Bodhi, as space happens to be to her. ]
cinderelli: (006)

[personal profile] cinderelli 2018-06-14 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[Cinderella steels herself as best she can given what little time she has, trying to mask the way she winces when his teeth pierce her neck. Now all she can do is try and focus her thoughts elsewhere.

It's unpleasant, but it's for her friend.]
resleeves: (F O R T Y T H R E E)

[personal profile] resleeves 2018-06-14 11:50 pm (UTC)(link)
You've convinced me.

[ you and only you, miller. take it as a compliment. ]

But I'm not moving any fucking space rocks.
wentnuclear: hangthestars @ ij (127)

[personal profile] wentnuclear 2018-06-14 11:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Got it. Save your air.

[ Now that he's sure Amos is locked back to the hull he lets go, clumsy suited fingers working as quickly as he can to get the pocket open and draw out a patch. Just one to start, he doesn't want to risk losing his grip on them and having them float off into the void. They might need every last one.

Luckily, the backing is easy to grip and pull away even with vac suit gloves on, and he nudges Amos to shift his arm from the tear. One patch doesn't quite do it, but he knows what he's doing now. Can move a little more quickly, and leave Amos to press the seal more firmly into place. Then the second is on and he pushes hard against Amos' ribs, letting out a relieved breath of his own when the suit puffs up a little again to show he's not leaking air anymore. ]


How's your oxygen?
magneticfields: (bright profile)

[personal profile] magneticfields 2018-06-15 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
At least with incompetence there's a chance. Particularly if they're too incompetent to stop you from taking over.

[ That last thing is difficult to argue with. Erik, being Erik, considers it a moment trying to find a flaw in the reasoning as he secures the bottles in the cabinets under the bar. ]

True... Or if whatever it was that wiped them out got the job done faster. Before they were able to finish building the technology that brought us all here.

[ He closes one of the cabinets, one that was full, before starting on another. ]
neuralnet: (Nino)

[personal profile] neuralnet 2018-06-15 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
[ Haruto backs up a step, frowning as he tries to figure out a plan. That decided, he moves in.

First step is to disengage Bodhi's mag boots. Then he takes his now floating body and pivots it so it's horizontal, gently guiding it to the floor. ]


I hope this works... [ He whispers under his breath. Then he begins giving chest compressions, in time with the recommended pacing, before moving to open Bodhi's airway and breathe into his mouth. ]
twoaffirmations: (game | upload at 98%)

[personal profile] twoaffirmations 2018-06-15 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, and? That's not a bad thing. My appearance has no bearing on my functionality one way or the other.

[He really does sound agitated, and with his own endless energy they could be here all night.]

I look human because humans created me. That's what separates us androids from the machines or our own constructed AIs.
Edited 2018-06-15 00:41 (UTC)
neuralnet: (Hollow-Art 1)

[personal profile] neuralnet 2018-06-15 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
So there's more to this person than simple cat features. He has some kind of superhuman mental power as well. Shaken to his very core, Haruto answers without thinking. "H-Haruto."

As soon as the name crosses his lips, he realizes his mistake. He's only given his chosen name to the other AI on the station, so far. To everyone else, he is Hideki Matsukawa. And yet, hearing his nickname had performed a sort of hard reset, and left Haruto scrambling.

It's too late now, he thinks, forcing a friendly smile and some composure back onto his face. "Please," he says, more calmly. "Call me Haruto."
twoaffirmations: (game | facepalm)

[personal profile] twoaffirmations 2018-06-15 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
[If she happens to look in his direction again, she'll see 9S facepalming.]

Okay, well I don't really have time to run back inside and get a suit for myself...

I'm going to throw something at you instead. I need you to catch it.
neuralnet: (08)

[personal profile] neuralnet 2018-06-15 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
Ah.

[ He doesn't really know what else to say to that. And, registering the speech patterns with his database of people he's interacted with so far on the station, he ventures a guess. ]

Are you... "aphrodite?"
neuralnet: (Untitled-96)

[personal profile] neuralnet 2018-06-15 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ Haruto just hums a small affirmation. ] You probably didn't count on the gravity breaking, either. [ Not an admonition. Just a simple observation.

He shifts his hold until he has the AI's-- or, at least, he assumes she's an AI-- arms around his shoulders, as though if gravity came back on she would fall into position to ride piggyback, and begins pulling her along in the direction of Room 14. ]


What's your name? You can call me Haruto.
setpoint: (Default)

[personal profile] setpoint 2018-06-15 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
Oh.

[She's not exactly sure what she was expecting, and it isn't like she hasn't come close to death before, but... this isn't her wheelhouse. She doesn't have the same confidence she would in a Jaeger.]

What should I do if that happens?
resleeves: (T W E N T Y E I G H T)

[personal profile] resleeves 2018-06-15 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
I talked to some big dude while a bunch of kids were getting drunk --

[ don't ask. it hadn't been his fault this time. ]

-- and he mentioned a theory about being brought here as an experiment. A way to be toyed with.

[ it bore consideration, actually. they were here with scant supplies and no means of escape. it was the perfect setup for some sort of torture porn scenario. if he hadn't already ruled it out, he might have suspected some vr shit. ]
monomachy: buckybear @ ij (dear agony)

[personal profile] monomachy 2018-06-15 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
[Diana inclines her head in acknowledgement. There are simply some things she cannot do, and though it is still hard to accept sometimes, right now it is easy. There are so many things she hasn't ever seen or even dreamed of, which certainly helps.

She pushes one of the larger asteroids away, sending it hurtling off into space without seeming to exert any effort at all. She turns to grin at him.]


Need or no, I like learning things.
monomachy: buckybear @ ij (dear agony)

[personal profile] monomachy 2018-06-15 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
[She likes this girl already, and not just for her sense of humor. Something deeper than her actions tell Diana that she has a kind heart, and she admires that in anyone. Taking the shoes is easy, but Kamala does bring up a good point. A moment of thought, and she waves a hand.]

I think if you keep me from floating around, I will be alright.
reposing: (no escape from realityyyyy)

[personal profile] reposing 2018-06-15 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
[Alucard tries to keep it to a minimum, to not take too much. Her blood tastes almost malnourished, but he suspects that based upon her background that isn't terribly surprising.

He eventually withdraws with a sigh.]


Your bite will scab in a moment.

Thank you, again.
reposing: (didn't mean to make you cry)

[personal profile] reposing 2018-06-15 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
[It takes but a moment to help arrange the boots onto her feet. The fitting might be a shy loose, but they should work for her until something better fits.]

Activate them, and you should be able to walk finally. Would you like me to show you how?
monomachy: wondie @ dw (uma thurman)

[personal profile] monomachy 2018-06-15 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
[It's a good plan, and Diana nods once she's closer, reaching out to grab Venus' hands. She's more than a little off balance, but she trusts the girl to set her right.]

Do you know if anyone has any idea what happened?
rickitikitarr: (nice and thoughtful)

[personal profile] rickitikitarr 2018-06-15 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
I don't think I need you to, exactly, but if nothing else is actively on fire here I wouldn't mind the company.

[Though he's got to say, her best bet if he falls is probably to step out of the way.]
mapsio: (Default)

we can end it here!

[personal profile] mapsio 2018-06-15 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
Of course, thank you for accompanying me.

[And so they're off! This Sounds like the end of a Pokemon episode.. ]
morphogenia: (I'm sure you will fight again)

[personal profile] morphogenia 2018-06-15 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
[Kamala is just going to look away to be on the safe way.] Yep! Jersey City to be exact. In America. That's a thing I need to say now, I guess.
mapsio: (HARU (37))

[personal profile] mapsio 2018-06-15 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
They are sort of like family to me. I usually can't bother to worry about myself when they are involved.

[She admits it, yes. She admits that she can't seem to worry about herself when her best friends are involved. She cares more about them any day.]

I hope that you can find your friends as well, and that nothing has happened to them.
morphogenia: (it's natural like the rainbow)

[personal profile] morphogenia 2018-06-15 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
[Meanwhile Kamala is just so happy to be speaking with someone so friendly and warm. Helping her really just a bonus. That said, Kamala gently pulls her down so she can sit on the bed while doing this. Her hands stay on her to keep her still.] Okay do your thing.
magneticfields: (satisfied)

[personal profile] magneticfields 2018-06-15 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
Don't worry about that.

[ His mind races for some kind of explanation that isn't the truth. There is none. How could there be? ]

Not here.

[ He'll have to give her something. She's the type who will go digging for answers if he doesn't provide any. He barely knows her and that's obvious. ]

Let's go inside, this is pretty much done anyway.
imperialsun: (Motion - Be seeing you)

[personal profile] imperialsun 2018-06-15 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
[Naoya responds by adjusting so that the other can walk with a little less pain, or as much as he can help.]

Alright then...[When the subject changes, he doesn't protest.] Persona are uh...aspects of ourselves we can use to fight back. Philemon said it's the gods and demons that we harbor and summon from the collective unconsciousness.

[Yeah that makes sense, right?]