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reverielogs2018-06-01 08:45 pm
reveriemod) wrote in reverielogs2018-06-01 08:45 pm
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( 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
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.
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.
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.
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.
» 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.
( ♪ )
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.( ☺︎ )
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.( ♪ )
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.
( ♪ )
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.( ♪ )
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.( ♪ )
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.
( ♪ )
Naomi Nagata | ota
[ Naomi is no stranger to zero g. The usual station gravity is akin to what she's used to on a rock or when her ship is cruising, but most any journey involves cutting the drive at least a few times. It's a cardinal rule of space travel that you always have your mag boots on and she's spent the past five years almost exclusively on ships, so even though this is a station it's just habit now. Which means that when the rings jolt and suddenly stop, she's at an advantage. For a moment she does float, drifting gently towards the ceiling of this deck, and then as naturally as breathing pushes off of it to send herself back towards the floor, engaging her boots and clicking back to the metal.
Something clearly just broke, and Naomi's lips curve into a tiny smile despite the gravity (sorrynotsorry) of the situation. Maybe, just maybe, it's something she can fix. The odd grinding sound and subsequent crunch definitely came from above, so her priority is to get to the upper ring. No one's been able to gain access to the shaft, or what she's assuming is the main station control area, but she knows the airlocks up there are open. It's time to take a little spacewalk and figure out what's going on.
She sends her crew a quick message to meet up and then moves through the corridors of the station as if nothing is wrong, so accustomed to zero g. Anyone she passes that might be in a bit more trouble, she'll stop to help. Get them oriented the right way, explain how to keep their mag boots engaged, and offer tips for moving around. It'll be okay. They'll get this fixed. ]
002.ish / at the airlock
[ Alex's announcement is up, and the space folk have taken up positions at the airlocks to help potential explorers with their suits. The vast majority of folks on the station have never been to space to know how to properly seal a vac suit, and who knows how old these things are in the first place? They should be checked over at least, preferably by someone who knows what they're looking at.
Naomi tests the oxygen packs on the available suits while she waits for people to show up, nodding to herself in approval when it seems like they're all full. And when the first person arrives she'll smile encouragingly, pulling a vac suit out of its compartment and holding it out to them. ]
Ever done this before? I've got a few tips, if you want to hear them.
[ The way she says it makes it sound like she's going to offer them anyway, and you probably should listen. Safety first, friend. ]
002.1 / outside
[ Well then. Perhaps Naomi won't be as useful here as she was hoping to be... she doesn't actually have any tools capable of cutting through the debris, and isn't particularly strong to help push at it. As she isn't needed for an actual repair the spot would probably be better taken by someone burlier, so she considers just going back in and giving her vac suit to someone better suited to the task. But she doesn't get the chance. As she tries to signal to her friends that she's turning back, another bit of debris catches her in the side, hard enough to knock the wind out of her lungs and her boots from the side of the station. And they have no tethers. Shit.
Hopefully someone notices her floating off, because it doesn't look like she's angled to hit another ring. ]
outside
Storms.
[She gasps, and drags her back down, and in, ankle to knee to belt to elbow, to get her onto the station hull. Jasnah peers at her through their faceplates, eyes wide, shaken by the terribly close call.
That would have been an ugly way to die. She hates it out here with every bone in her body.]
002 airlock
So when he approaches Naomi, she will find herself face to face with a man with cat-like ears -- a loop of brass piercing each one -- and a long fluffy tail, an earthen creature the size of two housecats floating at shoulder height.
Rhea'li shakes his head -- No, he hasn't done this before -- before nodding.]
Your advice would be much appreciated.
2
I've done it a whole half a time, but you knew that. [ he shrugs, the effect mitigated by his suit. ] I'll still hear the spiel if you need a dry run, ke?
2!
No, never.
[Despite that, Mako looks more excited than nervous. Something being broken means that there's something to fix, and it means that she has something concrete and useful to do rather than just wandering around the station. Besides, she's going on a spacewalk. She never would have imagined it.]
I'd appreciate your help, if you're not too busy.