reverielogs | ( 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.

( ♪ )

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.

( ♪ )

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[ venus notices his hesitance, but only barely; the feeling of weightlessness, of control over her body and a sudden lightness in her heart, overpowers anything else right now. so she laughs, and nods, and says- ]

Yeah! Yeah, it's just. It's like a game of catch? Or, well, it is a game of catch. Haha.

[ never mind that she's got a bit of an advantage in these conditions, haruto. ]

[ Haruto looks distantly from the girl, to the clipboard, and back again. A game of catch. Right. Thus why she said, "Catch!"

He's tossed a frisbee before, back in his early days when they were testing his strength and coordination. And so that's how he sends the clipboard back her way, spinning horizontally through the air. ]

[ she can't help but giggle when he tosses the clipboard back. she reaches out, gets her catching stance squared-

-and promptly gets thwacked in the face by a clipboard. she squeaks in pain, a distinctly pathetic sound, before scrabbling in the air until she's got a hold on it. ]

Sorry! Sorry. That- that one's on me.

[ Haruto instantly gets concerned. ]

Are you alright? That looked like it hurt.

Oh, yeah! Absolutely. [ while still rubbing at her nose, now that she can hold the clipboard in one hand- ] I mean, it did?? It definitely did. But also, it just smarts a little, you know? Nothing actually bad.

[ maybe... maybe playing catch is a bad idea. she looks down at the clipboard for a moment before gently letting it drift away again. ]

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?"

Huh? [ oh, whoa. she laughs after a moment, not quite as taken aback as she could be. ] Yeah! Yeah, that's- me. Or, I mean, it's my username? My name's actually Venus.

[ get it? because aphrodite and venus are the same god. haha. it's funny?? ]

...sorry. I don't really know who you are yet.

No, that's alright. [ His own speech patterns aren't as immediately recognizable, by design. ]

I go by "tokumei." My name is Hideki.

[ Once again, no it isn't, but that's the lie he's sticking with until he literally can't anymore. ]

Oh! Oh, right. I think I remember you? We talked about, like...

[ the radios. magic. god and the devil. ]

...Pizza Hut, right?

[ venus has her priorities straight, at least. ]

Right. [ And the radios, god and the devil. A lot of things Haruto didn't really understand. But if she won't bring him up, then he won't. ]

Do those help you move around, like this?

[ He gestures to the many-eyed wings. ]

Oh! Yeah, totally. It's like, I didn't really know how easy it was to fly without gravity? But I can just sort of- do it now. My body does half the work for me.

[ and to prove it she leans in, letting her feet demagnetize and pushing herself gently up. her wings move quickly, adeptly - setting up patterns and evening out her rotation until she's floating, still and calm, equidistant from all four walls. ]

It's sort of the best? I love it.

It does look ...convenient.

[ He's never seen a person with wings before, outside of drawings of angels, devils, or superheroes. Vaguely, he wonders which category Venus fits into.

...didn't she mention something about devils? ]

Aw, come on! It's way more than just convenient??

[ even if it's definitely that too. she stretches her wings as if to make her point, using one wing at a time to do quick rotations in a circle. from her new position, upside-down, she gives haruto an eager thumbs-up.

see? totally cool! ]

Convenience isn't a bad thing! [ He laughs, though it's not an unkind laugh.

When she gives him a thumbs up, he claps, grinning. ]

You're very good at that.

It totally is when it's the best thing you can say, though?? It sounds like an adult in a furniture store.

[ still, the clapping appeases her. she smiles, gives a little mock bow - which does make her rotate just a bit, of course - and giggles a bit herself. ]

It just sort of came with the wings? I didn't really have to do anything.

( 002 » ENSEMBLE ) gravitational.

FINALLY SHE DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A LUNATIC

NGL, STILL KIND OF LUNATIC-Y

WELL. A BIT LESS??

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject