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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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mirrortide: (073)

[personal profile] mirrortide 2018-06-07 04:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"No, I'm just out here to watch all of you organics screw yourselves up. I've already seen someone get hit with space debris. Which was pretty funny. Also there's a bunch of you just floating around uselessly. Also funny." Lapis replies, completely ignoring the first question, and in fact, kicking back to enjoy the zero g.

Like literally, arms behind her head, laying back like one would on a beach chair.
neritic: (counter intuitive thunder ride)

[personal profile] neritic 2018-06-10 12:25 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's kind of fucked up," Neptune says, and raises an eyebrow, but it also looks like she's trying not to laugh. It's the casualness with which the stranger speaks that makes it funny, how she reclines in the air on her back like the lack of atmosphere doesn't bother her. If Neptune stops moving and concentrates for a second, she can make the water gathered in her helmet leak down through her hair and off into space, but that's about it. Even that leaves her breathless for a moment.

"Show me how to make wings."
mirrortide: (072)

[personal profile] mirrortide 2018-06-11 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Lapis shrugs to the comment, and raises an eyebrow in interest when this weird stranger tells her to show her how to make wings.

To which she responds by snatching some of the liquid that she's already using, and forms it into the shape of wings in between her hands. Just on a smaller scale.

"Like this?"
neritic: (season will become)

[personal profile] neritic 2018-06-13 02:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"Don't say that like it's so easy! Slow down, break it into steps–"

Neptune glances at the water beading on her fingertips, and, honestly, she tries. She tries very hard! It's difficult to shape. When she was water she bent to nobody, seldom molded. The whole point of being the lake was to seep formless into the thoughts of every summer scout she could sink her wet fingers into.

The water will not shape into a wing no matter what.
mirrortide: (073)

[personal profile] mirrortide 2018-06-21 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
This is kind of funny and sad to watch? She lets the water drop into a formless shape in the vacuum of space once more. "I'm not really sure how to break it down into steps. You just have to force it into what you want. I've never had trouble with it, but I was made to do it." Like, Lapis is absolutely delighted to have someone else with power over water around? It's something relatable and safe.

It's nice.