( 002 » ENSEMBLE ) gravitational.

[reveriemod]

» 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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Comments

[morethan084]

Right, I'll make sure you don't slam into me then.

[What? She can't make jokes just because they suddenly lost gravity? Please. She does take this seriously regardless of her ability to also be sarcastic right now. He seems to be in the same predicament that she is though. They are pretty close to each other though.]

What if we push off each other? I don't think it takes much.

[unshielding]

Very funny.

[ But the corner of his lip might quirk up a little. She's hardly the only quick-talking person he knows. He can admit that he's got a type when it comes to friends. ]

You think you can push me towards my boots? I'll get them on and bring yours to you. Hopefully before any of that pool water gets closer.

[morethan084]

Yeah.

[It won’t take much for her to get him over in the direction, in fact she barely has to nudge him.]

No pressure, but, I would rather not get suffocated by that disgusting water.

[Because that’s how it would happen, right? Or is it still considered drowning? Either way she’s not here to test out how that works.]

You ever had to deal with something like this before?

[unshielding]

[ Steve's pretty sure that even skin contact with that water should be a concern. He's generally resistant to most infections, but she isn't and more importantly, he doesn't know what kind of things could be living in a diseased and abandoned pool in space. For all he knows, it's just as deadly for him. ]

This would be my first time in space without gravity.

[ He floats carefully towards his boots, tucking in his limbs so he doesn't accidentally bounce off anything that could change his course. They're floating next to one of the punch bags and once he's in reach of it, he stretched out and grips the punch bag so that he can anchor himself to something while he grabs for the boots, tucking one under his arm so he can strap into the other first. ]

And hopefully my last.

[morethan084]

Second. At least I’m not fighting someone this time in it.

[Because that had been so much fun. She’s really of no help to him right now though, which is frustrating. Watching him as he puts on one of the boots, Daisy continues to just float there like an idiot. She wasn’t a big fan of the water slowly floating closer to them either.]

You got it?

[Holding onto the punching bag seems like a good idea, so Daisy tries to get herself over towards it. Which is hard to do when she’s got nothing to push off of.]

[unshielding]

[ He gets the other boot on and finally engages them and then he's able to walk on the floor again with the little magnetic pull of the boots fighting his feet every time he takes a step. It's awkward, but he'll get used to it. ]

Got it.

[ Walking over to her, he holds up his arm for her to grab so he can pull her over to her own boots. ]

[morethan084]

[It looks awkward too, but she'd rather be able to walk and have it look weird than just floating around. Grabbing onto his arm, she honestly felt a bit like a kite. Once she was over to where her boots were, she held onto him with one hand so she could get one of them on before letting go the moment her foot hit the floor.]

Thanks.

[Making quick work of the other one, she looks over towards the pool water again.]

Where the hell are we supposed to put all of that?

[unshielding]

[ He spots her with an arm in reach as she gets the boots on, but he's become increasingly aware of Daisy's competency in their time here. He knows she doesn't need a babysitter. ]

I have no idea. We should probably warn everyone. There are a few people here who have more experience with things like this. There has to be some kind of protocol for this if they have a pool here at all, right?

[morethan084]

[Well this definitely was going to be weird, walking around like this. She can already tell it doesn't feel right or natural. Better than floating around though at least.]

I didn't think a pool was something you need in space anyway. If there is a protocol I don't know it.

[Warning people was a good idea though.]

Out of everything in SHIELD I was taught, somehow this never came up as some sort of possibility.

[unshielding]

This is going to shock you, but the Army didn't prepare me for this exact scenario, either.

[ He moves towards the door. ]

Maybe we should split up and try to make sure everyone else is managing in this.

[morethan084]

Well good to know we're equally unprepared for something like this.

[He has a point though, about splitting up.]

Let's try to keep in contact though. Who knows how long this is going to last for. If you need help, call me. Okay?