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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

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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[You DARE defy the knowledge base of someone as (un)apt as Ryuji when it comes to the art of modern day meme dancing, Hyunseok?]

...

[There's absolutely a dance move that entails all of those aforementioned traits. Ryuji breathes in through his nose. It's time Yoda came down from his meditation and showed the young padawan how it's proverbially done.]

Watch and learn, dude.

[ He does indeed dare defy the knowledge, or more he questions what is wrong with people to even make up a dance like this in the first place.

Maybe it's surprisingly cool looking though? This guy seems like he's really gearing up for something big, and Hyunseok keeps his brows furrowed as he waits for this apparently impressive dance to get busted out. ]

Okay...

[Seeing as how he asked for this butt-beating, rationality defying, obnoxious course of events to unfold before his eyes, he sighs and drops his hands down to his sides. There's no music, and that's what honestly sucks about this entire thing.

More than that, Ryuji never realized how much he missed listening to it in the first place. Space is oddly quiet. And you kind of want it to be, right? Loud noises and hysteria are typically signs of danger out here. Nothing good.]

So you basically just move your legs and hips at the same time to get the effect that it looks like you're runnin' a string between your legs.

[He does the move slow, just to show each part of it piecemeal.]

Got it? Then you kinda... speed it up.

[And he does so.

And it's ridiculous.]

[ The lack of music adds a certain feeling to the dance that might not exist if this was being done to an actual beat. Hyunseok is silent while Ryuji demonstrates this apparently incredible dance of him, just taking it all in.

Now that he's seen it for himself, he can say with some certainty-- ]

It looks even dumber than it sounded like it would.

[ What a compliment. ]

[This dance, in fact, is not incredible. It's just sad. And it's even sadder that Ryuji knows how to do it. Curse him and his inner tempo, his pirouette aptitude, his prowess on the dance floor. And when he stops, he can't help but smile, thinking that the jig (god...) is up.]

Yeah. I think that's kinda the point, actually.

[Compliment taken, Hyunseok.]

[ A snort of what is almost laughter at that comment. Well now he knows the whole thing was one big joke, but way to take a joke as far as it could go, Ryuji. It was a good show, even if it wasn't a good dance. ]

Whoever thought it up did a good job then.

[ A pause. ]

That's really a dance actual people like doing?

[Listen, when it comes to putting his ass out there, it's always going to be full-on. There ain't no room for halving it.]

Ionno. Some kids on the internet, I guess.

[He kiiiiiiiind of wants to see Hyunseok try it too, but he's not (that) mean.]

It's more a thing to try to keep a straight face while doin' it, I think. So then you just look super ridiculous doin' it.

[ He's gonna have to bribe him into making a fool of himself... through dance. He'll make a fool of himself through other means on multiple occasions before they all get off this space station for sure though.

Ok, that's definitely a laugh now, but the expression is disbelieving. ]

Don't you already look super ridiculous doing it anyway?

Yeah, but you gotta pay attention to the fine detail of makin' yourself look as much of an ass as possible while giving off the vibe that you're totally serious about doin' it. Otherwise, you're just performin' for the crowd, and where's the irony in that, y'know?

[Ryuji admittedly doesn't have a ton to bribe Hyunseok with, but maybe they can come to a sort of consensus on this friendship-exchange dealie. Ryuji smiles, and offers out his hand to shake.]

I can tell we're gonna get along great.

[ Another laugh. People like this with no shame whatsoever...

Are actually kind of admirable. Hyunseok makes an ass out of himself often, maybe he should embrace it and go full idiot so that at least it looks funny instead of just sad.

He does take that hand though, giving it a good shake. ]

Because I made fun of your dance? I can definitely make fun of more of them if that's what you're about.

[You know it. Ryuji Sakamoto doesn't even know how to spell shame!

Well, okay, shame- yeah, that's only... what. 4 letters? 5? He's got this.]

Yeah, man. That's what bein' friends is all about. Doin' stupid shit together and not lettin' each other live it down, y'know?

[A vigorous handshake ensues.]

[ Ha! Even Hyunseok knows how to spell shame! Spelling may be about the only thing he can do competently without looking like a complete idiot, however.

He opens his mouth to argue, then realizes that no, no that... that is about right, isn't it? He sort of lost a lot of his friends recently due to reasons, but that is a lot of what his friendships were based around when he had them. Mostly him doing stupid shit and them not letting him live it down, but still.

He'll say something else instead of trying to disagree with that very legitimate point. ]

Hey what's your name anyway?

[ Introduce self first? No! Demand name instead. ]

[The one thing he's known about a lot of people since moving into this utopian place of wonderment, is that a lot of people got separated from people that they care about. Hell, there isn't a day that goes by that Ryuji's not thinking about his mom, or hoping that the friends that didn't make it here are doing okay... and basically, that none of them ever wind up here, to be honest.

But he tries to remain friendly when he can, and help people when he's able. It's pretty much the only thing he can do for anyone, really. Not that he's supposing anything specific from Hyunseok in that sort of matter, it just kind of comes naturally.

Ryuji smiles back at him, bright, and simple.]

Ryuji Sakamoto! You?

[ When you wind up in unknown space very far away from your home with the constant threat of death hanging over your head at every turn? It's kind of nice to have guys like Ryuji who are trying to find some fun in the whole thing. It's easy to fall into a depressive funk for most people, and while Hyunseok is a little more emotionally resilient than most people even he isn't impervious to negative thoughts and feelings.

Obviously losing gravity isn't one of those things that bring him down, but still! ]

Hyunseok Choi.

[ A pause, and the smile drops a little. ]

Hey, you're pretty young, right? Are you still in high school?

[ He could be a college student. Hyunseok really hopes he's a college student, because there's something deeply unsettling about teenagers being stuck in a situation where one false move and they could be jettisoned into space by a faulty space station. ]

[Literally can't bring him down, either. Thanks, gravity, for not existing up here for a little while.]

Hyunseok. Got it. Korean?

[If Ryuji wasn't Japanese sounding enough, and Hyunseok wasn't Korean sounding enough. It's pretty obvious, but it's just a talking point, an invitation to open up more about someone other than just names. And, hey, look, Hyunseok is doing the same thing to him.

Cool points all around. They can be collected and tallied up later for... no apparently useful reason.]

I'm a few months shy of turnin' 18. It was Christmas Eve when I got sucked up from my home world. You?

[ He nods at the question. He already figured this guy had to be Japanese, but maybe he shouldn't assume? The whole translated language thing really throws him off some, and for all he knows this guy could be speaking to him in Swedish right now?

The expression on his face twists into something a little distressed looking at the response. Not even eighteen yet? He doesn't know how Japanese laws work, but he's still over a solid year away from really being an adult in Hyunseok's eyes. That makes the fact that he's been dragged into this mess pretty distressing by default.

Not that twenty-one is some deeply mature and put together age, but at least he has a two in front of his number, so it's slightly less distressing in theory if he dies in space.

... Theoretically, not actually less distressing to him personally. ]

Like mid-fall, but man... you're really young, huh?

[ He may have just misunderstood the question asked here, but forgive him he's having a crisis moment right now over this. ]

[The shared language thing only ever broke down when two people tried writing things out on paper. Luckily enough, Ryuji wasn't a big fan of writing, anyway, so it didn't really seem to come up very often. Just another one of those bullshit things that the station was trying to throw at them.

Adulthood was only 2 years away- Japan's perception of that pretty much began at 20, a coming of ages type year for teens as they progress into the next great venture of their lives. But still, he's caught off guard a little bit by the question. Yeah, he's pretty young, but. Dude.... he practically saved the world with his friends. Or at least, his best friend told him that they did. Ryuji hadn't gotten that far in his home world yet.]

I mean... I guess? I've seen a lot of shit though.

[ Saving the world is a pretty big deal, though admittedly Hyunseok wouldn't necessarily assume this kid did anything like that. He can safely say at seventeen he hadn't saved a goddamn thing. Hell, he couldn't even save himself half the time and had to be bailed out of trouble.

... That was actually still true to this day, present circumstances included. ]

What kind of shit?

[Considering how the last time he told someone he was a thief went, he didn't really feel it was in good form to come out and say that sort of thing to Hyunseok as easily as he wanted to. It also didn't really paint a very good picture of him, either, considering he had been perfectly law abiding on the station ever since he got here. And then there's the whole explanation that he didn't steal tangible things, and... wow, he's already walking himself into this and reels back a little bit.

Maybe once they got closer, he could explain the really weird string of events that propelled him and his friends into the mess he was right before coming here, but, man, he kind of wants to know more about Hyunseok anyway. He seems pretty normal, which is the oddity around here, after all.]

Crazy shit. But mostly? I guess I was kinda just praying I didn't fail my tests. Which... I definitely did. A lot. Sheesh.

[ Thief of only intangible things would definitely need a good deal of explaining, and it's questionable Hyunseok would be able to fully wrap his head around things depending on how complex the full explanation was. Look, he is constantly around guys who can use magic, and he has never been able to really grasp the details of how they do things. As far as he knows they just "poof" make things happen, and that explanation is good enough for him.

So normal in that a normal human? Yes. Normal as in from a world where nothing weird went on where most normal people can't see? Maaaaybe not. ]

Oh, me too! The test thing, but I don't think that really counts as crazy shit.

[Huh. Actually that "poof" kind of thing isn't that far off from what Ryuji can do, too. Only, it comes with a mythical demon monkey king to provide those sweet, sweet reputation points when he does it.

But, it kind of shatters his hunch that Hyunseok had been bookish when it came to his studies, knowing that he struggled with the same stuff that Ryuji had. He tried, but lectures were almost impossible to listen to and he had trouble recalling things. Didn't help that there were a plethora of video games that he always wanted to play seemingly right before the night of the big tests, even when he hadn't had the urge to play anything in weeks.]

Nah, not so much, I guess. I mean, there's always that hell week before the actual tests where your stomach gets all cramped up and you kinda wanna hide under your bedsheets for a while, but. Y'know.

I was way more into extracurriculars anyway.

[ Mythical demon monkey king sounds slightly cooler than a moody college student with a handsome but aggravating face, but also significantly more alarming too.

A college student who Hyunseok met through friends who go to college, by the way, because Hyunseok could not pass any entrance exam for any university. He is definitely not a bookish boy, though he would be ecstatic to know someone out there thought he came across as the smart sort. Video games are a lot more interesting than studying though, so he understands that one.

Hyunseok laughs at that comment though. ]

Yeah, but mostly because I knew my parents were going to be really angry when they found out what I scored.

[ Hey though! ]

What extracurriculars?

[Oh god, he talked himself into a corner, didn't he? Ryuji sucks in air through his teeth. He's such, such a bad liar. What does he tell Hyunseok, then? Well, he has dancing to draw from, and he already told him he wasn't a book worm, so probably something athletic.]

I... [Use your words.] Was part... of a small group of people... who liked to get together and.... do a bunch of community service.

[NAILED IT.

Community service, change society by stealing horrible peoples' hearts. You know. They're practically the same, right?]

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sorry for the delay! just got back from vacation/hiatus

no worries I kind of just did the same lmao

welcome back, then!

Thank you!

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