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the glass menagerie
"I want the world to be fragile. There is no place to hide a dark heart."
After the missive from the people aboard the vessel carrying those from Caducus Secondary, the Moira is alive with preparations for defending the ship. No matter how big or small, each individual is entrusted with the responsibility of protecting themselves and their fellow crew members at all costs. With the Captains having divided them into teams to devise appropriate Plans of Action, they have decided to merge all the ideas into a singular strategy and have relayed it to the entirety of the crew via the MID. Everyone has been given a vital part to play, and although the Captains realize that some aboard are passive, now isn’t the time to be idle. Now is the time for action.
☄ Step 1: Negotiate & Infiltrate
With this part of the plan enacted, a small number of those who have volunteered to attempt negotiations have been heard by the Caducans and have been temporarily “invited” to board their vessel. However, due to this highly stressful situation, a portion of the offensive team have been asked to accompany them in order to disable as much of the opposing ship and its crew to force them to evacuate onto the Moira. Regardless of time and what reparations are offered, negotiations ultimately fail. The Caducans want the debt of their planet to be paid by the people of the Moira with their very lives. While boarded with the Caducans, they will attempt to incapacitate the negotiation party through violent means, and it will be the responsibility of this particular team to attempt disengage the Caducans’ ship to prevent it from attacking the Moira. However, despite all efforts to sabotage their systems, the ship itself shuts its primary units into Lockdown Mode.
All Moirans are forced to make a decision: stay and be shut inside an unfamiliar ship with the remaining Caducans who are still out for blood or make an attempt to flee to the emergency escape units on that ship with the other Caducans who have used them to head straight for the Moira. Meanwhile, back on the Moira, the crew must work to secure the ship against the incoming assault by the Caducans after having left their ship via emergency escape units. This means that some of the defense team will have disabled the gunnery to make it look as if the Moira is defenseless and secure the rest of the area with those on the offense team. There is no place for mercy; the Caducans will board the ship through the Cargo Bay. They are not interested in granting it to the crew after all the losses they suffered at Caducus Primary. The only choice will be to fight for their lives (kill or be killed) or find a way to lure the Caducans into the Ingress room to send them to some unknown place where they will no longer be a threat. The Captains have given all members of the crew leave to use whatever means necessary to protect both themselves and the ship’s systems from the invaders. Failure is not an option.☄ Step 3: ???? & Step 4: Profit
In the aftermath of the fight, the Moira is in a state of devastation. Bodies of the Caducans as well as some of the Moira’s own crew can be found in the hallways. Those who were stuck aboard the Caducan ship have either been rescued or rescue attempts are underway. This is the time to recover, to calculate what has been lost and come together as the crew the Captains have wanted since the Ingress had brought them aboard. Any and all Medbay personnel will be at the crew’s disposal, though the Captains will be focusing their attention on the Ingress room and what has become of it after having thrown so many people inside it.
The Ingress technology is broken. Various events on planets and on the ship have shown that fixing it is near impossible, and that it is entirely unpredictable in nature. The Moira’s Ingress had recently turned off, sending the ship into a slight freefall before it restored and righted itself. Hours after sending the remaining Caducan crew members through the Ingress, the swirling blue light goes still and emits a pulse that ripples out in waves as far out around the ship as a few miles. For one lingering breath, it’s impossible to move, a near blinding light surrounding every crew member. The rush of wind is the only sound that can be heard. Moments later, every Moiran, even those that were on the Caducan ship, are now in the same place. The Ingress has malfunctioned, causing time and space to overlap—the two ships have twisted together into something unseemly and new. ☄ Shattered & Swept Aside
Parts of the Moira have ceased to exist. Areas of the ship have become crystalline and transparent. There are rooms that were never there before. The Mess Hall is gone, replaced by a single empty room devoid of all furniture. The tree at the center of the garden is still there exactly as it was except it is now made of glass. The floors are a jarred mess of glass and steel, and there is broken glass littering the ship. The air filtration systems are going into overdrive to clear out the miniscule particles floating everywhere. So, sometimes, too deep a breath may end with inhaling shards of glass. The clothing you’re wearing might have turned to glass, doors are sealed shut, and it’s hard to discern where the Moira starts and the Caducan ship ends.
Everyone has only one job: be careful of the glass. ☄ We Break Fast, We Are Glass
The crystalline glass that is woven into the ship is now possibly a part of the crew. The transition from skin to glass might be painful or feel as if it’s always been that way. Hair has turned to glass, and arms, eyes, patches of skin or entire bodies are now transparent and reflect light. Joints may be stiff, or flex and move as good as they did before. If a crystalline hand is smashed against a wall it might break, or dent steel. For those who need medical attention, all staff have been summoned to the Medbay once more to help their fellow crew. Prosthetics and coverings will be made and offered to ensure that the glass doesn’t get broken or to prevent further breakage. Crew may assist each other in finding a way to remove the glass, or leave it as it is until a permanent solution can be found.
( ooc; When it comes to barracks, each player can decide if their room has ceased to exist for the event or not. Characters that have roommates need to decide together what they’d prefer. The amount of glass that a character has turned to is up to the player, as well as if it is painful or uncomfortable in any way. For questions, please go here. Please comment to activity check to receive new ranks (if applicable)! ) ( Other helpful links: Original Negotiation Plan | Defense Plan | Offense Plan ) |
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thisavrou_log2016-07-02 12:22 am
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And yet he soon finds himself at the medbay anyway, stopping in front of a guy who seems to have a similar problem. He doesn't say anything either, but he does frown when he catches sight of that glass eye. He'd been worried about potentially breaking his hands, but an eye? Somehow, he hadn't even considered it. This whole situation just keeps getting more and more screwed up.]
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He's not a biologist.
When Snake hears someone else approaching, he pulls his sleeve down to cover up his arm, the gloves he's wearing doing the rest of the work. The guy already saw, but it's not something he could hope to keep to himself for long anyway.
Besides, they're in the same boat there. At least one of Snake's hands is still normal. ]
I'm getting the feeling that fixing this is probably above their pay grade. [ Said while cocking his head toward the medbay door. ]
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Yeah, seems that way.
[He glances at the door.]
Not too sure what they've had to deal with before, though. Haven't been here all that long.
[So for all he knows, glass limbs are an easy fix.]
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Not to mention he hasn't decided how to handle his arm yet. Should he see if it can be strengthened so that it's more durable? Or should he do away with the glass entirely and replace it with a prosthetic? ]
Well, if you're going in, let me know what they tell you. [ A beat. ] I'm Snake.
[ It should be a little easier to distinguish him from the others with that name now that one is gone and the other is dead. ]
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Probably got enough to deal with right now. Thought if I found the medbay someone could help, but... now I'm not so sure.
[Maybe he just wanted to distract himself. Give himself a goal. Finding the medbay and focusing on that seemed like a better idea than wandering aimlessly. He tilts his head at the name.]
I'm Boone. You know a guy called Liquid Snake?
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Although that question instantly causes a sour look to take over Snake's face. ]
Yeah, he's my... [ He pauses and decides to rephrase. ] We're twins. So if you think there's a resemblance, that's why. [ It hasn't been something that's come up recently, either because they run in different circles or because most people can't see past the differing hair colors. ]
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Huh.
[He's going to guess they're not on the best of terms, from the look on Snake's face. It's not really his business though, so he won't ask.]
You get pulled in around the same time?
[It's interesting that both Snake and Liquid are here. It seems like a lot of the people here know each other somehow, from before they ended up here. Maybe the whole thing isn't as random as it seems.
Or maybe he's just overthinking things and it's all a huge coincidence. He doesn't know how the hell space kidnapping works.]
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Snake shakes his head at that question, shifting his weight until he's leaned up against the wall. His glass arm hangs uselessly at his side while he digs in his pocket for his pack of cigarettes with the other. ]
No, I got here before him by a few months. For a while I didn't know anyone here, then people from home started streaming in, some of them from different periods in time.
[ Once he's got a cigarette in hand, he places it between his lips, takes out his lighter, and holds the flame up to the tip of the cigarette. Once it's lit, he tucks the lighter away and looks back to Boone. ] How about you? Got anyone else here that you know from home?
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[And he does feel badly for her, for that. Especially since it seems like she helped him a whole lot, the same way Elle did. After a moment, he decides to follow Snake's lead, pulling out a cigarette and lighting one. At least his hands work. They're glass, but he can use them if he's careful.]
Surely came in around the same time I did. Elle said she's been here longer, though.
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Still, this helps solidify another corner of the crew for him. Boone, Elle, Surely, all from the same world, or maybe different versions of one. ]
Yeah, Elle's definitely been here at least a few months. Haven't spoken to her before, but I've seen her around. [ She seems like she wants to help, at least. Snake can't argue too much with that.
There's a quiet nod of approval when Boone pulls out his own smoke. It's always good to know who Snake can enjoy a cigarette with, if he's in the mood for that. ] So what's the name of the place you're from? [ Snake watches as Boone's glass fingers carefully curl around his cigarette as he leans up against the wall. ]