E
V
E
N
T
L
O
G
|
the lucid disparity revisited
"Never be the first to arrive or the last to go, and never, ever be both."
By now, time has passed, and most of the crew have found some sort of comfortable groove with the natives of the unnamed island they crashed near. Partying, gambling and drinking, and more… Even the mysterious pool has given people who could answer its riddle insight in this confusing time. However, as the nights and days continue to progress and the parties begin to blur together, things are… odd. The hosts are still as kind as ever, offering anything and everything those at the temple-like building could ask for, but every so often, the world around them appears different. Clear, as if a fog had been lifted. Yet, it’s only a blink, and then, it’s gone, returning everyone to their regularly scheduled eternal party.
Down on the beach, the Captains are still as busy as ever working with those capable to restore function to the Moira. On the morning of the 20th, Navigator Manasseh’s vitals begin to slowly return to normal, her status on the Directory reverting to GREEN, and with it, life is brought back to the Moira. This, of course, means everyone is able to board the ship and leave, but most of the crew who traveled through the jungle and stayed at the party aren’t exactly willing to go just yet. Prior to this, a few of the crew who suddenly realized things were strange and that the people around them were acting strange - themselves included - approached Thán with this particular revelation, upon which Nathan Drake planned to bring back things from the temple to be tested for irregularities. Each sample returned to Cúrre does not alert her to anything abnormal, comprised of similar compounds—except for the water brought to her from the pool. Acting quickly, she reaches the same conclusion as a few of the other crewmembers do: that the water neutralizes the mysterious intoxication caused by everything on this unknown planet.
☄ FROM UNDER THE VEIL
The combined efforts of the crew and Curre have resulted in an “antidote” being made from the pool water; crew members pass it around to those down on the ship and beach, then utilize caution while administering it to those at the party. The change happens slowly for most. A drink that was perfect only a little while ago is suddenly sickeningly sweet and no longer enjoyable. The food tastes wrong. The music no longer urges you to dance but instead reminds you that your feet are aching. The magic is fading, and as it does, the cracks in the facade begin to reveal themselves. The elegant city built into the rocks is faded and cracking at the edges. Nothing is as it seems, especially the hosts. Their eagerness to please now has an edge to it. They try and ply their guests with new food, drink and distractions, but they know when the game is up. Do you try and slip away when they’re distracted, or do you demand to know why they’ve done this? Do you dare to find out?
☄ AS TIME GOES BY Crew have begun to filter to the beach, and as the ship reboots, its systems expelling water and allowing it to float on the surface, all Moira-connected technology refreshes. MID devices, to those who check, will show that a year has passed since they crash landed on this strange planet. Those that did not join the party would not have been aware that so much time had passed as the planet seems to be under the influence of a blurring of time, probably due to the fact it is so close to the Luminous Sea. Crew would have gone through the motions and not realized that supplies were dwindling, and anyone who has themselves looked over in the Medbay will discover that they are, in fact, physically one year older. With the Moira finally functioning and with everyone on board, the ship finally begins to ascend and leave the planet behind.
The Captains are all working together to get the crew settled back on board and help those who might need some adjusting to this particular news. Since it has been such a long time, fresh supplies are badly needed, and the ship is directed towards the closest known place: the Mini Colony.
( ooc; For questions, go here. )
|
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
hownkai) wrote in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
thisavrou_log2016-09-19 04:07 pm
no subject
Mind if come with? I could use a breather myself. [Not really -- she feels like she could stay at the party forever -- but she’s curious. She could swear she knows this woman from somewhere and it’s going to bother her until she figures it out. Maybe stepping out of the party, even for a few moments, will help jog her memory.]
no subject
[The request surprises her, but she sees no harm in letting the woman join her. She's still feeling the slight pull of the party, and even enjoying a moment away from the din is better with company than alone.]
[She leads them away from the party and finds a place to settle down, sitting and smoothing out her dress against the rocks. She pats the ground next to her.]
It's quite the party, isn't it?
no subject
She settles next to the woman, feeling strangely at ease, though perhaps that’s just the effect of one of the many party favors she’s indulged in. That might also explain the haze over her memories -- though Zam’s largely grateful for that much.]
It is. Feels like it’ll never end. [There’s a wistful note there. It will end eventually. And then it’s back to life on the Moira. And all the memories that entails.
At least there’s one thing that she actually wants to remember.]
Have we met before? Besides at the Ingress. [She gives the woman a bemused smile.] I swear I’ve seen you somewhere else before.
no subject
You're right, I think we have met before.
[The woman does look familiar, but - like Zam - she can't exactly place it.]
no subject
[Her gaze grows searching as she studies the other woman’s face. Where could she have seen her before? It must’ve been on the ship, but that hardly narrows it down. And Zam’s normally so good with faces...
For her part, Pharah may find Zam’s expression more familiar than anything else. After all, it wasn’t too long ago she may remember someone else studying her face with identical intensity.]
no subject
[The way Zam is focusing on her, it finally clicks, and she smiles and opens her eyes wide with the realization.]
Zaida! We met when we were children, earlier? On the ship?
no subject
Pharah. You’re-- you actually-- [Zam sputters uselessly for a moment and if she were human, no doubt she’d be flushing red right about now.] How much do you remember?
no subject
You were running from someone, I was helping you hide. I don't remember who, or why. Are you alright?
no subject
Just… it doesn’t matter. [She forces a smile.] It’s not like either of us were ourselves.