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"the trees rustle in the evening when we stand uneasy before our own thoughts."
With the events of Del Pascia behind the Moira, things are only now beginning to settle—and not very well. Through the combined efforts of some of the crew, D-E-L and her permanent residents were incinerated into the dust of space. While it’s not the most peaceful end, it is one, and not many are going to be thinking back on how nice Del Pascia’s facilities were for quite some time. Repairing what they could of the ship’s interior and putting as much distance between the Moira and the prison as possible, those aboard are informed by Navigation that they are approaching another planet. This means, of course, the potential for better supplies, as some things are beginning to dwindle, and the Captains elect to dock so long as the crew follows protocol. WELCOME TO AMISSIS-RE
Amissis-Re is an unregistered planet with no documented histories or signs of life. The Moira’s Navigation crew have scanned the planet for any usable resources and have discovered a faint signal emitting from beneath the surface of Amissi-Re. Using the transporters and any other crafts located in the Cargo Bay, the crew are able to travel to the source of the signal. Upon arriving in its exact location, they’ll find a small series of lakes that lead to a tower-like structure that appears to be in use. Crew must cross a poorly assembled bridge system that sways and dips when weight is applied to it in order to gain access to the entrance. Once there, a woman comes out to greet them and explains, excitedly, that she is so very happy that they have come to Amissis-Re.
Everyone can go home.
Their host insists that she has done the impossible and has somewhat fixed the Ingress that’s been built on Amissis-Re a long time ago, and what’s more, she can send crew home for short bursts of time. Upon following this woman inside, crew will find that the planet is not, in fact, barren at all. Diving deep into the underbelly of Amissis-Re, it’s like an eternal factory of machines, and while vast, for whatever reason, it also seems incredibly welcoming...
☄ LEAP OF FAITH ( 05.01 and on ) The barren planet of Amissis-Re is devoid of vegetation and organic life except for a lone woman, and the planet itself is an intricate honeycomb of machines that go for miles below the surface. Yet, that seems insignificant and unimportant in comparison to the news that the crew has just received. After Thán has looked at the Ingress, he tells the crew that he cannot say for certain that it is properly functioning, but Emiri native, Ben Link, will volunteer to test it out.
An elevator takes crew down to a glass platform that overlooks an inverted Ingress portal. In order to return home, the Moirans will have to take a leap of faith and jump in. Ben, in order to show his commitment to the crew and willingness to help get them home, takes that jump with Captain Thán seconds behind him. Jumping feels like dropping through wind; lights swirl, it’s warm, and a soft buzzing encompasses you as you fall. You don’t feel the landing. One moment you’re falling, and the next, you’re in a new world.
A few hours pass before a similar elevator rises from below and to the left of the Ingress, stopping beside the platform. Ben and Thán step out unharmed.
It works, and everyone can temporarily go home. Will you jump? ☄ COMBINE THE EXTREMES ( 05.01 and on ) The woman that greeted the crew and led them to the platform will allow anyone that wants to go home the opportunity to go. There’s only one catch: it’s not permanent. She’s worked for years to fix the Ingress so that she can return to her own home but hasn’t been able to make the trip an everlasting one. Everyone always comes back. Always. They go for a few hours, at first, but that amount of time increases with each visit.
The one guideline, she says, is that you can’t go alone. Each trip requires a partner, or it becomes too much for the mind to bear. These rules are simple: the world takes shape depending on who jumps first, but if crew go hand-in-hand and leap at the same time, the worlds combine. This new world will be populated with people that existed in both and may appear to be a jarring combination of both worlds. It may seem unusual, but if the woman is asked, she’ll explain that the combined world does exist as there are more universes than can be imagined. The Ingress tries to take the person to their own home, their original home, but when jumping together, it finds the closest possible match and deposits them there instead.
From that point on, you can travel the world together or split up, but remember, this world is a living, functioning world. It doesn’t matter if it’s the home of one crew member or a combination. You meet other people. You can get hurt. You influence and are influenced by others.
Be cautious, and enjoy your visit “home”. ☄ LINGER ON ( 05.05 and on ) The more times the Amissis-Re Ingress is visited, the more it seems that your trips last longer and the experience becomes even more vivid. More real and harder to distinguish from the current reality that you know. It’s difficult to explain why, but you get the feeling that maybe if you went without the aid of the host, that perhaps you’d be able to stay. Forever. It takes some subterfuge, but in time, you see your chance: she’s nowhere in sight, and you take it.
The world you are in now is completely your own, whether another crew member accompanied you or not. The people you know are there, everything around you is exactly as you remember. A few hours pass, and you don’t feel that familiar tug, that invisible hook at the base of your spine that signals that your visit is over. Even more time goes by, and you’re still in that world, your home. When the first day has passed, you begin to question if you’ll ever go back, or if life on the Moira was all a dream. The person with you won’t be able to convince you otherwise, and they’ll start to feel less real, a stranger that you used to know.
There’s only one way to go back to the Moira. Someone from the other side has to come in and retrieve you both. Once in, contact with a third will jump-start a link through the Ingress, and it will pull all crew back to the platform.
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thisavrou_log2016-05-01 09:04 pm
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"It's Eggsy. Um. Gary Unwin. We.. We're together and we live on the Moira together. Well I mean we both live there but not like in the same room. You stay with Ivan and Miles."
He takes a breath, trying to get himself under control. Eggsy straightens up and walks forward, placing both hands on Gregor's shoulders. He doesn't know if he's going to be pushed away but he has to try.
"You said I was amazin' and you're sweet and you let me kiss you when I want."
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He draws in a sharp breath as Eggsy steps closer, curling his hands on Gregor's shoulders, but he doesn't push Eggsy away, not quite, his whole body tensing and his hands closing on Eggsy's forearms. He feels a bolt of something strike through him to ground itself low in his belly--it's not hunger, or need even, but a disorienting familiar-unfamiliar feeling of rightness that comes with Eggsy's hands against him even through layers of clothing. His grip is tight for a moment before it relaxes, helplessly, his eyes widening and the first stirrings of something like panic clearly visible in them.
"I don't--" he starts, then falters, his throat tightening, squeezing his voice small when he speaks again. "I believe you and I don't know why, but I don't remember. Why don't I remember?" His voice shakes.
"Am I losing my mind?"
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He runs his hands up and down gently, so slowly and carefully like he's afraid if he moves too fast Gregor will startle and push him away. He breathes in, it's shaky, uncertain, and he's trying to figure out what he should say and do.
"No, you're not. Bet it's just all this Ingress stuff. Or somethin' like that. Cause you know me, I can tell. Just gotta get you back to the ship, then you'll remember me properly."
Eggsy drops down to press his forehead to Gregor's neck, cheek against his chest, breathing in and out to steady himself. As much as he might feel right now, it's nothing compared to what Gregor does. He smooths his hands down Gregor's arms, settling his hands at Eggsy's lower back, and looping his own around Gregor's shoulders, he leans up and presses a kiss to Gregor's cheek.
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"Oh," he says, as though Eggsy had just answered a question he'd asked, his eyes still a little wide. This was crazy--this whole situation was crazy, let alone him doing something like tightening his grip on a strange boy in his office in the middle of the Residence and turning to kiss him, just a soft, careful press of lips, but he does it anyway, some of the tension melting out of him as he just holds on for a moment. His breath is a little fast when he draws back again, looking only slightly dazed.
"All right," he says, not quite steadily. "...all right. How do we get back, then?"
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"We have to wait, yeah? I've been here a while, so it should happen soon, but maybe now that we both wanna go back it'll be quicker."
He doesn't really know, but he doesn't want to let go of Gregor, even if he pulls back just enough to look up at him.
"Ain't leavin' without ya. And if you're stayin', so am I."
The words are out before he's had a chance to think them over, but he doesn't regret it.
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Gregor doesn't quite let go of Eggsy, either, but his spine stiffens a little.
"In that case, I believe we should return to... wherever you said it was as quickly as possible."
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"Kinda slipped in here. Weren't easy, or nothin'."
He turns towards Gregor, shrugging sheepishly.
"Figure they'll notice if you just go. How do we get outta here without 'em noticing that?"