( december intro log )

[hownkai]

Who: Everyone
When: December 1st and on
Where: Throughout the Moira
What: Repercussions of Caducus Primary + New Arrivals + The Unknown
Warnings: None, but please label anything you do that needs a warning

SHIP LIFE

"In nature, there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences."

The Ingress has pulled you in. Your body experiences several sensations at once: being pushed forward as if a hand is resting on your back, momentary and startling blindness, a gentle ringing in your head. You have difficulty discerning whether it is hot or cold, but where you have been prodded is noticeably warmer than the rest of you. Some may suffer from dizziness while others are perfectly fine. Once equilibrium has been reestablished, you will notice you are standing on a long platform and that the room is filled with a soft cerulean light. It's slightly humid and dark despite the glow around you, and various machines line the walls on either side, though they are not accessible from where you stand. Shortly after, you are led out and toward the medbay.

Inside this room, you are given a physical scan and sign a contract that states you are now part of the crew of the Moira with a specific job. This process consists of a complete work-up of medical history and current health, and afterwards, you are given your MID, a device that is integrated into your hand with only the slightest pinch. From there, you are guided out of the medbay and to your living quarters.

MERO DECK ● NOMO DECK ● MORO DECK

☄ Due to the circumstances of Caducus Primary, the captains appear abnormally absent. Unlike before, they will not be seen or heard from after processing the newest members of the crew. They can still be contacted via their MID devices for emergencies only, but otherwise, they have retreated to their rooms and clearly do not want disturbed. They are displeased with the events and will be less accommodating in regards to resources and rank privileges. In fact, they may feel less like a privilege and more like a punishment.





☄DRUM THRUM THUD

Reverberations of what has happened to Caducus Primary are still being felt despite having left the chaos behind. After the initial influx of new crew, there seems to be the occasional flicker of the power all throughout the Moira—like a pulse, a breath. Do the shadows move, or is it just a trick of the light? Several hours pass, and a message flashes across all MIDs. It is labeled urgent and comes directly from Thán; however, any responses will be automatically rejected.

Our ship has sustained minor outer damage, and the systems are fluctuating as they reboot themselves individually. Take care of darker areas, and travel with other crew if you need to leave your room.

Crew safety is severely stressed this month, especially after what's occurred, and anyone in need of medical attention is to report to the Medbay posthaste. Yet, the crew may soon realize it's not only the power that appears to be having issues as the days progress in their travels.

☄IN THE FRIDGE

From the 3rd on, things start to grow a bit chilly. With current power issues, a problem that even those in areas responsible for its function cannot seem to solve, there has been a steady decline of less vital life support systems. It soon grows cold enough that sections of the ship that house any sort of water systems may find them slowly freezing over, and even showers don't seem as warm as they should be. ( Those in Mero Deck may find their communal bathroom a rink. ) In the mess hall, late in the evening after all shifts are finished, several pipes rupture and create particles of ice (snow) and a solid slippery sheet across the entirety of the floor. Melting it may be a temporary solution, but as there is no way to keep the water in its liquid form, it might be inadvisable to try more than once.

Other areas of the ship are also open to exploration, though they may be affected by the power and temperature changes as well. Please advise the captains' warning.

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Comments

[hyperkinesia]

No, I don't mean it like that. [ He definitely hopes it's temporary. Life's complicated enough on a spaceship as it is, it'd be horrible having to cope with this freezing cold on a more permanent basis. ]

I mean I don't have a lot of knowledge in this area. Not about spaceships or whatever goes into keeping one running and working. I could think I'm helping, and then end up replacing the wrong part and making us lose the rest of our energy, or cutting the oxygen supply to half the ship. [ A shrug. ] I don't... want to gamble on people's lives here.

[tearmeanewone]

I'm sure everybody would appreciate that. [Elizabeth says with a nervous chuckle.] I do have a book with blueprints and schematics of various spaceships-- I haven't been able to make sense of it just yet, but you might?

[hyperkinesia]

[ Bruce perks up at that, nodding. ] That would be really helpful, actually. [ What he knows of spaceships is either extremely cursory, from what he knows is out there in his galaxy, or fictional, from TV shows, movies, or books. So, not all that helpful for the current situation. ]

[tearmeanewone]

[Elizabeth perks up too-- she always gets excited when she can connect the person with the right information.] It's over here!

[She walks out towards the front of the library to find the book. It's thin and long, but it does look like a sophisticated technical breakdown of several space ships.] From what I can tell, none of them are the Moira, but this helped me understand some of the propulsion a little better.

[hyperkinesia]

[ He follows after her, a hand reaching out from underneath the blankets to accept it. He looks at the cover for a moment, then sets it down on the table, leafing through it in a quick, cursory glance, and stopping in one of the pages with a ship's layout and some very general technical specs. ]

This is pretty great, actually. There's a lot of information here... I'll have to read through it. Thanks. [ He looks up with a small smile. ] Sorry, you're... Elizabeth, right?

[tearmeanewone]

Yes. [Elizabeth nods, a little glad she didn't have to make that introduction.] And you're... Mr. Banner? [She knows his full name by now, it's just a matter of what he'd prefer to be called that she's asking after.]

[hyperkinesia]

Yes. I mean-- Bruce. Just Bruce is fine. [ Correcting the 'mister' to 'doctor' doesn't even cross his mind. It's not like it matters much right now anyway.

He pauses, a little awkward and visibly tense, in the end ignoring the reasons for his hesitance and just voicing what he's thinking. ]

Are you alright? I mean, I... I wondered if you got hurt. [ He doesn't think he needs to say he's talking about their time on the planet. ]

[tearmeanewone]

[It's better if he brings it up, right? That had been Elizabeth's thought-- if he wanted to, he would, and if he didn't, he wouldn't. In the end, she didn't need any explanation from him, it was a matter of what he needed from her. If anything.]

No, this happened after. [She reassured him, lifting up the soft cast on her arm.] Clark got to me at the last second, we both weren't hurt. I was pretty shaken, I won't lie about that, but I walked it off after a few minutes. You're not the only big guy who's come after me. [Haha...?]

[hyperkinesia]

[ It's a little difficult to bring up, but he's been trying to keep things transparent. He's not used to this... openness of sorts, to everyone knowing about the other guy, but since that's done and he can't change it, at least he can try to see what kind of damage he's caused to the people on the ship.

It's a very small comfort. Thousands still died, so it stands to reason that a few wouldn't make much of a difference. But Bruce clings to whatever little he can find in the darkness. ]

That's good. [ Quickly, he adds. ] Not that you've had other big guys coming after you. But that you made it out of there.

[tearmeanewone]

[Yes, she figured he wasn't congratulating her on being chased by Big Daddies. She chuckles at the thought though.] It was. I got really lucky-- it wasn't too smart what I did.

[But she's really not smart when it comes to running away from fights.]

[hyperkinesia]

Well, to be fair you were trying to protect someone. And you couldn't have known that the darts wouldn't work.

[ Yes, he remembers those. It's not the first time people try to tranquilize the Hulk, and it's never really worked, no matter how strong the drug might be. But to those not familiar with the monster, it's normal to think that they would have any effect, or that fighting him would actually stop him or slow him down. Which obviously wasn't the case. ]

[tearmeanewone]

Yeah-- they worked just great in the place I was in before I showed up here. Thought I was so smart running out with a pea shooter and self-taught weapons experience. [She gives him a wry smile.] Even if I was trying to protect someone, he would have felt terrible if I'd been hurt doing it.

[hyperkinesia]

But you weren't. [ That's what matters in the end. It's best to focus on the positive here. Bruce has enough 'what ifs' running through his mind right now, he doesn't need another one that ends on a bad note. ] Anyway, I'm... glad you're alright. What happened to your arm, though? [ He nods at the soft cast. ]

[tearmeanewone]

Oh, um. [Elizabeth frowns at it.] I broke it evacuating a school. [She winces, really hoping that Bruce isn't about to blame himself in a tangential way for breaking her arm.] There was this little girl, she couldn't run as fast as the rest of her class, and this pane of glass just started falling right off the face of the building. Just teetering over and--

[She sighs, shrugs, rolls her eyes.] I thought if I hit it hard enough with my elbow, it would shatter before it crushed us. It did break, but it broke my arm for my trouble, too.

[hyperkinesia]

[ He might, a little bit. But less than he would, had the Hulk been the one to do it himself. It's different, after all, getting injured helping people, or going up against the monster. ]

It sounds like it worked, though. I'm sorry that you got hurt in the process, but... better than what could've happened otherwise. [ Not that Bruce can easily imagine things being much worse than they'd ended up being, but at least some people made it out before the planet was completely torn apart. ] Silver linings, right?

[tearmeanewone]

Silver linings. [Elizabeth nods emphatically.] I'd rather have a broken arm and know a life's going to continue than be uninjured and have to live with what I would have seen.

[The situation, when laid out like that, seems to weigh on her. She's been in that position before, that's what her expression seems to say.] It'll heal, life goes on. It has to.

[hyperkinesia]

[ Bruce nods too, watching her in silence, asking no questions nor pointing out the change in her demeanor. He definitely takes note of it, though. ]

Something I've come to learn myself. [ Not always the easy way. ] Anyway, I'm going to find myself a corner and start on this. I'll let you know if I need anything.

[tearmeanewone]

Please do, don't hesitate. It's what I'm here for. [She smiles and nods down one of the stacks.] My favorite chair is at the end over there. Plenty of light, really comfortable.

Happy reading! [She heads back to her desk.]