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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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[ He appreciates the light tone, though, even if he can almost feel how uncomfortable Eggsy is by the sight of him. He's hardly upset about it, in fact he understands all too well. He might not be able to see how he looks right now, but he can guess it's probably a pretty unsettling sight.
There's some slight tension as Eggsy grabs his wrist and lifts his hand up, but he doesn't struggle, waiting until he can feel the edge of Eggsy's scalp, easily guessing what he's touching when he can feel the solid glass shape beneath his fingers. ]
I don't imagine it'll affect you much if you just shave it off. The problem is actually shaving it off without hurting yourself. If the hair is made of glass starting at the roots, for instance, it's probably not a good idea to get rid of it. Even if it's not, you might still cut yourself in the process.
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I don't know though. It'd take a lot to get something through the glass and I ain't sure it's worth the trouble.
[He leans back up, his hand falling to rest at Bruce's shoulder.]
Kinda wish you could see it though, yeah? Bet you'd be tellin' me how handsome I am and how sharp it makes me look now.
[What he really wants to say is, I wish you were eating and sleeping better. i worry.]
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[ He lets his hand drop, smiling faintly, shoulder relaxing underneath Eggsy's hand. ]
Well, you hair's probably sharp in a very literal way right now, so there's that. [ Delivered with a humorous lilt to his voice. ] And you're always handsome so I'm confident I can say that and it's true, even if I can't see you.
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[Eggsy squeezes Bruce's shoulder then steps away to pull a chair up close so he can sit beside him.]
Why you gotta go hittin' on me when no one's around to hear it? They won't believe me if I tell 'em.
[Not that he'd actually say anything to anyone, but.]
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Maybe that's the whole point. Now no one will believe you.
[ As if Bruce would even care, honestly. Technically he's not hitting on Eggsy either, but he knows he's not serious anyway. ]
Other than your hair, how are you? Did your room make it, at least? Your pets?
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[He didn't feel sick or anything, so he assumed all his internal bits were still fleshy.]
Room's alright, and so are the kids. Stark don't seem to like it much, and I got all the kittens inside the office.
[He shakes his head, folding his arms over his chest.]
One of the kennel doors turned to glass, froze right up with Kaz's pups inside. Had to break it to get them out.
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[ He imagines Eggsy would've felt it transform, like Bruce did, but one never knows. Some complain of constant pain, others don't— so it stands to reason that some might have suffered changes and didn't even feel it. ]
That's the least of it. Wish all of our problems were a few doors turned to glass.
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[Eggsy sighs, scooting closer. Usually, he's pretty good at this, at least he has been recently, but seeing Bruce like this trips him up.]
Like, what happened to you didn't happen to me, but it's still my problem. [He huffs, shaking his head.] That's not what I meant, yeah? If you're hurt or something's happened to you, then it's my problem too. Cause we're, um, mates.
[He scrubs his hand over the back of his neck.]
Cause we're family.
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The thought makes a corner of his lips quirk upwards. Both his hands rest on Eggsy's forearms, head dropping in a nod that's as much agreement as it is a resignation of sorts. ]
We are. [ He smiles a little more properly, bringing up something that neither of them have spoken about since it happened. ] Then it's also my problem if you're about to get hurt too. I'll always do whatever I have to to stop that from happening.
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[Of course it did, but Eggsy wouldn't be Eggsy if he could just outright agree that he'd be okay with Bruce putting his life on the line for him. He knows it's hypocritical, but thinking of Bruce getting hurt because of him is too much. He can't do that again. He's not sure he's even recovered from the last time.]
I don't want you gettin' hurt, yeah? Bruce I.. I don't want that. I ain't worth that.
[Eggsy glances away, face scrunched up.]
I just ain't.
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[ He still remembers very well that Eggsy was all but ready to give his life so that Bruce could get away. He's never once brought it up nor reprimanded Eggsy for it either, because he's been there and done the same, so he knows. Some people are just that willing to give their lives for the people they care about, and that's alright.
Eggsy will just have to accept that Bruce is one of those people too. And what he did before, he will do again if he has to. ]
That's not for you to decide. You are worth that price to me, and you don't get to tell me otherwise.
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I ain't ever gonna agree that my life's worth more than yours, yeah?
[His tone rises, anger a mask he wears to cover up the fact that the thought of losing Bruce again, because of Eggsy, is more than he can bear right now.]
What if you die and don't come back, huh? [His eyes well up, shoulders tense.] What if you don't come back and it's my fault?
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[ Bruce's not angry, and he doesn't sound angry either. This is a pointless argument anyway, he knows, as neither of them will ever stop worrying about the other, and they'll always do whatever it takes to keep each other safe. Up to and including giving up their own lives. ]
I really don't need you to agree with me, here. It's what I think, and it's how I feel. The people I love are always worth risking my life for. That's final, Eggsy— [ He adds that before Eggsy can interject. ] There's nothing you can say to change my mind, or to stop me from doing it.
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Sorry, yeah? I just, I never wanted you to get hurt or die for me. You might think I'm worth it, but I don't. You've got so much to offer this place, a lot fuckin' more than me.
[He scoots in, shoulders hunched inward, hands tucked down between his knees.]
Maybe we can have a truce. Neither us die for a while, okay?
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[ Just like the worth Eggsy sees in him, which Bruce doesn't agree with himself. As far as he's concerned he's not worth anyone risking their lives for, but he also knows that's for Eggsy to decide. He knows he couldn't stop him from doing whatever he wants on that front, but Eggsy sure as hell won't stop Bruce from risking or even giving up his own life if it comes to that again.
He huffs in amusement at the last words, nodding just lightly as his lips quirk into a lopsided smile. ]
Sounds pretty great, actually. You've got a deal.