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cityship ([personal profile] cityship) wrote in [community profile] trans_92010-02-01 04:23 pm

Once You Pop, The Fun Don't Stop!

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||Pod Release Protocols Initating|| Stacy's familiar voice sounds out to all the podmates through the ship.

In the Pod Caverns, there are the sounds of: Pop. Pop pop pop. Poppuhpoppoppop. KASCHUNKhiiiiiiiissssss.

There is condensation and mist spraying out from cracks in the pods, as the people inside slide out onto the floors, covered in slime.

--


There was nothing. You were going about your normal life, then there was a bright light, and then? Nothing.

Then the world lurches.

The chamber here is humid.

Actually, "chamber" isn't quite accurate. You're in a cavern, half-lit by an eerie greenish light, going on and on as far as the eye can see. The light is coming from what can only be described as pods, glistening, round greenish-yellow things, glowing with a pale inner light, outlining human -- and not quite human -- forms. Each is rooted to the floor, to the walls, with something black, twisted, and unidentifiable.

They line the walls of the cavern, go up in maddeningly high columns, curling and corkscrewing up into the darkness, until the light from them is like that of the stars, glowing pale and mournful in clusters in the darkness above. Twisted walkways and stairs crisscross, traverse the platforms in front of the pods, wending their way back and forth, up and down through the chamber.

You just came from one of those pods, broke free like a butterfly from a (slimy, nasty) chrysalis.

Now you stand alone but not quite alone, naked, not knowing how you got there, who took you, or why you were taken.

As your body heats up again, you realize the air is warm -- just a few degrees too warm to be comfortable -- and muggy; it smells acrid and organic, like freshly spilt blood and sweat. Your mouth tastes of salt.

The floors are pulsing under your feet, throbbing...

Wherever you are, this entire place...is alive.

Oh, and also you're naked and covered in alien snot.

When you call out, ask where you are, a voice speaks to you, in your head. She tells you:

||You are here.||


When you ask who she is, she tells you that her name is STA'C K'LTRRB'TXFT, but that you may call her Stacy. When she tells you who she is, there is a gush of emotion, love, maternal warmth. You are on a ship. She is that ship. Her name is Stacy and she loves you. Her voice is warm and motherly, even if these messages sound almost automated.

Glowing phosphorescent lights appear in pustules along the floor. They lead you up a massive spiraling walkway that gives you a view of what are possibly millions in stasis. At the top is a room with moving vines that clean you and clothe you in a plant-like body-suit--soft, but durable. After that, the lights lead you to a great cavernous room with a clear floor that lets you see all the holes and tunnels in the walls of it. When you reach the center, the last thing she tells you before whisking you away to gather your belongings and meet the rest of the crew is this reassuring thought:

||You have been Chosen to accomplish a Great Purpose. You have been Chosen to help fight the Ohm, a race of insectoid beings that are the destroyers of worlds.||

||You have been Chosen as champions of life, as protectors of the worlds and peoples that are left. The others are waiting for you. They will explain everything.||


She will tell you nothing more. Your answers lie with these "others" she speaks of.

[identity profile] jediwiseass.livejournal.com 2010-02-01 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)
The immediate desire to flee/beat the crap out of him subsides, but she'll still keep her distance. Nothin' personal, Mal, but she'd at least like something to wear before she gets any closer.

"Yeah, yeah I got that, but Captain of what? Where am I? Is this your ship? Who-- who was that in my head?"

The torrent of questions halt long enough for her to take a breath. It feels like she hasn't taken one for an awful long time...

"Wait, what do you mean gone?"

[identity profile] am-alwaysfree.livejournal.com 2010-02-01 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Mal rolled his eyes and sighed quietly. This wasn't gonna be easy. But at the same time, he doesn't take it personally.

"Captain of Serenity, a Firefly-class transport ship. This ain't my ship; the voice in your head is kind of a part of this ship. She calls herself Stacy." He took a breath as well, to organize his thoughts and answers.

"Don't rightly know all the details, but the Ohm are some insects that got powers to destroy stuff. Includin' all our worlds. If we want them back, then we've got to fight them." Mal shrugged, placing his hands in his pockets. "It's up to you whether to believe it or not, but it doesn't look like any of us are gettin' off this ship."

[identity profile] jediwiseass.livejournal.com 2010-02-01 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
She rubs her eyes, trying desperately to process all of this. She knew of only one Firefly left in the universe, and it was owned by a certain Boba Fett. And she was having difficulty placing his accent, too.

"Ohm? I've never heard of any Ohm. What system are we in? What planet are you from?"

And the million credit question. She smirks slightly, "And while we're at it, I'm sure you'd rather I left this one out, but any chance I can get something to wear?"

[identity profile] am-alwaysfree.livejournal.com 2010-02-02 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
Mal rubbed his head, thinking to himself that this girl asked too many questions. "Again, I don't know all the details. I've never heard of the Ohm either but apparently they're real enough. Unless we're all hallucinatin' or somethin'. Far as what system this is, I couldn't really tell you. Might want to ask someone who's been here longer."

"I'm from the planet Shadow, though I don't live there anymore. I spend most of my time flyin' from place to place, doin' jobs for people who need stuff transported places." It was a vague answer but he wasn't going to go into the details of his work. "Oh. Yeah. You'll be needin' somethin' aside from your skin while you're here, which is why there's the Clothing Room. You get cleaned up and then given these plant suit things that work as clothes. I can show you there if you want."

[identity profile] jediwiseass.livejournal.com 2010-02-02 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
"Thanks. I'm Jaina, by the way," she says, following him in her quest for dignity, "So you're a smuggler, huh? My dad used to be a smuggler."

She's the daughter of Han Solo, after all. If Mal were a legit freight hauler, he probably would've said as much.