cityship: (Stacy--Actual Face)
cityship ([personal profile] cityship) wrote in [community profile] trans_92010-08-01 12:28 pm

Podpop

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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 phosphorescenet 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] bladesinflight.livejournal.com 2010-08-01 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Setsuna did have her share of shadows clinging to her, though they were all inanimate and mostly repressed at the moment. Mostly doubts and fears about the place she'd found herself in, and more importantly about her friends from home. Were they alright? Were they here? Or were they...

The girl held out a hand, a clear offer to help Alex stand. "That's alright. It is understandable, of course." The light blush on her cheeks spoke to her own embarrassment, but she seemed more comfortable with their... clothing situation than he. "I'm afraid I probably know little more than you about our situation, but if there is anything I can do to assist..."


((OK, I think that makes sense! If anything about that first paragraph isn't right, feel free to correct me.))

[identity profile] hack-rat.livejournal.com 2010-08-01 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
"Wh-which way i-is out?"

Even despite his fear, the inanimate shadows looked tempting. For all he knew it would be his last meal. Normally he would shy away from the physical contact of touching her hand, but it was the perfect excuse to easily eat one of the shadows. He swallowed hard and hesitantly reached out and took her hand, easily absorbing two of the shadows into himself. The waves of emotion they brought with them made him shiver as tears welled in his eyes. He blinked them away, trying to look as normal as he could.

((You don't quite repress them, they linger there as long as the emotion is being on some level felt at the time. They "hibernate" if the emotion isn't actually being felt at the time. It's... complex. ^_^' Uh, when Alex eats them, it takes away the negative feeling, leaving a sort of level view of things. It allows for rationality. He can get a sense of the emotion, though what he would get of the cause of the emotion from such a low level shadow would be too fuzzy for him to even start to understand. Sorry his powers or so complex. Should go smoother as I get used to playing him.))

[identity profile] bladesinflight.livejournal.com 2010-08-01 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Setsuna smiled ruefully. "I wish I knew the answer to that... But I believe we're meant to be traveling up that way." She pointed, unknowing that she was indicating the direction Alex had been running from. "I intend to search this chamber more first, though. I am holding out hope that I'll find someone I recognize."

Setsuna took Alex's hand and helped him to his feet -- but as she did, she felt something... strange. The doubts and fears that had plagued her since her awakening felt... muted, somehow. She felt a shiver through Alex's hand and refocused in time to watch him blink away tears. "Ah -- A-Are you alright?"


((Ahhh, I see. Sounds like an interesting canon! No worries about the complexity; I've played characters before with weird powersets too. XD))

[identity profile] hack-rat.livejournal.com 2010-08-01 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Alex was still lookign around like a frightened rabbit. "Ah-uh, y-yeah. But I-I just ca-ame from th-that way. G-got hit by th-this thing."

Well, he was at least sort of happy that he was able to make the girl feel a bit better, even if it didn't do much to help him. He backed away slowly, "I- uh, g-good luck w-with findin' p-people." He went back to using both hands to cover himself as he circled around Setsuna, not even thinking to ask her name. Just thinking he had to get out. Had to find clothes. Mikel and Loretta and Amanda could surely find him then. They would be fine on their own. They were strong, unlike him.

((OOC: It's a story I'm actually writing. Just submitted the premise to the copyright office! It's my first copyright! It's getting published on a LJ account in instalments.))

[identity profile] bladesinflight.livejournal.com 2010-08-01 10:25 pm (UTC)(link)
"...'Thing'?" Setsuna wasn't certain she wanted to know what that meant, but she supposed she'd have to find out eventually. "I see. Could you -- ah! Wa--" When Alex circled around her, she turned in his direction, holding out a hand as if to catch him... but he was moving too fast, and so clearly distressed that to grab him would surely have only made things worse.

So Setsuna let him go, reluctantly, hoping he would be able to find his way in the end. Gradually she turned toward the exit, lost in thought. Perhaps, for the moment, it was time to move forward.


((Oh, how cool! I'd like to see it some time.))

[identity profile] hack-rat.livejournal.com 2010-08-01 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Alex remembered some of his manners at least as he rushed away, calling, "Sorry! Thanks!" over his shoulder as he rushed away.

((It's shadowsforlunch.livejournal.com I want to thread more with you! Give the poor kid a little bit to settle, then he'd be happy- if nervous- to talk.))

[identity profile] bladesinflight.livejournal.com 2010-08-01 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ah -- Y-Yes!" Setsuna managed to respond. After a moment, she smiled slightly. That gave her a bit of hope that the boy would be alright after all.


((Awesome! And that sounds good! Maybe one of us can tag the other in the meet & greet post. :D))