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] fail-umbrella.livejournal.com 2010-08-02 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
Kogasa froze, staring at Utsuho in shock. The umbrella in her hands looked at her, and when she didn't move, it reached over with its tongue and licked her face. This snapped her back into the present.

"What did you say? You...I scared you? Really? Really?!" She beamed at her umbrella. Its mouth contorted into a smile and its eye rolled. "That's great! That's seven! Lucky seven! Heheheheh!"

Done patting herself on the back, and bursting with confidence, Kogasa looked back at Utsuho. "Anyway, I'm not a ghost! It should be obvious, right?" She waved the umbrella in her hands. "I'm a karakasa!"

[identity profile] chernobird.livejournal.com 2010-08-02 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, you scared me real good!"

Utsuho laughed then, her fear gone like smoke on the wind. Third leg or no third leg, this person seemed pretty interesting. And if she had really wanted to hurt her, she'd have done it by now...right? Right!

"I dunno what a karakasa is....or maybe I did once but forgot?....but you're right, you're definitely not a ghost! Sorry for getting you mixed up. I guessed you scared me so bad I couldn't think straight."

She scrambled back up on her feet and beamed at Kogasa, her eyes bright and curious and friendly. "I'm Utsuho, and I'm a hell raven. What about you? What's your name?"

[identity profile] fail-umbrella.livejournal.com 2010-08-02 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
Kogasa puffed up with pride, and the umbrella did its best to imitate her. Which...pretty much meant it smiled, and that was it. No movable parts made it difficult to do lots of things, including looking proud. It was the thought that counted, right?

"Well, a karakasa is an umbrella that becomes a youkai! See this?" She waved the umbrella. "This is me! And I'm also me!" The umbrella licked Kogasa's face. She giggled before continuing, "My name is Kogasa. Nice to meet you!"

She paused. "So how scary was I? Tell me honestly!!"

[identity profile] chernobird.livejournal.com 2010-08-02 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
"You scared me a whole lot, honest!" And Utsuho was being honest; anyone could see that in her eyes, in her face. "Cross my heart, even!" This the hell raven did, although she didn't touch the blazing red eye burnt into the skin (and, Utsuho sometimes thought, even the bones) between her breasts.

She leaned forward a little, unashamed by her nakedness, and reached out for the umbrella. "Nice to meetcha too, Kogasa! Can I touch your other me? It looks pretty neat!"

[identity profile] fail-umbrella.livejournal.com 2010-08-02 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
"Just be careful with her, she's really old." Becoming a karakasa had made the umbrella far sturdier than a normal one, but its damage from its life as a simple object remained - what was now its mouth was actually a large gash in the cloth, and a few of its spokes were missing, and the handle was worn and eroded. She handed it over as a mother would hand a child to its older sibling, cautiously and gently.

[identity profile] chernobird.livejournal.com 2010-08-02 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
Okay, so it can't be said enough that Utsuho wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer, the brightest crayon in the box, or whatever fancy analogy one would care to use to indicate her stupidity. But that didn't mean she was a idiot when it came to everything, that she didn't notice how Kogasa treated the umbrella, that she couldn't even begin to guess at why. So when she took the old and weathered karakasa into her hands, Utsuho handled it with just as much care as the other girl had, and returned it as soon as she had had a good look.

"Thanks!....really, thanks for lettin' me see it."

[identity profile] fail-umbrella.livejournal.com 2010-08-02 10:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Apprehension clouded Kogasa's face as Utsuho examined her umbrella, expecting to hear "what an ugly umbrella," "this thing is useless," "who would want trash like this?" So when the raven gave it back without a single spiteful word and even thanked her, she was once again stunned into silence. But the moment passed, and Kogasa grinned broadly as she took her umbrella. "Hey, it's no problem! You're the first person who's ever wanted to see her up close before, so...thank you too, I guess."

The umbrella stretched its tongue out and licked Utsuho's face. It was thanking her in its own special way (or rather, the only way it could).

[identity profile] chernobird.livejournal.com 2010-08-04 07:05 am (UTC)(link)
The hell raven giggled, pleased- that felt funny! But kinda nice, too.

"Really? That's weird- I'd have thought everybody would've wanted to check it out! I've never seen anything like it before." A pause; a headtilt; furrowed eyebrows. "I wonder where my stuff is, now that I think about it..."

And now she looked- well, not sad, just a bit puzzled. In a way, Utsuho's simple and innocent mind allows for a great deal of confidence; the way she sees it, there's no way things can't work out, so even now in this strange and alien place she's not too worried about finding her stuff and her adoptive family again, because there's simply no other alternative. She's just confused as to where to go from here to reclaim those precious things.

[identity profile] fail-umbrella.livejournal.com 2010-08-04 07:12 am (UTC)(link)
Kogasa gave Utsuho a strained smile. "Heh, yeah, she's something else." The only people who ever wanted to "check out" the umbrella were usually only interested in throwing it away. The umbrella had noticeably gone from grinning to frowning, though Kogasa kept the smile on her face. Those days were over now. Kogasa was special. She wasn't just some stupid old umbrella anymore.

She was eternally thankful for the sudden subject change. "Maybe you'll get your stuff back later! I mean, my umbrella is special, because she's a part of me! It would be like you not having your wings if I didn't have her."

[identity profile] chernobird.livejournal.com 2010-08-04 07:33 am (UTC)(link)
At that, Utusho's expression became almost laughably horrified, and the great black wings in question folded forward as if to embrace the rest of her body. Losing her wings?! She couldn't be a hell raven without those! "Man, you're right! That would be the worst..." For a moment she chose to just pet the damp, shining feathers to reassure herself. And as she did, the derp commonly known as Utsuho looked down and finally noticed the glowing pustules leading away like breadcrumbs. "Maybe if I follow this, it'll help me find everything! Yeah- yeah, that's a great idea! C'mon Kogasa!" Without waiting for an answer, the still very much naked raven grabbed for Kogasa's hand with the full intention of dragging her along.

[identity profile] fail-umbrella.livejournal.com 2010-08-04 07:46 am (UTC)(link)
Not expecting to be grabbed like that, Kogasa stumbled and almost lost her balance. Her umbrella used its tongue to help steady her. After that, the karakasa had no choice but to allow herself to be pulled. The tongue that had just ensured the safety of its other half now decided its own safety was just as important, and it wrapped its tongue around Kogasa's arm so she couldn't drop it.

[identity profile] chernobird.livejournal.com 2010-08-04 03:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Utsuho, of course, hasn't noticed- she only continued to drag Kogasa along, bent over to follow the glowing alien lights until she saw the walkway.

"Hey! Lookit that- let's see where that goes, yeah?"

ffffff wrong tense

[identity profile] fail-umbrella.livejournal.com 2010-08-04 04:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Even though Utsuho was pulling a little hard, and despite her almost-accident earlier, Kogasa beamed. Someone wanted her to follow them. So she didn't bring either of these facts to Utsuho's attention, and only cheerfully replied, "That sounds good to me!"