We're Not In Kansas Anymore...

[meat_mooks]

They might have been trying to get to the City, or another level, or anywhere else in the explored parts of Stacy. But when some crewmembers stepped into the transport tubes, they were going to find that where they ended up was not where they were trying to go.

The first sign that something was wrong was the strange electric jolt they get just after stepping into the tubes. The second sign was the unusually long time it took for them to get to their destination. And the third and final sign was the fact that when they arrived, it was in a place they would have never seen before.

To all appearances, it looked like a smaller replica of the crew quarters. If they ventured out a little further, they would find smaller versions of the mess hall, sleeping halls, and bathrooms as well. But there was one important difference.

They were completely and utterly empty.

And with any attempt to go back into the transport tubes failing, they appeared to be stuck here. What were they going to do?

[ooc: ICly this post happens over the course of a day, so not everyone arrives at the same time. If you tag into the post later, you can just assume that your character arrived later in the day. Also, your characters will not find that their omnicomms and communication rings don't work!

If you have a question about anything, you can ask on this ooc post.

Oh, and for this post threadjacking is welcome :P]

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[encourage]

"There's a few nice places, and some that are more like apartment living, if that's what your used to. I'm sure you'll find something that works for you, sooner or later."

Most folks eventually did, and Sakura felt that Barbara had a good shot at that too. "Simple. Simple as in black?"

Sakura nodded, her own expression contemplative. "Maybe especially in the middle of a war. Necessity is supposed to help people be inventive. Pressure seems to motivate people into cracking, or overcoming and being tempered in the process."

Which set her wondering once more. "If the most recent fire we've been dropped into is staying pretty mellow so far." She gestured around at the room, meaning the situation with the transport snaffu at large.

[first_in_time]

"Oh, I'm sure I will eventually. I haven't been here all that long after all," she replied before adding, "simple as in, simple, plain tea leaves with a small amount of lemon. Anything outside of that tends to be a little too fancy for my tastes."

Barbara looked around the mess hall, "well, we're yet to find any homicidal robots, or Daleks or things like that. So I think we'll be alright for the moment."

[encourage]

"Black tea's usually only one leaf, from a kind of shrub. Not sure who would have access to lemons. I wonder if any are growing in Hydroponics?"

She smiled, not all that amused, but wishing she was. "I'll take an all right for the moment. The longer we can stretch that out, the better it is for all of us. Not that it can't be exciting, too, I guess. Better to look for what makes something worthwhile than lament it happening at all?"

[first_in_time]

"Oh, I'm not complaining," Barbara corrected, almost speaking over the top of her. "From the way it was described to me, this ship could be filled with all kinds of horrors rather quickly. Being lost, I don't mind so much."

[encourage]

"The upside to being lost is eventually finding yourself somewhere you recognise." She paused, looking around, and laughed a little. "Okay, somewhere you recognise that also's built to scale, with the faces you expect to see hanging around."

[first_in_time]

Barbara chuckled gently and looked around the mess hall. "I'll tell you what, if you want to look for more strays, I'll stay here and keep anyone who happens to stumble on the mess hall before you get to them. How does that sound?"

[encourage]

"It sounds great to me," Sakura said with a smile. "Thanks for doing this. Now time to gather whoever else may have gone off track..." She shook her head, still smiling, before walking away.