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cityship ([personal profile] cityship) wrote in [community profile] trans_92011-04-01 12:09 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 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] j-y-d.livejournal.com 2011-04-01 09:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Still on his stroll the wrong way, looking for people not taking this well (and naked women, while he has this rare chance) Chase catches sight of the huddling teen.

Signs of panic, not good. On seeing the person huddled, Chase closes his eyes a moment, and those anywhere near him will get a rush of renewed confidence and will as he taps into one of the spiritual gifts. Those who occasionally said his cockiness and confidence were contagious weren't entirely off-base in a literal sense.

The 6'8 wall of muscle offers a hand.

"Its going to be ok."

[identity profile] shinkenryuu.livejournal.com 2011-04-02 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
Ryuunosuke looked up at him, feeling some of his confidence return. He's surprised as he feels himself calmed and and better now. He's still worried for his comrades and family, but something in the back of his mind tells him that he'll be okay.

A still slightly shaky hand grips the other man's hand. As he slowly stood with the other's help, he bowed respectfully.

"Arigatou gouzaimasu," he spoke politely, if not a bit embarrassed.

[identity profile] j-y-d.livejournal.com 2011-04-02 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
"No worries. When you got yourself together, there's clothes and info that way, just follow the lights. I'm gonna see if I can get a few more folks pointed the right direction. But if we run into each other again, I'm Adam Chase... just go by Chase."

[identity profile] shinkenryuu.livejournal.com 2011-04-02 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
He nodded. "I-I'm Ryuunosuke Ikenami," he told him, his English a little shaky at the moment.

[identity profile] j-y-d.livejournal.com 2011-04-02 12:58 am (UTC)(link)
His English is probably better than Chase's Japanese. He knows some, but its a good way from fluent.

"Good to meet you. Don't mind me, I'm just trying to get people headed the right direction, make sure no one panics or nothin'. There's clothes and more people that way." he points.
"I'm going to check in a bit deeper in. I here more of these things popping. I'll catch you flip side."

[identity profile] shinkenryuu.livejournal.com 2011-04-02 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
"Ah, thank you again," he spoke, this time so that the man could actually understand his gratefulness. "If you would, if you run into one of my friends, let them know that I am okay."

Ryuunosuke rattled off their names quickly: Takeru Shiba, Kotoha Hanaori, Mako Shiraiashi, Chiaki Tani, Genta Umemori, Kaoru Shiba, and Hikoma Kusakabe. Sure it probably seemed like a lot of Japanese names, but they were his friends, and most assuredly a part of his family now. He felt that several of them were safe, but he wasn't sure who.

"I thank you again. Perhaps I will see you out there," he spoke, making his way in the direction indicated. As his confidence grew, it was obvious that his English was becoming slowly more steady.

[identity profile] j-y-d.livejournal.com 2011-04-02 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
He does his best to take note of the names. "I'll do that. Got get'cherself cleaned up a bit. I'll be along after I finish a sweep of this place."