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He'd been in the pods way too long. Even on the ship, Tony felt horrifically cooped up and penned in. Which is why he found the newly-opened natural area to be far better then any simulation that the sensoriums. For a long moment he stood in the grass and took a deep breath - clean air, natural sounds. Things that he'd never had living in the middle of some of the biggest urban sprawl in the United States. It still touched that part of him that was Garou (even if his tribe lived in cities). He took one step and then another.
After a moment there was a ragged-looking wolf running through hydroponics, simply enjoying itself. He could forget about everything for a little bit and indulge. | |
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Those entering the sensoriums today would find themselves in an icy, windswept valley, numerous thickets of trees dotting the snow-covered ground. Out of one such thicket lumbers a massive beast, nearly five meters in height. It is powerfully built, and each step it takes causes the earth beneath to shudder. The beast comes to a sudden halt, seeming to have heard something nearby. It sniffs the air, breath visible in the chilled wind. There's a sudden rustle from a nearby thicket, and in a blur of motion, the massive form of the mighty white wolf Ulfrekkr lunged at the beast, tackling it to the ground. The lumbering brute was bewildered as it came crashing to the ground with a thundering boom, but in a second it recovered, and raised a meaty fist to slam down on Ulfrekkr's skull. But before it could land the strike, another form dashed from the shadows, that of Harald Bloodsong, clothed in nothing but a pair of rugged wolfskin pants, and wielding only a rough, jagged hunting knife. In an instant, he leapt over Ulfrekkr, slamming his knife into the creature's skull in one swift stroke. The beast shuddered for several seconds, before falling limp. Harald stands, steam rising from the blue blood that now coated his arm and knife. He threw his head back and howled, Ulfrekkr rising to join him. This was a good hunt. | |
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Leaf had had a very bad...well, even she wasn't sure how long it had been since she had been stalking down the hallways. All she knew is that she had been taken away and sent on a mission to find 'cake'.
She still wasn't entirely sure what cake was, truth be told, and the scent she had kept following-but never actually found the source of-certainly didn't smell like anything natural. She had since decided that cake was of the Weaver, and the entire point of finding it was to kill it. But she wasn't about to complain about being released from her seemingly endless duty.
Leaf let out a snarl and shook herself before giving the air a few good sniffs, trying to reorient herself to her surroundings. Everything looked and largely smelled the same-it stank of apes and unnatural things, as always. That wasn't unexpected. She had more important things on her mind than apes, anyway. Throwing back her head, she let out a howl-where was the pack? | |
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The rest of the crew assembled on the Observation Deck to meet the latest editions to their numbers. After the revelation that their worlds are gone, many of them are even more eager to see people they knew from home.
Several people are set up near the doors to provide the new people with omnicoms and comm rings. New crew-mates might see a tall man in green armor and snake girl among their number. There are also several authoritative-looking figures ready to introduce themselves.
There's a lot to tell the new people. It's going to be a lot to take in.
[ooc: Only new characters and Command Staff can start new threads for introductions, to limit the number of threads. Everyone else, just tag in and have your guys greet the newbies.] - Tags:!location: pod caverns, !plot: pod release, aibghalien marsai, alex furest, alistair, alto saotome, angie spica, arhu, bella (garou), billy cranston, c.c., chris redfield, cinque nakajima, claire redfield, dean winchester, duo maxwell, dustin brooks, elisa maza, eva, gabriel, gaignun kukai jr./rubedo, grif, haku, hal "otacon" emmerich, hiccup, hit girl, john-117, jomy marquis shin, kang, lacus clyne, marco, namira amell, nunnally vi britannia, ophelia, ratchet_idw, ren akiyama, rhiow, samus aran, setsuna f. seiei, sheryl nome, spider-man (older), spider-man (younger), tavros nitram, the major, tohno shiki, tsukasa kadoya, vislor turlough, vita, wash, wheeljack, yve cousland, zhiai'kahn ahl
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There was a newcomer on board the meatship. She'd been grabbed by GLaDOS right after she'd popped out of a pod, gotten dressed, and grabbed her belongings. Now that she'd been spat out, she was pissed off. Well, more pissed off than usual. ( Cut for bad language and behavior, warning her userinfo and in the OOC comm and oh guys I am so sorry for this. )- Tags:beastboy, bella (garou), big zero, jamie hemeros, katara, lash, nathaniel richards/iron lad, ron stoppable, seviilia brightwing, shadow the hedgehog, woody
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Amaterasu could feel her heart sink upon seeing the “Plant Temple”. It had brightened her spirit thinking that there was some life on this meat ship. This was not what she was picturing at all when she heard ‘temple’! She imagined it to be a shine of lush green foliage with little song birds and colorful flowers, a refuge of untouched nature, but It was just a sea of vines and scruffy undergrowth. Even so, this was far better than having no growth at all. The condition of the rest of the ship was far worse than this place.
As she journeyed across the ship to reach the temple the sun goddess witnessed the extent of the defoliation. Amongst the twisted, mismatched buildings and houses were patches of brown scraggily grass and shabby shrubs. Hardly anything to rave about and it did nothing to brighten up the place. The ship felt so dull and stagnate. There was a river to break up the vast expanse of brown. Well if you wanted to call that a river. Sure, it flowed like one, but where were the cattails and the water lilies? It was just as barren as the rest of the ship. She wondered if the inhabitants could remember the feel of fresh green grass between their toes or the sweet aroma of a flower.
This was not expectable in the least. Something had to be done. The condition of this place was far worse than that of Nippon. The goddess would have to make everything herself. That was going to require great amount of her spiritual power, but she could do it. She had to.
Amaterasu narrowed her eyes with new found determination and she set off to work, starting with this river. With a flick of her tail there was an eruption of flora. The once barren shore was now covered in reeds, cattails, and weeping willows that gracefully arced over the water casting their shadows. This was only the beginning. Ammy raced through the ship as a tidal wave of green was left in her wake. Tirelessly she worked through the late hours. When the inhabitant woke up it must have been quite a sight. Seemingly over the night the ship had exploded with color. Where there were once bare patches of earth was now covered with grassland and trees of all shapes and sizes. And the flowers! Oh there were flowers everywhere! Around a nearly formed meadow was a ringlet of trees and sitting in the middle was an enormous cherry tree in full bloom. Its soft pink petals fell like snow in the breeze. Sitting at the base was one very tired looking white wolf. It had taken everything the deity had, but she did it. She panted happily as she lay in the grass, she just needed to close her eyes for a bit... - Tags:!location: the city, !status: open, aeneas, amaterasu, arika, bella (garou), dean winchester, dhianeila, kettch, queen nanashi, rei vargas
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Tony stared out into the swirling colors of the bleed, shoulders slumped. He felt off. The beast inside of him constantly bristling, ready to tear something apart, kill someone for the slightest insult - the one he'd learned to control. It still gnawed at him, roiled up when he didn't need or want it. It made him moody. He grumbled to himself and ran a hand through his hair.
"Stop feelin' sorry for yourself. Universe or whatever is counting on you."
Which only made him feel marginally better. Seventeen years old and a soldier in a losing war for the fate of the world was heavy responsibility on its own. Then a whole universe had been dumped on it. But he was Garou. He was a Bone Gnawer - and Bone Gnawers did or died. They preferred to do and live, of course, but when the chips were done they got the job done. He turned away from the swirling colors of the bleed and glanced over the rest of the lounge. Sorta quiet, kinda dead.
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Javert, after casting his votes, had decided not to remain with the others who were milling about. He had instead headed for the City, intent on familiarizing himself even further with its twists and turns. What use was a policeman who didn't know his beat? None at all. Therefore, Javert took it upon himself to learn.
He walked with an even, measured step; Long strides for his long legs, but not exceptionally fast or directed. He looked, for Javert, to be in a jovial mood. Of course, such moods meant he was even more tended to snap and mock, but it would be with almost a sense of humor about it, and less of his usual bitterness.
He took a pinch of snuff as he carried on his way, hands deep in his pockets and eyes on everything around him. | |
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Stacy's voice speaks over the whole of the ship. What she has to say has become very familiar over the the podlings have spent here.
||Pod Release Protocols Initiating,|| she says. ||Please proceed to the Observation Deck to meet your new crew mates.||
Those crew members that don't head to the Obs Deck on their own are hurried there via gentle but insistent tentacles. A few people stop by Engineering to help bring and pass out omnicoms and comm rings to the new crew members as well.
[ooc: Only new characters and Command Staff can start new threads for introductions, to limit the number of threads. Everyone else, just tag in and have your guys greet the newbies.] - Tags:!!shipwide announcement, !!stacy, !location: obs deck, !status: closed, amelia varista, amuro ray, astrid hoffersson, athrun zala, ax, axl, beastboy, bella (garou), ben skywalker, c.c., cagalli yula athha, cassie, castiel, char aznable, charles kawalsky, danny phantom, darth vader, dean winchester, demon alessa, edward elric, euphemia li britannia, fifth doctor, fletcher tringham, gandrayda, grand admiral thrawn, greed/ling yao, grif, han solo, hay lin, hiccup, hisk longwing, indiana jones, irma lair, jacob keyes, jaina solo, jake berenson, jamie mccrimmon, jenny, jim kirk, john connor, john-117, kallen kouzuki, kang, katara, kaylee frye, kira yamato, koishi komeiji, komali, kyle katarn, lacus clyne, lash, laurie collins, lelouch vi britannia, leonard mccoy, lightning, lowe guele, luke skywalker, mara jade, matt olsen, nyota uhura, obi-wan kenobi, paula polestar, queen nanashi, revan, riza hawkeye, rose tyler, rtas 'vadum, samus aran, san, sasami masaki jurai, shinn asuka, sofia mantega, son of satan, stature, stephen valkonan, subaru nakajima, superman, sylia stingray, tali, tay barnam, ted kord, teddy altman, temperance brennan, tenaya, tenth doctor, terry mcginnis, tess lee, tex, the major, the pyro, the scout, tom berenson, tony stark (teen), tsukasa kadoya, tycho celchu, vindicator nehaalista, vivio takamachi, winter celchu, wyn callahan, yzak jule
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Grim Eyes still didn't understand how these things worked - to her, it seemed like if it wasn't real, she shouldn't be able to smell it. You couldn't smell anything in a dream, and as far as she was concerned the Sensoriums were just an overly elaborate dream. With smells. That could hurt you if you let them.
But, as with most things that she didn't fully understand, she left the figuring out part to people with more interest in figuring it out and used the parts that benefited her as she saw fit. To this end, as she stepped into the Sensoriums, her ears twitched when it changed itself seamlessly into the Tribe's territory.
She took her spear over to the nearest rock and began the laborious process of sharpening it. It hadn't had a decent sharpening since she came aboard this confounded ship, and if she was going to be hunting, she was going to need it. As she ground it against the stone she hummed the methodical, repetitive tune of the Tribe sending their hunters off to provide.
She was probably the last person in the universe who knew it, now. | |
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Nightmare becomes reality.... [roster: leader - Sokka, Bella, Castiel, Dean Winchester, Rhiow, Pixie] | |
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Everyone had been so nice to Ryo since he had awoken a day prior. He wanted to show his appreciation to his friends and the crew, and get a chance to meet others. So, he walked back into the sensoriums and imagined a place. As he opened his eyes, there was the Milk Dipper. Wood finish, stars decorating the place, rough hewn wooden tables and the telescope in it's pedestal at the center. Everything was as it should be, except for one thing. Behind the counter, looking very confused, was a green-skinned demon who bore no resemblance to Airi. Ryo registered his shock as the demon spoke.
"This... is NOT my bar..." The green one said, his own shock evident. He looked at Ryo. "And you're not Peter..." Ryo, not knowing what to do, bowed quickly.
"I'm sorry, Oni-san, I just wanted to throw a party for everyone, with karaoke and dancing, and I didn't mean to summon you!" The demon shook his head, waving Ryo off.
"It's Lorne, and you had me at karaoke. Now, this place.... I like it. Kind of a kitsch-meets-class thing going on... It does need to be bigger, though..." Lorne snapped his fingers and the cafe expanded, now as large as an auditorium. The telescope pedestal sat firmly in the center of a well-polished dance floor, underneath a disco ball and lighting set up. To the left of the counter was a stage with a karoake set-up, and behind the counter was now a lot more than just coffee. Otherwise, the decor remained the same.
"Alright, Ryo-kun." Lorne said with a smile. "Give everyone the heads up and get this party started." Ryo nodded, amazed by the demon's abilities, and gave a call on the omnicomms.
[[ OOC: It's karaoke dance party time! Start a sub-thread with your character singing a song, socializing, or just being a wallflower, and let the CR flow! Especially great for newbies to meet folk and influence people!]] - Tags:!location: sensoriums, !status: open, apollo, bella (garou), billy cranston, blin, claudia donovan, guybrush threepwood, jamie mccrimmon, kala fierro, kamen rider den-o, kang, kate beckett, kaylee frye, kazami shiro, luke skywalker, reinforce zwei, renne, sawyer, static, wyn callahan
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The rest of the crew assembled on the Observation Deck to meet the latest editions to their numbers. After the revelation that their worlds are gone, many of them are even more eager to see people they knew from home.
Several people are set up near the doors to provide the new people with omnicoms and comm rings. New crew-mates might see a green-skinned alien and snake girl among their number. There are also several authoritative-looking figures ready to introduce themselves.
There's a lot to tell the new people. It's going to be a lot to take in.
[ooc: Only new characters and Command Staff can start new threads for introductions, to limit the number of threads. Everyone else, just tag in and have your guys greet the newbies.] - Tags:!!shipwide announcement, !!stacy, !location: obs deck, anakin skywalker, angie spica, apollo, ava ballantyne, ax, batman, bella (garou), ben 10, blin, caelestine, carol danvers, castiel, claudia donovan, dean winchester, duncan idaho first ghola, duncan idaho last ghola, dustin silver, eighth doctor, gandrayda, garrus vakarian, ghanima atreides, grace augustine, grim eyes, guybrush threepwood, haku, han solo, hellion, hisk longwing, inara serra, indiana jones, irma lair, isaac dan der grimnebulin, jacen solo, jaime reyes, jaina solo, jamie mccrimmon, jean grey, jo lupo, jokimru, joseph wilson, kamen rider den-o, kang, kate beckett, lash, link, luis sera, luke skywalker, luxord, lyle norg, mara jade, matt olsen, multiple man, muraki, nathan petrelli, nura nal-dox, obi-wan kenobi, oethel negavera, rei vargas, reinforce zwei, rhiow, robin, sam winchester, san, second doctor, sensor, shikari lonestar, sofia mantega, spider-man, static, surge, tali, ted kord, terry mcginnis, the major, the scout, tony stark, topher brink, wyn callahan, zelda and sheik
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Bella's been down in the City a lot lately, since she and One-Leaf-Ear discovered the Plant Temple. Not that it can really be called a temple anymore, for the plant itself has regrown to form a loose round dome of narrow trees, with several child-sized flower buds scattered about its heart. It's... serene in there. Not unlike the presence of the Garibah Tree. There's none of the slow intelligence to it, but the place is alive as one entity.
Bella can be seen through the spaces between the trees, bounding around on the unusually healthy-looking green grass.
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It was a calm, quiet hallway. It was still and serene and appeared untouched. For all intents in purposes, it seemed like no one had been in this particular hallway for quite some time. Several hours at least. In the distance there was the sound of someone coming down an adjacent hallway, but they were still some minutes away from this particular hallway. This hallway was empty, not a soul passed over its floors. It was the perfect hallway. With no one in it, there was no one to get hurt when...
"OH SH********************T!!!!" a voice called out, echoing through the corridors as the source--the meatship's one-time resident dickhead--was spewed out of some secret panel in the far wall and flew down the length of the hallway like a giant spit-wad and slammed into the opposite wall before sliding down the floor again in a heap.
He lay where he landed for several moments, catching the breath that had been knocked from his lungs on impact before he finally climbed to his feet. His chest heaved as his heart raced and his lungs pumped rapidly in a mixture of shock and outright rage.
"Ohhhh...that settles it, you disembodied b*#ch!" he growled, frantically looking around for something--anything--he could use as a weapon or as a means to pry his way back into the compartment from which he'd been so quickly ejected. | |
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Leaf hadn't intended to end up in the city, but the faint scent of trees had attracted her. And if there was a chance of finding some sort of green on the ship, she was interested in it. She missed proper landscape-there was always the sensorium, but she still didn't entirely trust it. This, at least, smelled like it was permanent, and not something that would fade away.
She made her way through the scab cautiously, her ears splayed out and her hackles up as she tried to ignore the buildings looming overhead. As the scent of trees got stronger, she picked up her pace, finally breaking into a lope in hopes of finding natural shelter faster. But once she found it, she skidded to a halt, eyeballing it warily.
The entwined trees of the temple smelled as they should, that was true. But seeing them entwined to form something made her uneasy. Leaf stepped closer to the temple entrance, then stopped just outside it, peering in and flicking her ears back and forth uncertainly. | |
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Bella's been exploring since she's been given freedom to roam a zombieless ship again. Lots of strange new places to investigate, to smell, to look at.
Mostly to smell.
The werewolf's wandering all over the ship, investigating new smells and refamiliarizing herself with the conglomerate scent of "crew", now that it has a few new members.
It's also helping her relax. They're here with her. She is not alone. They're like a sort of almost-pack, and that helps her hold on. Things will be okay as long as she isn't alone. Her thoughts are a little agitated still, but she's adapting and moving on.
To anyone else's eyes, there's a wolf wandering around without any sign of a collar or other restraint. She seems calm. | |
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A mass of zombies has laid seige to the Vatican. Time to fight for your lives!!! - Tags:!location: the vatican, !plot: end of the world news, adam monroe, angua, arha masaari, bandit, bella (garou), billy kaplan, brenda, cale tucker, cameron mitchell, carol danvers, claire redfield, ellen anders, gauron, grif, hunter blackthorne, jamie mccrimmon, jason todd, kate bishop, leon s. kennedy, loren, luis sera, luna lovegood, nathaniel richards/iron lad, nightwing, pikachu, red snout, robert donovan, ronon dex, roy mustang, sam winchester, sawyer, scarlet levy, sherry birkin, sir sparhawk, son of satan, steve burnside, terry mcginnis, vega obscura, wade wilson, waspinator, xander
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The Vatican had a lot of ground to cover. Normally covered in expansive gardens (just empty plots on the ship) and comprised of a multitude of buildings, holing up there meant holing up in simply a part of the Vatican. The group was therefore in St. Peter's Basilica, which had had most of its entrances sealed off. Now they had to work on small windows and a few other entrances left neglected, but overall, it was a very defensible position. There were no exits other than the ones leading to the sacristy and treasury--which was their main avenue of escape, and heavily guarded. The prisoners were being kept in this area, and guarded by the rear guards, as leaving them in the prison was deemed too dangerous for their safety. As bad as they'd been with the Yeerk conflict, they were crew, and no one wanted them to die. The courtyard was a chokepoint. Gunners could sit on the roofs of the buildings running alongside the courtyard to strafe St. Peter's square from the sides. The various chapels and vestibules along the sides made excellent areas for food, medical, and weapons supplies to be gathered, and most were clustered in the middle of the basilica. The Medical area was in the Chapel of the Column, the main weapons and ammo caches, and Food storage areas were in the two Transepts, respectively, to the sides of the Papal altar. Pews all in the main areas had been converted to sleeping areas, right in the center of the whole place. There was still work to be done, before the other group could leave. Last minute barricades, blocking more windows, moving the last of the medical supplies, inventorying the food, and so on. Then it would be time to hunker down. So push up your sleeves and lend someone else a hand, folks. [ooc: Read instructions for these threads here!]- Tags:!location: the vatican, !plot: end of the world news, adam monroe, angua, bella (garou), brenda, cale tucker, cameron mitchell, captain kirk, dave lister, duncan macleod, ellen anders, gauron, grif, hunter blackthorne, indiana jones, jamie hemeros, jamie mccrimmon, jason todd, jean-paul valley, jill valentine, lafiel, leon s. kennedy, lois lane, loren, luis sera, meluly, mr. wednesday, nathan petrelli, obi-wan kenobi, olivia dunham, pirogoeth, red snout, robert donovan, ronon dex, roxie schreiber, roy mustang, sam winchester, sawyer, scarlet levy, selene jones, shadow link, sharp tongue, sherry birkin, sir sparhawk, son of satan, spider-man, temperance brennan, the middleman, vega obscura, will vandom, yuri otani
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"Okay, seriously Bella, explain. What the heck made you think going after the Yeerk was a good idea?"
Wags had decided to visit Bella in the precinct, to figure out just what had been going through her head earlier. He had an inkling of what it was, mostly becuase he too had wanted the Yeerk to die for mcuh the same reason Sam had been giving, but, being a Bone Gnawer who believe in democracy, was far mire inclined to actually listen when it came to stuff like the ruling of a jury. | |
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