WEEK 3: DECOMMISSION

[dropoffs]

WEEK 3 EMERGENCY

HOSTILE ENTITY DETECTED.

 

ALERT: EMERGENCY IN SIM & GRAV ROOM. 1 HOSTILE ENTITY DETECTED. LOCKDOWN SEQUENCE FAILED. SYSTEM REBOOT FAILED.

LIFE SUPPORT STABLE. CLIMATE CONTROL UNSTABLE.
SIMULATION PROCESSING & VALIDATING SYSTEMS OVERLOADING.

WARNING: PROCEED WITH CAUTION CAU░̴░̵░̴░̵░̴ C░̴░̴TIO░̴ CA░̴░̴ION AS̴C̴E̶ND CAUTI░̴N C̴░̴░̴░̴ON EIKO̴N C̴AU░̴I░̴░̴ CA░̴T̵I̴O░̴ DOMINAN̷T̸ CA░̴░̴░̴░̴ C░̴UT░̴ON CA░̴░̴I̵O̵N̴ A̴E̴THER C░̴░̴░̴░̴ION CA░̴░̴░̴░̴N CA░̴░̴░̴N D̸R̴E̶A̶D̶WYRM...

MANDATORY CREW DEPLOYMENT IN CASE OF NEEDED REINFORCEMENTS. SR. CREW DESIGNATIONS PLEASE BE ON STANDBY. CRE

As the clock begins to wind towards 1:00 PM, things on the ship are... quiet. Some of you are with the convicted in the brig, waiting, waiting, and the Senior Crew among you are just as tense. A few sit in the brig alongside you, while others wait outside. Hope against hope, right? That maybe something can be done.

A pair of pneumonic hisses, different in pitch this time—and the convicted is simply gone. The Eudora's AI calls out across the ship for a state of emergency in the Sim & Grav room. Even if you don't make your way to the location willingly, you find your feet taking you there.

The eerie, orange glow of the empty space greets you, filled with a faint, pink haze when you first arrive. You're brought to the main, largest room, used for large group simulations and zero gravity runs, where a sweet scent lingers as the pink haze fades. However, it is not empty... And it is not blank.

When the crew enters, they find themselves in the center of what looks like a massive tapered dome, spindly and tightly wound where they can't get a glimpse of the outside scenery. Its crystalline walls are a light pink in color with fiber grooves running along it. The floor is clear like glass and what they see below are threads of light and clusters of crystal stamens.

A voice echoes, "Return home, Dion... It's time to show the world the true power of Sanbreque."

Instantly, the protective shimmery barrier covers the crew in asylum when Dion appears in the arena with his lance. Only two may cross to the world beyond.

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Comments

[verminous]

[it's fine we're having a normal one.]

[discomfort]

[ YEA SURE ]

[verminous]

[it's fine it's fine.

it's not fine yuri is a fucking bird on fire.

ACTUALLY IT'S EXTRA NOT FINE AFTER BAHAMUT ATTACKS HER?]

Yuri!

[discomfort]

[ help!!! owner is going to reach out and hold onto his hand. ]

It may be okay. We must keep watching.

[verminous]

No. No, we can't just-

[it's futile, he knows that reasonably, but. that isn't going to stop him from trying to slash at the barrier with his bug arm. he can't just watch.]

[discomfort]

[ owner won't stop gregor from doing that, at least. ]

We will go to her as soon as we can.

[verminous]

[and then she moves again, exploding in fire. that finally gets him to stop, at least.

he's also probably been overexerting himself a little here trying to work his frustration out on the barrier, but. gregor is ignoring that. she's alive, that's what matters.]

...yeah. Yeah, we will.

[discomfort]

Mm. Here, lean on me, please.

[ you dumbass ]

[verminous]

[he sure is a dumbass yeah. in his defense: yuri.

he doesn't say anything to that, but is owner still holding his regular hand, he can probably be like forcibly nudged into this instead of leaning on the barrier.]

[discomfort]

[ god!!!

that's fine, owner will do so while continuing to watch. ]

[verminous]

[yeah he can manhandle greg into leaning on him, he doesn't fight it.]

... she's stronger than she thinks she is. She'll-- she'll make it.

[she has to.]

[discomfort]

She will. She's very impressive! Doesn't she seem cool right now?

[ UNLIKE SOME PEOPLE. NODD. TURN INTO A GIANT SCALIE. ]

[verminous]

Not sure where that came from... but she sure is.

[we're going to be on the floor now btw because sometimes you have been healed but not fully and both of your damn legs hurt.]

[discomfort]

[ because sometimes you have to praise someone instead of fretting about every time they get hit.

they can be on the floor. floor pals. ]

...

[verminous]

[just. gripping his hand, now, as he watches.

yuri, come on.]

[discomfort]

[ it's fine it's all fine they don't know how final fantasy spells work so they don't understand how really cool this move dion is making is ]

[verminous]

[he doesn't know final fantasy but he knows what looks like a laser cannon of an attack when he sees one??

he's about to try to get back to his feet unless owner stops him, tbh.]

[discomfort]

[ YEAH. STOP THAT.

owner is just holding onto him very tightly. ]

Gregor.

[verminous]

No, she's-

[she's human. she's not moving. fuck.

holding on to him does keep him here for now, but mostly because he feels almost like he can't move.]

[discomfort]

[ he opens his mouth to respond, but closes it at the image of dion striking himself with his own weapon.

... ]

[verminous]

[the sound stifled in his throat is-- choked. agonized. no, no, no.

not again, right in front of him, when he still can't do anything.]

[discomfort]

[ and then it ends. ]

Come. We need to take her to the medical bay.

[verminous]

[yeah he's struggling back to his feet immediately, now, leaning on owner for support to get up, hurrying right after them where they're taking those three to the medbay. he's gonna be parked right there outside the pods, thank you.]