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Senior Crew ([personal profile] dropoffs) wrote2024-03-31 05:25 pm
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GRAVEYARD...3!


GR͏∀VE̴Y͞A̵ЯD     18 DECOMMISSIONED
t̀h̡e u͝nḑerbe̸l͞l̵y ̸o͜f th̴è ̡şh̷i͠p.
 
Crushing pressure is the initial sensation you can recall upon awakening. The stench of fetid, hot steam fills your nose, motes of dust and dirt floating upwards to cling to your skin. Down you are pulled to the cold ground, and all at once you realize you have forgotten to breathe. As you gasp back to life, you are flung onto a pile of scraps and trash, as the enormous machine that spat you out grumbles a little, and then goes silent. You are whole somehow, alive... but at what cost?

Popping out of the grinder, you look yourself over and find that any injuries you may have incurred during your death will be healed. While the scars that remain from the process will serve as a stark reminder, you will be able to get up on your own two feet without issue.

Thin, tapering metal (?) claws unhook from overhead and lower themselves, proceeding to guide you around. Your clothing starts sticking uncomfortably to your skin in the humidity of this strange, new place. Overhead you can hear the tinny humming of flickering lights overhead, arranged in a singular, thin strip and snaking around the serpentine halls. Along exposed pipes, wires, and the walls, a rust-colored substance creeps in web-like patterns, climbing towards the ceiling lights.

The deep grinding and groaning of the ship begin to meld into one low, deep moan from all around. It dips and rises in pitch, and becomes sickening to listen to if you focus on it for too long. Maybe, it's the ship's way of saying Welcome, to the underbelly of the CSS Eudora, home of the decommissioned.
Some things to keep in mind, while amongst the dead:

💀 Mini-events will be posted on WEDNESDAY at 3 PM EST / 12 PM PST, and are due at the same time they are for the living. Any changes to the schedule will be announced in the graveyard channels.

💀 Weekly effects will still hit you here, in the belly of the ship. Mods will make sure to announce any special changes based on being the graveyard; otherwise, please assume everything is 1:1!

💀 While not perfect, there is a healing factor in place. It is extremely sluggish, uncomfortable, and does not negate the fact that you're injured and likely in pain. If the injury is too severe, you might wind up dying from it if left untreated. Again. If you have a pre-existing condition like an illness that has been exacerbated by factors beyond your control, you will find that for the time being these symptoms are at their most minor.

💀 That said, while double death is possible, you'll find yourself reviving after 4 hours fully healed, but feeling like complete garbage for the rest of the day. Message your mods if you find yourself getting killed while dead, though! There might be a special surprise involved.

💀 Your possessions, minus clothing besides what you're wearing now, can be found in the bunk pods and their storage. Yes, while it might not include clothes, it does include any Omegamart Promotional Items, Scrap purchases, home items, etc that you were in possession of. if you had a lot of things, the cubby might jam or have difficulty closing. Better organize. If you arrive on Saturday during trial, belongings will return at the end of trial.

💀 Communications, while you cannot text via I.R.I.S., you can still send messages through HER-MES. All other functions for I.R.I.S. are available along with direct data transfers. Dead can send private letters to the living! An inbox can be accessed from the family computer at the canteen. If you find it locked, it is because we are updating it.

💀 Living livestream is broadcasted on the TV screen in the canteen!
✔️ Upgraded Quality ✔️ Audio ✔️ Translit Captions that sometimes fuck up ✔️ Dramatic panning ✔️ Color

💀 Planet locations are free to use! Upon the Eudora landing planetside, you will find that as you meander through the various parts of the Belly you may run into one of locations of the current planet instead of where you were meaning to go. These locations are indeed still populated, but the people are more like wisps and will not react much to any conversation. Though you can interact with stuff there you cannot take anything with you out of the location "rooms".
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[personal profile] satisficing 2024-04-05 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
[WELL......... He just sits there for a long moment. This is going to be a time.

Dahut is telling him to do all kinda things his body has a hard time doing. He is a bit stronger and healthier now... but still. Carefully, he situations his position... His arm strength... THE WATER HELPS THE BUOYANCY.]
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[personal profile] artificialsweetener 2024-04-05 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
[i just realized i forgot to specify if dahut was in a swimsuit or not because i didnt expect his ass to get in the water. he's just here with his normal clothes.]

Hm... Do you want me to help keep your back lifted for a bit?
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[personal profile] satisficing 2024-04-05 03:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[NOT HIM IN HIS CLOTHES IN THE WATER!!!

Clearly, he is struggling to make sure his body is positioned the way it should be, but he also isn't sliding away and drowning. But this fear rises and makes him panic, so his legs kind of begin to flail rather than kick steadily.]


I've--I've got it...

[He does not got it.]
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[personal profile] artificialsweetener 2024-04-05 07:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[HELP HE DOES NOT GOT IT. Dahut will slip off of the rocks so he can move over, placing a hand against his lower back to help lift it.]

No panicking! That's the worst thing you can do in the water, first of all - but you aren't going to drift away or drown here. All you have to do is stand up, don't forget that!
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[personal profile] satisficing 2024-04-05 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[HE'S STRUGGLING. LOOK, SWIMMING WHEN YOU'RE AN ADULT IS SCARY!!! All the no swimming panic is ingrained within you.

Gritting his teeth, he tries to chill out. He does stop flailing with the help, but this forcefulness only made him tense. He works on holding himself up without his arms and back getting tired.]


Right... Sorry.
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[personal profile] artificialsweetener 2024-04-05 09:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[IT'S TRUE... CAN'T RELATE AT ALL. Neither can Dahut but that's less because he doesn't know a fear of drowning and more because he doesn't know a fear.]

No need to apologize! It's pretty tricky. Try to relax a little, okay? Before you start kicking again, just let your legs float so you can familiarize yourself with the feeling.
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[personal profile] satisficing 2024-04-05 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[Viktor making things harder for himself, what else is NEW. With a deep exhale, he relaxes, or tries to mostly, which helps to take the ache out of his back and shoulders, his arms.

He struggles to keep his legs up at first, as most people do, but then sort of gets the hang of it once they float near the surface on their own.]


People really make this look easy all the time... but it's actually quite hard.
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[personal profile] artificialsweetener 2024-04-05 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[STOP LISTEN HE TRIES HIS BEST. Dahut valiantly resists the urge to karate chop him right across his stomach after he straightens out and starts floating properly.]

Mm, it's a little like riding a bike, I guess? Hard at first, but easier the more you practice. And once you know how to do it, you never really forget! It's kind of fun to float, too, isn't it?
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[personal profile] satisficing 2024-04-05 10:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[HELLO? WHY IS DAHUT JUST YOU STOP GETTING THE CAIN INSTINCT]

It... is, yes. A little. The balance is... precarious. I feel like I could sink at any moment...

[HE IS DOING PRETTY GOOD FOR THE MOMENT, THOUGH! A lil unsteady, but not bad.]

The... weight isn't so bad on my back actually... when I'm in the water.

[Viktor finds hydrotherapy.]
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[personal profile] artificialsweetener 2024-04-05 11:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[STOP HE JUST HAS THE BULLY REFLEX AND THIS IS LIKE SEEING A SOFT UNDERSIDE. Also this is so funny. HELP. NOT HIS PT.]

Ah, right? Being weightless in water is so lovely! It feels like that when you're out in space, too. Even if you sink, it wouldn't hurt so badly when you hit the ocean floor, either. Everything's nice and slow in the water.

[Unless you get got by a riptide or a sea rat.]