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Senior Crew ([personal profile] dropoffs) wrote2022-09-21 08:39 pm
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GRAVEYARD.


GR͏∀VE̴Y͞A̵ЯD     13 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 6 PM EST / 3 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".
rav3n: (luke39)

[personal profile] rav3n 2024-03-13 06:02 am (UTC)(link)
[HE'S SLUMPING BACK ONTO THE TABLE

IT'S JUST THIS ICON ENERGY]
egodist: (✧ destiny is just my game)

[personal profile] egodist 2024-03-13 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
Will you defend yourself?
rav3n: (luke27)

[personal profile] rav3n 2024-03-13 06:18 am (UTC)(link)
[Sighs...]

No. It's fine.

[More like he thinks they don't need to hear from him because ghosting people has been his MO since he was like 7 years old but he's not going to say that

SCROLLING DOWN FURTHER... he tsks.]


So it got censored after all.
egodist: (✧ but bad boys bring heaven to you.)

[personal profile] egodist 2024-03-13 06:20 am (UTC)(link)
It did.

We're able to address them by name, but it seems as though they are seeking out our responses. I suppose that is the next test.

[if their names can also reach through the hermes system]
rav3n: (luke21)

[personal profile] rav3n 2024-03-13 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
If our names don't make it through, I guess we could see if emojis do.

[Or they could pick codenames but he doesn't want to share his actual codename and he's preemptively tired imagining the different ways they might get misconstrued,,,]
egodist: (✧ that you've fattened up deliciously)

[personal profile] egodist 2024-03-13 08:12 pm (UTC)(link)
An alternative plan is to mention enough relevant things on HER-MES that it gets Lucien's attention to ask about during his weekly meetings, seeing as we can't go into detail over the system even if there's something they can investigate.

[since luke's first message got intercepted]

At the very least, typing distinctly enough seems to be able to get them to tie identities to messages.

[scien your stupid fucking nicknames]
rav3n: (luke89)

[personal profile] rav3n 2024-03-15 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
[The duality of this thread and the Nosebleed Lore thread is really taking me out]

Yeah. It'll be good to see what can get through and what can't. We're not limited, so we can test it out.
egodist: (✧ i made a deal with the demons)

[personal profile] egodist 2024-03-15 02:45 am (UTC)(link)
[sometimes you contain multitudes]

Think of a way to call out the Nonagon's [lucien's... i wrongly addressed him by name above,,] attention without making it obvious it's him.

Then he can ask the Heart Thief this week about it.
rav3n: (luke34)

[personal profile] rav3n 2024-03-15 08:30 am (UTC)(link)
[He looks at the screen, where Rodya is judging Gregor for holding a whip

He looks back at Scien]


--You want to leave this to me, after that?
egodist: (✧ destiny is just my game)

[personal profile] egodist 2024-03-16 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
Sure. Why not?
rav3n: (Default)

[personal profile] rav3n 2024-03-16 06:33 am (UTC)(link)
[You know what, he's just going to accept this graciously]

Sure, I'll try.

[Except I was too slow for this week's visit but he'll try anyway]