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Azume Mods ([personal profile] azumods) wrote in [community profile] azume2018-06-02 11:55 pm

Welcome.

AWAKENING.

You're asleep, and the first thing you're aware of is the pulse.

It comes quickly, flooding through your system and jolting you awake; the room you're in is dimly-lit but the bed you're in is soft, and while all of this is jarring you'll soon become rather aware that you aren't going through this alone. The room you're in is lined with beds not unlike the one you're in; you'll be able to hear other people stirring, coming awake as they respond to the pulse too, and...

...And it will soon become evident that whatever just happened, something is wrong.

Whatever your response may be to waking up in a low-lit room full of people is going to be highly amplified, the emotion rubbing your nerves raw in a way that makes you feel like you're experiencing it for the first time, and whenever you manage to sit up, you'll feel something...strange on your head, tickling the sides of your face, and as you turn your head a little you'll catch a glimpse of an odd, synthetic-looking green.

A wig...?

Your clothes, too, are different from whatever you remember last (because whatever you remember last, it wasn't this room, it wasn't this place - ); they feel warm, designed to withstand cold weather, and if you throw the blankets off at any point (or even just pause to look beneath them) you'll be greeted with an outfit made of thick material that's alternating parts black and white and glossy silver, with an emblem inscribed on the chest - a G inscribed in gold and black.

Whatever's happening here, you aren't given much time to dwell on it; everyone here seems about as confused as you are. There are twenty-four of you in the room altogether, and you're all going through the same thing; whatever you're experiencing, the door is closed, so at least you're experiencing it in relative privacy.

For now.

It isn't long before a voice can be heard, soft but agitated-sounding, as though trying very hard to not awaken everyone in the building; it sounds like a man, and you can hear his footfalls pause just outside your door as he speaks to someone else, voice soft and androgynous.

"And you're sure they're gone?"
"Yes, Commander."
"And don't you think something should be done about that...?"
"Right away, sir."


With that, the man and whomever he was speaking to can be heard parting ways, one moving rapidly down a corridor and the other pausing, shifting a bit before eventually moving on himself.

You have several options.

I. You can sit here for a while and get to know each other, seeing as none of you know what happened. That might be a good idea, all things considered, and as long as the door remains closed there's no rush. It's the middle of the night, after all, and it isn't as though anyone is going to come looking - despite the urgent conversation outside, there isn't any alarm going off, nor is there any reason for most of the building to be on high alert.

II. You can explore the building. Should you do that, you'll find several winding corridors leading to what look like dorms, with several rooms containing sleeping people and areas such as formal break rooms; exploring a little further will let you find conference rooms and other large, empty spaces that don't seem to have much of a purpose. There are signs and notices in several places referring to "Team Galactic" and its protocol, all adorned with the same emblem that's on your clothes. Some of these corridors also lead to doors that are, unfortunately, locked and staying that way; some of them lead to people dressed exactly like you, bizarre wig and all. They seem to be a little strange, however; they'll greet you, and they'll speak to you if spoken to, but they look odd and dead behind the eyes and there's not much to their answers, and asking them about preferences or any personal information will just net you a blank stare. It's going to be a long strange journey through the building, but at least you're traveling light; you don't seem to have any belongings with you - save for the outfit you woke up in and the red and white capsule attached to your belt...

III. You can also pause to try to figure out what's going on with those capsules. They each contain something very important to you, after all - a creature that seems to have been assigned to you specifically. They don't seem to have anything on them indicating a name or another person that owns them, at any rate, so it's probably safe to assume it's yours. That said, something seems decidedly wrong with it - it seems alarmingly apathetic, the look in its eyes dull and resigned as opposed to alert and emotive, and while it's willing to follow you (it's almost a bit too willing to follow you, it will stay close by your side in the manner of a dog trained to heel if you try to walk away from it) it doesn't seem to be due to any sort of genuine affection. It's all very...sterile, for lack of a better term.

Welcome to Sinnoh. Glory to Team Galactic.

[OOC: Welcome to Azume! Feel free to use this log to get to know one another iCly; you can use the prompts given or come up with your own, though for now you're confined to the building. The Commanders are currently not present in the building (anywhere that you can find them, anyway). For now, have fun getting your bearings.]

fatalstrikes: (✵ 013)

[personal profile] fatalstrikes 2018-06-03 07:12 am (UTC)(link)
I fought a machine sorta like this once? It was a lot larger and more like a puppet running on a blastia.

[He shrugs a bit, though her question is... uh...]

Planet?

[sorry, rey]
greydients: (★ determined)

[personal profile] greydients 2018-06-03 07:47 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, planet. Where you come from.

[...did she stutter or something]
fatalstrikes: (✵ 015)

[personal profile] fatalstrikes 2018-06-03 07:49 am (UTC)(link)
Zaphias. Though I was on top of Zaude last I checked.

[aaaand then he fell off but it's fine.]
greydients: (★ suspicious)

[personal profile] greydients 2018-06-03 08:09 am (UTC)(link)
[....huh.]

I've never heard of either of those.

[Must be in the Outer Realm.]

Do you know where we are, then?
fatalstrikes: (✵ 66)

[personal profile] fatalstrikes 2018-06-03 08:19 am (UTC)(link)
No idea. I've never seen this place before. I'm guessing it's not familiar to you either?
greydients: (★ determined)

[personal profile] greydients 2018-06-03 12:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Not in the slightest.

[Grimacing, Rey bends down and runs a hand along the Golett-droid's chest.]

No-one I've spoken to seems to have any idea where we are, or what we're doing here. I've gotten more answers out of Golett, and the damn thing can't even speak a language I know.

[Is it obvious she's frustrated? Because she's really frustrated.]

Have you spoken to anyone with anything useful to say?
fatalstrikes: (✵ 045)

[personal profile] fatalstrikes 2018-06-03 06:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yuri lifts his shoulders.]

I wish. The people who woke up with us don't seem to have any idea what's going on, and the others don't really answer questions. It's like they're all... blank.

Most useful thing I've got is that there doesn't seem to be any way out, and I haven't been able to find any weapons.
greydients: (★ focus)

[personal profile] greydients 2018-06-04 12:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[Rey isn't surprised by the stranger's lack of information; she'd had a few encounters with the inhabitants of this building, and each one had left her more chilled than the last.

Something was very wrong with these people.]


They could be droids themselves - just simple ones.

[And they are not the droid she's looking for.]

If they're here, there must be a way to get in, so there must be a way to get out.

[Something that Yuri mentioned has caught Rey's interest, however.]

What sort of weapons were you looking for, by the way? Blasters?

[What she wouldn't give to have a Lightsaber right now....]
fatalstrikes: (✵ 42)

[personal profile] fatalstrikes 2018-06-04 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[He'll leave the comment about droids alone because he's... honestly still not entirely sure what droids are, but listen, it's fine.]

Blasters? [what's a blaster.] Nah, I was looking for something simpler, like a sword. Can't get very far where I'm from without some kind of weapon, and a lot of people use swords.
greydients: (★ !)

[personal profile] greydients 2018-06-05 01:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, you use a sword?

[Well, now she's interested.]

I've been learning to use one myself. How long have you been practicing? What kind of sword is it?

[Don't worry, she's not expecting you to say 'a laser sword', although that would definitely be pretty cool.]
fatalstrikes: (✵ 71)

[personal profile] fatalstrikes 2018-06-05 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[Now you're speaking his language!!]

A typical one-handed sword, I don't usually use the same one for too long. I've been training since I was a kid - Flynn and I pooled our money and bought our first sword together, and we've been training ever since.