( open ) our ag wing's back and you're gonna be in trouble (hey now! hey now! our ag wing's back)

[initiates]

Date & Time: October 31st, 3313, 11:59PM - November 3rd, 3313, ????
Location: Agriculture Wing, Moon Base to start. Cafeteria, warehouse, docking bay, VR rooms, Transport Pad, or Observatory later on.
Characters: Any & all!
Summary: Space Zombies are allowed out of the Agriculture Wing, slowly revving up their systems to try and infect and absorb as many of the Transports (or 12 Initiative Members) as possible.
Warnings: Log will be locked for potentially graphic violence. Please warn in threads should the violence or gore become graphic.
Notes: Specify a date and location in your top comment. You may specify multiple dates/locations. Specify a time if you wish as well.

Everything is a success at first, from the cool rush of air out of the Agriculture Wing once the doors are fully unlocked, to the heady sense of accomplishment for finally moving forward on something good for the long-term usability of the Moon Base. It's intended to remain a resource, after all, but not be a permanent home. Fraying tempers and the sense of cabin fever descending on Transports continues to showcase how important it is to get back down on Earth to regain some breathing room.

There's little enough dust between all the unmoving, unlit structures, many even supporting the barest dried husks of what once grew there. Upon the lightest touch, they disintegrate, turning into a dust that falls to the ground. The silent rows will be reclaimed and turned into functioning units, based on Transport efforts, and Transport time invested in the project.

There's just one problem. Something stirs in the reclaimed wing, among tangles of hosing and wiring. Skitterings and movements that make no sense for a long abandoned Moon Base. The further in Transports go, relying on magic or technology to generate light past the bare minimum maintained by the base, the more disturbing sights they may run into.

Of course, the most disturbing of all might be lying just around the far corner -- but don't worry, it's only a flesh wound. Try not to get surprised in the machinery, caught suffering from not looking up or caught making out with anything unsavory this holiday season, Transports. We need all of you to stay alive!

We can't bring you back right now!

Comments

alice, pandora hearts, closed! nov 3rd.

[bunnivore]

[ it wasn't that alice actually wanted to run into zombies today. yesterday felt like enough despite the fact that she had only been here her second day. she would be confident enough to wreck all of the zombies in one single swoop if her powers weren't sealed off, but now she would have to be extra careful not to put herself in danger.

either way, she didn't mind too much having her powers sealed up even if it was inconvenient, because there's been something odd about it for a while now. however, curious as all the alices in 'wonderland' are, she decides to leave the housing area and wander down the hallway just for a little while. if she sensed danger nearby she could just run back to safety.

there is just one problem now. despite promising herself not to wander too far she's... pretty lost.


shit. now what? ]

[maddeninghatter]

[ He'd spent all of yesterday slicing zombies into tiny little bits which, although fantastic for his anger management issues, was terribly messy. Between shower bombing and shirt ripping (thank you Rosette), it has occurred to him that he might want to be a bit more careful in his zombie-slaughtering. ]

Come oooon my little putrid friends, this waaaaay~!

[ Where "careful" means running down the hall, chased by zombies. As you do. ]

[bunnivore]

Clown!

[ seeing him down the hall she points, almost accusingly. alice knew that break was on the moon base as well, but this was the last place she expected to see him. they couldn't have had their reunion at the nice housing area without zombies huh, they have to have it with break baiting zombies down the hall way. ]

What do you think you're doing?!

[ she shouts this, forgetting that it isn't wise to do so, and gives him a nervous glare. she's the type to display her emotions straight on her face after all and break is definitely doing something very problematic. ]

[maddeninghatter]

[ He'd heard that Alice had arrived as well, and he's had mixed feelings about it. How will Alice's presence affect Oz? Will his incuse start advancing again? Oz has been having difficulty with his scythe and its destructive force on his body; will Alice exacerbate that as well? Will Gilbert be able to maintain his seal on B. Rabbit's powers?

But now that he hears her voice, ringing out clear and true, all he can think of is that she is... ]

Why, I'm saving yooou~♥

[ ...the universe's gift to him: the perfect teasing target. He jogs towards her, still trailing zombies, and scoops her up. ]

[bunnivore]

[ !!!

there's this delayed realization that break is already getting too close to her and if someone were to capture her expressions frame by frame it would probably look rather comical. eyes wide her face becomes more and more extreme, as if her whole body is shouting no don't come near her, but by the time she had a full grasp of what is going on she's up in the air being carried by none other than xerxes break. ]

Wh—

[ why is this happening to her? again! she struggles just for the sake of struggling. she probably won't feel the same way when she looks up and realizes there are zombies right behind them. ]

Hey! Put me down!

[maddeninghatter]

Now, now~!

[ He trots just fast enough to keep ahead of the zombies. Which...isn't very fast, actually. Shambling isn't an efficient form of locomotion, after all. ]

What sort of Prince Charming would I be, if I dropped the Princess?

[ His grip slackens just then, as if he really were going to drop her. ]

[bunnivore]

Y-You're just a Clown!

[ she says this but immediately tenses up when break seems to loosen his grip. her whole body language screams DON'T DROP ME and she actually grabs onto break, just a little. she sees those zombies, and as slow as they seem to be at the moment she isn't prepared to be dropped in front of the hoard. ]

If you drop me I'll kill you!

[ aw, look at the difference in her reaction already. ]

[maddeninghatter]

[ When Alice grabs him, he hoists her up again, holding her securely. She is warm and alive and squealing, and it occurs to him how nostalgic this is. For all his mixed feelings, he realizes how much he has missed her. She is so vivacious, and full of life — for a girl who is dead. ]

Oh well, I suppose you're right. I'm not a prince. And you're —

[ Emily pipes up and cries: ]

— JUST A STUPID RABBIT!

[bunnivore]

[ the sound of emily's voice immediately tips her anger scale up so many levels. she won't struggle anymore, but she can still complain. ]

Dammit, stop joking around and get us out of here!

[maddeninghatter]

Hahahaha! There's an air lock up ahead, would you like me to put you outside?

[ More zombies have joined the horde behind them. A few have dropped down from the ceiling and tried to jump at them, but he manages to dodge deftly. ]

By the way — if you happen to see any debris or anything I might trip over in the hallway, let me know, okay~?

[bunnivore]

W-Watch out for them yourself!

[ shouting, she yelps as he dodges a zombie. that was too close. she didn't like getting carried to cheshire's place, so she definitely doesn't like getting carried while being chased by a hoard of zombies! ]

What the hell were you even doing?! [ you're a mess, dude. ] Go back into your room and eat a cookie or something!

[ the only time she would go tell him to eat food that she might want, ever.

but then she looks to the front and sees this ugly zombie just sprawling on the floor. it seems to be having problems but it seems them coming and is RIGHT IN FRONT OF WHERE THEY'RE HEADED. she's so anxious she can't control her voice. ]

OI, IN FRONT OF YOU!

1/2

[maddeninghatter]

[ His toe catches on the prone necromorph and he — ]

Oh!

[maddeninghatter]

[ — doesn't trip over it, instead managing to clear it with a flying leap. Of course he joggles his grip on Alice, just for effect. ]

Hahahaha!

[ The zombie on the floor seems to have given its fellows some difficulty, judging by the sounds of stumbling and falls and shouts of arrrrrrghhhhhhh!!! behind them. Shambling is hard. Anyway, this puts a bit of space between Break, Alice and their undead pursuers. ]

We should be nearing the end of the hallway. Do you see a big, round door with a couple of handles on it?

[ Along the top of it is spelled out in big friendly letters: EXTREME DANGER, NO UNAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, DO NOT TOUCH. ]

[bunnivore]

[ mouth firmly shut tight, it takes all of alice's energy not to scream. she was so sure he would drop her this time, this damn clown! her grip on break is becomes even stiffer as she throws away the last of her pride. to be carried by break of all people! but who can think about that now when you're almost gonna die. she will cling on for dear life until the situation allows for her to kick him!!!

in that moment where everything seemed to be okay, she breathes a sigh of relief and looks back at the zombie they just jumped over. this feeling is short lived, however, when she snaps her head back to see the door he's talking about. dammit. ]

W-What!? Don't go in there!

[ if she gets out of this alive, she is never leaving the housing areas again. ]

[maddeninghatter]

[ Naturally, he jogs right up to it and stops. ]

Grab those handles, if you please, and give them a twist.

[ At this distance, Alice might note that somebody has handlettered the following as an addendum to the sign: THIS MEANS YOU ROSETTE!!! ]

I'd advise you to get a move on, cos our little friends are going to be catching up with us in a second or two.

[bunnivore]

Tch.

[ she clicks her tongue in annoyance, only because she thinks she has the time to do so. it is only until she realizes he's right, they are coming closer, that she turns and twists the knob as she's told. her eyes glazes over the name of whoever that could be.

she's taking orders from a clown her dignity is thoroughly shattered. SHE WILL NEVER ACKNOWLEDGE THIS HAPPENING. ]

[maddeninghatter]

[ The door begins to swing open, automatically, just as Break yanks on a lever marked AIR LOCK SAFETY OVERRIDE DO NOT TOUCH. After he does this, he shifts his grip so that he's holding Alice with one arm. ]

Hold onto me as tightly as you can, unless you want to take a little walky-walk on the moon!

[ WHOOSH! The air in the compartment streams out the door. The shambling zombies in the front of the horde try to stop suddenly, but the ones in the back crash into them, and so they're sucked out whilst probably screaming "ARRRRRGH" but you can't hear anything over the whoooshing.

Break, meanwhile, has wedged himself behind the door, bracing himself against the sudden loss of air pressure. It's difficult; he keeps losing his footing, and having to grab at a handhold to keep from being sucked out himself. ]

[bunnivore]

[ when this happens alice grabs on so tight, barely processing what is currently happening. it's a really smart plan, and she might have to give him kudos for that later, but right now SHE'S TRYING NOT TO FLY OUT TO SPACE. ]

YOU STUPID CLOWWWWNNN!

[ she screams as loudly as she could, trying to be louder than the whooshing and 'arrgh'ing of her surroundings. ]

[maddeninghatter]

[ The AI, by this time, has noted the sudden loss in air pressure, and secondary systems are engaging to close the doors. The whooshing cuts off immediately. ]

Whyyy, what a lovely hug you're giving meee! I knew you cared~!

[ Break has left off wedging himself behind the door and now has his arms around her, ostensibly hugging her in return. ]

By the way, have all our little friends abandoned us?

[ All that's left of the zombies is a trail of slime. ]

[bunnivore]

[ when it was finally all over, alice looks up to see the zombie slime and no zombies. they were finally safe now, but what break gets is far from a happy alice. she quickly lets go and squeezes herself out of his embrace after his words have completely processed in her head.

and after some brains is just a whole lot of brawn. ]

DIE!

[ STOMP KICK. ]

[maddeninghatter]

[ Xerxes Break is critically weak to the fury of indignant little girls.




Unless that indignant little girl happens to be Alice. He ducks her kick neatly. ]

Ha! Ha! Ha! We'll play again sometiiiime~!

[ And he speeds away. For a blind guy, he sure can move. ]

[bunnivore]

[ XEEEERRRXXXESSSSSSSS.






left alone it will take a few hours for alice to finally find her way back, probably after some yelling into her communicator at oz or gilbert for help. thankfully this will all be achieved without any zombies chasing her. stupid clown. ]