( closed to the kidnapped ) The Princess Peach Collective

[initiates]

Date & Time: August 31st - September 18th
Location: United Earth Holding Compound
Characters: Any and all characters kidnapped during the interim.
Summary: So you were walking around, minding your own business... and then you were in the UE. Welcome, friends! Please enjoy your stay. Try the coffee! It's fantastic! Better avoid the bread pudding, though... (Official Kidnappee Handbook is here!)
Warnings: Kidnapping/Normal gambit of medical tests/shots/reflex tests/bloodwork/etc. Please notify the mods if anything gets into explicit or upsetting territory.

Notes: Player created United Earth NPCs welcome to guest star. If you have questions regarding these, please ask the moderators. Remember, this is not a torture chamber. This is a scientific facility with military aptitude, and seeks to contain, not injure, its projects. (You are a project!)

Please start your threads with a date or timeframe in the subject line to indicate who may tag in, depending on their arrival!
Welcome to the United Earth Holding Compound. There may be an official name, but the workers never say: they all have their own names for it, and "home" is never one of them. Still, as you're left to wander the halls connecting your individual containment areas to the cafeteria of spartan design, and many automated food producers (along with an endless supply of green jello and fruit), you may begin to wonder what exactly this place is. Why would the United Earth have a sense of design?

(Because of scientists, someone might whisper, though you'll never figure out who.)

Mystery unanswered, it'll be apparent they do. Even the lounge area you have access to looks out upon an expanse of green -- one that you are allowed into, if the surrounding U of military buildings, with much less architectural flair, will steadily drive you back out if you're seen near them.

Make no mistake: your accommodations are minimal at best, laughably slapped together at the last minute at worst. Your showering and bathroom facilities are uni-sex, so the more modest amongst you may wish to figure out a schedule for guys and gals. Towels, sheets, and plenty of nice hospital gowns will be on offer; characters so interested may attempt to find the laundry facilities.

All the labs are state of the art, and the computers and such used by the United Earth far beyond what the Initiative has ever provided. The biggest downside for the Transports being held is the lack of ready entertainment. A few board games have been left in the common area, and a few decks of cards, but that's all.

Not even an e-book to read.

Have fun, Kidnapped Transports, and try not to play "spot all the security measures and all the air ducts" too too often, will you?

Comments

[terrot]

[ she doesn't sit. she's been doing a lot of sitting already, and having him here with her makes her feel restless, knowing that he's met the same end. ] It's not something to be resigned to, none of us should be here, and you least of all. Not after everything they've put you through already.

[ she only seems more agitated at the question, now that she thinks about it. she didn't have any reason to before, no one to be upset over other than herself and what she might have done. ]

I...I've had trouble keeping track. It may have been a week by now.

i'm pretty sure blue isn't getting kidnapped but i can redo tag if i'm wrong

[salvagedsoul]

[she's restless and uneasy. he gently weaves his fingers through hers and lets their hands drop to the space between them, resigned to let her stay on her feet if she wants.]

A week...

[what should he say about Blue's reaction to her disappearance? he hardly thinks that she couldn't guess it herself... but, no. she'll likely ask about it anyway.]

...Blue was distressed, looking for you. It would seem he wasn't brought here, though... we can be thankful for that much at least.

he's gonna be in on the rescue, i think!

[terrot]

[ she would have asked, but it doesn't make hearing the answer any easier. one thing she did know, and it's that the alibi she left him with couldn't last forever. certainly not this long. she hates to think of it, how out of his mind it must make him. ]

Yes. It's...a small favor we can be grateful for. But with both of us missing, there's no telling how far he'll be driven to see us return. [ and the worry on her voice is palpable as she says it. he's still capable of so much, her bright soldier, but something like this could easily drive him to burn himself out. the only thing she fears more than being trapped here for longer is returning to find what's become of him. ]

[salvagedsoul]

[Their concerns couldn't be more similar. Kaworu had been worried that he'd push himself too hard just in his search for her a few days ago - now, with so many others gone, including Kaworu... just what will he do? Will they see him again - alive?

He squeezes her hand softly and covers the top with his other. Physis is one of his top priorities now that he's here. If there's any chance of reuniting her and Blue, he will do whatever he can to ensure it happens.]

Miss Physis, what can I help you with? [With his powers gone, his body has started to produce heat like a normal Lilim's. He rubs her knuckles reassuringly.] Do you need assistance with the machines in the cafeteria? From what I remember, they aren't particularly... accessible.

[terrot]

[ he's changing the subject. she doesn't need to know his mind to tell that means he must think her fears are valid. physis ducks her head, trying to tighten her eyes against the tears she feels coming, but it hurts, those aren't muscles she uses often.

so instead, she turns her face to the side, shaking her head mildly. ]

I haven't been using them, there's other food available.

[ which is to say she is starving. ]

[salvagedsoul]

[his fingertips stroke the back of her hand delicately. there is nothing he can do to relieve her of this uncertainty. for all the anxiety he has about Blue's situation, he could not imagine what she must be feeling.]

I would hardly call the alternatives a balanced meal.

[he takes a step back and pulls on her hand to coax her to follow.]

We must maintain our strength for when they come for us. We have to be prepared to escape.

[terrot]

[ she takes a hand and passes it over her eyes before turning back to face him, trying to take as neutral an expression as she can manage. ]

You're right. If he does come... [ the "if" hangs on her mind, she purses her lips and looks away again. sometimes, she knows no greater pain than knowing, but now it's the not knowing that she wonders isn't worse. someone will come, that she's sure of, but whether he'll be capable to accompany them... ] If he does come, I should meet him in the best way I can.

[salvagedsoul]

He'll come. No - he'll at least help the others, when they come.

[one of his hands leaves hers so that he can reach up and touch her cheek. it might be a bit bold, but Kaworu's never been lacking in boldness.]

We both have to be prepared for that time. Let's go, and eat.

[and he begins to pull her along towards the cafeteria.]

[terrot]

[ she looks up at him miserably, any pretense to her expression being left behind. the touch isn't expected, but she doesn't move away from it. it's odd to think how many days it's been since she'd really touched another person.

she goes along with him as he pulls, trusting that he won't lead her astray. it's so disorienting to be led this way, being as blind as she is right now. ]

If he can, then he will. That I have no doubt of.