A bit of whimsy

[soul_sister]

Date & Time: October 5th, Evening
Location: The cafeteria
Characters: OPEN TO ALL
Summary: MOONWALKING!!/The gravity breaks for an hour
Warnings: NONE

[Perhaps the refrigerator cycled at the exact same moment that someone started reheating some of that sorry excuse we have for moon food. Maybe at that exact moment, the power grid strained from bringing another section of the base into life supporting function. Maybe at that exact moment ALL OF THOSE THINGS HAPPENED AT ONCE.


Whatever actually happened, the lights flicker and go dark, leaving only the hallway illumination, and your stomach twists as gravity loses a bit of a grip on you.

You're not FLOATING, but neither are you quite as heavy as you used to be.]

What on Earth?

Comments

[soul_sister]

Don't fly around like that if you don't know how!

[She huffs and settles... eying the plate again. With the source of the glow closer, she still can't find a handle.]

I bet its locked...

[selfless]

I know how to fly, just not... when gravity is like this. [ehe..he.....]

Oh, but now we hit it, right? I can try to knock off the panel?

[soul_sister]

... Should I back up first?

[selfless]

M-Maybe. [she'll wait a moment, before she readies her fist and punches at the wall. Good news! she has angelic super strength, so her fist leaves a bit dent in the center of the metal panel! To the point where the corners now stick up, and maybe with a little prying, the panel could be torn off.

bad news, now she's floating away from the wall again]

Oh, I think I did something?

[soul_sister]

Hoooo, not bad. [Rosette leans in to examine the panel as Colette's feet float past.

She gives it an experimental tug before sitting and putting one foot against the wall. Gripping the crumpled panel in both hands, she kicks off the wall and with a wrenching noise, the panel goes free...

And Rosette drifts back a good quarter of the cafeteria.]

[selfless]

Thanks! [Colette beams! happy that she's helping... a little.... and yay the panel is free, but they're both drifting in space. whooo]

Ah... what now?

[soul_sister]

[Without wings, Rosette does, at least sink to the ground relatively quickly. She examines the panel bathed in Colette's light, seriously for a long moment. Her air is studious and serious.]

I have no idea what any of this does.

[selfless]

Oh, that's okay, I don't think I do either.

[... um um um, SILVER LINING, GET!]

At least now it will be easier to access when someone comes who knows how to fix it?

[soul_sister]

Exactly. ....




Maybe we should arrange the tables so it will lead them directly to it. I mean, it's dark in here...

[selfless]

That's such a good idea! [although...]

It might take a little longer because we're floating, but I bet we can do it!