(OPEN | Mutiny Log) Well it's been so long

[alittlesweptup]

Date & Time: Nov. 16 ~0300 through Nov.19th ~0230hrs, 3133
Location: Housing, Cafeteria, VR rooms, hallways etc (read: everywhere)
Characters: YOU!
Summary: Mutiny on the moon base! Vital systems are offline, mutineers are making PA announcements, and there’s conflict and turmoil brewing in the halls. Dun dun duuun!
Warnings: None yet (possible violence?)
Notes: Specify a date and location in your top comment. You may specify multiple dates/locations. A timeline for the plot and the IC PA announcements made during are available HERE.

[In the dead of night - or as close to ‘the dead of night’ as is possible to have in moon base - a small group of transports finally make the move they’ve been planning for weeks. Pre-determined teams, maintaining radio contact throughout, simultaneously take control of the Transporter Room and take multiple systems offline.

One moment things are normal; they next, they’re not. With a last message flagged as ‘maintenance’ left on the network, the network cuts out. A moment later, Transports across the base find themselves losing contact with the ground or shifting in their sleep and gently floating out of their beds from the force as the gravity drops. Lighting flicks over to emergency only: bathing corridors and rooms in a desolate, lonely red. Doors work - and then they don’t. Transports will find themselves confined to housing (and washrooms), the VR rooms, and the cafeteria; it’s plenty of space to be comfortable and largely covers most Transport’s basic needs (unless you’re fond of cheery light or having your feet on the ground in which case you may be out of luck).

Hours later-- Click-HHHSSSHK-click!

A woman’s voice speaks over the moon base’s PA system, echoing through the dark corridors and off the odds and ends gently floating through them thanks to the lack of gravity regulation. The voice is rich and accented, with a certain practiced ease to it - one that sharpens to a point the longer she talks:]

Testing. Testing-- are we good? Christ, I'm not echoing, am I? No?

All right good. Listen up, fellow transports. As you might have noticed, some of the base's general systems have gone offline: this, I assure you, is absolutely intentional. There's no need to panic.

So moving on from the understandably frustrating to the even more frustrating, I'm sure you all have also noticed the fact that we're currently all stuck-- starving and defenseless-- on the bloody moon. In a base that was, up until a few days ago, overrun with zombies. And before that, thousands of lives were bombed right out of existence, and before that, an entire world-- and before that we were all still being thrown at the United Earth for the sake of dying off repeatedly in a war we never stood a chance or had a say in. Transports have been treated like pawns since day one, and I'm sorry, but we don't deserve it.

If we're giving up our lives and our freedom, I'd say it's about time we earned ourselves a little equality.

We deserve a say in what goes on in this fight, and with that in mind, a few of us have decided to hold onto the transporter for a while. Just until the Initiative agrees to treat us like people instead of ammunition. Trust me, we’re not here to hurt anyone; none of this has to end badly. But it does need to end. Things have got to change. And if this is what it takes? This is what it’s going to be.

We need your help; please don’t make it any harder for us.

[The PA clicks off, pitching the base once more into complete radio silence.

Near the end of the first day, gravity regulation is re-established. The network is brought back online the following day, allowing everyone to communicate more freely. Lighting doesn’t come back online until the 18th and the door regulation isn’t normalized or operable until the 19th. Throughout the four days, the mutineers make multiple PA announcements.

In the mean time? Keep your friends close, come to the aid of your neighbors; help with reconnaissance and choose sides - are you neutral in this mess? Are you trying to help bring systems back online and root out the mutineers? Are you sympathetic to the mutiny and trying to sabotage those Transports standing for the Initiative?]

Comments

[ready_to_bloom]

Hmm, maybe a few minutes longer.

[He considers what she's asking, and how to best to lift her, without being horribly awkward and embarrassing.]

If I bend down, and you hold onto my shoulders while I stand, I think we can do this.

[crocodilesmiles]

( She nods, offering a small shrug with another ready grin. )

Worse comes to worse, I get to joke you fell for me, so I think we win in the long run either way!

( Puns and jokes are the best, aren't they? She complies with his suggestion, glad much of her own strength has returned over the long recovery months since June. It's not one hundred percent, and it probably won't be for a while longer, but she's easily 70% of the way there, and tenacious to boot!

Which is to say, welcome to the koala clinger. )

[ready_to_bloom]

[He places his hands on her hips, holding and lifting her with his arms as he straightens up, letting her own hold and his strength pull her upright.]

Don't make me laugh, or you'll make that joke come true.

[But he's joking too, and he makes sure they're both steady before swinging her up into a firm hold.] Is this good?

[crocodilesmiles]

( There's no real sense of her being on her feet, since she couldn't possibly support herself, but having her straightened out, and having her cling as she does (in which there is no dignity, and she ignores the rising heat in her cheeks because she can't have dignity when she doesn't have the capacity to stand and help smooth this over). Once she's in a hold, she breathes out -- relief! )

My hero!

( And that's an honest exclamation of appreciation. Thank you, Caspian! )

[ready_to_bloom]

[He's glad to be of whatever help he can, especially in this time of trouble.]

How come you were a bird, Collette?

[You know, just a casual question as he carries her down the corridor.]

[crocodilesmiles]

I needed to move, and it was safer up there, you know. Down here, people are so jumpy!

( For good reason, she admits, but good reason doesn't make a shot fired in reaction any less painful, or any less deadly. )

I needed to get out with everything being like it is.

[ready_to_bloom]

[Okay, well, that makes a little sense.]

So you are flying through those vents... just to get out?

[crocodilesmiles]

To get out, yep!

( Get information out, and get people out, she hopes. )

To keep an eye on things too, in case heads get all muddled and people start acting mean real fast. Oh, I'm over by the lockers! By the showers.

( She says, nodding with her head as they approach the restrooms. )

[ready_to_bloom]

It seems things are already quite muddled. [Understatement, yes.

He heads that way.] And what things have you been keeping an eye on?

[crocodilesmiles]

The people making things all muddled. On both sides of the doors.

( She admits, more softly, watching him and his reaction out of the corner of her eyes. )

[ready_to_bloom]

[He lowers his voice to match hers.} That seems wise.

Is it something you could use some help with?

[crocodilesmiles]

Actually... yeah, it really is!

( She smiles, considering all the people who are on the outside, and the few on the in. )

If you can listen to the people here and let me know if there's anyone thinking of doing something stupid and forceful, or anyone thinking to do something they shouldn't with the air... man, that'd be good to know. I can't be all over out here and in there, where I need to be, too!

[ready_to_bloom]

[Intelligence gathering is always a good use of time.]

I can do that. Which is the best way to let you know?

[crocodilesmiles]

Hmm. Um, you could stop by, or -- oh, okay, so there's this woman, Jean? Jean has bright red hair, she's really pretty. She's helping me stay connected to a few other people who're helping keep an eye on things. She's where the main group of people are, the ones talking about what to do. If you learn something urgent, tell her -- she can make sure I hear immediately. Otherwise... well, I'm back out around here every six hours or so.

( She demorphs more frequently than that, but restroom trips are a different sort of necessity. )

Less urgent stuff, we can meet up here?

[ready_to_bloom]

[He nods.] Bright red hair? I will find her, if necessary. And I will be here to meet up.

[crocodilesmiles]

( Her chair sits with folded clothing and a pair of velcro strap shoes by the lockers. Collette nods to the man carrying her, pleased. )

Thank you, Caspian. You're a good guy!

[ready_to_bloom]

[Caspian sets her down easily, and smiles at her words.]

You're welcome. I'm glad I could be of assistance to you. [And he sweeps into a rather regal bow.

Old habits die hard is the thing.]

[crocodilesmiles]

( The bow makes her giggle, flushing a little again. It's such a silly, over the top thing to her, but she finds it charming nonetheless. )

Let a girl know if she can ever lend you a helping hand too!

[ready_to_bloom]

[She really does have an infectious giggle - he can't help but smile widely in return.]

I shall! Good luck with your task.

[crocodilesmiles]

Thank you, Caspian! We'll be in touch.

( She waves, even while her other hand works on slipping the shoes on her chair out from behind her back. She'll wait until he's gone to start adding on her extra layers! )