Day 4.0.1: Going up, and up, and up.

Warm, soothing goo surrounds your body. It's so hard to move, and impossible to think. You may not realize it yet, but you have been selected for the Crew of the Vesmir.

Oh, sure, you may not be capable of anything good or wholesome, and fine, you not even know what space is, but that doesn't matter to your moon-sized captor. You have been chosen, stolen from the only home you have known, and are now forced to suffer the indignities only a ship of kobolds can provide.

Perhaps it's not as serious as all that.

Somewhere between the crystal spheres and the endless void of space drifts a giant, living, silent ship. The Vesmir. Home.

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Day 4.0.1: Going up, and up, and up.; Warning: No blockage ahead
Topic Started: Jul 24 2009, 01:51 PM (28 Views)
Time And Space	Jul 24 2009, 01:51 PM Post #1
The Universe Posts: 71 Group: All Powerful Member #1 Joined: Sep 30, 2008	* Setting - When we last left our crew, they had located the problem with the elevators, and returned back home to their own alcove in shock. Nothing could ever be easy on Vesmir, and while the crew had easily been able to fix the elevator (in out of game time), they had been presented with a difficult choice. * Setting - Yeriv, the self-styled Queen of the Spiders, had introduced herself to the crew and offered them a choice; they could join her and return home, for a price, or battle against her and the spiders forever. There was much to think about, and the crew was in low spirits. * Setting - There was good news, as slight as it was; the elevator had merely grown into the wall, and once the excess webby flesh had been hacked away, the elevator seemed to function more or less flawlessly, going up and down with a sickening, lurching speed. Climbs Ladders warned the crew not to go to deep down, awe in his eyes and clawed hand over his stomach; the Kobolds had hacked these tunnels... * Setting ...for their own lift machines below. * Setting - A day had passed, and Ysabelle, still exhausted and sleepy, had spent most of it napping. She would not be joining the crew at this time, but both the fishman and the metal-limbed woman were there to protect her. The elevator, now functional, could be used to scale the moon sized ship, including to the bridge, miles and miles above them. <Setting> (Aaaaand. go.) * Climbs_Ladders is exploring the broken down kitchen and picking up stray spoons form the floor. He has sort of been set up as the kobold liaison with the crew, though it is certainly not an official role. * Eugen_Metzger quietly leaves his room and sits on the couch, oddly contemplative and quiet. He is wearing the pink and blue cow print chaps he found earlier, and Mime and Ssss are with him as usual. * Heart is stretched out in her usual position on the couch, arms crossed, feet on the table, and hat titled down. <Setting> Ssss! <Heart> Howdy, Doc. <Qadr> Q didn't like this. She didn't like this one little bit. The spider woman freaked her out, and like many things that she was freaked out by, the woman made her feel disquiet in other areas. Much of the time after the repaired elevator, she had spent pacing, trying to figure out what to do. While she was slowly relinquishing the concept that this was all inside her head, the sudden appearance... <Qadr> ...of the spider woman saying precisely what the worst parts of her would had made her think that once again. And hell, it explained why she found the woman so seductive as well. She didn't look at the Doctor, but she nodded to Heart as she came in the room. <Eugen_Metzger> What is it Ssss? * Heart tips her hat to Q. She seems more withdrawn than usual; this business with the spiders and Yeriv has her on edge. * Brifulkips (~chatzilla@c-24-127-157-186.hsd1.pa.comcast.net) Quit (Read error: Operation timed out) * Setting - Ssss climbs off the mime and latches onto the Doctor's chap-clad leg. <Setting> (^_______^)Ssss. <Eugen_Metzger> I like chaps too Ssss. he pats the small creature on its domed exo-skeleton <Setting> (Poor Mike..) * Climbs_Ladders wanders into the alcove having given up on his quest for anything of value in the kitchen. It had been thoroughly turned over by previous generations of engineers and only spoons remained. <Qadr> [Spoons. Spoons will save the world.] * Setting - Everything of value in the kitchen is spoons. <Eugen_Metzger> (Spoons is everything?) <Heart> (Pff, there are no spoons.) <Climbs_Ladders> What are big peoples saying about? Does crew know what to be doing about scary killer spider lady? * Heart "Hard boot to the head and out an airlock" Heart mutters. * Qadr looked to Heart and then she looked to the doctor again. "We can't kill her directly, anymore then she can kill us." There was a frown on her face, and her eyes were flat and hard. "But with a few well-rigged explosives we can let the vaccum of space do our work for us." * Heart tips her hat back, her whole demeanor changing to a brighter, more open one. "Now that's the sound of a beautiful plan, right there." <Eugen_Metzger> Except for the fact that we have no idea if there is a safety in place to prevent total depressuirzation. <Heart> Ch'. Buzzkill. <Qadr> Then perhaps, Doctor we should get an idea of one? Those fucking spider are gonna eat us as soon as they can. Then it's not by her hand. Low muttering words I'm surprised the bitch didn't chop her arm off to get rid of the thing. * Climbs_Ladders looks a little bit upset at the prospect of blowing things on the ship up... Engineers had such a hard time just keeping things running, if they had to actually build or replace things that exploded, well... He certainly had no idea how to build new ship parts. <Heart> We'll figger somethin' out. Least we all agree we gotta do somethin' about her, right? <Qadr> Do we all agree? These two here wanted to fucking join up. <Eugen_Metzger> People are very attached to their limbs. <Eugen_Metzger> I agree that something must be done but I am undecided as to which way. * Setting - Above them, space deepens, the purple nebula now just a distant speck out of the side of the lens. There appear to be no spiders....... <Qadr> And they can become very easily unattached from them. She muttered the words darkly, and absently brushed her fingers over her own arm * Heart snickers to herself for no discernable reason; inside her boots, she wiggles her toes. <Climbs_Ladders> Maybe some of crew can take Climbs Ladders to bridge? Elevator is not being working for kobolds and I am thinking it will be very special place... maybe like engineering but bigger? <Heart> Yeah, that's what we were gonna do before, anyway, wasn't it? 'Fore we got ambushed by that spider bitch. <Climbs_Ladders> Or maybe... Maybe it has other kobolds inside. Bridge kobolds... Bridgoneers? * Setting - Pro-tip: Mr. Ladder's eyes are shiny and dark, sparkling with the thought of the bridge. <Eugen_Metzger> sighs Is the bitch really necessary? <Heart> 'Fraid so, Doc. * Heart gives Herr Doktor a grin with too many teeth. * Eugen_Metzger rolls his eyes, "Women. Mime, don't get involved with women. Or females. Whatever." * Setting - Mime looks at the Doctor, and tilts its head. "Mime?" * Qadr laughs loudly at the Doctor. "Well that makes sense. Yes, let's go to the bridge." * Heart looks offended. "Females?" she mutters. "Watch what yer callin' me, Doc." <Eugen_Metzger> It ought to. It's not like I'm super cover. And Miss Heart, I was trying to relate it to Mime. I'm not sure a Mime...thingy has women. * Qadr places a hand on Heart's shoulder. "Don't worry about it." * Climbs_Ladders looks a little excited for about a second... But then realizes he'll now actually have to go on the elevator and outside the relative safety of the alcove area. * Heart looks even more annoyed at Eugen. She shrugs Q's hand off her shoulder. "Yeah, yeah. Whatever. Let's get this show on the road." * Setting - With gentle force, the plot gently moves people into the hallways, in front of the door by the kitchen. There is a keypad with two buttons outside of it. The crew can read one says UP and the other days DOWN. * Eugen_Metzger looks embarassed as he follows them, "Honestly, I meant no offense." <Heart> Uh-huh. No one ever does. pushes the up button <Qadr> That's what they always say. There was a shrug as she got in the elevator and moved to keep her back in a corner. * Setting - The Doors open, and Q is the first to enter. The Elevator is pleasantly lit, lowly, with a womb link salmon interior. There is a HUGE panel of buttons that looks familiar to everyone; it easily has over 1000 buttons, small, round, some with numbers and some with labels. * Climbs_Ladders hides behind the group until the elevator doors are opened in front of them. He assumes that the elevator will be filled with spiders, or fire, or spiders on fire. Once inside he can be found just under the control panel, marvelling at all the shiny, pressable buttons. * Eugen_Metzger bristles, "Honest to god, I swear this must be hell or purgatory. I ought to have paid better attention in Sunday school." * Setting - There are padded, almost fuzzy handles along the edges of the room, and it looks like a standard elevator. Ssss clings to the Doctor, and Mime has to be prodded to go in. * Eugen_Metzger holds Mime's hand, "There there, its okay." * Heart peers at all the shiny buttons, looking for interesting places to go. * Qadr looks at the folks with the buttons. "I don't suppose it's actually marked bridge?" * Setting - There a buttons with numbers, also one labeled PLAZA, LOBBY, ENGINEERING, CARGO 1A-390FDB, LAUNDRY, DOCKING BAY, LABS 1-250, OBSERVATORY, BRIDGE, SCHOOL, etc etc etc. * Heart squints at the buttons. "Matter of fact, there is." <Qadr> What are we waiting for, then? <Heart> Hang on t'yer hats, people. pushes BRIDGE button <Eugen_Metzger> Huh, for once something convinient on this god forsaken hull. * Setting - Mime clings, but eventually calms down and sits in the corner, poking the walls with a gloved hand. * Climbs_Ladders shies away from the buttons before one is pressed. Things usually go wrong when buttons are pressed after all. Explosions and things. * Qadr just waits * Climbs_Ladders The lift does not move for a moment, but everything seems much, much quieter. Still, that could just be the sense of anticipation rather than an actual lack of sound. After around five seconds the entire floor jumps up suddenly, lurching upwards as the lift grinds into motion in a manner very reminiscent of the smaller kobold lift to the cargo bay area from engineering. * Eugen_Metzger laughs "Oh god! What a ride!" * Heart takes her own advice, and hangs onto her hat as the elevator jerks into motion. * Qadr balls her hands tightly and grits her teeth. * Climbs_Ladders The motion begins, but it is not smooth going and the lift stops and starts as it picks up speed. It is not enough to throw someone around, but it can easily make the crew unsteady on their feet. Hopefully no one suffers from motion sickness. * Eugen_Metzger continues to laugh giddily. Apparently, Eugen really likes amusement park rides. * Setting - Mime does not, and it whimpers pathetically and grabs onto the floor. * Xtine (~chatzilla@h-67-100-54-110.nycmny83.dynamic.covad.net) has joined #vesmir <Qadr> [XTINE!!!!] <Setting> (WE ARE IN AN ELEVATOR, HEADING TO THE BIRDGE.) * Climbs_Ladders The lift moves faster and faster and seems to smooth out a little, or it feels like it is accelerating at least, from the downward force being experienced by the lift occupants. There's no way of knowing what kind of speed it is reaching without an external view of the lift shaft. <Xtine> [Hi! I decided to stop by since the one computer that likes irc was free] * Eugen_Metzger reaches out to Mime, "Here, hold my arm! You'll be fine. I promise." <Eugen_Metzger> ((yay!)) * Setting - The Mime grabs onto Eugen, and shakes like a leaf. <Setting> (You gonna stay around for a bit?) <Xtine> [sure, why not] <Setting> (Anyway, you've been hacking forever, you pretty much know tons about the ship, just ask if you need to know stuff. Meanwhile, the rest of the crew was offered their IMMORTAL SOULS to return home, or someshit. Right now the elevator is going INSANE.) * Qadr just keeps squeezing her eyes shut. * Climbs_Ladders AND THEN... the lift slowly comes to a halt, as if it had been a perfectly calm, normal elevator ride. The door are still closed, however. <Eugen_Metzger> I thought I'd never go on an amusement park ride again, but I suppose this ship is not entirely useless. * Xtine is now known as Delta_4_h4Xx * Climbs_Ladders KERCHUNK! CLANG! GRIIIIIND! With a lurch it drops down two feet before it locks in place. * Qadr blinks as the ride stops, and then hisses and winces as the lift drops two feet before it locks into place. * Setting - The fall is enough to bring people to their knees. After about five seconds of dangling,about to fall.. The door makes a gentle "DING" and opens. * BIG (~Tastic@c-71-232-92-199.hsd1.ma.comcast.net) has joined #vesmir <BIG> ((sorry bout that)) * BIG is now known as eugen_metz * Qadr 's knees bounce off the ground, and she reaches back and pulls the knife from her boot before rising quickly and looking out the open door. <eugen_metz> Oh god yes, that was amazing. Possibly deadly, but amazing.



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