THE EVENT HORIZON - DAY TWO

[inferis]

[Something during the night has activated the ship's gravity core. There seems to be no evidence as to what caused it. Everything within the ship remains stable, but the ship itself shakes violently, and deep in the bowels, a ominous rumbling sound can be heard]

[[OOC: Please wait for sections. THE GRAVITY CORE | AROUND THE SHIP | DAY TWO OOC POST | PLOT CHAT | PLOT HUB]]

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THE GRAVITY CORE

[inferis]

[For those brave enough to check it out, it seems the gravity core has finally stopped spinning. All the rings have aligned, and a blinding light emits from the device, before settling to a strange blue-grey, water like surface. It sure can't be a good thing to fall into that right?]

[wagers]

[Guess who's the first one on the scene? She's curious... but she;s keeping her distance for the time being.]

Whoa.

[heloise]

[ Safest in the eye of the storm?

Perhaps she only wants to be contrary, to prove her wrong and if this isn't the fastest way back to the Castle then it is certainly one way to do something more. Quietly, she steps closer to stand in front of the machine, staring into the surface. It wouldn't hurt her. It wouldn't dare. ]

[wagers]

Hey! [She's approaching the other, biting her lip with a protruding fang carefully. And then... that surface. What even.]

You're going to get like, radiation! Or burn off your face or something!

[comsubin]

[ He remembers her mentioning she built these things before (sort of), so he has to ask... ]

Hey... any of the things you built ever do anything like this?

[solowingpixy]

[And guess who's stupid brave enough to run down and investigate that core thing again. He has such a bad feeling, it's not even funny.

He'll be shielding his eyes when he sees that light, taking a few slow steps towards it as the light died down and finding himself face-to-face with the blue-grey surface. No way in hell he's touching it though.]

What the hell is this?

[inferis]

[But Pixy, it's so cool and calm and beautiful.

So tempting... It stays there for a moment, the surface gently rippling, like a small pond]

[solowingpixy]

[Yeah and he knows from experience how calm things - at least - can go STRAIGHT to hell at a moment's notice.

But he'll be taking a couple steps back and put his hand on his pistol when he sees it rippling. That can not be a good sign. At all.]

[wolf_of_war]

[Bladewolf was afraid this might happen, and when the shaking started, he was awakened from his powered-down state, and made a beeline straight for the Gravity Core.]

It appears the Drive has been activated. There must be some way to power it down, as whatever it does, it cannot help us.

[last_rat_standing]

[James had been watching the core, trying to make sense of the thing. When the light flared he had the good sense to throw an arm up over his eyes to keep himself from being blinded.

Once it fades he lowers his arm and frowns at it. What the hell is this thing, really? He steps closer, trying to get a better look at the... water?]

[inferis]

[The water continues to ripple gently, calm, almost. Certainly inviting.

...It wouldn't hurt to touch it, right? It looks absolutely harmless]

[last_rat_standing]

[Ah ha. Haha. Nope. Not gonna happen. He doesn't step back but he doesn't step any closer, either. He simply stands his ground, watching the weird rippling water and trying to figure out how the hell any of this is possible.]

[dorkwonder]

[Tim shields his eyes from the light as best as he can when it flares up, wishing he had more of his gear with him. If only they had a chance to prepare for going to places like this, although he imagines whoever is behind it would be like "Where's the fun in that?"

Studies the water once the light dispenses, wondering if he can track down a container or something to put it in. Without the proper gear, he's not interested in doing too much experimenting with it. Maybe he can track down a small tube and if not, leave it be.]

[inferis]

[Hey...that's weird. A tube suddenly rolls to his feet. It looks like a thermos flask. Where did it even come from?

It's almost as if something is reading his mind. But that's silly, right? But look at that, a handy container, ripe for taking a sample

[dorkwonder]

[That is handy. A little too handy. Tim picks up the vile, pocketing it for the time being, before looking around. ]

Hello? Is someone there?

[honeytoes]

[Gary has been keeping a close eye on the core since he found it...what with him being a technician and all.]

Uh oh...this can't be good.

[schrodingersghost]

Yeah, no kidding. Glowing things are never a good sign.

[honeytoes]

When something this ominous looking changes like that...you can bet your ass bad shit is going to go down.

[He's speaking from experience of course...usually helping the "bad shit" get started.

He goes up for a closer inspection...lifting his glasses momentarily.]

What do you think caused it?

[ensorceler]

[ Anne hadn't had the chance to really check this area out yesterday, and today she's managed to sneak off to explore again now that she feels slightly less terrified to check things out, especially knowing there are so many people probably not far off.

Her jaw drops at this sight, and she wonders why nobody reported it. This isn't what she had heard described yesterday, so it must be something entirely different. She feels mesmerized by the light, seeing the purity rather than feeling the darkness.

She stands close, some small voice in the back of her head warning her to go seek someone's assistance, but there's no one who will be willing to risk themselves for her this way. Nobody she's found today. So after one more look around, Anne leans in and reaches up so she can watch her fingertips splay against what looks like...water. ]

[inferis]

[The 'water' certainly acts like it, for a moment at least. The liquid flows over her fingertips, cool and pleasant and beautiful. It's almost serene.

...Until something unseen, something from the other side GRABS her hand]

[ensorceler]

[ That is a scream! Anne barely even recognizes it as her own as she strains to grab onto something to pull herself away, only to find...nothing. Well, there's the floor.

She tries! Come here, floor, please let her find a way to hold you. ]

Re: THE GRAVITY CORE

[silentrunning]

[Chell had resumed her explorations, as soon as the shaking had wakened her. She hadn't found the gravity core yesterday, but eventually her path led her right to it. She'd never seen a single thing like this before so she stared at it as the discs spun. Hmmm...

But she couldn't escape the crawling feeling of unease. She'd had it all day, but she was entirely more uneasy here than anywhere else, so she turned, backing away slooooowly.]

[not_nikkiheat]

[Kate circles the core, squinting and rubbing her temple to fight off a headache. She finds herself drawn to the edge of the catwalk around the core, but she fights the urge to move forward.]

[solowingpixy]

[Well hey there, Kate. Pixy needs a new Beckett in his life after Carson left.

...but this is probably a pretty terrible introduction, huh? Seeing as he'll calmly walk through the tunnel of whirly blades of death and stop by the entranceway to the room. He'll pleasantly ignore the Gravity Core and have his eyes locked on Kate.]

You should get away from that.

[not_nikkiheat]

[She jumps at his voice, turning slowly to face him. The look in his eyes puts her on edge.]

And why is that?