SPACE OLYMPICS DAY 2

[theyear3022]

SPACE OLYMPICS
DAY 2
You're the best in the world!

Hope you all slept well. This morning, you're woken up bright and early to board the shuttle out to the orbital station where the Space Olympics will actually take place. Brace yourself, 'cause there's no gravity! ... At least, on the shuttle. Parts of the station do have artificial gravity, just not the parts where you're actually supposed to play.

Once your stomach settles down, you'll be free to use the facilities as you like. Now's the perfect time to try and figure out how to actually play your space sport. But is it just you, or does the station look a little run-down...?

Those of you who failed to keep your asses off the minibar last night: you'll be finding a bill in your new "room," to the tune of 400,000 space credits or so. If you're wondering what that is in Paradisan caisos, well... so am I.

SPACE SPORTS FACILITIES
QUARTERS
OBSERVATION DECK
OOC: Info Post | Roster | Day 1

((ooc: sorry this post went up late! the folks got home from new york sooner than anticipated @_@))

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SPACE SPORTS FACILITIES

[theyear3022]

[Looking for a place to do sports? Look no further! This station has all the rooms and equipment you could possibly need. It does not, however, have gravity. Or instructions on how to play your sport. And if your sport involves animals, well... they're probably a little different from the ones you'd see on Earth!]

QUARTERS

[theyear3022]

[Your quarters on the station are a biiiit less luxurious than the suites in the Athletes' Village. Actually, it's more like one of those Japanese capsule hotels. Space is at a premium out here! Needless to say, the bathrooms are shared.

On the plus side, there is gravity here, so you don't have to strap yourself down or anything. I mean, unless you really want to.]

OBSERVATION DECK

[theyear3022]

[At the front of the ship is a room with a large window looking out into space. Planet Zargon looms overhead, and for the rest, well... it's pretty much just stars. If you've never been into space before, this is a great place to get a feel for it.

(There is gravity here.)]

[thehangedrose]

[When he's not doing awkward somersaults with knitting needles in mid air or screaming like a little girl as a contestant comes near close to poking his eyes out or generally looking like he's going to hurl on someone, Garry can be found here, leaning near the window and just staring out into the void.]

[He looks shaken, but overall he looks a bit calmer- maybe the view is helping him somewhat.]

I-it's pretty, but...ugh, I just want to be anywhere but here, really...

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[pint_sized_carnivore]

Space Karate? But I do kung-fu!

Sheesh, this is like the new Karate Kid movie.

[encryptedlock]

[After having Delta discreetly wipe out his outstanding credit balance, York finds himself on the observation deck during his tour of the facilities and promptly spends the next few hours looking out. Delta is projected next to him, a little eight-inch hologram of a man in armor (or perhaps a robot, depending on your point of view), and they stand there looking out at the stars silently for a long time.

Never gets old, huh? Nope. Never does.]

[truestsciences]

[This is probably one of the most ridiculous things Eridan has had to deal with, as well as the most miserable. Which says a lot, because this is Eridan. He blows most everything out of proportion.

But being human is horrible. Absolutely horrible. He has no idea how he's supposed to swim when he's still not really sure how this stupid new body works, being far too used to having horns that now that he no longer has to compensate for them his movements are awkward and jerky, and, y'know. Having a completely different set of respiratory and cardiac systems is pretty weird.

But then he actually gets to the pool, or what passes for a pool in space, and...]

This is fuckin' ridiculous.

[How do you swim without gravity? The water is just. Floating there. In the air. You can't fucking swim in floating water when you're just floating around too.]

[ex_garroter234]

[Okay thank God there is gravity and it's not a tiny box. Micheletto is just going to stand here forever, all of you can go die.

The look on his face translates this murderous intent pretty well, actually. He looks like he has entered an Angry Contest and is winning.]

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[the_effect_she_has]

[Well, after the first few moments of non-gravity, Katniss remembered the journal entry from York and the other ... interesting soldier types, and put the lessons to good use. So she was fine, moving around. The problem was of course, doing archery in no gravity. The arrows kept on going...]

GET DOWN! [Was something Katniss was screaming a lot today.]

[the_effect_she_has]

[Katniss pushed off from her position, hidden in the shadows. It was one of the few places with gravity, so she stayed her to talk to those who passed through -- those who looked capable and could handle themselves.]

Hey. I'm Katniss. Percy Jackson and I, we're trying to get us all out of here alive. We're looking for help.

[the_effect_she_has]

[Katniss pushed off from her position, hidden in the shadows. It was one of the few places with gravity, so she stayed her to talk to those who passed through -- those who looked capable and could handle themselves.]

Hey. I'm Katniss. Percy Jackson and I, we're trying to get us all out of here alive. We're looking for help.

[originalcopy]

[Church is looking at the equipment he's been left with. A pair of "rocket skis" and something labeled a "space rife". He holds up the rocket skis clearly unimpressed.]

What the fuck am I supposed to do with these?

Why am I the only one with "rocket skis" anyway?

[delincuente]

[You may want to watch where you're going, to keep from running into the hard plastic balls that seem to be floating around this corner of the facility. Clearly, skee-ball wasn't meant to be played sans gravity. But then, that's what makes it Space Skee-Ball!]

Congrats, I think they just found a way to make this whole thing even more stupid.

[She tries to roll another ball, but of course it just floats right up over her head - and starts to travel backwards. Wincing, she turns around and calls to the general vicinity - ]

Hey, if anyone gets a concussion? Totally not my fault!

[delincuente]

Yeah? I'm pretty sure everyone does.

[Alex finds a spot to slump down to the floor, a few feet away from Garry. Sorry for her grouchiness - she's just spent all afternoon trying to play anti-gravity skee-ball, and her last nerve is shot to hell. Complaining to strangers is a great plan right now.]

Like, they couldn't just send us to the beach, or something! Not even once!

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[pint_sized_carnivore]

[Chie walked in the observation deck, and gasped in awe. It's friggin' space!]

Whoa! [She pressed her face on the glass] I really am in space!

[originalcopy]

[Church isn't a space guy. He's never spent much time in space, so he's not nearly in his element as any of the Freelancers. Add to that the fact that riding a shuttle hung over was not the best plan ever and he's just happy to be somewhere where the floor is stable.
He can't help but notice York and Delta, little glowing dudes are hard not to spot. Especially against the backdrop of space. But he'll let them quietly enjoy their view.]

[waterproofed]

[Percy is by the observation deck checking out the view. It's an impressive one, and it's cool to see the stars spread out like that. So far he is really enjoying this trip in space]

[pint_sized_carnivore]

[Chie waved at Percy while carrying a bottle of melon soda on one hand. She smiled at him in her usual friendly manner]

Yo!

[waterproofed]

[he gives a friendly wave in return. He's pretty much cleaned out his mini-fridge so he has no sida]

S'up?

[pint_sized_carnivore]

[Good thing Chie has an extra one in her pocket]

I couldn't sleep, so I thought of just walking around, and check out the view.

[She opened her soda bottle and glanced at Percy] Oh, you want some? I got an extra one.

[originalcopy]

Hey watch it!

[Have one of those "interesting soldier types" careening around the arena on rocket skis. Just missing getting impaled as he flails about trying to learn how to steer or even manage a strait line.]

I swear to God if you fuckin' shoot me, I'll be pissed!

[waterproofed]

I couldn't sleep much, either. Though that could've been all the sugar I ate yesterday.

[he beams at her offer] Oh, yeah, that'd be great! Thanks.

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[pint_sized_carnivore]

[Chie was having trouble controling her direction in zero-gravity, so she was flailing around the facility until she was at the direction of one of Katniss' arrows. She noticed it heading towards her]

AHHHH!!

[She dodged it just in time! Like The Matrix]

Sheesh that was close!

[pint_sized_carnivore]

[Chie chuckles. She could relate, she raided the minibar for sugary goodies]

I did too! Those chocolates are the best ones I ever had!

And here, it's a melon soda. It's the same one I used to drink back home. [Chie handed Percy a bottle of melon soda, with Japanese letters on them]

[waterproofed]

Awesome. Thanks. [glug glug glug] So this is Japanese? Wonder how it got here in space?