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Re: Nechronica
EVENTS:
The giant growls angrily at Klimt, grease and dried blood squirting out of its sawtoothed mouth. The smaller creature runs in his direction, and before he has time to dodge, it's gotten hold of his arm, and pulled something out of it.
...His IV catheter? But - But he needs that! Without his medication, he'll become sick! He'll, he'll turn into one of THEM! No, anything but tha-
A hand touches his shoulder, and he turns back to look. A hollow creature breathes upon his neck, filth streaming out of its crinkly, scabbed-over skin. Behind it, lies a grotesque, rotund sphere of overgrown brains and eyeless heads, shivering as tentacles burst through its skin to grasp at his arms.
Klimt?
He passes out.
A few moments later, his eyes open up again. Emilia is kneeling next to him, shaking him gently by the shoulders. Next to her, he can see Eigla and Curie. Rosa stands a little ways away, ogling him grumpily.
The world, it seems... Normal, perhaps. Or, at least, like the type of abnormality he's used to.
Mon Feb 12, 2018 2:58 am
TheKebbit
Joined: Sat Jul 04, 2009 10:24 pm Posts: 3939 Location: NORTH
Re: Nechronica
...
>Collect thoughts.
"The intelligence inside this boat. It thinks the entire world is sick, and that only objects connected to it are clean. I saw myself alive. That insect caretaker... it was a young nurse. You pulled an IV out of my arm. I don't know what you actually did, but it was a disconnection. You all looked like abominations - not ordinary reanimated people, so much worse."
Mon Feb 12, 2018 3:02 am
TorrentHKU
Loose Canon
Joined: Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:07 pm Posts: 2992 Location: --------------->
Re: Nechronica
"She cut your connection to the boat. Hm. Interesting. Strong hivemind insect guardians, with extremely little pattern to their Flesh. An entire colony intelligence, probably infesting the entire ship. It views everything else as horrific monsters. Hm. I wonder what this ship once was."
Mon Feb 12, 2018 3:33 am
CaveCricket48
Joined: Tue Jun 12, 2007 11:52 pm Posts: 13144 Location: Here
Re: Nechronica
"Interesting, but dangerous.
Are we investigating, or leaving?"
Mon Feb 12, 2018 5:37 am
TorrentHKU
Loose Canon
Joined: Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:07 pm Posts: 2992 Location: --------------->
Re: Nechronica
"We are here to stay the night. After the fight we gave their guardians, I doubt any more of the creatures want to fight. We will stay, with a watch."
Mon Feb 12, 2018 5:39 am
CaveCricket48
Joined: Tue Jun 12, 2007 11:52 pm Posts: 13144 Location: Here
Re: Nechronica
"I'll be first watch, then."
> Keep watch.
Mon Feb 12, 2018 5:43 am
CrazyMLC
Joined: Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:20 am Posts: 4772 Location: Good news everyone!
Re: Nechronica
"You guys can keep watch or whatever."
> Promptly lay down to go to bed, assuming that's a thing I can do. I haven't done it yet.
Joined: Sat Jul 04, 2009 10:24 pm Posts: 3939 Location: NORTH
Re: Nechronica
"I can take the second watch after Eigla."
>For now, rest.
Mon Feb 12, 2018 9:42 pm
Areku
Joined: Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:46 pm Posts: 5212 Location: The Grills Locker.
Re: Nechronica
EVENTS:
The night approaches quickly, and the party decides to settle down and sleep. Making some distance between them and the mucus-coated hallway, they set up camp around the bonfire.
Rosa lies down on her side, finding the hard metal floor surprisingly comfortable. Her tail coils around her body unconsciously, and she is quick to relax. Eigla climbs up on the sharkgirl's shoulder, using it as a vantage point for her watch.
Klimt lies down, somewhat forcibly receiving a lap pillow from Curie. Emilia sits down a respectful distance away, lightly shutting her eyes. Peggy hesitates for a few moments, but eventually approaches and begins to spoon him.
Malia props her body against a short wall, tilting her head backwards so as to enlarge her field of view. Shutting her main eyes, she opens the ones lining the inside and outside of her forehead, watching intently for any movement as her conscious mind drifts off to sleep.
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Malia watches the hours pass without incident. Klimt gets up, and Eigla goes to sleep amid Rosa's red-hot, steam-producing flesh.
A few smaller insects crawl on the deck, but none dare approach. Peggy keeps a single eye open through the night, concealing it under her hair.
It is entertaining at first, watching the others sleep, but soon boredom encroaches upon her mind. She recounts a few tales to herself, and dreams of fantastical landscapes and cyclopean vistas, recounting the events of the day. Bugs, and nurses, and huge steel ships, and her body splitting open.
Eventually, she can no longer tell apart her memories and reality.
Fragment of Memory: Necromancer _______________
Toot. Toot. Toot. Toot.
Rhythmic. A bit slower than usual, perhaps, but still there. You remembered being more agitated, before, but the drugs had dealt with that. Now, you were as regular as a clock.
"Initiating procedure. Drainage at ten percent."
Hmmm. It felt, weird, for the lack of a better word. Your eyes couldn't move anymore, but they still worked. Through the blinding light above, you could see glimpses of sewn rubberized suits, rusty steel walls, and strange machinery.
"Fifty percent."
Toot. Pause. Toot. Pause. Things got darker, and a bit colder. It was comfortable.
"Eighty percent."
It all went black. Long pauses without a sound.
"Ninety f-"
You stopped. You didn't know for how long, or what happened during the pause. In retrospect, you felt a bit scared, but then you really didn't - You felt scared afterwards, when thinking about what had happened. At that moment, you felt nothing. You WERE nothing. A static, unchanging blip in time, entirely incapable of thought or self-reflection. Then, they set you running again.
Toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-
The constant beeping was annoying, though. You could hear the voices saying things, but the noise drowned all perception. It bothered you to no end. If only you could- Just reach over and-
Your disconnected hand bent backwards, pulling the sensors from your arm. There was a long, silent pause.
"...Motor control partially regained at T+48. Proceed."
Her neck was propped forwards, and she saw many things. Saws, and gloved hands, and mechanical cutters. Organs being replaced, or just removed altogether. Long strands of wire and kevlar mesh. It hurt. She tried to complain vocally, but only a jawless mumble came out. Still, someone seemed to understand. A deep voice.
"It hurts, I know. Still, we need you to feel it. To remember this. So that you're the one that remains, when you're back together. Be strong."
She saw large glass canisters. Limbs, tissue. Eyes, far too many of them. Pretty ones, just like she'd asked for. Not the off-color, squint ones she had.
Her last memory was looking at her own, smiling, eyeless face. Then, the nerves were cut. Over several long, excruciating, perfect hours, her vision was filled by a single concept, a beautiful, colorful idea.
END THE MASTER
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A grey, foggy morning arrives. Klimt seems to be the only one fully awake, looking patiently at the sea.
It's probably time to get going.
Wed Feb 14, 2018 1:18 am
TorrentHKU
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Joined: Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:07 pm Posts: 2992 Location: --------------->
Re: Nechronica
> Rise. Stretch.
Wed Feb 14, 2018 1:33 am
TheKebbit
Joined: Sat Jul 04, 2009 10:24 pm Posts: 3939 Location: NORTH
Re: Nechronica
"I don't think there is much of a point to remaining on this boat. The mystery of how it perceives the world is not worth uncovering - we lose time."
Wed Feb 14, 2018 2:23 am
CrazyMLC
Joined: Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:20 am Posts: 4772 Location: Good news everyone!
Re: Nechronica
> Remain where I am, eyes wide open.
Wed Feb 14, 2018 2:24 am
CaveCricket48
Joined: Tue Jun 12, 2007 11:52 pm Posts: 13144 Location: Here
Re: Nechronica
> Look at Rosa, see what she thinks.
Wed Feb 14, 2018 2:38 am
TorrentHKU
Loose Canon
Joined: Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:07 pm Posts: 2992 Location: --------------->
Re: Nechronica
"Of course. It is an interesting relic, but ultimately we have a goal and a pursuer. We must keep moving." > Oh. I can't make any clothes from them, but, are there chitin plates big enough for makeshift sandals? Or even, metal plates maybe?
Wed Feb 14, 2018 2:53 am
CaveCricket48
Joined: Tue Jun 12, 2007 11:52 pm Posts: 13144 Location: Here
Re: Nechronica
> Help Rosa gather materials, and follow her if/when she leaves. Stay on guard as always, ready to Defend/Protect/Vine [Support Rosa].
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