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Post by Zero on May 18, 2013 12:13:41 GMT -5
When Blake and Hiyato floated to the end up their respective halls, they found themselves in a large cubic room. The walls were all white and clean. There was equipment on some of the walls, and command console in the center, with two drawers below it. It gave off the feeling of being a "central" room, such as one where members of a team would gather, or perhaps orders would be given.
With no gravity to hold things down, all equipment in the room was either built into the floor/walls, or nailed down. Handholds stuck out between them, presumably to make moving around easier. There were speakers on the walls, and screens on various pieces of equipment, accompanied by chairs with footholds for sitting. Just above the command console was what appeared to be a holographic projector of some kind.
At the other end of the room were two large, square-shaped doors. They were much like the shape of the ones they had just escaped through, with clean rounded edges. However, there was one major difference.
The door on the left was emblazoned with the number "2", in a thick dark burn. Whatever was used to write this number must have been some kind of strong laser, to leave such a mark.
The door to the right of it had a number as well. It was the number "1", also burned deeply into it.
Next to each door was a circular panel of some sort, with a small display above it. There was no indication of what they were for.
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Post by Blake Donovan on May 18, 2013 12:25:11 GMT -5
Blake's eyes floated towards a small handhold on the side of the wall. He reached out for it and eyed the many scientific devices in the room. Putting his mind to work, he began to imagine what use those many devices could be for out in space. It was then he noticed the other man that appeared to be entering the room as well.
"And just who the hell are you?"
Crude, but effective. He couldn't just let a stranger go by unnoticed, let alone a man who could very well be his kidnapper.
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Post by Hiyato Sanada on May 18, 2013 12:39:20 GMT -5
Hiyato floated into the room and grabbed a handhold he noticed on the wall. This floating business was really beginning to get on his nerves. He noticed a man on the other side of the room, but before he could say anything, he was asked a question by the mysterious man. The thought that this man might have been the same one who brought him up here crossed his mind. This made him quite angry, and he stopped thinking straight.
"Who the hell am I? Who the hell are you?! You think this is funny, kidnapping someone and putting them into space, you sick fuck?! Tell me, why?"
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Post by Blake Donovan on May 18, 2013 12:45:33 GMT -5
A smirk crossed his face. Nonchalantly, he held out his wrist, making sure to show his bracelet.
"See this? Same one as yours."
He pointed to the bracelet on the stranger.
"I'm not your kidnapper, buddy. Just someone that's in the same boat as you. Now, I'll ask again because I'm such a nice guy. Who are you?"
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Post by Hiyato Sanada on May 18, 2013 12:51:35 GMT -5
Hiyato's eyes widened and he looked at the bracelet on his wrist and back at the stranger. It WAS the same bracelet. He wasn't fully convinced, but even if this guy was the kidnapper, he knew he would probably never be able to get back home without his help.
"Hiyato... And i'm not your buddy."
Hiyato began looking around to see if he could find anything useful, but nothing seemed especially helpful except maybe the doors at the other end of the room and the device that the man was messing with. Speaking of which, he still hadn't told Hiyato his name.
"And you?"
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Post by Zero on May 18, 2013 12:53:36 GMT -5
However, Hiyato was interrupted by the sound of two more people enter the room from behind them. It seemed they had come in from the same halls that Blake and Hiyato had.
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Post by Mei Kasonoda on May 18, 2013 12:54:58 GMT -5
Mei was the first person. She stared around the command room in disbelief. "Whoa... da hell's up with dis place? It's like we're really in some kinda space station..."
She didn't seem to notice Blake and Hiyato yet, but she had company floating behind her.
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Post by Fox Wilder on May 18, 2013 12:58:28 GMT -5
Fox half walked, half floated into the room. He tried to keep his feet on the floor but had little success.
" I have no idea..... "
He looked around at the girl who spoke earlier
"Um... who are you exactly? "
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Post by Mei Kasonoda on May 18, 2013 13:00:46 GMT -5
Mei just glanced at him.
"Shouldn't ya be givin' your own name before asking someone else's? Dweeb."
Mei looked around the room, in wonder at her surroundings. The two numbered doors looked particularly mysterious. She was scared, but didn't show it. She knew the choch she entered the room with couldn't be the man who captured her. Hell, he looked like he couldn't kidnap a dead squirrel.
But the two men who were already in the room... they were suspicious as hell. Cautiously, she pushed herself off towards them, and spoke.
"'Ey! You! What's the deal here, huh!?"
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Post by Fox Wilder on May 18, 2013 13:07:58 GMT -5
Fox rolled his eyes at the rude girls abrupt dismissal.
He watched her float away towards.... two other guys. Taking a deep breath Fox looked around the room taking particular interest in the two large doors.
He turned and maneuvered himself towards the others.
"Has anyone got any idea what the hell is going on here?"
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Post by Blake Donovan on May 18, 2013 13:14:58 GMT -5
Blake sighed and mumbled to himself.
"Great...looks like the welcoming committee is here."
He turned to face the man and woman.
"We're both a bit stuck here looking for a way out. Make yourselves useful and help us look."
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Post by Hiyato Sanada on May 18, 2013 13:23:15 GMT -5
Hiyato looked over to the man and woman who had just entered. Just how many people were trapped aboard this station? He hoped that with all these people, getting off would be faster, and hoped that they wouldn't be a hindrance.
"I'm Hiyato. I don't know who either of you are, but let's cut the small talk and focus on a way off of this thing and get back home."
He remembered he promised he would go somewhere with his sister today, and realized that she must be worried sick. Not only that, but when he did show up, she would probably mutilate him.
"Meh... How's it going over there... What's your name?"
He looked at Blake as he said this.
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Post by Fox Wilder on May 18, 2013 13:24:03 GMT -5
Fox looked the older man up and down. Were either of these two the freak who grabbed him? It could even have been the rude girl, but Fox doubted that slightly.
Nevertheless he glided over to the door marked "1" looking for any way to open it.
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Post by Blake Donovan on May 18, 2013 13:37:52 GMT -5
Blake was caught up by the center console, trying to figure out just how it worked. The inner workings of his mind were stimulated by the grooves and crevices in the machine. He traced his fingers along it, aching for an answer. It was Hiyato that broke him from his trance.
"Oh, I'm doing just fine over here. All sunshine and rainbows. It's not like I was just taken from Earth and put up in this giant fucking space station and forced to wear this goddamn watch that does who knows what! No, I'm just fine! Thanks for asking!"
Blake turned back towards the machine, trying to settle himself down. Inside he knew that the others had probably been going through the same ordeal...
"My name is Blake, by the way. I'm sorry for yelling, I'm just...a little disoriented right now."
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Post by Mei Kasonoda on May 18, 2013 13:40:55 GMT -5
"...I'm Mei Kasonoda. If dat's too hard to remember, call me 'May' for short".
Mei found a wall to push herself off of, and drifted over to the door marked with a "2". She began looking for a way to open it.
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Post by Hiyato Sanada on May 18, 2013 13:41:50 GMT -5
Hiyato was taken aback a bit by Blake's outlash, but then he chuckled a bit. He didn't know why, the situation seemed helpless. After all, they were in SPACE. He still couldn't really believe it.
"Well, to be fair... That's not what I meant. I was asking how you were coming along with whatever you were doing over there. I was hoping you were maybe getting something done. I'm just as stressed as you, man, but we need to keep cool. I'm the last person who would say that, normally, but I feel like if we panic here, we WILL die."
Hiyato nodded to Mei, then decided to look around for anything else that seemed useful.
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Post by Fox Wilder on May 18, 2013 13:46:59 GMT -5
"Fox"
After a few seconds of running his hands along the groves of the door he elaborated.
"That's my name... Fox "
He chuckled sardonically
"Nice to meet you all"
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Post by Zero on May 18, 2013 13:51:44 GMT -5
The four people searched the room for a few minutes longer. There was nothing of use in the room, with the exception of a couple of locked drawers, and the panels by each of the doors... neither of which seemed to function.
Just then, they heard tapping noises from above. It was the sound of more people entering the room. They descended down into the command room, staring at the group.
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Post by Wataru Tachibana on May 18, 2013 14:04:57 GMT -5
The first was a rather sturdy-looking man who appeared to be in his mid-40s. He wore a black hat atop a bush of curly black hair. Sideburns went down the sides of his face. His right hand sat in the pocket of his brown coat, and his left hand fiddled with the knot of his black tie.
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Post by Hidemi Yasushida on May 18, 2013 14:11:48 GMT -5
The second was a rather cold-looking woman in her late 30s. Her blond hair floated freely on either side of her head, with a left side-lock. She wore slim black glasses over her eyes, complementing her cold stare. With a long-sleeved short black dress, fishnet over her legs, and high heals rather than normal shoes, she didn't seem wise to mess with.
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Post by Nona Kashiwabara on May 18, 2013 14:17:02 GMT -5
The third was a smart-looking girl in her early 20s. She had long blue hair tied up in a neat ponytail, oriented to her left. She wore a white shirt and teal dress. The cheeky look on her face gave off the impression of a prankster.
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Post by Wataru Tachibana on May 18, 2013 14:18:46 GMT -5
The middle-aged man looked over the four people in front of him.
"Tch... well, would you look at that. More bracelets. Looks like we're not the only group stuck here."
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Post by Fox Wilder on May 18, 2013 14:29:55 GMT -5
Fox turned as the newcomers arrived. Just how many more people will crawl out of the... well not woodwork obviously.
"Group? Do you guys know each other? "
He gestured to his group.... well that was a strange way to look at it, wasn't it.
"We all just met"
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Post by Hiyato Sanada on May 18, 2013 14:32:35 GMT -5
Hiyato looked over to the new group of people that had just entered the room and he was more than slightly annoyed at this whole situation.
"Just how many people did this freak kidnap?"
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Post by Hidemi Yasushida on May 18, 2013 14:33:16 GMT -5
"We have no idea."
The cold woman answered Fox's question next.
"The three of us are complete strangers. We all met in this room, only minutes ago."
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Post by Wataru Tachibana on May 18, 2013 14:35:49 GMT -5
"Yeah, what she said. We didn't find any exits here, so we went back the way we came. We found a doorway at the other end of the hall we'd passed through, and decided to check there."
He placed his hand on his hat and looked down.
"Of course, as you can see, we found nothing other there either."
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Post by Blake Donovan on May 18, 2013 14:35:55 GMT -5
"Well that's fantastic. We found nothing here either. So it looks like we're all just going to have to sit here and make friends with each other."
Blake crossed his arms, annoyed at the man's stare.
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Post by Fox Wilder on May 18, 2013 14:38:28 GMT -5
"Okay."
He rubbed his eyes, hoping with all his heart he'd wake up soon, surely this was some strange nightmare. The product of too many nights staying up until the early hours, drinking insane amounts of coffee and writing fantasy.
Too bad. He was still here.
"Call me Fox."
He said it a little shortly.
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Post by Wataru Tachibana on May 18, 2013 14:43:40 GMT -5
"I'm Wataru Tachibana."
The middle-aged man had a confident look in his eyes. His hand stayed planted on his hat, keeping it from floating away.
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Post by Hiyato Sanada on May 18, 2013 14:45:55 GMT -5
Hiyato decided to introduce himself to the new people.
"I'm Hiyato Sanada."
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