airlockedmods: [Champion Excellence Control Environment] (C.E.C.E.)
airlockedmods ([personal profile] airlockedmods) wrote in [community profile] theairlock2017-01-09 12:13 pm
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the mock mingle

[An hour ago you woke up in a bed that wasn't yours, awakened by a chirpy, feminine voice coming from the device on your non-dominant arm. The voice cheerfully requests that you exit your sleeping quarters and to please make your way to the the main deck of the ship for a debriefing on your circumstances.

It was around this time you might have noticed the clothes you last remember wearing are gone and replaced with this little number. If you take a moment to check out the Personal Identification Program on your arm, you'll find a touch screen with a few icons that lead to a series of 21 profiles and a series of apps that lead to note-taking functions and a number of customization appearance screens. The profiles all contain a photo of each Champion, their name and title, their age, species and world of origin.

As you stumbled out of your chrome-y quarters (into an equally chrome-y hallway), with every step the floor lights up under your feet, illuminating the dark ship a little at a time. On one side of the hallway are a series of mechanical doors with screen pads embedded on the walls next to them. A quick flash of your PIP will open them for you without hassle. On the opposite side of the hallway are a long string of windows showing nothing but vast amounts of stars and the deep, dark blackness of deep space. Once you reach the end of the hallway you'll find a large central living space with 20 other people, the same people from the profiles, either there already or filing in along with you. Floating well above everyone's heads in the middle of the room is a large computer screen. Once everyone piled in, the screen blinked to life and the same voice from your PIPs greeted you in the same peppy tone from before.

The voice introduced herself as the Champion Excellence Control Environment or C.E.C.E. before welcoming you to the Deep Space Champion Excellence Program, explaining that you were selected for this program based on being the best in your particular field in your particular world, hence the title of "Champion". In this program you will be expected to live communally together here on the ship for as long as possible. The ship is fully-functional and fully-stocked for an extended stay.

Oh? You don't want to stay and participate in the program? That's alright, there's an easy fix to that! All you have to do is kill one of your fellow Champions and not get caught. That is easy enough, right? Right.

When the debriefing is complete, the screen dims but doesn't turn off completely. If need be C.E.C.E. is available to answer any more questions you have throughout the week. For now, you're free to explore the ship as you like. There's the communal dining hall, a zero gravity room, a kitchen, a holo deck, the central living area and the personal quarters everyone woke up in.

Go make some friends, dears, you may be here a while.]
have_a_heart: Kanade disappointed. (so now what)

[personal profile] have_a_heart 2017-01-11 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
Oh. ...You could say I was from Earth once. Your world sounds very different.
misplacedxsheath: (Hmmm...I'll consider it.)

[personal profile] misplacedxsheath 2017-01-11 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
The galaxy has changed quite a bit since the original members of the Immigrant Fleet left their homeland. Even I can't be certain of all the ways in which it's different.
have_a_heart: Kanade dressed as Red Riding Hood. (i guess we're running now)

[personal profile] have_a_heart 2017-01-11 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
I was not able to see much anyway. ...Thank you. I will get the bandages.
misplacedxsheath: (Who thought that was a good idea?)

[personal profile] misplacedxsheath 2017-01-11 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
[He nods and moves to lean against the wall, arms crossed.]

Look for disinfectant as well, there ought to be antibacterial ointment.
have_a_heart: Waking up. (mnnnn)

[personal profile] have_a_heart 2017-01-11 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
All right. [Awkward pause.] Thank you. You have been helpful.
misplacedxsheath: (What a waste.)

[personal profile] misplacedxsheath 2017-01-11 04:18 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks aren't necessary. I'm not so callous as to ignore senseless suffering.
have_a_heart: Mulling something over. (what's the big deal)

[personal profile] have_a_heart 2017-01-11 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
It is... unnecessary?
misplacedxsheath: (Who thought that was a good idea?)

[personal profile] misplacedxsheath 2017-01-11 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not yet ready to assume someone's death to be the only way to preserve the safety of my subordinates, so yes. The injury of any one of us serves no purpose other than placating the Overseer's impatience.
have_a_heart: Kanade dressed as Red Riding Hood. (i guess we're running now)

[personal profile] have_a_heart 2017-01-11 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
Right. That motive. [Kanade looks down, then up again, slightly less impassive than before.] I hope you are right. [As if she's just remembered that she's still injured, she looks to her elbow and opens the door to her room.] I will not bother you further.
misplacedxsheath: (Who thought that was a good idea?)

[personal profile] misplacedxsheath 2017-01-11 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
Don't be absurd. Dressing an arm wound by oneself is only going to result in bandaging too loose to be truly effective.
have_a_heart: Waking up. (mnnnn)

[personal profile] have_a_heart 2017-01-11 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
[Blink. Headtilt.] Do you mean that I should have help?

[you'll have to spell things out with this one]
misplacedxsheath: (Who thought that was a good idea?)

[personal profile] misplacedxsheath 2017-01-11 04:59 am (UTC)(link)
It would be far more effective, yes. As I said, I have experience with first aid.
have_a_heart: Kanade in the shadows. (your enemy by default)

[personal profile] have_a_heart 2017-01-11 02:03 pm (UTC)(link)
All right. [She holds the door open for him.] Thank you. It is helpful.
misplacedxsheath: (What a waste.)

[personal profile] misplacedxsheath 2017-01-11 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Again, it's nothing of special note.