Event | Satellite | Spectres!

[ironwood]

Characters: Any and all!
Date: May 23 - 26, 2013
Location: Keeliai, turtleside, ARSHEPHELIOS cluster remains
Situation: Repairs and salvage operations operating innocently have triggered an invasion of spectres that possess and wreak havoc upon all they see.
Warnings/Rating: Please put CW in your subject lines

Satellite Crash Event

Crash Landing | Salvage Party | Shocking Spectres


Questions | Keeliai | ARSHEPHELIOS


Salvage is sweet, but not all is well on board the ARSHEPHELIOS cluster. The seamless cylinders salvaged from debris and the cluster, now being frequently traded, turn out to be pods the first time one is penetrated or cracked open. Each breached pod releases a flood of energy-based apparitions hellbent on world domination -- or, more accurately, person domination (and it's not the fun kind).

These apparitions -- spectres, if you will -- are driven by a need to protect the technology of the satellite cluster that their pods are associated with. They will stop at nothing to see this through. Each is immune to physical attacks, but seem to be injured or dissipated entirely by things like electrical shock or other energy-based projections. If people touch them, there is also a brief window of vulnerability, but it acts also like a door that swings both way. Through contact, these spectres can and will invade one's psyche, take over their body and cause them to attack friend or foe alike! Should the possessed body be subjected to sufficient electrical shock, the possession should fade. Strong natural will can also drive the spectres out, but it is no walk in the park to do so. Possession is not the only tool in the arsenal, for these spectres use electricity as their main offensive weapon. They'll leave deep-tissue burns on anyone they fight, and show no degree of fatigue after constant use of it.

Ten thousand of these creatures will be freed from pods, resulting in a veritable flood of Keeliai, the turtleside, and the satellite cluster. With such a driven enemy, it comes down to killing or being killed.

Meanwhile, those taking shelter indoors may notice that the spectres will get into the biomechanical functions of Keeliai. Consoles will be malfunctioning during this time, with lines of mysterious code and strange, ghostly images. One might hear people screaming for help or hours of patchy radio static.

Comments

[build]

Oh, I'm sure I could think of something. [ she hummed in amusement, resting her head on her shoulder, as she smiled just a bit more. ]

Come here and I'll show you. [ yes, there is a clear spark of mischief that is in her eyes at that. and no, it's not her normal playful fun she could bring out from time to time. this was something else - something a bit more daring and not quite her. ]

[aloadeddie]

[Arthur isn't all that perceptive, though, especially not when he's being so thoroughly flirted with by a beautiful woman he's had sex with before.

So, yeah, okay, he's smiling, approaching her, putting his hands on her hips, going along with the game. His defenses are down, because this is Ariadne.]

All right, show me.

[build]

[ she's just humming in approval at that, as she reaches up, taking hold of his tie and pulling him closer to her, never taking her attention off of him once as she did.

well...that is till she is gripping the tie just a bit tighter and attempting to slam his head into the table with one swift jerk of it. ]

[aloadeddie]

[The suddenness of it shocks him, as much as the violence, but Arthur manages to yank himself away after only a glancing blow off the edge of the table.]

The fuck? [Shit, has she been a projection this whole time? Backing away, he gropes for his totem, as though that'll be able to tell him anything. He doesn't have a gun on him, not that he would want to use it on Ariadne.] What's wrong with you?

[build]

You really are gullible, aren't you? [ she snickers in some odd amusement as she rolls her eyes, and slides out of the chair, easily moving off towards the kitchen. ]

You should know not to trust people -- they only hurt you in the end. [ she so casually remarked as she looked over in his direction, a smirk now settled across her lips. ]

[aloadeddie]

[Arthur frowns deeply at her, keeping his distance, not sure what the hell this all means.]

What's going on? Did I do something wrong? This isn't like you.

[build]

You only think you know me, [ she giggles faintly, glancing over towards him, before turning her attention onto a sketchbook laying out on the counter. ] but you have no idea what you're up against.

[ a long pause and she starts casually flipping through the book as if nothing is wrong. ]

You really should start paying better attention. [ she remarked as she glanced over to him yet again, her eyes almost predatory. ]

You might just miss the signs.

[aloadeddie]

Signs of what? [Arthur rubs his head where it bounced off the table - he'll probably have a nice painful lump there before long.]

Why don't you drop the game-playing and tell me who you are, and why you're forging Ariadne.

[build]

Now why would I go and do that, hmm?

[ she snorted in a odd amusement as she rolled her eyes, looking up at him, not at all impressed. ]

You really aren't as impressive as I was lead to believe, are you?

[aloadeddie]

Why don't you tell me who you are and what you want, instead of trying to insult me? Because you won't be getting a rise out of me any time soon.

[Not like that, anyway. Besides, he's already trying to remember where the nearest mirror is - the best way to get a forge to reveal itself is to put it up in front of a mirror.]

[build]

[ again, she just rolls her eyes and smirks. ]

Is that a challenge? [ because she was really hoping it was, and now is suddenly walking towards him, her hips swaying slightly as she did. ]

Because I'm sure you wouldn't want anything to happen here, now would you? [ and yes, this is a veil threat against ariadne. but if arthur picks up on that, it is purely up to him. ]

[aloadeddie]

I'm not challenging anything, I'm just asking some simple questions. Which I'd like you to answer.

[He's still assuming this is a forge, someone who decided to pretend to be Ariadne for some reason, maybe to get information out of him (but then why would they have attacked him like that?).]

[build]

Well, ask away. [ she said as she moved closer to him, reaching out to play with his tie as a sly smile started to spread across her lips. ]

Maybe you'll get lucky and find what you're looking for.

[aloadeddie]

[As she continues to approach him, he backs up slowly - not necessarily trying to get away from her, though keeping her at arm's reach is probably the smart thing to do at this point - but also sort of steering her towards the living area, where he knows there's a mirror. Best way to unmask a forge is to get them in front of a mirror.]

Tell me who you are, and what you're doing pretending to be Ariadne. What do you want?

[build]

[ she easily follows him along, a sly smile never leaving her face as she does. ]

But I am Ariadne. [ she replies, batting her eyelashes for effect ] Don't I look like it?

Bet you can't guess what I want though. [ well, aside from wanting rub up against him with a small laugh ]

[aloadeddie]

It's easy to look like someone else. [In a dream, he doesn't say, but that's clearly what he means in this case.]

And no, I probably can't guess what you want. [He's kind of annoyed with himself, that even though she's acting really weird and already attacked him, his body still wants to respond to the way she's rubbing against him.] Why don't you tell me?

[build]

You're cute. Has anyone ever told you that?

[ she hums in thought before looking up at him as she lightly toys with his tie. ]

I bet Mal thought were. [ look at that. topics that probably shouldn't be brought up. (this should be fun) ] I bet she would have loved to know what you were willing to do for her.

[aloadeddie]

[He's getting closer to the mirror, but her words almost bring him up short - almost. If anything, they make him scowl more deeply than before.] Mal was my friend. You're not going to smear her memory.

[build]

Now why would I do that? [ she asked, attempting pure innocence as she easily followed him along, letting her hand idly trace down his chest as she did. ]

I’m merely making conversation here - you’re the one that seems to be assuming that.

[ she hums in thought at that, leaning into him with a sly smile. ] Is your guilt getting the best of you?

[aloadeddie]

Guilt? [He does feel a little guilt, she's right about that, but he's not going to admit that to her. Certainly not now.]

I didn't kill Mal.

[build]

No. But I know who did. [ she hums in some perverse amusement as she looks up at him, letting a sly smile tug at the corner of her mouth. ]

[aloadeddie]

She killed herself, Ariadne. [He went through that song-and-dance with Cobb, still remembers the look on his face when he asked the man if he'd actually had anything to do with it. So yeah, in hindsight he probably shouldn't have asked it, but what else was he supposed to think?]

[build]

[ she snorts, amused. (it's cute that you think she's ariadne) ]

Don't you want to know why? [ she casually asks as she bats her eyelashes up at him, clearly showing him that she knew so much more then what he knew. ]

[aloadeddie]

I know exactly why. What I want to know is why you're doing this.

[build]

Someone sure seems to think that you don't. [ and Ariadne would like to keep it that way, but that clearly isn't going to happen. ] They also seem to think that your feelings should be taken into consideration.

[ which only has her rolling her eyes. Because like hell did she care what this man thought or felt. ]

That Cobb fellow sure didn't care about your feelings when he kept lying to you like he was.