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Post by Sparky on May 28, 2019 23:44:33 GMT -5
Introduction -
Outer - Atmospheric - Saturn - Intelligence - Station Several hundred years into the future, human advancement into the solar system and beyond has become commonplace. Mars has successfully been terraformed, interstellar expeditions to Proxima Centauri and beyond have and are being made, and thousands of satellite stations currently orbit the planetary bodies of our solar system.
These exponential scientific advancements, however, have not been going unnoticed.
Hundreds of lightyears from Earth, the Qyzek civilization has been festering on their home planet, (can't think of a name). Their technological prowess and intergalactic expeditions far outmatch that of the human race. Centuries ago, the Qyzeks' approach to advancing into the galaxy became extremely militaristic. They have spread far and wide, enslaving and exploiting the dozens of intelligent species which they have come across. In recent decades, the Qyzek set their sights on the human race. Hundreds of invasion scouts were deployed into the solar system for the sole purpose of neutralizing the human race, yet defense mechanisms have held them back thus far to the orbit of Neptune.
- - - Far from the front line live the approximate 3,000 residents of the OASIS, an orbital station which was designed to research Saturn and its 62 moons. Due to this small population, everyone on the OASIS knows everyone. After the sudden disappearance of high school student, people become frantic. Various search parties have confirmed that he is nowhere on the OASIS, and not a single trace of his disappearance has been found. Due to this sudden event, the OASIS goes into quarantine in order to keep everybody on the station, and a census is about to take place. At this point in time, the friends of the missing student are wanting to search for him on their own, yet the quarantine is thwarting their plans.
After two weeks of inaction and grief, the quarantine is lifted and a funeral is held to mourn the unexpected loss of the student. Preparations for the 90th Annual Floris Festival have begun, and it is seeming as though life is just beginning to move on. During an unexpected turn of events, however, the group of friends are thrust from the station and the search is on. News stories across the solar system are popping up about the impending alien threat, and the group finds evidence that their friend may be involved. Throughout their journey to find their friend, the team is propelled into the rising conflict between the UNE and Qyzek governments, as well as the epic war that ensues.
About -
Aloha all! As you may already know, this roleplay is a mystery/sci-fi creation of mine that is based off of a book that I've been trying to create for a while now. The basic premise revolves around a group of teens who go looking for their lost friend(plus space, powers, and a lot of aliens). It is a story about friendship, grief, finding yourself, and - of course - saving all of humanity.
In addition to this, OASIS is going to be unlike most roleplays in that it is inherently a mystery roleplay. I've decided that I will inform one person(by PM) a clue for each mystery along the way. Moreover, I will be notifying one person about the outcomes of an event that I have planned to steer the plot in that general direction.
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Post by Sparky on May 28, 2019 23:50:48 GMT -5
Rules -
>> Forum rules!
>> Semi-literate/advanced roleplay, so I'm thinking around 2 paragraphs per post minimum(always feel free to write more). Of course the minimum may vary based on the pace of the roleplay andor muse, so I'm not going to be super strict.
>> God-modding, power-playing, spot-lighting, all those cliches that I don't really need to worry about cause you're all awesome.
>> As this roleplay is going to be character driven, please feel free to PM me about any ideas that you have for your character. Successful communication = successful roleplays. Also, I love plot suggestions and ideas(help me drive this plot!).
>> Activity isn't such a big deal with me, I know that everyone has their own lives and stuff to do. I would prefer to be roleplaying a few times a week, and also let's have some communication for when everyone is going to be here for big events(or vacations and such).
Joining -
Name - Gender - Age - Appearance - Personality - Strengths - Weaknesses - Other - (Power if applicable)
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Post by Sparky on May 28, 2019 23:51:01 GMT -5
Characters/members -
Sparky(character) (Character)
-Chaos
Skye Chimere - Female - 17 Years
Appearance - Pale, short girl at about 5’0”, with a very skinny body. Her chest is rather flat, and her eyes are a green-blue color. She dressed rather modestly, and the rest can be filled in with the picture. Personality - Skye is the very sarcastic and chaotic one of the group, full of sass and curiosity. Her small size aids her to fight with a strategic way, and she’s a smart cookie too. Her emotions are strong however, and when she’s not fooling around and is serious, she can be a good leader. However, she tends not to listen well, or like to be bossed around. She’s very dark in some of her comments and can willingly insult people without much thought or guilt, but she does it to mostly tease her friends. She’s a very chaotic person, who loves fighting physically with others(not her friends, and not if it gets her in trouble), and is a fast girl too, who can take teasing and turn it back with tons of wit. Strengths - Witty, Agile, Brave, Smart, and a quick thinker. She’s good at fighting, she can find weak spots, and has a type of fast fighting style, combined by her agility, smarts and quick thinking. Her friends hold a dear spot to her, and she can be a good leader as well. Weaknesses - Impatient, somewhat apathetic, takes listening and doesn’t follow orders most of the time. She’s often brash, and her physical weaknesses can cause issues with her. Her confidence is another issue all together, while she can fight physically and with words with others rather well, she often can be weakened by her powers, which can drain her of energy due to their nature. Powers - Psionic Magic. Things like telekinesis, energy manipulation, that such come easily, and often don’t have much feedback if she keeps it minimal. But things that require more effort, like astral projection, or telepathy drain her, causing episodes of amnesia, or issues with maintaining her focus and stability. Sometimes telepathy will have a drawback if the link is strong enough, that she will experience amnesia for a short while after, and astral projection is a timed thing, meaning extended amounts cause damage to her body, and her body usually shuts down during this time, making her seem completely dead when she is in her astral form, or soul form, which can be helpful and dangerous. Other things exist in her powers, but most likely won’t appear much, if at all. Other - Her weapon of choice is a set of Kama in melee, and a long rantai weapon for more long distance type fighting, she often wears the weighted string on her clothing as a belt, necklace, or bracelet for the purpose of having it near her. Sempy Joshua ‘Josh’ Brazier - Male - 18 Years
Appearance - Joshua is tall, with a relatively slim build and pale, cool-toned skin. His hair is a fiery red colour, contrasting with his eyes, which are a cool blue with some chartreuse flecks. He has a lot of freckles, but they are mainly concentrated on his nose, along his cheekbones and below his eyes. He needs glasses but tends to opt for contact lenses instead for convenience, since glasses tend to get in the way, which he doesn't like. Personality - Balancing out the personalities of some of his more brash, outgoing and reckless friends, Josh acts as the voice of calm and reason within the group. He is quiet, especially in comparison to Skye, Levi and Tomás, but very perceptive and intelligent and good at problem-solving. He is, although to a lesser extent than Cressida, quite a diplomatic person, and he often finds himself mediating conflicts between his friends. He cares a lot about his friends and while he tried to stop some of his friends from rushing into things and making rash decisions, with Cressida he tries to make sure the quiet girl gets heard among the louder friends. He is patient and a good listener, but his patience and preference for taking things slowly and doing them right can be an issue under time constraints. He prefers not to have a leadership position, but he often acts as a support to those in the group who do take those positions, acting more as an advisor than anything else. If he were forced into a leadership position, however, he would be willing to try. He doesn't like to share his own issues or feelings with the group, partly because he finds it uncomfortable, and partly because he wants to focus on their goal and does not wish to waste time, burden anyone, or hold anyone back. He is quite witty, though he doesn't often show it, with a rather dry and slightly sarcastic sense of humour. Strengths - Intelligent, good at strategy and problem-solving, diplomatic, calm (most of the time), perceptive, patient, rational. He takes somewhat of a paternal role for the group in the absence of Levi, though he sometimes lacks warmth. Weaknesses - Worries a lot, perfectionistic, puts a lot of pressure on himself and is very prone to overworking himself. Can be a little blunt and tactless sometimes. Has a habit of being overly-cautious. Under pressure, he can lose his calm nature, and stress can overpower him if he lets it take hold. While he is excellent at giving calm, rational advice to others, doing such things for himself when he is stressed and anxious is almost impossible for him. His perfectionism can hold him back by making it take him longer to complete tasks, which is not good when there are time constraints. He does not like taking risks, especially unnecessary ones, and couldn't be considered particularly adventurous. Can lack warmth sometimes. Powers - Josh’s abilities are related to technology. His power is digital energy manipulation and this allows him to connect to technology like computers and take a form made of pure data in the cyberspace. This allows him to hack from within, downloading, accessing or manipulating any data he might need to and accessing the mainframe of any device he wishes. There are limitations to this, of course; while he is inside a computer, his physical body in the real world remains there; it is unconscious and therefore highly vulnerable. He can connect to any technology that is in the same room as him, as a general rule, but it is considerably more difficult for him to connect to technology further away. At first he can only connect to technology he is touching. He has to get through any security measures the device may possess and there is always a risk that he will get stuck or be unable to leave the device. It causes him a lot of pain to enter or leave a device in this way and it can be physically exhausting for him. Finally, if the device he is in gets destroyed, Josh could be extremely hurt or even killed, as his data form is not invulnerable. He also has some (limited) clairvoyant abilities allowing him to learn information about objects and their owners, seeing things as he touches them. This causes him a lot of pain to do, though, as it results in splitting headaches.
-El Cressida Lewis - Female - 16 Years
Appearance - Cressida has a fairly tall, lanky body, standing at 5'9", with a relatively straight figure. Her hair is naturally dark, but she dyes it white blonde, and has a sprinkle of freckles across her nose and cheekbones. She has pale skin and wears mostly muted neutrals and pastels, and often wears delicate silver jewelry. Cressida's eyes appear brown, from far away, but they are actually a deep greyish green, which can only truly be seen up close. She has approximately four to five piercings per ear, as well as her belly button pierced. The girl doesn't wear a ton of makeup, as she mainly uses it to just enhancing her eyebrows and eyelashes. Personality - Cressida is a quiet girl, who has a kind heart and wants the best for anyone, whether they are her friends, family, strangers or even enemies. She hates seeing or feeling people's pain, both physical and mental, so she always insists upon taking their miseries upon herself. As a result, she has built up quite a high pain tolerance, but even if something is hurtful to her, she does her best not to show it. Strengths - She cares strongly for people, and will give up her own health / happiness in order to save them from their own pain, can emphasize with anyone, can heal Weaknesses - Can't resist helping others, even if it means her own downfall, is often injured due to saving someone else, struggles to see the bad in anyone Powers - Can heal others but in order to do so, must transfer their wounds/injuries/pain to her own body, can feel emotions/change them when she touches another person -Leo Tomás Delmarie - Male - 18 Years
Appearance - Standing at 6'0", there isn't anything particularly stand outish about Tomás in terms of other people. However, wavy black hair and dark brown eyes are things that easily set him apart from his blonde siblings. His lips, are usually pressed into a fine line and his eyes are cold, unimpressed with the world, almond shapes. His nose is shaped into a straight line and his tanned skin has moles dotted all over his skin. Personality - Coming from a rich family, Tomás is very entitled and arrogant. He has a very powerful and explosive temper that he inherited from both of his parents and isn't afraid to tell people exactly how he feels. He expects most things to go his way and no other way. If you're brave enough to try and befriend him, he might actually warm up to you. In his own way of course. Deep down inside, he's a very sweet kid. He just wasn't raised to be one. He lives in a kill or be killed world. Strengths - Quick on his feet Weaknesses - Impulsive Other - Sound absorption/manipulation and sound wave projection
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Post by Sparky on May 29, 2019 23:00:22 GMT -5
good measure save...
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Post by Sparky on Jun 9, 2019 1:46:07 GMT -5
[ aight, still a wip but we're open guys! I'm posting a Micah starter up now... ]
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Jun 9, 2019 1:46:54 GMT -5
Whoop! Exciting)
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Post by Sparky on Jun 9, 2019 2:05:59 GMT -5
Micah 0500. Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Micah grunted, shifting over in his bed before readying himself to launch his pillow at the annoying device that pierced the silence of his room. In one swift motion, Micah sent it arcing towards the alarm clock, and with a satisfying thunk and subsequent crash onto the floor the beeping subsided into a dull droning noise. Sighing, the teen boy lifted himself out of bed and trudged over to his closet. He wasn’t at all ready for what today would bring, yet one thing was for certain - he and Levi would be finishing up their modifications on the Sailer today. Wait. Micah brought his hands to his face, covering himself from the onlookers that didn’t exist. How had he forgotten so easily? It had seemed like just yesterday that Levi was with them, laughing along to all their stupid jokes and old time references. Two weeks had passed since his disappearance, but Micah could’ve sworn it had been at least a lifetime.
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Slowly but surely, Micah made his way across the station, passing through the square on his way to Bay Four, which consisted of multiple hangars that housed a number of spacecrafts. Micah’s new Sailer was among such ships, and he had been performing modifications on it for the past six months now. Levi was a big help with such a task. He didn’t know even the basics of mechanical engineering or how to pilot the small ship, yet he was a good listener and even better learner. Over those six months Micah had taught Levi much. Shit, Micah thought, internally punching himself. He braced against the craft, forcing his mind to change subjects. Right now he needed to get to work. Less than two hours from now hell - more commonly known as school to his peers - would begin, and he was adamant in achieving something before then. He steadied himself before pressing into the keypad of the ship with his gloved hands. A short hiss of the hydraulic doors sounded as they breathed open - seemingly appearing from an otherwise smooth surface on the underside of the vessel. He climbed up into the ship and picked up a clipboard that was seated near the entrance. Right now he was going to review for a mock inspection - something which was much needed if he ever wanted to get his pilot's license.
[ eek. I still need to get Micah and Levi's profiles finished and up nevertheless, feel free to put your charrie wherever. It's basically the day before the funeral and I'm intending to use this as a "get our characters interacting" day before we begin the big events ]]
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Jun 9, 2019 2:07:34 GMT -5
(Nice! I can get a starter up for Josh pretty soon)
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Post by Sparky on Jun 9, 2019 2:08:48 GMT -5
[ coolio! imma have to go to bed pretty soon so if I randomly drop off it's cause I crashed xD ]
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Jun 9, 2019 2:12:55 GMT -5
Hahahahaha that is totally okay I get you )
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Jun 9, 2019 2:19:30 GMT -5
(Hmmmm can’t decide whether to have Josh help offer to help out ol’ Micah or just have him hanging out. Ah well I’ll figure something out)
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Post by Sparky on Jun 9, 2019 2:23:23 GMT -5
[ I'm fine with either! It'd be totally fine if each of our characters had that one depressing post of solitude xD either way they'll all meet up at school eventually ]]
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Jun 9, 2019 2:24:41 GMT -5
[ I'm fine with either! It'd be totally fine if each of our characters had that one depressing post of solitude xD either way they'll all meet up at school eventually ]] Hahah now I kinda want to do a depressing post of solitude purely because you said that xD okay that’s what I’m gonna do)
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Post by Sparky on Jun 9, 2019 2:25:56 GMT -5
[ got my tissues ready but don't make me cry too much ]
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Jun 9, 2019 2:48:41 GMT -5
It was still pretty early in the morning, somewhere between 5:30 and 6 AM. Josh wasn’t really sure how many times he had pressed snooze on his alarm clock that morning. Either way, his alarm clock was screaming at him so he figured it was probably finally time to actually get up this time.
He groaned in annoyance as he sat up, rubbing his eyes tiredly. It wasn’t long until school started, so he’d get ready and then go and meet his friends. He lived the farthest from the school in his friends group (though honestly the difference was pretty small, he was only marginally farther away than the next closest person. The OASIS was big, but the residential areas weren’t quite that huge) and so it was generally him who gathered the group together on the way to school every day. Levi was always the first stop, he lived first on their route to the school.
And then, with a pang, he remembered.
Levi had been gone for two weeks, Joshua’s route to school had those extra few minutes of silence where it would normally just have been him and Levi talking. Levi wasn’t there to make jokes and to just pull the group together like he always had. He was the one who always helped them through tough times like these, and now he was gone and they had to deal with this whole emotional mess themselves.
Still, Josh pulled himself out of bed and slowly got ready for the day. He could afford to be a bit slower if he wasn’t making the stop at Levi’s. It would hurt not to see him, and he knew the rest of the group felt the same. It hurt every day he wasn’t there.
Despite his moving at a slower speed, he was dressed and ready pretty quickly, grabbing the things he needed for school and throwing them fairly haphazardly into his bag. Hey, he was organised in most ways, but in terms of his stuff he was pretty messy. Even his handwriting was practically illegible, though all of his friends had figured out how to mostly read it by this point. Luckily most things didn’t require handwriting anyway, since pretty much everything was digital.
He knew his friends may not be at their homes, and they may be out wandering or doing something else. He had a general idea of where he could find them if they weren’t at home, he knew them well enough by now that their main hangout spots were pretty much burned into his mind. Besides, they were kind of in a confined space; he was guaranteed to find them eventually, even if it would take him a long time.
Josh figured that they’d either want to talk about the funeral tomorrow or avoid the topic entirely, neither of which sounded like nice options. It was a painful thing to talk about but even worse to avoid, and he hated it. There was no way to make this experience any easier, and he hated the sympathetic glances people had been giving him and his friends ever since Levi vanished. He really didn’t want their pity.
Either way, he wanted to get out of the house. It was getting to about 6:30 now and there was still time before he had to to gather his friends and head to school, but he decided he’d just take the scenic route or something. Just a walk to clear his head for a little.
And so he headed out into the OASIS, much more heavy-hearted than he had been before he woke.
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The OASIS
Jun 9, 2019 8:24:27 GMT -5
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Post by 𝕊𝕙𝕒𝕕𝕠𝕨 on Jun 9, 2019 8:24:27 GMT -5
0430.
Skye woke up without an alarm, it wasn't exactly waking up either. She rolled over in agitation. Levi went missing, she couldn't sleep for days(and she hid that fact rather well), then the fatigue caught up to her, and she slept at least some. Then, then they decided not to even look for Levi! A funeral? She refused to accept Levi was dead, but a part of her did. It haunted her, and sleep refused her service.
Some tears welled in her eyes, another rare thing for her, something she never would do in front of anyone. Not her friends, certainly not strangers. But in the dark, alone? Without judgement? She had to, it was too hard not to, and she just laid like that, hoping Levi was alive and safe, that her friends could stay together.
She felt so alone.
0530.
She laid, staring at the alarm clock as it blared. Her cheeks still had droplets of water rolling down her cheeks, her pillow was wet from tears. She rubbed her eyes, banishing the evidence of her tears, and got ready. No point in trying to sleep anymore.
She pulled on black pants, and a long baby cyan shirt, with a black and cyan bandana tied around her neck. She brushed her shorter hair, and checked the cuffs if the sleeves of the shirt. She then exited, pulling her bag up, glaring at the sympathetic people around her. She didn't need them.
She was rather close to the school, her nimble features aiding her as she dodged people walking concurrent to her. Maybe she would see Josh.
She didn't really care. But she couldn't handle this pity. She decided on something, as she stopped. She grinned, staring at the small alley between housing units. She changed directions to use it, as she had done some before.
The long way it was then.
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Jun 9, 2019 8:32:14 GMT -5
Ugh I already love Skye
All of these characters are gonna be great)
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The OASIS
Jun 9, 2019 8:36:15 GMT -5
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Post by 𝕊𝕙𝕒𝕕𝕠𝕨 on Jun 9, 2019 8:36:15 GMT -5
(I love Josh and Micah.
And thanks!)
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The OASIS
Jun 9, 2019 8:49:40 GMT -5
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Post by 𝕊𝕙𝕒𝕕𝕠𝕨 on Jun 9, 2019 8:49:40 GMT -5
(The page looks great by the way Sparky!)
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Jun 9, 2019 8:53:39 GMT -5
I know, I love Micah he’s great. And the page does look amazing I’m still trying to figure Josh out, he’s brand new as a character, but I’ll get there with him)
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The OASIS
Jun 9, 2019 8:55:51 GMT -5
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Post by 𝕊𝕙𝕒𝕕𝕠𝕨 on Jun 9, 2019 8:55:51 GMT -5
(Same here with Skye.
Josh is great though.)
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Jun 9, 2019 8:57:19 GMT -5
(See I’ve now established this thing where all my characters have cool stories and background stuff XD
So I’m currently trying to figure something like that out for Josh)
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Post by Sparky on Jun 9, 2019 9:01:17 GMT -5
[ ooh yay good timing I just woke up
And thanks! I still need to actually do micah's form so that y'all have something to go off of though xP ]]
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Jun 9, 2019 9:03:15 GMT -5
Morning Sparky!
Ooh cool I look forward to meeting him properly. No rush though)
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The OASIS
Jun 9, 2019 9:03:20 GMT -5
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Post by 𝕊𝕙𝕒𝕕𝕠𝕨 on Jun 9, 2019 9:03:20 GMT -5
(I still love them all.)
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The OASIS
Jun 9, 2019 9:20:13 GMT -5
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Post by Sparky on Jun 9, 2019 9:20:13 GMT -5
Okay imma get another micah post finished off. Probably finish up at the ship and then start school or whatnot ]]
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Jun 9, 2019 9:23:57 GMT -5
(Sounds great to me!)
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Post by Sparky on Jun 9, 2019 11:12:03 GMT -5
Micah
Struggling to focus on the task at hand, Micah set down his clipboard. Most of the mechanical inspections had come up as positive, anyway, so he was sure that the rest would be similar. Besides, it was getting increasingly difficult to focus as time went on. In just a few minutes he would be forced to leave the solitude of the ship and the trials of the day would begin. Sympathetic glances, peers he never knew approaching him - knowing that he was a friend of Levi's. There would be the typical perseverance speeches... maybe even another homework exemption from Mrs. Henson.
Click, click, click.
Micah's head jerked towards the sound as he jolted up from the bench beneath him. The sounds echoed throughout the circular hallway of the ship, seemingly coming from somewhere near the main bridge...
Heart racing, Micah paced slowly towards the noise, letting it lead him to the cockpit of the ship. The clicking got louder, more frantic, and a small hum grew beneath his feet. Someone was starting up the ship.
"Levi?" Micah called out, beginning to sprint. He was not prepared for what he saw next. His own figure, crouched over the control panels and frantically managing to bring the ship to life. His own heart skipped a beat at seeing this, and simply standing up became more and more difficult as the Sailer whirred beneath him. "M-Micah!" He shouted, his own voice unfamiliar in his own mouth.
And then - with a blink - just as quickly as it had all started, the figure vanished. The ship was silenced, and he could only hear the ragged breathing of his own body. His heart rate slowed as he began to comprehend what had just happened. God, he thought, rubbing off the sweat that drenched his forehead. He needed to get out of this ship. He needed rest.
He needed his friends.
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0700. School would be starting in approximately thirty minutes, but Micah and the others had always met up before then to start the day together. Ever since highschool had started, their classes were split up more, and the tradition of meeting before school to have breakfast had become a way for them to stay even more connected to each other's lives than they already were. He waited silently, trying not to think about the silence that would likely ensue between them all.
He hoped Josh had known not to bother looking for him this morning, but rather had managed to wrangle the others into the dining hall.
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Jun 9, 2019 11:12:50 GMT -5
(I’ll get a Josh thing up later )
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Jun 9, 2019 11:34:49 GMT -5
(Okay I’m gonna start work on Josh now
I’m gonna wait a while for hints at his abilities but the thing for Micah’s abilities was awesome
Also, so Micah is in the dining hall waiting for the others, yeah?)
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