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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Jul 14, 2019 12:51:40 GMT -5
Josh had at first been kind of busy dealing with the effects of their travelling at warp speed, but he couldn’t help but be distracted from that as he watched what was happening in front of him. This was stuff he had only learned about in classes, not that he’d really experienced before, not like this.
He could see the red shift of the stars as Micah yelled to those in the back to hold tight. And it was for good reason, as the ship hurtled through a neon tunnel at speeds Josh had never imagined he would ever get to travel at.
And suddenly they were in a quiet corner of the solar system, where nobody was shooting at them and they could afford to slow down and think for a bit.
Josh honestly looked a little in shock, but he shook it off after a moment.
“I don’t even...I mean..” Josh murmured “how in the hell did we just survive that?”
Well technically he knew how they’d done it, he just couldn’t believe that actually had. Because honestly there should have really been no chance. He had no idea how to work a ship, not really, they were all injured at least a little bit, and they were just scared teenagers, against Qyzeck fighters.
(Josh.exe has stopped working)
Safe, Micah said they were.
And Skye responded with something what was, undeniably, true. They were in constant danger now.
“Well, that’s true,” Josh responded, “correction, then; we’re safer than we were before. Now we can think and try to figure this whole situation out.”
But then Skye was asking about the first aid, for Tomàs and Cressida. Of course. Cressida was still unconscious and Tomàs had what seemed pretty conclusively to be a broken arm. They needed some kind of medical attention, and quickly.
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Jul 14, 2019 12:53:28 GMT -5
[ yeah that's basically what I was going for ] working on a reply now! ] Thought that was what you were thinking )
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Post by Sparky on Jul 14, 2019 13:05:39 GMT -5
"Luck," Micah said tersely, trying to regain his senses.
On the presumption that none of them were dead, Micah counted their escape as a victory. A flickering green button shone from his chest harness, and upon pressing it the safety device released itself smoothly, slinking back inside the seat.
They were going at a constant speed now, a speed at which Micah guessed to be somewhere near 20,000 kilometers an hour. He sprung to his feet, joining Skye and the others on the main deck.
"Medbay is three o'clock," he said, already by their side. "We need to get you all there."
Upon listening to Joshua and Skye's words, Micah shook his head.
"I- I don't get it. The attack," he said, his voice breaking slightly, "...why?"
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Jul 14, 2019 13:19:38 GMT -5
Luck. Perhaps that was right.
“Plus a lot of skill from you, Micah,” Josh responded “ and the help of Skye getting Cressida on board.”
It would be foolish not to acknowledge how amazing Micah had been in getting them to safety from the ships, and the bravery of Skye throughout the whole thing and her help in getting Cressida on board the ship.
As Micah moved to join Skye, Tomàs and Cressida, Joshua followed suit, releasing the harness on his own seat and heading to the main deck.
Micah was right, everybody had injuries that needed tending to, Micah included. Josh would make sure the other boy didn’t neglect his own injuries to look after the others, something the boy would also have to stop himself from doing, Not that the injuries in his arms could be easily hidden. Still, the others had more pressing injuries than himself, that was for certain. He would tend to his injuries, but he’d do so after everyone else was okay. He was probably the least injured of everybody.
Micah’s question was heartbreaking, and it made Josh stop for a moment.
“I don’t know,” he said honestly “but I guess that means we just somehow have to try and find out for ourselves, right?”
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Post by Sparky on Jul 14, 2019 13:36:15 GMT -5
"Levi, he-" Micah began, but cut himself off quickly. Then deciding that the group deserved to hear his thoughts, no matter how crazy they seemed, "I don't know how to explain this... but these... visions." His left hand reached up to his forehead, measuring the dull, aching pain that still resided inside of it. "They feel connected."
He drew his gaze downward slightly, knowing that that had been a terrible way of describing what he had felt. He wasn't telling the full truth, but they didn't need to think of him as more crazy than he already thought of himself.
Cressida seemed to be out cold for the time being, something which worried Micah intensely. He helped carry her as the group made their way to the medbay.
Micah himself only had one serious injury. He had been running down a hallway of the OASIS when the gravity had fluctuated suddenly, and a gash covered the left side of his head - across his temple. The blood had stopped, and it had formed eerie streaks that cut across his face - caking his left eye shut and creating a weird look with the combination of his face paint. He hadn't even realized that he had been flying half-blind until then. If anything, it had felt like he was traveling with some sort of extra sense...
He got to work on pulling out various supplies from the cabinets. Gauze wraps - which were interlaced with antibacterial threads to promote the healing process - and a plethora of other items. Many of which he had to admit not knowing the function of.
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Jul 14, 2019 13:40:01 GMT -5
(Not knowing the function of, you say?
If the med kits have ever been used before, Josh to the rescue!)
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Post by 𝕊𝕙𝕒𝕕𝕠𝕨 on Jul 14, 2019 13:44:23 GMT -5
”Them first,” Skye hissed, “Cressida and Tomás are in the worst health.” She then added on, she had covered up the gash on her shoulder, but the blood was already seaping through. Though it wasn’t a broken bones thank goodness.
“I go last, I’m not the one who just maneuvered 4 other teenage kids away from the Qyzek,” she tagged o, before looking at Josh. “And afterwards, we have a lot to talk about.”
She turned to help get Cressida and Tomás, her blazing blue eyes dimmed some in the wake of the tragedy.
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Post by Sparky on Jul 14, 2019 13:49:46 GMT -5
[ hehehe you caught on easily Cx
Yeah I was thinking there would be this thing like Tony Stark's ugh how do I describe it spray thing? Like the thing he uses after he gets stabbed by thanos xD.
But I was thinking that it would be more of a 3D printer type design. As in you put your arm inside of the machine and it does its thing(which I'm now realizing is exactly like that thing in age of Ultron eek). ]]
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Jul 14, 2019 13:53:25 GMT -5
Hahahahaha thank you I’ll do a Josh post soon x and yeah I think I remember the spray you’re talking about x but yeah a machine works too)
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Jul 14, 2019 14:22:56 GMT -5
Josh looked at Micah when he mentioned visions, and he could feel his face blanching a little. Was the same thing happening to the others as well? Was he not going crazy?
“Visions...?” was all Josh was able to get out
He wanted to tell them about the visions he had been having, but he didn’t mention them yet. He would do that when everybody was alright and nobody would freak out about it. Now was really not an ideal time to say anything.
He had to focus on the others first.
Josh helped to carry Cressida through to the medbay, and looked around at the supplies. He had no idea what they did, but he knew how he could find out now. His head was still hurting, but it had been long enough since his last vision that he felt he was unlikely to pass out or anything with the pain of this one. But the others might see a noticeable reaction this time.
He looked over at Skye when she spoke.
“Are you sure?” Joshua said “do you not want to go before me, you’re more injured than I am. It makes more sense if I go last”
And then when she said they had a lot to talk about, his only response was a nod. They did indeed have a lot to talk about.
But for now the redhead walked over to one of the larger items in the medbay, and placed his hand on it. He gritted his teeth through burning pain, his skull feeling like it was splitting open, but got a vision of the machine being used.
“Okay, I don’t know what to do for Cressida yet, but Tomàs needs to put his broken arm in here. Don’t ask me how I know what it does, there isn’t time and I’ll explain later.”
He would continue trying to figure out what could be done for Cressida.
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Post by 𝕊𝕙𝕒𝕕𝕠𝕨 on Jul 14, 2019 14:42:10 GMT -5
Her gaze tracked Micah for a moment, confusion hitting her like a truck, “That is weird.” She commented, taking not of Josh looking a little struck.
She was pretty sure it was a figment of her imagination, soon she would wake up, or you know, this was some weird vision she had before dying.
Would saying ‘I hear voices!’ be appropriate in the situation? Probably not. But she found herself wanting to.
“Yes. I’ve been the least productive out of all of us, I can hold out for a while.” She snapped back, “I didn’t drive the ship, and I’m not currently broken and/or unconscious.” She added plainly, before glancing at Josh, “We might need to do so imaging of everyone,” she was referencing X-rays, and the way that they could be do to simply snap a shot of the person and pull up the images holographicly, though she had no idea if the ship had that certain detail.
When Tomás asked for a trashcan, she readily ran over and grabbed a smaller one, before thrusting it at him and backing back up, having no interest in watching nrneven hearing such a conversion.
“And Micah, while Josh is handling Cress and Tom, we need to talk,” she added, “Josh, I’m talking to you next.” She needed to get more information about what the hell just happened, how the hell they reacted so well, and what the hell they planned to do.
Because they didn’t have anyone to protect them anymore. And they would need to do it themselves.
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Jul 14, 2019 14:43:23 GMT -5
(Lol Micah needs to step into Skye’s office for a moment XD)
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The OASIS
Jul 14, 2019 15:10:36 GMT -5
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Post by Sparky on Jul 14, 2019 15:10:36 GMT -5
[ xD yes
I'll reply to everything after I finish all my yardwork ;~; ]]
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Post by Sparky on Jul 14, 2019 15:43:37 GMT -5
Micah was absentmindedly sifting through the various medical supplies whilst listening to the conversation going on behind them. They were all terribly confused, and - as far as they knew - completely alone. Upon discovering a cabinet full of white washcloths, he pulled a few out. They would likely need many to clean up the numerous bloodstains. He wetted one of them under a nearby faucet, then began rubbing the dry blood out of his left eye. He winced occasionally, nudging ever so slightly the gash that he had gotten from the attack.
"Yeah," he responded simply, then handed out a few of the washcloths. "Let's do it in the command room... I need to get back there soon."
With those words, Micah made his way back to the cockpit with Skye following close behind. He needed to tell someone what he was going through, but was unsure if the entire group was ready to hear it.
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Post by ƤαƖƖαѕ ✧ on Jul 14, 2019 15:54:18 GMT -5
Josh couldn’t help but agree with Skye; this was all very strange. And he nodded when she suggested x-ray imaging.
“I’ll see if I can do that,” he agreed
He felt bad for Tomàs, who had been very quiet for a while and was obviously in a lot of pain. Now he was having to just trust Josh when he was telling him to put his arm into some random box thing.
He asked for a trashcan, which Skye promptly brought before saying she wanted to speak with Micah and would be talking to Josh next. He just nodded again in response. He was a little nervous for that conversation, but for now he put it out of his head to focus on everything else.
“Okay, this might hurt because it’s gong to fix your arm and there’s no way of healing a broken arm that I know of that doesn’t hurt. I think it’s going to regrow the bone and fuse it back together, which should fix the injury. It’ll fix any cuts on you as well.” Josh explained
And now he turned his blue eyes to the unconscious Cressida. He didn’t know what to do about her, there had to be some sort of machine there he could use to monitor her vitals or something, or something to help him figure out what the problem was.
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Post by 𝕊𝕙𝕒𝕕𝕠𝕨 on Jul 14, 2019 15:57:57 GMT -5
Skye watched Josh, he seemed to know what he was doing, before she nodded to Micah. She followed close behind him, her black hair with it’s blue-green tips(in short length, might she add) was covered in drying blood, and her eyes watched his form.
When they were alone, she sighed, standing up still. “Okay, let it out,” She started, “I’m sure whatever is going on is bothering you, so...what exactly is bothering you?” She questioned, she wasn’t referencing the attack, but the visions he had. Of course the attack would bother them all.
“You said visions and...Levi?” She questioned, referencing his earlier comment about the connections.
I keep hearing voices, that sound garbled, and often like everyone else, but it’s all in my head.
And I’m talking to myself, I’m sure your intuition isn’t that weird, or maybe I’m imagining this all.
Her voice was debating with itself in her head again, great.
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Post by Sparky on Jul 14, 2019 16:13:43 GMT -5
Micah scrubbed at his face as she spoke, then took a try at opening his eye. It flitted open slightly, and he took that as a small victory. He sat down at his seat, then rubbed his free hand through his hair. Everything was so confusing, and everything was so wrong.
"Ms. Duke, I spoke to her when I left class on friday," he began to explain, "She told me not to go looking after Levi. Kept trying to hammer in the fact that he's dead. Which he's... he's not. I can feel it."
He then began to explain the visions that he was having. The first one being in the ship on friday, and the awful feeling of dread that coursed through his body before the attack. Why he had left them at the festival, and the way his body seemed to act on its own during the battle.
"It's... it's like general connection to the future, or something," he finished, hoping that she didn't think that he was going crazy.
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Post by 𝕊𝕙𝕒𝕕𝕠𝕨 on Jul 14, 2019 16:41:31 GMT -5
Skye glanced at him, worried for him, and thinking he lost an eye until he got it to open slightly. Yet her own eyes narrowed at his words. “Of course Ms. Duke would say that, she was trying to cover it up,” she added, arms crossed over her chest.
His explanation of the visions had her a bit frozen, her own eyes wide. She crossed her arms slightly, because that sounded really weird and freaky. She had no idea about Josh’s sense of past events that he could see as visions too, or her own extrasensory ability to communicate with talking, which was in alliance with the present. But Micah had some ability to see stuff about the future.
“Maybe I’m not going crazy,” she whispered out, “Or maybe we all are, but maybe I’m not,” she added again, turning to him.
She had a sneaking suspicion about something, “Can you hear voices?” She questioned then, which was, in fact, not helpful at all.
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Post by 𝕊𝕙𝕒𝕕𝕠𝕨 on Jul 14, 2019 16:42:07 GMT -5
Skye thinks she’s on to something.
She thinks everyone is a mind reader.
she’s pulling at the wrong string tbh.)
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Post by Sparky on Jul 14, 2019 17:51:35 GMT -5
But why...? Micah thought, unable to comprehend the atrocity that their captain had committed. It was odd, the way she had spoken to him. Her words came out as incredibly genuine, in which case she actually was trying to protect the OASIS.
But in vain.
Micah turned to the controls, then began to make preparations for lowering the ship into Mars' atmosphere. Once they were all ready they would need to find shelter somewhere, and the ship's fuel source would only last so long.
"Voices?" Micah echoed stupidly, then was brought back to the day in class where he had hear someone tell him to shut up. Except... no one actually had. "No."
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Post by 𝕊𝕙𝕒𝕕𝕠𝕨 on Jul 14, 2019 18:24:14 GMT -5
Skye waited, watching him with curious eyes. But his reply left her dismayed.
"Maybe I am losing my mind," she muttered. Her eyes loosely trailed the ship.
Her eyes widened then, a small whisper in her mind, 'shut up', and a thought came to her, and she glanced up at him. "Think of something!" She suddenly blurted.
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Post by Sparky on Jul 14, 2019 18:49:20 GMT -5
Think of something...? The hell am I supposed to think of? Uh... my facepaint is mixing with my blood right now and it stings super bad. Shit... no. That's probably too specific.
"Like what?" Micah asked, wondering slightly what she was getting at, though he did have a piece of an idea. If his visions, his 'connection to the future' was true, then it was quite possible that the others were experiencing similar things as well. It had seemed earlier that Tomas was going through something utterly horrifying, and Micah himself had experienced something strange during the attack.
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The OASIS
Jul 14, 2019 19:04:19 GMT -5
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Post by 𝕊𝕙𝕒𝕕𝕠𝕨 on Jul 14, 2019 19:04:19 GMT -5
(Contemplating if she should hear that or not.)
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Post by Sparky on Jul 14, 2019 19:08:00 GMT -5
[ lmao it would be funny either way ]
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Post by 𝕊𝕙𝕒𝕕𝕠𝕨 on Jul 14, 2019 19:14:51 GMT -5
Her face mirrored complete confusion. What was that?
"Yeah," she hummed out, "I must be going crazy." She concluded, her eyes focusing on him. "I hear voices in my head, and I talk to myself," she murmured out slowly.
"None of this is happening, is it? I've made it all up." She whispered out, catatonic for a moment.
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Post by Sparky on Jul 14, 2019 19:31:33 GMT -5
Upon having brought attention to the stinging sensation that sparked around his gash because of the facepaint, Micah decided to gently scrub around the area. "So... no luck, then?" Micah asked, questioning why she was muttering.
She seemed to be having a hard time at grasping something, and yet Micah knew nothing of what it was. Was it what he had told her just a moment ago? Was she thinking that he was a madman or something of the sort?
Surely not. She had just been talking about how maybe she was hearing voices. If anything, they were both crazy.
Or maybe they all were.
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Post by 𝕊𝕙𝕒𝕕𝕠𝕨 on Jul 14, 2019 20:02:30 GMT -5
"I just some mumbled garbled thing about face paint," She whispered out with a shrug.
She left it at that, arms crossed as she stared at the planet they would be landing on, Mars.
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Post by Sparky on Jul 14, 2019 20:31:44 GMT -5
Micah raised his eyebrows, noting that what she had said was surprisingly accurate. Could it be true...? If anything, Micah seemed to believe in this sudden gift of hers more than she actually believed it herself.
Nevertheless, he didn't want to appear maniacal in front of one of his best friends, so he dropped the conversation.
"Beautiful, isn't it?" He said, referring to the large planetary body ahead of them. It stretched to both sides of the panoramic windshield, which was a testament to actually how close they were. The ship had adjusted to the exact escape velocity of the planet, and was currently orbiting it idly. "I was thinking about going to one of the biggest cities, like. We might be able to find help pretty quickly in one of those."
He looked down upon the green and blue planet, trying to summarize to himself the events that had just occurred that day.
But it didn't matter, really. All that mattered to him now was that they were safe.
But will we ever be truly safe again?
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The OASIS
Jul 14, 2019 21:19:53 GMT -5
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Post by 𝕊𝕙𝕒𝕕𝕠𝕨 on Jul 14, 2019 21:19:53 GMT -5
"But what if the Qyzek attacked them too?" She found herself asking, her eyes were trained on the planet, "they attacked a tiny base like the OASIS, what if they attacked these places first?"
She was curious too, "No, I doubt we are all going crazy," she said, almost like she could read his mind(?), "Something's up with Tom and Josh too."
But what was it?
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