voidtreckermods: (voidtrain)
VoidTrecker Express Mods ([personal profile] voidtreckermods) wrote in [community profile] middleofsomewhere2020-07-13 05:43 am

Onward: Orange

A Stormy Night

The night of day six of Grasshopper begins to get blustery, and rain begins to fall shortly after the sun sets. Just after midnight they are facing a full-on storm. It’s quite interesting to watch, for those who need a break from investigating. Especially up on the top floor, where the glass roof gives a good view; all the instruments are set up to monitor weather patterns and are operating perfectly, a fascinating watch for those interested in such things.

It’s a little noisy, but not too bad for those that want to sleep; it’s just another distraction along with the perpetual light. Still it is, for the most part, a peaceful night.

Lights OUT

Peaceful, that is, until about an hour before dawn on day seven, their third day on-world. A large clap of thunder booms overhead, a massive flash of light brightens even the sky around the station… and something hits the facility so hard that it seems to rock. The lights go out.

Every single light and screen in the building go dark at once. 

It’s only a few moments before the machines whir back to life. Monitors and equipment rebooting, a cascade of beeps and whirrs and start-up tones. The lights, however, do not come back on. Clearly emergency lighting has never been a concern for a people that can see in the dark.

It’s a concern now. From across the facility, everywhere there was an orb, there are now monsters. A lot of monsters. Grey, long limbed and ready to attack.

Luckily for the Voidtreckers, the monsters on the very bottom floor have found something more interesting than hunting them. Within moments, they smash through the grates along the floor, and begin clambering downwards.

Downwards seems to be through some kind of service shaft, though easily big enough to fit a person in. They skitter down into the darkness, if any of Orange try and follow they can. It will be a steep, treacherous descent; they may need to break out that climbing gear to descend safely. 

Something Approaches

Back in the facility, the monsters that didn’t descend are instead attacking anyone they find with mindless savagery. A little while after the attack starts those near the top floor will hear a siren, ringing out into the darkness. It is not constant, rather it peaks and fades. Anyone who goes to investigate will find it comes from a black metal machine on the top floor, its screen showing a now constantly flashing, wavy green line and the words SIGNAL FOUND. As time passes, the green wave on-screen grows taller.
Luckily, they only have to last the remaining hour until dawn and when the sunlight shines through the glass of the facility the monsters shatter. In their place rise familiar orbs. Any monsters on the sub-levels remain active whilst the facility is in darkness.

The alarm subsides during the day. The machine’s wave remains the same size, pulsing only occasionally. Once night falls on the third day (Grasshopper 7), it shrills, and the wave continues to grow.
madcuriosity: (Why are you saying that?)

[personal profile] madcuriosity 2020-07-24 09:15 am (UTC)(link)
"Y-Yes, s-sir! What is yours?" even running for their lives, it was good to have names, if nothing else, to shout them should something need to be ducked, dodged, or avoided altogether.

Alice was trembling, and she worried, idly, that she might be bleeding on Taiki as well.
longforgottenpromise: (listening)

[personal profile] longforgottenpromise 2020-07-26 08:36 am (UTC)(link)
"Taiki."

She was bleeding on him, her leg pressed against his as he carried her, he can feel the blood, feeling like it was burning him through his trousers. He grits his teeth, focusing on walking. He can't collapse. He has to get Alice somewhere safe.

"I'm sorry... Your leg. Does it hurt a lot?"

madcuriosity: (Are you alright?)

[personal profile] madcuriosity 2020-07-28 06:31 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yes... but... but I think it'll be okay for now. It just hurts to walk on it."

Was it becoming a problem for him? Alice didn't want to be bothersome.
longforgottenpromise: (confused)

[personal profile] longforgottenpromise 2020-07-29 07:25 pm (UTC)(link)
"Good. Tell me if it hurts more." He's not sure what he will do, but keeping an eye on it was only sensible. "I will try and find someone who can heal you when we find somewhere safe."

He keeps walking, trying to keep his voice light despite the dizziness.
madcuriosity: (Go sit in a corner)

[personal profile] madcuriosity 2020-07-30 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
"There! Mr. Taiki, there's a door over there. Should... Should we try it?"

What else could they do?
longforgottenpromise: (confused)

[personal profile] longforgottenpromise 2020-08-02 09:44 am (UTC)(link)
"Well done." She had good eyes and she was being brave to have them open, despite the terrifying dark laboratory filled with monsters they have found themselves in.

He glanced around, making sure no monsters were close before he moved towards the door, as quickly as he could. Once there he tested the handle, it turned.

"DT, please shine your light towards the door, in case there are monsters inside."

His voice faltered a little, even asking someone to do something that would harm a creature felt wrong. But he could do it, it was to protect Alice.