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JANUARY TEST DRIVE MEME
You awaken to godawful static overlaying a female voice that's too monotone to be anything but a recording. The static makes it difficult to understand the warning, but it's clearly a warning if your surroundings tell you anything...
You're buckled into a sturdy seat bolted to the wall behind you. Around you, there are dozens of others like you, some awake and others still unconscious, but it seems most of the seats lining the walls are occupied. The lights are dim, likely auxiliary lighting, leaving you mostly in the dark. You smell smoke and hear the sizzling crackle of electrical systems popping and shorting out. Some of the seats were jarred off the wall, leaving the occupants either wounded or dead. Count yourself lucky all you have is a headache and various aches accounted to whiplash.
You appear to be in a drop ship or an escape vessel of some form but the pilot is dead and the hull bears a massive gash where it buckled under the impact and sheered off. Through the door-sized opening, you can see vegetation. The air that wafts in is heavy with a humid heat, but it's obviously breathable.
Once you make your way outside, you'll see greenery: Trees, grass, and shrubs tangled with vines that grow wildly and suffocate the trees they climb. In the distance, behind the ship, you can make out a sandy desert that seems to stretch on endlessly. Forward through the trees, however, you may see a crumbling wall, but more importantly, you'll see signs of civilisation. Buildings and other structures seem contained within those decrepit walls. Maybe the natives can fill you in on what's going on, because the last thing you remember isn't being in an escape shuttle. As a matter of fact, you don't remember much about your arrival or where you are. But it's going to be a bit of a hike, better get moving. Though you might want to grab the backpack of supplies under your seat before you go.
With that, the power dies, leaving the drop ship in the dark, crackling and groaning as the hull cools from its catastrophic re-entry.
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Pretty sure that's my line, actually. [ He gestures to his own forehead by way of explanation. He doesn't see a wound, but still. Better to ask, right? ]
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Ah-
[With a wave, she brushes away the concern, though is glad for it.] Don't worry about that. I'm more confused than anything. [Which is nothing but the truth. Considering she has no recollection of how she's gotten here, it's cause for worry.]
What just happened? [And then with a shake of her head.] I mean other than the obvious. Where are we? [There's the hope that he might have more answers that she presently does.]
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I uh, have no idea. To both questions.
[ He casts his light around at the fuselage again -- looks like a lot more people are starting to wander off, knapsacks in tow. Lots of dazed faces, at the very least, and Peter frowns. ]
I'm getting the feeling you and me aren't the only ones in the dark, though.
[ A pause, and he casts her a sidelong glance. ] Pun not intended.
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Puns tho...
As unfortunate as it is, they don't have much choice but to probably follow suit with the others. As long as everyone is off the ship that hasn't already- well, that can't make it off.]
I hate to admit it, but I think you're right. [They wont be able to really tell if they share any similarities at all until everyone's off board. They can collectively gather information once safely off. Eyes glancing around, she finds a knapsack of her own and pulls the bag down.
. . . Before pulling a second one down with a frown along side it. They should probably take out all they can, right? There's no telling what they're walking out into.]
We should probably get off this thing.
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[ He watches as she takes up the knapsacks, then tilts his head towards the two he has hanging from his shoulder. ]
Food and water and survival supplies. I checked already. I mean, if nothing else, they don't seem to want us to croak right off the bat -- crash-landing aside.
[ For a second, his expression is grim, but it passes. Brightly, ] So that's something, right?
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[How nice. Hopefully whatever they were stepping out into would supply them with a little more than this, and an explanation, too.]
I'll remember to send them a thank you. [Which wont be none too friendly at this rate. She picks her way toward the light, though. It's rather hot outside, and much more humid than she's used to. It's a very stark change from the winter she was sure she was in before awaking from a crash, and she can't help but wonder if it's the same for him, too.
Once she manages to crawl up into the light, though, she has to lift her hands up to block the painful rays of the sun from her eyes. It burns, her eyes watering, and she tries to bite back the discomfort as she crawls out. Her gaze, normally a warm, sorrel brown swims crimson. The scent of blood in the air really doesn't help at the moment. This is going to take some getting used to.]
Doing okay?
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He follows her lead, though, stepping out of the ship's breach into the wilderness, and for a second he just-- stares. Because the trees and the bushes and the everything looks like the kind of shit he'd see in movies or on TV. Maybe it's just a trick, like a hologram or some psychic assault, making him see what he thinks he should see. Or maybe he's just hallucinating, trying to find something familiar and projecting, or--?
Whatever it is, they can't possibly be on Earth, considering he was a galaxy away.
When she speaks to him, he jumps a little, snapped out of his thoughts. He glances at her, notes the sort of general air of discomfort in the way she's holding herself. ]
I'm alright. [ Existential crises aside, that is. His brow furrows. ] I'm startin' to think you're not doing so hot, though. You need a hand?
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I'm fine. [She tries to assure him. And ultimately she will be, but she can't lie. This is hardly paradise to a vampire. Even for a pureblood.] I wont die or anything. I'm just sensitive to light. [She rubs her eyes, attempting to adjust to the brightness.] Usually if I was outside during this time of day, I'd have a parasol. I'll get used to it. [There's not a lot she can do about that problem right now anyway.]
Moreso... I'm at a loss as to what to do first.
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There's a blanket in our little camping kits. Think you can use it as a covering?
[ As far as the best course of action goes, he peers around at the forest for inspiration. The desert at their backs doesn't seem particularly inviting, seeing as how it's, you know, a desert, which makes trudging through the forest a more obvious answer. It probably helps that others have already forged ahead. Safety in numbers or whatever, assuming those numbers didn't include any blood-thirsty psychopaths prepping to pull a Hans Gruber/Bill Clay double-cross. ]
C'mon. Looks like everyone's headed this way.