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subnautica2016-06-17 11:55 pm
bonomial) wrote in subnautica2016-06-17 11:55 pm
Sleep Study | Backdated to like... June 2nd or something hahaha | Open
June 2 - Waking - Telepathy/Action - Primarily for Peridot (but mun welcomes threadjacking)
[Yeah, so Dirk said that nobody should try to be a guinea pig.
Don's never been good with taking that kind of advice. Right now, the dreamscape's making him anxious. What he doesn't understand, he wants to. Normally, he would ask his brothers or his sensei to spot him, to try to reach him on the astral plane - or he'd have them volunteer to be analyzed in his stead, knowing Leo - but he doesn't have that option here.
He can't stay awake forever. He already is having trouble foregoing sleep without coffee.
However, he knows someone who doesn't have to sleep.
So a certain green Dorito is going to get a telepathic message, maybe poorly directed to her because this Turtle is tired:]
Hey, Peridot... can I ask a favour?
[She'll find him in the lab eventually, arranging his cot within range of what passes for their medical bay. Maybe someone else there might wanna know what the heck he's doing?]
June 3 - Sleeping - Action
[Comfortable in the knowledge that he's got someone watching his shell, Don can get to taking in the weirdness of the dreamscape. Everything seems to thrum with life, and on an instinctual level the Turtle feels more at home here than he has almost anywhere else. The ocean is welcoming him.
It feels as if his brothers and his master are with him too, in some capacity. He feels their voices reaching out to him, from the ocean's depths. Even knowing he's asleep, it comes off as achingly real.
If you're wandering around near the base in the dreamscape, you might notice Don floating near it, frowning deeply at the yawning scar left on the seabed.]
So this dream world, or whatever it is, has a smoking wreck where the base is supposed to be. What does that mean...?
June 3 - Waking - Audio
[Comfortable in the knowledge that what he learned about the effect of the dreamscape on their bodies means it's safe, Don makes an announcement.]
Hey, everybody, I've got some good news for anybody who's worried about this weird dream world. [That means you, Stork.] It doesn't seem like it affects our waking bodies any more than a dream normally would.
[A beat.]
It still feels like it's really happening, though, which basically makes it virtual reality. Even if it's not really going to hurt you, I wouldn't pick any fights with the Reapers unless you want a very convincing illusion of pain.
[Yeah, so Dirk said that nobody should try to be a guinea pig.
Don's never been good with taking that kind of advice. Right now, the dreamscape's making him anxious. What he doesn't understand, he wants to. Normally, he would ask his brothers or his sensei to spot him, to try to reach him on the astral plane - or he'd have them volunteer to be analyzed in his stead, knowing Leo - but he doesn't have that option here.
He can't stay awake forever. He already is having trouble foregoing sleep without coffee.
However, he knows someone who doesn't have to sleep.
So a certain green Dorito is going to get a telepathic message, maybe poorly directed to her because this Turtle is tired:]
Hey, Peridot... can I ask a favour?
[She'll find him in the lab eventually, arranging his cot within range of what passes for their medical bay. Maybe someone else there might wanna know what the heck he's doing?]
June 3 - Sleeping - Action
[Comfortable in the knowledge that he's got someone watching his shell, Don can get to taking in the weirdness of the dreamscape. Everything seems to thrum with life, and on an instinctual level the Turtle feels more at home here than he has almost anywhere else. The ocean is welcoming him.
It feels as if his brothers and his master are with him too, in some capacity. He feels their voices reaching out to him, from the ocean's depths. Even knowing he's asleep, it comes off as achingly real.
If you're wandering around near the base in the dreamscape, you might notice Don floating near it, frowning deeply at the yawning scar left on the seabed.]
So this dream world, or whatever it is, has a smoking wreck where the base is supposed to be. What does that mean...?
June 3 - Waking - Audio
[Comfortable in the knowledge that what he learned about the effect of the dreamscape on their bodies means it's safe, Don makes an announcement.]
Hey, everybody, I've got some good news for anybody who's worried about this weird dream world. [That means you, Stork.] It doesn't seem like it affects our waking bodies any more than a dream normally would.
[A beat.]
It still feels like it's really happening, though, which basically makes it virtual reality. Even if it's not really going to hurt you, I wouldn't pick any fights with the Reapers unless you want a very convincing illusion of pain.
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[ She adjusts her visor slightly, peering up at him with a mixture of curiosity and suspicion. ]
I've never really been... interested in watching someone sleep. It seems incredibly dull - but if you think it will help us find out more about this planet and whatever is affecting people, I suppose I can keep an eye on you.
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If something's going on with this dream world, it could be a problem for everybody, even you. At the least, it's affecting people who need to sleep, and I can't just sit back and do nothing.
[He sighs, swiping a hand across his face.]
Anyway, the stimulant. I have a pre-made syringe in the fridge on the nearby table. It's just adrenaline, shouldn't have any long-term effects on me, but you're going to have to administer it somewhere it'll pierce. [His tough flesh is harder to give a needle to than a human.] My upper arm would be okay. [He taps the spot in question, feeling oddly vulnerable. If the situation wasn't so weird he would never risk a stranger injecting him, but he feels like he may not have a choice.] Only do this if it looks like I can't breathe or my heartbeat starts really slowing down.
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[ Gosh, what a nightmare. Maybe if she had more automation she could manage it, but she'd rather not be trapped here. Alone. That'd be horrible. She listens attentively while Don explains what's what with the adrenaline shot and how she should use it. She's not one hundred percent sure how this adrenaline stuff works, but she's happy to give it a shot.
She mentally catalogs the location of the syringe and the injection point. She'll figure out some alternates while he's asleep. ]
Got it. Anything else I should be looking out for? Warning signs? Strange movements?
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If I'm wheezing or choking, that's a bad sign; if my mouth's hanging open, I can't breathe right. Any of those things means you should wake me and get a doctor as fast as possible.
... At least we know that if I do die, the nanobots are supposed to fix that. [Not really a comfort. Don is hoping he won't die.]