URSULA's voice crackles on over all forms of communication, radio and telepathic. In both, her transmission seems unstable. "Warning. Urgent. Attention required. I really mean it. Please evacuate the water. If impossible, hide immediately. The blast will be incoming from the east. The Aurora has reached critical status. Dark Matter engines failing. Core system failure impending, counting down in ten... nine... eight... sev-- sev-- five... four... three... tw--"
Should any be above the surface in the line of sight of the Aurora, they will witness the fires of explosion. The outer shell pops and bursts into flame, billowing out, a deafening roar that cracks with a heavy wave buoying through the water. Shocks of steam fill the air, scalding what surfaces they burst over. A rain begins.
In some ways, it is the safest place to witness.
Below, the explosion ricochets. A shock blasts through the water, then another, sending wave after wave pushing seaweed flat down, knocking animals about, scattering and rocking sand. Pulses of burning hot bubbles shake through a radius, fizzling out only after it sears and disperses to ravage what rises above. Cold water filaments web through the pods of heat. The ocean shudders.
Even as far as the base, the Aurora’s explosion makes itself known. The whole structure shudders on its supports, loose items shaking and falling, rushes of white and dark water bursting past the observatory windows in one wave, another, a third, and in one empty observatory, a crack breaks through the glass, forcing URSULA to seal off the area temporarily.
Rain still falls above the Aurora’s wreckage. The last of the fires will be doused. When the waters become cool again, new sea life will move in to make food of the their dead brethren.
A strange keening shivers in the air at the edge of hearing.
[As a note, direct any questions regarding this event to the March OOC Post! And a special note for Korosensei, go for it ♥]
[ Peridot is still in the process of testing and building some of the propulsion devices that she's been working on building. In this case it's one of the small, personal devices and she's just been putting the thing through its paces when the warning starts it's countdown. It definitely gets her attention, anyway. ]
No, no, no! Why does everything explode when I come near it?
[ Her ship, her career, her communicator, the planet she's living on...
Fortunately, she's not too busy feeling sorry for herself to kick the propulsion device into overdrive. She zips into the lee of the base to shelter from the shockwave. Just in time, too. She feels the whole structure rock and she's tossed about by the turbulence as the water churns. For a moment she's not sure which way is up. As everything finally settles, she shakily sends an open communique. She wants to get back inside, but part of her feels just the tiniest bit of responsibility. ]
[ You invent your own nightmares, Peridot. And you walked right
into this one. ]
Which others doubtlessly were. If you could keep an eye out and move
around toward the front to see if anyone needs help out there in the water
and isn't moving well on their own, bring them back here and we can help
take care of them.
I'm not involved in search and rescue! I'm a scientist! An engineer! Besides, what if things start exploding again? Why would I want to go back out there?
[ She's slowly making her way to one of the airlocks right now, but Ellana still has some time to talk her into it. ]
Wouldn't a scientist and engineer be able to engineer a solution? Regardless, you sound more like who we should be sending out to the ship once the waters calm to figure out how to keep it from degrading even further.
[ No argument, because she can get a sense of something Peridot would be better qualified to do.
Right? Right. Everyone has different strengths... ]
It wouldn't be the first time I'd have been accused of being such, but not, I'm not recommending you run off into danger on your own. But suggesting it? Yes. Staying here won't keep the situation stable, from what I understand of it.
[It's not from the water, but there are other priorities - or the pretense of other priorities - at play here. The tone of this particular response is probably at least a little familiar, given their shared interest in getting their hands on transportation. Uranus gets straight the point, every thought thorny. She's on her way to the base's sea access point already, preparing to pull people from the water.]
Is that you? Weren't you working on a propellant? [Yes, given the immediate danger posed by the explosion and the possible damage to their own base, it does sound like someone more concerned with results than saving people would say. She's conditioned herself well] Did you get away with it?
[ Peridot's still a bit loopy and rattled, not to mention wary of another explosion. She's not really prepared to get herself fried for this job (or any of these people). At least not yet. ]
Of course I did! You don't think I'd let my work go because of a stupid explosion, do you?
[ Although she totally would if it meant saving her own hide. ]
You easily could have saved your own skin instead. [How was she supposed to know? It would have been reflexive...No matter how much disdain she has for those who can't put the greater good ahead of themselves.
Peridot might be loopy, but Uranus rebounds quickly from unexpected disasters. She has to. It's like the explosion hasn't affected her at all.]
Where are you? That's the only lead we have on transportation.
[Can telepathy convey the full force on an exasperated scoff? Probably not, not when it comes from her, but the sense of impatience and frustration is real.]
It looks like the bay doors are still functioning. [It would be miraculous if the entire base remained untouched by the blast...for once, a moment in which the odds are more aligned in their favor.]
It should be your priority to get that machine back to the base. I'll meet you to bring it it. Don't go trying to be heroic and lose it. [Don't waste time trying to round up others who are farther away from the base.]
Oh, trust me, heroics are the last thing on my mind right now!
[ Despite Haruka's rather brusque manner, Peridot appreciates it. It's pragmatic. It's logical. It makes sense. She's already circling back toward the base, puttering along with the little self-propelled device. If Haruka does come out to meet her, she won't be hard to spot - she's the tiny green one. ]
[Uranus doesn't know yet that behaving in a way Peridot finds logical is probably a bad sign for your own worldview.]
I'm coming down.
[They've been working towards the same goal (however separately) of materials collection and assembly - she can pick Peridot out of a crowd, or out of a bleak, boiling ocean. And she's noticeable herself - for her demeanor, for the aura she gives off, at the very least.
Uranus would, under any circumstances, turn her nose up at the thought of them having the same objective. She might even turn hostile at the idea. She extends her hand.]
[ Peridot's on her way back up, so the odds of them bumping into each other is pretty damn good. She's puttering back toward the base when she spots someone heading toward her.
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[ Peridot is still in the process of testing and building some of the propulsion devices that she's been working on building. In this case it's one of the small, personal devices and she's just been putting the thing through its paces when the warning starts it's countdown. It definitely gets her attention, anyway. ]
No, no, no! Why does everything explode when I come near it?
[ Her ship, her career, her communicator, the planet she's living on...
Fortunately, she's not too busy feeling sorry for herself to kick the propulsion device into overdrive. She zips into the lee of the base to shelter from the shockwave. Just in time, too. She feels the whole structure rock and she's tossed about by the turbulence as the water churns. For a moment she's not sure which way is up. As everything finally settles, she shakily sends an open communique. She wants to get back inside, but part of her feels just the tiniest bit of responsibility. ]
Any of you idiots in the water need help?
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Peridot, how mobile are you right now?
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[ This better not be leading to what she thinks it is. ]
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[ You invent your own nightmares, Peridot. And you walked right into this one. ]
Which others doubtlessly were. If you could keep an eye out and move around toward the front to see if anyone needs help out there in the water and isn't moving well on their own, bring them back here and we can help take care of them.
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[ She's slowly making her way to one of the airlocks right now, but Ellana still has some time to talk her into it. ]
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[ No argument, because she can get a sense of something Peridot would be better qualified to do.
Right? Right. Everyone has different strengths... ]
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[ Ellana does raise an excellent point, though. And plays on Peridot's ego. ]
Wait, you want to send me back out to that thing? After it exploded? Are you insane?
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It wouldn't be the first time I'd have been accused of being such, but not, I'm not recommending you run off into danger on your own. But suggesting it? Yes. Staying here won't keep the situation stable, from what I understand of it.
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[ Her 'voice' is an irritated, somewhat frightened shriek. ]
I didn't sign up for exploding spaceships! I'm not about to deprive the world of my presence over some stupid, poorly-designed human piece of junk!
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[ Also inside, but as she's been running around the base, she's already figured out that Peridot isn't inside yet. ]
Are you hurt?
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[ Despite how disgruntled she 'sounds', Peridot is mostly just rattled. ]
Why didn't someone tell me sooner? It would've been nice to know with more than ten seconds warning!
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Do you have injuries, though?
[ "ALIVE" DOESN'T ANSWER MUCH... ]
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[ She's seguing into complaining, so odds are she's fine. But still, it might get tiresome. ]
I could've died! What's wrong with this stupid place? Why are there explosions everywhere I go?
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[ Let her tell you about her life since she arrived on a miserable planet called Earth. ]
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[ And not touch anything flammable? ]
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[ Not really. Peridot is just being dramatic. ]
Or maybe something else will go wrong! How much worse can my day get?
i'm gonna hit you up here and then we can still backdate another thing :>
Is that you? Weren't you working on a propellant? [Yes, given the immediate danger posed by the explosion and the possible damage to their own base, it does sound like someone more concerned with results than saving people would say. She's conditioned herself well] Did you get away with it?
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Of course I did! You don't think I'd let my work go because of a stupid explosion, do you?
[ Although she totally would if it meant saving her own hide. ]
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Peridot might be loopy, but Uranus rebounds quickly from unexpected disasters. She has to. It's like the explosion hasn't affected her at all.]
Where are you? That's the only lead we have on transportation.
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[ Although she's definitely planning on heading in once she has an opportunity. ]
I'm not hanging around out here, if that's what you mean!
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It looks like the bay doors are still functioning. [It would be miraculous if the entire base remained untouched by the blast...for once, a moment in which the odds are more aligned in their favor.]
It should be your priority to get that machine back to the base. I'll meet you to bring it it. Don't go trying to be heroic and lose it. [Don't waste time trying to round up others who are farther away from the base.]
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[ Despite Haruka's rather brusque manner, Peridot appreciates it. It's pragmatic. It's logical. It makes sense. She's already circling back toward the base, puttering along with the little self-propelled device. If Haruka does come out to meet her, she won't be hard to spot - she's the tiny green one. ]
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[Uranus doesn't know yet that behaving in a way Peridot finds logical is probably a bad sign for your own worldview.]
I'm coming down.
[They've been working towards the same goal (however separately) of materials collection and assembly - she can pick Peridot out of a crowd, or out of a bleak, boiling ocean. And she's noticeable herself - for her demeanor, for the aura she gives off, at the very least.
Uranus would, under any circumstances, turn her nose up at the thought of them having the same objective. She might even turn hostile at the idea. She extends her hand.]
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If she had to hazard a guess... ]
Are you the one I've been speaking to?
[ She looks... frazzled. ]
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