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Sanctuary RPG Mods ([personal profile] sanctuaryrpgmods) wrote in [community profile] sanctuaryrpg2016-05-13 09:22 pm

And the station opens...

There were no flashing lights, no alarms. The doors to the quarantine chambers simply opened, the whoosh of seals breaking was the only fanfare.

Quarantine was on a quiet level of the station, a gently pulsing light set into the wall leading the chamber's temporary residents out into the station proper. Outside, station officials wandered by but paid no particular attention to the newcomers; new arrivals were nothing new to them, just a fact of life on Sanctuary. New people arrived in the chambers, station staff logged them, and the computers arranged everything else. So they went about their business, eyes glued to the screens they held.

Of course the newcomers weren't aware of any of this. Anyone who called out to the station staff was greeted with a wan smile and directed toward one of the many terminal screens lining the walls of the large open space between the central tower and the rest of the station.

The terminal screens asked for a fingerprint before offering any additional information. Their names flashed up with a map to their new home in the living quarters and some basic information on the currency contained in the chip in their hand and what it might buy them. A brief explanation of the silver communication unit followed, and then the news of the past twenty-four hours played. War on planets in a neighbouring system, the weather on a vacation world, sports scores for a game that seems a cross between lacrosse, hockey, and quidditch. Nothing of use, of course, nothing that could get them off the planet.

The quiet entrance to the living quarters was on one side of the atrium, and the sounds of a bustling marketplace that could not be contained came from a much wider opening on the other. People of all shapes, colours, and species walked through the space along with station officials and technicians using their tablet like screens, dark uniformed security officers chatting as they strolled their patrols.

The station carried on obliviously while the newcomers watched, each with only their credit chip, a place to live, and a basic outfit. Clearly that was all the welcome they were to expect; what happened next would be up to them.

[[Gathering post and opening of Sanctuary RPG. Put in your characters coming out their quarantine]]
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[personal profile] rememory 2016-06-02 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
"We have similar technology where I'm from." If her mind didn't have two smoking holes in it, she'd probably be able to manage a better explanation. For now, she simply offered, "I can show you a little of what to do with it, if you like."

Another downside of her freshly torn bonds was the memory gaps, she realized, when she couldn't recall his name or whether he'd shared it. "I'm Sabine, if I didn't tell you that already. If I did, please forgive the lapse. I was injured on arriving."
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[personal profile] shinywhitearmor 2016-06-04 12:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"You were injured? Are you alright?" That concern that he normally had for people came to the forefront as he looked over for obvious injuries. He was used to patching people back together, at least. "My manners are lacking, it seems. I'm Sebastian Vael. It's an honor to meet you."
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[personal profile] rememory 2016-06-05 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
Sabine smiled a little wanly and set her hand on his forearm in a gentle gesture of gratitude and calming. "Thank you, Sebastian. I'm pleased to meet you, too. Oh, I do wish it were under better circumstances, when we were both where we wished to be, but I'm never sorry to meet a man worth knowing."

She rolled a shoulder in a gentle shrug. "As for my injuries, they're not the sort that can be healed by medicine. They unfortunately require a specialist, and not one I'd trust in a strange place. I'll heal in time. For now, you'll simply have to forgive me if my mind or conversation wanders."
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[personal profile] shinywhitearmor 2016-06-05 10:07 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, one thing I've discovered in life is that you don't always get what you want, but you have to make do with what the Maker has sent you." It was a hard lesson for him to learn, but one he did. Eventually.

He frowned at her, but he did accept her explanation. "Very well. If you are certain there is nothing I can do to help, my lady."
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[personal profile] rememory 2016-06-09 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
"There's nothing, my lord," she responded with a warm, gentle tease to her tone. It was easy enough to maintain composure and kindness in the face of his strength in spite of his obvious distress. "But should any need arise, I will be sure to tell you. For now, would you join me for a cup of tea? I'm not convinced it's safe, but we have to start somewhere."
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[personal profile] shinywhitearmor 2016-06-11 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Tea? His face clouded over a little. Elthina loved her tea with Sebastian they had weekly where they talked over pretty much anything and everything. He hadn't had tea since her death, but... maybe it was time. "A cup of tea... that sounds nice, yes. I would be honored."