perfect / FANTASY

sabotage was a 50/50 chance of a reason as to why the reactor was now malfunctioning. nuclear radiation was never a problem of the past and this ship had been running smoothly, apart from minor damages, for a good few weeks. it felt like it had been weeks anyway. their conversation wasn’t the quietest of talks the pair had had so having someone eavesdrop was a possibility. “going together would be nice.” she agreed, confirming her response with a nod though she wasn’t sure whether she’d be able to help fix it. that was out of her specialty but she was willing to give it a go if it meant saving lives. now that was in her job spec. “we better start making a move.” she added, hoping he would lead the way. 

His frustrations were pulled to the voice of a man behind him, Chung-ho turning to stare at Dan walking up behind him. He furrowed his brows, a visible scowl and pout on his face as he gestured towards the wires in his lap. “It’s not working…” the botanist mumbled as he tried fiddling with two ends. Chung-ho let out an exasperated sigh as he patted the ground next to him, gesturing for the other man to join him. “I don’t know how to fix this. And it’s loud,” he said quietly, his face scrunched in mild pain at the blaring noises.

the alarms were beginning to ring in her ears, she was almost deafened by the noise which came with the sudden panic. she tried what she could to block almost all noises out apart from the ship’s Al. a nuclear disaster was something heledd could now tick off her bucket list but she was probably the least prepared for this to happen. she knew nothing about the reactor so her reliance on others was going to be high. “i’m so sorry- …” she started, the panic was evident in her tone. “yeah but if i’m honest, i don’t know where to go.” she admitted, crew seemed to be running left, right and centre which wasn’t helpful. she was sure a facial expression or two asked him if they were responsible for this considering their most recent conversation.

Location: exterior, Security Office.

Time: 10:02 AM

Status: Open

Ro’ had been tinkering with a panel just outside of security. She was kind of just fiddling around with it, and if you were paying attention, you might be able to figure out that she really didn’t know what she was doing. She might’ve just been too darn stubborn to call for help from engineering to help sort out this issue.

Suddenly, An alarm blasted through the air, assaulting her ears. From the loud, proximate nature of the noise, it was quickly deduced to be coming from the reactor room. Why did she have to be standing right outside when the alarm went off? But she couldn’t worry about that right now, because, if that alarm was going off, it meant you won’t have to deal with the annoyance if you don’t deal with it, because you will be very dead.

She made her way in, jogging slowly, trying to assess the situation. Lord knows reactor cores were not her specialty, and between her lack of knowledge and the loud alarm still blaring in her ears, she stood still, unsure of where to even start. She thought about maybe the AI, it was programed to help in these kinds of situations, but she wasn’t even sure how to activate it.

She felt a sense of relief wash over her as she heard another crew mate enter the room. Turning to face you, She had the most pleasant facial expression you’ve probably ever seen her make, was she… smiling?

“Oh thank goddesses someone else is here, what the hell do we do?”

    getting to the reactor hadn’t been as easy as dan had been hoping. firstly, several of the doors had jammed, making it difficult to navigate the already sprawled out ship. secondly, panic had a way of slowing him down, and despite the steady jog he’d kept, it felt like it had taken hours to get to where he needed to be. lastly, he was so preoccupied with what the hell he was supposed to do when he got there that he’d nearly missed the room entirely. thankfully, he hadn’t. less thankfully, there was only one other crewmate there...

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“i’m er…” edward had checked his watch, “just about to clock out actually and research is on the way so i suppose i could help but it’s going to cost you.” the blank look on his face could be misinterpreted as serious but the joking tone in his voice gave away his true intentions. “if you give me a minute i’d be happy to help.

   * ! — “danny !“ the blonde exclaimed fondly, flinging her arms around him before he could even get to his question. no hesitation in greeting him instantly with one of the friendly embraces she gave out far too freely in such a threatening environment. the bright smile on her face faltering slightly at his words. “well i was just about to take my break,” an exaggerated pout on her lips, “but since it’s you asking i’ll come help. nothing too heavy though, my arm workout last night was way brutal.” perhaps it was a little too vain to continue her workout regimen on a doomed mission but at least she could justify it as a form of self defence. face breaking back into a wide smile, “ok, now you can tell me all about how amazing and generous and helpful i am.”

“uh .. yeah, no problem.” ash grimaces, a hand going to the back of his neck to scratch at it. this was something foreign to ash, helping others, especially when they ask for it. “let’s stop standing here so we can do this … y'know.” he says quietly underneath bis breath before he’s told him where ash’s help is needed. “what’re the boxes even for?” ash point blankly asks. the last thing ash cared for was if he was invading personal space as he took his time walking to the spot. once he got there, a brow rose, but he picked a stack of two, turning to him, “so where did you need these moved to again? … and could you - y'know - tell me kind of quickly.” his face was blank, no expression of joy or annoyance, nothing. he was just ready to do this as fast as possible and dip, besides, the man always made him nervous for no reason and it did irritate him.

Their head whipped around, offering him a pleasant smile, though their eyes were squinted in confusion. She listened to him, nodding slightly, laughing sligltly. “Seeing as that is my job: yes.” There was no malice, only humor. “I had been preparing the boxes. Can you double check that this is all you need?” They handed him the clipboard with the work form, waiting patiently for him to scan and confirm the list.

“i don’t get why that is, why we’re so short of extra parts. you’d think we’d be able to get ahold of them or at least have a stock somewhere.” a confused expression poured over her face, freezing in her actions as she processed her thoughts. there were so many questions which were left unanswered and no one seemed to know how to get the answer. “i sure hope that’s what it is. i know we’ve been swamped now and again in med-bay but i guess everyone being slow isn’t helpful.” admin wasn’t far now, just a few more metres away.

the ship wasn’t kept in its’ best form; there were multiple failings but not enough hours during the day to complete them all which led to things being postponed and then forgotten. the maintenance team seemed to lack memory therefore needed constant reminding from all departments aboard the ship. with the mention of someone tampering with the ship, heledd let herself pause and think about it for a mere moment. “you know… that wouldn’t surprise me actually.” she admitted. “there are a few crew mates which i’m always a bit suspicious of.” she continued, fingers twirling in her hair.

Dan was certainly the only reason why he didn’t fall to pieces, the man was sweet and a little shy, but he was jamie’s rock. “it’s all good with me, and just like you never have to ask to give me a kiss. you can just do it, you kissing me might just be the highlight of my days.” jamie mused. “so let’s get that job done because i feel like i need a shower, and well i hate showering alone.”

“you know you could be onto something there.” she agreed with a small smile. maintenance was an area in which heledd knew nothing about, she didn’t even know who worked for maintenance so would never know who the right person to call would be. this ship seemed to be filled with mind games like that. all the corridors looked the same, crew mates seemed to blend together and everything was breaking. “well if you’re sure that would be appreciated.” heledd was known for being a bit of a blunt, abrupt asshole but there were rare occasions when she was kind. especially when food or beverages were involved. plus, she liked dan. “oh tell me about it. moving stock in med-bay seems to get worse each time.”

she knew that admin would be more than happy to help the two of them but it was dependant on how fixable the situation was. other crew mates surely were already crowding the admin room, that would be the dream; but her dreams never really came true. “oh, that would be neat! i’ve thrown my card at that machine multiple times, you’d think someone would’ve reported the technical fault already.” she sighed, turning the corner to proceed towards admin.

  “ i was in the middle of trying to catch a break but , since we’re pals i supposeeee …. i may be of assistance. it’ll cost you cleaning those leaves from the filter , though. ” amused and ever friendly smile decorates her lips as she skips over , arms folded neatly behind her back. “calling dibs on the lighter boxes though , can’t do all of your work for you , sir. ”