A rude awakening

[ima_npc]

[You awaken from a deep sleep. You are groggy and cold and feel off in ways that may be initially difficult to place. The door to your stasis pod opens. How did you get here? That's a really good question. Who are you? That's another.]

[Step outside into the warmer (albeit not especially warm) room and you'll see the others, all dressed in a similar style of stasis suits. One or two of them are wearing the same colors as you, though it's perhaps hard to tell with the dim, red glow that fills the room.]

[The doors are closed. There is no apparent way to open them. And a robotic voice intermittently rings through the room:]

Life support is being restored to the facility. Please stand by.

Comments

[court_chesster]

[A redhead in white, red, and pink peers out of his pod, wide-eyed, then immediately ducks back into it. His attempt to pull the lid closed again is completely unsuccessful.]

[unexpectedboner]

[peers at]

...I think you've gotta pull harder, man.

[whenitrainsitstorms]

[This tall dude in blue and grey is stepping out of of the cold room, squinting up at the red light.]

What in Damnation?

[court_chesster]

[sssslightly more at ease upon seeing the nerd from his dream]

...Hey.

[the_rogue]

[There's another guy dressed in grey and blue in this pod, but he's not actually leaving it yet, instead only blinking blearily at the ship outside of his stasis pod.]

Where...?

[whenitrainsitstorms]

[This guy in the same colors as you is peering into your pod. After a second, he offers you a hand out.]

That's what we're trying to figure out.

[unexpectedboner]

[oh hey, it's another confused-looking guy in blue and grey, it's a regular party out here]

...You don't know where this is, do you?

[he sounds more hopeful than anything]

[court_chesster]

[Watching as they go over to the door.]

Be careful! You don't want to make it mad.

[unexpectedboner]

[A gawky and rather obviously groggy guy stumbles out of his pod, looking as if he's trying (and failing) to put together why he feels so hungover]

What even... Have you seen my pants?

[whenitrainsitstorms]

[Hey, it's the guy I dreamt about.]

Not yours or anyone else's.

[scribbly]

[SQUINTS!!!

pinches the fabric on his leg. obviously these are his pants? she knows what pants are?? are the footy pajamas supposed to be a problem, or]

[fandisservice]

[ Glances around the room then back at him. ]

You've got talent, losing them in this big empty room with no place to hide jack shit.

[scribbly]

[And now, someone who looks halfway like they belong in these ridiculous yellow and gold footy pajamas by virtue of literally being a child. Her look of annoyance like she's been woken up from a pleasant dream fades into an entirely unalarmed sort of wonder very quickly as she starts to pace about.]

[whenitrainsitstorms]

[...I think I dreamt about you, too.]

Doesn't look like there's anywhere to go, yet.

[fandisservice]

[ . . . Same color. Shit, why the hell does he have the same color? She's also the only girl. And the only child. Is this some kind of commentary on him? What the hell is this?

or hi, you've got some guy making faces at you. ]

[court_chesster]

[This guy has started to pace himself, and very nearly plows into the kid before noticing and stepping aside.]

...Hi.

[fandisservice]

[ Flashy bastard in gold and yellow is stepping outside of the stasis pod and holding himself with way too much cocky dignity for someone in footy pajamas. ]

Hey, robot, isn't life support restored already? I'm not seeing anyone keeled over.

[ima_npc]

The stasis room maintains life support at all times.

[whenitrainsitstorms]

[This tall guy in blue and grey is heading back from the doors.]

It sounds like the outside areas aren't habitable yet.

[court_chesster]

...Have I mentioned that I like your hair?

[No sarcasm in his voice. Also his own hair is not in pigtails despite the icon.]

[thefaceofjustice]

[This guy climbs out of his pod, not really looking confused or upset or anything. Instead, his expression is flat.]

[unexpectedboner]

Hey, you look like you know things. Do you know things?

[court_chesster]

[..creepy]

Uh... hey, pajama twin.

[whenitrainsitstorms]

[Well, you're not upset, so:]

Any chance you remember how we got here?

[fandisservice]

And here comes the life of the party.