4th Drift ~ [Video]

[oldmanstriker]

--urgh... I feel sick...

[The first thing people will see is the communicator slowly spinning around before stopping as it's holder grabs something to stop from spinning.]

Who turned the bloody gravity off?! [The feed spins to a pretty irate Australian.] Christ... I've never felt this sick in a while...

[He pauses, looks away, takes a moment to regain his composure.]

What do we bloody call this? Spacesickness? Whatever it is... Anyone got something to help with it?

[A heavy sigh]

I was gonna offer fighting lessons. Guess that's out of the soddin' window.

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oops I misread that word completely sorry

[tucky]

I don't think it's totally off. It's just us, 'cause everything else is staying down.

It's a flood, right? It's gonna be over in a few days.

And then I read the other tag e-mail >.>;

[oldmanstriker]

Wish I was one of them.

[And that's what's causing his stomach to churn. He can pull G's in a fighter jet, pilot a giant robot punching monsters in the face, but...

He never wanted to float around weightless.]

I hope so. I don't think I'll get used to this.

my bad

[tucky]

You never wanted to be an astronaut when you were a kid?

[... Neither did she.]

[oldmanstriker]

Nope... Never knew what I wanted when I was growin' up.

[tucky]

Me neither.

[And she still doesn't know now.]

I didn't even go through a lot of things trying to decide. I just never knew.

[punched_hitler]

I'll bet we can still fight like this.

[oldmanstriker]

Probably, but not in any way I know.

[punched_hitler]

So? Where's the fun if you're not willing to learn a couple of new tricks?

[oldmanstriker]

I'd hardly call floatin' around in the fetal position a trick, mate. My head's bloody spinning, I barely got my communicator working...

[Yes, he's complaining, shut up.]

Makes ya realise how much we take gravity for soddin' granted.

[punched_hitler]

Maybe you'll get used to it? [He hopes so, because it is kind of fun.

He laughs.] I guess we do, huh - especially since we're on a spaceship.

[Although yeah, he does hope this isn't permanent.]

[doomed_copper]

[BLEURGH. Count one more seasick member of the Commonwealth.]

That makes two of us. All I've got are a few paracetamol and a few tabs of Berocca, but something tells me unless it's got a lid, drinking liquid is probably ill-advised.

[oldmanstriker]

I think I'd need somethin' stronger than paracetamol.

[Scotch, maybe.]

And considering I keep spinning upside-down, I agree with you.

[doomed_copper]

[She winces, trying not to barf.]

Yep, it's going to take much more than that to handle this lot. I take it this is one of the 'floods' they warned me about when I first arrived; I can only surmise as much from the Admiral's announcement.

[oldmanstriker]

Apparently, you get used to them.

[Said with an undertone of not bloody likely.]

video

[rickitikitarr]

They say that ginger does wonders.

[He answers. The better advice might come by video. Ricki has tied himself into bed with a sheet about the waist, which gives him at least the faint sensation of normalcy.

Obviously at some point he'll have to move, go try to get some food, or else go completely stir-crazy, but for the moment it's helping settle his own swooping stomach.]

Re: video

[oldmanstriker]

Yeah? I'll bear that in mind.

[Herc is trying to half-swim to a wall so he can stop the gentle spin he's got going on.]

Good idea, mate. [He remarks about the tying down.] Wish I could get to my own bed.

[rickitikitarr]

The key is really not to lose purchase at any point.

[Sympathetically.]

I don't know whether there are serious lengths of rope available anywhere on the ship, or we should all be shredding our bedlinens-

[oldmanstriker]

Yeah, and I dunno if I can ask the Warden for stuff without an inmate. I get the impression he wouldn't give us any if I asked, anyway.

[He's feeling better now he's pressed himself against the wall, reaching out for his communicator.]

This is the exact reason I didn't want to be an astronaut...

[rickitikitarr]

I don't know about asking for them- they seem like the sort of supplies that should simply be around on a ship, don't they?

[But then, he supposes this isn't a normal ship, precisely.]

[demolitions]

Y'all are sick? I think this is great.

[At least someone's having a good time.]

[oldmanstriker]

Wonderful. [Herc growls.] I'm so glad. No, really.

[He's now trying to half-swim to the wall to stop the slight spin he's got.]

[demolitions]

It's probably like some people gettin' seasick while others are fine. You'll likely get used to it in a bit. [After he empties the contents of his stomach a few times.]

[oldmanstriker]

Once I tie myself down, ya mean.

[demolitions]

It's gonna be a little hard to get around if you do that, ain't it?