Exaltica: Eden Awakening Saga, Sin Denial Options

[Sailerius]

Exaltica: The Eden Awakening Saga
Episode 1: Sin Denial

"Emergency power conservation is in effect. All non-essential systems have been taken offline."

The recording of the woman’s voice is the first sound you’re able to make sense of. A dull ache of annoyance in the back of your head suggests that you’ve heard that recording before. You’re pretty tired, though, so your eyes flutter shut again and you drift back down into the depths of unconsciousness.

"Emergency power conservation is in effect. All non-essential systems have been taken offline."

Just as you’re about to fall asleep again, the recording plays again. It’s starting to get really annoying. You probably won’t be able to get any sleep until it stops. You suppose that means you’ll just have to get up (even if only to stop that blasted recording). It makes a pretty good alarm clock.

Your feet touch the floor uncertainly. You’re not sure if it’s because you’ve been asleep or because the artificial gravity in the ship is acting up, but you have a hard time standing up straight. Wait a minute, why are you on a ship?

As you try to gather your bearings, memories flood back to you in a disorganized heap of imagery. It takes a few minutes to sort everything out and arrange the memories chronologically. There must be something missing, though; no matter how you put together the disjointed pieces of your memory, you just can’t figure out where you are or how you got there. Maybe looking around will provide you with some clues.

The only lights on in the ship are the dim red emergency lights which illuminate only the essential areas. Inside rooms (whose heavy metal doors you must manually slide open because "Emergency power conservation is in effect. All non-essential systems have been taken offline."), it’s almost completely black.

The ship you’re on is fairly large; you’re able to gather that there are six decks and a sizable docking bay. Too big to be personal transport. A supply ship would have a larger cargo bay.

More importantly, where is the crew? And where is everyone else?

You’re all located on deck 3 and wake up in different cabins. Features on this deck: Cabins, storage, lift (deactivated), stairs.

[Hirei]

Arel took the time to use the hotel facilities, entering one of the rooms first. It seemed that no one else had come into the room yet. It was quite a luxurious room containing a mini-living room area, a large bathroom, and a fully equipped kitchenette.

However the pilot first went into the bathroom and taking a hot shower to rid herself of her aches and pains. As she stood under the shower she held her hands up to her face. Even though the blood was gone, she could still smell it. The images of the dead crewmembers of the Venerate vessel flashed through her mind.

"...To be a pilot...is to view the world and all of its events." Arel repeated these words that had been said by someone whom she held dear. Throughout the ordeal she had tried to put on a calm act...but in reality inside she was wavering . Her skills as a mechanic and pilot had indeed been invaluable or so she assumed, but she still doubted....

A few minutes passed as Arel scrubbed to wash away the blood on herself before stepping out of the shower. Wrapping a towel around herself, she glanced over at the pile of bloodied clothes before picking them up and hurling them unceremoniously into the sink. She let warm hot water flow onto the dirtied clothes before attacking them with a washcloth. Once most of the blood was out Arel wrung them before heading out of the bathroom.

Quietly she went over to the window and pulled it open. The breeze on her bare skin made her shiver, but the view...was amazing to her. The golden flashes of light that danced on the empty sky were beautiful. The stars seemed to shine brightly at her as she took a moment to reminisce on the journeys that she had taken. Another gust of wind reminded her to hurry up. Arel arranged the clothes onto the balcony's railing before heading inside and laying sprawled on the bed.

"Fwah..." The pilot exhaled to relieve some of the leftover tension that still remained. Her head tilted to the side to glance at the googles and the silver dogtag that rested on the small nightstand next to the bed. Reaching over, she picked up the tag, running her fingers over the engraved name.

This post has been edited by Hirei: Mar 31 2011, 09:47 PM

[Ereth]

Aiko knocked lightly on the door, not knowing what to expect. Everyone else was sharing rooms---Lars with Nate and Jun with his sister---so that left Arel. Aiko knew little about her, but she seemed friendly.

"Um . . . hello?"

She heard a noise that sounded like a muffled "Come in!" and entered the room. Arel was lying on the bed and was, from the looks of it, utterly exhausted. Aiko's presence barely registered. I won't disturb her. She must be tired after all that, Aiko thought. After a quick shower, the baker was back in her dress and apron and the foodstuffs she had collected on the ship were scattered all over the table in the kitchenette. Among these were: flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, vanilla, vegetable oil, cider vinegar and cocoa powder. Aiko had decided to make a simple chocolate cake. It wouldn't be nearly as sumptuous as the ones she had learned to bake at school, but she was determined to make it all the same.

This post has been edited by Ereth: Mar 31 2011, 10:31 PM