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.

[Ganonfrog]

More loud noises. Loud noises obnoxious enough to force him awake. Again. Who the hell needs an alarm clock when you've got a nice set of insufferable, dangerous sounds assaulting you every time you attempt to sleep?

Jun groaned and pulled himself out of bed with the same amount of mild annoyance one would when being woken up for school. At this point, the sound of gunshots was pretty much just a normal, daily occurrence. In fact, he kind of preferred it to "Emergency energy conservation is in effect.".

A quick look to Zhi prove that she was just as unmoved by the sound of gunshots as he was. Things are really weird when you can get scheduled and proper Zhi rolling her eyes in the face of danger.

"Wonderful... Jun, get dressed. We should see if the rest of our group is okay." She noncommittally ordered him as she stood up from her own bed, fixing her hair.

The morning routine was as casual as any other.

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After a quick search around the building, the two of them wound up being led outside, to the streets where they thought the gunshots had been coming from. There, they met with the others, and the very strange realization that the noise was coming from under their feet.

After a quick shift of discomfort, Zhi looked to anyone else she could recognize in the small crowd. After seeing them all looking as baffled as she was, she scanned the area for anyone in uniform. If someone knew what was going on, it would have to be them.

Confidently, she approached the nearest officer outside of the forbidden area.

"Excuse me. Is everything all right? Is it all under control?" She asked him, making eye contact, and expressing just the right amount of concern for the situation.

[Ereth]

II should stay here. I shouldn't get in the way. I've caused enough trouble. Enough trouble. Enough . . .

She had put the cake in a small box to keep it fresh right after it had cooled. Now the box was on her lap, and she was on her bed, huddled over it like a squirrel protecting its winter cache. If I stay here, if I pretend nothing is happening, maybe it'll become reality, the baker thought.

Aiko covered her ears and shivered.