( NPC LOG ) WORLD JUMP # 4: THE HOROLOGIUM.

[anessa]

V I O L E T

within a few days, every circle member will find that the small square panels hovering over their cots have been activated. they flicker green for a moment, and an interface gradually manifests before you. it looks a little like a computer terminal at first...

before the words slowly begin to form.

during your time on the horologium, this screen will change accordingly. your repairs and modifications to the ship will be logged for all to see. and by who, exactly?

well....

🠖 NETWORK

[ all of your watches come to a static halt. there's a crackle before a message begins to appear on the screen. ]

did it
work
u guys see this?
kk
i was the one who turned on your screens
should probs introduce myself
call me violet
bottom line is
i got no idea who the hell any of you are
but THAT'S working again
and this ship is hanging by a thread
damn it i shouldnt have sent all of you this at the same time
my watch is totes gonna blow up in 1..2...3

🠖 MESS HALL

[ violet is seated at a table — her hands are folded but her eyes are flitting from side to side as though she's taking in her surroundings. there's a notable scar that slashes across her face, and she's fitted in a jumpsuit much like your own. ]

Oh, hey. It's your favorite stranger: Violet.

[ there's a silence. ]

...I'm guessing you guys have got questions.

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Comments

[cakewitch]

Supplies mostly. No bodies. Not that I would be happy to find bodies, but that would certainly tell us something. It is eerily empty here.

The power has been damaged, I don't know if your distress call might've been interrupted?

[anessa]

bodies aren't great but they help in their own little way
would give me something to identify at least
supplies are good though. keep those.

good point
the distress call was made using our backup store
that's what was powering the ship when you first got on
but it wouldn't be a big shock if it took longer to transmit thanks to the sorry lack of manpower
how did you guys get here by the way?

[cakewitch]

Magic!