HAVE A NICE FLIGHT

[strangerpeople]

HAVE A NICE FLIGHT

[The thing that jolts you awake is the sudden drop.

Maybe you gasp. Maybe you hold onto your seat as tightly as you can. Whatever you do, it doesn't help your stomach, or stop the overwhelming scent of flowers from tickling your nostrils. Nor does it unbuckle your seat belt, as you are strapped into a seat that is...well, it's comfortable, but not helpful when you don't know where you are.

You'll figure it out soon enough. You're inside a strange room of some kind, and opening the windows reveals nothing but clouds, lightning flashing across the sky...and a moon as red as blood. Its light seems to be much stronger than any light that comes from within the place you are now, which seem to flicker and lose power at the worst intervals.

Not only that, but you're not alone. There are 14 others with you, and only those 14. And--you have power. You don't know what it is, not yet. But instantly you know you have a power. It's just a matter of you figuring out that power, since the doo-hickey you find in your room doesn't help you figure it out.

And yes, you're flying. If you don't know what an airplane is, well. Welcome to the future, friend. It's looking to be a not-so-great one so far.]

Comments

[mermaidkin]

[What is that hand doing momentarily brushing against hi— Oh, good grief. Hiyori doesn't pretend to push his smile past the boundaries of appearing most likely forced.]

Could you please take just a moment to look at where you're going?

[stingyshima]

[what the fuck???]

I would if I could actually see where I was going!

[mermaidkin]

What?

[It's obvious that the moment of hearing his voice is when a tetris piece falls into place and a row is cleared. Younger at that, despite the guy's appearance. This must be what it feels like to be Natsuya. Well, felt like, before he left.]

In other words, you need glasses?

[Hiyori takes a step back into the aisle to give them some room and then takes off his own glasses.]

I'm farsighted, but—

[stingyshima]

[...???

He blinks at the other who is apparently just... offering his glasses to him?? After a moment he shakes his head, putting a hand to his face.]

I have general astigmatism, so I'm afraid your glasses are only likely to make things worse.

[mermaidkin]

Oh, well, odds were against being any help I guess.

[He gives another apologetic smile before putting his glasses back on.]

Likewise I take it you don't have any big ideas about the situation here?

[stingyshima]

I'm afraid not.

[...]

This whole situation seems extremely strange, doesn't it? And the lurch the plane gave earlier...

[that was............. concerning................]

[mermaidkin]

Yeah, that was the furthest thing from comfortable... Well, it's a pretty large plane, though. I honestly think we're insulated from an immediate impact.

[He stretches and folds his hands behind his back.]

In that case, do you at least want to do self-introductions? My name's Toono Hiyori.

[stingyshima]

Tsukishima Kei. And I hope you're right... It seems absurd to go through the trouble of getting so many people onto a plane just to have it be driven so recklessly.

[mermaidkin]

Though on the other hand there's a whole floor underneath that probably has seating too? So this number of passengers seems kind of inefficient... Tsk, tsk, all around.

[stingyshima]

—there's another floor? This plane is massive...

[He puts a hand to his chin.]

A plane of this size wouldn't be easy to come by... I imagine the proper owner of it is probably trying to locate it as we speak.