taxonomites | now i rock a house party at the drop of a hat.

It's around five o'clock in the morning when the citizens of Taxon find themselves inexplicably transported into rooms within the Sanctuary. Doors are left open and beds unmade, food abandoned and lights left on, still shining brightly for those who were awake and are no longer present. The Extras don't seem to notice the captive population's sudden disappearance, continuing on with their business as usual.

For those relocated, though, it's an entirely different story.

They find themselves in rooms with white, alabaster walls that gives them an almost too-clean feeling, as if the entire place was sanitized prior to their arrival. The room assignments are seemingly random, people placed on floors with those they don't know and don't like, people they would rather not be within twenty feet of. It matters not, for what's done is done and cannot be undone. For those who happen to have pets, they'll find them waiting for their owners in the rooms as if nothing is out of the ordinary.

The only thing the captives have managed to bring with them is the clothes on their back and the tablets. On them, they find the following message:

SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE PLEASE ENJOY YOUR STAY WHILE WE ADDRESS CERTAIN TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES

Unfortunately for those who try to find a means of escape, they'll discover there is none. Leaving the Sanctuary will prove to be as difficult as leaving Taxon itself. However, if one heads down the right corridor and the right floor, they'll find something else entirely lurking in their midst...

( ooc | sorry for the delay in posting! your mods were otherwise occupied with things of the irl variety this morning. THIS BE A PARTY POST, Y'ALL. room assignments are here, and refer back to the sott post proper for any additional information. please contact us with any questions/concerns you may have in regards to this plot. ♥ )

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"Keeps my life entertainin'."

There was no doubt in Kaylee's mind that, after a month, there was probably a lot of cleaning up after River and Jayne to do. Well, more so Jayne than River. The latter at least seemed to know how to handle herself in Taxon. Jayne was...forever Jayne.

"Used to it don't seem exactly right, but I'm fearin' we're getting to the point where we are."

That sort of complacency - of getting used to the way things worked in Taxon and settling into some sort of routine - was something that worried DG. She didn't want to relax here. She didn't want to get to a point were she considered life in this city to be normal.

"It doesn't mean we don't want to get out of here," she added, fiercely, in case Kaylee had misunderstood her.

Kaylee couldn't help but smile. "Don't think there's any kind of adjusting that would make us not wanna get out," she agreed. They could get as used to things as they wanted, but Kaylee doubted any of them would get to the point of comfort in Taxon that they didn't want to go home again. There wasn't a soul in Taxon that she could think of who would relax into that.

Kaylee was right, of course, but it wasn't only the complacency that worried her. It was the way - the almost casual way - that their captors played with their memories. What if, one day, they started to forget that they were prisoners? What if they started to forget that this wasn't where they belonged?

The idea was almost too hideous to contemplate.

"Anyway," she said, quickly, "Is there anything I can get you now you're back?"

It wasn’t something Kaylee really wanted to think about either. There were already so many things wrong with Taxon. Hopefully the hamsters wouldn’t add to their list of awful ideas any time soon.

“A summary of the last month or so’d be nice,” she replied, glad for a change in subject. “If you’re up to it, I mean.”

"I can manage that," DG replied with a nod and a smile that showed just how relieved she was by the change of subject. "It's been quiet. No big glitches, just individual ones."

A pause.

"Except ... a lot of the individual glitches involved vampires."

No big glitches...probably wasn't a good sign. It seemed the longer they had to wait between glitches, the worse they became. System build-up or something.

But vampire glitches...

Kaylee nodded. "That's what River's been goin' on about, then?"

"It might be," said DG with a nod of her own, "What did River tell you?"

As far as DG was concerned, honesty was the best policy. Kaylee deserved to know what had happened and how to prepare for the worst in the future. Even if it was an unpleasant shock initially.

now i rock a house party at the drop of a hat.

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