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ᴅʀ. ᴊᴀɴᴇ ғᴏsᴛᴇʀ. ([personal profile] skyn) wrote in [community profile] ataraxion2014-04-11 11:07 pm

( AUDIO | 001. )

[ the distress signal is tapped out using her fingernail against a wall. it's one of the few signals jane knows in morse code, a trick taught to her by her father during their many late night stargazes. ]

· · · – – – · · ·

[ SOS

a few seconds pass, silently but only slightly disturbed by soft, hurried pants and then, ]


Hello. I'm Dr. Jane Foster of — of Earth. Or Midgard. [ jane feels the need to mention that, in case she tripped slapstick style into a gravitational anomaly and ended up god knows where again. she knows that by this point she shouldn't feel surprised waking up in a strange place, lost and confused, with a number tattooed on her arm. after all, safety and normalcy had pretty much been tossed out the window as soon as she hit the god of thunder with her van.

it still does, though. it's like a seizure by the throat, a fire shut up in her bones that makes her both restless and weary. it's the fear that never truly leaves the body, like malaria, and it's a fear clearly evident in her voice when she speaks again, ]


I — don't know where I am. Or how I got here. Or what any of this is. [ she won't exactly say it, but jane is completely clueless. it's an odd, sickening feeling and one she isn't used to. usually, she could grasp at straws, ultimately finding a conclusion through the little scraps of clues she was handed. in fact, her entire career has been built on that. here, however, there are no answers and no work for jane to use as a distraction. all there is the silence and the cold, harsh reality of the unknown.

jane lets out a sigh, heavy and tired as if the realisation just dawned on her, and she runs a shaky hand through her hair. ]
If anyone can hear me, I need answers. Please.
the_other_eight: (Pepper Potts - Rolling her eyes)

[Audio]

[personal profile] the_other_eight 2014-04-12 06:40 am (UTC)(link)
[With a non audible sigh, Pepper turns on voice.]

Please calm down Miss Foster. You're safe. [Mostly.]
favouring: (i ( temporary keyword ))

v i d e o

[personal profile] favouring 2014-04-12 06:50 am (UTC)(link)
( it may or may not be reassuring to see nuala, whose face is not one readily mistaken for human by those who know there are alternatives-- but her expression is concerned, and her choice not to mimic audio has to do with consciously choosing as much transparency as possible to set the midgardian woman at ease.

interesting choice of identifier. )


The answers we have here are limited, but-- if you have questions, I will try.
the_other_eight: (Pepper Potts - Disbelief)

Re: audio.

[personal profile] the_other_eight 2014-04-12 06:55 am (UTC)(link)
I am.

[There's a small pause as Pepper debates not leaving her room. It's not that she doesn't want to help Jane, it's just that she doesn't really want to see anyone right now. She's starting to realize that isn't an option for her on a ship like the Tranquility.]

Where are you Miss Foster, I'll come get you.
50000volts: (oh snap!)

voice.

[personal profile] 50000volts 2014-04-12 03:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Jane's message goes unnoticed by Darcy for a while, mostly because she's being self-absorbed and wrapped up in her own trauma coping mechanisms. Which means that when she does answer, she's a little drunk. ]

Jane!

[ And extremely unhelpful. But at least recognizable. ]
specialism: (TANK)

[ SHIELD ENCRYPTION. ]

[personal profile] specialism 2014-04-12 03:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Dr. Foster.

( a beat. ) Agent Grant Ward, SHIELD. You're on a space ship, and none of us know how we got here.
specialism: (RAID)

[personal profile] specialism 2014-04-12 09:34 pm (UTC)(link)
( the reaction is, perhaps, not surprising. ward can put two and two together and figure out the source of the anger.

for what it's worth, though —
)

This isn't ours.
favouring: (xliv ( temporary keyword ))

v i d e o

[personal profile] favouring 2014-04-12 10:03 pm (UTC)(link)
( nuala makes no objection or comment on jane's decision, but persists in her own; she doesn't find it awkward to be visible when someone else isn't. )

You're aboard a spacefaring ship called the Tranquility-- each of us here arrived as you did, with as little explanation. We don't know, precisely, what is responsible or why.
specialism: (SHIELD WALL)

[personal profile] specialism 2014-04-12 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
( he almost expected the sarcasm. ward isn't the type to fight for someone's good will and understanding — that is more coulson's style and for all that ward has changed in his time on the bus, he hasn't changed that much. )

Unless it's classified.

( the answer is immediate, and flatly stated. it is, incidentally, the truth. )
favouring: (xxx ( temporary keyword ))

v i d e o | t e x t

[personal profile] favouring 2014-04-12 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't believe that it's currently known. However--

( at this point, she switches modes to attach a network link. )

This document was shown to me when first I arrived, and contains the publicly known information regarding this ship to the best of its authors' ability. It is a useful place to begin.

I work in a science division aboard the ship currently exploring a better understanding of our physical and metaphysical world - its limitations are unfamiliar to many of us, here. It's my hope we will eventually have some clearer answers to offer.
the_other_eight: (Working)

[personal profile] the_other_eight 2014-04-13 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
What floor?
mjolnir_time: (THE MIGHTY DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT)

Video

[personal profile] mjolnir_time 2014-04-13 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
[Thor stares at his communicator in shock for a moment when he hears Jane identify herself. Then he starts pushing buttons. Unfortunately, in his haste all he manages to do is close the message. It takes him a minute to find it again and listen to the end.

Finally he manages to turn on the video and send a message.]


Jane? Jane, it's Thor. Where are you?
carbonite: (MORE JUDGING | LOOK AT YOUR LIFE)

( video. )

[personal profile] carbonite 2014-04-14 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
Seriously? [com'on padme, give him a break.]

Let me tell you something sister, if you think this is a gravitational anomaly, keep the thought to yourself.
overthought: (❝ according to this ❞)

oh no your jane is amazing i am sorry i'm spamming you.

[personal profile] overthought 2014-04-14 05:14 am (UTC)(link)
I'm assuming you have a colleague on board? This is the second time I've had something relating to wormholes appear on here.
favouring: (lxxxviii ( temporary keyword ))

v i d e o

[personal profile] favouring 2014-04-14 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
( mildly: ) An understandable response, but difficult to specifically answer.

( she's patient, but she doesn't think flailing about trying to guess what to explain first is actually going to help here, so: let's slow down, and coax out some full sentences. )

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