caveofsapphires | Today is the first day of the rest of your lives [ opening post ]

WHO: EVERYONE. NPCs will be around to actively engage if you so desire.
WHAT: Sleepers wake and begin to figure out just what, exactly, they are supposed to do with themselves. tl;dr: REACTION POST for new characters to get out and mingle.
WHERE: Everywhere. Mostly the living quarters, but really: anywhere you want.
WHEN: The first week, April 1st through April 7th.
WARNINGS: Travis Touchdown (Ryan LeCourt) has quite a mouth on him.
NOTES: This is a serious game, guys. WE’RE SUPER SRS HERE. ~~This may be a lie.~~

Shimmering blue blanketed the underground city as the light reflected off the sapphires in the ceiling. It cast its eerie glow, almost mimicking the effect of light on water without the sort of freeing peace one might feel with the soft ocean waves. Figuring out how deep down the city was located was near impossible when the air was obviously heated to something approaching comfortable, and nothing seemed to echo too far past the quiet hum of the city.

Workers made their way down the street, every one with a Sleeper in tow. Something that would have been unheard of only a few days ago, now more likely than one would think. They intended to start slow, but considering how many others were still in cryo, this was a laidback pace.

"I'd hate to have had your experience," Gabriel told her, and then smiled sunnily. "Nope."

In point of fact, they did--several of them--and there were more in the library or the database or whatever, but the recipes hadn't really helped Gabriel so far. Besides, experimentation was more fun. It just ... took longer.

Especially when you couldn't snap away the mess.

Her eyebrows went high.

"You're going to try to learn how to make a cake," she said slowly, just to make sure she had it right. "Without any kind of recipe or directions."

This couldn't possibly end well.

"Already tried it," he told her drolly, "and I figured I couldn't make things any worse than if I just gave it a go on my own. The icing's the easy part."

So far he'd managed to keep himself going by making the icing and snacking on it while he waited for the cakes to, inevitably, burn. No one could say he wasn't doing work, because he was. Just very slowly and with sugary perks.

"It's just sugar, butter and milk," Elena said with a shrug. "I don't think anyone can screw up icing."

She unfolded her legs and stood up from the cafe table, grabbing her backpack on the way up. "I've got some other things to do today, so I should probably be going. I'll let you get back to your ... experimenting."

"Lucky for me; it keeps me supplied. Otherwise I'd have to resort to the chocolate chips again, and I think my co-slave might be on to me there." He waggled his eyebrows and straightened up with a stretch.

"If you don't value your life, or at least your taste buds, I'm sure I'll see you again." Besides, there weren't many other places which offered things other than rations.

"What can I say, I'm a risk taker. That, and this place isn't exactly big." Elena said nonchalantly, with a smile. "If you need me, you can find me in the library between nine and three."

She gave him a quick wave on her way out the door. "See you around, Sylvester."

And the last thing she would have heard before the doors closed was a grumbled, "They couldn't have picked a better name?"

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