(wide open) space (horror) nostalgia

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— on account of space (horror) nostalgia going around, an open post
— characters wake up on an abandoned spaceship or spacestation or w/e
— consider classic tropes: climate control malfunctioning, stranded on an alien planet, aliens made us do it, everything is going wrong, nanite malfunction, creepy aliens, in space, no one can hear you scream, etc.
— texting or w/e
— post prefs if you have them, tag around or w/e, assumed cr or not, i'm not anyone's boss

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[tombing]

shit

i'll make my way to you
don't go anywhere
i'm bringing an extra rifle, too

[whisted]

ok

[What else is there to say? What else is there to do but try to keep his heart rate down?]

[tombing]

check in

[ she's moving, but - if she's learned one thing in this place, it's that they can't trust anything, especially not moments of perceived safety ]

[whisted]

[Careful breath in; careful breath out.]

quiet again.

[tombing]

too much to hope it'll stay that way, i expect

i'm on your level now

[whisted]

I can't hear you yet.

[tombing]

so long as you can't hear anything else, either
i should be getting close enough in a few minutes for you to hear me coming

say when

[whisted]

I heard [but this is much, much too soon to be Lara.

Breathe.]

I heard something.

[tombing]

fuck
i'll pick up the pace

[whisted]

okay

[Slow breath in. Slow breath out.]

I think it's near the door.

[tombing]

coming up on the corridor now
i don't see anything

[whisted]

just be careful when you come in
please

[tombing]

always

[ he should start hearing her steps now ]

[whisted]

is that you?

[tombing]

coming in now

[whisted]

[That means he can start breathing again and resume fiddling with the circuit board again, right?

Maybe?

Or maybe he'll stay crouched exactly where he is until he actually sees her.]

[tombing]

[ it's her. but just behind her, something is creeping into the room as well, slithering along the ceiling. too silent for lara to notice. ]

[whisted]

[Seeing her helps. Seeing her doesn't quite untense his entire being, but it helps.

Once he's fairly certain she can see him, his chin juts slightly in the direction he'd heard the sound from.]