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❪ test drive: #1 ❫
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YOUR STORY BEGINS  The Storm came. You only remember darkness, but you don't remember much after that. All you know, perhaps, is that it was cold as you slept. You don't know for how long you slept, but the dreams were short, at least. You remember the expanse of stars and the universe that came in view. Every world and solar system ever known was displayed in your dreams in careful, pristine detail. You have also witnessed The Storm, which has devoured a fair portion of these galaxies. It was a dark, thick smog; ominous in appearance and ever foreboding. Your Earth and similar planets were immersed in The Storm. Somehow, you knew it would be the last you'd see of it. That was when she told you what happened, and how you can help. You knew that you'll be living somewhere new, even though you never asked for it. The details here weren't clear, but you knew you'd made a deal with Darma. Not long after, you'll wake at Thesa Station — Your body is still cold. It was all a dream, but somehow, you knew it wasn't — now, will you keep that promise you made to Darma? PROMPT: THE MESS HALL  It's fascinating to the Orbiters how such a dull room can be turned around so completely with people in it. All meals are served by Roman, and while all the food is delicious, some of it is a bit odd. Is that neon green soup? That’s hideous. If you happen to be in the mess hall at a particularly unlucky time, you and the food will suddenly begin to drift. Someone’s got jokes, and they’ve turned off the gravity control. Now it’s just you, your fellow refugees, and the floating sea of food. Wait, did that person just chuck a pie in your direction? PROMPT: TRAINING MODULES  While it’s all nice and well to familiarize oneself with Thesa Station, it is most advised that new arrivals venture out a bit. Not physically. No one is quite prepared for that yet. However, there will be several virtual reality training programs set for those who dare to be adventurous. For those who aren’t and don’t dare, well— good luck, all the same. Be advised, however, that participating in one of the training modules will start you off favorably with the Natha Orbiters’ in terms of REPUTATION. Once seated and appropriately strapped in, the system will automatically whir to life and the dense foliage and forestry of a section of El Nysa will open up. According to one’s map registry, it clear to see that it’s miles from the outer gates of Olympia, but not as far enough to venture into any other territories. So, in that sense, you’re safe.
PROMPT: STASIS UNIT  You have found the massive section of Thesa known as the Stasis Unit. There’s no special access required to access this part of Thesa Station, but refugees are warned that it may not be for the faint of heart. Here, in large pods that nearly cover every square inch of the space, are all of the people the Orbiters have managed to rescue. Your loved ones, your greatest enemy, your next door neighbor— you might find them here. These people are in a state of deep cryosleep. Due to the damaging effects of The Storm, their bodies are not yet ready to be awoken. PROMPT: HANGAR STATION  You find your way to the hangar station. Here rests are a factory worth of docked mobile suits. You recall how the Orbiters had previously spoken of a "space frontier," but only after seeing this you realize how real their words are. Most machinery have marks of wear and tear, assurance that they have indeed been used before, and an assembly of others are going through repairs and maintenance. No one seems to care that you've just strolled in. In fact, there seems to be a couple of the aircraft that beckon you to take a closer look. Maybe you’ll only look on the outside, maybe you'll be greeted by the hand of a mobile suit extending toward you and welcoming you to its cockpit. You go out and explore SPACE!!! Unfortunately, that mobile suit should have warned you it only had 20 minutes of flight time left in its system. Or, perhaps, you’re a particularly ambitious pilot and you’ve strayed past the designated perimeter. Either way, the HUD display is now blinking with errors, cropping up with a single message: DISTRESS SIGNAL. PROMPT: OMAGE
Upon receiving your mobile phone, you will be asked to set a username. Voila, you can now access the network! You can choose to send a message to the entire network, specific usernames, or you can try out the Orbiters’ service, Omage, which connects you to a random user. They thought this might be a good way for their new guests to make friends with each other...
Connecting to server... PROMPT: WILDCARD
You are welcome to write any scenarios in Thesa Station! Characters have been granted temporary access to the Observation Room, and are encouraged to study it carefully.
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John Egbert | Homestuck
[ Truth be told, John seems to be pretty at home with this whole floating-upside-down thing. Maybe even downright thankful that at least his food had come with him this time through no effort of his own. Convenient, that. Actually, it's not even apparent how he got upside down in the first place since that's not how gravity, or lack thereof even works.
But there he goes, floating along, wondering if he can use this situation to his advantage. He at least finds it pretty amusing when he passes by a shipmate and offers out a spoonful of whatever weird blue jello-like substance he was chowing down on-- upside down as well, of course. ]
Want some? It's real good!
[ It is, but he also just wants to see the reaction on their face. His pranksters gambit has been awfully low lately... got to get it kickstarted somehow. ]
[ II. Oᴍᴀɢᴇ ]
ectoBiologist has connected
uh hello? is anyone there?
jeez it's been a long time since i chatted with anyone i didn't already know!
is this the part where i'm supposed to ask you asl?
pretty sure that was a thing people used to do
i probably don't need to ask you the l though
since i think we're all in the same place as it is
but just as doesn't really have the same ring to it
anyway if there's anyone actually there you don't actually have to tell me
i mean you don't have to tell me if you're not there too
am i just talking to myself?
[ III. Wɪʟᴅᴄᴀʀᴅ ]
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A first foray into the world of non-pesterchum chatting and you're already sinking to the level of hormone-driven youths looking to cyber and/or meet offline, if location permitted.
I see puberty did a number on you.
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nothing wrong with getting to know a person
especially not through basic facts about themselves!
also that was years ago so i don't think that still applies?
can you still be in puberty when you're almost old enough to drink?
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We seem to once again be at the mercy of some sort of time-related shenanigans.
One would think I'd be used to this by now, but somehow I still manage to be surprised.
So how is near-adulthood treating you, John?
Or should I start calling you Mr. Egbert now?
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dad mr. egbert if you're being really formal.
wait
when are you from??
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That is to say, we just created and stepped foot onto our new world.
I trust that's a significant enough event for you to remember it.
A bit frustrating that I barely had a chance to see the universe we all worked so hard to create, but I suppose that's just keeping in line with the way life has gone thus far for me.
sorry rose........
that was just
4 years ago
there's a whole new earth with lots of humans and trolls and chess guys and consorts
and i guess they kind of think of us as their gods or something like that?
they dress up as us for halloween rose!!
and you got married two or three years ago
you don't remember any of that?
she will survive
You really should be used to this sort of logic by now.
To properly answer your question, no, I have no personal knowledge or memory of the things you're describing.
It sounds nice, though.
I do hope my wedding was tasteful and lovely and all other such sappy descriptors.
And that I was wed to the person I am thinking of, of course.
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i don't think i'll ever get used to it but i guess i'm not that surprised now that i think about it
uuugh this is so weird. so you're still 16?
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You might want to tread cautiously from now on, Mr. Egbert.
People might start looking at you funny for chatting up teenage girls.
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oh my god if they can save people from the past
do you think they saved chris hansen too?
this pains me to say but i'm sorry rose
we can't be friends anymore
i don't want to end up on trashy reality television
[ He's just giving her a hard time... ]
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Humiliating pedophiles on national television as entertainment seemed perhaps a step above true trash to me.
Nevertheless, I suppose I will have to make peace with being your sacrificial lamb.
I wouldn't want you to go to space prison for space pedophiles, after all.
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that's not what i meant and you know it.
[ Or is he really just that far off his joke game...? ]
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I'd be a poor friend if I let you lose yourself in idealized fantasies of a world free of Chris Hansen and his ilk.
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like how awesome your wedding is going to be
and who you think you're going to marry?
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What if I'm wrong?
Unlikely as that is, of course.
It would be ill-advised to make such assumptions haphazardly.
That said, I'm sure the wedding was/will be very tasteful and Kanaya looked/will look beautiful.