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❪ test drive: #2 ❫
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THE PROLOGUE There is urgency in the Orbiters' request. Refugees currently in El Nysa are asked via mass message to please return to Thesa Station virtual reality area immediately. Zasere tells them that the next set of Refugees are scheduled to wake, but there's been an issue. On Thesa, refugees will find that the people in stasis are still apparently trapped in slumber. Most of them are complete strangers, but there's a chance you may recognize a familiar face or two. Normally, these people would wake up from their pods without issue, but due to a malfunction caused by the unforeseen force during The Descent, they have to go through extra measures to make this possible. Those in slumber require extra stimulation, something to keep their minds active. What better than a simulation of an area of El Nysa? Keeping their minds active requires an extremely involved simulation. Those subjected to the VR (prospective characters) will find themselves completely immersed in their new environment, believing themselves to be native Olympians. To wake up from the simulation, characters must work together to accomplish a certain objective(s) in the icy tundra. Characters in-game will be aware that this is a simulation, but this is good practice for properly interacting with El Nysa natives, isn't it? PROMPT: WINTER CAME  The wind in the icy wasteland is bitter and frigid. You are wrapped up in a winter coat, but even still, the cold bites at your skin and leaves you yearning for a warm fire. Perhaps you're a merchant from the city, here to make a delivery, or you're a royal guard, sent to patrol the area. Who are you? The sky is the limit. One thing is certain — you won't snap out of your new identity until you finish a task. 1. Due to the vast diversity of the creatures on El Nysa and the fact that new ones are constantly being discovered, an important objective is to carefully chronicle different species. Unfortunately, to research these new species, they happen to need more than just a visual. More than just fleeting glances in over a snowy hill. Researchers are constantly looking for ways to secure...  3. You are stuck in a dilemma. On one hand, you are set to work for Olympia. One the other, you're not completely sure what is really expected of you, or who the man who gave you this mission truly is.When you come to, you will awaken in Thesa Station. All will be explained to you by Zasere or Sael via telepathic link. Your world is no more. The Storm has consumed it. We offer proof in the Observation Deck if you desire it, but it won't be an easy thing to stomach. We offer you a new life, in our planet of El Nysa. We just ask for your help in maintaining the vitality of El Nysa. What can we offer you in exchange for your help? 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: GET REKT  The Orbiters have noticed that some of the refugees really miss their video games. The technology in El Nysa could be much worse, but it definitely leaves much to be desired. Which is why, after expressing relief that everyone awoke safely, the Orbiters have decided to provide a little fun in the form of video game competitions. Anything from old-timey arcade machines to state-of-the-art computers, consoles, and VR headsets (though you may be a little tired of VR right now...) is available, and yes, they have your favorite games! Enjoy PAC-MAN, Starcraft 2, or perhaps Dance Dance Revolution! Teach a friend how to play. Get unnecessarily angry and competitive. Most importantly, have fun. Keep fourthwalling to a minimum, please. Recommended playing: QWOP 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.
FINAL OOC NOTE
Please give toplevel priority to prospective characters! Current characters wishing to thread these scenarios with other current characters are encouraged to create separate logs. However, threads between 2 current characters are not eligible for Natha Orbiter REP.
These threads may be carried over as game canon if players choose! Players are encouraged to submit TDM threads as application samples, but they are not required. Please direct any OOC questions to the questions thread below! A TDM thread of AC length may be submitted HERE for 2 NATHA ORBITER REPUTATION POINTS. Current players may submit their thread at any time, and prospective players may submit a thread after acceptance. Please note that threads must contain at least five (5) log comments from your character. A toplevel counts as a comment. Network threads are not eligible.
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[He'll allow this. But, he thinks he can read the signs well enough to find the hangar station, so that's where he starts leading her, still gently holding her hand.]
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[There's a dragon leg/kicking joke in there somewhere, but Yona's not at the right canonpoint to make it.
Onward to the hangar station they go! She's glad he's still holding her hand, honestly; every step they take in this place just reminds her of how this isn't home, and though he's not exactly familiar, he's enough of a warm, comforting presence to set her a little more at ease.
Enough so that when they do make it into the station, her eyes go wide with interest rather than with discontent. She squeezes his hand, then tugs him over so that they can get a better look at one of the giant mobile suits.]
It looks almost like a person, but... not.
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[He follows along to stare at the suit, but he can't resist reaching out with a free hand to poke at the metal. It's... shiny, but he can't decide if it's beautiful or not? It looks a little too terrifying.]
Armor?
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It doesn't look like any armor I've seen before.
[Not that. She's seen a whole lot of armor, really. Or weapons. Or... literally anything else. Il is probably rolling in his grave right about now.
She pokes at the metal with her free hand, too, then gives it a little smack. ...ouch.]
...it's really sturdy.
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There's a spot for someone to climb inside, I think. Up there...?
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Oh... oops.
["Oops" is, apparently, all she has to say, but she will turn and give the people watching them a look that all but screams "What exactly were you expecting?" All of this stuff is new to them, of course they're going to touch it.
Jae-Ha directs her attention elsewhere, though, and she follows his gaze up.]
...do you think we could fit in there?
DONT READ MY SHAME ELSEWHERE IM DYING
[Could both? He can't see from here if this is something one or two people can fit into. And, he's being the adult here, so he can't enable her to try.]
I'M THIRSTY FOR WELL WRITTEN HAK/JAE-HA LET ME LIVE
...she seems to realize it's not the best idea a moment later, because she calls down:]
Don't worry, I won't go inside! I'm just getting a better look.
lGDFMGLDF ok I relate
[HAK IS GOING TO KILL HIM AGAIN? Jae-Ha frets enough that he's waving his hands at her from below, glancing back and forth to be sure no one can see them from this angle as he moves a little closer.]
We don't know how those things work!
the problem with this series is it's so easy to ship everyone with each other
[Unfortunately for Jae-Ha, Yona is not used to being told no. So she makes no attempt to actually get down, and instead, keeps looking for a way into the suit. She doesn't want to go all the way inside - just, you know, peer in to get a good look.
There's got to be a door somewhere. Or a hatch, or something. Yona's hand curls around a handle, and she makes a small, triumphant noise.]
Aha! I found it!
[She sounds so proud of herself.
Hak and Jae-Ha are going to go prematurely grey keeping her out of trouble, probably.]
...hey, it won't open?
[She tugs uselessly at it. OH, WELL...]
honestly so true, shove everyone together let them be shipped
[She would have tried to crawl in, wouldn't she? He loves this about her, but at the same time, he's worrying even more than usual thanks to the state she's in now. Er, that is... the lack of memory that she has now.
He'd be climbing after her if he didn't think it would topple the suit right over.]
It sounds as though you should call it a day, Yona dear. If you jump from there, I'll catch you.
i mean. yes, please.
[She would have resisted the urge to crawl in for about .02 seconds before just giving up and doing it. So, yeah.
Yona gives the hatch another useless tug, then looks down. That's a mistake. She's somewhat higher up than she had realized... oops. Luckily (?) Jae-Ha has a plan. Luckily, she trusts him enough to go along with it.]
All right then...!
[That's all the warning he gets before she jumps.
Incoming!]
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He doesn't let her down just yet, glancing down to make sure she's fine.]
See? [Haha, he had a heart attack.] You can see inside of it another day. Shall we continue our adventure?
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Sure, that sounds fun!
["Fun," yeah, okay.
Yona doesn't make any real move to wriggle out of his arms. She'll walk once he puts her down, but actually, this is sort of comfortable? She could get used to this. If it were Hak, he'd probably just drop her, she thinks. Jae-Ha is a little nicer (and I can't believe I just wrote that).]
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