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ɴᴀᴛʜᴀ orbiters ❰ mod collective ❱ ([personal profile] natha) wrote in [community profile] elnyan2017-08-29 07:08 pm
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❪ test drive: #2 ❫ THE OVERFLOW

ORIGINAL POST



THE PROLOGUE    

Many people in stasis seem to be medically sound enough to wake up, brother. Are the preparations ready to go?



Yes, I've long prepared myself for this. Watching them everyday has been truly rewarding.



... Right. Yeah. Okay, let's get them ready to wake up. We should keep their minds active to ease the transition into consciousness. A simple VR program should do the trick, I think.


I will boot one immediately. There! All systems are green. Their consciousnesses are linked. However, their minds appear to be too active... They may be over-stimulated, brother.



Huh? How can that be...? Can we pull them out safely?


Not from my end, no. This may be too large for us to fix alone. Do you think...?



Yes, I think so... It will have to be done organically. Can you send out a message to our refugees?



Of course, brother. I will send one swiftly. We must be sure to fix this before Darma returns.



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?

An AC-length log thread on this TDM may be submitted for Two (2) Natha REP points HERE. Please read the OOC note at the bottom of this post for the terms.
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...

You guessed it! Blood and stool samples.

The supplies for the former will be given. Supplies are offered in a small box; one per person. In this box is a small dart that will automatically procure a small touch of blood, and easily shaken off so the creature will be able to securely escape. As for the latter— well, they'll give you a plastic bag if that counts. Look, sometimes to get a job done, you have to get your hands dirty.

Specifically, they seek samples from a newly recorded rare beast known as a Klep. Kleps spend much of their time hidden in caves, so hitting them with the darts will be tricky. They are also nocturnal, but you may be able to lure them out of the cave with fish as bait. When struck with a dart, you must grab the dart and escape immediately, as they will charge you, and killing such an endangered species is illegal. As for stool samples, well... Once you find a pile, you will have plenty of sample to work with.

2. It's cold, to say the least. Too cold to continue forward. Whatever you were doing, you must stop and seek shelter. Looks like your goal is clear, at least. Get warm. Not finding a way to sustain heat, whether it be seeking shelter, building a fire, cuddling up, or all of the above, will likely end in serious consequences.
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.

You and your partner are meant to protect precious trade cargo for them. You were told that these were essential supplies for one of the outer colonies. They assured you it was mostly food. In loading the cargo onto the supplied wagon with your partner, however, you noticed something inherently off about it. The weight and even the sounds of some of the contents inside definitely don't sound like food.

Moreover, some boxes are more obviously more concealed— draped in black sheets and reinforced on all sides. You've also caught wind of rumors that you are potentially being utilized to supply advanced weapons and other contraband to Wyver terrorists in the colonies.

But what do you do? Refuse to make the delivery, and people in the colony will surely starve. Try to remove the weapons and only deliver the food, and you will be killed on sight for being too suspicious. Make the delivery as-is, and not only will Olympians die at the hands of terrorists in the future, but you will betray your country.

Decide quickly...

4. There are many dangers associated with traveling in such an isolated, harsh environment. You must help each other to survive. Perhaps someone has fallen on thin ice, and requires a rescue. Maybe someone is on the brink of starvation, and you must share what provisions you have.
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...
Looking for someone you can chat with...
You’re now chatting with [username]... Say hi!
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.

thesweetesthoney: (Jack - I said it would be good)

[personal profile] thesweetesthoney 2017-08-31 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
[He looks over. Well.

Less pathetic. But still wrong. He reaches over, and kisses him, careful as anything, a bare press of one person's mouth to another, the kind of kiss that signals a lot more than it speaks. Jack shrugs again. It feels like it's been an age. Joseph died just after First Night, after the King's birthday.

Stu was almost two months ago, when the marriage was announced, and that was just a fuck.

After that?

Fuck that.]


Just do that.
godwins: (thirty-seven.)

[personal profile] godwins 2017-08-31 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
[ Bucky knows this is a simulation, but he also understands the shape of the situation. ]

They're for the rebels, out in the colonies, right? They don't have to tie 'em up with a bow and a nametag to figure out what this is for.

[ It could still be a test, even in the simulation. Especially in the simulation. ]

But you're right, it's a long way.
immeasurably: <user name=buckybear site=insanejournal.com> (79)

[personal profile] immeasurably 2017-08-31 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
[ The vast expanse of space stretches out before them in glowing holographic light. For a moment David chooses to focus on this rather than the exhaustion, the near crippling uncertainty and despair.

Then Ren speaks, and his attention shifts, gaze shifting to the affected planet, and ㅡ ]


Damn. [ A wholly inadequate sentiment that comes out in a rush. It's everything that you'd expect. Worse, even, because Ren's right. If what they're claiming is true this has happened not once, not twice, but dozens of times.

Hundreds.

Thousands, even. ]


Makes you wonder just how safe we are here.
likethelight: (160)

[personal profile] likethelight 2017-08-31 01:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ His things? Ah, that...

Eyes snag on what is a suitcase actually, well-worn with straps and looking like it's seen more than a few years (and more than one owner). Somewhat... guiltily, is that? Or surreptitious. ]


They aren't really the sort of thing you can burn..
overtwohundred: (4)

mess hall bc i hate u

[personal profile] overtwohundred 2017-08-31 01:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ain't that a surprise.

Upon coming here, one of the things she didn't expect to see was a goddamn Vault Hunter. One of the ones who screwed up her town, blew up her bank... whatever. Point was, Nisha wasn't too happy to see the Siren, scarfing down a whole fucking cake. For a while, Nisha just watched her, lips turned upward in a smirk. ]


Don't go giving yourself a tummy ache, sunshine.
terrantrash: (07)

Euphie & Mikazuki

[personal profile] terrantrash 2017-08-31 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
((Continued from here))

[Slaine Troyard is definitely not all right by any means. His head is throbbing as he cradles it between his palms, but he forces himself to shuffle aside as best he can away from her once she sits down. To say he's timid would be an understatement. He wouldn't dare reach for the gun right now, the fact she's more or less put herself in the way aside. All he knows is that he's in this girl's home, well...her's and the boy that knocked him out.

Not that he has any hard feelings toward Mikazuki. He can't blame him for what he did.

Now that he's faced with telling someone what happened...well...he's embarrassed to. Does he really have to? His head hurts ever so much...]


I will be fine, miss... [When has he ever been fine though? Better to just suck it up, swallow his pride and slink out of here as quick as he can...once he manages to sit up.] I apologize for the trouble I've caused you and Mikazuki.
wellplayedbitch: (make ur brain asplode)

[personal profile] wellplayedbitch 2017-08-31 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
[The siren's pale eyes flicked upward, settling on the Lawbringer with a pinched brow. While everything had seemed relatively peaceful on the station, the Sheriff's arrival was sure to cause trouble. Especially if Maya didn't have a gun to put her down with.

Not that the concern showed on her face, or even in her demeanor. Her lips turned upward, forming a smile that might have been pleasant, if not for the dark look in her eyes.]


Come for another challenge? It don't recall it ending all that well for you before.
braidedwonder: (with the taste of broken trust)

[personal profile] braidedwonder 2017-08-31 01:16 am (UTC)(link)

"He might not, but he doesn't really have a choice now." Heero had for sure, had a few moments where he's laid low on purpose. When he truly didn't want to be found? Forget it. Still, Duo had been at least 50/50 on the success rate in finding Heero when he may not want him to, and so he was going to try and do it anyway. Here, if Heero knew he was here and awake? He could probably bet he wouldn't mind his presence. In a space war, they've worked together before and know one another well enough to know they'll at least make it through a tough spot or two.

"Heero's tried that hide and seek thing before and it's not always worked out, anyways."
sadustic: (☾ 2)

[personal profile] sadustic 2017-08-31 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ Flattery will get you everywhere. (σ゚∀゚)σ ]

I see. Fortitude of spirit is to be commended, I suppose.

[ It's framed in an offhanded sort of tone, but judging from the steady look she gives Alisaie, the statement is meant to be comforting in a blunt sort of way.
She's not very good at this. Gomen. ]


"Few" meaning how many?
overtwohundred: (BrMAX3T)

[personal profile] overtwohundred 2017-08-31 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
Sounds like fightin' words.

[ She pulled a chair out for herself and kicked her feet up onto the table, dangerously close to the delicious cake. What she wouldn't give for a gun right now just to teach the little shit a lesson. ]

Pretty sure I could take you here and now. But I don't feel like wasting my time.

[ Smirk growing by several fractions, Nisha moved her foot just a bit... then knocked the cake off the table. It fell with a splat. Nisha looked down at it. ]

Oops.
dorzalta: (Default)

[personal profile] dorzalta 2017-08-31 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
Euron is your brother? [ That has her relenting for a beat, surprise muting pride.

What he utters next is so ridiculous she's scoffing. ]
You're mad if you believe me wedded to him. He conspires with my enemies. I would readily burn him alive for all he's done, the coward.

[ Not to mention Yara warned of her uncle's intentions. Dany would not stand by to see a madman do harm to his blood.

She returns that glare of Victarion's. Having banished his arm's appearance from mind earlier, believing it to be some wound from battle, was a mistake. The way his skin smokes would be cause enough for alarm, but it's the heat which has her focus shifting down to his fist. ]


Harm me and I will find a way to burn you, with or without my children.
wellplayedbitch: (why tho)

[personal profile] wellplayedbitch 2017-08-31 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
[For a split second, Maya felt a wave of anger wash over her. White-hot prickles of rage ran down the left side of her body, forming a brief wave of light against the maze of tattoos there.

It was only the memories of the monks, voices louder now in the face of their beloved "impending storm," that kept her hands still. Within a few seconds, she felt her shoulders loosen, and once more she fixed the woman with a bored look.]


Schoolyard bullying from the fearsome Sheriff of Lynchwood? I expected more.
dorzalta: (Default)

[personal profile] dorzalta 2017-08-31 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
Can one's chest burst from the joy a person brings? Can affection smother someone alive? Their shared breaths offer intimacy and relief, punctuated by his exhale, one which seems to drain her own tension away. She'd convinced herself that both were lost to her in this foreign space, where the injured slumbered on.

Eyes falling shut, Dany leans in to lightly bump their noses. His pulse ticks steady and strong beneath her thumb as her palm curves around his neck. "Wolf and dragon."

The simple truth is she could easily hide something from herself before she could him. Whatever ill he searches for he will not find, not when she's leaning into his touch like a lazy cat. "I've met strange people in this place, but I'm alright as well." Despite standing within a room where memories threatened to swallow her alive.

Her free hand catches his, coaxing his palm towards her mouth, so that she can press a kiss to his palm.

"I remember you." There's a question in her eyes. Why would he ask what she remembers last? "We were sailing back north. Why?"
veneries: (i want to follow you)

[personal profile] veneries 2017-08-31 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
What's to say there aren't Olympians among them, planning to wipe the rebels out from within their midst? [It stretches credulity, but it's possible.

Ramsay is just concerned that his father is behind this. His father who would secretly love to see the Olympians fall just so he could gain power himself. Then again it could be nothing to do with him.]
And if we don't deliver the food, they'll starve.

[personal profile] rememberher 2017-08-31 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
[ What does that even mean? Anything can burn if you try hard enough. Lux looks from the suitcase back to him. ]

Are you sure there isn't anything in there we can use?

[ Is she giving him a bit of a look? Yeah, yeah she is. ]
Edited 2017-08-31 01:32 (UTC)
overtwohundred: (fnLWQNH)

[personal profile] overtwohundred 2017-08-31 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
Awwww, are you gonna cry?

[ Nothing would bring her greater pleasure... aside from unloading several guns' worth of bullets into the siren. Nisha had to take what she could get, though. And no one ever said Nisha Kadam was above petty shit. ]

You can just get off your ass and go get another one.
pricechecked: mike-hallstein.deviantart.com (4)

[personal profile] pricechecked 2017-08-31 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
[He's not quite sated, but the guttural rumbling he grunts is some appeasement that at least it was not Euron. He might be serving Euron, but he wishes much the same fate. It would offer him no shortage of pleasure if this dragon queen did just that. His hand loosens.]

I have been burned by the red god once already, just as I once burned the ships of Lannisport. I have been submerged and faced the death of the drowned god and still stand, what is dead may never die. I have sailed through hurricane and deadly seas, through the very destruction of the world wrought by the storm god's wrath. I have killed more men than I can ever remember. And, like you, I have broken the chains of any slave to cross my path. I do not desire to harm you, but if there is another who has taken you, then I will gladly crush his skull myself.

[This is about as romantic as he gets.]
tailorable: (can we take a moment to celebrate me)

[personal profile] tailorable 2017-08-31 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
Well done!

[ with a whoop, he starts fussing over the spark, ensuring it grows. ]

We're a pretty good team, yeah? [ So maybe. He tosses a smile her way before returning to the flames, an excuse to obscure the way his mouth twists. ] But I can't leave my mum and little sister for too long, y'know.

[ and the journey down south is time-consuming and dangerous, or so they say, although it's hard not to feel wistful at the thought of hacking through jungles and encountering dragons. ]
cherrypuncher: (when they fade into the dust)

addendum

[personal profile] cherrypuncher 2017-08-31 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
(i am a fool who set this up like an omage when it was just supposed to be a regular network post because you shouldn't do tags when you're half-asleep. feel free to treat it like either tbh)
socloverit: (credit cards; they bought a new wife)

[personal profile] socloverit 2017-08-31 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
you've got NO IDEA
i don't know maybe space is just ruining everybody's days!! it could!!! THERE'S SO MUCH OF IT
tailorable: (we've begun phase b of our bromance)

[personal profile] tailorable 2017-08-31 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
The problem is that she's a princess, mate. And I ain't a prince.

[ he's very noticable, thank you very much. ]
likethelight: (『fml』twitchlaugh)

[personal profile] likethelight 2017-08-31 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
[ He wrinkles his nose for a moment in response as he waves his hand slightly. Haha, ha... ]

If there was I would already have used it. [ Which is true!! He's pretty practical about that sort of thing.

But in the meantime—a gust of wind whips through suddenly, momentarily catching the lip of the cave and getting funneled inside. Well, if it was large enough to even be called such, but he pulls his scarf back across his face for a moment for cover. ] Gh—


Can I see your pack for a moment? If you've got everything you needed from it.
socloverit: (kissin' french)

[personal profile] socloverit 2017-08-31 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
space what
oh my god no i haven't seen any alien junk and i had better not???
socloverit: (Default)

addendum

[personal profile] socloverit 2017-08-31 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
(the omage one was supposed to be a regular network post but i am the same idiot as above, making the same mistakes, but honestly you can treat it as either, clover's dumb)
song_of_ice: ([Jon] Puppy Dog Eyes)

[personal profile] song_of_ice 2017-08-31 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
He wants to tug her along, to lead her away from this place and find some privacy. The feel of her lips against his palm causes him to draw in a sharp breath, his limbs trembling against her. Whatever existed between them, it charged ahead like a wild bull. There was no slowing it or keeping it contained. How they managed as long as they did, he couldn't say. They were beyond that now and he had no desire to curb his feelings for her.

The light curl of her breath against his skin garners the same response that their first kiss had. He needed more of her and hated the idea of pulling away. "No, not Snow or Targaryen. Only you and me."

He nodded, having met many strange people and seen a number of odd things. The room they stood in was beyond him, but had to be accepted for the sake of those in stasis. She was at least not among them. That alone brought him a great deal of relief and peace of mind.

He leans in to catch her lips, stealing the kiss that had been dancing around his mind. It was brief, not enough but would sustain him for now. Good, she remembered their night together. "It's difficult to explain." Almost as difficult as telling her about an army of the dead. "Some are brought to this place with different memories or are pulled from different times. My sister is here, but she doesn't remember reclaiming Winterfell." His eyes meet hers, revealing his worry. "I didn't know if you were pulled from the ship as well."