elnyan | ❪ test drive: #2 ❫ THE OVERFLOW

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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.

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Prompt: Omage.

Connecting to server...
Looking for someone you can chat with...
You’re now chatting with Prior ... Say hi!

Well isn't this whole thing a trip. And I mean in the figurative sense as well as the holy fuck I crossed a whole universe for this and I haven't been offered so much as a canape kind of a way.

Do they have canapes in space? Cocktails? Failing that, if anyone could point me toward what passes for a drug store for aliens, there are a few pick-me-ups I'd like to pick up. A boy needs pills and perfume if he's to impress in these uncharted social climes.

Speaking of which, I'm tardy with the introductions. Then again I can hardly tell if anyone's listening. Reading? I'm listening, for the record. My eyes are... not at their best. Though frankly that's an improvement on the rest of me.

I'm Prior. Prior Walter. It's lonely here, my friends are in pods and I'm in a four bed room teetering gently on the brink of hysteria. If there's anybody out there, say hello?

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Wildcard: Observation Room.

[It's almost nice, in here. Pretty, with its pitch dark surroundings and delicate little blue lights dancing like a carefully orchestrated glow worm ballet. Pretty. It reminds Prior of nights in the roof garden of Belize's apartment in Brooklyn, in better times. Fairy lights strung wall to wall, lipstick traces rubbing off his mouth with every fresh sip of wine, Dusty Springfield floating out from crackly speakers and drag outfits discarded for - well, anything really. Anything except leisurewear. Back when he was healthy enough not to care if he was healthy.

It's a lot like that, this room. Without the fabulousness. Or the friends.

Though, there's certainly something of a differently fabulous nature about it. This is where the navigators usually work, he's been told. It's a privilege to be in here, to watch worlds end. Well, Prior's used to unexpected unearthly privileges, most of them unasked for, and he was prepared to be unimpressed. If heaven's not dissimilar to a sullen Tuesday in San Francisco, then how different could the sprawl of the universe be from the sprawl of Manhattan skyscraper lights, seen from the roof garden of a friend?

A little different, as it turns out. Sort of incredible, actually. He rubs at his eyes, trying to shape his fuzzy vision into better focus as he looks out across the vastness of eternity.]

"The threshold of revelation. It's pretty." [And he smiles to himself at the understatement. Some things, though, they don't make words for. Angels, Architecture, Astral plains.] "I only wish I could see it better."

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[ Continuing from here; still open to new tag-ins, but I'm no longer taking tag-ins for prompt #2 unless we've discussed it beforehand. Thanks! ]

( from here. )

Oh.

[ the perk of his eyebrows intensifies. he always liked a good monster story. stories about monster hunters are even better. fake or no, Geralt is inclined to listen with interest. ]

Let me guess. The wife had the responsibility of killing them because they killed her husband out of revenge. Probably brutally.

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[ wow. way to insult a man without even meaning to, Jon. ]

is that what "manbun" is supposed to be?
really, we should be spending more time on talking about that.
please tell me that's also a name that exists in your world.

Original top level here. Continuations and new threads welcome!

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Edited 2017-08-29 23:53 (UTC)

[Continuing from here

You have options for:

VR-1: Getting blood and stool samples, but whoops he's already shot the poor klep. Oh no, how terrible, what a mistake, etc etc etc

VR-3: Look, they're going to deliver the weapons and say nothing about it, who actually cares about people dying? Not Ramsay

Stasis Pods: He looks like he's sadly contemplating his step-mother and baby half-brother, but he's not. Come and say hi

Omage: I'm up for anything with this, actually!!! Go wild! His username is @wardeninthenorth]

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i don't want to give the impression that i'm yelling.
i'm polite like that.

and my name is in there. somewhere. maybe it's roger.
maybe it's haute-bellegarde.
i'll let you imagine my sophisticated accent.

Continuing from this thread~

Winter Came (Part 2)
Dany associates snow with loss. The first time she'd seen it was via an illusion, a trick by Pyat Pree. It was the last she saw of Drogo. The second time she'd seen snow, it was the true thing. Beautiful, but blinding, and what a terrible time to see it firsthand. Terror had nipped at her heels as she and her children rode the skies. She'd cursed it at the time, cursed its cold and the way it sapped the heat from her cheeks. The Night King stole from her that day. He stole from her as she stole from him.

Now she is lost, arms folded over her chest, chin tucked close as she treads through snowdrifts, searching for shelter. Any second, she expects to see one of the undead, ready to accost her. Instead, she spies solace in the form of a cave. Or is it a trick of the eye?

Far too many steps later, she realizes no. No, it's not a trick. By the time she reaches the mouth of it, she's lost feeling in her ears, toes, and fingers.

The space seems to be unclaimed, she notes, as packed snow crunches beneath her feet. She's quick to make work of locating whatever scraps she can to build a fire. Inside, the echoes of the wind howling make the space seem far lonelier.

That is... until something echoes deeper inside.

"Hello?" It takes a three attempts to find her voice, raspy as it may be. There's a stone in her hand as she stares deeper inside. "Is anyone there?"

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Stasis Unit
She comes here often, hands folded in front of her, face neutral as she walks past pod after pod, the likes of which hold some of her dearest friends and allies. It's quiet in here, peaceful. A place to regather thoughts. It also fills her with a great sadness, knowing they slumber on, oblivious to their state.

Each time, her feet halt before those faces she knows, and something softer claims her expression. A look of longing on the Dragon Queen's face.

"Hello, old friend," she'll murmur to both the living and the dead, gently placing her palm against cool metal. Tyrion, Jorah, Missandei, Grey Worm, Drogo, Barristan, Daario. The list goes on and on, filled with faces from recent times, to not so recent times.

Of course, when she realizes she's not alone, her hand drops to her side and she pointedly looks away from whoever might've interrupted.

"Strange how one takes the dearest to his or heart heart for granted."

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If you're not feeling these prompts, feel free to come at me with one of your own!

[ ooc: Dany's canon-point means there will be lots of spoilers for season 7. If you'd like to avoid them, please let me know when you tag. Also, I'll match prose or brackets, so feel free to tag with whichever you're most comfortable with :> ]

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[After the way that the Organization had used Naminé to scatter Sora's memories, and later that girl to gather them up and keep them from returning to where they belong, Riku won't put anything past them, and certainly not trying to harm his friend while he rests in stasis. So really, as far as Demyx's interests go…]

Just in disturbing Sora, right? I won't let that happen!

[Nothing about the Nobody's words or gestures do anything to pacify him. Instead, he slides forward to close the gap between them again and brings the Soul Eater down in a vertical slice. Better get on dodging?]

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( from here. )

well, good.
the party trick is making sure it rolls off your tongue when you say it five times in a row.
oh, and pronunciation is important.

[ Original TDM. New and old threads welcomed. ]

Edited 2017-08-30 00:00 (UTC)

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❪ test drive: #2 ❫ THE OVERFLOW

QUESTIONS.

Prior Walter | Angels in America

geralt of rivia ― the witcher.

bigby wolf ― the wolf among us.

zero / drakengard 3

randall flagg

Ryuunosuke Akutagawa | Bungou Stray Dogs

Pike Trickfoot | Critical Role

David Haller • Legion

jon snow

Ysayle "Iceheart" Dangoulain // FFXIV

Bellamy Blake | The 100

Frankenstein | Noblesse

Riku | Kingdom Hearts

Randall Flagg | The Dark Tower

Vex'ahlia ➵ Critical Role ➵ Overflow!

Kawakami Bansai | Gintama

Ramsay Bolton / Game of Thrones

morrigan

Daenerys Targaryen | Game of Thrones (spoilers for current season ahoy)

percival "aw to heck with it all" de rolo / critical role

Demyx

Dio | Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward

kara danvers

Loras Tyrell || Game of Thrones