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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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everything that happened to bring them here is the cherry on top of a few very bad months in Riverdale. the upside is that Jason is alive, if one can count being suspended in a strange pod as living. and honestly? she's pretty happy to not be in Riverdale, even if their current surroundings leave something to be desired. ]
It'll be better when Jason wakes up. [ having him back, she thinks, will fix everything. ]
Have you seen any of the others? In the pods.
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It's hard to think of him as living and breathing. "... when Jason wakes up" is one of the odder thoughts she's ever had to recognize. From the moment she landed in Riverdale, there was never a question of that happening. It was all a matter of when what remained would turn up—and turn up it did, soon enough.
She frowns, arms loosely hanging at her sides for lack of anything else to do.]
My parents. It wasn't hard to find them. [Almost as if she had been led to them. She knows that's not the case. Veronica conceals the reticence in her voice, the uncertainty over her relationship with her parents. That's another vulnerability, complicated by all of this. They live. That's enough. (It feels like that should be the truth, anyway.)]
I haven't had much of a look around, and something tells me that the Blossoms and Lodges aren't the only chosen survivors of Riverdale. So, why don't we see who we can find? [It feels like neutral territory, at least. They both have something to gain from knowing who might greet them someday.]
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An adventure to recover the lost sons and daughters of Riverdale? I'm in.
[ she gestures down the row. ] I've already been that way. No one noteworthy.
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That last one is a big one.
Cheryl's willing to commit when the time calls for it, and past experience tells Veronica that this is one of those times.]
Maybe if Betty turns up, we can see what she can do in getting these things organized. [There's a hint of obvious fondness to her voice as she begins the casual strides toward searching for their lost neighbors. If anyone can micromanage things to be searchable and manageable, it's Betty Cooper. Barring uninvited guests and annoying ex-football players, of course.
She almost suggests that she and Cheryl pick up the slack in Betty's absence, but she recognizes that maybe it's better that they don't commit to such a huge thing ... together. Besides, she figures that if Cheryl's going to be here, it's going to be for the sake of visiting Jason. That's a private thing.]
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[ oh, Betty. thing would be a lot different if she was around. they'd be beyond organized. she'd be rallying people and making sure everyone she'd met knew where all their loved ones were too. that's a level of kindness that Cheryl's not sure she can tap into. ]
Betty will wake up already having a plan. [ if that's what happens, she won't be surprised. ]
I wonder why we're first. If they chose us. [ and wouldn't that be an odd choice? Veronica and Cheryl, out of everyone. ] I'm obviously my first choice, but we wouldn't have been. [ she means well. kind of? ]
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