❪ test drive: #1 ❫

[natha]

OVERFLOW POST

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. 1. Or you could have been, but unfortunately the wilderness is home to various types of beasts and monsters hailing from different universes and galaxies. On the bright side, perhaps one of them will be oddly familiar to you. Or maybe someone else who is currently synced is willing to give you that extra helping hand. Fortunately, if you’re powerless, there are options. From telekinesis to flight, there are strange abilities one can adopt and “test” out in the virtual reality. Granted, you’re only limited to one at a time. They say in the near future, some of you may be granted these abilities under certain conditions. But, please practice some caution. You aren’t alone in the system, after all. 2.. Who do you fight for, the VR system will ask you individually before you enter the module. The righteous Olympians, or the free-spirited Wyvers? Whatever your choice, when you enter El Nysa, you will wholly and truly believe your allegiance. A. Working together: You now have to suffer the consequences of your choice, as you and your partner have been captured by guards of the opposite faction. Now jailed and soon-to-be tortured, you must find some way to negotiate your release. Perhaps you’ll find some means to escape without detection. Maybe you’re the “fight your way out” sort of people. B. Facing your enemy: That person you stepped into the VR with? They’re out to capture you. Or maybe you seek to capture them. 3. When you enter the virtual reality, things aren’t exactly how they’re supposed to be. Maybe that’s natural, especially if this is your first time, but the problems here seem a bit more fundamental. Maybe you find yourself under a parental safety lock, and you’re suddenly censored. Exposed back? Censored. Body suit? Censored. Or replaced with a mascot costume. Worst of all? You can’t sign out. Not right now, at least. Regardless, whatever it is— ridiculous filters, body alterations, or even body swaps with other users... you are assured it’ll all be fixed with due time. Zasere sends his humblest apologies and promises no more wire chewing, or so the announcement states. 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. 1. You’re the poor sap who happened to chill around the Observation Deck. Unfortunately, everyone seems busy with the influx of mobile suits out and about, and the only one who can answer this distress signal is on the Navigation System, well, you. Hope you can figure out the controls fast enough. Guide the pilot back to the safety of the hangar using the most efficient route possible. Keen Navigators will find an instruction manual that provides a shortcut to automatically return a suit back to base. 2. You’re actually sitting in a two-seater mobile suit. Funny how that works, isn’t it? Maybe you were unwittingly dropped down a hatch, or dragged along for a joyride by your ambitious co-pilot. Either way, it looks like help is going to take some time... 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     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 Training Module thread of AC length on the TDM may be submitted for 1 NATHA ORBITER REPUTATION POINT after acceptance. QUICK NAV premise ● faq ● world ● map ● reputation ● npcs taken ● reserves ● application calendar ● hiatus/drops ● modbox [ FULL NAVIGATION ] elnysa nysalogs nysaisles nysaooc elnyan

Comments

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[ayes]

Mandarin oranges are kind of like mikan, right?
I love them too!
Not as much as my best friend, though. Her family grows them. She's always giving them out as gifts!
I've never seen anyone get so excited about a fruit before.

[Though.]

I guess all of that should be past tense, though.

[witchhooded]

oh well that is just one fact about me!
i thought it might be kind of weird to start out with something else?
for example i think it might be good to work people up to the news that i am part dog!

ummm
well mikan i think are also known as tangerines

[ayes]

I think they're all just really closely related, but when you get down to it they're just all kind of very similar!
Chika would be able to tell you more about them, probably.





Wait what did you say about a dog

[witchhooded]

i like to garden so i think that i would have a lot to talk about with your friend!
is she here?? maybe i can meet her now
i would like that a lot

well
its kiiiiiiiiind of a long story but basically my best friend and the best doggie, well
ceased to exist sort of because of something i had to do
but its ok because hes with me and im with him because we merged sort of!
i think

[ayes]

I don't know yet. I haven't seen her!

[And as for the other thing:]

That sounds really incredible!
I mean it's hard to believe and I don't think I really understand what you said
but I've experienced some PRETTY WEIRD things in the past few days so
I might as well just go with it?

[witchhooded]

please let me know if you do, i am sort of wondering how i am going to get back into gardening here but i would like to! :)
and having a friend to do it with sounds very nice

i think that is a good outlook to have
you cannot change something that has already happened so you can face it head on and it sounds like you are very ready to do that!!!!!
i do not know if what i said just know was very weird but it is part of a much larger story that is kind of long winded as is
and i am not the heir of breath so i might not have enough breath for that as stands
but really, it is nothing to worry yourself over

please tell me something about you!!!!

[ayes]

[She thinks Chika probably just plucked the oranges and her sisters did most of the growing, sadly.]

Sorry, you're not a heir of breath?
That feels like it's a phrase that should mean something in context but I don't get what it means at all.
You don't have breath? You're short of breath?

I guess its not that important since I got the gist of it.

Hello! My name is You Watanabe!
I enjoy the ocean and designing costumes!
I almost joined the national girls high diving team which is something neat I guess?

[witchhooded]

[ don't tell jade. she'll be devastated. ]

no not at all!
heir of breath is a title just like mine is witch of space
breath is an element in a game i was playing that decided the fate of the planet and now i can do the spacey thing
it is pretty cool :)

your name is you?
that is very unique and very..... you! :D
do you make your own clothes, you?
i have made a few outfits before but not by hand, it was with the aid of a machine
i think it would be fine to have more one of a kind clothing though!!!!!!
sounds so coooooool
why just almost? :o

[ayes]

[She has so many questions about this game that apparently decided the fate of the planet (whose planet???) but she figures that they can come later. It sounds very complicated and her tolerance for understanding complicated shit is at a minimum right now.]

Yes, that's my name! In Japanese, you would write it: 曜
It's pronounced more like "Yoh"!

I don't make my normal every day clothes, but I do make all the costumes for my school idol group!
I use a sewing machine too, I couldn't imagine doing all the work by hand, you'd get so sore!

I qualified for the team but it would have been a really big commitment and I had some other stuff I wanted to do that was important to me, you know?

[witchhooded]

oh you are japanese!
so you are from earth then, thats great!!!
not that theres anything wrong with aliens but its fun to meet more earth people
earthlings???

oh i just put a few cards in and the alchemizer makes it for me lol
sorry if that is disappointing....
maybe you could teach me how to use a sewing machine???? :D

you are a very busy person, you!!!!!
that is sort of amazing :O
mostly i just lived on my island with my dog and best friend, becquerel
i talked to my friends online a lot
i like to explore and have fun though!

[ayes]

Yes, I am from Japan on Earth! Are we called Earthlings? Is that the right name?

[She would be happy to teach you how to use a sewing machine and also has no idea what an alchemizer is, but something else Jade says catches her attention:]

You lived on an island? I'm jealous!!
Were you near the sea? I love the sea so much.
I grew up in a small fishing town so I was near the sea every day!
It wasn't an island though.

Actually I guess Japan IS an island! Just bigger than most people tend to think of...

[witchhooded]

i am not sure but i think i heard it before!
plus its very cute sounding

yes!!! there was a big ocean and i lived out there by myself with my best friend
there was an active volcano
i miss it very much :(

what is a fishing town like?
this is the first time ive seen so many people in one space :o
i would really like to know what a town is like

[ayes]

Ahhhhh that sounds amazing! I'd love to be surrounded by the sea all the time like that... you could go swimming whenever you wanted!

Uchiura was pretty small! We were kind of out in the sticks.
It was a little quiet and sleepy but I loved watching all the fishing boats go out of the harbor and then come back home!
Even if we weren't the biggest town I really loved it there.
And my father was captain of a ferry that went to all the local islands!

[witchhooded]

my dog didnt let me go!!!!!!!!
so i would have liked to but i cant say that i did :(

oh wooooow
your dads a captain :O
that sounds kind of prestigious
my grandfather was an old windbag of an explorer hehehe
he colonized the island himself!

[ayes]

That's so cool that you grandfather did that!
He must have been very brave.
I always looked up to my dad so much. I thought it was so cool that he just gave a command on the bridge and everyone went "aye-aye" and did what he said!
He gave me one of his hats when I was little and I wore it everywhere!

Was this the... super power dog? He didn't even let you go swimming??