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ɴᴀᴛʜᴀ orbiters ❰ mod collective ❱ ([personal profile] natha) wrote in [community profile] elnyan2017-06-28 04:48 pm
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❪ test drive: #1 - the overflow ❫

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.

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VERY MOE

[personal profile] r3f4c70r3d 2017-07-14 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
[ She takes his paw!! Very gently!!! And gives it a small shake. In the midst of it she realizes this is the first time she's shaken any kind of appendage in a very, very long while. ]

It's good to meet you too.

[ When she withdraws her hand she brings it up to pull at her left cuff in a bit of a nervous gesture, her smile fading a little. ]

I know we've only just made introductions, but can you please do me a favor? Don't...don't tell anyone else what I told you. About my dad. The less people who know anything, the better.
adelphoi: (ix)

[personal profile] adelphoi 2017-07-14 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ gods, what's even worse than having to drag this deadweight body around is the idea of having to undress it, then put on its no doubt filthy clothing. alisaie curls her lip. it would've been so much simpler just to stab their way out of here..

a thought strikes her, however, and she tilts her head at the unconscious men at their feet. ]


I've a better idea.

[ kneeling, she unclasps the keyring from the guard's belt, then gestures outside the cell, toward the door, where several sets of iron manacles hang on hooks. ]

Take me prisoner. I'm not very good at acting, anyroad.

[ this was your idea anyway, buddy, you suffer in the dirty, smelly clothes alone. ]
armedwithhands: (ibljt8W)

[personal profile] armedwithhands 2017-07-14 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
[The creature roars and struggles against Hibiki's grip, swinging its head to try and slam her, shaking its leg to try and knock her loose and smash her flat. She holds on tight though if only because letting it go means it's free to charge again.

It's touch and go though with Hibiki only managing to budge it and the monster only managing to jostle the musical barnacle holding onto it, her boosters starting to burn a small circle out of the grass behind her. How long can she keep this up...?

That's when she feels a sudden force at her back, the gust of wind causing her to lurch a little in surprise and she casts a look back to Zelda, blinking, before she realizes her plan and grins, nodding her head.]


Okay, let's do it!

[Her song kicks up again, louder than before and her armor shifts, deploying fins to catch Zelda's wind and add it to her forward strength. Her feet dig in and with a final yell and burst of strength heaves upward and sends the beast toppling over onto its back with a groaning roar.]
armedwithhands: (9SlbRmd)

[personal profile] armedwithhands 2017-07-14 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
I guess it is kind of silly. [When she really stops to think about it anyway. But Miku'd always been there with her, even through the hardest times when she'd felt the most alone. To suddenly be separated from her best friend after all that....

She glances away when Ana goes on, looking down the rows of pods. It's true, everybody has somebody here that they probably miss a whole lot. She really was just feeling sorry for herself, wasn't she? She'd just seen that in action right now.

Her attention comes back when Ana asks for her name, back straightening respectfully.]


Hibiki Tachibana. Ma'am.
rhygret: (my son's a little...loud)

[personal profile] rhygret 2017-07-14 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
Oh...yeah, I guess that works too.

[ Rhys didn't even think of that because he was too excited about his Awesome Dress-up Idea. Like he's already halfway through unbuttoning this dude's shirt, he's on this.

Once you have to steal and peel someone's face for a disguise, clothes just aren't that thrilling anymore. Go figure. ]
punshots: (✘ walden.)

[personal profile] punshots 2017-07-14 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
[ Gotta love those skeletons, huh? ]

Did you try out one of these things yet? The suits, I mean.
armedwithhands: (pic#11552972)

[personal profile] armedwithhands 2017-07-14 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
[It's hard for her to pin down herself. Maybe it's just the stress and the madness of everything that's happened, that odd straightforward calmness just broke some of that tension.]

Sorry. You're probably right. [Letting out a breath, Hibiki folds her hands behind her back and regards the pods again.] So... what's your friend's name?
sweetwater: (009)

[personal profile] sweetwater 2017-07-14 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
[ Cheryl frowns, and she appears to be mentally wrestling with something. she is - should she take another verbal jab at him? lower her defenses maybe just a little bit. she looks away from him to stare at Jason. what would he do? ]

Yes. He's the greatest brother in the entire world. Nay - in all the worlds. It's a crime against all that's good in the universe to keep us separated any longer. That's the number one thing I care about right now. Hashtag justice for Jason.

[ maybe he's wondering 'does she always talk like this?' yes. yes she does. ]

Your aunt looks... nice.
punshots: (✘ x pro ii.)

[personal profile] punshots 2017-07-14 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
Well? It didn't smell bad...

[ His mouth thins into a line. That...may not be the most encouraging sign, actually. ]

Buuut then again, a lot of poisons are odorless, so...
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[personal profile] punshots 2017-07-14 05:04 am (UTC)(link)
um yeah, only the cutest!

[ It matters a lot. ]
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[personal profile] totheno1 2017-07-14 05:06 am (UTC)(link)
We could try, but if we make it angry, it will attack without warning.

[Still, it is a noble thing to go and try to barter first, so fake sword still in hands, he steps forward.]

Jack Frost! A minute, if you please?

Oh hei ho! What do you want, ho?

[He looks at the other and nods. Try to do something that won't get them killed.]
adelphoi: (xx)

[personal profile] adelphoi 2017-07-14 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ good, because alisaie is good at a lot of things, but she'd probably be pretty bad at pretending to be a guard. especially since even these smaller clothes would still be incredibly ill-fitting, for sure - it's more believable this way, at any rate, and besides, it gives them a purpose, a reason to keep on moving if someone tries to stop them for another task.

so while rhys does his.. thing, alisaie stuffs the keyring down her coat, then strides back out of the cell to snag a pair of manacles, which she's sliding onto her wrists as she returns. they're heavy and rusted and uncomfortable, but that can't be helped. ]
punshots: (✘ earlybird.)

[personal profile] punshots 2017-07-14 05:21 am (UTC)(link)
[ That...he definitely gets that. ]

well you're not wrong about the deathtrap part!
zephrah: (so let's set the world on fire)

[personal profile] zephrah 2017-07-14 05:22 am (UTC)(link)
Weeeeeell... [ Keyleth scrunches her nose a little, not entirely happy with that comparison. ] Sorta? There are things clerics can do that druids can't. And things druids can do that clerics can't. But it's close.

[ That's the spirit Magnus! ]

Oh, well, yeah. I was looking for more people I knew.
monuments: @monuments (ISSUE #020)

[personal profile] monuments 2017-07-14 05:58 am (UTC)(link)
[ An oversimplification. Clark can move at lightning speed- or, at least he had been able to. Even with his power significantly lowered, he is still far stronger than a typical man.

Regardless of his speed, he is still cautious of his spear. He doesn't quite know what it is, but his X-Ray vision does tell him that there's something toxic at the tip of the spear. He has to be more serious about this, but in a way that wouldn't give away to his full powers. ]


I'm— [ Backstep. ] I'm Clark Kent. I don't want to hurt you, Mr. Martell. We should... try to talk this out.
monuments: @monuments (ISSUE #037)

[personal profile] monuments 2017-07-14 06:09 am (UTC)(link)
I honestly don't think we're on the same page, miss.

I mean, that's how it works but I don't think it's my memory.
How about this. You're on the station, right?
Let's meet up. I think this is confusing both us.
I'll meet you in the mess hall? I'm wearing a brown jacket. Glasses.
expendable: (★ it racists oclock)

[personal profile] expendable 2017-07-14 06:30 am (UTC)(link)
"Understood," comes Ein's acknowledgement as he successfully works the knot of his restraints free without having to resort to a mouthful of rope fibers. That done, he sets upon the task given to him without question or thought, kneeling at the bars to reaching and seize the newly-made corpse's arm. Dragging the body as close as he can get it, Ein retrieves a large, almost cliche keyring and a single pistol.

Straightening again, he checks the gun for ammunition and finds it has a full magazine, then turns back in Eugene's direction.

"Do you know how to operate this kind of firearm?"
expendable: (★ i dig the red eyes help)

[personal profile] expendable 2017-07-14 06:43 am (UTC)(link)
Ein loses some momentum from the initial parry, gaze fixed on Mikazuki's quick compensation for their size difference. When that second blow gains purchase, Ein's teeth gnash as the shock of it jolts up his arm. He saw it coming in the set of Mikazuki's shoulders, in the shifting of his opponent's center of balance. Still, foresight does not make adequate preparation a given, and he still stumbles, still loses grip on the weapon in his dominate hand, his only gains in seconds of recovery.

He dodges back to put space between them, long enough to pass his remaining weapon to his right hand before surging forward again. This time he aims low, hoping his opponent expects him to go high. A cleave at the legs, intended to disable.
viperae: (pic#11545886)

[personal profile] viperae 2017-07-14 07:16 am (UTC)(link)
[ His temper is rising with each passing second. It isn't typical that Oberyn Martell isn't able to land a single hit, perhaps even if just a parried one, within the first few tries. He is nothing if not prideful, and this is a serious bruise. Which is why he wastes no time in attempting to quickly plunge the sharp blade in a long, quick jab, followed by shorter swings at his legs. ]

Rather, what we should be doing, is stop wasting time. Why don't you put those reflexes to good use, Clark Kent?!

[ It is clear that heightened emotions are at work here, his movements more and more forceful, yet still precise, never wasting more energy than he has to. Such is the way he fights: quick, light, and with careful strikes. ]
coolerjunpei: (mmmmmmmmmMMMMMM)

[personal profile] coolerjunpei 2017-07-14 07:23 am (UTC)(link)
[You know, that's not exactly what he meant, but it's not wrong... How uplifting.

He stares down at the game setup, wondering just how crap he's about to be at this game. It's been years since he played a game that didn't involve murder??]


You think so? Maybe they already poked around inside us. Moved stuff around, took a few extra kidneys...
rhygret: (I am so smart it hurts)

[personal profile] rhygret 2017-07-14 07:26 am (UTC)(link)
[ JUST SAY IT ALISAIE, while Rhys strips a dude, gets almost naked, and then puts on his clothes. It's a Thing That Happened.

And what's extra fortunate about it all is that the guard's clothes actually fit Rhys rather well. He's able to pull them on with minimal difficulty, and aside from the slight smell of sweat they're actually not too bad. He stands up, brushes himself off, and then strikes a rather proud pose with himself, hands settled on his hips. ]


How do I look? Pretty Wyvernish right?
ripvanwinkled: (snake3_0004_Layer-6)

[personal profile] ripvanwinkled 2017-07-14 07:26 am (UTC)(link)
[Please... Junpei liking the mainstream is the most obvious thing about him. He referenced the Matrix? A movie seven years older than him? He's thinking about Metallica?? Maybe Junpei was actually a weird hipster, come to think of it. Did he have a hipster blog...]

No one else was using them. [Snake fully believes this is all he needs to say? What's wrong with his bed, he wonders, sitting in three different blankets at normal room temperature.] I don't know why I wouldn't. This is how I rest comfortably.
coolerjunpei: (026)

[personal profile] coolerjunpei 2017-07-14 07:31 am (UTC)(link)
[He had a blogspot? Definitely? It probably had a pun in the username and only had 5 hits total, ever.]

This is, what, where your knees would be if you were lying down? Your knees need their own pillow? [Snake is older than he thought... Anyway he's going to twist around just a little so he can fluff this pillow, but he doesn't know how to fluff pillows effectively, so he's just squishing it over and over. This is Luxury.]
monuments: @monuments (ISSUE #075)

[personal profile] monuments 2017-07-14 07:32 am (UTC)(link)
[ His heat is rising. Clark associates it to anger, and he can tell Oberyn is now wearing down on patience. Clark too, in all seriousness. He truly does not want to fight- not a human. But he's in the position where he has to defend himself and the fortress. Only the two of them left, and he doesn't wants to fail the mission, much less kill Oberyn for it to be considered accomplished.

What he wants is a peaceful surrender, and he's becoming well aware that this man isn't willing to stand down. ]


This is your final warning.

[ Which why he'll zip close to him, forcing the spear out of his hands and breaks it in half with his his thigh. Clark tosses it aside as he continues pacing closer to Oberyn, as if to slowly intimidate him with each step. ]

Will you stand down?
ripvanwinkled: (snake2_0010_Layer-3-copy-8)

[personal profile] ripvanwinkled 2017-07-14 07:40 am (UTC)(link)
I like to be... surrounded? I've always slept this way. [Snake isn't going to stand for this? The tray is just getting put down on the floor now so he could take his own pillow to fluff. Like, actually fluff, not whatever Junpei's doing.]

If you're going to insult my sleeping arrangements, I don't see why you're still in them. [Why was he fluffing that pillow? Because he's going to hit Junpei on the head with it. But not really hit, just sort of... drop it on him while he's still holding it. There, take that.]