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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.

wayward: (226.)

whoops i didn't realize it was my tag TWO-A IT IS.

[personal profile] wayward 2017-07-02 02:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Nothing about the simulation feels faked. Which means being captured, bound and made to kneel in a completely unfamiliar forest is all shockingly real. The need to escape is pressingly urgent, even though Jace is still trying to adjust to the situation. Going from seated in a suspicious looking machine to being plunged into a hostage scenario within a few seconds is jarring, to say the least. ]

Can you fight?

[ Jace fully realizes he should have asked this question before they booted up the simulation. ]

The guards are armed, but I don't think they should be a problem.

[ Though the proclaimation is mostly bravado. Jace can't see their guards well enough to identify them beyond the swords they're carrying. Swordplay is easy for Jace. He doesn't feel the weight of his seraph blade hilt in his pocket, but he can improvise. ]
gekkajuu: commissioned, please do not steal (eatsushi030_zpsi0puo8lk)

[personal profile] gekkajuu 2017-07-02 02:52 pm (UTC)(link)
No, thank you! I don't plan on dying.

Who says that going down there is dangerous, anyway?!
gekkajuu: (Default)

[personal profile] gekkajuu 2017-07-02 03:06 pm (UTC)(link)
To me, it's more that... if we don't stand up against other ability users, who will?

There's no way for regular people to defend themselves against such powers. Nobody deserves to be put in a position like that.


[And then he belatedly realizes the implication.]

Wait - you're an ability user, too?
gekkajuu: commissioned, please do not steal (寂しい島)

d'oh I should have realized

[personal profile] gekkajuu 2017-07-02 03:14 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm doing all right. I'd be lying if I said I didn't miss everyone, though.

How about you? Are you okay?
insurgent: all commissioned from manual | dnt. (you get a knife in the back)

[personal profile] insurgent 2017-07-02 03:17 pm (UTC)(link)
just the one.

[ then, a second later. ]

it's hard to tell. that's all.

i'm jyn
valcurie: http://nishakadam.co.vu/icons2 (.o4)

[personal profile] valcurie 2017-07-02 03:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Everyone likes a good name! Some of my associates, they had really good hero names.

As in, someone said their name, and their eyes would light up just at the sound of it.

That's something.
vacuum: (Default)

chuuya nakahara (bungou stray dogs)

[personal profile] vacuum 2017-07-02 03:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[ this was copypasted from my old tdm. i'm still open to threads from it. overflow threads will go here too. ]

TRAINING 2:


[ He only stepped in out of curiosity. Chuuya hadn't quite expected to be saddled with a decision to make, to have to choose between two nations of people he didn't even know of. Naturally, he's loyal to neither - his true loyalties lie with a certain man in a stasis pod - but for the sake of the game, he made a random decision. He chose to side with the 'Free-Spirited' Wyvers, if only because that struck him as more interesting.

He hadn't expected to start feeling so completely immersed into the game, to start believing the fake world around him and his place in it. Inside the VR, he's now another Wyver soldier, and he has been for ... a fair period of time. He isn't giving the tribe his undying loyality, but he's acknowledging his purpose here, and the benefits of completing the missions set out by his superiors.

This particular mission? Capture an Olympian person-of-interest for a later interrogation. That's where your character comes in - in the VR, they're an important Olympian commander with secrets to keep. That, or maybe they're working on some technology or weaponry sought out by the Wyvers. Either way, they matter, and that's why Chuuya's been sent to kidnap them.

He makes no secret of his approach, striding toward them boldly with his hands in his pockets. ]


Gonna preface this by saying I don't actually got anything against you -- [ He's just completing a quest for that sweet, sweet silver. ] But if you wanna live, I need you to come with me.



TRAINING 3:

[ This is a catboy prompt. yeah i dont even know

As soon as Chuuya enters the VR, he feels something quite ... different about himself. His hat can't quite seem to stay on his head, sliding to the side constantly, and there's something poking out of the back of his pants. It's seconds into the glitch that he realises .. just what has changed. Taking off his hat, he feels the furry, pointed ears that are now sitting at the top of his head. ]


What the hell?! [ The surprise makes his tail stand on end too, sticking out from inside his pants. this prompt is a work of literature ] There's been a mistake! Sign me out!

[ Maybe your character's an animal-person too. It's a furry world out there, be careful. ]



MESS HALL:

[ While your character and just about everyone else are floating through the hall and narrowly dodging plates of strange goo, guess who's perfectly seated at his table (ON THE GROUND), drinking his alien coffee the way most people in the cafeteria probably wish they could? This asshole right here. Gravity Manipulation just so happens to be Chuuya's ability, so he doesn't even flinch when the gravity gets adruptly turned off. He doesn't ... go out of his way to help his fellow new imports either, oops?

What he does do is casually backhand a plate of purple pie that floats in his direction, and that pie may be floating at your character now instead. ]



OMAGE:
romanée-conti has connected.

romanée-conti: i can't believe this place has actual, giant robots.
romanée-conti: and who is this
Edited 2017-07-02 15:31 (UTC)
valcurie: http://nishakadam.co.vu/icons2 (.o4)

[personal profile] valcurie 2017-07-02 03:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Did you work with Commander Reyes?

( A bit of a stretch, there, but the attitude would've certainly fit Blackwatch. )
coolerjunpei: (011)

[personal profile] coolerjunpei 2017-07-02 03:33 pm (UTC)(link)
sounds like a dream come true. do you guys pick your own?
clandestina: by <user name="chillarmy"> (smirk)

sorry lmao spaced out while writing this tag

[personal profile] clandestina 2017-07-02 03:41 pm (UTC)(link)
what did happen to reyes all those years ago?
Edited 2017-07-02 15:54 (UTC)
clandestina: (skull)

[personal profile] clandestina 2017-07-02 03:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The reply comes a moment later than usual as she considers. She hasn't gone by anything but Sombra in a very long time, but she's always taken care to separate her digital presence from her physical self. Still, what the hell, only a few people here know her. If she needs another alias she can figure that out later. ]

sombra
gekkajuu: commissioned, please do not steal (疾走れ 疾走れ)

for chuu with chuus

[personal profile] gekkajuu 2017-07-02 03:47 pm (UTC)(link)
(OOC: by which I mean: that mess hall prompt.)

[This. Is a disaster.

Atsushi doesn't mind that he's floating (even if it does look ridiculous), but all that food! There is so much, and it's all going to waste... He's panicking a little, trying to steady everything in the air - as if that will help even the slightest bit when gravity returns and it all goes crashing down - and holding what plates he can, protectively. There's too much, of course, even with his arms transformed just because that makes them bigger, claws hooking into the edge of a few plates to balance them as if he's some kind of pro waiter... which, hey, he's got a black-and-white outfit, at least??

But he's still useless, as expected, frantically moving his feet as if that will allow him to doggy-paddle through the air. It doesn't. He just looks stupider.

That doesn't keep him from trying, though! So when a purple pie comes floating at him at a relatively high speed compared to everything else, he wants to catch it. No - he needs to catch it, to make sure it doesn't go to waste! His hands are already full, though, every claw latching on to a plate like he's spinning them. Maybe his mouth..? It's not wasting food if he eats it all, right?!

So he tries to get into a position that will let him catch the pie with his mouth (send help...), at which point he notices a familiar figure in the distance right beyond it. That's him - from the mafia! What on earth is the mafia doing -...

... You know what's not a good idea when you're trying to catch food in your mouth? Letting yourself get distracted. Suddenly Atsushi is a whole lot less monochrome, purple smearing along his chin, his jaw, his ear... so very slowly - but it's not like he can stop it. By the time it makes contact, there's no point, anyway: he doesn't even try.

Just another day in the life.]
vacuum: (026)

dazai (cassus)

[personal profile] vacuum 2017-07-02 03:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[ from here ]

[ That voice ... The moment Chuuya hears it, he can feel his whole body tensing up, each muscle clenching tight until he's almost shaking. It inspires an almost instinctive reaction from him, a hot flash of raw emotion that boils underneath the surface and threatens to spill over. As Dazai speaks against his soft ear, voice tickling at the little tuffs of fur, Chuuya feels like he's a mere few seconds from exploding.

And he's never been very restrained about his anger. Of course his reaction is exactly as Dazai had anticipated. ]
Just who is the one who reeks here?! [ Immediately, he turns, aiming a roundhouse kick directly at the man behind him. His ears flatten, much like a wired-up cat, and his tail sways behind him. ] Who is the one who smells just as rotten as he acts?

[ Rhetorical question. Dazai knows who he means. His petty annoyance aside, there is a part of him that takes in the sight before him, the confirmation that the man lying blissfully asleep in the pod earlier is now here and being just as much of a nuisance as before. When he looks at him, he swells up with disdain - an emotion that governs most of their interactions - but there's also some sort of comfort in being able to fall back into a usual routine. ]
insurgent: all commissioned from manual | dnt. (but the flesh will have its way)

b.

[personal profile] insurgent 2017-07-02 03:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[ As it happens, years of grifting and petty thievery leave a gal wanting. For so long, Jyn has charted her own way, aimless thought it may have been. Drifting from a war zone to mandated recovery does nothing for her hunger. Questioning authority, quite literally pushing boundaries. That's what warms your blood.

They wouldn't leave the suits out if they weren't meant for us, she said. A station in possession of such high tech surely knows its value. I've done this before. Piloted a ship, she means, not a suit. Conveniently, Alec seems like a strong enough option for a co-pilot. Cautious, at least moreso than herself. Hardened, too, like so many that she knows. ]


[ Her mouth lifts, almost a smile. Wryly — ] Famous last words. [ Not the most reassuring thing to hear, when her face is alight with the red glow of SYSTEM ERROR and then, DISTRESS SIGNAL. Okay, so this isn't great. She shifts her attention from him to the HUD display. Pressure, air — the stats seems fine.

And yet, everything stops. ]
drivein: (pic#11452598)

[personal profile] drivein 2017-07-02 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Lucky isn't exactly the word that I'd use, unless you want to count abducted and put in pods before we were forced to face our inevitable demise as lucky.
There's a lot going on here, and yeah, it's not just about Riverdale anymore.

It's about the whole other universe out there.


[ so he's not one really for optimism, but he's going somewhere that's not morbidly depressing, at least. ]
drivein: (pic#11452593)

[personal profile] drivein 2017-07-02 04:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[ from here. ]

Mess hall.
I can come find you.

No one spotted yet. You think Archie would've beat me here.
perfectible: (listen ⇾  lean over)

[personal profile] perfectible 2017-07-02 04:40 pm (UTC)(link)
It'd be better than trying to meet halfway, I think this place is massive.

You're more resourceful then you give yourself credit for.
drivein: (pic#11452600)

[personal profile] drivein 2017-07-02 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ and from here. ]

[ he knows that look in her eye, but she just gets met with a raise of the brow. flirting isn't really his thing. ]

Would you believe the planet thing, because I'm sure it's been done, somewhere. [ there's a little shrug, and he maintains the same sort of dour expression as he lays a flat joke. But we'll just go with Earth, that seems easier.

I guess it's a valid question now. Not one I ever thought I'd be asking.
unprays: (❄ i look up to the little bird)

sansa stark ( game of thrones )

[personal profile] unprays 2017-07-02 04:45 pm (UTC)(link)
( overflow for the original top level that is here, continuing existing threads below but also open to new ones, don't hesitate to hit me up! )
drivein: (pic#11452601)

[personal profile] drivein 2017-07-02 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey, I didn't say it was a bad thing.
Stay put, OK? I'll be right there.


[ and that's the end of that. the relief mingles inside of him as he bolts out of the seat he was in and begins to contend with zero gravity. he's always been good at keeping his cool, but there's a sudden surge of adrenaline inside of him that says: I need to see Betty now. ]
perfectible: (sad ⇾ breathless)

[personal profile] perfectible 2017-07-02 05:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay, I'll see you soon.

[ Relief flutters within her like a living thing and she struggles to hold still while waiting for him, her hands alternating between wringing together or tugging on her necklace, because, well, all of this is crazy.]
Edited 2017-07-02 17:29 (UTC)
r3f4c70r3d: (pic#10974358)

Angel | Borderlands

[personal profile] r3f4c70r3d 2017-07-02 05:32 pm (UTC)(link)
wayward: (231.)

yes good

[personal profile] wayward 2017-07-02 05:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[ This is...not a good situation.

Veronica doesn't sound particularly worried yet, so Jace is going to keep his own concerns to himself. Driving a giant robot had seemed like an easier task than handling a mundane car, and things had been going fine until the engines cut out. So it was fixable, if Jace can figure out the right combination of buttons. ]


It was supposed to be self-explanatory.

[ No one had used those words. ]

We just need to get the engines up again. Do you see anything on your panel for that?
Edited (that icon is an overreaction) 2017-07-02 17:42 (UTC)
performativity: (Default)

[personal profile] performativity 2017-07-02 05:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[ i want a new thing ]
performativity: (Default)

[personal profile] performativity 2017-07-02 05:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[ personalize me ]