November TDM

[savmods]

Multiversal travel can be disorienting, but there’s no need to worry! All side effects are temporary and lessen with each trip. Your body may experience several sensations at once: being pushed forward as if a hand is resting on your back, momentary and startling blindness, a gentle ringing in your head. You may have difficulty discerning whether it is hot or cold, but where you have been prodded is noticeably warmer than the rest of you. Some may suffer dizziness while others are perfectly fine. You notice that the area you are in is filled with a soft cerulean light and feels slightly humid and dark despite the glow around you. Regardless of your current state, however, the stress of transit forces your body into unconsciousness. Waking up is another story. Or maybe it isn’t. You find yourself in a nondescript room; sometimes with others who have found themselves in the same situation, sometimes alone. Welcome to Avagi Station, your new home.

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Avagi

That First Step, it is a Doozy: There are always risks to exploring new environments and Avagi is rich with new nooks and crannies to explore. You’re checking out a new corridor that’s been opened, though there have been signs warning that there are areas where structural stability has been weakened by neglect and the passage of time. But maybe things have been going well, you’ve found a few interesting things of note and you’re ready to head back to your bunk for the day. Except when you turn to leave, the floor is giving way without a screech of metal. Hopefully you’ve got some good reflexes and can catch yourself before you topple down a shaft that seems to go down at least thirty or forty feet. Do you call for help or struggle to handle it on your own? And more importantly, how are you getting around this giant hole in the floor now that it’s there? The Buddy System: In order to help new arrivals find their bearings the more experienced residents on board have decided to try out the buddy system in order until the new arrivals get their space legs. The guide is responsible for answering any questions, showing them all the important facilities and making sure their new friend doesn’t wander anywhere too dangerous. And what better way to get to know your buddy than to try and help them find all the supplies they need to be comfortable in their new home? Hopefully the barter blocks have some clothes in your size or else it could get a little bit awkward come laundry day. Shining Bright: The Observation Station is the best place on Avagi to get a look at the storm that rages all around. However today when you stop by there’s something strange and new to look upon. It’s not clear if it’s a change in the environment or perhaps an effect of the living energy that opens the portals but the entire room is filled with softly glowing floating lights. If you venture into the room and dare to touch one of the lights you’ll find that you find a song playing in your mind that fills you with a deep and abiding sense of peace. What you do with that feeling is up to you but it seems that these lights aren’t going to cause any harm then why not let yourself relax in a beautiful space for a little while?

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Kaittos

This month there is a portal to the planet Kaittos, a peaceful world containing one large land mass and a scattering of lived-on islands across a clear blue ocean. On the mainland, a large city-state occupies the central region and southern coast and resembles what some travelers from some versions of Earth might know of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Bustling and lively, the city is clean and well provided-for due to the temperate climate and the bountiful natural resources found on its northern side; orchards, farms and forests extend into the distance, butting up against a small mountain range. The technology level is low compared to Avagi, with carriages and candles in place rather than cars and electric lights, but the craftsmen of the world have managed some very impressive mechanical feats. Kaittans, the local residents of the world appear somewhat humanoid, but the bipedal race has hooves rather than feet, silvery skin and three eyes with vertical pupils. Although there is no sign of any other sentient species in the world, the locals are nonetheless excited to meet their guests, rather than suspicious or afraid; for some reason, they are not surprised that aliens exist, merely that they are here. Visitors are encouraged to explore the city and partake in an exchange of goods and ideas, to share their culture and stories with the locals. Perhaps there’s a merchant willing to trade a bauble for a story or you want to try something entirely unknown to your palette in the culinary quarter. The possibilities, while not quite limitless, are enough to keep the curious busy for quite a while. OUT OF CHARACTER INFO FAQ | LOCATIONS | RESERVES | APPLICATIONS | NAVIGATION

Comments

[ex_bossily211]

Clara just so happens to be heading through the door at the same time he's exiting. The end result is a crash that makes her glance up from the holo screen on her device. Blinking as she's torn out of her thought, she offers him an apologetic little smile. "New here? Or just admiring the scenery?"

It's more likely that he's new, given that he doesn't look as established as most of the others here. And it's not like anyone that's already here frequents this area. So she jumps to assumptions as she tends to do, and figures she might as well play welcome wagon for the new guy. Her device is switched off, the projection of the screen in the air fading away.

[icansavetoday]

That...is some strange kind of thing that he doesn't understand. But it's apparently not important, based on the fact that it soon disappears into her pocket. He suspects that there are more important things, anyway, seeing as he knows nothing about where he is.

"New here. Wherever 'here' is. Where is 'here'?" It's not the most inventive question, but it's likely to be the most instructive.

[ex_bossily211]

Right, she should get to that. "Avagi's the name of this station. It's a bit far from Earth, if that's where you remember being last." So far, the ratio of people from Earth compared to other places is pretty skewed. It's not all that surprising if that's where he's from too. Judging by his outfit and accent, it's incredibly likely.

"I know this sounds properly bonkers, but we're out in the middle of space. Only not any galaxy I know of. It seems to be in a pocket all its own, far from anyplace I've ever traveled."

[icansavetoday]

He knows there are other planets -- the existence of other planets has been known for centuries, after all -- but they've only just been able to get planes in the sky. The idea of being able to visit other planets is so far on the horizon that it's not even visible yet.

"Middle of space." It's unbelievable, but then again, so was the existence of Amazons, and gods, and he's seen proof of those first-hand. So it's not stretching too far to accept that this may be true too. "Okay. So we're in the middle of space. After I believe that, what then?"

[ex_bossily211]

Her eyes stay focused in on his uniform. There's something familiar about it and she can't put her finger on it right away. So she stalls for time, arching her eyebrows and giving him a confused look. "Then...you're trapped here? In space."

She realizes that probably sounds terrible, so she looks semi-apologetic as she adds on, "Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but it's best you hear this now."

And then, it clicks. She knows exactly where his uniform is from. And it makes no sense for him to be wearing it, not with that accent. There's a story there, but it's not one she'll push for right away.

[icansavetoday]

He shrugs. "I suppose trapped in space is a better alternative than some." It may be more nonchalant than some responses she's used to hearing, but Steve's a smart man. He knows there are all kinds of possibilities out there. He's also a dead man back home, and he knows it. This place, wherever it is, however it works, means another chance at life for him.