TDM 2

[hownkai]

SEPTEMBER TEST DRIVE MEME

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ABOARD THE MOIRA

Whether adjusting to space travel has been difficult or not, there is always something to be done. From working to leisure, the Moira offers a multitude of opportunities to get to know your crewmates a bit better. Exploration of the ship is highly encouraged, but as another planet grows closer to being docked, things start to get a little hectic. You'll notice a slight change in the artificial gravity as the Moira is pulled into the planet's gravitational field; however, more noticeable changes can be found in the overall morale as you prepare to descend.

☄ in the mess hall:

Things have been pretty smooth sailing thus far. There haven't been any unexpected horrors or accidents, and no one has gone missing. Later in the evening, you find yourself hungry and decide to check out what's on the menu. Making your way toward the mess hall, you discover that the door is closed and a sign has been posted directly in the center. It reads:

We don't know who did this or why, but action will be taken if it is not fixed immediately.

At the bottom, in very small print, it is signed by the captains. Venturing inside, you find something irregular about the room, and it's not what you might have thought. Finding the culprit, however, is hardly on anyone's mind. In fact, the kitchen has been closed until everything on the tables has been "fixed". Decadent foods and desserts from many of the planets explored in the past are laid out like a feast. There might even be liquor, but who knows how strong that stuff is. Consider this a thank you for all the hard work and effort you've put forth as a valuable crew member. Whoever said the mess hall wasn't for messes was sadly misinformed! It's party time.

☄ on your own:

There are plenty of other communal areas on the ship to explore! Pick a place, and see where it takes you.

PLANET EXPLORATION

Unlike some of the previously found planets, this one is populated. However, the majority of the natives are located in one central area near a very large body of water. At some point, it might have been a lake, but due to some abnormal constructional designs, it has been transformed into a well-maintained connection of underwater cities. Still, accessing them may prove to be difficult. Your MID warns of no pollutants in either the air or water. Yet, it has problems translating the language spoken between these humanoid beings—if they even speak at all. Most of them appear friendly, more than welcoming, but what's to be said about someone (or something) that doesn't wish to talk?

☄ the submerged:

I would like to be the air that inhabits you for a moment. I would like to be that unnoticed and that necessary.

Exploring the surrounding areas, which consist of marshes and some small trees, doesn't yield much. There are little resources and no fauna to speak of. The natives continue to lure whoever dares to follow closer to the water, their gestures open and curious. There is nothing to hint at the dangers that await anyone who wanders within arm's length of the shore, and if you do... Hopefully you weren't traveling alone and a friend is there to attempt dragging you away from the tight grip of the thing suddenly yanking you into the murk of that lake. They will fight to keep you, sink their hands and fins deep enough to draw blood; it calls more of them up from the depths to bring you down. For they need you like air, are desperate to call you their own, and if you surrender, how are you to ever describe the the last thing you see?

Is that what happened to the all those ships found crashed here and there, buried beneath mud and moss? Is this what became of the people aboard them? How ironic the dead say even less than the things that got you.

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[missguise]

[She waves a hand in a nebulous gesture.] It’s this… thing some people have the ability to manipulate. Some sort of invisible energy field they can use to move things around without touching them or make people feel a certain way. There are people who worship it, say that it likes these things and doesn’t like those things and that they can talk to it or whatever. [She smirks, amused at the notion.] Of course, those people are almost always the ones who can control it, and they usually say that it likes them best.

[She tilts her head as she regards the cyborg, expression curious.] To be honest, I thought everyone knew about the Force. The Republic sure likes spinning it into their speeches now that they’re in bed with the Jedi.

[not_too_close]

[He's not aware of it, but he is curious now.]

You mentioned that it was this thing that some people have the ability to manipulate. Are you one of those people?

[David gestures to a seat nearby. Somewhere comfortable for them to continue talking.]

Is the force something you can control?

[missguise]

[She practically giggles at the question.] Me? No, I doubt I have a Force-infused bone in my body. People who can use it are pretty rare and they tend to get snapped up by the Jedi pretty quick anyways.

[She follows and takes a seat, swirling the contents of her drink in its glass.] Why do you ask? Are you feeling more bewitched than usual?

[As someone who had a Jedi try to pry her mind open fairly recently, she can pretty definitely confirm that it was not a bewitching experience at all. But hey, anything for a harmless pick-up line, right?]

[not_too_close]

Perhaps.

[David rests his hands on the table, one over the other, and leans forward just slightly. He was, without a doubt, highly intrigued. What would happen if he used his knowledge of human courting and interactions? Would she respond to it? Would he take it as far as she'd let him?

He's honestly never been in a situation before where anything like that could be possible.]

It's hard not to be in your presence.

[missguise]

[It seems to be the right response. Zam leans forward, clearly pleased by his reciprocation.]

Really? I mean, I know I’m good, but charming a cyborg? [A smug smile plays on her lips.] I must be even better than I thought.

[She takes another sip of brandy. It must be really good stuff if she’s already feeling this buzzed.]