tdm 8

[hownkai]

T E S T D R I V E

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 a gravitational field; however, more noticeable changes can be found in the overall morale as you prepare to descend. ☄ on your own There are plenty of other communal areas on the ship to explore! Pick a place, and see where it takes you. ( These scenarios can be used as in-game canon. ) ☄ round 'em up The day begins normally. You check out the mess hall and report to your assigned job, and so far, nothing seems incredibly out of place. However, as the hours pass, you begin to notice something strange scurrying along wall edges and into open vents. For the most part, these rodents are harmless—in this stage. While they may get into the food supply in the Cargo Bay or terrorize those in the kitchen, they are not violent and appear to be skittish. However, once they've "matured" - the color of their tail will have changed from a light gray to a very dark purple, prompting them to enter a temporary stasis inside a cocoon - they aren't so cute anymore. These paklers are vicious, will bite if they're caught, and defend themselves with claws as well as the protrusions on their bodies. There is nothing to be done about them except capture them and eject them into space as they are considered a pest and very harmful to the crew and the ship. Once they run out of food, they will turn on each other as well as anything resembling a living creature. The captains provide the proper equipment, electric nets as well as tranquilizers, to assist with the capture of the paklers and their immediate removal from the Moira. ☄ what's yours is mine Something seems a bit off about the laundry delivery service these days, doesn't it? Has the Moira always had one of those? Whether you realize it immediately or not, something is very wrong about the clothes that have suddenly appeared in your wardrobe. They are either much too big or far too small, and as far as you can tell, there seems to be no happy medium in all of this. Will you Dress To Impress in your new uniforms? Will you swap with someone who might be a similar size regardless of the fact their uniform colors are not the same as your own? Or will you simply walk naked through the halls of the ship, carefree and bare to the rest of your crewmates? ☄ n'sync While exploring the ship, first down one hall and then another, you come across a strange door you've never seen before. When you pull it open, you'll find someone, a crew member, standing on the other side, hand outstretched as if they've just opened that door from the opposite side. Every move you make, they mirror, and if they shift to the left or right, you also shift left or right. Absolutely everything the both of you do is the same except for the words that come out of your mouth; somehow, you still manage to maintain the ability to talk without mimicking your partner. You're unable to completely control your movements again until someone says "in sync". Good luck figuring out the magic words, and if you decide to question the captains (or anyone else) about it, they won't have any idea what it is you're talking about. OUT OF CHARACTER INFO FAQ | LOCATIONS | RESERVES | APPLICATIONS | NAVIGATION For mature or graphic content, please label. For questions, please direct them to the FAQ. As always, be kind and have fun!

Comments

[quixotically]

Animals will act all threatening when they're scared. Ones that're normally nice can bite you outta nowhere -- [It's a good thing Deacon decided to come help with the door, because Bob gives it a hard enough slam that it would've, at the very least, sent Elle stumbling otherwise. As it is, she just squeaks.

But then she groans and bangs her forehead on the door.] I don't wanna call for help, they're gonna hurt him, but he's not calming down... Maybe someone else will have stun grenades?

[ersatzeverything]

[Yeah, there's no way this is a case of just a poor, innocent animal who's scared of the big bad humans.]

Look, how about you go ask around for a stun grenade while I hold the door. I'll make sure nothing happens to Bob. Promise.

[Liar liar pants on fire. Once Elle is gone, he plans to take out his laser pistol and take care of "Bob" then dispose of the evidence and tell Elle that Bob ran off.]

[quixotically]

[Elle's brow furrows.] No, I couldn't ask you to do that. If something went wrong, and you got hurt... [She shakes her head. She's just Not Comfortable with the idea of not being here to help protect someone from a mess that she's responsible for.

But... They really are going to need more help. She's been afraid of using the MID network, because she knows people are going to want to hurt Bob, but... If this is what it's coming down to, either Elle running off and praying that she finds the right person who happens to have stun grenades before this guy helping her gets hurt, or one of them using the network to ask for back-up, even if it might mean Bob's going to be killed after all...

There's only one option that's acceptable, isn't there? She grimaces, and her voice is resigned.] No -- Use the MID. Call for help on the network. [If it's going to come down to a fight, Elle... Elle will do what she has to, but she doesn't know if trying it with the two of them will be safe enough. She doesn't know what Bob's capable of. Better safe than sorry.]

[ersatzeverything]

Your call.

[He's a bit relieved, though. It's better this way, for her to know what happened and be a part of it, than for him to deal with it behind her back.

Leaning back against the door, he puts out a call on the MID requesting backup.]

Why the hell did you decide to keep one for a pet, anyway?