tdm 3

[hohnkai]

OCTOBER 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 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.

AREA 895B EXPLORATION

Most of this colony has certainly seen better days--on the inside. Upon disembarking the Moira, crew members will notice that Area 895B appears poor but densely populated. It’s a mid-point between several planets, so the culture and its people are incredibly diverse. The docks are intricate and woven together like a maze, and without direction or the numerous signs that decorate the walls, it’s a place one can easily find themselves lost in. The “city proper” consists mostly of slums, but as aboard the ship, there is plenty to do and see.

● bars: A-895B is notorious for them! In fact, there seems to be one on almost every corner that caters to a different sort of clientele. Poor, rich, richer. Do some of them even have an escort service? Most likely, yes.
● sanctuary: Like a church, this building stands tall and proud in the center of the colony. Its structure seems to be in constant change; it is always being worked on. Yet, once inside, the interior is quiet and consists of many, many staircases. Along each step, there are so many candles that there is only enough room for safe passage up or down…
● market: A good place to barter and trade. Like most areas, anything can be haggled for as long as you’re willing to pay the price.

☄ exchange booth:

Throughout random locations in A-895B, crew members will happen upon simple booths with little decoration and a native sitting behind it. For those with experience, they might think it resembles something like a kissing booth. However, these kisses are more an exchange than anything else: trade and receive a “gift”. These gifts will vary depending, but they are all contained inside a tiny box. Could it be something you were missing from home? Is it an item you’ve wanted for the last several trips planet-side? How did they even know, and what’s the catch?

A day of your life taken with that kiss. Should that not be enough to not ask such questions?

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OUT OF CHARACTER INFO

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[ art credit zarnala @ devart ]

Comments

[incantamentum]

We do, well, did. Mostly older generations use them now. [God, wow, they did still exist.] For example my grandmother still doesn't own a smartphone. She maintains to using the chorded one in the Manor.

[petridish]

Corded - ?!

[Hang on.]

What year is - [No, let's rethink that question.] - are you from? [There must be a reason the technology they're familiar with seems so inconceivable to each other.]

[incantamentum]

[He frowns.] Its two thousand and fifteen... I understand that owning a corded telephone is odd but we're not completely in the dark ages.

[petridish]

Might as well be, compared to 2186.

[Her tech education only went as far as what's available in her time and what she needed in battle.]

[incantamentum]

...2186? [A beat.] You... you're from the future?

[petridish]

You're from the past.

[incantamentum]

That's completely subjective, but yes. You are, apparently, from some concept of the future and I, in comparison, am form your past.

[petridish]

[She runs a gloved finger around the rim of her glass in thought.] They said there were people from other worlds - I didn't think there'd be other times.

[incantamentum]

[He shrugs.] I assumed as much. Even being on this ship left me with the impression that I must be in the future. In my time we haven't even begun to explore true space travel.

[petridish]

[She shakes her head in wonder.] By mine we have colonies all over the galaxy - I'm from one of them.

[Or Shepard is, anyway. She doesn't know where her lab was.]

[incantamentum]

Ah, well. [A chuckle.] We are stuck on earth, colonies are the kind of thing we make movies about rather than actually perform.

sorry this is late! wrap soon?

[petridish]

Weird.

[She finishes her water, and stands.] Hey, uh - thanks. [It's an unfamiliar word on her tongue.] For the wine and the... history lesson. [Beat, and then she thinks to explain:] I want to get out and see more of this planet while we're not just stuck on this ship.

no worries and sounds good!

[incantamentum]

[He just continues smiling pleasantly.] It was no problem. Any time you want another try with wine or something as simple as a conversation then let me know, I'm readily available. [He rises himself, to see her on her way.]

[petridish]

[A snort.] Probably not the wine.

[Still, him seeing her off surprises her; it's not unlike military protocol, except she hasn't even dropped her rank. So: Introductions.] I'm Commander Shepard. By the way.

[incantamentum]

[He conceals a small smile, ducking his head.] Well, maybe not the wine.

[He extends a hand.] Dr. Eric Dufosset. A pleasure to meet you, commander. Is that a title given to you by the ship or one you retained from your life prior to time here?

[petridish]

[She shakes his hand, a firm grip in ceramic armor.]

It's my life. [And there's more truth to that statement than meets the eye: The real Shepard had had to rise through the ranks over a period of years; she, for lack of a better term, grew up with the title.] Kind of hard to shake it. [She doesn't think she will.]

[incantamentum]

[The smile widens ever so slightly.] Well, I know about that. We don't always have control over the hand we're dealt, aside from simply dealing with it with our own methods.