TEST DRIVE #3 - Alien Bazaar/Ten Forward

[tenforward_m]

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Option 001. Alien planet, marketplace: So you're new to this whole space travel thing. The ship is cool and all, but there are hundreds of alien worlds out there. You want to explore. To see what the universe REALLY looks like.

Well, here's your chance! Your first stop is this lovely indoor marketplace, which looks kind of like a mall. There are stalls one after the other as far as the eye can see, and they sell all kinds of things: food, clothes, trinkets, animals, fabrics, jewelry, perfumes, books, etc etc. Some things look human, easy to recognize; other things look very alien. There are two levels, and constant chatter as people hawk their wares and discuss prices.

Do you want to explore? Poke at the weird shops? Buy a gift for a new friend? Flirt with someone at the food court? Maybe you see a pickpocket, and must run to the aid of the victim. Maybe there's some other villainy afoot. After all, a crowded marketplace is a good place for villains to lurk, causing trouble. Whether you're a hero or just an unassuming traveler, there proves to be some adventure for you on this planet.


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Option 002. Aboard the Enterprise, Ten Forward: You have no idea what just happened. One minute you were home, and now you're on a spaceship, in the middle of a crowded room. It looks like a bar. There are people eating and drinking, some in uniform, others not. Some are clearly aliens.

You've managed to land in Ten Forward a long bar with barstools and a bartender, tables sprinkled throughout, and the far wall is nothing but windows out to space. It looks like a nice lounge, low conversation making the room hum.

Better ask some questions and find out where you are, or just tap the closest person on the shoulder and try to make friends. The bar is open.

Comments

[fatefulmeteor]

"Q?" JK obviously knows a bit more than Ryusei does. He jogs over the final few feet. "Do you know what's going on?"

[gossipmonger]

Does JK know what's going on. He scoffs at the question. "Do I ever not?"

[fatefulmeteor]

A slight roll of the eyes, there. Cocky bastard.

"I haven't been able to contact Rabbit Hutch, or my benefactor..." He comments, taking out the Meteor Switch. "This Q... is it a Zodiarts?"

[gossipmonger]

"I hear he's some kind of omnipotent alien. Everyone who knows about him says he's a huge pain in the ass." JK pulls the alien bracelet out of his pocket and slips it onto his wrist idly. "Benefactor? Wait, which switch is that?"

[fatefulmeteor]

He stares at JK for a full half-second, before his brain kicks in, hand curling around the switch a bit more. "Utahoshi-san just finalised it before I got here. I was just about to take it to Gentaro-san."

Thinking on his feet, he needs a distraction. Could it be that JK is from a point where he doesn't know he's Meteor? It's best to play it on the safe side.

"Where did you get that from?" He points to the bracelet. "It looks like nothing in the stores back home."

[gossipmonger]

"Oh, is that so." It didn't look like Gentaro's other switches in the moment that JK was able to look at it. It didn't look like it had a number on it. Ah, well; he can wait for a more opportune time to get a better look. For now...

"That's because it's not from back home. I wasn't going to pass up something like this, you know?" He snaps the band of it against his wrist.