Mod M ([personal profile] tenforward_m) wrote in [community profile] ten_fwd_ooc2014-06-22 06:24 pm
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TEST DRIVE #3 - Alien Bazaar/Ten Forward

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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.
dreams_dont_die: (Intense)

Re: Telemachus Rhade | Andromeda

[personal profile] dreams_dont_die 2014-07-15 12:30 pm (UTC)(link)
"And maybe I'm a little bit of all of it," he says. "But whatever happens, I never go into a situation without a plan to get out of it. And I never send my crew into one I think they won't survive. You say my luck's going to run out? I say it's beginning to look like fate."

He leans forward to snatch at the bottle before Rhade gets a chance to refill his glass.

If he really does respect Dylan as much as he says he does, then he's doing him a favor. He wouldn't want to be saying the things he's saying. Not if he were sober.

Unless Dylan's future self is a far worse leader and judge of character than he chooses to believe.

Dylan leans forward, eyes intent.

"Pessimism isn't a survival trait. I told Gaheris that once. But you know what? Hope is."