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

[lightningndeath]

That is gesture Toothless knows. He lowers his head and put his nose to the hand offered.

He won't get bitten or burnt, something worse may happen. He may get licked.

[goldencobra]

Grinning broadly as he feels the nose touch his hand, he presses lightly to the skin, feeling it and memorising it for his notes later. It's amazing.

"Wow." He breathes. "Thanks."

[lightningndeath]

Toothless looks up and nudges the hand. A scratch behind the ears wouldn't be objected to. He'd not a demanding attention seeker at all.

[goldencobra]

Henry even giggles at that, gladly scratching the dragon behind his ears. The saddle intrigues him and he uses his other hand to stroke the leather and wonder what the metal piece down the side is used for. And perhaps Henry moves his hands further down to scratch under the dragon's chin too. Because he appears to be quite a softy.

[lightningndeath]

Well now Henry's gone and done it. Toothless makes a happy chirruping noise and then rolls over onto his back. This is the big mean night fury that everyone on Berk was afraid of at one time.

[goldencobra]

There's a laugh from Henry as the dragon barely misses destroying a few tables.

"Like that, huh?" And he continues scratching in his chin and around the area. What a pushover. And he thought dragons were meant to be scary.