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.
in_the_wrong_q: (smug)

[personal profile] in_the_wrong_q 2014-07-20 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well, well, well." Comes the voice of someone from the bar, who is watching Spock with curiosity. "I've got to say... things are going to get interesting."

The man, appearing human, walks over to Spock's table. "May I join you?"
emotional_security: (thinking)

[personal profile] emotional_security 2014-07-21 01:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"I have no objection," Spock agrees, sensing a test or a challenge in the man's words. "You appear more assured of your surroundings than most here. May I ask who you are?"
in_the_wrong_q: (srsly)

[personal profile] in_the_wrong_q 2014-07-24 06:13 am (UTC)(link)
"Good. Thank you."

The man sits down. "You may ask, of course. There's no restriction to questions. And, yes. I guess I am more assured of my surroundings."

He smiles at Spock. "You're from closer to this point in the multiverse, aren't you?"
emotional_security: (smirk)

[personal profile] emotional_security 2014-07-24 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Spock regards him in silence, sensing a greater power behind the human façade.

"You may ask," Spock replies levelly, folding his arms, "though I suspect that the answer is already known to you."

The stranger has an air of the arrogant Trelane or headstrong Charlie about him. Could he have found the source of all this inter-dimensional chaos already?

"Are you the being known as 'Q'?"
in_the_wrong_q: (smug)

[personal profile] in_the_wrong_q 2014-07-24 08:44 pm (UTC)(link)
And his smile widens.

"Yes. But not the Q you are thinking of."