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

kid!Loki | Marvel Comics

[forsoothforsure]

Wow, a bar? IN SPACE? Was he even allowed in here?

Loki looked around, trying to act cool but in reality looking like, well, a kid on a space ship. He couldn't stop peering at people and examining strange food and drinks and he stood for a good long while just staring out the view port, hands pressed to whatever was keeping the vastness of space out.

Re: kid!Loki | Marvel Comics

[in_the_wrong_q]

"Someone really needs to have a word with Q..." Comes a voice from behind Loki. "...About bringing kinds through. It's really quite a predicament."

[forsoothforsure]

Loki turned, smiling brightly. And, so he thought himself, quite endearingly. "Isn't it, just?" he said. "Oh, that Q. Yes, let's do discuss it with him. Now would be great."

.......how did i miss that spelling mistake. It was supposed to be kids

[in_the_wrong_q]

"Of course, now may not coincide with Q's schedule." He folds his arms. "I can't just summon him."

Well. He can. But... He doesn't want to.

lol I got it

[forsoothforsure]

"Oh, yes, of course," Loki says agreeably. "A very difficult sort, that Q. Isn't he? Something of a trickster?"

It would help, of course, to know what he's dealing with.

Re: lol I got it

[in_the_wrong_q]

"I wouldn't call him a trickster, but Q does like to have his fun." A wave of his hand, dismissing it. "Even at the expense of lower life forms."

[forsoothforsure]

"How sad for them," Loki purrs. "Even so, shouldn't we see what he's up to?"

[in_the_wrong_q]

"Well, isn't this interesting." The man says, folding his arms, his expression widening in an amused grin.

"Should we? I don't see why you're including me in that little statement, there."