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

[silvering]

For her sake, Jem would look for a cure or at least something to slow the illness a little longer. It would wrong to leave her alone in these strange new worlds. When it came down to it, her safety and happiness meant more than his own. It would waste precious hours to look for a cure but he could live with this decision. Whether it was madness or not time would tell.

"I will enjoy any story you pick, especially if you would me the honour of reading aloud," Jem said with a faint blush on his pale cheeks. He was not a great reader himself, but Will and Tessa did a remarkable job of bringing stories to life.

[tessa_gray]

Despite her occasional hesitation at how strange their new reality could be, Tessa was confident that with all the miracles that surrounded them, Jem would finally be given the second chance he deserved. That thought bolstered her confidence when part of her was nearly overwhelmed by the oddities around them.

But the books she had chosen would also help them make this time more comfortable to them both. "I'll read as many of them as you wish. Even the ones on that PADD device I was given." A strange thing that held entire libraries that she was slowly mastering. "But if I'm going to have these to remind me of home, then we need to find you a violin. They must still have instruments that are real."

[silvering]

"It will be very pleasant," Jem agrees, and with most things Jem says, he means it with his whole heart. "And it will be something familiar amid all of this chaos." He tucks the books under his arms and leads Tessa away from the stall.

"I hope there are violins, the music does not seem right when it comes from these modern devices. There is something cold and impersonal about it."