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.
electro_kinetic: (eyeing you)

[personal profile] electro_kinetic 2014-07-31 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
"It's only cheating if you think something's got to hurt to be pretty or worthwhile," she says dryly. She does not care for that mentality, no. Noriko has had too much hurt without beauty ever coming into the equation, and she hates the ignorant lyricism people ascribe to the combination as if making it poetic was supposed to help anything. "And if you do, remind me to never ask your opinion on art."
theycallmetodd: (calm talk)

[personal profile] theycallmetodd 2014-07-31 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
"You misunderstand me. The pain of a needle is small and not important. It is the time it takes that at least I personally see as important. It gives a moment of reflection as to why that needle is going into your skin, or why you are marking another."
electro_kinetic: (concerned)

[personal profile] electro_kinetic 2014-07-31 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't need to reflect while ink is being embedded into my skin," Noriko replies, shaking her head. Spiritual by any definition she ain't. "I'm not a pond."
theycallmetodd: (hehe)

[personal profile] theycallmetodd 2014-07-31 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
He wouldn't call himself spiritual either. Just somewhat prone to philosophical pondering.

"So, it is just about the pretty pictures, then?"
electro_kinetic: (distracted)

[personal profile] electro_kinetic 2014-07-31 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
"If it was would you think less of the art?" she asks. "And would you expect me to be upset about that if you did?"
theycallmetodd: (Pensive)

[personal profile] theycallmetodd 2014-07-31 04:59 am (UTC)(link)
"No. I would only think that you and I have very different reasons for putting marks on our skin."