TEST DRIVE MEME #4 - The Arboretum/Ten Forward

[ten_fwd_mods]

Option 01: Aboard the Enterprise, The Arboretum: In exploring the Enterprise, you end up on Deck 17, section 21 alpha: the arboretum. Instantly upon entering you can tell this room is different from all the others. For one thing, you're now standing on grass. It's no illusion, no simulation; it's real grass, leading up to a small pond in the center of the room. All around you grows a variety of plant life, trees and bushes and hanging plants, flowers and herbs and even what one might consider weeds. The arboretum is, for all intents and purposes, a botanic garden, used both recreationally for passengers to relax and enjoy, and scientifically for research and study. After all, the scope of alien plant life is impressive, from the Cyprion cacti down to the Earth variety roses.

The room is well lit and large, with benches to rest on and small walking paths. Children are grouped off in one corner working on botany projects, while some passengers are seen kneeling in the dirt carefully tending to their garden patches. There are even windows along one wall, allowing for a view of space while the room itself gives the illusion of daylight. It's the perfect spot to relax, read a book, or grab a spare spade and dig in the dirt. Or perhaps you've been looking for the right moment to say hello to the passenger standing off by the venus flytraps.





Option 02: Aboard the Enterprise, Ten Forward: Or maybe not. You've just arrived, and you have no idea what just happened. One minute you were somewhere else, and now you're in what looks like a spacious, well-appointed bar. The hum of the crowd is inviting, and the drinks look invigorating. There are people eating and drinking, some in uniform, others not. Some are clearly aliens.

Try to find out why you're here, or catch a drink at the bar; there's always something happening here.

Comments

[princess_flintlock]

She nodded. "Yes, the very same. I am the last princess of the planet Famille before it was conquered by the Zangyak Empire." She stated this very matter-of-factly. She had her closure on that, now that the general responsible was dead.

But her face lit up at the mention of Earth. "Earth is where myself and the rest of the crew have been for most of the last year. It's truly a wonderful planet full of very kind people."

[mrfriendship]

Immediately, Gentaro felt like a total scumbag for asking her that. She didn't seem at all worked up by it, but he still felt pretty rotten.

"Crap, I should have thought before I asked," he stood up abruptly and bowed his head, asking her forgiveness. "I'm really sorry, Ahim!"

Despite his efforts, his manners really weren't the best. Especially in front of princesses.

[princess_flintlock]

She smiled patiently. She got up and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Don't you worry at all. You had no way of knowing."

Considering the pirate company this princess kept, she'd dealt with worse manners. She would be the last to judge someone for their manners, of all things. "The rest of the crew and I have been protecting Earth from the very same Zangyak Empire that destroyed my world."