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TEST DRIVE MEME #4 - The Arboretum/Ten Forward
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.
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"It's a joke. There's an earth children's book where you're supposed to find this one person hidden among lots and lots of people on various pages. The person's name is Waldo. You looked like you were looking for someone."
Which will probably not make any sense but that's why you don't explain the joke.
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Despite his best efforts, Alec can't quite keep the disappointment from his voice. "I don't think he's here." Nodding toward the sword, he wonders if Alec is from the same world he left or from another time. Both seemed possible here. "Are swords common where you're from?"
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"He might show up later."
His hand goes absently to the sword. "Yes. I suppose they are. I never really thought about it. I imagine compared to others."
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"Maybe..." Honestly, he isn't sure if he wants Magnus here. His boyfriend's been through enough without being pulled into another dimension again just because Alec misses him. "But should we really want people to show up?"
If he were in a Downworlder bar, he might have reacted to Alec reaching for the sword, but this place is different. As far as he knows there's no Downworlders around with a grudge against him. "Where I'm from, that'd either be someone's prized weapon or it'd be in a glass case."
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"I dunno. Depends on how much you miss them or how much you hate them," Alec says thoughtfully. It's really a bit of a how spiteful a bastard you are. "And it's always nice to have someone from your world to share experiences with. It's almost comforting, the familiarity. At least that's what I've found."
Glancing down at his sword he then laughs. "This sword is utterly priceless. It's at least five thousand years old and forged by dragons."