TEST DRIVE #1 - Ten Forward

[tenforward_m]

You know how you were standing there, back in your home world, just minding your own business?

Time to forget all about that.

Instead of doing whatever the heck you were just doing, you're standing in the middle of this very stylish, sedate barroom. Happily, you're not alone there - in fact you're surrounded by people who seem to be as confused as you are...and some of them look a little, well unusual

Now would be a great time to do....well, something. Ask some questions of the person nearest you, throw a fit, stage a coup....maybe do a little exploring? No matter what you do, you're going to be here for a very long time.

For others might call it the USS Enterprise, but for the foreseeable future, you'll be calling it home.

[OOC: this test drive's open until the next app period.]

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[whatyergoodat]

Sundance pauses with his hand cradling the butt of his six-shooter, and casts a suspicious glance up at the woman in front of him. She's smiling, which he don't trust, and she's wearing some kind of floaty, shapeless combinations of fabrics that look about as stylish to his eye as a potato sack.

He ain't picky or nothing, but when it comes to ladies' fashions, he likes 'em trim, and stylish, and neat, and simple. And good plain colors.

He sucks on his teeth, weighing his options, then shrugs it all off again, wary gaze loosening to something almost like disinterest, as he glances back casually over the room behind them. "Information."

[she_listens]

She glances between them again, and inclines her head.

"You're on the USS Enterprise. It's a Galaxy-class starship, which appears to be stopped close to the Kavis Alpha sector, but I don't pretend any of that will mean a thing to you."

While she speaks, she lines up two empty glasses, and retrieves a bottle of whiskey.

"You're in space, on a starship with over one thousand other souls."

[whatyergoodat]

Nothing she's saying is making any kind of sense, so it's a good thing he recognizes the oaky scent of the whiskey and the amber color of the liquid.

"What's a starship?"

[she_listens]

"It's not all that different from the kind of ship you'd be used to."

She smiles, pushing the glasses closer to both cowboys. She'll start them off with one finger, and go from there.

"It only sails through space instead of water. There are cabins, recreational areas, an engine room, even places where you can shop."

She pauses, passing a kind look between them.

"Let me guess, your next question is, 'But how did I get here?' "