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.]

Comments

[stark_spangled]

Steve frowns at her, but before he has the opportunity to wise off the Computer is actually answering Sharon's question.

"The bridge is located on Deck One, accessible by the main turbolift."

A light pinpoints the deck on the sketch Sharon pulled up, and running lights flash down the hall in the direction they need to move in. "OK." It isn't an apology. "That's definitely a good start. Ladies first."

[from_the_outside]

She half-turns, tucking fallen hair behind her ear, the corner of her mouth quirking at the look on his face. It might even be called a smile, were someone generous enough to consider such a word. "I'm guessing you haven't had a chance to catch up on science fiction, yet."

Not that she necessarily approves of the idea. It's risky as hell in the event of an enemy boarding party -- the bigmouthed computer could just direct a team of unfriendly operatives straight to the captain's quarters. It's a liability.

But a handy one, and she doesn't hesitate to take Rogers' invitation, just follows the running lights with a quick, firm step.

[stark_spangled]

The look he gives her in response to her smile is flat at best. It's cute, she wears it well, and maybe if things had been different between them he'd find it every bit as attractive as it is, but he's still licking his wounded pride.

"Uh, no," he says, the question dragging a smirk out of him as he falls in line beside her. "Natasha seems to think I'm only half a man until I watch something called 'Star Wars', but they've been keeping me busy." And he doesn't own a DVD player. "Journey to the Center of the Earth was pretty good, though. I remember that story from when I was a kid."

He, of course, means the Henry Levin version, not the remake from a few years back.