TEST DRIVE #5 - Low Gravity Gymnasium and Ten Forward

[tenforward_m]

Option 01. Ten Forward: The first thing you see is a bar. A large, lively bar filled with many different faces and many different smells, sights and sounds. This is Ten Forward, the Enterprises' off-duty lounge; feel free to get acquainted with your fellow travelers and try to find somebody who's in charge: this is your new home now, after all...



Option 02. Aboard the Enterprise, The Low-Gravity Gymnasium: The gym is a large room with several alcove-like sections housing the aerobics and martial arts areas, a parrises squares area, an anbo-jyutsu court, and a separate fencing room. While there is normally a zero-gravity area as well, today all of the gym is in zero-gravity conditions.

Zero-gravity can be, well, kind of weird, because it's not like a gradual loss of the pressure holding you to the floor--you may have taken the turbolifts, just expecting to take a leisurely run, or maybe work out with a treadmill to get in some cardio, but the minute you step into the gym you're floating, as is anything you might have been holding or bringing with you.

Do you freak out, start flailing and trying to swim through the air back to where you can escape? Do you make the best of it and tough it out to get your exercise in, or do you start having fun with the sudden game of weightlessness? Pick your personal scenario and have fun with all the other weightless people.

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Jack Frost | Rise of the Guardians

[frostedoverland]

One minute, he was flying to Jamie's house and the next, he was crash landing on some metal floor and going through a bunch of people. A cold breeze would have been felt for a brief moment before dying down, leaving nothing but a slight chill in the air. Jack's presence may be felt by others, but he's not too worried about that.

What he's worried about is the absence of Earth and his friend, the Wind. Baby Tooth chattered and hid in the hood of his sweatshirt. With so many adults in here, he knew he would not get answers very fast. And he wasn't sure if there were children here either and, if so, did any of them believe in him?

[OOC: Essentially, those who are spiritually inclined, kids who easily believe in Santa Claus, things like that, can either see him right away or not take too much take to believe. Obviously, adults are harder and/or they're more scientifically inclined XD]

Re: Jack Frost | Rise of the Guardians

[whereishe]

The crash was enough to pull her attention away from the window. She had only been here a few minutes and she still didn't know what to think. As she looked for the crashes source her eyes landed on the white haired boy. He looked just as out of place as she did.

Yuna walked up to him slowly with a nervous smile spread across her lips. "Are you alright?"

[frostedoverland]

Jack jumped at the sound of the woman's voice, not at all expecting it. He turned around, holding his staff close as he looked over at the brunette. Her heterochromatic eyes were looking straight him, which meant, she could see him. But how? She was certainly old enough to stop believing in him.

Although, now that she got a good look at her clothes, it certainly wasn't something on Earth. And he'd been to nearly every culture out there.

"Y-Yeah... I'm fine. You... you can see me?"

[whereishe]

"Um... yes?" It was a strange question but then again she didn't really know what to expect here.

"Why wouldn't I?"

[frostedoverland]

"Because adults generally don't believe in people like me," Jack answered. "I'm just... a song from a folk tale, nothing more."

Older cultures had called him something else and he wasn't so obscure over there but in America? Not so much. Well, at the folklore of other cultures not centered in Europe.

[whereishe]

"Ah, well. I'm probably from a different place." She didn't really want to say a different world because that sounded crazy but she was pretty sure that was it.

"My name's Yuna." She smiled brightly, using her introduction to find something else to say.

[frostedoverland]

"Jack Frost," He answered back, tilting his head. Yuna sounded like a name from one of the Asian countries. But her clothes certainly didn't look like it. "So, by a different place... what do you mean?"

[whereishe]

"I'm from a world called Spira." She wasn't going to lie to him about it, even though her wording sounded strange.

Yuna nervously laced her fingers together in front of her as she spoke.

[frostedoverland]

"A world called Spira... you mean like, another Planet?" He asked, grinning lightly. He knew about other worlds, although he didn't think he would ever go. But Bunny told him some stories and the Man In the Moon was certainly not a native to Earth.

[unfortunatetolls]

The sudden crash startled Ursula back a few feet, but when she saw how little some of the others nearby had reacted she smiled to herself. Well now, this certainly had potential.

She rushed up to the figure and asked,

"Oh you poor dear, are you hurt?"

[frostedoverland]

There is a squid lady rushing up to him, what.

Jack felt Baby Tooth squeak and dive back into his hood. He was familiar with a lot of spirits and creatures of the unseen world but... well, squid ladies were not one of them.

"I'm fine, thank you. I just... didn't expect to end up... here. Wherever here is."

[unfortunatetolls]

"Oh I do know what you mean. I was just minding my own business and suddenly poof here I am."

She smiled slightly to herself.

"Still, it is an interesting bit of magic. I would just love to know how its done."

[frostedoverland]

Jack had to wonder how she was even out of the water and doing fine. Obviously, she had a set of lungs that worked outside of water but even dolphins need water too.

"But aren't you... I dunno, going to be okay not being in any water?"

[onemoredeath]

[ ooc; I'm just gonna say that having been dead and having a half-demon for a friend has made Takegami so much inclined to see things. ]

"That is something new," he said, taking a moment to set his drink down before holding his hand out to the fallen boy. "Is it usually for you to enter a room in such a manner?"

Takegami was Japanese, with a slight accent that sometimes thickens when he hits a word he doesn't use that often. While he was dressed richly, the shabbiness of the clothing and the slight unkept look of his hair spoke of either not having resources to upkeep his appearance or that he was living rough. The heavy rings on his fingers were also a lot warmer than mere silver should be, even with being in contact with his body heat.

[frostedoverland]

Jack was certainly not expecting an adult to see him, let alone comment on his landing.

"Uh, no," He said, taking the hand up and brushing himself off a bit. Baby Tooth coming out of his hood to shaking her head, a bit dizzy from the landing. Jack shrugged at her. "Normally, I don't end up in random bars since I'm usually outside. Wind isn't here, either."

He was cut off from the Wind, actually. Which was a nerve wracking thought.

[onemoredeath]

Some adults are not exactly on the same wavelength as others. Takegami was even less so, having several little ticks that made him a lot less inclined towards acting normal. But he was polite; requesting a soft drink for the two of them without thinking and waving them into a seat.

"I think that there has been a slight shift in worlds." A shrug as he sat down and crossed his legs at the ankles. "Again."

[frostedoverland]

Jack tentatively took the seat but didn't really take the drink. He didn't know what it was nor was he someone who really needed sustenance. "Again? I don't really remember this happening before and I've been around for a very long time."

[spideys]

Well, Peter doesn't know whether he believes in Jack Frost or not, but he can see him. And feel him, for that matter.

So maybe that's all he really needs.

There's contact when Jack slams halfway into Peter, just before he could fully duck out of the way (because Spidey senses do not account for people suddenly appearing out of literally no where), causing goosebumps to crawl up the length of his left arm.

Wow. That ... was unexpected.

"Uh hey, man," Peter starts, rubbing his arm. "You - you okay?"

[frostedoverland]

Jack flailed as he hit the human sized wall, Baby Tooth flying out of his hood to squeak at him if he was okay. He blinked and shook his hand, looking over at Baby Tooth with a small smile. "I'm fine. Don't worry."

Of course, then he realized it wasn't just Baby Tooth asking that question and looked up at the young man who asked him the question. He stayed silent, looking behind him to see if there was just someone else that the guy was looking at and Jack happened to be in the way.

Only there was no one else and what few people there were around walked right through him and he winced at the feeling.

[spideys]

Peter kind of stands there, staring at the guy with the seriously white hair, awaiting an answer.

And growing more and more awkward with each passing moment.

Maybe he can't hear? It hasn't occurred to him the guy could be deaf.

Okay.

"Uh - hey." Peter starts to wave his hands about, first as a means of getting Jack's attention, and then secondly in a greeting motion. "Hi. Can you hear me?"

[frostedoverland]

Jack stood up, Baby Tooth following close and sitting on his shoulder. He blinked at Peter again. "I... yeah, I can. You can see me?"

Well, of course he could, he was spending time trying to get Jack's attention but... how? Jack was used to even children not believing in him. How could this guy believe in someone like him?

[spideys]

It might be because lately Peter's had to believe in a lot of things that never used to make sense.

Like radioactive spider-bites. Giant lizards. The extremities of life and death. Spider-Man. Being winked into space by an omnipotent being. Omnipotent beings. The Enterprise. The fact that he's friends with a guy who is at least 3,000 years ahead of him.

... things like that would make anyone reconsider their belief systems.

Peter raises an eyebrow.

"Yeah. Yeah, I can see you. Why? Should I ... not be able to see you?"

Is this a case of 'I see dead people'?

Oh, shit.

He hopes Jack isn't ... well, dead.

(It would explain the cold upon contact.)

[frostedoverland]

Technically, Jack is a dead guy. But totally not in the way that Peter is thinking.

"Um, well. It's not that you're not suppose to not see me it's just... well, since when do people your age believe in things like Jack Frost without some sort of proof or something?"

Because he knew that were adults who still believed, but Jack Frost was just usually not on that list.

[spideys]

"Huh?"

Colour Peter confused.

He's going to need a bit more elaboration on that, if you please.

"What exactly are you talking about?"

[frostedoverland]

Jack looked over at Baby Tooth but she just shrugged at him. He rested his staff against his shoulder and turned his head back to Peter.

"Um. I'm Jack Frost."