TEST DRIVE #6 - The Bridge and Ten Forward

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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 Enterprise's 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. The Bridge: Well, aren't you a lucky duck? You've found yourself in hallowed quarters. Wherever you were before, you're not there anymore. Now you're in a room that could be some kind of command center or control room; there's a captain's chair flanked by seats for his chief officers, computer panels and stations at each interior wall, and before you a broad viewscreen that shows the wide expanse of space rushing towards you. Have you ever wanted to be a starship captain for a day? Well, here's your chance. Feel free to roam around, but try not to touch anything shiny.


[OOC: The Bridge isn't usually available for in-game posts, so if you've ever wanted to play there, here's your chance!]

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[goldencobra]

Henry had finally done it. Found the bridge of the ship without running into any problems or security along the way. He was surprised to see Rhade there and smiled at him but it faded at the questions.

"You're on the Enterprise. This is the bridge. It's cool, right?"

(P.S. Henry is friends with Telemachus Rhade so I hope you don't mind Henry mistaking Gaheris for him.)

[truth_is_cold]

Gaheris could be a relentless, harsh man when his family and his people were concerned. But first and foremost he was a Nietzschean and a father, and his expression ebbed ever so slightly.

Even in such disorienting circumstances, some instinct (or habit from a more cultured era of Nietzschean) kicked in, and he let his hand slide away from the weapon to dangle loosely at his side. He wasn't so set in his suspicious ways that he wouldn't give a child the benefit of the doubt.

"I'm used to another ship. I'm from the Andromeda Ascendant. And this style of vessel is completely unfamiliar to me."


OOC: I'm totally fine with that!

[goldencobra]

"Yeah. I know." Henry gave him a surprised, sideways look. "You're from the same ship as Dylan." He was unsure why the man was telling him things he already knew but he shrugged it off. Must be a Nietzschean thing.

Looking around the bridge, Henry was very impressed but he was careful not to touch anything. He didn't want it to be his fault that something happened to the ship. After a moment, he turned back to Rhade. "Still not thought of that weakness yet?"

[truth_is_cold]

"I-" he said hesitantly, stumbling over it. How did this young boy know what he was? Who he was? The Andromda was a well-known ship but-

Oh that was a peculiar question. Still not thought of that weakness yet? "Everything has a weakness, though I might need reminding of what particular object, person, or place I need to find a weakness for."

Considering what he was planning before his sudden arrival in a strange location, that question was very unsettling.

[goldencobra]

"That's not what you said last time." He gives Rhade a questioning look. "Did you hit your head on something and forget?" After all, the last time he'd seen the man, he'd been told Nietzscheans didn't have weaknesses.

[truth_is_cold]

"Last time?" As if it wasn't making any sense already, it had reached the point of utterly baffling. He looked earnest and shook his head. "I'm afraid you must have me confused with someone else."

Rhade did think that Nietzscheans had weaknesses, but it was their job to patch them or hide them well.

[goldencobra]

"You're Telemachus Rhade, right? You helped me in the tunnels when I was injured."

Henry didn't understand why the man didn't recognise him. It made him sad that he'd lost a friend.

[truth_is_cold]

That made Gaheris blink. "My clan name is Rhade but my given name is Gaheris." He sounded a little bewildered. But maybe he had a relative that was similar in appearance. "Who is Telemachus?"