Test Drive #7 - Ten Forward and Captain's Yacht

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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 Captain's Yacht: Oooh, you sneaky stowaway! You've found yourself in a very exclusive part of the ship: Captain Picard's personal craft, used for short jaunts when a shuttle just won't do. (One must retain some decorum, after all.) It may not be as large as the Enterprise itself, but there are sure to be some surprises aboard once people start snooping.


[OOC: The Captain's Yacht is located at the very base of the Enterprise's saucer portion, so if you put someone in there you can also play them trying to get back to somewhere they know!]

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[morphitudinous]

Billy settled into a routine in Ten Forward: bring datapad, order flavored water, sip, and read. He did well for himself, and it kept him happy and occupied. As usual, his eyes laser-focused on his reading, not registering the familiar flash of pink at first.

He was in the middle of placing his order and thanking the bartender that he heard the familiar voice. And because a Power Ranger like himself could never reject a request for help, he launched into an explanation before he registered the voice.

"Hello! I know it's probably confusing, but you're aboard the starship Enterprise, summoned by an omnipotent..."

He trailed off then, realizing exactly who this was. Instead of explaining further, he staggered forward, his voice lilting tentatively.

"...Kimberly?"

[tinypink_crane]

She knew that voice. More then that, she knew that way of speaking.

Kimberly instantly turned around, looking for the familiar owner of the voice, frowning even as she was relieved to see him. "Billy...what is this place? You said a star ship?" Least that's what it sounded like..but why? "I thought you were in the park, with Adam and the others-what about the lantern monster?"

It couldn't have been a joke. In the time she knew him, Zordon never really exhibited a sense of humor, let alone the need to pull this sort of prank.

[morphitudinous]

Billy's smile stretched just a little wider than usual. It was both frightening and a relief to have her here---he longed for his old friends, true, but now she was in danger. She could be hurt, just like...

No. That wouldn't happen if he was careful. He gently laid a hand on her arm, mostly to reassure himself.

"Yes, and we're in the 24th century. I know that sounds impossible, but as I was saying, there's an omnipotent being gathering people from across time and space for his own amusement. We're far from the only unwilling passengers."

[tinypink_crane]

Kim frowned when he touched her arm. Even on close friends, Billy was always reserved, letting his feelings go with his technobabble.

"Billy, I've traveled through the past several times." She tried to smile and reassure him. "I mean, suppose the future's the only way to go." It was her turn to frown. "Wait..so you're saying, all these people here-we're all just here cause some overlord got bored?"

That sucked, but atleast, no one looked in danger.

[morphitudinous]

"That's true," Billy almost smiles. "There's a lot to learn here. It's really fascinating...teleporters, warp speeds, all sorts of species, endless planets harboring life..."

He could go on all day, but he had enough sense to restrain himself.

"And yes, unfortunately, that's it. We're here until he decides to release us---either of us could disappear at any second."

And he had some experience with that.

[tinypink_crane]

She suddenly had the urge to pat his arm and fought to keep it away. This was serious: and while it was nice to see Billy's face light up with what was clearly interesting to him, that didn't discount the fact that they were stuck.

She also really needed to sit down at what he said next. The implications that they could be there for however long-was a lot to take in.

"Okay, that's a lot.." She felt compelled to lower her head into her arms on the bar top. "Hello tunnel vision." That was never a good sign.

[morphitudinous]

"Oh no...Kim, are you all right?" Billy worried when he saw her head sink. He immediately ordered a glass of water for her, racking his brain for reassurances.

"But the good news is that the crew isn't entirely at his mercy. There are people working on giving us the chance to return home. I'm trying to persuade them to allow me to assist...it's not gone far yet, but it's something."