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Cúrre ([personal profile] hownkai) wrote in [community profile] thisavrou_log2015-09-01 12:26 am

( september intro log )

Who: Everyone
When: September 1st and on
Where: The ship and on planet
What: Getting acclimated to ship life and exploring
Warnings: Please label any warnings you have on your threads



SHIP LIFE
"It is not the ship so much as skillful sailing that assures a prosperous voyage."


The Ingress has pulled you in. Your body experiences several sensations at once: being pushed forward as if a hand is resting on your back, momentary and startling blindness, a gentle ringing in your head. You have difficulty discerning whether it is hot or cold, but where you have been prodded is noticeably warmer than the rest of you. Some may suffer from dizziness while others are perfectly fine. Once equilibrium has been reestablished, you will notice you are standing on a long platform and that the room is filled with a soft cerulean light. It's slightly humid and dark despite the glow around you, and various machines line the walls on either side, though they are not accessible from where you stand. Shortly after, you are led out and toward the medbay.

Inside this room, you are given a physical scan and sign a contract that states you are now part of the crew of the Moira with a specific job. This process consists of a complete work-up of medical history and current health, and afterwards, you are given your MID, a device that is integrated into your hand with only the slightest pinch. From there, you are guided out of the medbay and into the main hall with specific instructions not to leave.


MAIN HALL ( 09.01 to 09.03 )
After everyone is gathered together, you learn that these are your accommodations for the night. The captains explain that the Moira is not readily suited for such a large influx of people, and that this is only temporary. Placed around the room are a variety of blankets, sheets, and mats in lieu of beds, and crates of MREs have been provided along with H2O hydration kits. Some time in the “morning hours”, all MIDs will receive a message designating rooming assignments and areas of the ship that are open to exploration.

GALLEYMESS HALLREC AREA


All remaining areas accessible to crew members are open later in the “evening hours”. Crew are also informed that the Moira is approximately two days from their current destination.


DESCENSION
"A force of nature unto itself."



From a distance, the planet’s reddish atmosphere slowly becomes more transparent the closer the Moira ventures, and mountain ranges, volcanic fields, valleys, ice caps, canyons, deserts, and impact craters are visible in stark detail. The remnants of a lone moon hangs in its outer orbit and impedes the ship’s ability to dock close to the planet’s surface. As the crew prepares to disembark, there are noticeable changes in gravity as well as some disturbances in energy output.


EXPLORATORY EXCURSION I ( 09.04 to 09.11 )
Due to unstable atmospheric conditions, crew members must utilize the transporters located in the Cargo Bay to descend to the surface. Each craft holds upwards of six passengers and is piloted remotely via Navigation. Once it lands, orders will be sent to MIDs detailing mission directives. These include: scouting surrounding areas for potential threats, determining if the mile-long road from the transporter to the nearest inhabited area is free of hazards, and assessing local friendliness.
Planetary Environment Details
● The air is breathable. However, there is a pleasant sweetness to it that generates an overall invigoration.
● Vegetation is sparse due to dry and windy weather patterns. It’s dusty, and the ground itself is rather gritty in texture.
● The initial temperature feels hot and causes the skin to prickle with sweat. Yet, the longer one is exposed to the elements, the less you are inclined to notice.
● There is an overall lack of civilization, and what populace there is remains centralized in one area. Crew members may stumble across the occasional explorer returning to their own ship; they are friendly and welcoming but also eager to leave.
● The sun does not seem to set. Even in the “later” hours of the day, it is still as bright as it had been at “noon”.


EXPLORATORY EXCURSION II ( 09.12 to 09.17 )
A thriving marketplace that was found during the initial search has been deemed an appropriate place for trade and much needed supplies. Crew members are encouraged to engage in local customs while continuing to maintain their current duties aboard the Moira, and they must assist in the delivery of goods to the transporter. They are more than welcome to explore this new area.
The Marketplace
● There is no monetary system in place; if there is an item you want, trade for it. (Locals will accept anything as payment.)
● Booths, shops, and tents line both sides of the pathways weaving throughout the area. Signs with written language are not recognizable; however, MIDs will translate any spoken languages so they are understood. Vendors are an eclectic mix of species, and not all of them are humanoid in form as they are from varying parts of the universe.
● The smells of foreign foods are everywhere. Yet, that familiar sweetness seems to occasionally overpower it. It is also loud as others bustle about their business.
● Natives are not unkind, but they are not as overly welcoming as strangers in the market are. They are quiet, reserved, and helpful to some extent. They are easily recognizable by the plain masks and hoods worn over their faces.
Seedy areas are found in the depths of the market. Drug and sex trades are not uncommon but not openly displayed.



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[personal profile] exteroception 2015-09-02 09:26 am (UTC)(link)
Matt has his head bowed, sitting on the bed and to anyone it looks like he's taking a break from their understandably hectic day. In reality, he's straining his senses to their fullest to see if there's anything he could find out about the place. It takes him a moment to realise that the voice is addressing him, but once he does he lifts his head although he doesn't do anything like looking towards the direction of the voice.

"Oh? Make yourself comfortable then. I'm Matt."
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[personal profile] fight4theusers 2015-09-03 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
There's something... off about the other's eyes, though Tron can't quite figure out what it is just yet. He does find it strange that Matt doesn't look at him as he enters the room, though he considers that the man could just be preoccupied in this new place.

"Tron. Good to meet you, Matt."

Tron crosses in front of Matt on his way to the empty bunk, realizing as he does that Matt's eyes don't track him across the room. So there is something...
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[personal profile] exteroception 2015-09-04 11:45 am (UTC)(link)
"The pleasure is all mine. I'd offer to shake your hand, but it's just needlessly complicated for someone like me."

It doesn't mean he's never done it. He's had his fair share of people expecting one from him before they realised or someone else pointed it out to Matt. Of course each time he's known what they were doing.
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[personal profile] fight4theusers 2015-09-08 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
Tron pauses at that, now looking at Matt in open curiosity. "Someone like you?" He moves closer, again noting the way the man's eyes don't follow, and finally he begins to understand.

"Your eyes... they do not function properly?" It was an unfamiliar concept for the program. If his optical sensors were glitching or damaged, a quick edit of his code by a recompiler or a User would fix it quickly. Matt did not look like he'd been injured, so how could his eyes not work?
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[personal profile] exteroception 2015-09-11 12:10 pm (UTC)(link)
That's an unusual way of phrasing it. If Matt could see he might have understood how it might have come about, but he's working from limited information.

"There was an accident when I was a kid." He touches his eyes briefly. "They haven't worked since."
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[personal profile] fight4theusers 2015-09-18 05:21 am (UTC)(link)
Tron sits on the bed across from Matt, watching the way he touches his eyes, noticing the slight difference in them now from what he's come to recognize as normal for Users... for humans. "They weren't able to be repaired...?" He pauses,, catching himself. "Forgive me, I am asking too many questions. I haven't met someone like you before."
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[personal profile] exteroception 2015-09-26 10:27 am (UTC)(link)
Matt smiles tiredly with the careful patience of someone who's been asked everything anyone can think of about his blindness. Typically they end up saying something vaguely offensive without noticing and he's had to accept it and move on. 'Someone like him' is reaching that point and despite the fact that it's clearly said without any ill-intentions it's still what everyone fixates on.

"No, no, it's fine. If your healthcare was a lot better than mine, it might be seem strange. I was in an accident and the doctors couldn't do anything."

Since that tends to be the next question he gets.
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[personal profile] fight4theusers 2015-10-03 06:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Tron processes that answer as best he can, despite the unfamiliar terms, and accepts it after a moment. The "doctors" in the User world must not have the same abilities as a recompiler back in the computer system, and Tron was well aware that Users were quite a bit more fragile than programs, in many ways.

"I understand," he responds, realizing that Matt can't see his nod, then moves on from the topic.

"What is your assignment aboard the ship?" He's curious as to what the captains would have assigned a man who could not see. "If you don't mind my asking."
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[personal profile] exteroception 2015-10-07 10:02 am (UTC)(link)
Matt wants to smile when he picks up the nod. It was amusing to see people realise how much they relied on visual cues and then try cover it up when they noticed what they were doing in front of him even if they thought he wasn't going to notice.

"I'm still expected to do my mess hall duties, but otherwise I've been assigned to the role of an 'interrogation technician', I assume because I've got experience with cross-examining people, but it's more likely because it's one of the few things I can. Assuming the first makes me feel less guilty about the limited options."
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[personal profile] fight4theusers 2015-10-08 07:38 am (UTC)(link)
"Hopefully there won't be too many that you'll have to be interrogating," Tron mused, a frown creasing his features slightly. "Though, we haven't really been told what our overall purpose on this ship is, in the end." Would they be bringing criminals aboard?