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"Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us."
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 nothing is familiar. Shortly after, you are led out and toward the medbay.
Inside this room, you are given a physical scan and offered a contract to sign 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 to your living quarters.
Having left Amissis-Re behind, tensions among crew members have continued to escalate into ship-wide consequences, and recognizing the need for some separation among those aboard the Moira, the Captains make the unanimous decision to deviate from their present course to a "nearby" planet that is notable for such popular distractions. While it is not a permanent solution, measures are being taken to monitor the crew's morale much more closely. New arrivals will be treated as they always are; yet, now, more than ever, it is important to stress the balance of working together toward their goal of reaching their destination so that everyone will return home.
WELCOME TO COLLECTIVES ASH3 - BF3 - CLF5
The Collective is a paradise resort located far from any other neighboring planets to offer the most leisurely experience possible to its patrons. Artificially created for multiple uses, it is divided into separate locales interconnected with a tubing transport system that is so fast and efficient that it’s like being teleported to the next area. Extensive mapping can be found at various intersecting points to offer some direction, and there are even recognizable adverts from a very familiar stop months before spread out across the Collective. Whether looking to explore or to simply shed the weight of anxiety, there are plenty of opportunities to be found within ASH3, BF3, and CLF5.
All crew members are given a card from the Captains that has an unlimited amount of credits on it. Organized through trade, these allow Moirans access to any of the luxuries that the Collective has to offer aside from the purchase of items considered weapons due to the escalation of recent events. Food, clothes, trinkets, or even a full spa experience—the limits, otherwise, are endless. The Captains emphasize that this is time to relax and take a break from the grind that is living and working on a spaceship as unique as the Moira.
☄ B.E.A.C.H! THE BEST ESCAPE ANYONE CAN HAVE!
For those seeking a fun time, the Collective offers a variety of activities on ASH3. There are multiple beaches to enjoy as well as beachside kiosks offering drinks, beach toys and surf equipment for those a little more sports-minded. The tide washes in beautiful shells to collect, and there are always life-guards on duty to make sure everyone stays safe while enjoying their time on the beach. ASH3 offers a safe and friendly environment with plenty of fun in the sun for everyone. There is also a boardwalk full of restaurants, bars and plenty of games and entertainment for when you want to step off the sand but don’t want to give up being out in the sun.For those who can’t or won’t bear the sun, ASH3 also offers a thriving night life on both beach and boardwalk. There are midnight boat tours to view the bioluminescent schools of fish native to the island and bonfire dance parties that go long into the mornings. On the boardwalk, all shops are open until midnight as well as many clubs and social spots where crew can mingle with other tourists in the area.
So you don’t like the sand. It’s too hot, and it gets everywhere. Then hop onto one of the many transportation systems, slip into some warmer clothes, and take to the slopes. More experienced crew can immediately dive in, but those who need help can take lessons on how to ski or snowboard. There’s hot cocoa, sleds, snowball fights, and the occasional person making a snow angel (or snow person). ASH3 also has areas for rock climbing, sky diving, base jumping, bodyboarding, canoeing, hang gliding, jetskis, mountain biking, hiking, and much more.
☄ WHEN I SHOP, THE WORLD GETS BETTER Not everyone enjoys shopping, but this Collective entices even the most frugal and reluctant into spending their credits here. In fact, the Captains are encouraging this. They give the explicit “order” to buy whatever you want for yourself and your fellow crew members, but more than that, to consider making purchases to better the ship. Is there any area of the Moira that needs spruced up? Maybe some fresh paint in the mess hall,or new furniture in the decks? Maybe some fancy curtains for all those windows on the observation deck, or a few throw pillows? New pots and pans for the kitchen might be something to add to this list as well as equipment for the rec area, or whatever else you think BF3 will have to help increase comfort aboard the Moira.
To enhance your shopping experience, the technology here allows you to try on clothes without lifting a hand. The food here is an unlimited spread of gourmet dining to comfort food and every dessert you can think of. When you’re finished with your purchases, have all your packages and larger items delivered back to the ship for you.
☄ TREAT YO SELF The accommodations on the Collective of CLF5 are as unique as they come. Lodging is available for those who want to sleep in an environment that’s underwater or perhaps those who desire something as simple as a soft bed. No matter what kind of room you want to purchase for the night, it’ll be available here, and the only true limit is the imagination. When you aren’t relaxing in a hotel room, you’ll find that there are numerous spas and hair salons that offer varied services. Gold face masks rejuvenate your skin, the Ever Young™ Spa can make you look ten years younger with one treatment, and the mud baths are known across the universes for making you feel youthful and refreshed. If you’re looking for a new hairstyle or to relax, this Collective is the place for you to spend those hard-earned credits.
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thisavrou_log2016-06-01 12:20 am
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Something could be said about not having much of a childhood but whatever, he's shopping. He went from sorting through a box of various humorous bandaids to a display of semirealistic rubber animal masks. He has to get this mantis mask; he used to have a friend who would probably absolutely hate it so of course he'll have to give it to him if he ever sees him again.
It's funny.]
Of course I'm going to buy that. Is that even a question? Why, you want it too?
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I'm making sure the ship has a full menagerie in stock.
[He's basing the assumption Liquid is with the crew on the fact that everyone he's seen so far from the Moira has MIDs like his own. He pulls down another mask for ironies.]
More important question: Are you gonna wear it out.
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A noble cause. It's incredibly important to maintain a collection with a crew such as this, don't you think?
[He's also pretty good at sounding serious when he's joking. Sometimes.]
I don't know, it's for a friend in case I run into him. I probably shouldn't. As funny as it'd be. Maybe I should get a different one for myself.
[He reaches for another one. If Mantis ever gets here, he's going to kill him. But it'll be so worth it.]
I think this is going to be one of the best purchasing decisions I've ever made.
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[The snake joke (like the mantis one) goes over Dave's head, but the masks themselves are hilarious enough in their weird, uncanny valley way. Dave flips his over in his hands, so the bird's weird, beady eyes stare up at him.]
If the captains are gonna distribute unlimited funds on our persons, it'd be offensive and just fucking stupid not to take advantage of that.
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[Even if the masks didn't have any tenuous symbolic significance, he'd probably still blow a bit of his unlimited card on them. Why? Because they're funny and he can, which is a good reason to do anything.]
Absolutely. And if anyone complains, well, they should have expected something like this. Not our fault this place has such fine establishments as this one.
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[He's half talking to the mask as he examines it, wondering if he can get it on over his sunglasses.]
Though I definitely wasn't allowed to run amok with incalculable wealth, [I WONDER WHY given some of the other items on his person] so this is an improvement. But is it a normal thing? The whole business of distributing priceless plastic to crew.
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[Or at all. When's the last time he's been to something for tourism?]
This is the first I've seen of it. No idea if it's happened previously, but in the few months I've been on the ship we haven't done anything like this. Suppose we're due for a holiday. We'll have to milk it for all it's worth.
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[And he's just gonna disguise himself as a bird now. It's a bit of a struggle at first and he keeps tugging at the rubber, but it's on.]
Damn, I can't see anything in this mask.
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[Liquid pulls on the hideous snake mask, which seems to go on not much easier.]
I'm guessing these are more for entertainment purposes than an actual disguise. Just a hunch.
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[He tries to peer into one of the mirrors conveniently set up nearby, for patrons like himself who want to see if their potential purchase is as fucking bizarre as it should be.]
I dunno, I bet my own mom wouldn't recognize me. Which... Ok, that probably wasn't the beset example, considering I only met my teen mom last year, but we can briefly pretend my family is a whole lot more normal than it is so that claim doesn't completely clog the shitter.
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[Oh boy is he used to that. He peers his rubber snake head into a similar mirror. From what he can see, it is suitably silly and nothing even close to threatening. Maybe he should wear it to work one day and potentially piss his dad off.]
Alright then, they might have a good purpose in bank robbery or the like. It's alright, I know the weird family thing all too well. [Fun with cloning, of course.]
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[Dave thinks that one doesn't sound too bad. A nice, normal level of weird.]
Or like. Your brother is maybe actually your dad and also now the same age as you, thanks to alternate dimensions that you don't want to elaborate on too much because it makes no goddamn sense.
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It's... somewhat closer to the second one.
[His brother's his dad in the exact same way he is. Always has to be complicated, doesn't it?]
Not quite exactly like that, obviously but, well, you might run into this face a few more times on the ship, is all I'm saying.
[Good thing he took the mask off before saying that.]
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