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hexarchate_rpg2017-09-19 09:02 pm
yhlee) wrote in hexarchate_rpg2017-09-19 09:02 pm
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Move 9 (Ch. 1.9)
Year 361, Month Three, Day Sixteen (Sunday), evening / day Seventeen (Monday), morning
On the station's carapace
The ammunition drone reports to whoever is listening that it has not exactly caught a spacegoing slime mold; rather, the slime mold has clogged up its legs and it's clinging rather precariously to the station's carapace. It is requesting, as forlornly as a nonsentient drone can, that somebody repair it. Until someone does something, it's...stuck.
On the station, during Mikodez and Iawa's science tour
Pavn, having noted Iawa's interest in the question of sonciousness, adds, "If you like, the researcher is probably busy at this hour, and he's in one of the classified labs, but I think that research assistant is currently off-shift. I could introduce you to her, if you like. She's always happy to talk about philosophical questions."
On the station, during Sasha, Yehan, and Alaric's science tour
Pavn looks quizzically at Yehan during the tour. "You remind me of some of the other visitors we've had recently," he says, in a friendly enough fashion. "You may have caught sight of their ship on the way in. Granted, phenotypes can be so misleading. Where did you say you were from?"
On the station, visitor's lounge, later
Sasha and Alaric are debating over carbon-fiber sculpture aesthetics when a ping comes in from the lokwor to indicate that Sasha's program has picked up more information on Remi. [Edit: sorry, hit post too soon.] He's not in his lab, but has signed out a spacesuit and has apparently gone for a walk outside the station. The lokwor has no idea why--it wasn't able to ferret out that information without Sasha's hacking guidance.
On the station, Rahal Gerae's office
Armed with an extra slate containing information about Rahal Gerae's known black market dealings, Sulen and Virmad head to Rahal Gerae's office. [Feel free to insert any preparations you may have wanted to make beforehand in a thread of its own.] The door is neatly labeled in a peculiarly Rahal style of calligraphy, recognizable despite the drift of time. There is a potted plant outside the door, its elongated flowers wilting.
More problematically, the door isn't locked. It appears to be stuck halfway open.
On the station, Nirai Alissa's dance studio
Before Ashari can say anything one way or the other to Alissa, a short man, dark-skinned, their shaven head covered with gold mesh-tattoos, stomps out of the office. He glares at Ashari. "I always knew you would be sucking up to any 'artists' who showed up on the station," he says. "Excuse me. I'm artist-designate Kwor, and I simply must demand that you authenticate yourself."
Alissa closes her eyes and looks pained. "Ah, yes," she says, "our resident artist-designate..." She leaves it at that.
[An artist-designate is basically the station's arts & entertainment coordinator, and in particular it means that Kwor is not an Andan but sort of secondary artist hired through the Andan, because a real Andan couldn't be arsed to come out to this posting.]
[Also note that Istradez is lurking in the background in this scene, if you need to borrow him.]
On the station, bubble tea stand 4:30 Monday morning
The bubble tea cafe is already open, or maybe always open, based on its sign. Mikodez and anyone else who decides to come here will notice several people sipping their bubble tea or coffee in a small area with seats and tables and decorative floating lanterns. There are many flavor shots offered, from mango to orange creme to root beer.
The barista frowns when she sees Mikodez. "Excuse me," she says. "Where are your parents?"
Character status
- Active characters as of last post: Sasha, Alaric, Yehan, Sulen, Virmad, Ashari, Mikodez, Iawa
- Currently inactive: Ankat, Kaliyan
Inactive players should feel free either to jump in wherever it feels logical, or to message me asking for an updated storyline so they can rejoin in a graceful fashion.
On the station's carapace
The ammunition drone reports to whoever is listening that it has not exactly caught a spacegoing slime mold; rather, the slime mold has clogged up its legs and it's clinging rather precariously to the station's carapace. It is requesting, as forlornly as a nonsentient drone can, that somebody repair it. Until someone does something, it's...stuck.
On the station, during Mikodez and Iawa's science tour
Pavn, having noted Iawa's interest in the question of sonciousness, adds, "If you like, the researcher is probably busy at this hour, and he's in one of the classified labs, but I think that research assistant is currently off-shift. I could introduce you to her, if you like. She's always happy to talk about philosophical questions."
On the station, during Sasha, Yehan, and Alaric's science tour
Pavn looks quizzically at Yehan during the tour. "You remind me of some of the other visitors we've had recently," he says, in a friendly enough fashion. "You may have caught sight of their ship on the way in. Granted, phenotypes can be so misleading. Where did you say you were from?"
On the station, visitor's lounge, later
Sasha and Alaric are debating over carbon-fiber sculpture aesthetics when a ping comes in from the lokwor to indicate that Sasha's program has picked up more information on Remi. [Edit: sorry, hit post too soon.] He's not in his lab, but has signed out a spacesuit and has apparently gone for a walk outside the station. The lokwor has no idea why--it wasn't able to ferret out that information without Sasha's hacking guidance.
On the station, Rahal Gerae's office
Armed with an extra slate containing information about Rahal Gerae's known black market dealings, Sulen and Virmad head to Rahal Gerae's office. [Feel free to insert any preparations you may have wanted to make beforehand in a thread of its own.] The door is neatly labeled in a peculiarly Rahal style of calligraphy, recognizable despite the drift of time. There is a potted plant outside the door, its elongated flowers wilting.
More problematically, the door isn't locked. It appears to be stuck halfway open.
On the station, Nirai Alissa's dance studio
Before Ashari can say anything one way or the other to Alissa, a short man, dark-skinned, their shaven head covered with gold mesh-tattoos, stomps out of the office. He glares at Ashari. "I always knew you would be sucking up to any 'artists' who showed up on the station," he says. "Excuse me. I'm artist-designate Kwor, and I simply must demand that you authenticate yourself."
Alissa closes her eyes and looks pained. "Ah, yes," she says, "our resident artist-designate..." She leaves it at that.
[An artist-designate is basically the station's arts & entertainment coordinator, and in particular it means that Kwor is not an Andan but sort of secondary artist hired through the Andan, because a real Andan couldn't be arsed to come out to this posting.]
[Also note that Istradez is lurking in the background in this scene, if you need to borrow him.]
On the station, bubble tea stand 4:30 Monday morning
The bubble tea cafe is already open, or maybe always open, based on its sign. Mikodez and anyone else who decides to come here will notice several people sipping their bubble tea or coffee in a small area with seats and tables and decorative floating lanterns. There are many flavor shots offered, from mango to orange creme to root beer.
The barista frowns when she sees Mikodez. "Excuse me," she says. "Where are your parents?"
Character status
- Active characters as of last post: Sasha, Alaric, Yehan, Sulen, Virmad, Ashari, Mikodez, Iawa
- Currently inactive: Ankat, Kaliyan
Inactive players should feel free either to jump in wherever it feels logical, or to message me asking for an updated storyline so they can rejoin in a graceful fashion.
Re: paging virmad
I'm going to poke venndaai about responding before Virmad says more, probably.]
a description of Rahal Gerae
Re: a description of Rahal Gerae
Re: a description of Rahal Gerae
... This set of priorities may explain Sasha's signal lack of romantic success.]
Re: a description of Rahal Gerae
Re: a description of Rahal Gerae
adoptkidnap, you have tofeed them and clean their cageplay too.][adoptable NPCs]
Re: a description of Rahal Gerae
which made it read...differently...
Re: a description of Rahal Gerae
[I know, I know, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's miniature dragons.
I'd think he might come willingly. Staying on the station can't be a good alternative for him.]
Re: a description of Rahal Gerae
Re: a description of Rahal Gerae
[Well, Bumblebee arrest has to be more secure than house arrest!]
Re: a description of Rahal Gerae
Re: paging virmad
Sulen watches Virmad approach Fluffy with horror that transmutes to stiff disapproval when he doesn't get his face clawed off. Then they turn to Gerae. "What do you think we're here for, then?"
Re: paging virmad
talking to Gerae: paging GM, Sulen
in any case (@venndaai), I assume we're going to say something like "actually we just came to look around your files; we're not from this time and so have no official mandate but we offered to help the Administrator navigate the situation you've created"? i.e., stalling until we've had time to "investigate" the situation.]
Re: talking to Gerae: paging GM, Sulen
Re: talking to Gerae: paging GM, Sulen
"We have more important priorities than dealing with you," Sulen says brusquely, and adds, "At the moment," to indicate that this could change, and Gerae had better hope it didn't. "We're here to access your files. Since you're here, you might as well stay while we take a look, in case we have any questions to ask you. I do hope you didn't use poor, hapless Fluffy as an excuse to creep in here and cover your tracks."
Re: talking to Gerae: paging GM, Sulen
Re: talking to Gerae: paging GM, Sulen
Re: talking to Gerae: paging GM, Sulen
How to cause chaos? They could send out an emergency bulletin with fake adjustments to the Remembrances. They could just delete all these files, and hope this office doesn't have great backup practices. The candles are an idea, if Gerae's indiscretions have lowered the stocks. Maybe they could send out instructions to dump the remaining ones in the station recycling system.
Thinking about Gerae puts an idea in Sulen's head. If they could put out a propaganda message painting Gerae as unjustly accused and the station authorities as heretical...
"Why did you do it?" Sulen asks Gerae.
Re: talking to Gerae: paging GM, Sulen
Re: talking to Gerae: paging GM, Sulen
“In other circumstances your commitment to family would be admirable; with heresy involved, however...” Virmad does his best to feign cool disapproval. They have to keep up this charade at least until he and Sulen have a chance to talk things over. (And realistically they should probably run it by Ashari first...)