E.S. Berkhard---1st Mission. "Getting to know you, getting to know all about you...."

[proxy_explorers]

Each crewmate had woken up in a cabin assigned to them, with their name and role on the door outside. It was a pretty nice little cabin, private and with a private bathroom. Like a basic hotel room honestly, in shades of deep blue and rich brown wood and steel. Clean sheets on the bed, clean linens on the desk waiting for use, and a closet full of uniforms for their use. (Each consisting of dark blue BDU pants and jacket with rank and name, a black undershirt, and black boots. These uniforms are modified for non-humanoid wear as needed.)

A small note was on the desk, on top of the linens. "Welcome Explorer! For your first mission, you are to proceed to the Waystation's VR deck. There is a map accessible on your Omniband, which will also be used to lock and unlock your cabin. Each Omniband is individually designated. It is recommended Omnibands be worn at all times." Indeed, there is a small blue, silver, or grey band that looks like a circular smart-watch on the desk. The 'band' itself will expand to fit over any width, or can be unlocked and flipped to form an 'S' type shape with the screen, to act like a traditional phone.

Explorers can explore their ship if they want. Although they won't be able to undock or leave the Waystation. Heading out further into the Waystation, they're free to explore there as well. They will be prompted by their Omniband though, to gather in the VR Holodeck. The longer one takes to get to the VR Holodeck, the more insistent the prompts will get--starting with a beeping, that will only get worse the longer it takes. There is no way, short of hacking the Omniband, to disable this beeping. This is the first 'mission' after all!

Once there, the sliding doors will open to reveal what almost looks like any good 2010's employee conference room, although the table has been moved to the side and laid out with snacks and drinks. Stepping in will prompt a "My name is ____" badge to appear with the person's chosen name on their clothes in an appropriate place. Also on the table are various ideas for Ice-Breakers! A big banner spans the room and says "Welcome Explorers!"

It appears your first mission is for everyone to get to know each other!

OUT OF CHARACTER
This is for your chars to get to know each other, since you'll all be working as a crew. The MDSOBs have tried to make it welcoming and easy and encouraging. Below there will be a thread for some different Ice Breaker Activities. Please respond there for threads.

Comments

No worries <3

[burnedherwings]

She is considering all this. A nod, yes, it seems like a game. An... ice breaker? Right. She squished the white thing again testing it, maybe a bit amused by it. She could hear Claudio in the back of her mind, telling her not to be so weird. Try it! She's fairly sure he'd just shove it in his dumb fool mouth and eat it.

"The... tape and string. The one seems to be adhesive. The other a slender light rope, basically." She's unsure if he understands the concepts or not. But still, she frowned at them. "The instructions were not detailed. I would like to think that leaves us room to create as best as we can. Are you familiar with building structures and supports? Foundations?"

Re: No worries <3

[sowgoodseed]

String and rope are things with which he is familiar. And adhesive is a concept he understands even if he's never seen clear tape before, so the explanation helps and he nods his thanks.

He considered. "That's a headscratcher. I've helped build walls and wells of course, we've all helped build houses and when things go well, hatcheries." A warm smile, though with all those teeth it might not come across as intended. "Though never have I made any of those things with uncooked pasta."