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E.S. Berkhard---1st Mission. "Getting to know you, getting to know all about you...."
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.
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.
Esteban intro/prompts
A room. Small, but a room, with a closet and everything; even devices he's fairly certain he won't know how to use. The enclosed space is wider than he'd-- somehow, difficultly-- managed to get used to, so the relief is palpable already. But this is not the VoidTrecker, and his thoughts lurch.
Where is he then? And worse, where is everyone else?
The thought sends him hurtling to his feet, but he already knows it's useless, a half-raised hope shot down before he can even complete it. Right. Right. His memories are blurry, and his hoard is missing from him. But he'd known this would happen. As horrible as it is; he'd known it would happen. A shudder wracks through him, but Esteban glances about the room, at the set of clothes and the one journal set on the desk-- and this sends him scuttling the two steps across the room.
Not entirely missing then. The leather journal is a comfort, and he holds it close as he takes a deep slow breath.
He will make the best of this too. He is determined to make the best of this.
I - VR Holodeck
Exploring around has helped him get a grip onto things; the Omni-Band on his wrist has been causing quite a ruckus, but Esteban hadn't been ready, and he'd ignored the annoying mechanical sounds until he'd been able to at least set his confusion aside. There's still too much that clings to him, but he's able to brush it off, to set it apart.
Now he's good. With a determined nod, Esteban steps up to the door that swishes at his arrival, blinking as he notices the few shapes set throughout the room. Oh! Oh it's a meeting point? Maybe he should have gotten here earlier then.
"Heya!~ Am I late?" He asks lightly, though there's not a single trace of remorse in the smile he shares.
II - Swimming pool
It's a relief to sit by the swimming pool, somehow. It lets him linger into a form of comfort, a bit of a toss between missing someone and using that melancholy to ground him a bit. His feet are bare, pant legs pulled up to over his knees as he lingers there, listening to the silence and the soft swirl of water when he moves his feet.
"Oh, hello!" He glances at his new wayward companion, grinning brightly.
"Wanna join me?" Eagerly, he pats the space next to him, an open invitation. "I promise I don't bite~" There's a snicker along with his words, an easy attempt to ease tension from meeting someone for the first time.
III - Hangar
There's a rope dart-- he's found a rope dart! For all how difficult the day has been, the rope dart in the armory is a boon, a brightness that he had not expected. He hasn't practiced with it in moons, so he takes it slow at first, twisting and spinning it around his shoulder in a momentum that ease so much of his mental aches.
The twist and spin of cloth and rope helps him lose some of the tension, echoes of a simpler time, and he loses track of things, mindless to whoever might watch-- he's too used to it anyways. But stay long enough and he'll pop out of his focus, grin and stall the rope with a cheerful "hi! Nice to meetcha! I'm Esteban!"
II. Swimming Pool
The concept of an indoor pool was not exactly new. But it was a luxury and sign of extreme wealth where Nathanial was from. So finding one in the ship he marveled a bit, not seeming to realize he wasn't alone. At least until the other spoke up, and Nathanial's head swiveled, body alert briefly before relaxing once more.
"I assure you, I've had worse things bite me than you likely." With a quirk of his mouth in a slight smile as he moved to make his way over. Shedding his boots and socks, and rolling up unfamiliar pant legs, he gasped slightly as he put his feet in the water. It was so warm!
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"I b'lieve you," he settles instead, grinning again, if only to try and ease his new companion's nerves. But he is a curious thing, and the person by his side might have a few answers at least.
"I just got on; name's Esteban!" His greeting is accompanied by a bright smile, leaning just slightly forwards before he shuffles, turning to be able to see his companion's profile as they speak. One of his calves is still lingering in the water, while the leg supporting most of his weight folds, ankle hooking behind his opposite knee to give him more support. He'll probably get pins and needles in a bit, but for now, it's comfortable enough.
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"Nathanial."
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"You've got a pretty accent--" he adds, half without really thinking about it. There's something about his companion's cadence and calm that is soothing. A bit like his grandfather's voice in some ways.
"So-- what's the worst thing that you got bitt'n by?" he asks, with a hint of mischief to his voice. There's some curiosity, but also some understanding that he's prodding at something maybe a little painful. Seeing if he's allowed to nudge at it, or if he better back off.
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"Never quite got bitten hard, but I've been 'round lots of critters that could," he adds, feet swirling in the water. "Wyverns. Horses, unicorns an' the likes. Where I'm from, they're pretty common." He pauses. "Well; common-ish." Nevermind the dragon teeth that he was far too used to.
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"How 'bout you?" he asks, turning the questions yet again onto his newfound companion. But there's something... shifty about the guy. Or not shifty, but-- Esteban knows his prodding isn't always welcome. He's curious and nosey, but he can
sort ofcontrol himself if Nathanial doesn't seem to want to discuss it. Plenty of ways to get the stranger to open up about himself. Esteban may not be on the right track yet, but he's determined to find a track to follow!Holodeck
Yes, that is a talking dinosaur, not a really small wingless dragon.
"Still, it is good to meet anothr friend. Breathe deep, seek peace. I am Goodseed, and you, my friend?"
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"Breathe deep, seek peace." Esteban repeats, a little curious, and pretty enthusiastic at the greeting. It's a lovely one, and he's grinning as he watches the strange being in front of him.
"You're very articulate for a hatchling," he adds in his curiosity, not even really conscious of the change in language. He blinks at the large legs that bear the small 'dragon's' weight, as opposed to his wings-limbs. He doesn't seem to be able to develop the muscles necessary for flight. And the talking is a surprise-- he'd never met a talking wyvern before.
"Oh! I'm Esteban!" he adds easily, grinning at his new friend. "It's nice to meet you!~"
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"Sorry?" he asks lightly. "I was just-- I mean." Hmm. Words, Esteban. Words would be nice right about now. "I was wondering which stage of growth you're at. Hatchling, Hookling, Sproutling?" he prompts-- but it hits him that this is not likely to be a common term. Just because he himself has grown up with the concept wrapped up around his growth does not mean it's a standard across all species.
He really should have known that by now, to be honest. It's just-- it's a baby dragon! How can he not fall into well-trodden paths? He'd been actually glad to meet someone that might know what he means after all, but his enthusiasm seems to have gotten the better of him here.
And yet, he wouldn't be Esteban if he didn't immediately use it to pester the baby dragon with questions.
"Do you have stages like those? What stage are you at?" Wait-- that sounds kind of invasive a bit, doesn't it? "I'm a Soarwing myself."
Uh... maybe he shouldn't have mentioned that either, now that he thinks about it.
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"Isn' it great?" He asks, but he realizes the small wyvern isn't quite done with his thoughts, and he has to slow himself down. The mention of a rolled scroll confuses him for a bit, the Waterfall City makes him wonder for the being before him-- what sort of city it is; how it is built-- and yep. He really shouldn't have mentioned Soarwing stages. He grins anyways, shrugging an easy shoulder.
"Yeah! Well; Soarwing's the dragon's word for an adult. I just thought 't might be familiar t' you?" He brushes the concern aside, far more eager to get any new nugget of information from his companion.
"D'you collect y'r knowledge up in rolled scrolls? Is that what you meant? What's the Waterfall City like? Why's it named that? How's it--" He visibly swallows a dozen more questions, shifting ever so slightly away from the small wyvern because his enthusiasm was getting him quite readily in the tall being's space, bit by bit. Little forwards movements, his arms wavering as he got maybe a little too close.
No don't overwhelm anyone, Esteban! It's not polite!
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"As for what Waterfall City is like," he continued with the ease of someone used to answering rapid fire questions, "It is hard to describe to one who has not seen it. It is like describing the sunset to one born blind. I can do my poor best, but I will never be able to properly capture in words the majesty of such a place. Poets have tried, and my skill was never with words in quite that way, but I shall do my best. Waterfall City is the Jewel of the Polongo, set along the river of the same name. At nearly any time of day one can see rainbows in the mist of the many falls that the City sits atop. It is our center for learning, and where most celebrations are most celebrated. All Dolphinbacks go there as a mater of course to learn our writing system and our ways. And to learn to understand spoken Saurian, even if they cannot make the sounds themselves. Even those of us hatched in Dinotopia, we all spend some time learning in Waterfall City. I think were my calling not elsewhere, I happily could have found ways to make myself useful and remain there. I, as would anyone, would certainly have been made welcome."
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"Oh~" There's a moment where Esteban wonders at his own idioms, but he's better off not using them so quickly after his light blunder. Besides, he's more curious as to the little dragon's words. "You-- wanna bring me to the Waterfall city?"
Surprise startles him, before he understands that the little dragon hadn't been talking about a person in this situation, so much as a situation; a bit of a twist in his own idiom. He'd be disappointed, if he didn't also understand-- it's not usual that people invite him over as soon as he meets them. And neither has he ever invited anyone in particular.
He's thankfully quiet as Goodseed describes the Waterfall city, though the mention of celebrations perks him right up. Quiet he may be, but he's practically vibrating with words he is trying hard to hold back until his friend is done with what he can describe of his home. Esteban makes a mental note to try and help him refine his words, the way Melchor would have, but he's not certain where to begin.
The last sentence-- he's not sure if it's directed at him, or just an odd musing. So; Goodseed is a bit older than he first thought. There is... so much to say with what he's just learned, and it's difficult to find a starting point and a second point, then a third. He'll have to be patient, no matter how hard it is for Esteban, as question upon question piles up against his throat.
"What makes it hard t' speak Saurian? C'ld I try to learn it? My voice goes really deep!" he cheers, adding one more to the list before he can stop himself.
"No-- wait-- Dolphinbacks." First. Things. First. You can do it, Esteban! Just give the not-so-young, not-so-wyvern time! Patience is a virtue! One he sucks at, but he will get there!
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"As for what makes it difficult to speak Saurian... I am unsure if I can explain with this translation happening automatically. Because I am speaking Saurian right now."
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With the barrier of reefs and storms, somehow, he can see what the small wyvern means. Encircling a land in a protective boundary-- like a nest for the eggs to be kept safe, and warm, and sheltered. The mention of how they help the humans caught into that barrier makes him smile, before his head shifts to the side in his curiosity.
"If the people that get to the nest can't speak Saurian... how d' you communicate with them?" he asks curiously, unsure of how that would be possible. Unless there are... some of Goodseed's kind that can speak other languages?
"An' they can't speak it... 'cause your voice goes too low? Goes too high? Is there a sound they can't make? Or a few?" Esteban knows a few languages himself after all; maybe he can manage!
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