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.

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Soma Cruz, the late arrival

[notquitedracula]

Waking up someplace other than where he'd last been was not, in the grand scheme of things, a new thing for Soma. Waking up on what looked to be a ship of some kind? That was new.

The memories of why he was here were slow to resurface, but the insistent beeping from the wristband on the desk brought him to more or less full awareness. Right - this was a ship, but not the kind he was thinking of. Apparently he was in space, now - far away from home, from the castle, from those he wanted to keep out of harm's way. This was for the best.

That didn't stop it from hurting, somewhere deep in his chest. He hadn't even left a note; just grabbed what few things he felt he would need and ... and what? He couldn't really remember the next part.

That beeping was slowly getting louder and more insistent; enough so now that it broke him from the trance of memory. He scoops it up, looking for a button, an interface of any kind, to make it stop. No such luck; he sighs and fits it around his left wrist, the traditional place for a watch, and picks up the letter. VR deck? Where - ah, a map. So the watch-thing DID have functions other than that annoying alarm.

Dressing, he foregoes the uniform jacket in favor of his white long coat, swapping the nametag from one to the other. Checking his pockets he finds... not a whole lot. A single sword, some food items, and some potions. No money, no relics... just the things he 'needed'.

It's with slight trepidation that he finally makes his way to the VR deck. Judging by the crowd, he's probably the last to arrive - and very few of them appear to be human. Well... space ship, he should have expected that. Time to get to the introductions!

[hunter_marked_soul]

It was hardly a 'crowd'--they didn't even fill up the VR deck or it's 'boardroom' overlay right then. It was certainly a motley enough lot though. Nathanial watched one of their later arrivals--much as he'd tried to watch and observe any who had arrived after him. He had to chuckle a bit at the long white coat.

He'd worn the uniform--it probably wouldn't have done to show up in Hunter Gear. Making his way over too, this one seemed to be about his age thankfully. "I have to wonder how you'll keep your coat clean, if you're wearing it on missions." Dry-humor more than snark in his tone, as he wanted to be friendly.

[notquitedracula]

Soma offers a slight, wry smile. "My coat takes care of itself. Magic has its uses."

It's not hard for him to tell this is no ordinary human, even at a glance - but exactly what he is? That's not so obvious. Still, he's a fellow crewmate, so there's probably no immediate danger. "Name's Soma. I'm in Engineering, but I'm more of a jack-of-all-trades sort, so odds are good I'll be going with the mission crew as well." He offers a hand to shake, still wearing that slight smile.

[hunter_marked_soul]

"The arcane does have its place. I'd be curious to know how you manage it so with regards to your coat." Nathanial took the hand, grip firm but polite. Confident. "Nathanial, just general crew I believe." Besides just his coloring--but really who was Nathanial to judge?--there was something odd about Soma. At least that's what Nathanial's instincts were telling him. But they were meant to be crew, so likely allies at the very least.

[notquitedracula]

Soma nods as he releases his grip. "I suspect we're all going to be 'general crew' until we get settled in. Even most of those with specializations have probably never been on a ship like this before."

He rests his hands on his hips, near his pockets. "What d'you suppose we're actually here to do? We're... what, a dozen people, of varying sorts? I mean, granted we're a pretty wide spectrum, but... I have to wonder just how effective we're supposed to be, on an interstellar scale."

[hunter_marked_soul]

"It would depend on what we're asked to do, really, I should think." Nathanial responded, crossing his arms casually. "For how 'effective' we'll be. In my experience, Beings like those that approached us don't always think the same way humanity does. They can be sympathetic, but that doesn't mean they understand us or what we want or need."