ten_fwd_meme | TEST DRIVE #15 - Holodeck and Ten Forward

001: Where were you a minute ago? Well, you aren't there anymore. Instead, you're standing in a very large, dark room lined with yellow. There are doors at either end of it.

Here's where things get a little choose your own adventure-y. You could:

1: Approach a console filled with buttons, located a few feet away. Press one, and it'll let you out of the room. Travel down a long hallway and you'll be in Ten Forward, the Enterprises' entertainment lounge. Have a drink, mingle and try to figure out why you're here.

OR

2: Maybe you just muttered some vague request under your breath. Maybe you wished aloud you were somewhere else. Or for help? If you did, might be in a fire station. Muttered something about killing whoever dumped you here? Surprise - you're in a slasher movie!

Though they're confusing, these visions feel about as real as they can be. And guess what - other people can experience those fantasies with you, as if they too were really there. How ever will you escape? Or do you want to?

[OOC: Welcome to the Holodeck! If you choose this option, whatever your character chooses to say out loud will cause a virtual reality program to load and play. While your character feels as if what they're experiencing and seeing is quite real, they're purely living through the latest and best in what he Enterprise has to offer in entertainment. Make sure to detail what your character's fantasy is, so that those threading with them will know how to react.

Open til next month's test drive!]

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These kittens would be related to the ones that Alec mentioned.

When he mentions mer-kittens her eyes go wide as saucers and her jaw drops open. "REALLY!? THEY SOUND AWESOME!!! I WANT ONE!!! DID THEY TURN INTO CATS OR INTO DOLPHINS!? COULD THEY LIVE IN FRESH WATER!?" Volume control what?

Rory now hates Phoenix with all his might. Because now he's going to have to put up with Ceilidh wanting a mer-kitten and asking for one. And her finding Phoenix and seeing if he could get her one and... yes.

It shows in his expression.

Haaaate.

Now people really are staring. Phoenix is highly amused though, He's fully aware that the man whose sprog this is will never hear the end of mer-kittens. Ever. Not even when hell freezes over. Which is absolutely why he mentioned them.

Phoenix is a bastard.

"They're cats who are half-shifters." He explains. "Just imagine the cutest, prettiest thing you possibly can, and that's them..." He pauses to flash a twistedly gracious smile at the man. "..with claws, and teeth like needles... oh, and venom."

He's fairly sure that venom will attract this child to an animal even more than cuteness....

Actually, Ceilidh's father will never hear about this since Rory's never met the man nor has Ceilidh. Siobhan didn't see a reason why the fathers needed to be in her children's lives. All her aunts and uncles on the other hand? Now hate Phoenix's guts. And her cousins are also of the opinion that they should have one too.

She goes speechless in amazement. This is like the PERFECT PET. PERFECT. There can be absolutely no more perfect pet than this. "I want..."

Before she can say anything else, the man swoops in and snatches Ceilidh up, twisting her in such a way that she kicks at Phoenix in the face. It's actually a pretty amazing maneuver on the man's end. He has to be fairly lucky to avoid getting kicked as he did so and to hold onto the girl.

The thought that this is probably divine retribution flashes through Phoenix's mind at about the same time The kid's foot makes painful contact with his face.

"Fuck!" So much for not swearing in front of kids, and he knows the guy did it on purpose. The angel staggers back a step, and grabs his nose to check for blood.

Phoenix gives the guy a look so filthy that it would make any demon proud. He doesn't realise he's made an entire family hate his guts, but he's well aware this one is less than happy.

"Nicely done." He could be talking about recapturing the feral child, but they both know what he really means.

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Ceilidh shrieks at the same time, "NOOO!!! NO BATH!!!" She squirms and wiggles, but Rory manages to hold onto her nonetheless. "I WILL RAIN TERROR DOWN UPON YOU! EAT ALL YOUR CANDY! FEED YOUR KNIVES TO MAYHEM!!! GIVE YOUR SHINY THINGS TO THE CROWS!!"

It helps that Rory is a seventh son of a seventh son and thus unnaturally Lucky. And from the bland look on his face he's heard all these threats before.

And it's possibly one of the worst families to have hating your guts. Twelve siblings all gifted by the Morrigan with a natural knack for violence and having no problems with using it - though generally they try to do it only for good reasons. But they've been training most of their lives on how to fight. When people back home hear that a McCallum is coming they either run away or surrender.

Rory gives Phoenix a cheerfully evil smile. "Why thank you. It's all natural talent."

Oh, yes, yes they do.

"I'm sure." He nods, semi-graciously, after all the Lord of Naidrah and second son of the Great House of the Flame has been raised to acknowledge when he's been outmanoeuvred.

Well, his momma tried.

"You know? One of those mer-kittens would make bathtime so much more fun." He says it loud enough for the child to hear, above her threats of horrible doom.

"And I'm sure you'd be able to provide her with one," Rory said smoothly, before she could latch completely onto the idea.

Ceilidh stops squirming and looks up at Phoenix with large adoring eyes. "COULD YOU?!"

"I'm also sure he'd love to meet Mayhem, since he's a big fan of cute little kittens."

Because sending small adorable kittens that can eat everything is the perfect revenge. Especially when accompanied by a small child who will feed him anything she can.

Even if it doesn't belong to her.

"It's totally up to your family." Phoenix says in response the the pleading girl. "Their decision...and you'd have to promise to endure bathtime. 'Course, I'd need to get off this ship first."

It's all true, he wouldn't give an animal to a kid without parental approval, but he's not so sure why the guy is so happy to introduce him to their current kitten. What did the kid say again? Teleporting kitten. That was it.

You don't get as well-travelled as the angel without knowing there are far, far worse things than teleporting kittens around. "Sure. Whatever." He'll probably encounter the child again, but doesn't figure the guy is bestie material.

"Of course. But it's mean to offer things that you can't get easily."

Ceilidh pouted at this and sagged like a cat in Rory's arms.

Though at the mention of Mayhem she brightened. "Oh yes! He's love Mayhem! Everyone does!"

"I'm sure he will too, up until the point Mayhem eats his shoes." Rory gave Phoenix a smirk and salute with his free hand before walking off, girl under his arm.

Ceilidh is definitely going to run into Phoenix again.

With Mayhem.

And Rory doubts there's anything the man could do to stop the kitten from eating his things.

Phoenix will now go and find out if he can get a strong drink... and wonder why he gets the feeling he's been had....

TEST DRIVE #15 - Holodeck and Ten Forward

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