TEST DRIVE #16 - Turbolifts and Ten Forward

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Option 001. Trapped in a Turbolift: This space travel thing is new to you, and you're starting to think the ship is purposely out to get you. A turbolift is just a grandiose name for an elevator, which should be the safest way to travel after all! But someone out there is out to get you, you're sure of it. Because the next thing you know, the lights flicker and the lift grinds to a stop. You're trapped, with whomever was unlucky enough to be in the lift with you.

It could be hours before you're rescued. These turbolifts span the entire massive ship, and don't just travel straight up and down. No, they can travel horizontally, vertically, sometimes even diagonally. You could be stuck between any deck now. There is a small access panel on one of the smooth walls, but how good are you with getting these things to work? Let's not forget that sudden stop tossed everyone around a little, and people could be hurt. Time to put your emergency thinking cap on, and make friends with the people beside you fast. You could be the only way back to freedom.

Conversely, you could slide that pack of cards out of your pocket and start a rousing game of gin rummy. Really it's up to you.







Option 002. Ten Forward: You have no idea what just happened. One minute you were home, minding your own business, and now you're on a spaceship in the middle of a crowded room! It looks like a bar. There are people eating and drinking, some in uniform, others not. Some are clearly aliens, and some of the food is looking rather strange too.

You've managed to land in Ten Forward. A long bar with barstools and a bartender span one side of the room, with a bank of strange computers on that same wall. It looks like people are ordering food and drinks from them. Tables are sprinkled throughout, and the far wall is nothing but floor to ceiling windows with a view out to space. It looks like a nice lounge, low conversation making the room hum.

Better ask some questions and find out where you are, or just tap the closest person on the shoulder and try to make friends. The bar is open.

Comments

[rhapsoidein]

Ginger? She narrowed her eyes at that but she didn't do anything yet. Her bright eyes scanned the area. Ship in space?

"I was on Gaia and we haven't even gotten a rocket into space, how the hell would I be on a space ship?"

But she relaxed slightly at the last sentence. She wasn't a killer. "I don't take kindly to kidnappings and lies. My name is Genesis, not ginger."

[and_she_waited]

"Yeah, well now you're not," Amy answers brusquely, no preamble, no apologies.

She thinks better of it a moment later, when this Genesis character relaxes.

"'ave you ever heard of aliens?" she asks, letting her hands fall back to her sides; "some of them can transport you anywhere in space they fancy."

As far as explanations go, hers maybe wasn't the most comforting.

"And don't go lookin' at me, I didn't do it. I was brought here, same as you," she clarifies.

[rhapsoidein]

"Yes, I've heard of aliens," She snorted slightly. Part of it was inside of her, but it was probably best not to say that. Still, she hadn't heard of one teleporting like this. "What makes you and I so special?"

It was downright creepy, to be quite honest. Random teleporting, fine, Genesis could deal with that. But from an alien she has never met? And what for? What was the reason?