The Doomed Starship

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A transport ship is en route for mars for a research program, and you are one of the lucky crew to be able to set foot on the first habitable spot on the red planet. Things start going wrong when the ship loses contact with Earth, their course changed unbeknownst to the captain. The ship crash lands on an asteroid, and most of the crew dies upon impact, some may still be on the ship but they are missing. Some areas of the ship have decompressed and are now inaccessible unless fixed. Food, water and oxygen is limited and what remains of the crew has to pull themselves together to salvage a rescue- That is of course, if the crew works together instead of against each other for resources. This your story, this is the story of the crew of CLS Cruiser 4300.


-IMPORTANT NOTE:

This may be a freeform roleplay but no overpowered people. What you can't do in real life, you cannot do in game.

There will be extra terrestrial life in this roleplay. Be aware of that while you are roleplaying.

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Name: Carly Sullivan
Age: 25
Description: Brown long hair, Brown eyes, Fit, Caucasian
Brief History: Carly was included in the crew after many recommendations from her professors at her university. She got into NASA's MICE (Mars Inhabitation Central Evaluation) program and was immediately put into training after the director of the program looked over her qualifications (Namely a masters in Electronics and Mechanics technology).

GloomCookie


Name: Dr. Jessica Parker, Ph.D.
Age: 29
Description: Long, flowing red hair, crystal blue eyes, a lithe and curvaceous body, and nicely developed features.
Brief History: Enlisted in U.S. Air Force at the age of 18, recruited into the Officer Training Course.  At 22, began flying air missions against targets in the Middle East.  After racking up the flight hours, sent to Israel to help fly sorties in defense of renewed military action.  At 26, pulled from the Air Force into the NASA astronaut training program.  At 27, flew first space mission as flight specialist.  Assigned to the MICE Program as a flight specialist and navigation officer.
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Question Mark

25 and 29?  That's going to make a splash. :D  I'm interested in the RP, but what kind of timeframe are we talking?  Is this very near future, or greater than 50 years from now?


Name: Jacob Ivan Mochanov

Age: 44

Description: Coming soon, to a forum post near you.

Brief History: Jacob is a native of Kyrgyzstan, born and raised in Osh, though he moved to Moscow at 16.  He was recruited into the Russian space program after twenty years in their air force, making him one of the youngest cosmonauts ever at 37 years old.  Jacob specializes in navigation, aerodynamics, physics, and thermodynamics.  He was an assistant navigator aboard the spacecraft, one of several Russians in the crew.

applesauce

#3
Far in the future, somewhere where everything is no longer dependent on crude oil.

Therefore please mod your post Linna.

Otherwise Question Mark accepted.

elfguy

Name: Kathy

Age: 20

Description:


Brief History: Kathy is a robotics expert. She's pretty good at repairing and maintaining robots and devices of all types, but she's even better at piloting them. She joined the program right out of high school, due to her amazing skills, and was brought aboard to pilot the unmanned vehicles that they were going to use for exploration, mining and other missions on the planet. The ship has a lot of robots for her to pilot, from the size of a mouse to that of a large dog, and many parts should she need to make more.

She is used to working in very confined environments, surrounded by machines, in hot conditions, and as such always wears very little, often spending days without putting a shirt on, simply going around in her cargo pants with a bra on. While she is not a soldier, and doesn't have a very strong body, she did take the time to go through some martial art classes and always carries a knife in a holster on her pants.
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Arion

#5


Name:  Marcus Halbane
Age: 35
History:  An ex-military combat technician, Marcus signed up for the MICE project to start a new life.  He's had training with both technical repairs and mechanical, though no experience with robotics or cybernetics.  Wounded twice during combat, one of his injuries resulted in him losing his right arm; the military replaced it with a bionic one that performs all of the functions a normal arm could  with the addition of being able to shut off pain receptors and maintain a grip indefinitely.

"The flesh surrenders itself.  Eternity takes back its own.  Our bodies stirred these waters briefly, danced with a certain intoxication before the love of life and self, dealt with a few strange ideas, then submitted to the instruments of Time.  What can we say of this?  I occurred.  I am not... yet, I occurred."     -Frank Herbert

"I've rambled with the worst of them, fell in love with a harlequin, saw the darkest hearts of men, and I saw my self staring back again, and I saw my self staring back again."    -Bartholomew, The Silent Comedy; If you do not think that this is one of the greatest songs ever written... You.  Are.  Wrong.

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elfguy

I hope we find a Stargate on Mars for him! ;)
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Arion

#7
You have no idea how hard it was to find a decent non-armoured male character pic for a sci-fi starship crew.

And besides, Daniel always ended up with the women on the show...
"The flesh surrenders itself.  Eternity takes back its own.  Our bodies stirred these waters briefly, danced with a certain intoxication before the love of life and self, dealt with a few strange ideas, then submitted to the instruments of Time.  What can we say of this?  I occurred.  I am not... yet, I occurred."     -Frank Herbert

"I've rambled with the worst of them, fell in love with a harlequin, saw the darkest hearts of men, and I saw my self staring back again, and I saw my self staring back again."    -Bartholomew, The Silent Comedy; If you do not think that this is one of the greatest songs ever written... You.  Are.  Wrong.

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elfguy

That's a fact. I wonder who 'Marcus' is gonna go for! ;)
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Arion

Only time will tell...  ;D
"The flesh surrenders itself.  Eternity takes back its own.  Our bodies stirred these waters briefly, danced with a certain intoxication before the love of life and self, dealt with a few strange ideas, then submitted to the instruments of Time.  What can we say of this?  I occurred.  I am not... yet, I occurred."     -Frank Herbert

"I've rambled with the worst of them, fell in love with a harlequin, saw the darkest hearts of men, and I saw my self staring back again, and I saw my self staring back again."    -Bartholomew, The Silent Comedy; If you do not think that this is one of the greatest songs ever written... You.  Are.  Wrong.

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gnoah

Name: Ziggy Kingston

Age: 27

Brief History: Hydroponics expert by training, Fast talker by trade.  Ziggy was brought aboard to control the ships garden and manage the ships food stores.  He learned most of his trade working for his fathers business back on earth were he helped supply vat grown vitamin enriched food to impoverished nations.  After a large disagreement with his father wanting to try to squeeze more money out of the poor, Ziggy signed up to come aboard and the rest is history. Although a thinker and a scientist he can handle himself in a combat situation from his years going in and out of slums with the valuable sustenance of the paupers lives.

jazz

This sounds like a fun one.  Please count me in.

Name: Capt./Dr. Jacqueline “Jackie” Crane, MD
Age: 34
Description:

Brief History: Jackie grew up in a family with a long history in the military.  Her father was a decorated Air Force Colonel.  Mother abandoned them when she was 10. 

A very disciplined student, Jackie went to school at the Air Force academy and was a natural pick for the M.I.C.E program.  She has had to work in combat hot zones in all sorts of conditions.  Pressure situations are not a problem.
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elfguy

MD? So she's basically the doctor of the crew?
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jazz

Ya, figured we might need one ;)
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Arion

So, question:  When are we starting the game, before they've boarded the ship or as it's crashing (or even after)?  If we set the start before the incident, it would give time to introduce characters and let them get to know one another.
"The flesh surrenders itself.  Eternity takes back its own.  Our bodies stirred these waters briefly, danced with a certain intoxication before the love of life and self, dealt with a few strange ideas, then submitted to the instruments of Time.  What can we say of this?  I occurred.  I am not... yet, I occurred."     -Frank Herbert

"I've rambled with the worst of them, fell in love with a harlequin, saw the darkest hearts of men, and I saw my self staring back again, and I saw my self staring back again."    -Bartholomew, The Silent Comedy; If you do not think that this is one of the greatest songs ever written... You.  Are.  Wrong.

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elfguy

Good question. It's up to applesauce but I would think just before, maybe in time to do 2 or 3 posts before crashing, indicating where each of us is for the crash.
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gnoah

I agree, give us a little time to get to know one anoter.

applesauce

All accepted :).

By the way...

Due to popular demand, the ship will be off course, just lost contact. '

IC going up when I've come back from dinner. (I don't know if I should love my boss or the steak more, or the client more.)

elfguy

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Arion

"The flesh surrenders itself.  Eternity takes back its own.  Our bodies stirred these waters briefly, danced with a certain intoxication before the love of life and self, dealt with a few strange ideas, then submitted to the instruments of Time.  What can we say of this?  I occurred.  I am not... yet, I occurred."     -Frank Herbert

"I've rambled with the worst of them, fell in love with a harlequin, saw the darkest hearts of men, and I saw my self staring back again, and I saw my self staring back again."    -Bartholomew, The Silent Comedy; If you do not think that this is one of the greatest songs ever written... You.  Are.  Wrong.

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Quote from: applesauce on June 22, 2010, 06:47:54 AM
Far in the future, somewhere where everything is no longer dependent on crude oil.

Therefore please mod your post Linna.

Otherwise Question Mark accepted.

I never said anything about crude oil, only the Middle East.  Even after the oil is gone, the entire place is a hotbed of religious zealots trying to kill one another.  Peacekeeping missions wouldn't be uncommon, especially if a country such as Iraq became another local favorite of the US, just like Israel is.  Do I still need to modify my character?
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Arion

Hehe, just re-read the op and saw that "there will be extra terrestrial life" in the game; does that mean an excess of beings from earth?  :P  Joking, I know what you meant.
"The flesh surrenders itself.  Eternity takes back its own.  Our bodies stirred these waters briefly, danced with a certain intoxication before the love of life and self, dealt with a few strange ideas, then submitted to the instruments of Time.  What can we say of this?  I occurred.  I am not... yet, I occurred."     -Frank Herbert

"I've rambled with the worst of them, fell in love with a harlequin, saw the darkest hearts of men, and I saw my self staring back again, and I saw my self staring back again."    -Bartholomew, The Silent Comedy; If you do not think that this is one of the greatest songs ever written... You.  Are.  Wrong.

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applesauce

#23
@ linna no. I accepted everyone anyway.

P.S don't stop the posting for me. I'm timing you people :)

elfguy

Right now Kathy is just waiting for someone to go see her, or for something big to happen to drag her away from her robots.
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Question Mark

This is the usual times when posting slows down.  For most people on E, it's either very late at night or just after sunrise.  I don't know about you guys, but I prefer to write when my wits are about me, usually after a nice nap.  ;)

elfguy

Will the crash occur soon?
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applesauce

Yes, after a few more turns, something will happen. But whether or not its the crash you will have to wait to find out :)

gnoah

Im stuck on the deck, i hope Dr. parker comes back.

elfguy

Kathy can entertain anyone else who wants to go visit her. She gets lonely easily, even with all her robot friends. :P
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gnoah

I will after I get off the deck.

Question Mark

Heh, everyone is so impatient today.  Chillax dudes y dudettes.

Question Mark

Ventilation and power, the only things keeping them alive, goes out, so they decide to play cards?  Heh, Kathy and Ziggy got what they deserved.

elfguy

Hey! we're not engineers! :(
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gnoah

If the GM says the power goes out the power it OUT.

applesauce

Note: If any of you decide to check an error terminal that isn't on the floor in three thousand pieces, it probably says something like this:


Emergency Power Generator . . . . . . . . . . . Online
Communications Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No Signal
Ventilation Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No Signal
Bridge Communicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No Signal


ERROR 205AC2311 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Top Module System Signal [Packet Loss 100%]


Ship Integrity



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Quote from: elfguy on June 28, 2010, 05:59:29 PM
Hey! we're not engineers! :(

lol, I'm not accusing you of anything.  Besides you're right.  Neither Ziggy nor Kathy have any space flight experience IIRC.  They wouldn't think what was going on was a shipwide emergency.

Quote from: gnoah on June 28, 2010, 06:11:29 PMIf the GM says the power goes out the power it OUT.

Of course, and I included that in my post :P. 

Red lights - especially strobers - make it pretty hard to see.  I believe that, if general power was lost, emergency power would trigger red "Alert!" lights before being rerouted to the systems normally powered, so that the more isolated crew would know power had been lost, but could still see and operate in a well lit environment.

applesauce

No rerouting. Electrical systems have been cut, you guys are running on generator power. Good luck maintaining. Oh, and the duct fans are all bent up, no ventilation until you find a room with a working ventilator shaft.

Question Mark

#38
Quote from: applesauce on June 29, 2010, 01:32:19 PM
No rerouting. Electrical systems have been cut, you guys are running on generator power. Good luck maintaining. Oh, and the duct fans are all bent up, no ventilation until you find a room with a working ventilator shaft.

Quick question: if electricity has been "cut", how can we be getting energy from a generator?  I'm confused O_o

And if the duct fans are only bent up, then we should be fine.  Whew! :D  As long as the filters, cleaners, and scrubs are working, the air will be breathable.  That's a relief, considering the roleplay wouldn't be very interesting if all our characters suffocated before the third page.

elfguy

Well, either way posting seems to have been going down. I hope people keep at it, I'm liking the possibilities in this RP.
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Question Mark

If jazz is unable to post before tonight, I'll do a quick update to keep things moving.

applesauce

Quote from: Question Mark on June 29, 2010, 05:04:52 PM
Quick question: if electricity has been "cut", how can we be getting energy from a generator?  I'm confused O_o

And if the duct fans are only bent up, then we should be fine.  Whew! :D  As long as the filters, cleaners, and scrubs are working, the air will be breathable.  That's a relief, considering the roleplay wouldn't be very interesting if all our characters suffocated before the third page.

Main electricity (Luxury lighting, and essential door equipment [Exceptions for affected nodes that are dead (much like what Elfguy and gnoah are going through right now)]) for all sectors is cut, now only emergency red/strobe lights are left on. Be careful now, we don't know what hit the ship ;) it MAY or MAY NOT have been a rock...

ragarth

Hiya, is there room in this RP for a computer systems and AI expert? If Stargate's taught me anything, it's that any contact with an alien species needs a hacker.

applesauce

Plenty of room for that. :) Post a character sheet if you're interested.

ragarth

#44


Name: Harvey Bellarinco
Age: 27
Description: Blue eyes, spiky blond hair, caucasian, has a data port behind his right ear
Brief History:
From a young age Harvey was a prodigy- top of his class, and winner of the national computer neurology championship at the age of 12, his family had high hopes for his future. That all changed when a car accident resulted in a massive aneurysm, obliterating large swaths of his occipital lobe and right hemisphere. Medical technology as it was at the time, it was more viable to have the damaged areas replaced with silicon, and through scans of what was left, guesswork, and reconstruction from family history much of who Harvey was was rebuilt. After the accident, though, Harvey had changed. His brilliance survived unscathed, even enhanced by some stroke, but his behavior became more erratic and obsessive.

During his time in college, Harvey had a falling out with his family, his father never truly coping with the changes his son suffered after the accident. He cut ties with them, but to keep himself in college began offering his services online as a hacker. He made a lot of money during that time which always seemed to leave his pockets as fast as it came in, but crime is tricky, and after a friend of the family's bank account found itself empty, his father (and a sizable lawyer fee from said father) became the only thing keeping Harvey out of jail.

Harvey has since graduated from college, dual majoring in AI neuro-systems and advanced computational systems, effectively paving the way for his joining the mars project. Given the already extensive amount of cybernetics inside his skull, it was negligible to finish the outfitting with a full-immersion data port, and so the real fun began as Harvey worked on the team designing the AI systems to handle the terraforming of mars. After the design term was done, he signed up as one of the techs going to mars, if only to get away from family, and hopped the first transport out.

How's that?

applesauce

Impressive although I think the age needs to be a little older. 24 going straight to mars without any training from NASA is unheard of. Otherwise, accepted, just change your age. Maybe <26

ragarth

#46
No problemo, was just trying to keep in the lower percentile for the game. :D It's 27 now.

I decided to shove myself in the computer core. :-) When I envisioned this character that was the entry I had in mind for him into the RP. Is the core accessible, and what information does he have from error logs/core access?

Also, since we're on a space ship, is there oxygen gear about?

edit: Just as a note, if I can get access to the core, this is my list of priorities:

1) Get a status report
2) (if I know life support is out since I'm a bit isolated) Figure out why it's down and if I can do anything about it here, even on backup power LS should still function since it's a little essential.
3) Check for any fires, if I find any, attempt to stop them via fire suppression systems, otherwise try to close ventilation and doors to isolate them and let them put themselves out
4) See if internal comms are working and try to contact others

gnoah

The male to female ratio has slipped pretty badly.

Question Mark

Quote from: ragarth on July 03, 2010, 10:23:34 AMAlso, since we're on a space ship, is there oxygen gear about?

I was wondering that too.  Not a whole lot of stuff to breathe in interplanetary space.  Given how apple has hinted at intelligent, extraterrestial intelligences orchestrating this crash though, I'm guessing they'll supply the necessary breathers.  Either that, or there are so few people left alive on the ship that oxygen consumption will be minimal, and so the O2 stores will last a very long time.  Assuming they haven't been ruptured, disconnected, or destroyed, of course.

Quote from: gnoah on July 03, 2010, 06:47:02 PMThe male to female ratio has slipped pretty badly.

So?  You don't need an even ratio to RP.  If you're looking to get Ziggy bedded, I do believe Kathy is quite open to any advances he may make.

Plus, this new ratio is awesome for all the ladies present.     O8)

ragarth

#49
Wait, I thought I counted it out. I chose male because that gives us 1:1 male to female. Of course considering I have zero intentions to have sex in this RP, I'm not really competition. If I had intentions to screw, I would have chosen female. :-p

edit: Yep, just recounted, 4 male, 4 female

Question Mark

Well, two of those females have been AWOL for several days, and have yet to post their character's reaction to the crash.  This is only the case for one of our male characters.

So, really, we have an effective 2:3 female:male ratio at the moment.  This is worsened by the fact that apple's character is for plot progression only, making the ratio 1:3.  I'm thinking that was what gnoah was referencing

gnoah

No, im fine with it, I was just commenting.  I will refrain in the future.

Question Mark

Quote from: gnoah on July 04, 2010, 09:27:49 AM
No, im fine with it, I was just commenting.  I will refrain in the future.

Oh don't be like that.  Voice your opinions freely and sensibly!  do eeeeeeet.

applesauce

I'm not only for plot progression you know... she does have a personality x) I'm waiting for the rest of you to post. (Gnoah...) I'm just incorporating the plot changes in my posts so I don't have to split it into two distinct posts.

ragarth

I'm stuck waiting to post till applesauce posts, who is waiting for y'all to post... so post!

elfguy

Well I'm the last one who posted, I need Ziggy to post before Kathy can do anything.
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ragarth

So what's the proper time to wait for someone to post before we move on?

elfguy

Well I don't technically need to wait on him but I was the last to post so I'm not gonna post more until some others do.
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gnoah

Sorry been away from the internet, posting now.

applesauce

Was waiting for Gnoah to post. Will post when I'm done working :(

applesauce

Due to complications at work I will not be able to post as often. I therefore hand character sheets to Elfguy.

Sorry guys :(

elfguy

Errr..

Well, I'm not sure what the plan was for the crash. Also I'm not sure who is still playing. Several people haven't posted in a while. I'd love to see it go on but I'd need to know who is still in it.

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ragarth


Question Mark

I'd say rag's character, my own, elf's, and gnoah's are the only active characters at this point.  The others haven't posted, or even made a peep OOC, for several weeks.  If they're still interested in this RP, they should post within the next 24-48 hours.

After that period, we move on under the assumption that their characters were killed in the collision.

EDIT: And speaking of posting...  I'll post tonight.  Been cramped with work these past couple of days.

ragarth

Quote from: applesauce on July 10, 2010, 11:11:52 PM
Due to complications at work I will not be able to post as often. I therefore hand character sheets to Elfguy.

Sorry guys :(

Is this a permanent change, or temporary?

gnoah

So are you going to run this now Elf?

elfguy

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Question Mark

lol, elf.  Something in your last comment made me chuckle.

If you need help, or want advice, or some input, I'm willing to co-lead this RP.  I've got a couple of interesting ideas up my sleeve.

elfguy

Well it's mostly to decide where to go. I can be on the receiving end of space monsters but I'm not one to play them. We can keep surviving in the broken ship, trying to get our bearings and try to repair it, but after that I'm not sure what people want to do.
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gnoah

Im game for alien attacks/survival/receiving end of aliens/restarting the ship whatever.  And my post is up.

Question Mark

Before I post, I want to clear up an inconsistency between our posts.

My characters cannot see anything, because there's no power and the lights are out.  On the other hand, Ziggy seems to be able to manuever around the room and see the interior just fine.  Do your characters have some sort of light source that I missed?

malaki

Dammnnnnn....

Seems I am too late to join this one! Sounds like a blast though! Hope you all have fun! :)

gnoah

I was under the understanding that the whole ship is strobbing red, I took the you not being able to see as a concussion or the drugs.

Question Mark

Quote from: malaki on July 12, 2010, 01:41:50 PM
Dammnnnnn....

Seems I am too late to join this one! Sounds like a blast though! Hope you all have fun! :)

Whaaaaa....?  It's definitely not too late.  Make a character and jump on in!

Quote from: gnoah on July 12, 2010, 01:48:40 PM
I was under the understanding that the whole ship is strobbing red, I took the you not being able to see as a concussion or the drugs.

Huh.  When applesauce said "and the central power was finally cut" or something to that effect, it meant that whatever was powering the strobers and residual ventilation was finally cut off from the ship, or destroyed.  No power means no light, unless its a portable source (like the bot, or a flashlight).

Gideon

If we can still join I'd be interested :)

elfguy

Ok so while the power and lights are cut, there can still be independent systems giving out some lighting, and emergency lights that still work. It'd be a major pain being in complete darkness. Perhaps there just isn't any light at all where your character currently is.

You can still join yes, simply say that you were sleeping or something when this crash happened.
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gnoah

Well in the same post applesauce said the electronics went out, his character observed broken glass floating in the air, so someone can see something.  And I assumed that EMERGENCY lighting was battery powered (much like it is in the real world at a restaurant or gov't facility) 

Gideon

Name: Gunnery Sergeant Mark von Luck
Age: 35
Description:
Brief History: Joined the USMC right after high school he's fought literaly in every 'Clime and Place/Where he could take a gun'. He jumped at the chance to join the mission as security officer.

Question Mark

Quote from: elfguy on July 12, 2010, 03:13:18 PM
Ok so while the power and lights are cut, there can still be independent systems giving out some lighting, and emergency lights that still work. It'd be a major pain being in complete darkness. Perhaps there just isn't any light at all where your character currently is.

Yes, it would, which would be awesome.  RP's are all cut and dry.  We go here, do that, walk away, have a few stick-figure conversations, and find some excuse to fuck.  It's nice to throw random variables like total darkness into the mix, especially if they're natural products of the events int he RP.  It would encourage us to be creative, to find workarounds around problems, and actually RP.

Or something.

/rant

Quote from: gnoah on July 12, 2010, 03:17:55 PM
Well in the same post applesauce said the electronics went out, his character observed broken glass floating in the air, so someone can see something.  And I assumed that EMERGENCY lighting was battery powered (much like it is in the real world at a restaurant or gov't facility) 

Alrighty then.  You have me convinced.  I'll work it in to my post.

gnoah

I'm not trying to be a jerk I just tink we saw it differantly

Question Mark

On second thought, I'm actually going to duck out of this RP.  Abandon ship (haha, punny), if you know what I'm sayin'.


Quote from: gnoah on July 12, 2010, 04:01:25 PM
I'm not trying to be a jerk I just tink we saw it differantly

Ya, I know.  If you had been a jerk, I would have called you out on it.  And you're right.  We all interpret literature differently in our minds.  You're argument just held more water than mine is all.  :P

malaki

Okay well if we can still post!

Character Sheet

Name: Simon Hague
Age:42
Description: A bulk of a man 5'9 in height and about as wide as he is tall, Dirty blond hair with various scars all over his body and tanned to the hilt due to too many tours of duty in a desert environment.
Brief History: Enrolled in the USMC at the age of 20, spent 6 years being thrown into combat before specialising as a bomb disposal expert. At the age of 30 Simon was approaching an IED when it went off. Leaving him severely injured, 2 years later he recovered and with appeal was granted re-entry into the military as a field engineer working on an array of equipment from helicopters to firearms/munitions. At the age of 35 he enrolled in the M.I.C.E programme as a 'one off' chance that he might get in...and he did! Since then he has been training to become a engineer for the ship. His main focus is on the mechanical and robotic elements of the ship.

Hope that's short enough!:)

Gideon

Ah ha! We have two marines on the ship now!

elfguy

Post whenever you want. The story so far is basically that the ship was rocked several times when it impacted something, and the lights cut off, with the engines going silent, and the gravity being cut off as well.
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ragarth

Emergency lighting can come in two forms: Chemical and electrical. Either one can activate independent of ship-wide power. Electrical can be battery powered at each light segment or by a central battery, and can be separate or integrated into the existing lighting system. Chemical by its nature is independent of any power grid and would be tricky to integrate into the existing lighting system.

malaki

Alright im in and posted now!:)


Gideon

Aye me too I hope my post was long enough.

malaki

Nice one, now hurry up and save my sorry ass :D ....someone?:P

ragarth

Hah, malaki. Considering it'd be easier to launch shuttles and move heavy things such as rovers in low gravity- we're both probably close each other at the rotational center of the ship. If I can extricate myself from the post-jam I'm in, I'll come to help ya unless someone else manages to do so first.

Dragonfly7022003

Idea for a char if you guys would like.


Name: Sara 44
Race : Human
Age : looks 25, been in cryo sleep for 20 years
Physical Characteristics :  5’-10” , 125 lbs
Sexuality : bi-sexual
Languages spoken : Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese, & English

Background: Sara 44 is her name she is the best of the best, a military company known at Kentax began to experiment with super solders. They breed them from the best stock of warrior blood lines. From a baby there life begins with training, walking at the age of 1 year, and learning to obey orders no mater what they are. At the age of 6 years she knew how to disassemble, reassemble and clean 300 different weapons blind folded, she knew how to fight in hand to hand combat and how to kill using it and fell nothing for the things she killed. A main teaching was that emotion makes a solder weak. At 14 she was made to watch death, wars, animals murdered in front of her eyes, and some of her own classmates. She was made to kill and show no remorse for her actions when she was 15 she took her first human life.

Formal education begins at this age, training in advanced math, Science, Navigation, basic mechanics, first aid, tactics, start ship combat and star fighter tactics, they also began a gen therapy that made them stronger faster, able to take more dmage and keep going. At 18 years of age all Solders are given a name and a number it is tattooed on there shoulder along with every battle they have fought in, they are also given cybernetics based on there individual profile, usually desisted by the buyer. 

Sara 44 was given several implants in to her brain, allowing her to hack in to enemy computer systems and gain info on building layout, and any information that may seam valuable. She could download whole memory banks to be retrieved later.  Also her right eye was replaced with a biotic one, allowing her to site her gun at the hip, see in night vision, and a map of the area was displayed with her currant location.

The groups of created super solders were code named GM4, they were hard to sale, because of there high price tag, they only sold one batch to Earth. The company was on the verge of bankrupts, when on a large human colony a group of mad men took a building with 50 people inside hostage. They were well armed and were ready to kill, the government sent in the GM4’s in, Sara was the leader of the squad, they moved in and took out the group of terrorist and saved the day all over the galaxy, images of Sara’s team were put on media, showing them walking out of the front of the building with all the civilians and a small child in Sara’s arms.  The picture and video became famous over night.

The name GM4 and Kentax was soon everywhere, private protection companies and governments wanted them, Kentax was rolling in money, making there solders for everybody who could pay, in military battles the GM4’s were the victors, Sara the most fames of all the GM4’s served in 5 campaigns on 20 different sectors. Then unthinkable happened, a group of hackers managed to tap in to the HM4’s mental cybernetics, and turned them on there owners and then released them in to a civilian colony they were to protect, they gave them the order kill all life. 300 men women and childern died at there hands, then 200 normal solders were killed trying to retake the planet.

Kentax was devastated faced with lawsuits suing for money from families of the desisted, the company finally went under, and by government order all the remaining HM4’s were put in cryosleep, then killed in the most humanly way they saw fit.  But some how Sara 44 survived and so she lies in cryosleep waiting to be woken up.

Personality: She is cold and military like seams to have no personality. She dose not seam to understand human emotion, but she is human. When she is not fighting she eats sleeps and works out, and between them she is sitting on the end of her bunk waiting for the next order from the commander.   

elfguy

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Dragonfly7022003

I was thinking that she could be stoed away on the ship by the captin or somebody trying to get her off earth.

elfguy

That can work. Just read the last few posts in the IC thread and post away.
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ragarth

Righto, I'm writing off Applesauce. Elfguy, since you're defacto Great Leader, do you want me to just edit her out of my previous post and make a new one, or just proclaim the flashlight in my eyes as something else in a new post?

elfguy

Whatever works best for the story.
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ragarth

Righto, I'll rewrite it this evening when I get back from work so I can jump back into the RP.