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Author Topic: (PPSG) Star Crossed: More parrot exposition than you can shake a phaser at!  (Read 26275 times)

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Re: (PPSG) Star Crossed: Hatoful Boyfriend IN SPAAAACE!
« Reply #16 on: July 03, 2013, 12:38:40 am »

Sickbay: if you fall over and break something important in the process of the jump, at least you'll have somebody to help you out.
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Re: (PPSG) Star Crossed: Hatoful Boyfriend IN SPAAAACE!
« Reply #17 on: July 03, 2013, 12:48:48 am »

While I would prefer Kalani, because it was the first and only birdie to actually show any kind of interest in our protagonist, I vote for the engine room in this case. For once it is a historical moment, and by our presence we might go down even more so into history, but lounging around in the common room would somehow send the wrong implications, no?

Engine Room it is.
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Re: (PPSG) Star Crossed: Hatoful Boyfriend IN SPAAAACE!
« Reply #18 on: July 03, 2013, 01:06:13 am »

Sickbay: if you fall over and break something important in the process of the jump, at least you'll have somebody to help you out.
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Re: (PPSG) Star Crossed: Hatoful Boyfriend IN SPAAAACE!
« Reply #19 on: July 03, 2013, 01:38:55 am »

The fact that this seems inspired by Event Horizon (Including a picture of the engine room taken directly from the movie) pleases me. Keep up the...interesting work.
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Re: (PPSG) Star Crossed: Hatoful Boyfriend IN SPAAAACE!
« Reply #20 on: July 03, 2013, 02:42:32 am »

Oh god yes.

Keep away from the sickbay!
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Re: (PPSG) Star Crossed: Hatoful Boyfriend IN SPAAAACE!
« Reply #21 on: July 03, 2013, 03:46:42 am »

Oh god yes.

I truly I speaketh, to the Engine Room!
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Re: (PPSG) Star Crossed: Hatoful Boyfriend IN SPAAAACE!
« Reply #22 on: July 03, 2013, 10:42:55 am »

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Re: (PPSG) Star Crossed: Hatoful Boyfriend IN SPAAAACE!
« Reply #23 on: July 03, 2013, 11:01:57 am »

Monk, you are a glorious human being and never let anyone tell you otherwise.

While Kalani does seem to be the most interesting (also: is kiwi) engine room gets my vote because SPAAAAAAAAAACE travel.
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Re: (PPSG) Star Crossed: Hatoful Boyfriend IN SPAAAACE!
« Reply #24 on: July 03, 2013, 12:37:48 pm »

D, we should stay out of the way of people who know what they're doing.

Also, wonder how a singularity can be bigger than a ship when it is by definition a single point.
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Re: (PPSG) Star Crossed: Hatoful Boyfriend IN SPAAAACE!
« Reply #25 on: July 03, 2013, 01:00:47 pm »

If we are indeed allowed into the Engine Room, make sure to carefully study how the engine acts during the jump.
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Re: (PPSG) Star Crossed: Hatoful Boyfriend IN SPAAAACE!
« Reply #26 on: July 03, 2013, 06:12:38 pm »

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January 19th, 2288, 0800 hours

"I think I'll spend the first Astral Jump observing Ken in the Engine Room.
That's where the action will be!"



"On second thought, this place still kinda creeps me out. Though I don't see-"



*WHUMP*
"Ah!"
"Oh my- are you alright? I'm so sorry, I didn't see you coming in when
I launched!"
"No, I'm sorry, I should have looked before I barged in here. Um, did you
just fly into me?"
"Yes! The Engine Room is equipped with lower gravity than the rest of the
ship to aid with maintenance, and also to provide a place for the crew to
exercise. Flying in low gravity is great exercise!"
"I'll take your word for it. I know I wouldn't want to fly around
with all these spikes on the wall."
"They make excellent perches, but I can see your point. I think I heard Mitali
outlining a Zero-G Yoga regimen for your exercise requirements."
*ding!* "Taggart to Engineering. Are you ready down there?"
"Aye, Captain, anytime you're ready!"
"Stand by. We'll make the Jump soon."
"So how exactly does that... thing work?"
"I'm glad you asked! In many ways it is a typical gravity drive; compressed
neutronium is converted into energy which is used to redistribute the gravity
field in and around the engine, while also providing power for our ship systems.
This allows us to have artificial gravity in the habitable spaces of the ship, and
also maneuvers the ship on a local scale."
"Okay, but I don't understand how the Astral Drive is supposed to work.
How can the whole ship fit inside a singularity? Isn't that just a dot?"
"Very good! That is but one of the many "simplifications" Sigmund accused me
of making. An engine of the size you see before you could not possibly create
a singularity of any kind; instead, a miniature, unstable black hole was
generated at the manufacturing site, and the rest of the Astral Drive was built
around that."
"An unstable black hole? That sounds... terrifying."
"Oh, it's not so bad as all that. It just means that the black hole would collapse
if not maintained by this ship's regular engines, the same engines that contain
any harmful effects of the Astral Drive. The important bit is the reason the
singularity is unstable; it's ring shaped."
"Ring shaped?"
"Yes! Genius, isn't it? Essentially, the singularity is spinning such that the
distribution of mass shows an equatorial bulge. Because a point cannot
support the angular momentum of the body, the singularity instead assumes
the shape of a ring with zero thickness and nonzero radius. From there, it's
merely a matter of using our gravitics to induce the size of the singularity to
expand to be larger than the ship. We fall through, and emerge in Astral Space!"
"You expand the singularity ring... from inside the ship?"
"Well, yes and no. It's hard for me to explain without showing you the
math, and-"
*ding!* "Attention, attention. This is the Captain speaking. In one minute, at
0815 exactly, the UAS
Hatoful will make the first Astral Jump to another star
system ever attempted by... Earthlings. Some of the test pilots reported
feelings of disorientation, so be sure to secure yourself until you know how
you'll react."
"Disorientation?"
"Our minds can't properly handle being in Astral Space; there really isn't
any time there. I hypothesize that the mind can play tricks on you in
that state."
"How can the mind play tricks on you if no time is passing?"
"Well... I don't know. Theoretically, the Jump shouldn't feel like anything.
That's one of the mysteries I'm hoping to solve by attending this flight
in person."
"I wish this had been mentioned at the briefing so I could get psyched
up for it. Maybe I'll feel better if I distract myself by watching the engine
closely. I'm not sure I-"







"I..."
"Your name is Ciel Robins. What is"
"Why..."
"You will go beyond."
"si eman ym"
"sɹɐʇs ǝɥʇ ɥɔnoʇ ןןıʍ noʎ."
"Reverse the process."


January 19th, 2288, 0815 hours




"I- what?"
"Urgh... that was... unsettling."
"Did you- what did you see?"
"Nothing I can't chalk up to my subconscious, I suppose. Really, I've already
forgotten the details. I just remember being disturbed by that Jump. Are you
alright? You look a little pale."
"I'm fine. I was upset about something, but I guess it doesn't matter."
*ding!* "Taggart to Engineering. How are you down there?"
"Ciel and I are fine, Captain. A little perturbed by the Jump, but no harm done."
"Yes, that was quite the experience, wasn't it? Mitali had the worst reaction,
but everyone is fine now. How is the engine?"
"Slight power fluctuations, but nothing outside of acceptable parameters."
"Give the engine a full diagnostic. We noticed the fluctuations, and Sigmund
also recorded an odd energy signature at the time of the Jump. The good
news is that the Jump appears to be completely successful. We are now in
orbit around Tau Ceti e."
"Wonderful! I'll see to the engines immediately."
"You said cadet Robins was with you, correct? Send her to the Bridge."
"I suppose I'll be getting my assignment now. See you later, Ken."
"Ciel, wait! I... uh, I have a present for you."



"Why thank you! Though I don't think I'll need a lightbulb while I'm on
the ship."
"N-no! I mean, it's supposed to be an egg. I synthesized it with a little
of the extra power generated from the Jump."
"You made this for me? That's sweet! Thank you!"
"Oh, it's nothing. I make things all the time. I'm glad you like it though."
<3 ++
"Well, I'd better go see what the Captain wants."



"You wanted to see me, Captain?"
"Ah, there you are, cadet. Now that we've arrived at Tau Ceti, the real
work begins. You'll be responsible for maintaining basic shipboard systems
such as Life Support, but you also have the opportunity to help one of the
main departments. Have you decided in what capacity you would like to
serve for the remainder of the mission?"
"I have, Captain! I would like the job of..."

You want to work as...

A) Yeoman (Taggart's helper)
B) Wrench Maiden (Kenshin's helper)
C) Head Nurse (Mitali's helper)
D) Lab Assistant (Kalani's helper)
E) Third Technician (Sigmund's helper)


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Re: (PPSG) Star Crossed: Hatoful Boyfriend IN SPAAAACE!
« Reply #27 on: July 03, 2013, 06:18:12 pm »

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Re: (PPSG) Star Crossed: Hatoful Boyfriend IN SPAAAACE!
« Reply #28 on: July 04, 2013, 02:48:38 am »

B or D!
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Re: (PPSG) Star Crossed: Hatoful Boyfriend IN SPAAAACE!
« Reply #29 on: July 04, 2013, 03:01:58 am »

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