DeepestApology

Starkissed

I'm probably going for a celestial god, something ranging from "God of the eternal light" to "God of Arts and Inspiration". Perhaps both at the same time, who knows XD

EDIT* I'll be using the RRA as well.

Event Horizon

Just as another update, I've added a little bit to the "Politics" tab under Lore, including a brief history and explanation of how the political blocs are set up and checked by international entities. Still in the works, but almost done, are: A description of the spacefaring technology (primarily the ship types developed, as well as their uses and limitations); full histories of the various political powers, and a timeline of events from present day to the current date of Event Horizon.

Let me know what you think!

@FortunesFaded

Loving it. Th GC seems more well structured than the previous UN.
Keep up with this hard work, can't wait to read the insights of the individual power blocs

Starkissed

@Mae The whole " couples through time " really intrigued me :)

I saw a movie a few days ago exactly about this. A guy that was raised by demons ( on Earth ) falls in love with a woman that suffered from a disease. The demons cannot let the guy marry the woman because that would make them loose power so they poison the woman. Her dying wish was for him to live forever until he finds a woman he would fall in love with. 100 years later ( or so ) , he lost all his memories of that life but meets a girl that had the woman's soul in it. It was...great ! ^_^

When I read this RP , my mind immediately gone to the movie. I simply couldn't refuse :D

@Ashevelendar

Wow, nice summary. Do you happen to remember what was the name of the movie :o ?

Starkissed

Incredibly interested. Never done a romance RP, but the "beyond-time-and-space" with a pinch of "looming apocalypse" plots have always intrigued me :D

Stardust: A Freeform Sci-Fi Fantasy NRP

Quite interested in this. I'll be lurking around to see if I've got enough time to join you guys :)

Event Horizon

@User Probably, and I'll allow the latter -- someone who, perhaps, used to work there, or was just on leave back on Earth, or something.

@DeepestApology Absolutely!

Politics: Humanity is still fractured along the lines of her nations on Earth, and this nationalism has translated to most colonies, with a few exceptions (the B.A.S.S. being one notable one; see "The Universe"). Essentially, certain governments lay claim to areas of, say, Mars or the moon, and have developed those properties into thriving cities which may be connected to the cities of other nations through an extensive system of airlocks. Immigration is about as common on other planets as it is on Earth, and most nations encourage it to an extent. As a result, each city or colony distinctly belongs to one nation, though the population is certainly not homogeneous.

Aliens: If we're talking strictly sentient species, then no, humans have not discovered anything that appears to be on par with their own intelligence. They have found "life", but that comes in the form of bacteria found on distant planets. At this point, that's the extent; although the human race has not gotten too far into the spacefaring age: they've really only explored the Milky Way, and had just begun to explore Ursa Major and other nearby galaxies. Just because aliens aren't in this at the start, doesn't mean they aren't coming.

Characters: Ideally, a mix of both. Probably primarily government employees or soldiers sent to investigate, but if someone's character has a certain skill-set that would aid the mission, I imagine that they'd be hired to accompany the team. That would include mercenaries or skilled civilians, such as a scientist.

@FortunesFaded

Wonderful, thanks for the insight. Also, has the EU become a federation in this universe or not? I'm planning on making a naively optimistic government offical from there :P

Event Horizon

I'm interested. Let's hope more people join us :P

Could you give us some insight on the galactic geopoliical state? Has humanity discovered new sentient species? And last but not least, are our characters governative officials or mercenaries hired ad hoc for this situation?

《Convalescence - A New World 》

I'd like to make a small change to Tyler's appearance. He's going to be blonde haired from now on in order to match a cool pic I just found, if it isn't too much of an hassle.

, @Vermillion, should I update my character CS with what I found in Eatonville?

《Convalescence - A New World 》

Okay so I know where Drei and Tyler are but i have no idea where anyone else is... tyler is so far away though XD

@iHxzardx

Indeed, though it takes only five hours to reach Seattle on bike from there. One post should be enough to reach Delridge ;)

@Vermillion Should I update my character CS with what I found in Eatonville?

《Convalescence - A New World 》

Tyler Martin

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An unexpected hissing sound made Tyler jump several step backwards, tripping over the concrete blocks that made up the sidewalk in front of the door. The overgrown jungle that had most likely been a trimmed grass carpet back in the old days cushioned the fall, while his mouth went agape with incredulity. Bashing noises came from inside the building as he straightened up once again. He wasn't sure what could have been. As long as the world rolled, his time alive had taught him to expect the worse out of things so he hesitantly took a few steps forward, Gradually stretching his neck forward, he noticed light reflecting on some flickering yellow eyes.
Feline yellow eyes. He let out a sigh of relief. With all the space nature had reclaimed over the years, it wouldn't have been surprising to find a cougar or some other big, nasty animal in ghost towns like these. The sight of his hometown, of overgrown gardens and ashen remains was extremely desolating, and gave off an unprecised sense of menace.

At his arrival at Eatonville he had been greeted by lonely ruins of burned down buildings. Apparently, for one reason or another, an uncontrolled fire had blazed away the town from the face of earth. For each step he took forward the groves of charred supports had screaked menacingly as if daring him to enter the crumbling structures. Unfortunately for them, he hadn't survived that long to meet a miserable end in some hardly worthwhile scavenging. He had even stopped by the local High-School (it felt somewhat right to), only to quietly walk away a few minutes later as the solar rays heavily pierced through the dilapidated building. In practice, all the city was like that. It seemed that only the furthermost neighborhood had survived the great fire that had engulfed the little town years before. Unsettling as it was, he didn't feel any emotional attachment or empathy to that place. What irony, really. Nobody dared to remind him of what he had left, perhaps in fear of some kind of psychological trauma they were not able to handle. Eventually, he had even forgotten the name of that tiny town he was now walking through. It had taken him three hours of endless wanderings to finally find his former home, which, fortunately, was still in once piece and untouched by the fire. Other than that, Eatonville seemed completely deserted.

However saddening that place could be, returning to his roots seemed like an obligated course. He finally stepped through the frame of the door, hoping to scavenge what little other people hadn't already taken. Which, to his surprise, was more than he had expected. In the pantry there were left a pair of tins containing sardines in oil, hidden in a dark corner, along with two big plastic containers of water. In the bathroom laid three dusted toothbrushes and some toothpaste. No usable medicines, unfortunately, just another pair of patches. In the garage he found several charged batteries, while the kitchen offered no supplies worth carrying where he was going. He stopped. Where was he actually going? He seriously had no idea. The bike ride to Eatonville had kept him from thinking about it, and neither remaining there or returning to the facility were viable options.

With those thoughts in mind he opened his parents' bedroom. The checked blankets were still there, the invernal quilt folded on the left corner of the bed, ready to be stored away for the good season. The shutters prevented most light from entering in an otherwise very bright room, so he opened them and examined the surroundings. Two faded faces smiled at him from inside the frames of a photo. He crouched to get closer to the picture, only to notice the presence of an unexpected white bundle carried by his mother. His eyebrows connected together, his mouth quietly humming. He decided to take the photo with him, so he closed the bedroom's door behind him and proceeded to examine the dining room. He couldn't help but notice that by then the cat had grown bold on him. He seemed to quite enjoy the scene with gleeful detachment from his sitting position on the edge of the dining table.

"Shoo, I don't have anything to share". The remark didn't have the desired result. The cat continued to stare intently at him, tail gently waving back and forth under the table. Tyler asked himself if that was a good sign.
"Stupid animal" he uttered, shaking his head. He slouched past him around the room, searching in every closet, under every piece of furniture for anything. One thing in particular catched his attention. Resting on a giant bookshelf there were hundreds of CDs covers. Most interesting of all, though, was a little CD player abandoned under a pile of fallen rubbish (a bundle of blonde haired cartoon action figures with several qualities written on them). He took it from the ground and, being no batteries inside, tried fix it by putting a pair in the empty space. "C'mon buddy, aren't you going to work? I know, 15 years aren't that good on your circuits, but you ought to know I'm a very demanding employer."
The CD player joyfully uttered its answer with a clicking noise. Its only eye, overlying an inscription saying "on/off", flared up to signal its readiness. Tyler raised his forehead at the unexpected surprise, curling his lips in a single-sided smile.

"Fing sweet, isn't it, mr kitty? Today's my lucky day, it seems."

He grasped one of the dusty CD covers and drew it closer to his face to discover its contents. "The best of Mozart" there was written in a serpentine cursive. He had never imagined his father would listed to that. Fine taste and all, he appreciated classical music as well, but... actually, he had never given much thought to his father over the past years. The memory of that man he had barely known brought him an unpleasant feeling of loss and melancholy, so he decided to shove it all aside by listening to other kinds of music. After few seconds he settled for an inspiring title. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" he read out aloud. Tyler took the disk outside the cover and waved it in the general direction of the cat "I heard it once in a film. Whaddya think, catchy enough for your new human friend?" asked, trying to appear playfully threatening by squinting his eyes. Without waiting for an answer he put the disk inside the player and pulled on a pair of earphones, hitting the play button.

The drums began to play and the music immediately flew inside him. He started snapping his fingers at the rhythm. "Nice choice, mr kitty cat". It took him very little to start moving around in what could be considered a dance. As long as the cat was the only one watching, there was no limit to how ridiculous he could behave. It was just too much fun.

For now, it was time to catch breath. Not literally, of course.