WEEKEND 0: ORIENTATION

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WEEKEND 0     47 CREW ACTIVE

YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. WE MIGHT HAVE ANSWERS.

 

TO THE JUNIOR CREW OF THE EUDORA: WELCOME.
YOUR ORIENTATION WEEKEND BEGINS TODAY
YOU'LL MEET WITH SENIOR CREW MEMBERS
TO LEARN THE BASICS OF YOUR TOUR.
PLEASE ENJOY YOUR COMPLIMENTARY PACKAGE.

ATTENTION SENIOR CREW DESIGNATES:
PLEASE PREPARE YOURSELVES TO DEPLOY
STANDARD NEW EMPLOYEE MEASURES ASAP.

With a creaking groan on Saturday morning, the stasis bay door finally opens up, revealing a broad, clean hallway and a lit sign overhead that says WELCOME TO THE CSS EUDORA. Lining the walls, you'll find that there are square lockers to grab your non-sentient belongings that weren't inside of your cold sleep pod (your home item and two changes of clothes from your canon). Along with those, you will find that your belongings have been carefully set inside of a sleek, black courier bag, nestled in among a few welcome gifts waiting for you! Upon opening it up, you'll find the following items to use as you see fit:

🪐 A luxurious eyemask, to block out the haters (and any solar flares)
🪐 A handkerchief, with hand-stitched embroidery.
🪐 A mini radio that plays some old tunes from the 90s and back, it also works as a bluetooth speaker for I.R.I.S.
🪐 A moon lamp, to provide some comforting light
🪐 A simple, but useful, multi-tool, closed when you find it
🪐 A small, refillable medical kit, pre-packed for your potential bumps and bruises (1 minor heal)
🪐 A few packets of freeze-dried fruit, to chase away the immediate munchies
🪐 A mini craft cocktail kit, to drink away your troubles (made into a mocktail kit if you are below 21)

Take your time to familiarize yourself with your new surroundings and freshen up in the communal bathroom that's been made available. You will also find that your living quarters have been neatly arranged along a hallway, just waiting for you to find your name on the door—meet your roommate!

Why, you can even enjoy an informative slideshow presentation that plays in the mess hall on all of the screens! It might not be a very big one, but the world of the CSS Eudora is your oyster for a few hours. There's plenty of time between the auspicious announcement and 1500 hours for you to get to know your fellow junior crewmates.

Welcome to the second part of our introductory weekend, this time featuring some of your new home and a few special surprises. Have a look around your brand new home, and if you have any questions, we will field them in the server.

🚀 Your I.R.I.S. and you! Characters will find that their I.R.I.S. communications device is now up and fully functioning. There are quite a few features for you to explore, including crew member profiles. Why not have a look and see just what kind of information has been compiled about you? And who exactly you're working with. The I.R.I.S. itself also comes witih a handy dandy guide explaining all of its fun features.

🚀 Some things to look out for include two events that will occur today and tomorrow. The first event will begin on (2/24) - 12PM PST | 3PM EST, and the second event will follow on (2/25) - 12PM PST | 3PM EST, so stay tuned for a ping in the server. Even if you are busy today, please feel free to tag in at a later time.

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Comments

[inquired]

1. lockers.

[ temenos is immediately changing clothes. like. immediately. the skin tight suit is discarded in favor of his vestments, he's got the staff of judgement in his hands, and more importantly... when he returns to the locker to retrieve the rest of his belongings, he pulls out...

a headband. ]

What in the...

[ WHY IS THIS HERE ]

wildcard
[ peecee or talk to me about profiles ]

1

[perfectdistance]

[ Nero's back to his normal clothes so quickly. Goodbye bodysuit. ]

Not expectin' it?

[ You know, like nya? ]

[inquired]

... Not exactly.

[ this is ochette's fault. he pulls out the little hunter tunic also, frowning mightily. ]

Of all the things...

[perfectdistance]

Doesn't look that bad.

[ Says the man who wouldn't wear that even a little bit. ]

[inquired]

[ i mean he immediately reaches over like he's going to plunk them on nero's head ]

Well, by all means!

[perfectdistance]

[ Sure.

They're the same height. ]

Givin' up a change of clothes that fast?

[egodist]

[ah. scien pauses in the middle of badly buttoning up his shirt (how did he miss buttons, why is it half-tucked, what's going on here) to provide commentary]

It seems the ship is determined to reveal your hobbies.

[now all of eudora knows you haven't lost your loveless ears]

[inquired]

[ jiji flashbacks

temenos glances over at his company, and then looks back at the little ears headband, pulling out also a blue and white tunic with a white undershirt. ]

I suppose hobby is one word for it. [ help. ] Something about 'the spirit of a beastling makes you a better hunter', which proved to be patently untrue.

[egodist]

[someone normally comes to help jiji but scien doesn't even want to be helped so it's back to sexy rumpled]

... are you sure this isn't a hobby? I've judged people for worse.

[furry larping....]

[inquired]

[ WHY ]

No, no, nothing like it. [ a beat. ] Is wearing the ears of an animal a particular hobby, where you're from?

lockers

[barriermaddened]

[Nice headband, dude]

It seems you have been granted certain privileges. Congratulations, Mr. Mistral.

[Now calling him that after she noticed in the profiles she had been calling him by the first name]

[inquired]

[ dead inside ]

What privilege is that, exactly....?

[barriermaddened]

I believe around half of the population here would want to have a headband like that one. You'll attract the jealousy of many.

[Some people are goofier than others, she's sure many wish they had cat ears]

[inquired]

[ thinks about scien saying this is for a horny hobby. hm ]

Ah. Well, it would be awfully unbecoming of a cleric to hoard such a... coveted resource.

[ said with all the dryness of the sahara ]

It seems like a bit of a joke.

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[applebough]

[ Yuri takes one good look at the headband and is very curious about it. What the heck is that? Are those real cat ears? Is that an E.G.O...? What. ]

... Does it come with enhancements...?

[inquired]

That it does not.

[ probably. he examines the ears and then turns a bit to look at yuri. ]

Though, that was the intention by the person who suggested them, at least. She thought looking the part might make us better hunters.

[applebough]

[ Cat ears to look like better hunters? This man doesn't look like the image of what a hunter sounds like though. But then again, Yuri herself is probably not the poster child of what a mercenary-esque person should look like either. ]

Did you need to blend in somehow?

[ How does that work, buddy. Enlighten her. ]

[inquired]

[ looks at his str 8. you're correct. ]

Mmm... close, but not quite. [ temenos laughs a little as he says it, reaching back into the locker. there's a tunic, a pair of armbands, a pair of shorts... a childish little bow with sticky suction cup arrows.

as he tells the story, it's with a note of clear fondness, amusement. ]

My companion is an expert hunter, but she is not quite human - she is a beastling. Part human, part animal. We received an invitation from a guild of hunters to join their ranks, and so naturally, she took it upon herself to share her skills. Her thought was that if we dressed the part - like her - then perhaps we might act the part. As it turns out, wearing a pair of ears does not grant one animal-like senses.

Surprising as that may be. [ tee hee. ] Though, when met with her enthusiasm, it was quite difficult to say no.

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[messy]

[she ditched the skintight suit for something just as skintight so fast. now she's contemplating whether or not to pop on a hat, too, when temenos pulls out the headband.]

Are those cat ears?

[is this a sex thing...?]

[inquired]

[ scandalous. im obsessed with this hat

anyway if he is bothered by the scandal he does not show it - instead he chuckles, a little. ]

A [ harley can FEEL the airquotes in this. it is so dry: ] "traditional hunter's costume". Can't you tell?

[messy]

Ohhh, so it is a sex thing.

[artificialsweetener]

[NOT THE CAT EARS. Dahut just glances over from whatever he's doing at his own locker, smiling.]

Oh! Those are cute. Are they an accessory?

[inquired]

[ don't be silly, you can't equip these to get stat bonuses ]

Something like that.

[ there's a beat. he holds them out. ] Would you like them? I've no need for them.

[artificialsweetener]

Eh? Really, you're sure? I'm cute enough to suit them, but I don't want to take your things from you...

[HE'S JUST BLINKING his freaky lil multicolored eyes up at this pious man holding out cat ears to him.]

[inquired]

[ looks at discussing how he shouldn't give these ears to anyone lest they become weird animal perverts because of them with scien

cheerfully offers them to scien's frankenstein ]

Please, I insist.