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Into the Nova
Into the Nova RP
"We're sending them out," said Admiral Hall, her hand to her ear transceiver, "The Nova has stood on the edge of our system too long. There is only one way to find out what's on the other side of that thing, and our crew is ready and willing to launch." She frowned, listening to the voice on the other end of the transmission. "We are well aware of the risks. Our best enginieers have contructed a ship able to withstand immense pressure, heat, cold, acid, and anything else the Nova can throw at us." Hall looked out of the window of her office on the Space Station Ebony. Her glass-domed office gave her a view of the Earth on one side, and a view of the hangar on the other. Password: Supernova. In the hangar, she could see the sparks of plasma welders on the ship that was the S.S Starbound. "Of course, Mr. President." she said, and hung up on her transciever.
Behind her came a knock on her door. Admiral Hall sighed and turned around. "Enter!" she yelled. Captain Reginald Dunham stepped through the door, his olive green jacket wrinkling about his knees. "How is she coming along?" he asked.
"Well. I have no doubts that you will be pleased with her. The Starbound will not fail you."
"When will I see the crew?" Dunham asked.
"Now, if you wish."
"Please," said the anxious Captain Dunham. Admiral Hall once agin put her hand to her tranciever.
"Show the crew in."
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This is a sci-fi RP. The crew of the S.S Starbound have been assigned with the mission of journeying into a strange swirling portal to some other place deemed 'The Nova'. Your Charries are the crew of the ship. As you write your sheets, I will write Hall introducing them and Dunham making his comments. After they're all introduced, we will begin the voyage.
A few rules:
1. No OP charries.
2. Two Charries max.
3. I'd appreciate it if you made your charrie sheets detailed, as it makes it easier for me to introduce them when I do.
4. Try not to make all of your charries super high rank.
5. Have fun!
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There are four departments aboard the Starbound:
Medical (pretty self explanitory)
Bridge (pilots, navigation, etc.)
Security/Military (again, pretty self-explanitory)
Engine and tech (Mechanics, engineers, etc.)
My charrie (Reginald Dunham) is the captain of the ship.
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Here's the sheet:
Name:
Gender/pronouns:
Age:
Rank:
Department:
Appearance:
Personality (strength & Weaknesses, please):
Backstory:
Special Skill (nothing O, just something they're good at, EG: Mental Computation, drawing):
Other:
Password:
Also, age range should be about 25-57. They have to be experienced officers.
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I'll post my sheet after the first person posts. See you aboard the Starbound!
submitted by General Waffleson, age -456, The Breakfast Kingdom!
(March 28, 2018 - 11:16 am)
(March 28, 2018 - 11:16 am)
okaaaay, no sword...sigh.
(March 29, 2018 - 6:02 pm)
"Zava Keldon. There's only one sentence about her personality on her resume, so I can't give that much of an introduction," announced Admiral Hall, breaking the fourth wall indirectly.
"Hello, Zava. What-"
"Pleasure to meet you sir," Keldon interrupted.
"Do NOT interrupt me, Ms. Keldon. As Captain, I demand your courtousy at least."
"Sorry, Captain Dunham sir," Zava mumbled, and walked out of the room as Hall dismissed her.
(March 29, 2018 - 4:41 pm)
Hello! I'm back! Although y'all probably hadn't noticed that I disappeared for a while! Because of school...and science fair...and high school formal planning...and all that. But this looks great! So I kind of have to join. A couple of questions, though.
1. How tight is the security on this voyage (aka would it be possible for an adventerous little stowaway who's still in training but wants to prove themselves yadayadayada to somehow get on board).
2. How might canditates for the Nova voyage be selected? Is there a particular special skill one might need?
3. How long has the Nova been there? Is it posing a threat or is it just a mysterious portal and possible threat that the world has so far been ignoring (rather like THE dog park and its mysterious figures).
Sorry if you were going to answer these questions later in the story! This looks really interesting, btw.
I just needed help on my charrie, who may/may not be a young engineer who was at first considered for the voyage but tossed away for another candidate and...I don't know...he found his way into the crew anyway. Through whatever means necessary. Because maybe he has some background with the Nova. Like his father was an engineer on a ship that got sucked into it or something??? And never came back?? Or like something less cliche?? My brain is dead. If you'll excuse me, I'm going to go re-alive it again.
(March 29, 2018 - 5:18 pm)
OK, answers:
1. Possible, yes, but the stowaway would have to find a way to get onto the space station, onto the Starbound, and then not be noticed. It would be very hard, but it is possible. A person still in training wouldn't be able to do it, but a rejected officer probably could.
2. The highest members of the Stellar Navy (EG: Admiral Hall) select the crew from the best of the best. There's an invitation, an interveiw and either a declination or an acceptance.
3. It appeared about a year before this RP takes place. It doesn't appear to pose any threat, butall attempts to send drones in have failed, so they have to send in a crew to investigate and gather intel. It's sort of this mysterious, meacing portal, but it hasn't caused any cataclysmic events.
I don't think that backstory is possible, as this is the first manned crew sent to the Nova. It's possible, he was rejected, but it's impossible that he could be re-hired unless his substitute died and he was the only option left.
(March 30, 2018 - 12:45 pm)
Got it! Thanks!
(March 30, 2018 - 2:10 pm)
Name: Ewan Delvol
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Rank: Commander
Department: Bridge
Appearance: Dyed short and leafy silver hair, dark skin, hazel eyes, 6”1, lean, wears uniform, I don’t know how else to describe him so I apologise in advance.
Personality (strength & Weaknesses, please): He’s a realist and very practical, as well as blunt and extremely intelligent. He’s always sure of his duties and never puts himself in emotionally compromising situations. In fact, he rarely ever lets emotions dictate his choices, and relies on logic alone. There are positive and negative effects to that, especially in the way people react. He’s very neat and swift in his actions, and can reason himself out of conflicts easily. Ewan is usually very calm and orderly. However, there are a few cases where he snaps and loses it, but that’s only if you provoke him greatly. He seems like a self-righteous jerk at first, but once you get to know him, his accidental dry humour and personality rub off on you. I’d like to add that Ewan always follows protocol and never break rules or authority.
Backstory: His father was just as “emotionless” and smart as him, while his mother was much more tender heated and merciful. But his father strictly enforced his studies until he could enroll into university, and none of that changed when his mother got sick and died right before he graduated university. His father has always expected the best of him, being the only child, so the only life he has ever known is one of perfection and no mistake.
Special Skill (nothing O, just something they're good at, EG: Mental Computation, drawing): Remembering things, like protocol, and he’s a very experienced fighter. He can also calculate things in his head very quickly.
Other: He’s been Stella friend-ish for a while now, and so they’re used to each other’s biting remarks and sarcastic criticism, especially since they’re practically opposites.
Password: Supernova
(March 29, 2018 - 5:30 pm)
Name: Leonora Sorento
Age: 25
Gender: female
Rank: Pilot
Department: Bridge
Appearance: Long, straight, dark brown hair, amber-gold eyes that are rather unsettling, a pale complexion, usually wears all black
Sorry, gotta go now. I’ll finish later.
(March 30, 2018 - 3:09 pm)
May I reserve? A Security/Military guy?
(March 30, 2018 - 7:34 pm)
Helllooooo! Enter the dynamic (I think that might sposed to be dynamite) duo. This is Rose bud *waves* Queen Elizabeth is giving commentary and supplying giggles at my witty remarks *flips hair.* Her computer is weird, so pardon any spelling mistakes (cue my cousin protesting loudly)
Okay, we are both going to make our characters seperately, although we are brainstorming the characters together so that they can be as detailed as possible. We are also going to post as each others characters occasionally. I'm sorry, it can be really complicated when you share a semi-telepathic link with your cousin. But, rest of the world, you will just have to bear it. Think of us as one entity with 2 minds.
Or not. That's creepy. I hope this is okay! Just let me know if I need to change anything.
Name Onyx Zabian
Gender/pronouns: Male
Age: 20
Rank: Inexperianced, fresh out of training, only considered for the mission because he is an extremely bright (if reluctant) mechanic, but ended up not getting the position because of his young age.
Department: Mechanics
Appearance: Short, with deep tan skin and sprinkling of freckles. Dark brown hair that is always in his face no matter how hard he tries to keep it out. His eyebrows are usually pushed up into a constant inquisative and innocent look that always makes him look younger. His eyes are very large and wide, with pale copper irises and thick lashes. His nose is slightly flattned on the long side instead of being pointy. He typically wears grey shirts that could have been any color when he started out the day, but end up being covered in grease. He never leaves home without a thick orange strap slung over one shoulder with useful pockets in the front and a sleeve for weapons in the back. He also has a matching orange toolbelt stuffed with any sort of tool imaginable, with a special, distinctive pocket for his hand-held computer named Oz.
So sorry! I'll have to finish later! QE and I want to start and finish Newsies tonight. Yaaaaaayy I love Newsies no matter how many times I've seen it. Thanks for the input Queen E!
(March 30, 2018 - 7:53 pm)
So sorry. I hate to leave off in the middle of a charrie sheet! Also, if having Onyx try to sneak on board even though he hasn't been chosen for the mission doesn't work, I will certainly change it! Also, I think I'll make Onyx a little older. Say 23 or 24? More years of training = more chance of sneaking on board the Starbound.
Personality (strength & Weaknesses, please): Struggles with social anxiety but does his absolute best to push through it. Does his best thinking and working alone, with music. If you come up on him working, you would find him softly singing and tapping in calculations on his handheld computer, nicknamed "Oz." He doesn't like to sit still, so he's always moving. Somtimes he'll nervously bounce up and down on the balls of his feet while talking or standing around. Occasionally he'll be stretching while working to keep his crazy flexibility. No matter how good he is with his hands, he'll get hopelessly clumsy around other people. Generally good-natured,not dark and moody. Gets himself into crazy situations; the "why does this always happen to me?" type. Has trouble picking himself back up whenever something knocks him off his rhythm. Can perhaps be considered very bright, is good at problem solving (and duh, working with machines), but is slightly obtuse about other things.
Backstory: Sorry. I tend to be long and detailed. Ignore me and skip to the important parts. This is for the sake of the tiny piece of universe somewhere out there that cares. Onyx grew up in a small town on the edge of a barren, desert wasteland in a far-off planet with one brother and four sisters. There, his older brother taught him all the skills he now knows. But he never wanted to be a mechanic. He found a personal love for the arts at a young age and always enjoyed music. Only one person besides his four older sisters has ever heard him sing. Then one day his parents decided to put him in dance lessons alongside his sisters (hey, why not?) and he found a new love. But then his town hit some hard times. His father was struggling in a business deal, and the Zabian kids were pulled out of their different pursuits. Onyx's mother wanted him to have a good education, so he went to study in a larger city. Then money stopped coming in from home. His father had lost several investments. Onyx struggled to support himself and ended up joining the military. There, far from everything he loved and wanted to pursue, he trained hard and honed his skills. He succeeded as an exceedingly talented mechanic. After being considered shortly for the Nova mission, he was quickly tossed aside to due age and inexperience. But then he made a rather rash and silly promise. One more dangerous mission. If he could somehow get on board the Nova and prove himself, then he could come back with honor and renown, and be prepared to do the one thing he's been scared to do for a long time. He could go home and be regaled as a hero. He had nothing else to do with his life. The more he thought about it, the more he knew; he just had to get on board the ship. The Nova was calling.
Special Skill: Problem solving, fixing things. He also retains his talents of dancing and singing, but I highly doubt those would come in handy on the mission.
Password: SUPERNOVA!!!
(March 31, 2018 - 7:28 pm)
(March 30, 2018 - 8:22 pm)
Is it too late to join? I probably won't post much but this looks kinda fun so
Name: Jean-Pierre Duval (goes by Pierre most often)
Gender/Pronouns: Male, he/him
Age: 45
Rank: Not too high but not at the bottom, either. You can decide the specifics if you want, General Waffleson.
Department: Security/Military
Backstory: He was Captian Dunham's friend at university (I hope that's okay?). He grew up doing hard labor on a farm and was only admitted after winning a scholarship. He initially studied chemistry, but ended up flunking out after two years much to the dismay of his parents, who had been hoping he'd drag them out of poverty. So, they disowned him. With nowhere else to go, he joined the air force and excelled through his upper body strength from farm life. He retired a few years before the RP starts, and spent a few months homeless and doing odd jobs after learning his parents had both died after years of no contact. After hearing about the expidition, he scrambled to show his credentials, both from university and the air force, and just barely managed to get in with the help of Dunham pulling a few strings out of sympathy for their past friendship.
Personality: He has a pretty morbid sense of humor and a rather bleak outlook on life, considering he has nothing left to lose except his spot on this trip. But really, he's just happy to be here. He's anxious to see Dunham again considering it's been years since they last talked. He dreams of leaving Earth far behind and starting a new life on a new world in some distant corner of the universe, although he knows that's probably just an idealized version of what he will experience on this voyage. Nothing much fazes him after what he's been through, but the one fear he still has is dying without leaving a mark.
Appearance: Skin tanned from years of working in the sun, dark brown hair he decided to keep short after leaving the airforce, that is beginning to gray on the sides. Thin face with a short beard that is also starting to gray in some areas. Relatively athletic body, but he's started to get a bit out of shape since his retirement.
Special Skill: He knows a lot about chemistry from his time at university. Also farming, but that's probably less likely to come in handy.
Other: While in the military, a truck ran over his arm (long story), and while he has since recovered, it remains permanently damaged and he can't move it that well.
Password: Supernova
(March 30, 2018 - 11:12 pm)
Okay, here's the full deal then:
Name: Leonora (pronounced lee-oh-NOR-uh) Sorento
Gender: female
Age: 25
Rank: Pilot
Department: Bridge
Appearance: Leonora has long, straight, silky, dark brown hair, a pale complexion, and unsettling amber-gold eyes, and she never wears any color except black, for a lot of reasons.
Personality: Leonora is very reserved, and never uses more words than she has to. She never betrays the slightest emotion if she can help it, and tries to push feelings and attachments away. She's very stubborn at times, which is sometimes a good thing and sometimes not. Leonora is brave, and extremely observant of even the smallest detail. She pretty much never smiles or laughs, and is relatively humorless except for being dryly sarcastic on occasion. Leonora tends to seem as though she were looking right through you because of her eyes, and has big trust issues for reasons explained in her background.
Backstory: Leonora's parents died when she was 6, and she basically grew up moving from foster home to foster home. No one liked her withdrawn ways of her unsettling golden sare, and the feeling that nobody really cared about her or wanted to know her stayed with her throughout childhood and teenage years. In addition, Leonora had night terrors and anxiety issues, so many foster parents just didn't want to deal with her. That's about all, really.
Special Skills: She's an amazing pilot and good with tech.
Other: N/A
(March 31, 2018 - 9:25 am)
Well why not?
Name:Lexi Rodriges
Gender/pronouns: Female she her
Age: 29
Rank:One of the higher ranks but like five ranks below chief
Department: Mechanics and TECH!!!! (If you can't figure out which one I like more slap yourself JK pls don't)
Appearance: Very tall for her age 6'1, wears a black shirt and black leggings, glasses but normally wears her homemade bionic contact lenses, long wavy blonde hair usually down, hazel eyes but when she wears her contacts they make her eyes look orange, blac boots, lighter skin, pierced ears but she only wears her silver earings, and has a black bag that she packs all of her necessities for hacking and coding and if needed fighting there is a knife in her boot. She always has a piercing stare and looks very intimidating.
Personality (strength & Weaknesses, please): She is very geeky but doesn't look like it, smart, she wants to know everything and usually dived into things without thinking, she is athletic but doesn't normally show that, very secretive which is why she never made it to the top also because she is young, if she thinks she is right and someone challenges her she will just do what she wants. Doesn't like working in groups and volunteers to do solo work. She can get very focused and if someone breaks her concentration she will get mad at them and want revenge. She is also a quick thinker and acts on any problem imeatietly.
Backstory: She was chosen for the job because of her hacking and coding skills. She was born in Florida and has been in the army? (Whatever this group is) for eleven years. SHe always was quiet until she got mad. Her parents died when she was ten and she was sent to and orfanege. She was found by her hacking skill and was entered into the (Like I said before whatever group this is) when she was nineteen. One of the reasons ahe was chosen was because of her quick thinking.
Special Skill (nothing O, just something they're good at, EG: Mental Computation, drawing): Hacking Coding and suprisingly close combat
Other: If she wants to she could shut down the entire shi but only if she is really focused and mad at someone.
Password: Supernova
(March 31, 2018 - 12:20 pm)
Only one special skill please. Anything over that comes off as OP.
Kilp says kgdm, which totally means kingdom. He porbably thinks that's what's inside the Nova.
(April 1, 2018 - 7:45 am)