The Spaceship (Story / RP)

[Sunlight123]

This is a story and an RP. I will write a story and you posters can participate in it.
(Think of it like an experimental TTRPG game. I am the GM.)

The story in one sentence:
You awaken in what seems to be "the future", on a spaceship, with no memory of your past, and you are now expected to integrate into this unfamiliar, yet familiar, society.

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The Rules

Joining

In order to join all you have to do is:

1. Say you want to.
   
2. Create Character.
   

After that you will be added in. (I will write how - Probably the same way as everyone else.)

Note: You don't have to have read any of the previous story to join since your character knows nothing anyways. Of course, knowing more will help you figure out what you want to do with your character though.

Character Creation

Everyone will awake as an amnesiac. Therefore, Do Not Create a Backstory. You do not know your character's backstory, if they have one at all.

Create a Name. Preferably a Legal Name:
(First Name + Surname. Ex: Jon Doe / Jane Doe)

Create an Appearance and Characteristics:

1. Sex / Gender (As Vague as You Want)
   
2. Age (Approximate)
   
3. Cosmetic Stuff: Skin Tone, Eye Color, Hair, Hair Color, Body Type, Tall/Short, Body Markings, ect.
   
4. Disabilities/Special Abilities: Bad Eyesight/Good Eyesight, Paraplegic/Limp, Severe Color Blindness, Hypermobility, ect.
   

For simplicity's sake, let's say you can only be a Human.

To Participate

You perform whatever you want to. No restrictions. (Just don't break forum rules.) If rules need to be invented we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.

Try to match other posters' energy. I will try my best as well.

About Not Participating

Let's say you choose to not post, or you forget to post, or you miss a bit, or you quit forever, or quit temporarily: Don't worry! There is no expectation to participate. If you do not act in a time appropriate manner, your character will simply be idle. In lore this is known as "Sudden Sleep Disorder", or in other words, "your character spontaneously fell asleep", probably while standing. (More explained in story/lore.)

Disclaimers

The story will include various dark themes from time to time: IE. Death, Murder, Basic Gore, ect. Participate at your own discretion if you have triggers. I also will likely use swears occasionally.

Additionally, I, as the gamemaster, am fallible. I may misinterpret your intents and actions and may make your character behave differently than how you would expect.

Also, I am making this semi-spontaneously. I have no idea how little/much traction this will get, so I have not planned too far ahead, so bare with my skills or lack thereof please.

Everything Must One Day End

Everything gets boring. Everything has a perfect time to die for dramatic effect. At some point, potentially never, the story/scenario may end. Also, at some point prior to this, I may decide to permanently "kill off" your character.

There's a strong chance this might never happen, that we never get this far, but just know that it can happen, and if this goes on infinitely, it will. After a story/scenario ends permanently, a new one will be created with different circumstances.

If your character gets killed off permanently, you are allowed to make a new one. Also, if you want to see your character be permanently killed off, either because you want a new character, or because you want to quit, let me know and I'll see what I can do.

FAQ

If you have any questions, don't be afraid to ask.
Any comments or suggestions let me know.

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The Spaceship

Over the Intercom - A Robotic Male Voice:
  "A New Member: Sonny Sunlight has awakened."

  A sleek, white-painted, titanium pod releases steam. At the front of it, a curved door with an opaque sky-blue window glides out and upwards, like a moth wing emerging from a cocoon. As it does, the dark interior is revealed along with the body situated inside. They are a pale man, unconscious, with long, tangled, brown hair. Then, the chamber brightens with deep marine-colored neon lights inside.

  For a second, the blinding lights pierce his eyes as he comes to. His crusty eyes flutter open gently.

Sonny Sunlight:
  "W-Wuh... Where am I?" are his first words upon his rebirth. He pulls himself up out of the pod. White fluorescent lights and boring off-white greets him. Sonny takes note that the room has many, many, more pods. Most of them are closed, but various random ones are open.

  At the far wall of the room, what appears as a young adult, pink-haired, female, nurse behind a windowed desk meets eyes with Sonny. She then opens the door between the win-desk and the chamber room.

  She approaches with gray clothes in hand for Sonny and an awkward smile on her face.

To be Continued

[concertsrule]

(im unsure if i should write for your pink haired character in this message so i wont and will just introduce my character)
Another pod somewhere else hisses open, Inside is Beatrix Montgomery. Bea to most. She is a tall middle-aged woman with reddish-brown skin. Her sleek black hair is braided and lays against her back.
As Bea comes to she scans the room with dark sunken eyes, she's far too confused to speak. She puts on a strong face to hide her fear and confusion.
(this is already pretty fun!)

[Sunlight123]

Tbh I expected you to just describe what you wanna do instead of write the story.
Except for like when your character is talking (speech) since you kind of have to say exactly what you want to say.
You can write like that if you want though. I might have to change things around to fit the narrative.

The Spaceship

  After the woman approaches the man, she sticks her hands out. On her right hand are a large pile of grey jumpsuits. On her left hand are a pile of... Also grey jumpsuits? Except they look a bit more frilly? It is difficult to discern the difference. She looks as though she hopes Sonny will take one, but he does not seem to be reacting whatsoever. He just continues to stare.

The Pink-Haired Woman:
  "Do you want to...?" she asks as she continues to offer the items, waggling them a bit, while her eyes dart between the clothes and the man. "Oh... Um.. Right."

  She stacks the clothing on top of each other in order to pull out a booklet.

The Pink-Haired Woman:
  Reading from the booklet, she begins, "Hello there! I am insert name here-... Errr... Opps." she closes her eyes and stops for a second. "I mean... Let me just start over, okay?..."

The Pink-Haired Woman:
  "Hello there! I am Jesika, your greeter. And we or I depending on how ma-... um..." she pauses to gather herself. "We... I welcome you to the UTSS 15. The current year is 2225 and you have just emerged from one of our state-of-the-art cryogenic chambers, trademarked as Caissons. You may be confused about many things, but it is important to remember to take things slowly! There is plenty of time to ask all and any questions that you have, and all will be answered appropriately, but we at UnionTransit ask that you first clothe yourself with one of the garments provided, as well as attach your ID Badge, before anything else. This is because-"

Sonny Sunlight:
  "What?" interrupts Sonny.

The Pink-Haired Woman - Jesika:
  She halts reading and raises her eyes. "Er- Well... Well, you are naked." she mentions, while trying to look away. "One of these is a jumpsuit and the other is a jumpskirt. They are both one-pieces, they cover your top and bottom. I am supposed to let you choose which you would prefer."

Over the Intercom - A Robotic Male Voice:
  "A New Member: Beatrix "Bea" Montgomery has awakened."

  The Caisson, the cryo-pod, behind Jesika begins to hisses open. The pod door opening hits Jesika in the back unexpectedly, shocking her, and causing her to fall forward onto her knees. The clothes she was holding all go flying. One grey jumpsuit lands in the hands of Sonny.

  The woman inside, Beatrix Montgomery, is revealed. She is a tall, middle-aged woman with reddish-brown skin. Her sleek, black hair is braided and lays against her back. As Bea comes to she scans the room with dark sunken eyes, she's far too confused to speak. She puts on a strong face to hide her fear and confusion.

  Out of modesty, Sonny puts on the jumpsuit.

  Jesika grabs the first set of clothing she finds on the ground. It turns out to be a jumpskirt, but she doesn't notice.

The Pink-Haired Woman - Jesika:
  "H-Here," she pushes the jumpskirt it to Beatrix Montgomery. "I'm sorry it's ruffled, I-I accidentally dropped it. I-" she stops mid-sentence seeing the terror on Bea's face before realizing that she needs to read from the pamphlet to Beatrix... But she lost it. Wherever that pamphlet is, possibly under one of the crumbled mess of clothes on the floor, it's gone for now. Instead, she improvises. Clasping her hands together she says, "IIII wel-come youuu tooo the ship! Please put your clothes on. Please put your clothes on first and then I and others will answer any questions. Oh shoot- I'm supposed to let you choose..." She picks up a ruffled grey jumpsuit off the ground.

The Pink-Haired Woman - Jesika:
"So... Would you prefer a jumpskirt? Or a jumpsuit? They only come in gray sadly..." and then she remembers to say something to both Sonny and Beatrix. "Oh! And both of your ID-cards are in the back of the cryo-pods. Remember to take it out and attach it to your clothes!"

To be Continued

[concertsrule]

(ah i see, i'll continue to write what she says and does since its easier for me to do it that way)

Bea, realizing she is naked in front of people, moves with urgency. She grabs the jumpskirt from Jesika's hands unfolding it. Her face morphs to one of disgust and disappointment seeing as the skirt wouldn't cover herself as much as she would like. She holds the jumpskirt against her body to cover herself for the moment.
"Jumpsuit." she states her tone unintentionally harsh, her demeanor temporally softens when she realizes her rudeness.
"Er.. Please." she corrects.
As Jesika walks away to fetch the jumpsuit, Bea contorts herself to try and grab her ID-card from behind her without turning around and exposing herself again. Groping blindly she grabs hold of it and brings it forward to look at it.

[Sunlight123]

Sorry if I'm being too wordy with this. I guess the exposition is a bit longer than I anticipated.

The Spaceship

  Bea, realizing she is naked in front of people, moves with urgency. She grabs the jumpskirt from Jesika's hands unfolding it. Her face morphs to one of disgust and disappointment seeing as the skirt would not cover herself as much as she would like. She holds the jumpskirt against her body to cover herself for the moment.

Beatrix "Bea" Montgomery:
  "Jumpsuit," she states, her tone unintentionally harsh. Her demeanor temporarily softens when she realizes her rudeness. "Er.. Please," she corrects.

  Skittishly, Jesika hesitates a bit, but ultimately trades the jumpskirt for the jumpsuit.

  With Jesika there, Bea continues to shield herself with the clothes instead of putting it on immediately. She contorts herself to try and grab her ID-card from behind herself, trying hard not to turn around and exposing herself again behind her jumpsuit cover. Groping blindly, she grabs hold of it and brings it forward to look at it.

The ID-Card:
  Name: [Beatrix "Bea" Montgomery]
  Job Title: [Assistant]
  Stationed: [UTSS-15]

  The card is glossy, smooth, sturdy, and plastic. It is wide and rectangular like most ID-cards, yet it has no photograph of yourself like some IDs. In the middle is all of the textual information. On the left-hand side there is a large square with holographic art emerging out of it. It is pixel art of... Just a capital A? Quite plain for what it could be. On the right-hand side there is a complex collection of lines, digital looking, like a miniature labyrinth, and a strip of bright yellow on the edge. The back contains only a small hole.

  On the jumpsuit is a small stud. It is located in a small rectangular indentation. It matches the ID perfectly.

  Just then, A low synthetic buzz rings. It sounds cold and throaty like a robot trying to vocalize "rejected", or "denied", or just "no". Both Bea and Jesika turn to face the source. A large mechanical door with flashing red lights is the culprit. Standing in front of it is Sonny. Each time he tries to approach the door, it buzzes "no".

The Pink-Haired Woman - Jesika:
  "Um. Sorry!" she yells to him, "I forgot to tell you, in order to leave, you need to fasten your ID card to your jumpsuit," she walks over to him, "I can show you if you'd like. And-And- I still have more I need to read!"

Sonny Sunlight:
  "I don't want to hear from a booklet. I want to hear from whoever's in charge around here," he said as he clicked his ID card. As he steps towards the door, the lights turn green and the blips ring out - This time with acceptance. Being of two pieces, a top and bottom interlocking like teeth of a gear, the two parts slid open quickly. Despite uncertainty, Sonny continues through.

  With Jesika distracted, Bea manages to slip into her jumpsuit. A nice fit - Except for the lack of shoes. She exits the cryo-pod carefully, trying not to step on anything.

The Pink-Haired Woman - Jesika:
  Jesika turns back to Bea and grins earnestly, "You look nice in that." She exhales and sighs. Clasping her hands together she begins, "I don't know if you're thinking the same thing he is but... Listen, You two are my first greetees. I don't really know how to greet people yet. The last person who had this job quit because one of the wakers, like yourself, was so angry about their amnesia that they decided to fight him... He got hurt pretty bad. And he was pretty angry about it. And honestly, it's an understandable reaction. I remember what it was like when I woke up in this room. I was pretty scared. And disoriented. Having the booklet read to me didn't help me at all. I would rather have had someone talk to someone sincerely."

  Jesika gestures Bea to follow her and she complies - What other choice is there? They walk towards the door. Jesika holds her hand out and asks for Bea's ID card. She gives it. Jesika stands in front of the door holding the ID card out. The door turns green, chimes, and opens. Then she presses the ID card into Bea's jumpsuit.

  Jesika and Bea both step through the doors, going from the sterile white-walled room into a much smaller room. The walls and floor are an unpainted matte metal. There is a rack of shoes of many different sizes, all of them black sneakers, all the same make. In fact, they even match Jesika's shoes, despite her white nurse outfit. On the wall above the shoe rack is a minimalist vector art poster of a man heroically raising a crowbar with the phrase "Hold Station!" on it. There is another door on the other side of the room.

The Pink-Haired Woman - Jesika:
  "Outside the next door is one of the ship's main hallways. It's usually a fairly nice place. People here are... Fairly diverse. Some are gentle - some are rude. Nobody will really have any reason to be too rude to an assistant, which is what you are currently. If anybody is unkind, just tell them that you are new, they'll get it. When you exit, go right and you will end up at the cafeteria. You'll see a lot of people there and they can give you directions to the rest of the ship. If you have questions there are others out there who can answer it better than I can. The Head of Personnel is who you want to find. They will answer your most important questions and get you adjusted. There are also a few on-board psychologists in case you feel particularly troubled."

The Pink-Haired Woman - Jesika:
  "I... I could tell you more, but... It's better if you see the real thing. That way you won't have to believe that I'm exaggerating, or lying, or manipulating you," giving Bea an empathetic look, "Do you have any questions for me though? I can answer a few before you go... And make sure you put your shoes on of course."

To be Continued

[concertsrule]

As soon as she saw the shoes Bea side stepped away from Jesika and began the struggle to put on the shoes while still standing up. Occasionally she would nod to Jesika letting her know she was still listening.
(skip to the end of Jesika's last line)
Eventually she gets her shoes on, she straightens back up and smooths her jumpsuit out. She turns toward Jesika.
"Is this real?" Bea asks feeling her calm act begin to crack under the weight of the circumstances.
"Actually don't answer that, I don't think I would like the answer either way" She turns on her heel and walks up to the next door before turning to look at Sonny.
"Any bets on what they'll tell us, kid?" she grins finding the situation strangely comedic in a twisted way.
" 'Welcome to the station, now get to work' " she chuckles lightly.

[Sunlight123]

If I ever mess up at all let me know.
I'm double checking it, but I feel like I still have a strong chance of me messing up.

The Spaceship

  While Jesika was talking, Bea side-stepped towards the shoe rack and began to try on shoes. She chose to do so while continuing to stand, which posed a struggle. Occasionally, she would nod at Jesika, to let her know she was still listening. Sonny, on the other hand, was sitting on the ground, still trying out shoe sizes determining one that would work well. Eventually he did. He seemed to be listening despite not showing any reaction nor adding any input.

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Beatrix "Bea" Montgomery:
  Eventually she gets her shoes on, she straightens back up and smooths her jumpsuit out. She turns toward Jesika. "Is this real?" Bea asks. She begins to feel her calm act being to crack under the weight of the circumstances. "Actually, don't answer that, I don't think I would like the answer either way." She turns on her heel and walks up to the next door before turning to look at Sonny.

Beatrix "Bea" Montgomery:
  "Any bets on what they'll tell us, kid?" she grins, finding the situation strangely comedic in a twisted way. "They tell us, 'Welcome to the station, now get to work,' " she says while lightly chuckling.

Sonny Sunlight:
  "I don't know, but I know that I'm going right away to ask questions. I'm going to go first. It's only right since I woke up first—and I want to do it alone, if they'll let me. I'm sorry, but I don't know you yet, and we'll get better answers if we ask separately anyways," he rises from sitting immediately. Standing shorter than Bea, he tries to meet her eyes briefly, almost poised to shake her hand, but does not. Sonny leaves the room first and abandons the other two.

  As the door closes, Bea looks back at Jesika, hands still clasped in front of herself, standing upright, and with a tired smile. Jesika nods at Bea before Bea makes the first strides to the door. Upon approach, the door automatically opens—The first door that Bea has opened so far. She advances through. The door closes and leaves Jesika behind, though it seems likely she will stay posted there.

  As Bea enters the next room she cannot help but stop to take note of the unfamiliar environment. This room is quite large. 'One of the ship's main hallways' is what Jesika called it, didn't she? From one wall to another is perhaps the same length as a three-lane-road. It is quite boring looking. All of the floors are paneled tiles, all of the ceilings are paneled. Even the walls are paneled, though it is a different type, metal and sturdy-looking, with screws that keep them in place. Tube lights light the entire hall. It's all just grey with some basic texture on the tiling. Nothing seems particularly glossy or polished.

  The monotony of the architecture is broken with occasional decorative alcoves. Looking at the other wall, you spot the following: In one alcove, to the left of your vision, is a blue vending machine and a green vending machine side by side. No idea what they say. To the right of that is another 'door', much like the one you exited. To the right of that is another alcove where there are two metal cabinets, one painted blue, the other painted red.

  Near the red cabinet is an elderly man. His hand is pressed flat against the door of the red, metal cabinet. He's staring at you currently with dead eyes. He's a light-skinned man and his face is dotted with liver spots. He has a scraggly grey beard and head hair. His attire is that of a purple jumpsuit with grey overalls, bright yellow galoshes and gloves, and also a purple pillbox cap with a brim. He has a janitorial cart with a large water bucket and large trash bags. He takes his hand off of the cabinet door suddenly. Slowly he grabs his mop off the cart and begins mopping the floor. As he does, he stops looking at you, only looking at the floor.

  To the right is where Jesika said was "the cafeteria", though it is not clear how long the hallway goes on for. To the left the hallway hits a wall, then branches into two smaller hallways. There is also no evidence of where Sonny has gone, except that he certainly is gone.

  Just then—You hear an extremely high-pitched masculine voice scream out, "HELLLLLLLLLLP MEEEEEEE!!! HE'S GOING TO GET ME!!!" The sound is coming from behind the 'door' on the other side of the hall. The old man seems to perk up a bit upon hearing it, when he looks at you to see if you had heard it too, he does not seem too concerned. He gives you a nonchalant shrug before continuing to mop. "HEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLPPP MEEEEEE!!! HELP! HELP!! HELPPP!!! HEEEEELPPP MEEEEEE!!" continues the voice behind the door.

To be Continued

[concertsrule]

(im not sure what you mean by messing up but i'll let you know, also the old man's outfit reminds me of the janitors on ss13 not sure if that intentional hehe)
Bea scowls at the old man before walking away, she thinks to herself
'You'd think someone his age would have learned to not stare by now.'

Bea finds herself walking towards the door with the screaming behind it, she tries to calculate what's behind the door with the limited information she has.
'No one else seems disturbed by this, maybe it's something that happens often but not on a set schedule which would explain the janitor being startled.' She stops a few feet in from of the door shifting her weight onto one foot while she continues to think.
'Then again these people could all be completely heartless and don't care for their fellows.' She places her hand on her chin
'Or it could be that something is behind that door that they know isn't to be trusted, like some kind of mimic.. Could also be that the person in there should've known to stay away and are now a lost cause.'
She sighs, realizing shes clearly over thinking this and should just go to the Head of Personnel to clear up this whole amnesia thing. She turns on her heels and continues to the HoP.