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TEST DIVE #3








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A: There’s a Storm on the Horizon
A brainstorm. On advice about the ingenuity of multi person parties, and from admitted lack of understanding of many needs of organics, URSULA has selected you and a partner (or partners) to go to one of the observatories with food, beds, and recording devices to have a jam session for ideas about missions.

You are not to leave the room until you have some good ones. So get cracking! Start suggesting to one another what the base needs to do.

Or get horribly, horribly sidetracked and possibly a little crazy at being locked up together with the ocean staring at you. Judging.

B: The Abysmal Sea
You’re stranded.

One of the planet’s troublesome signal-interfering pulses has just made your communication devices 100% nonfunctional. No matter how you try to call URSULA for help, she isn’t able to respond. The database strapped to your wrist is just a useless chunk of metal now, leaving you without a useful library of knowledge to survive off. If you were driving any underwater vehicle prior to this point, it’s broken down. And unless you’re a mechanic, it’ll be pretty hard to get it jumpstarted again.

Don’t fret! The communication systems always come online eventually, so if you stay put, it’ll boot back up and give you directions straight back to base so you can finally get home. But can you really afford to stay put? The sunlight’s slowly streaming out of the sky, leaving the waters darker and darker with each passing second. Soon, you won’t be able to see five feet in front of you, and the only warning you’ll get of any approaching threat is through sound, if they even make any.

You have a few choices: take a daring risk and try swimming back to base, but on the off-chance you don’t remember the directions correctly from before you were cut off, you’re going to get even more lost, in the darkness of the night no less. Or, you could huddle in, with any friends if they were unfortunate enough to be with you, and start focusing on getting warm. Because spending the night out here in the vast oceans with the entire world against you is becoming a very, very real possibility.

C: Test Drive Test Dives
The Robotics section of the laboratory needs your help! Whether you were a poor sap who got dragged into it or love working on robots, this is your time to shine!

A few suits need testing to get the kinks out of them. And you know, figure out how they work in general. So be a dear and get in one so the others can watch you flail around and discover how it works.

If you're not into being a crash test dummy, you can help do repair work, analyze blueprints of various underwater vehicles, bring in scrap metal to work with or maybe just try painting the Seamoth neon pink.

D: Camping Trip
Floater Island is the only real land around so even if it's a longer trip, it's nice to volunteer for an overnight mission there sometimes. Who doesn't want to camp out under the stars when you've been living under the sea this whole time? Attempt to make s'mores out of plants and that chocolate bar you have left! Play with Birdogs! Go for a swim in the lake! Try very hard to get some sort of emotional response from a Light Frog!

Well, sure, you're here on a mission but it's okay to goof off and enjoy yourselves with some campfire stories and freshly cooked Chomper kebobs sometimes. Just grab a few samples from the abandoned farm at least so it looks like you actually worked.

E: THE AURORA
Quiet except for the creaks and rumbles as the ship settles and shifts, the sound of Reapers screaming in the distance every so often, the Aurora is a creepy place to visit for a mission. The remains of those crew members not buried, and the belongings of many others, still litter the ship's halls. It might be nice to remove any skeletons you find.

Of course, their misfortune is your opportunity to catch up on some reading, browse whatever video games they left, get medical supplies and enjoy the comforts they no longer need.

But is it possible the Aurora is haunted? Surely not. Except sometimes you might hear voices from far away. It might just be the people you came on board with, unless they're with you. Or it might be a Cave Crawler knocking over some recording device. You're not too scared to check, right?

F: Farmville
Time to tend to the crops! That's right, the underwater farm needs your help. Some trees and plants rest on the seabed under protective covers that allow them to grow their leaves and fruits while the roots firmly keep them in the sand. Harvest some apples, more apples, oranges, strawberries and other delicious produce that sounds much, much better than a regular diet of fish.

And once you've helped get a basket full of crops for the base, it's time to cook them! But what are you going to make? Apple stuffed fish? Orange stuffed fish? Nah, get creative with what you have! Everyone is counting on you for dinner!


BASED ON CODE BY TESSISAMESS AND SUPERSUITS


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[personal profile] alienates 2016-06-21 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
[ jake prepare to be thoroughly disappointed

or not he will. still like them even when he realizes they're mostly just human movies with trolls. ]


They will blow your feeble mind away and make you wonder why you ever thought any of your human films were any good.
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[personal profile] potentite 2016-06-21 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[He's pretty sure people wonder more why he thinks so many are good but that's fine. He won't correct it since his tastes sometimes take people by surprise. Also it's harmless? He's pretty sure.]

I can't wait. We should have a movie night. We can share movies with each other! I would invite the others but I don't know if they could appreciate it. It may be best left to the two of us and save sharing the goods at a later point, when they might be able to accept it.

[Truly he feels a bond to this angry man.]
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[personal profile] alienates 2016-06-21 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
That's a good idea. Everyone else is just obviously not at a place where they are able to comprehend good art. I have attempted to introduce Dave to things I like so many time and he either always falls asleep or makes dumb jokes about it? I'm at a point where I just need to deal with other people who understand me.

[ and his love for romantic comedies. ]
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[personal profile] potentite 2016-06-21 09:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Ugh, tell me about it. Dirk and I have some overlap in tastes but most of the time he'd prefer to tell me why my movies didn't meet his hipster standards. I wonder if lack of proper movie enjoyment is just a Strider thing...

[Not that he really minds the complaining when it's funny most of the time. But sometimes you just want to enjoy Adam Sandler.]
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[personal profile] alienates 2016-06-21 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)
It fucking has to be. Sometimes I think they probably don't even dislike it as much as they claim to, and are only saying it just to mess with us? As if agreeing might discredit their cool kid credentials or something.

[ the obvious answer would to just be stop watching movies with striders but

karkat cannot do that. ]
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[personal profile] potentite 2016-06-22 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
[Why would they stop forcing Striders to watch movies with them when it's fun.]

Exactly! I can understand some lapses between our differing preferences but it's a little much. They must actually be crazy for them. They're so sensitive... I wouldn't laugh at him for admitting it.

[He would just mercilessly tease him. Very different.]
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[personal profile] alienates 2016-06-22 04:11 am (UTC)(link)
English, we should attempt to catch them in this web of lies that they have annoyingly weaved. There has to be some moment of weakness where they unintentionally reveal their true feelings on these films. A slight upward turn of their smooth lips. The hint of a chuckle. They are not infallible.

[ there are. probably better ways to spend their time than this but nah this is very important now? ]
Edited 2016-06-22 04:11 (UTC)
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[personal profile] potentite 2016-06-22 04:52 am (UTC)(link)
[This is the best way ever to spend their time. What else do they have to do? Missions? No way.]

I'm game. Striders have a very good poker face, though. I don't know Dave well but crikey, Dirk's could give a Greek statue a run for its money.
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[personal profile] alienates 2016-06-22 05:04 am (UTC)(link)
I know how to break Dave's but it's one of those secret weapons that can only be used once per boss battle. If I mess up the timing then we're done for.
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[personal profile] potentite 2016-06-22 05:10 am (UTC)(link)
[His eyes widen.]

That serious? I'm curious what sort of jiggery pokery voodoo you work but perhaps that's on a need to know basis. As for Dirk... [Hm. Well shit.] I do know methods but I confess they would be, uhm, out of my hands now.
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[personal profile] alienates 2016-06-22 06:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[ they are

probably talking about the same methods. ]


We will just have to make do with the assets that we currently have available then. I am sure we can figure something out with Dirk.
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[personal profile] potentite 2016-06-26 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[They totally are and he can't even deny it.]

Have you ever tried the tickle method?
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[personal profile] alienates 2016-06-27 11:24 am (UTC)(link)
No but's mostly because it would just immediately turn into us wrestling and him putting me in a headlock.

[ or just immediately jump to the headlock.

although... ]


Wait have you and did it work?
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[personal profile] potentite 2016-06-27 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[Jake mentally sighs because it's a very sad story to tell.]

He hates uncontrolled reactions, so he trained himself to resist it. It used to be a surefire way to get a giggle out of him, too! Now it doesn't work well. Torso is a no-go but I do know other areas still work. You didn't hear it from me, though. Considering the peculiar way our genetics work, it could work on Dave, too, if you need a surprise tactic.
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[personal profile] alienates 2016-06-28 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
[ honestly karkat is mostly stuck on the image of dirk giggling. or... doing one single giggle, because that is more likely yet still difficult to picture. the powers of dating are really fucking surreal. ]

I think it'd probably be the same with Dirk then? Like it'll work at first but then he'll have a stupid as shit training montage to overcome this new and sudden obstacle.
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[personal profile] potentite 2016-06-28 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
[Dating is the most powerful weapon against Striders.]

Is Dave also the type to wrangle your purse strings?
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[personal profile] alienates 2016-06-28 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ jake

what the fuck does that even mean ]


Right so I completely understood what you just said, but just for clarification's sake, do you mind repeating that but with different and less stupid words this time.
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[personal profile] potentite 2016-06-28 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
Hitch a bridle? Drive the station? ...Control freak?
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[personal profile] alienates 2016-06-28 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
[ why the fuck didn't you just say control freak to begin with, hitch a bridle sounds so fake!!

but in all honestly, the idea of dave being a control freak is so ridiculous that it actually leaves karkat speechless for more than five seconds. wow. ]


Fuck no. Dave is usually so relaxed about everything even when it's a topic he isn't actually relaxed about? I feel like between him and Lalonde, he received all the chill genes although she isn't that controlling either? Rose is a different type of crazy.

[ karkat looks around just in case rose suddenly pops up somehow. ] Anyway the only things he's really "controlling" about are his ugly shades and his uglier pajama cape.
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[personal profile] potentite 2016-06-28 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
[Rose seemed nice enough. But then again he never actually talked to her and just sat there with Tavrosprite in a corner so.]

Then he probably wouldn't train himself. I think? Strider only did because it's his thing. Also maybe to irritate me? [That second one gives him pause.] ...So maybe Dave would to annoy you, yes. Damn.
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[personal profile] alienates 2016-06-28 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ rose is perfectly nice. she just also has zero chill and like many other notable homestuck girls, does not know how to hop off the bad idea train. ]

He definitely would because he would not be able to handle me having something so powerful over him. Fucking Striders.
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[personal profile] potentite 2016-06-28 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
Fear not. Eventually you'll uncover a weakness he can't secure and then you'll finally gain the upper hand! I will ride shotgun with you.

[He gives a thumbs up because, well, look. Striders can be difficult. Especially when they want to win. But maybe teaming up they'll gain precious insights.]
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[personal profile] alienates 2016-06-28 12:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[ honestly just a single victory against them counts as like, ten strider victories. ]

As long as he doesn't somehow figure it out. Somehow he just always fucking knows?
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[personal profile] potentite 2016-06-28 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
You do have a lack of... [What's a nice way to put it?] ...Refinement for the situation? You're probably a real page-turner to him.
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[personal profile] alienates 2016-06-29 11:14 am (UTC)(link)
[ he squints at jake. ]

Are you saying that I'm easy to read? Excuse you, but I am a goddamn master at hiding my various emotions.

[ no he's not ]

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