TEST DIVE #6

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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: Birdnip
The crew has become very friendly with the local population of birdogs, even going as far as moving a bunch of them to the base. Birdogs are pretty friendly creatures for the most part, and are some of the more tamable ones of the planet. That's why there is surely nothing that might go wrong with these arrangements!

Well. Except for the fact a new fauna that was found in a biome seems to have... well, really excite the birdogs. They're completely running amok, everyone from the kitchen to the swimming pool. URSULA would really appreciate it if you could help calm the poor creatures down before they end up hurting themselves or another crew member.

You probably shouldn't use that plant though.

D: Hunting Trip
The crew has been given a special mission on Mountain Island. While visiting, you were approached by Aurora survivor and fast-food worker Jenn, owner of the adorable tabby cat Glitter. She asks you to hunt a horrorsloth down for her. This particular horrorsloth has a scar across its face in the form of several cat marks which explains why Jenn wants it dead. It has a personal vendetta against Glitter and has already tried to kill her several times. Jenn has been able to heal the injuries so far but she’s worried that next time she won’t be so lucky.

So Jenn gives you anything you want from fellow survivor and Lead Programmer Naoko’s gun supplies and points you into the dangerous jungle forests where the Catkiller spends its time. Do you have what it takes to avoid poisonous tree pods and deadly Shrubbacks? Can you find your way through the dark and twisted woods? Or will you find yourselves hunted by the very creature you are trying to take out?

Do it for Glitter.

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: RAINY SEASON
When it rains, it pours. Rainy days tend to be the worst. Although you can go swimming in them, the intense storms of Iniidae stir up shallower waters making them murky and difficult to see through. And what if lightning hit? No one wants the first death to be lightning. Are you going to risk that? Probably. If you do, take care of yourself and bring a buddy!

But if you're the type to hole up in a storm, either by choice or because you were unlucky enough to be out in it, now is a good chance to get creative with your use of time! Maybe a game of charades will brighten up the rainy day? If you're on the base it might be extra crowded today so get to know your neighbors! If you're on an island, you could build a mud castle! Just don't go stircrazy.

BASED ON CODE BY TESSISAMESS AND SUPERSUITS

Comments

[riflew]

Is that what it is?

[ she's never really had a "home" to feel homesick about, so the realization is a little shocking? ]

[puddinghair]

[ okay that time she's not just from a different time, not recognizing that is just her being weird! he's pretty sure! ]

Probably. I am, too.

[riflew]

That's really great. [ izetta that is not the appropriate reaction to have when someone calls you out on being homesick?

it still doesn't explain why she was so embarrassed though. ]

Are you homesick?

[puddinghair]

[ what a weirdo??? but she seems nice so he tries not to judge. he doesn't think being homesick is anything to be shy about. or confused about. ]

A little. I miss my friends.

[riflew]

So you're here by yourself, too?

[ she frowns, glancing away from kenma for a moment before turning her attention back towards him. ]

I'll be your friend! Um, if that's alright! It's fine if it isn't, but well, if you need a friend here... I'll definitely be it!

[puddinghair]

Yeah.

[ ... it's not so much the 'verbally asking to be friends' part that's got him looking apprehensive - more like he doesn't really know how... to be a normal friend... to people... but oh well. ]

Sure. Um. Let's... Be friends.

[riflew]

[ izetta looks very relieved that he agreed, like she had been expecting him to just. say no?? so this is exciting. ]

Great! So.

[ they sure are still stuck here ]

[puddinghair]

You can just call me Kenma. I don't like formalities.

[ although kenma is struck with the abrupt realization that he doesn't know her name. he probably heard it and forgot??? ]

[riflew]

[ they both probably just. did not introduce themselves even during the whole period of most likely extremely awkward time they spent together on this submarine before it broke??

they probably stood in awkward silence before it broke. ]

Kenma... right! [ give her a second. ] I'm Izetta.

[puddinghair]

[ that is... very likely exactly what happened. ]

Izetta. Okay. [ that's a weird one. uhh... quick, more get-to-know-your-new-friend questions. ] So - what sort of stuff do you do for fun? Or, did you do, I guess, back home?

[riflew]

Well, for fun I... uh...

[ give her a second. give her multiple seconds. ]

I liked to take walks with the Archduchess!

[puddinghair]

[ he is weirdly unperturbed. if anything it kind of makes more sense to him when the people here seem to be... well, more special than some rando high school student like him. ]

So you must be someone important.

[riflew]

What? [ she flushes again, and immediately starts waving her hands in frantic denial. ]

No! I'm nobody, I just happened to meet the Archduchess completely by chance! She's wonderful and important, and I'm just helping her out!

[puddinghair]

Then it sounds like you're important to her. That still counts.

[ or at least, kenma would really like to think that 'friends with someone special' is still valuable in its own way. ]

[riflew]

I mean... I'd like to think that I am, but that's really presumptuous of me! I'll accept any role that she gives me!

[ does... this answer the question of why she was so embarrassed earlier. ]

[puddinghair]

... And what role has she given you?

[riflew]

Oh! Well, it's not like she has given me a role or anything! I'm just saying that... if she did... I'd be happy with whatever! Because the Archduchess is, you know. The Arch...duchess?

[ help ]

U-um, what about you? Who do you miss?

[puddinghair]

[ he doesn't really get the enthusiasm. tbh the idea of someone with so much authority getting to decide his role sounds awful - but if it makes her happy then... good...

... then again he only stuck with volleyball because he was told to. ]

My best friend. And um - the rest of my volleyball [ he falters a bit and almost just says 'team,' but that leaves out shouyou, so ] friends.

[riflew]

Oh! Volleyball is that one sport with the ball.

[ that seems to be the end of what she was saying until she suddenly realizes that that, also, sounded really dumb. izetta hastily adds, ] And the net. Not tennis.

[puddinghair]

[ ....... it's still unclear if she knows which sport it is. ]

Yeah, that's the one.

[riflew]

Is it fun? I've never played! What's your team like?

[ she knows there's a ball and a net involved, isn't that enough? ]

[puddinghair]

I wouldn't say it's fun... [ a glowing review. ]

My team is. Loud? But I think we're pretty strong.

[riflew]

If it's not fun then why do you play?

[ izetta is under the impression that people play sports for fun? maybe. she doesn't pay attention to sports. ]

[puddinghair]

To play with my friends, I guess.

[ well, that's not exactly it. he played in middle school when kuro had graduated, and he'll do it again in high school. close enough. ]

[riflew]

You must really love your friends a lot then!

[ she sounds very excited about this? friendship excites her apparently. ]