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TEST DIVE #2








≡U.R.S.U.L.A. NAVIGATION
TEST DIVE MEME


For information about the animals and locations, be sure to check out the BIOME and BASE pages!

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: It’s dangerous to go alone. Take them!
URSULA’s technology is breathtaking. With enough materials, she could make practically anything: weapons, vehicles, all those human comforts and entertainments she forgot to build... or perhaps she could expand the base to give everyone even more leg room. But there’s a catch: you need to get those materials to her in the first place, and scavenging can be a monumental task.

The planet Iniidae has a plethora of materials to provide, but you’ve got to go find them first. Some are easy enough to get, by plucking off the ground or breaking a rock. But some are a bit more challenging, such as Crash Powder, seeing that the Crash defending it will literally explode in your face if you get too close. And then there’s materials such as Blood Oil, only harvestable within the Blood Kelp Caves several hundred meters underwater in the pitch-black darkness… remember, you have to gather resources with your two bare hands. No such thing as driving around and conveniently collecting them within the somewhat-relative safety of an armored vehicle.

Since it’s so dangerous to go alone, URSULA will encourage you all to leave the base in pairs or groups if you’re going to try collecting some of the more precarious materials to harvest. She has heard that most lifeforms find being reconstituted from nanites traumatic, so try not to die in front of each other!

D: Almost, but not quite, Entirely Unlike Tea
The droids, URSULA promises, will do their best to make anything you want. Go on! Ask them anything! She’s excited. This seems like a great way to test out their capacities.

Of course, you need to be very careful what you wish for. Maybe you ask for Hamlet by William Shakespeare, and they do their best but only know so much, giving you a book with some… creative changes. Maybe you ask for a puzzle box, but you weren’t specific enough and things went awry.

Maybe you made the mistake of asking for tea..

No matter what, you were given something that was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike what you asked for. Now what do you do with it?

E: CREATURE FEATURES (possible body horror)
As more data is collected on the creatures of the deep, DNA can also be gathered to allow URSULA to research how to integrate it into her crew members in useful and hopefully unintrusive ways, unless of course permission is given first for more obvious or exhausting additions.

Well, that's the idea, anyway.

Unfortunately, something malfunctioned while URSULA was researching. Her incomplete serum was injected into you through your devices while you slept (or maybe you were knocked unconscious by the sudden change to your body). Now maybe you have the temperament of a Stalker or the thirst of a Bleeder or Gasopod pods on your back that trigger when you're startled. How this genetic malfunction works and what it is can be up to you but while URSULA assures you it's only temporary, you're stuck like this for now.

Have fun?

F: The Caverns of Dream
The ocean calls you. Of course, it's much easier to dismiss it as nightmares. You'll probably think that's all it is after you have them. Flashes of screaming sea creatures writhing in agony, pleading for help, but these creatures can't ask for help, can they? Something huge, beyond the scope of imagination, moves in the ocean of your dreams and calls out to you to go deeper into the darkness. It pleads and begs but not with a voice you can hear or words you can understand.

You wake up in a sweat with the unrelenting desire to take a swim, even though it's late and everyone is asleep. Or maybe someone else just had the same nightmare as you? Are you willing to take a swim and try to understand the dream?


BASED ON CODE BY TESSISAMESS AND SUPERSUITS


splinten: appl-juice42 @ tumblr (004)

[personal profile] splinten 2016-04-18 08:14 am (UTC)(link)
Ice cream? I can make some some nice cream! Better roll again 'cause your shit ain't dice cream!

[Eh. Dirk guesses the bot still needs more practice in its verses. Which it also needs in terms of the dispensing of food, so this is a pretty prime opportunity. As requested, Wiz attempts to dispense for Dave the requested food item.

But how good is it?]
splinten: appl-juice42 @ tumblr (I can't wait to be)

[personal profile] splinten 2016-04-18 08:19 am (UTC)(link)
[Ah yes. His daughter. Inheritor of his pathological need to deliver long intellectual commentaries. Hero who got one of the nicest outfits in this whole game. (Prince class, why.)

Now that he knows a little more about Dave, that comment isn't completely surprising. But he must correct it.]


Orange soda. Still not the most accurate representation of the drink, but much more passable than if it were an approximation of apple juice.

I'm working on teaching him to learn from his mistakes.
transited: (pic#)

[personal profile] transited 2016-04-18 02:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he visibly starts when dave speaks. thinks. whatever first. hearing someone else in his head is freaky, and neil isn't sure he'd ever get used to it. he can't really be mad at this guy for initiating it though.

(he's still a little annoyed at dave for initiating it.) ]


Just thinking of all the ways that this is a bad idea. The list is pretty high so far.
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[personal profile] transited 2016-04-18 02:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[ sea cows? those are manatees, right? neil squints, trying to figure out if those were endangered or not. not like that would really matter here, though, so he doesn't bring it up. ]

Maybe you can try asking for a sea cow later when you are hungry?
skaffenamtiskaw: (Displeased - Brown)

[personal profile] skaffenamtiskaw 2016-04-18 03:00 pm (UTC)(link)
The drone tilts slightly to one side and its aura shades slightly brownish. "Do we have a choice?"

At least its scanners, effectors, and—yes—knife missiles are all still active. Culture technology is nothing if not reliable.
bajkaiskierki: (tell you a bedtime story)

[personal profile] bajkaiskierki 2016-04-18 05:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[Iskierka actually just means cows, but in the ocean. they can have fins and tails if they need those to get around, but she is a simple soul in some ways and also doesn't know all that much about ocean life. also god, does she want to eat beef right now.]

Asking who exactly? Is there a herdsman about, or a rancher? It seems a very strange place for them to be.
upcard: (✿ WAIT UP)

[personal profile] upcard 2016-04-18 05:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[Here she is, ready to earnestly defend him...!!]

B-but having good meals is really important...! For everyone's well-being and morale, so I think that that's a really good problem to try to fix!
upcard: (✿ can we talk this over first)

[personal profile] upcard 2016-04-18 05:54 pm (UTC)(link)
S-sorry!

[Yet another apology, we're on a roll. She bows quickly, hands clasped together before her.]

My name is Mai. Um... I didn't mean to startle you...
oneandmikleonly: (oh; poor Atlas.)

[personal profile] oneandmikleonly 2016-04-18 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh--sorry, no, I'm not.

[the lamp floats higher as he makes it back to his feet, and he scoops the last one she dropped up as well, because...well, it's there. he sounds pretty calm.]

My name's Mikleo. I promise, I'm as alive as you are. Just invisible and hard to hear. You can talk out loud if you want, though, I can hear you fine. Sorry for startling you!
ruffledup: (pic#8958968)

[personal profile] ruffledup 2016-04-19 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
[Really, it is rather... comforting to see another trace, any trace, of Thedas here.

And, all right, so Josephine definitely laughs a little at that. Mechanical hummingbirds! Why, that's just adorable.]


Wouldn't that be quite the sight?

I'm afraid I have met quite a few nobles though. [And is a noble herself, whoops.] And while many of them do have very... unique quirks sometimes, I've yet to meet one with a mechanical hummingbird.

[A pause.] Though I am sure it is only a matter of time until someone builds one and they are all the rage in Orlais.
maserannas: (consider | on a lonely night)

[personal profile] maserannas 2016-04-19 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ She'll spare the discussion on how possible, and dangerous, time travel is or isn't, having gone through it once before herself. She can still remember the surreal horror of that world's future, and Leliana's words, spat at Dorian. You have the luxury of saying this isn't real, but it is.

She hopes that the reality they're creating now doesn't have more sad endings than middling to happy ones.
]

As it turns out, I agree. Time travel is absolutely not recommended.

[ Though she... shrugs after this declaration. ]

It's just as possible that we're from the same kind of world, only two different versions, at two different times. In which case we're only traveling through space, not time.
maserannas: (smile | leaders would be borne of you)

[personal profile] maserannas 2016-04-19 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ Everyone should want to meet Varric. ... Or promptly get away from him. It's up in the air. ]

Nice to meet you, Dirk. Should I run into anyone with questions regarding your new protegee once they're up and moving on their own, I'll be sure to direct them your way.

[ Ah, said with a lopsided grin. She's not kidding, as it were, but she doesn't think it'll be necessary. Or if it is, getting tracked down over what one's misbehaving children have gotten up to is all part of the mutual learning curve. Probably. ]

Or if they're looking for, ah. "Sick rhymes?"

[ ... what did that really mean, though? ]
maserannas: (smile | leaders would be borne of you)

[personal profile] maserannas 2016-04-19 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
[ What is: sport. Hunting for sport is a waste of time and a very "noble" thing to do; having sport is something different, as is making sport. Perhaps it's a word for general activity, in this case. It'd make more sense: what other sports might be out there is a topic she leaves undelved into for now. ]

Who, Ursula?

[ Which yes, is what she suspects he's asking about. She gives him a small shrug, gesturing all around them. ]

In the base, she's everywhere, and nowhere. If you need to talk with her, or to try and catch her attention, sometimes talking at things is a good way of getting her attention.
chataclysmic: (pic#9935484)

[personal profile] chataclysmic 2016-04-19 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
[A brief flicker of thought on his face and he grins crookedly, lacing his fingers together.]

That makes sense, yeah. It's cool that your mom does it too, though. I guess it's not really something you expect from a mom.
chataclysmic: (pic#10013750)

[personal profile] chataclysmic 2016-04-19 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
[Please. Season Two, please show my Son the truth. Save him.]

[He nods, folding his legs at the knees and crossing one over the other, tapping his foot to a beat somewhere in his mind.]


Sounds solid enough. Do you figure maybe it's something we should look into? Whatever's calling out to us?
petnadjanka: (27)

tytree crowe • tales of rebirth

[personal profile] petnadjanka 2016-04-19 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
[A: 5-star calamari, probably]

[tytree is probably the worst person to ask for ideas without much other prompting. he can focus when he needs to... but he's also pretty capable of distractions. and maybe it's because he's hungrier than a few snacks can sate, or maybe because the ocean is right there in their view. as a few sea creatures swim right by, tytree's jaw drops, and...]

Wow, I bet that'd make a really good seafood gratin... [can that be the mission? can they just collect the edible sea creatures and make a really bitchin' dinner?

maybe someone should get him back on topic, or maybe someone should agree with him. and maybe someone should make sure he doesn't get too pumped to go meal hunting right now...]



[D: This is not what he wanted at all]

So... you can make pretty much anything, huh? [why tytree's asking when he already knows the answer to the question is a mystery. double-checking? something like that. granted, before anyone can pipe up to remind him what the answer is, he's already pressing forward like he never asked it at all.] All right! Let's see what you can do then!

[except... he didn't consider what to have them make. so after a solid two minutes of standing there with his hand on his chin and his brows furrowed deep in thought, he perks up.] I got it! How 'bout a new crossbow?

[he could use a weapon upgrade, it always comes in handy when throwing punches just won't do the trick. and so he waits. and much sooner than expected, the work seems to be done. and out comes... a cross bow?]

...Eeeeh!? That's not—Hey, come on! I think you've got your wires crossed, that's not a crossbow! It's bow... shaped like a cross? [the defeat is so real right now.

pink isn't even his color either, but for some reason, it's getting stuck right in his mop of hair, as if to rub salt in the defeated wound.]
ruffledup: (pic#8958959)

A!

[personal profile] ruffledup 2016-04-19 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
[Josephine frowns, taking a moment to figure out where he'd been looking at.

Oh Maker. Did he not get to eat before this??]


Well, I would certainly not say no to seafood, but... [How can she put this?] ...It is probably all we'll be eating for a while. There's no need to rush.

[She doesn't know, okay??]
petnadjanka: (46)

[personal profile] petnadjanka 2016-04-19 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
[oh... she has a point there.]

Ohh... [yes, he's voicing that out loud.] You have a point there, it's as good as living right on the coast around here! Or even better, you can't get much closer to fresh seafood as this.

[he pauses thoughtfully. actually, this raises a good question.] That means it has to be pretty tough to get beef and pork and chicken around here, doesn't it?

[amazingly enough, he's not really that hungry, he's actually just eager to cook for everyone. it would probably help if he said that, but alas.]
discardia: Don't question it (Dramatic windblown... post-train jump)

d!

[personal profile] discardia 2016-04-19 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ Cardia's bereft of kick-ass steampunk headband to match his hair finery, but she's got her hat instead, which is... at least a little better than the bow this person's sporting.

... At least she's not comfortable enough with him to laugh and this is probably a good thing?? ]


It's very lovely, though.

[ For the record. ]
yatagarasu: (HELLO ☄ from the outsiiiiide)

Kay Faraday | Ace Attorney

[personal profile] yatagarasu 2016-04-19 02:32 am (UTC)(link)
A: GAME ON

[Kay puts a finger to her temple, pouts, and squints at everyone in the room from where she is sitting cross-legged on one of the beds. She is silent until this point before speaking up in a voice too serious for someone as happy and peppy as she normally is.]

Your mission, should you choose to accept it...

[Then she jumps up on the bed. Don't worry, she's not wearing any footwear. Just her pink knee socks.]

...is to play a game! It gets kinda boring down here, so why not? Now let's think of games we could play...

C: /POINTS AT FISH, POINTS AT YOU

[Kay found a flock of Rabbitrays. They're swarming around her, investigating the giant key thrust through her ponytail, and swimming toward her outstretched hands. You'd think she's just playing around instead of gathering those Rabbitrays up - that is, until she glances in your general direction and discreetly points you, and then to them.

Thank goodness for telepathy.]


Psssst! Now's your chance! Grab them!

[She's trying to pet them, sort of. Luring them into a false sense of security. Better be careful or they'll bolt at the first sign of Something Is Not Right.]

D: THAT'S HOW THEY ROLL

[Kay decided to test out the droids by starting small, with something that she thinks is difficult to mess up.

Now she's holding up...what looks like a cylinder made entirely of real Swiss cheese.]


Wait, I asked for a Swiss roll, not a...Swiss...cheese...roll. [She facepalms, then shrugs and waves the cheese about.] I guess now we can have grilled cheese sandwiches?
Edited 2016-04-19 02:33 (UTC)
redy: (MarinetteW82)

i put forth the effort and this is how you repay me. smh.

[personal profile] redy 2016-04-19 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
[ how thoughtful... no, of course, adrien's always thoughtful! and gorgeous. aaand kind. aaand ah, okay, she should take that offered blanket with a mumbled thank you—her throat's still a little dry and it feels like every word needs a moment to scream "NNNOOOO" before it comes out of her mouth. if they even decide to come out of her mouth. some of them might've just swandived back into her vocal chords and crashed with other words, making the usual messes. like... zoonimals.

let her just... quietly wrap that blanket around her shoulders before she looks over the fish cake... and then takes a bite.

her expression starts with her standard ear-to-ear smile that she can't really fight when adrien's around, as she's oh so nervous but oh so happy, and then a couple of chews turns that into something slightly more inquisitive because ah, that's it, that's the questionable taste adrien's talking about...

... her brow furrows.

a hand goes up to her mouth.

she'd reassure adrien that no, no, it's definitely not just him, but she's trying to figure out how to gracefully get through the soap she's currently chewing.

HELP. ]
petnadjanka: (54)

[personal profile] petnadjanka 2016-04-19 02:46 am (UTC)(link)
[he would definitely rather the hat than the bow; he'll get over this despair soon enough though. it's not like very much could keep tytree down for long.]

Maybe it's lovely, but it's not what I asked for... [he'll just pluck it from his hair, because this obviously does not match he tree-green aesthetic here!

and then he'll look at it, look to cardia, and hold it out.]
I think it would look a lot better on you than it does on me, heheh.

[smooth.]
ditties: (oo8)

D /)owo(\

[personal profile] ditties 2016-04-19 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
[ The urge to laugh is so very strong right now, but instead he'll just snicker softly. ]

Hey, Tytree. I bet if you wear something like that, Selena'll never leave you for another guy!

[ Try to convince him to wear it forever? Try to convince him to wear it forever. ]
discardia: Getting kidnapped by phantom thieves and all (This is kind of a first for me)

[personal profile] discardia 2016-04-19 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
Really? But wasn't that a present for you?

[ Sort of? Should you really be giving your pretty bows away, Green Person? ]
petnadjanka: (14)

[personal profile] petnadjanka 2016-04-19 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
[leave it to mao to prey on his deepest insecurities.]

What—you really think Sis would like it, Mao? [naturally, he falls for it.

why wouldn't he? if there's potential to never have to give selena away to some other unworthy man!! then of course he'll consider this possibility.]

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