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The Station: Test Drive

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Welcome to the Station's Test Drive

Here, you will have the chance to try your character's voice out before apping them into the game. Feel free to play out in whatever means you would like - through the Station's communicators which are video and voice or either one alone, through action tags or prose, or whatever else you wish.

Please note that testing a character here does not guarantee that you have a reservation on that character. You may reserve a character HERE. Also note that this may be used as one of your samples for your application, though the mods may ask for more if what is provided is not considered sufficient. Finally, any thing played out on the test drive will not be considered character canon until after your character has woken up on the Station, as each character is given a unique scenario for their character's waking upon acceptance to the game.

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[ooc: Will do! Also, I'm taking Aeryn from circa s3 ep5, before John was duplicated.]

It's his voice, she would recognize it anywhere. She looks out from behind the beam and sees him slumping to the floor.

"John."

She doesn't hesitate, even though this would not be the first time some creature took John's form, or used John's body. If that's what's going on, she'll deal with it. For now she's going to him, crouching down touching his shoulder.

"John?"

Edited (Added an ooc) 2014-07-18 00:20 (UTC)

Crichton looks up, and rage and sadness fight for control of his face for a few moments before he just looks confused and tired.

"Aeryn?"

He looks up at her and slowly stands up.

"Aeryn?"

He stands there, his mouth hanging open for a few seconds, dumfounded, and then puts a hand on her shoulder, partly to feel if she's there, and partly to touch her, to be close to her again. And then it dawns on him he should ask.

"It's you, right? Your name isn't Bettina Fairchild or something?"

Bettina Fairchild? Aeryn figures it's one of those earth things that he says even though no one ever knows what he's talking about. She raises her eyebrows slightly and gives a small shake of her head, a shorthand gesture for are you damaged?

She lifts her hand, settles it on his upper arm.

"Yes, of course it's me, John. What's going on? Where are we?"

[The Eleventh Doctor strolls down aisles of the supply room, sonic screwdriver whirring away, green tip aglow as he waves it around at the various crates, clearly in search of something. He's quite wholly engrossed in the search--until he suddenly freezes, flicks the sonic out to its full extension, and stares at the side in disbelief with tinges of horror and disappointment.]

Self-sealing stem bolts? Why would anyone have so many self-sealing stem bolts?

[Eugh, the banality. No, this was clearly the wrong section altogether. Of course, he couldn't go and ask for help, especially at the cost of something to do... so he simply shakes his head in disbelief that anyone would stock anything so mundane, and soldiers on to the next aisle, sonic whirring.]

Edited 2014-07-19 15:40 (UTC)

Shepherd Book was headed into the Supplies Bay to ask Gryf something about one of the repairs on the Station, but he is quite surprised to hear someone else wandering the rows. For a moment, he almost thinks it's the Doctor, fiddling with his TARDIS, but the man he sees is someone he doesn't recognize or hasn't met.

"Ah- hello?" Book exaggeratedly looks around, searching for the swarm of robots that should be descending upon the man. "I'd put that back. Gryf might not take too kindly to you going through her stuff."

Kaylee's eyes fluttered open as they did after every nights sleep. Her eyes focused the ceiling of the engine room, once again she fell asleep by her baby. It looked the same as it always did but then again she didn't expect anything different. She stood from her hammock and stretched her arms gingerly.

Her eyes wandered over to the engine and she felt her face fall. What happened to her ship! It's like someone else had been taken care of her. She ran through the ship not able to find a single soul on board. Her mind raced as she reached the cargo bay and peeked out onto the larger ship before them. It was the hanger to a larger ship. "What is goin' on?"

The shift alert coming from inside the hangar was a new one. At first, Jack hoped he was finally going to get to see the arrival of another ship, but, no, only two ships stood in the bay. A quick call-out proved that there was no one on the Twilight Advance, not like there was any space to hide on board the vessel. So that left the Serenity.

Jack starts to make his way through the vessel, coming up through the open cargo bay hatch in the back. "Hello?" He remembers the layout of the ship, so he'll start to make his way through, calling out every so often. When he climbs up the steps from the lower level, he thinks he hears something in the very upper rear of the ship. The engine room.

"Hello?" Calls out again before he walks in. No coat, but there is a quite good-looking guy peeking into the engine room, Kaylee.

Fortunate thing he hadn't actually opened or taken anything. He's been chased by warehouse management hardware before, even if it was awhile ago, and feels no pressing need to repeat that particular experience.

He has been scanning, though, and whirls about when Book addresses him, all smiles.

"...oh! Ah, yes, hello! Nothing to put back, just..."--he glances at the sonic screwdriver in his hand, tosses it up, catches it, and drops it casually in his pocket--"...checking up on your cataloging. Regional supply catalog checker-upper, just dropped by, surprise inspection."

With his other hand, he whips out a black wallet sort of deal, flashing what (in all probability) certainly looks like regional supply catalog management credentials, whatever exactly a region supply catalog manager is supposed to be.

"And you are...?"

Book quirks a curious eyebrow at the man's mannerisms. Eyes follow the trail of the sonic screwdriver, and then as it disappears into his pocket. Sure enough, Book quickly sees a set of credentials that look very official in some capacity, too fast for him to really read the fine print. And yet, he still looks at the Doctor dubiously and laughs in reaction. "The surprise inspection bit. Haven't seen that one done in a while. Only, the only person allowed to really look around back here is Gryf. She wouldn't fall for that one for a second."

But he still has a good-natured grin on his face. "You just showed up here, didn't you? It's all right, so did everyone else." He warmly extends a hand. "Shepherd Book."

"Really. Intresting. Stranded somewhere out of the way, then, are we?"

That's got his interest--certainly much more than being told he's not supposed to be doing something-or-other, since he's almost always doing something he's not supposed to be doing, according to someone. He glances at his "badge" to make sure it didn't just come out all squiggly lines before pocketing it, then flashes a smile, shaking Book's hand more than affably enough... although there's something about his eyes.

Maybe it's just a bit of frustration at his little ploy getting no-sold, or at getting preempted on the greeting, or at not knowing what exactly is going on. But maybe it's something more.

"Ah, yes, a pleasure I'm sure, Shepherd. Who, though, is 'everyone else,' if yo don't mind my asking?"

"We are," Book confirms, lightly. He has been learning to try to keep the explanation as casual as possible, try not to make too big a deal of what is happening to them. He looks around the room, and, of course, they're in one of the few places without windows, so he can't show this man the same thing that finally drove home the entire point of their situation for him.

"We are currently on board a space station, I've been told the local year is somewhere in the 3500's," Book can never quite remember the right number. "There are about two dozen of us on board, all coming from different times and places, different worlds."

Book smiles in an attempt at reassurance. This man doesn't seem like Book's typical idea of a space traveler. "I know it might seem a little hard to believe, space and time travel, but we've found plenty of evidence to help prove it."

A soft voice clears its throat behind her and a tall gentleman with black hair and a slightly concerned expression steps just to her left after appearing at her shoulder.

"Might I offer you some assistance, madam?" Jeeves clasps his hands behind his back and tilts his head slightly. "It appears you are most perturbed and we simply cannot have you rushing from one point to another in such perturbation, as one is liable to hurt oneself if one is not careful."

He delivers a half bow. "And I believe we have not been formally introduced, miss...?"

"Space.. and.. time travel. Yes, that's quite a doozy, there."

This is possibly even better than when some human just a few decades old calls him a young man. Now if only he had his TARDIS on hand to really get the reversal in with the maximum impact.

"I don't suppose anyone's figured out just why it is you've all been collected up like that? Bit peculiar, don't you think?"

His attention seems to wander a little as he glances around, although he's taking in the situation. Of course it's a space station, the gravity's clearly artificial; a glance at his watch ought to confirm the date, as well. If there's an explanation, though, it's not obvious from the environment. Not yet, anyway.

"Haven't been hearing any creepy voices, or seeing statues that move about when you're not looking?"

Book doesn't quite pick up on the Doctor's tone, he just keeps smiling patiently. "There doesn't seem to be an overarching reason, as of yet. There have certainly been a lot of strange occurrences. No statues, but not too long ago, for example, everyone fell asleep at once, and we seemed to be falling into each other's dreams. I've also heard mention of an incident where a number of people on board were turned into horses."

"Not all of it has been benign, though, apparently there was also an attack, by things that people here described as zombies. Sounded a lot more like Reavers, from my world." Book frowns, and shakes his head to dispel that thought.

"A few people on board have theories, though. Gryf runs this place, but she doesn't know how we're getting here. Shipmaster 'Vadum would also likely be helpful to talk to, he's been here for quite a long time. Or, you could try talking to the Doctor. His explanations aren't always the most clear, though."

"Wha-" Kaylee caught sight of him and her anger was briefly forgotten. Her girl still needed some work and she was determined to take care of it but he certainly was a distraction. "Oh my..."

She put her hands in her pocket but didn't move forward. Despite his pretty face he was still on her ship with no one else around and it made her uneasy. "H-How'd you get on board?"

"Ah-" Jack holds out his hands, to try to show he isn't a threat. "Sorry, bit of a surprise. I just walked in, I heard somebody inside. You just woke up on board here? I'm Captain Jack Harkness. But, this isn't my ship or anything." A tiny smile, because he has no idea that she already knows it isn't his ship.

Jack steps a little out of the door, gestures towards the front of the ship. "I can probably explain a little better if we step outside." The engine is still and silent, the normal subtle vibrations of the ship in motion aren't present, so they have to be landed or docked somewhere.

Kaylee jumped as the man appeared behind her. Her shock was quickly replaced with confusion as he extended his hand to her. She gently placed her hand in his with an awkward smile. "Kaylee."

She was used to running around her ship but not seeing such a polite new person aboard. Maybe a friend of Inara's? Her smile was genuine as she turned to face the man fully. "Hello. Mr--"

Kaylee gestured to the engine. "Someone replaced the compression coil." She was stating it as a fact. More than a few parts have been replaced but she hadn't had time to look closer at the engine yet. After being on Serenity so long she felt more comfortable on board.

Still she took his advice and walked pass him, giving him a quick look up and down as she went. "Where are we? The Captain and the others?"

Jack blinks, startled at her reaction, is she familiar with this ship? It takes him an extra second to start moving, ending up with him following her through the Serenity. Hang on, this isn't quite going as planned. "Wait, wait. Are you crew, here? You were on board here?"

He's trying to keep up as Kaylee keeps walking, but then he realizes the one thing to say that'll help confirm what's going on. "You know Inara Serra?"

Kaylee skidded to a stop and turned back towards Jack. "You know Inara?" She knew the ship so well that she could walk through it backwards if she needed too.

She hadn't gotten any answers from him and the mention of Inara's name made her want to find the crew more than a moment before. Was their ship attacked?

Jack nods firmly. "And you're crew on board here, too," he confirms. "Okay. you're currently docked at a space station, just known as the Station, and I know, that's not where you just were. The Serenity showed up here a long while ago, didn't fly in or anything, just appeared on board. Everybody has been just appearing, myself included, we're not sure how anyone is getting here."

"Inara was on board when this ship arrived, and she's been here ever since. I think there's another member of your crew floating around here, too." But Jack hasn't been eager to put himself in the same place as the religious man.

Kaylee looked at him like he grew three heads. She remembered being in the engine room and that is where she woke up though the comforting roar of the engine was gone. Her eyes scanned around serenity as she thought it through. It explained the changes to the engine but where were the others.

"jiàn tā de gu" It was too much for her to take in but at least Inara and Book were here.

"But we're working on how to get everybody home. We've got some pretty good leads." He tries to look confident at the woman. "Where we're at, it's a little complicated." Jack again gestures for her to follow. "You'll be able to see a little better out here."

As they walk through the Serenity the other changes are obvious, all the little personal touches to the ship seem to be gone, the cargo bay stands open and empty. When it had first arrived, the ship had been completely stripped out. An internal hangar is visible outside the cargo bay ramp, the Serenity is, indeed, parked.

"Dreams. Hmm."

Interesting. It could be a situation like-- okay.

"...and horses."

Probably not psychic pollen. Zombies, as well? Curiouser and curiouser.

His eyebrows (such as they are) pop up at the mention of the Doctor, though. It's always fun meeting someone else who's just called "the Doctor." Well. Mostly fun. As fun as anything else that usually leads to getting shot at, but let's be honest, that seems to include most things worth doing.

"Talking to the Doctor, eh? Well, I'm sure I could do worse. All right, then." He straightens his bow tie casually, beaming as though this is all a great lark. "Take me to your Doctor."

Kaylee inspected everything as she followed the man. Her nerves were shot and she didn't and she didn't want to leave her baby alone but she needed to figure out what was going on. "Shiny." She smiles happily at the thought of being to go home. Nervous or not she was going to look on the bright side.

"You say that Book and Inara are here. What about the others? Have you found 'em?"

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We're going to continue with today's theme of mismatches

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YAY! Also sorry. Her notifications got all messed up

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