Colonizing Namaka - A Sci-Fi Roleplay

[Edema Rue she/her]

19 minutes ago, TheAlpha929 said:

“Nice to meet you Riyu. I’m a psychologist.” She tried to gloss over his mentioning of therapy. I will be fine. That’s why I’m doing this, for a fresh start, and peace. Peace of mind.

"Interesting," Riyu said. "It seems we might be working together, at least a little. Where are you from?"

18 minutes ago, Channelknight Fadran said:

 

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Brains tend to do that.

 

[The Paradoxical Phenomenon he/him]

7 minutes ago, Edema Ruh said:

"Interesting," Riyu said. "It seems we might be working together, at least a little. Where are you from?"

“I don’t—”  Cyndi panicked. Wait, he’s just talking about my country. No need to be anxious. “I’m from the USA. Where are you from?”

[Mags she/they]

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aaaaaaaaah it started and I'm at school, lol I'm typing this during my teachers lecture

Bennu turned and wandered into the waiting room, doubling checking the sign to make sure he was in the right place. The hand he held his briefcase with was sweating slightly. 

People travel safely through space all the time he reminded himself. And yet he had a hard time banishing memories of space ship crashes he had seen on the news. His wife Shia was getting their luggage in the right place, she had sent him ahead to the waiting room. At least she wasn't nervous.

Then Bennu saw her, Fetu Malamalama in the flesh. He recognized her from pictures he had seen when signing up. With strong starshaping and a brilliant mind, Fetu was somewhat of a legend among Bennu and his coworkers. And now he actually had the chance to meet her.

He noticed another man carrying a flask as he approached. Did they let you take alcohol on the Beanstalk? They didn't allow it on airplanes.

"Dr. Malamalama," He said walking up to her and trying to seem friendly, "Its an honor to meet you!" 

@The Bookwyrm

[Tea Leaf]

'Sauntering' (well more of vaguely nervously) comes in was Frialio. And they sit down next to the chatting group. "Colonists? Um... I mean um... sorry to disturb"

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

2 minutes ago, Justice_Magician said:

"Dr. Malamalama," He said walking up to her and trying to seem friendly, "Its an honor to meet you!" 

Fetu stood from her chair with a big smile on her face.

"Thank you!" she said, offering her hand to shake. "And who might you be?"

[Edema Rue she/her]

9 minutes ago, TheAlpha929 said:

“I don’t—”  Cyndi panicked. Wait, he’s just talking about my country. No need to be anxious. “I’m from the USA. Where are you from?”

Riyu chuckled. "I'm not that scary, I promise. I'm from England."

2 minutes ago, The Last Fæ said:

'Sauntering' (well more of vaguely nervously) comes in was Frialio. And they sit down next to the chatting group. "Colonists? Um... I mean um... sorry to disturb"

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I assume you mean us?

"No worries, welcome!" Riyu said to the newcomer.

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

6 minutes ago, The Last Fæ said:

'Sauntering' (well more of vaguely nervously) comes in was Frialio. And they sit down next to the chatting group. "Colonists? Um... I mean um... sorry to disturb"

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Yeah, we have two different groups right now. But I guess you've been accepted into Riyu and Cyndi's group...

Our characters will have plenty of time to interact with each other later.

 

[Mags she/they]

1 minute ago, The Bookwyrm said:

Fetu stood from her chair with a big smile on her face.

"Thank you!" she said, offering her hand to shake. "And who might you be?"

"My name is Bennu Caspinson, I'm an Astrobiologist who will be studying life on Namaka," He said enthusiastically. 

[Tea Leaf]

2 minutes ago, Edema Ruh said:

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I assume you mean us?

 

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Oh, yes

 

2 minutes ago, Edema Ruh said:

"No worries, welcome!" Riyu said to the newcomer.

"Hi, Head of Astrobiology, Dr. Frialio."

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

8 minutes ago, Justice_Magician said:

"My name is Bennu Caspinson, I'm an Astrobiologist who will be studying life on Namaka," He said enthusiastically. 

"Astrobiology, huh?" Fetu turned to Makaula, who smiled in turn and stood up from his seat beside Fetu's.

"My husband, Makaula, is one of the best Astrobiologists there is. You two will probably be working together."

Makaula shook Bennu's hand. "A pleasure. Yes, though I am working in the Astrobiology department, the head of that department was given to someone else. A certain Irti Frialio."

 

Edited May 2, 2023 by The Bookwyrm

[Tea Leaf]

1 minute ago, The Bookwyrm said:

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Does Frialo have a surname?

 

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Irti T. Frialio

 

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

2 minutes ago, The Last Fæ said:

 

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Oh.

I'll go change a thing real fast then...

 

[Edema Rue she/her]

6 minutes ago, The Last Fæ said:

 

"Hi, Head of Astrobiology, Dr. Frialio."

"Nice to meet you! I'm not nearly so refined; I'm just Riyu, Head Therapist."

[Tea Leaf]

1 minute ago, Edema Ruh said:

"Nice to meet you! I'm not nearly so refined; I'm just Riyu, Head Therapist."

"Hm. Therapy, I may need some seeing of you. Don't worry about me."

[Mags she/they]

1 minute ago, The Bookwyrm said:

"Astrobiology, huh?" Fetu turned to Makaula, who smiled in turn and stood up from his seat beside Fetu's.

"My husband, Makaula, is one of the best Astrobiologists there is. You two will probably be working together."

Makaula shook Bennu's hand. "A pleasure."

"Its nice to meet you, both of you," Bennu said, sitting down in a nearby chair to wait for Shia. "I haven't been able to get the time to study the recent data from Namaka, do you know what life on the surface might be like?" He asked Makaula.

[Edema Rue she/her]

2 minutes ago, The Last Fæ said:

"Hm. Therapy, I may need some seeing of you. Don't worry about me."

"Feel free to come in any time, Frialio! Most everyone needs reassurance at some point." Riyu smiled again, he did that a lot, then frowned and looked at his wrist. "Does anyone know how much longer we have to wait?"

[Tea Leaf]

10 minutes ago, Edema Ruh said:

"Feel free to come in any time, Frialio! Most everyone needs reassurance at some point." Riyu smiled again, he did that a lot, then frowned and looked at his wrist. "Does anyone know how much longer we have to wait?"

"Don't know, but you should wear the watch upside down."

[Edema Rue she/her]

6 minutes ago, The Last Fæ said:

"Don't know, but you should wear the watch upside down."

"I..." Riyu cocked his head. "Pardon, but I'm not sure I understand."

[Tea Leaf]

Just now, Edema Ruh said:

"I..." Riyu cocked his head. "Pardon, but I'm not sure I understand."

"Take a watch, and put it on, the wrong way."

[Edema Rue she/her]

Just now, The Last Fæ said:

"Take a watch, and put it on, the wrong way."

"Right," Riyu said patiently, "But why? Just, for fun?"

[Tea Leaf]

1 minute ago, Edema Ruh said:

"Right," Riyu said patiently, "But why? Just, for fun?"

"Focus, and calming. Also fun."

[Edema Rue she/her]

"I'll be sure to try it," Riyu assured him, trying to remember why he'd come on this trip.

[Exotic Almond he/him]

2 hours ago, Shadowed said:

Echo Lopez looked furtively around before darting quietly into a shadowed corner, behind the chairs of the waiting area. A small, private smile graced their face as they considered the prospect of what was about to happen. They could soar among the stars, find freedom away from a place that only served as a constant reminder of…

The smile vanished.

Look what you’ve done. You’ve gone and ruined the moment for yourself, already.

 

Nable walks into the beanstalk and almost immediately notices the strange person in the corner. Deciding to try to make some friends he approaches.

"Hi, I'm Nable! What's your name!"

[Channelknight Fadran]

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Anyone lonely yet?

 

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

53 minutes ago, Justice_Magician said:

"Its nice to meet you, both of you," Bennu said, sitting down in a nearby chair to wait for Shia. "I haven't been able to get the time to study the recent data from Namaka, do you know what life on the surface might be like?" He asked Makaula.

Fetu and Makaula sat down.

"I'd be happy to tell you what we know," Makaula said.

"It was about four years ago that ISEA's preliminary expedition of explorers and scientists to Namaka arrived and began their testing. They approved it for colonization, which is what our expedition is about.

"As you know, we're finding that there are several types of biospheres that seem to be in some ways universal. Eden, the planet around Alpha Centauri A, for example, was found to have incredibly Earth-like attributes and an Earth-type biosphere, with familiar biochemistry, genetic molecules, the works. We don't know if this is because of parallel evolution or a panspermia event yet; that's obviously one of the biggest questions in our field right now.

"Other worlds, like TRAPPIST-1 e, have water based life, but different biochemistry. And yet other planets have alien biospheres utilizing other solvents altogether, like ammonia or methane. Some utilize these other solvents but still have DNA. Others have entirely new genetic molecules we never could have predicted.

"But even those alien biospheres seem to follow familiar patterns that echo in certain characteristics across worlds. So there are patterns here that we could never have predicted."

Makaula continued, an excited look in his eye. "Ansible communication with the small ISEA base on Namaka gives us more specific details, but overall, we know that Namaka, like Eden and other worlds, has an Earth-type biosphere, with familiar biochemistry, nucleic acids, familiar plant and animal types, the works. The atmosphere and gravity are quite similar to that of the human homeworld. But, as you know, even our own planet's biosphere is still under exploration, so there's still centuries, if not millenia, of science waiting for us on Namaka alone.

"We'll probably mostly be focusing on trying to map as much of the biosphere as we can, especially in the oceans, as 90% of the planet is covered with water. As for the "astro" part of our field, we'll be trying to find similar analogues between Namaka's life and other Earth-type biospheres, and try to see if we can find any clues as to why the biospheres are so similar." 

Makaula looked as if he wanted to add something, but then realized how long he'd talked for. He fell silent, a slightly embarrassed look on his face.

Fetu smiled. She loved hearing Makaula talk about his science; he was normally pretty soft-spoken, but once you got him talking about his interest in biology, he could go on and on.

Edited May 2, 2023 by The Bookwyrm