Channelknight Fadran Posted June 10, 2023 Author Posted June 10, 2023 "Paprika. I go by Pap if you're in a hurry."
Mags she/they Posted June 10, 2023 Posted June 10, 2023 "Nice! your parents like cooking? I'm Amaranthine, though that is very long so shorten it however you like!"
PyroPhile Posted June 10, 2023 Posted June 10, 2023 Quote Name: Unpronounceable, so he just goes by Ghost Species: Wraith (more info below, please tell me if anything doesn’t work) Age: 21 (Wraiths mature at about the same speed as humans, but their max age varies wildly) Appearance: Vaguely humanoid shape but all black with no facial features other than pure white eyes (All wraiths look something like this) Various Personality Bits: Excitable about science things Skills/Magic/Such: A tinkerer, likes to create gadgets, can use Thoughtspeak (see other) Position: Average affluency, chosen as an emissary due to his scientific knowledge Other: Imma dump some wraith info here: They require no food, instead being powered by electricity that they get from UV light. They also can’t talk, due to the lack of a mouth (please note that they can still hear); they communicate instead by sign language, translation pads, or (for the more magically inclined(I’m not sure if this is possible(please tell me if this isn’t possible))) by talking into the minds of people, what the wraiths call Thoughtspeak. Okay that’s all I can think of right now, please tell me if I should add anything or if anything doesn’t work
Channelknight Fadran Posted June 11, 2023 Author Posted June 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Justice_Magician said: "Nice! your parents like cooking? I'm Amaranthine, though that is very long so shorten it however you like!" Paprika smiled. "That's a nice name. All you elves have nice names." 26 minutes ago, PyroPhile said: Quote looks cool to me!
EmulatonStromenkiin he/him Posted June 11, 2023 Posted June 11, 2023 Atikskrakkaitak sat in the captain chair in the center of the bridge of his ship. His eyes were closed, and he appeared to be asleep. He was in fact meditating, observing the web of Energy that permeated the universe. His ship had just made it past a habited planet that the computer said was called "Mars" by the inhabitants of the system, when an alert pinged on the console. He sighed, then opened his eyes. He looked at the alert, and his eye ridges shot up in surprise. "Dragons," he hissed through clenched teeth. There was no mistaking that signal. He was headed to the main spaceport on the third planet in the system, called Earth. A moment of observing the Dragon's vessel, and he concluded that they were headed there as well. He hoped he could make it to Earth before them, but he could not be sure. It would be close. He carefully maneuvered his ship into a gravitational null point between Earth and its moon. "Maintain position please, Srignatch," he told the ship AI. "And please prepare landing pod one for launch." "Certainly, Skrakk," Srignatch replied as he walked towards the landing Bay. As he entered, landing pod one was in the center right above the dock hatch. He climbed inside and started launch proceedings, glancing at a tracker showing where the Dragons were. He should arrive on Earth about half an hour before them. The doors beneath the pod opened, and he was in space. He closed his eyes for a moment and focused on the Energy, the Magic. A quick twist to space, and his pod was in Earth's atmosphere, preparing to land. His blue, teardrop shaped ship set down gently on a landing pad, though not the one that had been set up for the Dragons. Quote Okay, do we want to have Paprika and Amaranthine meet up with him before they meet the Dragons, or after? I figure that if it is before, through the bay he landed in is the fastest way to the bay set up for the Dragons
Channelknight Fadran Posted June 11, 2023 Author Posted June 11, 2023 2 minutes ago, EmulatonStromenkiin said: He closed his eyes for a moment and focused on the Energy, the Magic. A quick twist to space, and his pod was in Earth's atmosphere, preparing to land. His blue, teardrop shaped ship set down gently on a landing pad, though not the one that had been set up for the Dragons. Excuse me, the voice said through the intercom, you don't on the schedule. Do you have clearance for this landing bay? Quote Probably before, so we can get our characters together as soon as possible
EmulatonStromenkiin he/him Posted June 11, 2023 Posted June 11, 2023 22 minutes ago, Channelknight Fadran said: Excuse me, the voice said through the intercom, you don't on the schedule. Do you have clearance for this landing bay? Spoiler Got it Atikskrakkaitak thought for a moment as a translation came up on his computer. "Computer, please translate my response to the local language," he said. He cleared his throat. "I apologize, I was unaware of any schedule or clearance needed. I needed to get out of the air before the Dragonship entered the atmosphere. It is unsafe to be flying near them."
Channelknight Fadran Posted June 11, 2023 Author Posted June 11, 2023 The Dragons have been scheduled for landing on this planet.
EmulatonStromenkiin he/him Posted June 11, 2023 Posted June 11, 2023 24 minutes ago, Channelknight Fadran said: The Dragons have been scheduled for landing on this planet. Atikskrakkaitak sighed. "I am aware now. Is there something I can do to get this clearance? The Dragons are only using one ship."
Channelknight Fadran Posted June 11, 2023 Author Posted June 11, 2023 The sound of a keyboard clacking sounded, followed by, Nobody's scheduled for your pad until Thursday. We're sending you a parking ticket and your bill for staying until then.
EmulatonStromenkiin he/him Posted June 11, 2023 Posted June 11, 2023 Atikskrakkaitak sighed inwardly. Bureaucrats. Didn't matter what species or planet, they were all the same. "Okay, then," he said. With a few taps and a swipe, he completed the transaction, which was thankfully not ridiculously high. Without another word, he moved and opened the door in the side of the pod, it folding down into stairs.
Channelknight Fadran Posted June 11, 2023 Author Posted June 11, 2023 Oh, and... provide some identification please.
EmulatonStromenkiin he/him Posted June 11, 2023 Posted June 11, 2023 Atikskrakkaitak closed his eyes for a moment. "I am Atikskrakkaitak of the Skkraaakiskakkkraitk. I am an inventor. Computer, send over the standardized ID set."
Channelknight Fadran Posted June 11, 2023 Author Posted June 11, 2023 There was silence on the other end for a few very palpable seconds. Looks... good to me. Enjoy your stay on Earth.
Channelknight Fadran Posted June 11, 2023 Author Posted June 11, 2023 Quote A bunch of ambassadors and people are going to be at this big meeting about the fate of the local group. Work around that
PyroPhile Posted June 11, 2023 Posted June 11, 2023 Quote Can Ghost just bump into your group or something?
EmulatonStromenkiin he/him Posted June 11, 2023 Posted June 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Channelknight Fadran said: There was silence on the other end for a few very palpable seconds. Looks... good to me. Enjoy your stay on Earth. "Thank you very much," Atikskrakkaitak said, finally stepping out of the pod, which sealed behind him. As he looked around, he saw two heat signatures coming around the wall towards him. He wondered who it could be. @Justice_Magician, @Channelknight Fadran
Channelknight Fadran Posted June 12, 2023 Author Posted June 12, 2023 4 hours ago, PyroPhile said: Quote That is the idea 2 hours ago, EmulatonStromenkiin said: "Thank you very much," Atikskrakkaitak said, finally stepping out of the pod, which sealed behind him. As he looked around, he saw two heat signatures coming around the wall towards him. He wondered who it could be. @Justice_Magician, @Channelknight Fadran "The restrooms are this way, yeah..." Paprika was leading the cute elf lady along, then caught Atik out of the corner of her eye. "Hey, you aren't authorized to land here!"
PyroPhile Posted June 12, 2023 Posted June 12, 2023 Ghost wandered around, looking for any sign of the other ambassadors. 1 hour ago, Channelknight Fadran said: "Hey, you aren't authorized to land here!" He began moving towards the source of the words. Perhaps they can point me to the other ambassadors.
EmulatonStromenkiin he/him Posted June 12, 2023 Posted June 12, 2023 Atikskrakkaitak registered a third heat signal just as the first two became visible. One of them was plainly a human, probably a female, and the other... an Elf. Probably some sort of diplomat. He had only heard of the Elves, he had never met one. He was unsure how this one would react to him. "You aren't authorized to land here!" the human yelled at him. He sighed. "I have got authorization to land, and have clearance till the Thursday," he enunciated carefully in the human tongue. "I could not stay in the air/atmosphere, not with the Dragonship entering." He paused, distracted by the third heat signature coming around the wall. "What are being your names? I am one named Atikskrakkaitak." Quote Any speech I put in italics is in his native tongue, which is like his name and species name, nearly unpronounceable by humans. In this case, Dragonship was in his native tongue, but distinctly recognizable as having to do with the Dragons. @Channelknight Fadran, @Justice_Magician, @PyroPhile
PyroPhile Posted June 12, 2023 Posted June 12, 2023 Ghost walked up to the group, pulling a communicator pad out of his backpack. He had found that very useful, as many things he needed were not commonplace here. On the pad, he wrote: Do you mind if I use Thoughtspeak? @Channelknight Fadran @Justice_Magician @EmulatonStromenkiin
EmulatonStromenkiin he/him Posted June 12, 2023 Posted June 12, 2023 1 minute ago, PyroPhile said: Ghost walked up to the group, pulling a communicator pad out of his backpack. He had found that very useful, as many things he needed were not commonplace here. On the pad, he wrote: Do you mind if I use Thoughtspeak? @Channelknight Fadran @Justice_Magician @EmulatonStromenkiin Atikskrakkaitak nodded as a Wraith came around the corner. He had met others of the species before, and though strange in appearance, decent beings. "You are welcome to, Wraith. What is your name?"
PyroPhile Posted June 12, 2023 Posted June 12, 2023 Quote I’m going to put Thoughtspeak in bold italics. You may call me Ghost.
Channelknight Fadran Posted June 12, 2023 Author Posted June 12, 2023 6 hours ago, EmulatonStromenkiin said: Atikskrakkaitak registered a third heat signal just as the first two became visible. One of them was plainly a human, probably a female, and the other... an Elf. Probably some sort of diplomat. He had only heard of the Elves, he had never met one. He was unsure how this one would react to him. "You aren't authorized to land here!" the human yelled at him. He sighed. "I have got authorization to land, and have clearance till the Thursday," he enunciated carefully in the human tongue. "I could not stay in the air/atmosphere, not with the Dragonship entering." He paused, distracted by the third heat signature coming around the wall. "What are being your names? I am one named Atikskrakkaitak." @Channelknight Fadran, @Justice_Magician, @PyroPhile 4 hours ago, PyroPhile said: Ghost walked up to the group, pulling a communicator pad out of his backpack. He had found that very useful, as many things he needed were not commonplace here. On the pad, he wrote: Do you mind if I use Thoughtspeak? @Channelknight Fadran @Justice_Magician @EmulatonStromenkiin 3 hours ago, PyroPhile said: You may call me Ghost. What an odd mishmash of people. Paprika first checked her Wristbank, then nodded and said, "Oh, yeah - your ticket just came through. Sorry 'bout that. As for this... Ghost, you say? What brings you here?"
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