Chaotic System - Playground 1, *triumphant music* Options

[Dantrag]

OOC: I expect that you have read the background in the planning thread and have a character listed on the character thread. If not, please do both. . Also, do as we do in the other RP, and list character name and location above each post.

Let the games begin!

IC

Rann and Syke Viann, Research Space Station, in orbit around Mars

Rann stood by his workbench, creating some unkown object that might make it to the coveted spot in his 'used' pile, meaning that someday, he just may find a use for the invention. But more than likely, this, as over half of his other creations, will go into the scrap pile to be made into something else.

"What are you doing?" Syke asked Rann, coming to a halt beside his younger brother. He picked up a black metal object and inspected it. "What is this?"

Rann slapped his broter's hand without looking up from his work. "No touching!" he scolded, accepting the object back from Syke and putting it back down; still not looking up.

"What are you making?" Syke asked again, more insistently.

"Nothing." Rann answered as he put on a proctective mask, not to protect his eyes, because they couldn't be hurt, but just his face in general. He began welding two pieces of the black metal together, drowning out any conversation for the next minute or two.

Syke was getting extremely frustrated with his brother. "What are you making?" he asked through gritted teeth.

"It's for the ship." he answered, holding up the finished product. It was black and sleek, obviously to match the metal interior of the engine room of their ship.

"What does it do?" he asked. The object had a series of pipes protruding from a box, which had a pump inside. He scratched his head, utterly confused.

"Look." Rann said, pointing to the pipe on the top. "Here is where our engine coolant is going to go; because it leaks anyway. Anyways, it goes down through this box, where it's pumped back out into the main hold where it belongs."

"Why didn't you just patch the leak?"

Rann blinked a few times; Syke couldn't tell if he was turning on the record option or the zoom. "Because that isn't as fun, and it wouldn't allow us to do this." he replied, pointing to a smaller pipe that Syke hadn't noticed before. He turned a valve on the end and smiled. "It will also make the coolant drinkable; I put in a series of filters and lined the inside with some toxin-neutralizing chemicals."

"That's useless." Syke said with a scowl.

"We'll see how useless it is when we get stuck in space with no water." Rann answered as he pushed by his brother with the invention in hand; all that was left was installation.

Syke sighed and followed.

When the installation was complete, and Rann had a sip of coolant, they went into the Research Area to look for their sister.

[Neela]

K'savassa, Capital city of Lysetin on the ocean floor

"I really don't understand why we don't take a stronger stance against the Rykar." K'savassa stated sharply. "We have so much that they need."

"Exactly the problem, Vas." L'meremm stated in her always soft spoken diplomatic tone. "Our relationship with Emperor Gren is a narrow and fast flowing current. We must use caution when dealing with them for they DO need alot from our world."

K'savassa interrupted, "Then why not negotiate more favorable contracts with them?"

The ambassador smiled softly at her, "It is a delicate balance. They need our resources, and they are used to taking what they want. Please do not think for an instant that they could not take and hold the surface of our world if they chose. Gren at least does understand that holding our world and the mines on the land would cost him more military resources using force than it does through diplomacy and contracts. It is because we keep our contracts and treaties with them on the fair side that he tolerates it. Our people have no wish for warfare and we are treated well within the empire."

"But we are safe down here.. They cannot touch us if we choose to hide in the deep." K'savassa stated.

"They don't need to come down here to get us, young one. Look at Dresh. That is what would happen to our world in a conflict with the Rykar. Dresh's moons are gone. Can you imagine what would happen to the currents of our world should our moon also come to an end. The devastation to our tidal forces would be catastrophic."

K'savassa looked down at the floor and thought about it for a few moments. "You are right, as always. Your meal is ready." She moved toward the table and placed the dish in front of her teacher.

"It smells wonderful." L'meremm said softly, "Come eat with me! There is more than enough here for both of us." K'savassa smiled and joined her at the table. L'meremm continued, "How are your studies progressing?"

K'savassa rolled her eyes back and sighed, "Not good I fear. This human language is ... difficult. I understand the words and their structure, but.." She hesitated. "I mean they can say one thing and it will mean one thing, but mean another if their facial expression and tone is different. I am still having alot of trouble with what they call sarcasm. Literal, figurative speech." She ended shaking her head with bewilderment.

"Keep at it. You will get it. Perhaps you will meet a human someday and it will all become much clearer. Translations and holograms recordings of them isn't the best way to learn about them and their ways." said L'meremm. She then reached over and placed her hand on K'savassa's forearm. "I know this hasn't been an easy life for you. You were not born Ys'he and much of what you are learning is outside of your born-talents. Things are going to be changing soon though I think. For everyone." She paused for as if remembering something. "When we are finished here I want you to get everything ready for another journey. We will be departing in a few days for an extended time."

"Where are we going?" said K'savassa suddenly intrigued and excited.

"You will like it. We are actually going to be making a few stops throughout the system.. I will let you know more when we are under way."

This post has been edited by Neela: Oct 6 2005, 06:25 AM