So, what’s this all about? Two lovely ladies off on a grand adventure. Where? Anywhere. Why? The need to get away from it all for a while, maybe learn something about themselves, maybe learn something about the world outside their usual, maybe even learn something about some other folks they meet along the way. Any limitations? Well, obviously we’d rather not be ‘destroyed utterly’. The tone, overall, is intended to be more light-hearted, but a bit of this or that along other lines wouldn’t be amiss. The prime reason for choosing this forum over the others, lays primarily with the option to consider some, if not all, non-canon, and thus more free to have fun with it, and simply see where things might go.
Character & location-driven, if it’s a place they can get to by spacedy travel, could be fun. No intent to impose on anyone, but open to all manner of people, places, and potential experiences within the realm of imagination. There may be locations we have in mind to go to, with approval of course. And hey, if there's no takers, we'll probably just putter around and see what we happen to come up with. No tech level restrictions with us, no particular 'no, can't go there' bits either.
Characters thus far + background:
Nathicana D'Aquisto, augmented Dread Lady and former Imperatrice of the Dominion, now retired. May be slightly mad, but is working on 'getting better'. Or rather, is learning to cope with loss that she previously refused to face.
The Dominion is an Italian-style not-so-far future to futuristic tech sort of place, given many are slow to really catch on to the cybertrain, and a great deal of the highest tech has been available to either the military or very wealthy. From an often-fought-over dictatorship to the wide-spanning empire it is now (through colonies and out-system holdings rather than occupations), there's been a lot of change, and a lot of hanging on to the old, the classic, the essential spirit of the Old World charm. Wine, the arts, a laid-back personable atmosphere with an emphasis on perception, on hospitality, and on family tends to be some of the most immediate tells. There is an unspoken attitude that Dominion natives are by nature, a somewhat better class of persons, but they would find it rude in the extreme to outwardly treat others that way. They prefer to show it in how they act, how they illustrate that superiority rather than rubbing one's nose in it. Teach by example, etc.
Some of the norms have adapted, due to alliances made and races met and befriended. Things like the close-lipped smiles come from associations with the Kzinti so as not to appear aggressive. When something rude or embarrassing happens in front of them, they will often focus on something else so as to not draw undue attention, or make the person more uncomfortable. Of course they notice, and of course they file that information away should it be needed later, but outwardly? Why no, didn't note a thing, do carry on. Gesturing while they speak is another marker, some more than others. They can be a very passionate people, and Nathicana more than most, in whatever she's gotten caught up in. While some hold a rather staunch view of Roman Catholicism, she herself is ... well, not quite 'godless' so much as rebellious and defiant of that aspect, for a great many reasons that go back to childhood (and likely needn't be delved into here.) There's as wide an acceptance there as there appears to be with reasonable folks they meet, at least on the outside. (Currently, in a more forward storyline, we're dealing with some of the fallout when internal prejudices get out in the open.)
They're firm believers in the multiverse (thanks to their association with the Triumvirate of Yut and the Scolopendrans, primarily), and in the theory that reality has broken - thus explaining how physical nations can overlap oddly in location, history, and all manner of things, let alone how nations come and go off our radars. Less brainworms that way. *nods*
S.H.O.D.A.N. - leader of the Queendom of Zero-One, small 'g' goddess, the Ghost of Citadel Station, appearing here in meatsuit Cyborganic Local Node avatar. Starting from there, our story leaves that behind, and begins here anew. For more information on her and Zero-One, you'll have to refer to the co-author, who has brilliantly brought her to life over the past decade plus here, and given depth and scope where previously there was a somewhat single-direction inspiration.
Main thread can be found here.
And there we have it more or less. We're looking for places to go, people to meet, and adventures to be had. As mentioned, this is pretty wide open - and as someone kindly pointed out (Thanks Swith) this OOC probably ought to have been put up with the IC one. Bit rusty on the startup open threads. >_> That established, has anyone got a destination we could make for? Someone we might bump into out in the space lanes? Have any questions? Commentary? Proposals? Let's hear 'em. A caper, criminal-ish naughtiness, a target for pranking? (Oh yes, pranks are a thing. It is known.) Let’s see where this thing takes us - hopefully, for some mutual fun and entertainment.
