Posted by Kim on March 26, 2022, 11:00am
Our fourth official real time masquerade is starting NOW! This RP chat will be open for 7 hours today (Saturday). We hope to see a variety of characters, an inclusive atmosphere, and an ever-changing cast to interact with.We strongly encourage you to make a new, anonymous character to attend with! The setting is futuristic, space-faring science fiction -- think original series Star Trek or Doctor Who for inspiration. All characters will be required to wear a mask (set your character to be played "anonymously"!), but that is the only restriction - bring me your space captains, bizarre aliens, devoted scientists and starry-eyed adventurers! All characters are welcome, provided they don't destroy the venue.
When the masquerade is over, the masks come off! Everybody can announce who they played after the masquerade ends, so that you can connect with your newfound friends and disappear down the plot bunny's tunnel to make new stories.
Remember - be respectful of your fellow players, and do your best to promote a fun and exciting RP environment for all comers.))
The day of the grand opening had arrived - Space Station 42X was officially being rebranded as Radiance Station, and throwing wide the doors of its new arboretums, casinos and ship docks to the public.Gone were the days of being a speck of a station, used only for dropping off the fruits of asteroid mining and shipping it back to the populated core worlds. A new era of exploration had begun in the sector, a period of expansion to new habitable worlds, and now Radiance would be a part of that. The extensive refit had scrubbed away the grime of a hundred thousand asteroids, and left her chrome-plated and gleaming with neon lights, ready to welcome those who were setting out to seek their fortunes in the frontiers of space and the very wealthy come to spend their fortunes alike.
An advertising blitz and a slew of personal invitations alike had gone out across the sector, naming today as the grand opening, and welcoming all to partake in the new facilities and entertainments. And what was better for a grand opening for those ready to lose themselves in the unknown of space then a masked party?
For the occasion, Gabriela Estrella, the recently appointed station director had traded in her oily cover-alls and engineering kit for a glittering black dress and velvet mask. She had gambled a great deal to take this position, and she was determined to see Radiance become the success she knew it could be. With a mix of excitement and nervous anticipation, she waited at the head of a squad of robotic servers for the guests to start arriving from the docking ring and join her in the commercial core.
Setting notes
- Party is occurring on the commercial level of the Space Station "Radiance"
- Space vehicles that engage in faster than light travel are a little pricey, but entirely in the scope of this fiction!
- Body modifications such as cyborg implants are fairly common.
- Aliens are known, but travel and commerce with them is just getting underway - the average person living on a "core world" has never seen an alien, but bold explorers do! Likewise, aliens are starting to send their own diplomats and explorers into human territories.
- Human governments are funding exploration missions, colony ships, and other expansionist efforts to help "tame" the uninhabited frontiers of space, so lots of souls are heading outward into the unknown at present. Radiance Station is a waypoint for many as they set off (or return.)