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ROLE — NAVIGATOR 🧭
NAVIGATOR
welcome, crewmate SHOMA ENDA.
On SUNDAY, once the unfortunate procedures of ... "Execution" has gone over, Shoma will hear the familiar ping of the I.R.I.S. at his wrist; the moment that he lifts up his hand to check what the noise is for, a window immediately pops up. The projection fills in a spread of maroon, and a message sent only to their designation loads in the window.
There is no compulsion to obey the request, but it is an extension of knowledge, and curiosity - and could be interesting.
There is no compulsion to obey the request, but it is an extension of knowledge, and curiosity - and could be interesting.
Shoma Enda,
Unfortunate and ill timing given what's just happened, but mayhaps this invitation can provide some insight into what's to come with these upcoming weeks. I wish I could have done this at a better time but it is a decision that must be made before our next travel destination.
Meet me here as soon as possible and I'll be sure to explain more thoroughly.
Unfortunate and ill timing given what's just happened, but mayhaps this invitation can provide some insight into what's to come with these upcoming weeks. I wish I could have done this at a better time but it is a decision that must be made before our next travel destination.
Meet me here as soon as possible and I'll be sure to explain more thoroughly.
METIS
A location pops up on the I.R.I.S. once the message is read, and will indicate where Shoma needs to go to meet with Metis. It will lead to a command room in which only the Senior Crew is allowed access, and an important factor when it comes to navigation. When he gets there, he'll find the COS waiting patiently, observing a line of data and routes illuminated on a panel above the main control that vanishes once they spot Shoma. A brief ! displays on the visor of their helmet before they lead them towards a table for seating with a gesture, some snacks and drinks already prepared.
"Let's have a seat. Ready to go over the details?"
"Let's have a seat. Ready to go over the details?"
RULES
As the role responsible for navigation, along with information that is acquired, Shoma is expected to follow a few rules:
1. For now, keep your new designation a secret. This can be revisited at a later date. Should this designation be shared with anyone without prior authorization, consequences and termination of position are possible.
2. If you distribute any information acquired, it must be done anonymously or without referencing the source. This can be revisited at a later date.
3. As the Navigator, Shoma will be presented with two/three routes to take in order to reach the Eudora's next stop. Each route will come with a brief description, and Shoma may only choose one. No further details will be offered regarding the route until the following Monday, and each will have its own consequences to bear. If you choose not to act, then a choice will be made for you.
4. Additionally, Shoma may use this time to speak directly with Metis each week. They may ask questions, receive small hints, or simply chat with them, though any information received will be subject to Metis' own discretion.
5. Your findings will be given to you after your decision is made on Sunday, with results of the path chosen announced Monday morning with the new mingle post.
1. For now, keep your new designation a secret. This can be revisited at a later date. Should this designation be shared with anyone without prior authorization, consequences and termination of position are possible.
2. If you distribute any information acquired, it must be done anonymously or without referencing the source. This can be revisited at a later date.
3. As the Navigator, Shoma will be presented with two/three routes to take in order to reach the Eudora's next stop. Each route will come with a brief description, and Shoma may only choose one. No further details will be offered regarding the route until the following Monday, and each will have its own consequences to bear. If you choose not to act, then a choice will be made for you.
4. Additionally, Shoma may use this time to speak directly with Metis each week. They may ask questions, receive small hints, or simply chat with them, though any information received will be subject to Metis' own discretion.
5. Your findings will be given to you after your decision is made on Sunday, with results of the path chosen announced Monday morning with the new mingle post.
WEEK 0
TALK TO METIS.
Even so, there's work to be done and they're here. What questions do you have? ]
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but he does go to sit, the vibes tentative and uncertain as he peers at them cautiously. ]
...hey. [ good start. ] So...what's this about?
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Navigation business, it is something I oversee atop everything else. [ They take a moment to bring up a screen to project from the table, showing the next planet's dossier. ] When you were all sent to us, a selection was made in consideration of a permanent crew candidate.
In this case, it would be you for the role of "Navigator."
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Navigator. [ okay. he's just trying to review the dossier. ] But isn't the ship already on a course to the next planet?
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[ That dossier stays open, even as Metis leans over to pluck it and shift it closer to Shoma, at an angle that's likey easier to read. With that screen moved, they press a button and another screen shows up. In what seems to be separated in three different columns, it looks for the most part the way forward but. ]
There are essentially three different paths we can take. The time to get there does not change between them, simply what's on the path itself. All bearing their own potential consequences.
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So it's kind of a game of chance where the outcome's the same, but the route to get there might change other circumstances. [ okay. ] And...you're asking me to pick the path?
[ and because he's himself: ]
What're the consequences like?
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That's right. The decision would fall onto you to pick.
[ A hum, moving to set up some snacks on a platter so he can set in front of Shoma. ]
I couldn't tell you what these ones in particular are, but from past experiences they can roam to about anything. One time it wouldn't stop blaring some "Carmen" songtrack all day.... [ There is a distant feel about them, like they're back on that day... or something. ] A-Anyways, these consequences won't be having a lasting effect, they should clear up relatively easily.
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he makes a face at that though. no thank you, he is not an opera fan. ]
Do we know how long they last? They don't, like, range in severity, do they?
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The range on severity can be possible, it wholly relies on whatever path is chosen. However, from my experience the worst of them usually take about two days to clear up. Otherwise, only a day under normal circumstances.
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Right, okay. [ ... ] Can I ask a couple of questions about this before I actually make choices?
[ i promise mods i will pick before deadline. ]
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Of course. That is why I'm here, Shoma.
[ smooches you're fine, boo ]
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Thanks. [ sandwich. ] So why exactly were you given potential candidates? And also, why me?
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I surmise it is the same reason as us. When we first began, we too were chosen to work under a Senior Crew. Eventually, they retired, and we took over. Not to say that we're retiring, there is still so much work for us. But the company has their reason for why they've chosen who they have, and if they get a permanent candidate out of it.. then all the better for them, I suppose.
[ They start to pour cups of tea, setting one near him and themselves. ] Of course you're free to reject that offer when the time comes, no one will force you to accept a position you do not desire. You can simply work with me during the time of this tour and return home just as everyone else at the end of it.
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...am I allowed to say no to this current position? [ he doesn't have any reason to, now, but he's curious what the options are. ] Is this the same position you were basically job-shadowing, too?
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You are. Just as we would not force you to work in our upcoming tasks in our tour, there is no reason why we should force you into this position either. It's an offer - whether you agree to it or not, that is ultimately your decision, Shoma. [ A nod. ] It is the very same.
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I don't really have a reason to disagree right now. [ thoughtfully. ] I mean...besides the murder? [ yeah. yeah! ] Can we talk about that? Why is Nut & Bolt still going through with the tour now that this happened?
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...Yes. We were.. very much not prepared for that to happen. At most, disagreements and fights break out from time to time through stress, but never one enacting violence of that level.
[ The next answer comes with a firm muddled disagreement with their own words, and a fainter frustration - as if trying to keep one's emotions in control. ] ...Because we're already contracted and have everything on board set to deliver.
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but hum. ]
...that's about what I figured, yeah. [ he truly has said that it was likely the company wouldn't care and they were still under contract. ] But we don't know if it'll happen again, do we? It doesn't.... [ his own emotions are complicated suddenly.]
I don't think Scien was himself when this happened. I think...something else got to him.
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[ Their tea... but yeah. Company cares for work and work only. ]
As far as I'm aware, I couldn't say. This is a first in my experience, but a lot has happened that I.. don't really remember having come up. I feel it's more possible than not at this rate.
[ They sit up straight at that, helm tilting. ] ..I did not personally know him, I never had the opportunity to get to. However, his behavior on the feed did not seem to be brought on just by these effects we go through during the week.
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[ so he figures they can do whatever the hell they want. ]
Yeah. I remember you guys were saying the stuff like the thought and emotion sharing was new, too, and that's why I started to wonder if something went wrong with our nanites or the resonance going through the void. It's almost too easy for something to go wrong.
[ and here his mood dips a little. ]
...Scien and Dahut both were the only people on the junior crew who knew about my age and situation. [ a pause. well. mostly. mizuki nonwithstanding. ] They actually offered some decent advise and ideas for me to start doing my own research on stuff, so...I like to think that I knew them at least a little. It's why it felt so off, and if even you noticed something was a little amiss without really knowing him then that's a bigger problem. I guess it's also why I want to make sure whatever choice I make isn't about to trigger something else like that again by picking up something on a path or anything.
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DECISION.
please choose one path before no later than Sunday at 9PM PST. ]
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With that decision made, the Eudora continues her way through the aurorae mist, and for a second the screens seem to flicker for a split moment before Shoma receives a mail notification on his I.R.I.S. Downloaded will be a file.
Good work today, Navigator. ]
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