Shore Leave Part 2: THE SHORELEAVENING

[cityship]

Eventually, the Obs Deck made its way through the planet's atmosphere. There was a notable lurch, and then gravity returned to the Obs Deck.

Several minutes pass, and there was a loud thoom as Obs Deck landed. A large section of wall opens up to become a wide access ramp, revealing the bright, blue sky.

As the crew stepped out of the Obs Deck, they could see that they were on a landing pad of some sort. To the side, they could see another hatch on the side of the Obs Deck pod open, with large tendrils reaching inside and pulling out the vehicles Stacy mentioned earlier.

Out in the distance, they could see a large, technologically advanced city, and even further down they could see the long tracks of beach, filled with hundreds of tourists of all different species.

As they stood around, taking in the sights, a rather perky looking, green-skinned alien attendant came up to greet them.

"Greetings, everyone!" she said. "Welcome to Zokez II! My name is Kyzket, and I'll be your liaison for the duration of your stay. I'll have to ask everyone to please leave any weaponry you may have on your person aboard your vessel, as all weaponry is strictly forbidden on the planet's surface."

"Your ship's AI has already handled all the booking, and has keyed your communicators to have a line directly to my own if you need any help."

"Now, does anyone have any questions?"

[ooc: IT BEGINS! After this post, everyone is free to post their own threads on-planet. HAVE FUN GUYS.]

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[sonofalderaan.livejournal.com]

"Booking?" Tycho questioned. "Places to stay?"

[capture-worlds.livejournal.com]

"You've never heard of a hotel?" Tsukasa asked, before mounting his Machine Decader.

[cityship]

"Yes! There are a number of hotels to choose from, and the package your AI has chosen allows you to stay at any of them for the duration of your trip."

[sonofalderaan.livejournal.com]

Tycho's face remained impassive, not so much as flickering at the kid's rudeness. "There are various types of accommodations that could have been arranged for us," he said mildly. "I was merely wondering about the specifics. Perhaps I did not word my question well enough for my meaning to be clear. My mistake."

The response was completely polite, and classic Tycho.

[sonofalderaan.livejournal.com]

"Thank you." Tycho smiled kindly at the attendant. "Is there a local network from which we can access information on the available options?"

"Also, I have another question, if I might. Since we're not allowed to bring our own weapons, I was wondering, what are the security arrangements on planet?"

[capture-worlds.livejournal.com]

"Remember this," Tsukasa said, pointing a finger toward the Path of Heaven skyward. "Always speak clearly so people will understand. This way, you won't have to correct yourself."

[capture-worlds.livejournal.com]

"Is there a place I can get...home improvement supplies?" Tsukasa said, with a look of earnest on his face...like finding the supplies to fix the Hikari Studio was a matter of life and death to him.

[gunslinging.livejournal.com]

Axl made a face at the mention of weapons. "Ugh. Guess no weapons makes sense for a resort, but I still feel kinda naked without 'em."

At least he still had his copy chip to fall back on.

[cityship]

"Of course! I'll patch you in right now."

She pulls out a small data pad and begins punching in some commands. In a few seconds, all of the omnicomms would have access to the local networks.

"As for security, we have the best in the system! We take every precaution to ensure our guests remain as safe and at ease as possible."

[cityship]

"Home improvement?" She seemed to be thinking hard on the issue. "You might be able to find something in the industrial section of the city. They make sure the other sections are kept in working condition, so they might have what you're looking for."

[capture-worlds.livejournal.com]

"Excellent. Although, you didn't mention anything about directions." Tsukasa pointed out.

[cityship]

"I'm very sorry for the inconvenience," the attendant says. "It's merely to ensure the safety of all our guests."

[sonofalderaan.livejournal.com]

"I'll certainly try to keep that in mind," Tycho said, voice even more mild. "Clearly not having to correct myself is a very important virtue."

[cityship]

"I've made sure to patch your communicators into the local network. You can simply search for the directions with that!"

Duh, Tsukasa. Duh.

[indigoblueberry.livejournal.com]

Indigo glances around, scanners taking everything in before she questions Kyzket. "I desire watercolor paints and dance clubs. Could you please indicate the locations where I could discover them on a map?"

[capture-worlds.livejournal.com]

"Of course. You can get anything you need or find out all the information you want if you speak clearly."

Tsukasa is clearly getting full of himself.

[cityship]

"Ah, you'd want the shopping and entertainment districts, respectively. I've made sure to patch your communicators in to the local network, so you can search for them easily."

[twin-fans.livejournal.com]

"Tact, young Rider." Kazami's on his own motorcycle, giving Tsukasa an epic look of 'Oh God, I'm going to have to babysit'. "Don't tell me I'm going to have to rescue you from an angry mob.

[capture-worlds.livejournal.com]

"Thank you." With his information retrieved, Tsukasa pulled out his communicator and obtained the location of what he was seeking. With a revving noise, the Machine Decader (with trailer attached onto it) sped up and away from the Saucer Section Obs Deck.

[sonofalderaan.livejournal.com]

Tycho checks his omnicom, then nods. "Ah, yes, that's very helpful. Thank you," he says.

He doesn't fail to notice that she's refused to give any details about the security, but then she's only an attendant, he's not going to make her job difficult by pressing the issue. "Well. That's very ... reassuring. Thank you." Tycho smiles, but he's certainly planning on investigating the issue more himself. He's been in enough danger on supposedly 'safe' worlds that he's not just going to take her word for it.

[capture-worlds.livejournal.com]

Tsukasa glared at Kazami. "I am the model of tact, my good Kazami. And when have I needed help from you in terms of mob combat, too?" All Rider vs. Dai Shocker comes to mind.

[indigoblueberry.livejournal.com]

"Thank you." She smiles, a warm one rather than the strict politeness in her tone.

Shopping~

[gunslinging.livejournal.com]

"Not a big deal. I get the feeling this place isn't nearly as crazy as home, anyway." (Or at least if it's crazy, it's completely in the 'drunken revelry' kind of way and not the 'Maverick attacks, must be Thursday' kind of way.)

Axl shrugs, but then adds, "Actually, now that I'm thinking about it. Are you guys used to catering to mechanicals, and not just organic life? There's a couple things I wanna stock up on."

[governorkang]

The booking thing was easy enough to understand. People with enough status on Krynn could reserve a room at an inn if they so desired, but it rarely happened except for in bigger cities like Palanthas.

"Not even a dagger?" Kang asked, uncomfortable with the no weapons thing. Even if he didn't intend on using one while on the planet (which, from what he could see of it already, was amazing), he just felt... better with one on his person. Old habits die hard.

[cityship]

"Oh, we get plenty of non-organics! Both techno-organics and pure machines are equally catered here on Zokez II!"

...dear god, she was like a walking brochure.