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cityship ([personal profile] cityship) wrote in [community profile] trans_92011-02-06 01:36 pm

Welcome to Orongo

Once those who decided to go along on the mission were gathered on the Obs Deck and had time to go over the mission briefing, the detachment procedures began.

As with the missions before, the doors to the Obs Deck closed before it detached itself from Stacy, tethered by a massive umbilical cord. Those who had been on missions before would find the experience familiar if still somewhat unpleasant, but for those of whom this was their first mission, the sudden lack of gravity and lurching feeling as they entered the atmosphere would come as a surprise.

Thankfully though, the ride was quickly over as they landed safely on the planet below, the gravitational dampeners of the Obs Deck gently dropping the crew members back on their feet. One of the walls opened up, forming a ramp to the ground below. There was a sudden, slight gust of air as the door opened as the thick air rushed in. Even so, the air felt quite warm and refreshing.

Looking outside, the crew would see the bright yellow sun looming overhead, quite close in comparison to the sun on most planets. A handful of small, silver clouds dotted the blueish purple sky.

Ahead of them stood a rather impressive looking plateau, surrounded by a tall, ornate stone wall which was covered in tribal markings. Directly ahead was a large gate through the wall, with several small stone buildings in front of it. Beyond the gates, a larger settlement could be seen. Surrounding the plateau and covering the surrounding region were numerous strange, blue and purplish trees and plants.

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[identity profile] echoofaperson.livejournal.com 2011-02-07 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
Tom kept his mouth shut, simply listening. On the scale of his life, a marriage didn't even rank in the top ten. Possibly in the top ten of the weird. But otherwise, well.

"If we're being asked to marry, and we don't have a partner, how would that be selected? And are we forced to um...seal the deal?" So long as it was a marriage in words alone, it didn't seem like such a bad thing.

[identity profile] echoofaperson.livejournal.com 2011-02-07 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
"That sounds fine then." Compared to a lot of things Iniss had made him do, it sounded downright pleasant. So long as he could find someone that he didn't mind and who didn't expect anything more than standing ceremony...well, it'd be fine.

"What do we need to do for the other test?"