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In Which A Programmer Discovers the Sensorium [Open]
He'd heard about the Sensorium - places where anything could be created - but hadn't really believed their capabilities until he'd been inside it.
Kira first tried to create a simple white room, and was surprised when the ship seemed to respond to his words, forming, indeed, a white room around him. After that, he'd populated it with little objects and mementos, starting small, until he'd recreated his room on the Archangel.
Where to go after this? The possibilities were endless, and so he couldn't really resist trying to see how far he could take it. So, he requested a different style of interface: A computer pad through which he could describe the area he had in mind. Kira's fingers flew over the keyboard, and before long, the white room had become a beautiful, idyllic garden in front of a large manor house, complete with glass-covered gazebo.
Beyond that, though, the rest of the world began to take shape - a balcony overlooking large body of water, in the center of which was a massive pillar that stretched high into the sky... where it disappeared from view. In fact, though the walls did an excellent job at recreating the illusion of a blue sky, the entire place was contained as part of a space colony - or, as known in his world, a PLANT.
It was Lacus' manor garden, where he'd awoken after the destruction of his Strike. He'd only spent a brief amount of time here as he recuperated, but it was still... relaxing. It felt peaceful.
Kira sat on one of the garden benches, looking up at the sky, and feeling the breeze across his face. None of it was real; it was just a simulation that he'd programmed. But how could he ever tell the difference?
(ooc: Open, open, open! Come bug and/or meet Kira :D
Also, this is a truly open log. Feel free to thread hop or interject if only to meet new people 8D)
Kira first tried to create a simple white room, and was surprised when the ship seemed to respond to his words, forming, indeed, a white room around him. After that, he'd populated it with little objects and mementos, starting small, until he'd recreated his room on the Archangel.
Where to go after this? The possibilities were endless, and so he couldn't really resist trying to see how far he could take it. So, he requested a different style of interface: A computer pad through which he could describe the area he had in mind. Kira's fingers flew over the keyboard, and before long, the white room had become a beautiful, idyllic garden in front of a large manor house, complete with glass-covered gazebo.
Beyond that, though, the rest of the world began to take shape - a balcony overlooking large body of water, in the center of which was a massive pillar that stretched high into the sky... where it disappeared from view. In fact, though the walls did an excellent job at recreating the illusion of a blue sky, the entire place was contained as part of a space colony - or, as known in his world, a PLANT.
It was Lacus' manor garden, where he'd awoken after the destruction of his Strike. He'd only spent a brief amount of time here as he recuperated, but it was still... relaxing. It felt peaceful.
Kira sat on one of the garden benches, looking up at the sky, and feeling the breeze across his face. None of it was real; it was just a simulation that he'd programmed. But how could he ever tell the difference?
(ooc: Open, open, open! Come bug and/or meet Kira :D
Also, this is a truly open log. Feel free to thread hop or interject if only to meet new people 8D)
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It was a young man whom Kira guessed was... around his age, actually. Maybe a bit older or younger; he wasn't sure. He hadn't been on the deck with the new arrivals, either, so the obvious conclusion was that was probably already part of the crew. Either way, Kira hadn't seen him before.
He turned back to look up at the simulated sky. "...this is all computer code. It's hard to believe."
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"At least, the capabilities of Earth technology unaided by elusive alien sources unknown to the general public," he amends a moment later.
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Alien technology? So was he from another world - like Selene's - where aliens were common?
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Raking a hand through his hair, he glanced at the other through round glasses. "Is this garden from your home world?"
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Kira looked up at the sky around him, wondering how to phrase it. "Yes. It's the home of a friend of mine, on a PLANT... sorry," he amended, "A space colony, in Earth orbit."
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Leaning back, Billy turned his head to the sky, marveling at the expanse of the simulated world. "A space colony? In my time, space exploration efforts haven't yet progressed beyond a few brief landings and studies in orbit---in all likelihood, a colony designed to sustain humans for the long term is years away." But enough about the state of technology in Billy's world. He wanted to know about the other male's. "Did you live on that colony, or a similar one?"
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Huh, was that so? In that case, he was from far before Kira's time - before the Cosmic Era calendar had even started, in the infancy of space travel. "I lived on another one called Heliopolis," he answered, for a moment shifting as though uncomfortable. "I was there to study."
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Billy recognizes the twinge of discomfort from his own mannerisms, so he quickly backpedals. "I see. My own life was more landlocked---but no matter where we all come from, we've been thrust into this struggle for our lives and a trip home," he mutters. But now's not the time for complaints.
"Come to think of it, I should have introduced myself some time ago. I'm Billy Cranston, pleased to meet you." His hand almost hovers between being offered and not being offered. By now he's well aware that the handshake is far from a universal greeting gesture, and he doesn't want to offend.
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It's ok, Billy. Kira's not against talking about the technology in his world, it's more that Heliopolis was destroyed. And that's kind of frustrating. "It's true," he says with a shrug. "It's hard to believe that there are so many people here from so many worlds."
"I'm Kira Yamato. It's nice to meet you too." Kira, too, sees Billy going for the shake - and even if it's not all that common in his life so far, he's familiar with it. So he moves to put his hand out... but sees Billy's hesitation, and so hesitates himself. It's almost funny, actually.
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Billy's mouth twitched into another small grin at the thought of the clashing crewmates. "The cultural exchange has been...enlightening, to say the least." And infuriating at times, but Kira will probably see that soon enough.
How funny. Billy took one glance at their mutually hesitating hands, laughed softly, and extended his arm properly. "Sorry about that. I wasn't sure if you would appreciate that gesture, because greeting rituals have a wide variance between cultures, and a friendly handshake in one can be a threat in another." Oh yes, because talking about how awkward it is totally made it less awkward.
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The frown flickered into the slightest hints of a self-deprecating smile. "I think I've already begun to see that." It was sort of hard to get used to, but they could adapt, right?
Kira shook his head. "You don't need to apologize for it. Like you said, there are different cultures... even if our worlds might be similar." He reached out to complete the handshake.
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With an awkward smile, he successfully grasps Kira's hand and shakes it firmly. Someone should give these two a medal for their hard-earned achievement. "Precisely. The cultural dissonance has been an enlightening experience, to say the very least."
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His grip is firm, though not outright hard. "I'm still getting used to the idea of... meeting people from beyond the Earth Sphere," he admitted.
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Billy sighs and settles his hands on his belt. "Engineering's laboratories are located near the medical bay. Someone from our department is always there, so you can drop in at any time. I must warn you, though, that our engineers are quite defensive of their projects and react poorly to any perceived signs of tampering." It's a bit of an understatement where some crewmates are concerned, but not untrue.
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Still, he looked up, letting the distant look slip away. "I knew a lot of professors and students like that, so you don't need to worry. I'll stop by soon."
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Billy leans back and twists his face into a smile. "Excellent. My crewmates might be rough around the edges, but they mean well. The sciences tend to attract people with poorer than average social skills, for some reason. If you run into any problems, you can contact me or Allen Gentry over the communicators. He's the co-chief of this department and one of our more gregarious engineers."
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"I will," Kira nodded, the ghost of a smile on his face. "If I can help out in any way, let me know. I don't have much else to do right now anyway."