Pregame 1 & 2 (December 31st 3049 -> March 19th 3050)

[GM Yuusha]

Pregame 1
It is December 31st 3049. New Years' Eve. After leaving Kelenfold, you have been travelling in a colossal dropship through space. That strange feeling in your gut from take-off was a few days back, but you can likely remember it still. Few claim to enjoy it. On the plus side the ship's systems, lighting and life support are all working just fine. By the late afternoon your dropship, one of multiple in the Obsidian Angel's fleet, was in viewing range of a jumpship, an even more gigantic spaceship. In the later evening your vessel is attached to it, like a tick on the back of a large rat. This also means a lack of gravity, which makes life a little more complicated. Sippy drinks, tying things down, ensuring furniture is bolted to the floor and so on are a must. A few of the newer crew members enjoy the novelty at least. When the jumpship powers up, charging its jump drive, the Angels' Descent is quiet for once, its engine disengaged. It will be a couple of days until the jumpship is charged enough to begin your journey to Csesztreg. It will be another 78 days before the last jump is completed. The often tight, cold and dark confines of the dropship will be your home for the next two and a half months therefore. Only a few areas of the ship, such as the bunks and certain communal areas like the cafeteria, could be described as warm. Due to the cold, many choose to go around in multiple layers. Meanwhile, gravity and thus normality will only be found in the grav-decks on the jumpship, access to which is a limited resource. An annoyance on both vessels is that the lights are slow to flicker on. Water is limited and food will becoming increasingly bland. Much of the unit's equipment is in storage and only the dropship and aerospace crew have much to be getting on with. Frankly, much of your job for the foreseeable future will be staying drilled and healthy while trying to avoid boredom and trouble. Only some will succeed at this. Welcome to the cramped confines and 'excitement' of interstellar travel. At least there will be a party to look forward to tonight. A floating one. We'll see how that works.

Please note that there is zero gravity in the LE to LN timeslots. Be careful out there!

This day takes place in the 'Space - Leaving Kelenfold' area. Please restrict all your posts to this forum area and do ensure you put the location of threads in the time E.g. "I can fly (Pregame 1 LE Cafeteria)". Try to avoid having multiple threads in the same location in the same timeslot, unless it is during the party.

EM: Free
LM: Free
EA: Free
LA: New Year's Eve Feast
EE: Free
LE: Party 1 - Fancy dress & Gambling
EN: Party 2 - Fancy dress & count down
LN: Party 3 - Wrapping up the party

Pregame 2
It is March 19th 3050. It feels like you've been stuck in space for an eternity by this point. This morning you entered Csesztreg space. You're now much more used to the cold and idleness. At least, you were. Activity is starting to mount and the whole dropship is a good two degrees warmer (but keep that sweater on) as a result. Since untethering with the jumpship in the early morning, the dropship's engines have lurched into life and the whole vessel has a certain background buzz. Gravity is also restored, which is wonderful! Zero-G was getting old for many. The creaks and strains of the dropship firing through space are familiar to those who have been in the Angels for some years, but they manage to unnerve the newer members. Thankfully, there is much to do to keep one's mind off such things. Mechs are being brought back online and diagnostics must be run. Mothballed vehicles are being worked over. Inventory checks are taking place. Ammunition and parts are sent down to the hangars, with used materials and empty boxes sent back up to storage. There are simulations and briefings taking place. Everyone is busy! Soon you'll meet up with the AFFC's invasion fleet and, within a day or two, you'll be landing. The show is about to begin.

This day takes place in the 'Space - Csesztreg System Space' area. Please restrict all your posts to this forum area and do ensure you put the location of threads in the time E.g. "I can walk (Pregame 2 LA Cafeteria)". Try to avoid having multiple threads in the same location in the same timeslot.

EM: Free
LM: Final Briefing (Mandatory to Combat PCs)
EA: Free
LA: Free
EE: Joining the fleet
LE: Free
EN: Free
LN: Free

Pregame 1 & Pregame 2 will last for a week. Day 1 starts on Monday 3rd January. No rolling is allowed in pregame. It's a light roleplay week to ease people into their characters.