PermalinkBefore we actually begin, I’d like to say a few things. This RP, is/was inspired by Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Peter Hyams’ 2010: The Year We Make Contact. And, as such, will have similarities, now enough with this opening. Let’s get to information!
Plot
The year is 2143. A strange object was found on Mars. Not many details were released. The only people, who received this information, were those who discovered the object, and high-ranking Government officials. But, this is just a rumor, right? Yeah. Some conspiracy theorists spreading their theories about like morons.
Fast forward a few years, and you find out that a mission to Jupiter is going to be launched, and they are looking for volunteers. You, for whatever reason, find this intriguing, and want to volunteer. You send for an application. You receive a stack of papers after a few weeks, and they detail some of the mission, and what you will train for, if you are accepted. After reading through the stack of papers, you gather the following information.
You will be launched into space, aboard the Curiosity. You will be awake and aware for the first week, so you can get a grip on how life in space is like. Afterwards, you will be put in hyper sleep for the next eighteen months. When you awake, you will be orbiting Jupiter, or one of its many moons. The details aren’t very clear on that part. You will not have any weapons, as this is a scientific mission. But, you will have space suits, if you must leave the ship.
You will train in a facility reminiscent to the Curiosity where you will learn how to live aboard the spaceship, and more importantly, how to operate the equipment there. You will even meet the Curiosity’s special onboard guest... a HAL-9000, which has never made an error. Mind you, it isn’t the first HAL-9000. And, has been nicknamed: “Vigil”, but some of the “boys” call “him” “Monolith”. “He” will respond to HAL, Vigil, or Monolith, however. And, if you’re wondering why it’s a “he”, it is because “his” voice is reminiscent to a male adult’s.
You must be eighteen or older to participate in this mission, as it poses potential danger to those younger folk. After reading through all the information, you come across the application. You sigh, and take a deep breath. You then begin to fill it out, anxious and eager, to be accepted. If you are accepted, you will spend a week or two, at the facility to train for life in space. After said week, you will be launched into space, where you will be awake for another week.
Application:
(I want the application filled out in first person; however, the RP will be in third person. And make it seem as if you are really filling out an application. Example applications may follow. Also, keep in mind the year is 2143.)
Full Name: (Last, first, middle.)
Sex:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Education:
Skills:
Accomplishments:
Current Job:
Current Position: (In current job.)
Where did you hear about the Jupiter Mission?
Why do you want to participate in the Jupiter Mission?
Family:
Appearance: (Please note this is only so we can make sure you are who you say you are. We don’t want criminals up here, after all.)
Height:
Weight:
Diseases:
Allergies:
Is there anything else you wish to say?
Rules:
Rule 1: Your “participant” must be eighteen (18) or older. Legal reasons.
Rule 2: No God-modding, Bunnying, or Metagaming.
Rule 3: No Gary/Mary Sues. (Perfect Characters.)
Rule 4: Save the romances.
Rule 5: Don’t talk about fig- I mean… erm… Grammar.
Rule 6: RP in third person. Apply in first.
Acceptors:
ThunderHooves
Accepted:
All credits to Monolith, for writing this story. I have his permission to post it on PMC.
