Letter Bee

Virgin Space: A Space Opera RP of Power, Profit, and Providence

@agentmanatee, Approved.

Virgin Space: A Space Opera RP of Power, Profit, and Providence

@agentmanatee, I love it, except that the Society of Steel doesn't use lotteries, but hypercompetitive tests involving either Japanese-style cram examinations, or physical endurance tests like being dropped into a jungle naked and being expected to survive for a week.

Virgin Space: A Space Opera RP of Power, Profit, and Providence

ok, that makes more sense. I thought it was a loose collection of corporations that cooperated for a common good, but this is more structured, and has more of a government feel to it.

@TheUnknowable

Yes, but the Guild doesn't like being called a government. It provides defense, infrastructure, education, and even provides food and medical care so that people don't have to be educated on an empty stomach/while sick, but it hates the idea of governing/being called a government, and most especially doesn't want to rule the entire Sector.

Virgin Space: A Space Opera RP of Power, Profit, and Providence

I was just wondering how he's "heir" to a corporate society. Would it be safe to say that as his family owns a majority share of the largest corporations, they therefore effectively have a controlling interest over the Guild, or is it something else?

@TheUnknowable

The Guild isn't exactly 'Corporate', it's closer to the Hanseatic League.

Basically, an association of Merchants, Craftsmen, and Artisans.

Virgin Space: A Space Opera RP of Power, Profit, and Providence

@LHG100@TheUnknowable@Hawlin

Posted for ya with Plot Hooks; sorry for being difficult!

Virgin Space: A Space Opera RP of Power, Profit, and Providence

Ahnciel and Charles

"Marooned, eh?" the salvager's voice turned more affable, "all right, we can accept that story, for now. We'll set you down in Vegas Station," Ahnciel can see that they were moving closer to the space cylinder's hangar, "and from there, you'll be questioned and given basic medical treatment, if you need any."

"After that, unless you have something important to say, you'll be on your own." And in Vegas Station, to be 'on one's own' was usually a sentence of death as a beggar, or enslavement by one of the gangs. Not a good fate.

But, incidentally, the salvaging craft entered the hangar at the same time that Charle Harris' luxury craft did, and at the same time that Charles himself would get out, the salavagers would be cutting open the doors of the craft, surprised at what they found inside:

"A gene-mod!" one of them, a rough, bearded man who was taking off his flightsuit to reveal a vest, black undershirt and tight tan pants, said.

"Must be a rogue Gardener construct," said another crewmate, a female with short-cropped hair and a tall, but well-muscled, build. "Or something else; plenty of experiemnts out in deep space."

Charles and Samantha would catch a glimpse of Ahnciel, the Lapin, and hopefully, curiosity would compel them to approach the salvagers and him...

@TheUnknowable, @Hawlin

Count Jericho

Count Jericho would find himself overlooking the skyline of Vegas' Station's urban landscape, built into the sides of the space cylinder's 'walls'. looking up, he can see two other strips of urban landscape hanging 'upside down', kept in place by centrifugal gravity, as well as two clear strips that opened up to space. But, looking down, he would recieve a call from either Par or Charles, sending word that:

You are asked to hunt down one 'Benjamin Tops', a subordinate of 'Mr. Hut' who is trading brains in jars to the Sphinx Domination, presumably as a ploy to usurp Mr. Hut's place as leader of Vegas Station. An image of a man in a top hat, wearing a black-and-white plaid blazer and tan jeans, appeared on the 'Count's' smartphone. Kill him. I will be sending you a downpayment of one million credits.

More information would show that 'Benjamin' made his headquarters at the 'Tops Bar and Hotel', a grand, tower-like structure close to the hangars; a perfect place to do business with the Sphinx...

((I explicitly give you control of Benjamin Tops and his protectors. Just don't have him make a sincere offer to have you join up with him.))

@LHG100

Virgin Space: A Space Opera RP of Power, Profit, and Providence

@Letter Beedidn't see that.

@TheUnknowable

Well, already writing a response that assumes your recent post is the one that is 'Canon', so you don't have to delete anything.

Virgin Space: A Space Opera RP of Power, Profit, and Providence

My ship is approaching the station.

@TheUnknowable

All right, I can retcon you out of Par's presence; I did put you there in the first post, giving you the hook that LHG wanted because you posted your characters earlier.

Thanks for the good intro.

Virgin Space: A Space Opera RP of Power, Profit, and Providence

@LHG100, And, another reason why I wasn't able to give you a hook: If I remember correctly, you only posted your complete CS when I was almost done with my first IC post.

Virgin Space: A Space Opera RP of Power, Profit, and Providence

@agentmanatee, All right.

@Letter Bee Yeah, but without a damn intro or real hook for me to use about where he's at, what he's doing, or anything of the sort I have no idea what to do. I mean shit, how should I do it? You're the boss man, you tell me.

But just to clarify, I'm not actually mad at you or anything. Just mildly annoyed how there isn't a clear aforementioned 'hook' or anything to give me a sense of direction. I know what I want him to be doing, but I don't know what you want him to be doing.

@LHG100

It's simple, what I wanted you to do.

What I wanted was a scene, of Count Jericho overlooking the spires and urban landscape within Vegas Space Station, then receiving a message from Charles Harris or Par, asking him to hunt down one Benjamin Tops. Then, and I apologize for not clarifying this specific part, you would have been allowed control of various NPCs in the region, including Tops himself (he's based on Benny from Fallout New Vegas). Then, you would have RPped hunting him down.

Problem was, as I posted below, I wasn't able to grant you that specific a plot hook, because you posted your full CS at the same time that I was finishing up my IC Post, while after that, I did forget what I wanted from Jericho.