Shattered Planes Archives (Seasons 4 & 5)
Saeculum Galaxy => Xap => Topic started by: Admiral Regis Hermitage on July 17, 2010, 08:12:17 PM
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Tepper Arrives on the Planet
Rage AI- I see that they've been busy
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Fate's Throne. One of the most unique and marvelous buildings on Xap, if not the galaxy. It consists of ten floors. Most skyscrapers are uniform all the way up in size. But Fate's Throne has rooms jutting out the sides of the building, of differing angles and building styles. It has the appearance of some monument or sculpture, but it is, in fact, a perfectly habitable building. It also gives the appearance of being scattered, chaotic, imbalanced, like it would collapse at any second. However, the differing rooms balances the whole building out, making it perfectly level and secure. (This was made as an analogy to the new United Paxans, something that seems chaotic and unusual, but is, in fact, in perfect harmony, or balance.) Each floor has a drastically different genre, feel, decor and color scheme. Eight of the floor have dance floors, and each floor is completely sound proof to the outside world, so you can't hear the loud music of the floor above or below you. Strict AM, AP, and AT generators make sure no magic can be performed by rowdy customers, and that no one can open a portal or teleport in to evade the entrance fee. Special belt clips can be given to special customers (such as those staying on the 9th floor) and carried by all the staff that negates this effect. Even with the building being as fancy as it is, the prices are shockingly affordable. It's only a small fee of 10 credits to enter the building, and that gives you free access to all the floors (Except the 9th, and most areas on the first.) The club boasts one of the largest collections of both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages in the world, and yet the prices for those to, are kept cheap. This strategy of affordable entertainment ensures that the club is packed to maximum legal capacity (1000 for most floors) almost every night. The description of floors is as follows,
Floor I: A tastefully decorated foyer with classical music in the backround. No dance floor, this is mostly the business area, although there is a small lounge area for customers preparing to go up or go home. This is the area where the office, kitchen, security room (which houses vault, AP AT AM generators, and the extensive and expensive beverage collection), and other such staff quarters are held, as well as the many fast elevators that lead the customers up the floors.
Floor II "Kilte": The main dance floor is on top of a huge fish tank with sharks swimming. Some of the smaller dance floors feature this too, but Fish tanks are every where, with all manner of exotic aquatic creatures in them. The entire floor has a digital-transparent theme to it, and the every light on the floor, including the ones in the fish tanks, changes color at the same time. The music played on this floor is very laid back and soothing, from emo acoustic sets, to soothing trance beats,and gentle jazz artists.
Floor III "Aarde":With real grass, gardens, and flowers, there is no dance floor, just a stage for bluegrass, hippie, and ethnic music bands to play.
Floor IV "Metaal": A floor with almost industrial theme of chrome, there is a small bar and rest area, but it's mostly dominated by a large stage and massive moshpit where metal music, and all it's variants, are played, a long with punk, and any hard rock.
Floor V "Glowstick Knooppunt": A raver's paradise. It either has a black light, or no lights. The entire Room, dancefloors, bar, all furniture in the room is outlined with glow in the dark material, And the dance floor and stage is fitted with ridiculous amounts of lights and effects. Harmless drops turn the drinks glow in the dark, as well, and glow sticks are carried in the merch shop. Electronica of all kinds is played here.
Floor VI "De Alley": A place of urban theme where hip-hop and rap fans flock to. Any artist performing here is required to leave behind a graffiti signature on the wall.
Floor VII "De Bibliotheek": A soothing cafe/bookshop where poets flock to perform on open mic nights.
Floor VIII "Koppels Alleen": A smooth, old fashioned dance floor for couples who want to dance to classic swing, jazz, tango tunes.
Floor IX: The floor where fancy but impersonal hotel rooms can be found, in addition to an expanded lounge. Mr. Nova's personal room is located here, where he sleeps occasionally.
Floor X "The Throne": The most famous part of the club, and it's namesake. At the tippy top of the club is the Dome. It's a glass dome. Right underneath the dome is a huge dance floor surrounded by excessive lights, and a large stage. The dome contains holo technology, and makes an unforgettable light show in the heat ofthe music. It can also retract and sink down for those nights when the dancers want an under-the-stars dancing experience. It is exclusively for live performers, no recorded music is played here, which means the genre varies, although techno DJs are favored.
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William sat on the 9th floor. Alone. Dr Halsey and Ms. Green had talked to each other. And they weren't happy with Mr. Tepper's actions. The entire lounge was empty. He had told the bartender to keep it closed tonight. He sipped some fruit juice, not wanting to drink alcohol until Mr. Tepper arrived.
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Tepper Arrives and is followed by is AI hologram
Rage AI-Schnazy
Tepper- Mr Nova a pleasure
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William smiled and stood up promptly. "Mr. Tepper! It is great to finally meet you in person. The pleasure is all mine. What would you like to drink?"
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Tepper- Yes...Jack daniels on rocks please
Tepper Walks up and sits in one of the chairs
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"You heard the man. Jack on rocks, Rob Roy for me." He nodded at the bartender, sinewy man in a bow tie, and sat with Tepper. "Well, Mr. Tepper, what do you think of my club?"
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Tepper- I wonderful feat of engineering
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William smiled in reply, as a waitress dropped off the drinks, smiled at Mr. Tepper and went back behind the bar. "Thank you. I'm afraid Dr. Halsey won't be joining us this evening. And she's married, by the way." William said, discreetly nodding at the waitress.
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Tepper- Right...
he takes his drink
Tepper- I hope our fleet isnt taking up too much space in orbit
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"Not at all. Currently, we don't have any spacefaring ability, although that's something my company is working on. Your fleet is quite beautiful, however. Inspiring."
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Tepper- Thank you...Its ironic that its helping build...its main missions are ussualy to destroy
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"Well, Create, Waarnemen, Herkant, right?" William raised his glass. "To creating where others destroy!"
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Tepper- Here here
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William raised the straw to his mouth and took a long sip, before thesetting the glass down. "So, what is this new technology you spoke of?"
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Tepper- Its called the Excavation beam
He points to one of the Captiol Ships overhead
Tepper- A single fleet of about 37 could destroy a planet in an hour...Our fleet could do it in 7 minutes if i remember our last demonstration
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"That is... Fantastic." William smiled, hiding his worried emotions below. "Why is it called the excavation beam if it's used to destroy planets?" William asked, trying to avoid the pressing question pushing against his mind.
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Tepper- It was orriginaly developed to excavate large portions of land untill we figured out that if we could equipt a fleet with it that it would destroy a planet
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"Interesting. And the equipment your fleet was fitted in for developing Xap? Did excavation beams have anything to do with that?" William asked, bringing the straw to his lips again.
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Tepper- No the excavation beam is not used for that purpose anymore...Its destroys everything it touches. Completely destroys the atmosphere,Turns all minerals on the planet into one similar to Glass, Vaporises water, you get the picture...its not somthing to play with
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"I see." William leaned in close. "Has it ever been... Used?"
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Tepper- Back in my military years yes...i have glassed hundreds of inhabited planets. But recently no. it has only been used on uninhabited test planets.
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William's eyes widened. "Hundreds?"
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Tepper- 356 to be exact
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William leaned back. "That's a lit of dead people, Mr. Tepper." He took another long sip of his drink.
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Tepper- Of course all of that was years ago...Its never easy when you get the order from the Fleet Admiral or the Commander to do it but even so it was for the good of our empire. I try not to think about it.
His Golden Eagle Insignia glisten in the light
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Peering at his the golden eagle and than at his face, William caught a glimpse of genuine emotion. He decided it was best to change the subject. "Mr. Tepper, please no you are free to enjoy any of the dancefloors this evening. DJ UnStellar is playing the Throne tonight... He puts on quite the show. The will be a lot of women out, as well."
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Tepper- Thank you. Did you hear about the confrontation my fleet came into with the veldorians?
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William's eyes widened again, and he got excited. "You mean those bastards who attacked us the other day? You found them?"
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Tepper- We sent out 2 Battle Groups to chase them. We boarded them arrested them and destroyed thier ship.
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William was real excited now. The government hadn't released the details of the attack. This was confidential information. "Tell me all about it! Hey Mike! Another round!"
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Tepper- The Fleet Picked up an unknown contact and engauged...They attempted to flee but we matched thier manuevers and boarded...Security teams went and arrested the Captain, Who turned out to be the Leader of the Veldorians, and they transported him to Sudentor Aralia where he is now being processed by the Aralangs
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Gleefully, William snorted, chuckling aloud. "You got the leader?" he said in an excited tone.
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Tepper- Yes...We also Sanned and took any tech from their ship before it was destroyed
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Four years ago, you wouldn't recognize William. He was a lifeless, depressed, directionless young adult with no where to go. All that changed with the new order. William, brimming with excitement, stood up quickly. "Follow me!" He turned quickly and headed to an elevator, opening it and going inside.
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Tepper follows
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Nova's enthusiasm for life had one major flaw. He had a thing for saying too much, saying the wrong thing at the right time, cracking the wrong joke. And as he lead Tepper to the stage of the Throne, with just about a 1000 people looking on, he flaunted his major personality defect.
"Ladies and gentleman! Do you remember the Veldorians?" There was a muffled crowd sound of oblivious voices. "You mena those bastards who attacked us a couple days ago?" Somebody cried from the crowd. "Yes! Ladies and gentleman, this is Mark Tepper, a man who not only interfered with their operations, but stole their technology and CAPTURED THEIR LEADER!" The crowd howled with approval, an ear shattering scream.
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Tepper- It was nothing...Just doing our jobs
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"Hey... Bill, can we get back to the show?" The gangly DJ whispered to him. "Of course. Mr. Tepper," he lead him back stage and back into the elevator. "I've a favor to ask of you." He said coolly.
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Tepper- Of course...what is it
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William skittishly looks at his feet. "I need you to build me a ship, and sell me the designs. Nova Corp will pay large sums of money for them." He looks up at Tepper. "We're having trouble making ships. Some of the other companies have produced some cruisers and civilian space vehicles. The President isn't interested in it... Yet. We don't need warships. But, Nova Corp is working on a design that the UP will be interested in. It's our own, unique concept, but right now we can't get past concept stage."
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Tepper- So you want to enlist our R&D Division?
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William tilted his head. "R & D?"
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Tepper- Reserch and Development
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William inhaled deeply as the elevator opened on the second floor. The two walked into the aquatic place that was surprisingly desolate, smooth jazz in the back round. "Mr. Tepper, I mean this with all due respect. I wish for Nova Corp to remain Nova Corp. I would just like you to make a design, and sell it to me, because I know you have the capabilities to make my idea become reality."
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Tepper- I see...
He looks at his watch
Tepper- Damn...Rage get hanson on a line
A hologram of Chase Hanson appeared
Tepper- Hows the Demo going?
Chase looks behind him at the ships in the background glassing a planet
Chase-Good Mr Tepper
Tepper- Ill be there when im done here...Cut it rage
the hologram disappeared
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Somebody suddenly caught his eyes as the elevator beeped open on the second floor, and William, in a trance, spoke slowly to Mark. "It seems we are both very busy. I'll send you our concept design. Please get back to me on your thoughts. Now, if you'll excuse me..." He walked off towards the girl that had caught his eye.
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Tepper- Mr. Nova? Are you feeling alright?
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Syra sat on the seventh floor, with a mug of coffee and a romance book. She sighed deeply to herself. What the hell was a girl to do? She couldn't find her family. God knows which of the twelve countries they'd ended up in. Syra had mixed emotions about this. On one hand, she was longer bound to marry that creepy old Bellicus guy, but on the other hand, she was lonely. Benjamin was much to busy to ever talk to. And he didn't even seem interested in her! Syra huffed angrily to herself. What the hell was she doing wrong? She was pretty, well-read, and powerful.
Once again, the pretty Paxan flapped her wings and sighed deeply, continuing reading her book.
Fiona finally made her decision. Gathering up her skirts, she opened the window. His grinning face stared up at her, a white crescent among his black face. "My lady!" He cried, "You've chosen me!" Fiona grinned back, her skirts flapping in the winds."Yes Bernard! Catch me! And we will run away from this accursed arranged marriage!" Fiona jumped into the wind, expecting to meet the brawny arms of her Bernard...
Syra closed the book angrily. Why couldn't she have a Bernard? Some man who accepted her, a man who was willing to risk his life, to break tradition! Syra sat back and dreamed, of a wealthy young man with dark purple eyes (a rarity among Paxans) and nice blond hair...
Syra was something of a hopeless romantic. Out of breath, she ran to the elevator, to her favorite part of the club, believing she'd find him there. She hit the button for the second floor.
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He puts his hand on William's Shoulder
Tepper- William?
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William may have given a somewhat play boy like atmosphere, but the truth was, he was virgin still, and rarely drank alcohol. He honestly just built the club for his own use, building a paradise. For years, locked away with no ambition, he was apathetic towards the opposite sex. And, having only been weeks that he'd had his new life outlook, and most of it focusing on Nova's new technology, he hadn't the time for love, or women.
But suddenly, love, had forced itself into his schedule. His dark purple eyes gazed longingly at Syra, who just appeared in the elevator across.
Fate. Had entered his throne. "Mr. Tepper... Nicholas... Mark... Look at her..."
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Tepper Looks over at her
Tepper- William...William!! God damnit
He pokes him with the point on the pin that holds his Eagle on his suit
Tepper- Snap out of it Nova
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William snapped out of it with a small jump. "I must apologize for my unprofessional behavior, Mr. Tepper." He stepped out of the elevator nonchalantly, and turned, his back away from Syra. Discreetly, he motioned back towards her. "But... I think I met the love of my life."
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Tepper Fastens the eagle back on his suit
Tepper- Her?
he points over to her
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He nodded, trying to keep his cool but feeling the adrenaline begin to take his veins, magical energy nervously flickering in his eyes.
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Tepper Smiles warmly
Tepper- You known you remind me alot of me back when i was a Reporter. Young Successful and Smart....And yes Ol' Mark once had a true love back in my Military Years before i got this thing
he points to the Gold Eagle and proceeds to straiten out his Suit Jacket and Tie
Tepper- Go talk to her william...
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William nervously shuffled his feet. "Mr. Tepper..." He sighed, "Mark... I may have mislead you on certain things. I didn't... Always used to be what I am. I used to be... Apathetic. I just kind of... Lived. Disconnected. For years after my father died. I've never really, talked to a girl like this."
William thinks for a second. "And yet, I never have any problem conversing with the numerous attractive women working with me. That's most unusual."
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Tepper- Niether do i
he chuckles
Tepper- William...You never learn unless you try...Dont make my mistake
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William tried to calm himself, but once you start the Bellicus in an emotional direction, it's hard to stop them. Still, he reluctantly made his way across the room. Syra sat with a blue drink in her hand, in trance, staring at the the poisonous foogoo fish.
The lovesick scientist timidly approached her, taking a seat next to her. She muttered to herself about Bernard. William silently waited to speak.
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Mark motions for him to say something
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"They're quite beautiful aren't they?" William says, breaking the silence and overcoming his fear. Syra snapped out of her trance, looking over at William. She opens her mouth to speak and than pauses, staring at his eyes with her jaw dropped.
It seemed like Mark's work was done...
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Mark Squeezes his hands togather
Mark- Rage i think we're done here
Tepper Leaves his card on a table
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A conversation about foogoo fish turned into a conversation about the club. A conversation about the club lead to a conversation about their favorite floor. Which lead to an awkward silence. Which lead to William complementing Syra. Which lead to Syra being speechless. Which lead to William laughing. Which lead to Syra following suit.
This uncontrollable course of actions lead to many things. A visit to the fifth floor, where he realized how beautiful she was all over again. A visit to the ninth floor for deep conversations, followed by a visit to the eighth floor for close-cuddling and an embarassing realization that William couldn't dance. Night drug on to morning, and still the couple never left each other. They sat in the vacant tenth floor and watched the sun come up, wrapped in each others embrace.
They slept soundly on the floor. The staff, recognizing William, let them rest. Something new and beautiful was born. It was love.
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OOC: How beautiful.
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OOC: Sarcasm? ha ha I told you I couldn't do romance.
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OOC: Not sarcasm, was fine to me.
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OOC: Well, thanks.
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Tepper Wakes up the next morning on the 7th Floor with books surronding him and a horrible poet preforming up on the stage...
Tepper- Rage...Booze!!
the AI hands him a bottle of Jack Daniels. tepper takes a swig and sighs
Tepper- Better...Where in the hell am I?
Rage- The Club...7th Floor. you passed out after reading like 5 dozen books and taking down a bottle of yeager
Tepper- Damn
he rubs his head
Tepper- Where is Nova?
Rage AI- Last i saw him he was on the tenth floor...
Tepper- Find me some coffee and then we'll go up to get him
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Sylvia Green was not an overbearing woman. She was strong, there was a difference. She was a beautiful secretary, and most people thought that she, and scientist Dr. Halsey were hired only for their looks. That was an incorrect statement. Both were very good at their job, and now, Ms. Green was going to do hers. Although warned repeatedly by the staff that it was best not to interrupt Mr. Nova, at the moment, she didn't care. There was a lot of business to take care of today. She made her way straight to the tenth floor. She walked in, her high heels echoing in the empty room. She loathed them, but any other shoes made her look like a dyke. She was dressed smartly and modestly. She stopped briefly and stared down at the sleeping couple, and for a second considered turning around. No. she said to herself, be strong. Just... Please God don't let them be naked. She took a deep breath, and fast-walked toward them with a purpose.She stood looking over them, and was glad to see they weren't naked. She took another breath, and said very loudly, "Mr. Nova!" He stayed out cold. It had been a long night. She sighed. "Mr. Novaaaaa!" He came on the verge of waking, and Syra was rousing with him. "Mr. Nova, wake up!" he moaned shortly, and weerily said, "Sylvia, five more minutes..." He was on the verge of wakefulness and sleepiness, when Syra awoke suddenly, and snapped, "SYLVIA?" William was up off the ground in seconds, looking in a frenzy at the scene he found himself in. Than, he suddenly remembered what happened last night and what was happening now. "Syra! This is my secretary, Sylvia. Sylvia, this is Syra!" He said hurriedly, glaring at Sylvia and mouthing "Are you out of your mind?" to her. Sylvia nodded at Syra, but turned to William. "Mr. Nova, please, there is a lot of business to attend to today. You need to come to the factory." Syra again snapped, "Factory? Mr. NOVA? Is there something you need to tell me?" William turned to Syra, "I'm William Nova, CEO of Nova Corporation. Listen babe, I gotta go. I'll meet you here tonight, okay?" Syra was about interject, but he grabbed her, and kissed her on the mouth. It was the first time.
Quickly, Syra forgot about her anger, and as they broke apart, she waved at him. "Okay! See you later!" William waved back and he hurried to keep up with Sylvia. They got in an elevator and William said in a threatening tone of voice, "Do that one more time and you're fired."
Suddenly, Syra, realized she had no place to go.
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Mr Tepper walks into the lobby just in time for the elevator to open.
Tepper- William! Have fun last night?
Tepper looks at himself in the mirror and notices his hair is messed up, he was missing his black suit jacket, his tie was undone and he hadnt shaved
Tepper- Damn...You said i was reading books?
Rage AI- Yes
Tepper- Man...
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Ms. Green saw him from across the room, and rushed towards him, giving him a big slap, before continuing out the door. "She loves me!" Willian said. "See you later Mark!" ge followed Ms. Green through the door.
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Tepper rubs his face
Rage- That went better than i exspected...did you get the same "Thank you" from Halsey?
Tepper- Dont test me Rage...I will shut you down in an instant
Tepper Gets into a Limo and drives off
Rage- Back to Sudentor?
Tepper- Yeah...Shits about to go down and we're about to be in the middle of it Rage...