Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-30225761-20170220075001/@comment-29564364-20170304172946

Gwen: "So that's what they call a rocket?"

Matt: "What, that small platform? Another disappointment..."

Me: "Don't be fooled." I say as I scan the thing. "I'm rather impressed that they could squeeze so much thrust power in such a small object with the... "modern" technology they have."

Alpha-2668: "It's alright. You can say it's primitive. We're the only ones around here."

Tienna: "Sooo... how does it work?"

Me: "It's quite simple. You stand on it and it shoots up. As soon as weight is applied on it, you have a five seconds countdown before the launching."

Melissa: "And it'll take us to the surface?"

Me: "I don't think so."

Gwen: "How can you be so sure?"

Me: "Easy. Just look up at where it leads."

Everyone rises their head.

Matt: "A big dark hole. And?"

Me: "Exactly. It's dark."

Matt: "Aaand?"

Me: "There's no light coming down from it."

Melissa: "It could be night."

Alpha-2668: "Even if you zoom in, you won't see any stars."

Tienna: "Oh, you're right."

Melissa: ""Zoom in"?"

Gwen: "That's easy to say for someone who has an artificial eye."

Matt: "So. Who goes first?"

Alpha-2668: "Ladies first." He says, bowing to Melissa.

Melissa: "Hum... is it safe?"

Me: "That's a good idea." I create a duplicate and push her on the metallic disc.

Alpha-2681: "Hey! Why did you push me?"

Me: "You are our safety test subject."

Alpha-2681: "Your what?"

Alpha-2668: "...1, aaand 0."

Before she could get an answer, the rocket powered elevator shoots up. "YAAAAAAaaaaahh...!!!"

Gwen: "Why a girl?"

Me: "Didn't we say ladies first? Besides, a screaming girl is funnier to listen to than a screaming guy. So, how's the trip?"

Alpha-2681: "Over..."

Me: "Already? Well that was fast."

Alpha-2681: "But the end was painfully abrupt..."

Me: "How much?"

Alpha-2681: "I think I'll be sick..." She cuts the communication.

Me: "Well I have a good news and a bad news. Which do you wanna hear first?"

Matt: "Always the good one first."

Me: "It's safe."

Tienna: "And the bad one?"

Me: "But not at the end."

Melissa: "It seems a little too fast for me anyway..."

Gwen: "I'm not stepping a single toe on that either."

Tienna: "And I'll teleport to Alpha once he's there."

Matt: "Pft. Chickens... That seems like fun to me." He jumps on the disk and vanishes in the darkness. Once at the top, he makes a perfect landing. "And I was right. That was fu-" The platform lands on him.

Gwen: "Can I have Alpha-2681's last coordinates. I'll just teleport up there."

N.I.G.E.L.: "Of course. Transferring data now."

Gwen: "Thanks." She sets up a teleportation circle on the ground in front of her as one appears in front of my duplicate. "Anyone before I go?"

Melissa: "Yes, me." She walks in a disappears in a purplish pink flash. As she walks out, "Hm? {Why is the ground so soft?}" She looks down to see that she's standing on Matt. "Oh! I'm sorry!" Back at the bottom, Alpha-2668 follows Melissa, resulting in the same situation.

Gwen: "Alpha?"

Me: "No thanks. I'll just fly up there."

Gwen: "If you will." She enters her own magic circle and teleports away.

I take off and Tienna sees me as a white dot vanishing in the darkness. A few seconds later, I come crashing down beside her with a weird looking red eyed block on top of me. "Ugh... Didn't see that coming..."

Tienna: "Are you alright?"

Me: "Of course, I am. I'll just make sure to dodge those next time." On that, I fly into the darkness for a last time as Tienna tries to avoid the Presses raining upon her.

(Done)