OOC: Humans are a Nuisance (SciFi)

I am ready to take Character Sheets if you have an interest in this story. Please read or at least skim the OOC posts to see what the story is about before you make a commitment.

Also, please do not post replies in this thread. I have created a Discussion Thread where current and prospective writers can post questions, comments, and concerns; as well as voice their interest in the story and search for fellow writers to help with plot lines.

This thread, however, is solely for the host's OOC posts. Once you join the story, I would recommend you subscribe to it so you see updates in the story, etc.

Rules and Guidelines

1. Be nice and play fair. Enough said.
2. Be prompt with your posts. Don't hold up the story for others.
3. Don't post too much or too little. A good guideline for reply length would be 100-500 words, although sometimes it only takes 50 to move the action ahead or 1,000 to establish a character or situation.
4. If you and another writer wish to exchange lots of posts (such as a conversation, fight, adventure, or sex scene), do this either in PM or in another thread. (I can further explain an excellent way to do this if you wish later.)
5. Remember what you learned about coloring in kindergarten: "Stay inside the lines." While you have free reign on your own character's description and actions, do not introduce major facts, events, or descriptions that radically change the story for all without first gaining permission from me. If you don't like the story I present, you are more than welcome to start your own role play. Hell, maybe I'll even join yours, too.
6. I'm sure I will add more later.

Basic Storyline

This is a SciFi story about humans who have crash landed on an alien planet that has an intelligent, indigenous species. While it will include sexual situations (written apart from the IC Thread), it is far more than a sexual role play:

• A Human settlement ship, the Rebirth, was on its way to the planet, Vora IV, with 5,000+ settlers (and crew).
• Despite coming in on a path that should have protected it from such things, it was pummeled by space debris, likely from the passing of an unexpected comet.
• Vora IV was on the far side of the system's sun. The ship wouldn't make it and was diverted to the only other planet in the system that would nominally support Human life, Vora III.
• Unfortunately for the 400 human survivors, that planet already had an intelligent, indigenous species.
• The Voran are 15-20 feet tall (4.5-6 meters), weighing as much as 900 pounds (>400 kilograms).
• They are as intelligent as humans, but live in a pre-industrial civilization.
• They outnumber the Humans without question, with between 2 to 3 million Vorans worldwide.
• Our story is about how the Humans survive on Vora. There is no one specific story line: there will be many story lines, connected by the thread of Humans being outsiders and, in some cases, a nuisance to the Vorans.
• More to come. Patience, grasshopper, patience.

CHARACTER SHEET
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INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Before completing a Character Sheet (CS), send a very basic character concept to me. This is a must!
2. After I approve your concept, select "Quote" in the lower right (it will say "Reply with Quote" if you hover your cursor icon over it.) Block, copy, and paste the CS into a PM. Complete it, and send it to me. Do not simply block and copy this page: you will lose all of the bold formatting, which I want to retain.
3. Brevity in answers is desired.
4. You can add all you want in the section, "Tell Us More".
5. Don't be offended if I edit your format. I will NOT change your character in any way.
6. That's it. Go for it.

CHARACTER'S NAME:
(Remember, these are just Humans, not elves, dwarfs, or aliens ... well, they are to the Voran.)

GENDER & AGE:


PLACE IN SOCIETY:
(What do you do? What is your job? What are your talents?)

IMAGE:
(PHOTOGRAPHS ONLY. No cartoons, anime, animation, etc. I would prefer something that, when viewed, makes other think, "Yeah, I believe that's him/her." That means that you can, if you wish, use a famous celebrity or a picture of someone in an Earth car or a model prancing down the runway or a guy in a tux ... but really?)

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
(Images don't tell all: height, weight, body shape, eye and hair color, scars, etc. You know the drill.)

PERSONALITY:
(Shy? Adventurous? Depressed? Horny? Whatever makes you tick; whatever you think we should know.)

FAMILY & FAMILY BACKGROUND (if known):

INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER CHARACTERS:
(Are you involved with another character: family, friend, competitor, lover, etc.)

POSSESSIONS WORTH NOTING:
(Tools, toys, significant clothes, weapons, etc.)

STORY DIRECTION FOR THIS CHARACTER:
(Do you have a specific story line you would like to explore with this character?)

DO YOU SEXUALLY ROLE PLAY?
(Yes or no is fine, though you can describe your preferences, too, if you wish. Just keep it brief.)

TELL US MORE
(Feel free to write what you want here.)

CHARACTER'S NAME: Derek Green


GENDER & AGE: Male, 32

PLACE IN SOCIETY:

• Aboard the Rebirth: Security Officer.
• On Vora: Security, hunting, exploration.
• Historically: Combat Soldier and Federal Contract Security Office (US).

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:

• 6'2", 190#
• Fit, muscular.
• Brunette hair, hazel eyes.
• Various tattoos (to be listed later).
• Various scars (to be listed later).

PERSONALITY:

• Quiet, soft spoken, even with friends, yet a born leader.
• Wary, even suspicious of new people or strange situations.
• Loves women and sex. Not above being with a "taken" woman; nor above introducing a barely legal woman to the joys of sex, despite the age difference.
• Very loyal to people of whom he cares.
• Very protective of people who are vulnerable.

BACKGROUND:

• 2160: Born in Seattle, Washington.
• 2170-76: Professional Junior World League Football (as in soccer).
• 2176: Enlisted, US Army.
• 2178-86: 4 combat tours (Mexico, China, Canada, and China again).
• 2187: Joined the (US) Federal Contract Security Office. Was a Security Officer during the 2188 Universal Uprising.
• 2190: Selected as a Security Officer for the Rebirth Mission to New Terra.
• 2194: Departed Earth.
• 2246: Had been reanimated early to prepare for arrival to Vora IV. Upon entering the system, a collision led to an explosion, and the ship was forced to make an emergency approach to Vora III.
• And there we are.

FAMILY & FRIENDS:

• His family came from Seattle, Washington, where his parent were long term, professional State Government bureaucrats.
• He lost his mother, father, and only sibling (in that order) in three consecutive years (age 13-15).
• At 16, now alone and not recruited for the adult Football league due to an injury, he enlisted in the military.
• He never married, but had a string of sometimes simultaneous love affairs.
• His final lust interest was with the Rebirth Mission. She got him a job with the Security Office, planet side; but when he was accepted to the New Terra mission and she wasn't, they split.
• And, as before, there we are.

INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER CHARACTERS: None yet.

POSSESSIONS WORTH NOTING:

• Shotgun, 3 rounds (after the animal attack first night down).
• .45 caliber side arm, 2-12 round clips (after the animal attack first night down).
• Standard security uniform with utility belt (knife, cuffs, Taser, Comm').

STORY DIRECTION FOR THIS CHARACTER:

• He will provide leadership, but he won't always get his way. I expect conflict with some characters (even some of my own).
• He will hunt for food, so if someone wants to create a character who wants to hunt with him or learn to hunt from him, speak up.
• He will explore the area, primarily so I can describe the terrain and surroundings in an IC post (which will later be edited into an OOC post).
• He will want to find a lover or two (or three ). Interested?
• Ultimately, I am going to have him caught by the Voran, so that I can better describe that part of the story, too.

DO YOU SEXUALLY ROLE PLAY? Yes please.

TELL US MORE

• This character will be long term, where as most of my characters will be expendable.
• He has two purposes: interaction with your characters; and providing OOC "exposition" -- details -- of the situation in an IC format, essentially setting the stage for you.
• I will add more as time passes.

Characters List​

Characters are listed by name, assignment to the Rebirth mission, and what they are or may be doing now on Vora III:

• Derek Green: Security Officer; Security, Hunter, Explorer. (IMAGE)
• Dr. Alexa Hammond: Clinical Psychologist; Same, and assisting survivors with trauma, depression, etc. (IMAGE)
• Rosa Maria Diaz: Sexual Services Provider; Veterinarian Student. (Note: No one but Kyle knows she is an SSP.) (IMAGE)

The Planetary System of Vora​

Sun:

• Very much like Earth's sun.
• Flare activity causes Aurora Borealis most nights across Vora III.

Vora I and II

• Uninhabitable "rocks".
• Visible with the naked eye from Vora III.

Vora III (where we are):

• Earth-like geologically and ecologically, but hotter and wetter. Compared to similar Earth climes, the temperature averages 20 degrees Fahrenheit higher than they had during the pre-Global warming disaster period of the 21st-22nd centuries.
• ~12,000 miles (~19,300 km) in diameter, roughly 1.5 times the diameter of Earth.
• 3 moons. (They affect the ocean tides dramatically. The Voran don't occupy low level coastlines because of dangerous tidal conditions.)
• Supports life:
  • Dominant species is the Voran, an indigenous, intelligent species living a pre-industrial culture.
  • While life isn't as diverse as on Earth prior to the Great Die Off, there are microscopic plants and animals, water and land plants, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds.

Vora IV (where the Rebirth was going):

• Very Earthlike.
• Because it is currently just a bit ahead of Vora III in its orbit around the sun and traveling almost as fast, it can be seen every clear night of the year for the next 12 years, except when one of Vora III's moons eclipses it.
• Enough said. We didn't get there, so ... who gives a crap now?

Vora V and VI:

• Gas giants.
• Very distant from the sun, as are Jupiter and Saturn.
• Visible with the naked eye during parts of the year.

Vora VII, VIII, and IX:

• Gas worlds similar to Neptune and Uranus.
• Not visible from Vora III by the naked eye, though VII is visible with binoculars.

Vora X, XI, XII

• Rocky worlds.
• Not visible by any means from Vora III.

The Voran​

NOTE: I will continually add little details about the Voran as we go. I will ensure you know about the important additions using new posts, which should alert you if you are subscribed to this thread.

WHAT'S KNOWN, and WHAT'S NOT: Because the transport Rebirth was going to Vora IV and not Vora III, and because the Voran are not a space faring species, the settlers aboard the ship were not fully educated on the species with whom they would have been sharing a star system but will now be sharing a planet. Such education didn't seem necessary, since the Resettlement Program had decided not to involve Humanity with the Voran in any way.

Therefore, the information below about the Voran is divided into two sections:

• What the Characters know: This is what your characters know, obviously. This is also what you can discuss in your characters' posts.
• What the Writers know: This is what I want you to know so that you don't accidentally post something that doesn't jive with the long term story. Occasionally, one of these facts will be discovered by the Characters and will, of course, rise to "What the Characters know". (I will ensure that you know this has happened.)

WHAT THE CHARACTERS KNOW ABOUT THE VORAN:

• Physical description:
  • Image (from a computer generated composite of orbital satellites images. No human has actually seen a Voran.)
  • Height: 15-20 feet (4.5-6 meters).
  • Weight (estimated): 500-1000 pounds (227-454 kgs)
  • It is not known whether they are mammalian, reptilian, or other; nor is it known whether they are warm or cold blooded.
• They are thought to wear clothes.
• They live in small, pre-industrial communities.
• Intelligence (presumed): Comparable to humans, but with a pre-industrial civilization.

WHAT THE WRITERS KNOW ABOUT THE VORAN:

• The Truth: Humans have been on Vora for more than two Earth decades:
  • Sixteen people from a variety of scientific and cultural disciplines landed and established two camps 250 miles (400 km) apart to study the planet -- and particularly the Voran -- with a goal of future settlement by Humans.
  • When Vora IV was deemed habitable a decade later, and with the uproar on Earth about taking yet more land from an indigenous people -- alien or not -- being the spark for the Universal Uprising, it was decided not to settle on Vora III.
  • Fortunately for the Humans on Vora III, they had expected that this could be a one way trip.
  • The investigators at Camp One have continued to broadcast reports to a satellite in orbit, information which is then sent back to Earth. Camp Two, however, went dark less than a month after being established. A search team found the site abandoned and most of the scientific equipment still there.
  • (No writers are to write about either of these two camps. This information is just for you and not for the IC. I am considering writing a separate thread about this later, in case someone is interested.)
• A more detailed description of the Voran:
  • The supposedly computer generated composite image is actually from Team One. They have detailed images of the Voran in task-suitable clothing, but the presence of Humans on Vora III needed to be secret, so...
  • Intelligence: Their intelligence is thought to be comparable to humans, but without the many complexities of an industrial civilization, it is hard to know:
    • The Voran manipulate their environment, building earthen dams, a variety of home types (as appropriate for the clime and available materials), rope and plank bridges (sometimes across vast gorges or raging rivers), and more; and they both cultivate crops and raise livestock.
    • But they exhibit no knowledge of electric power generation, oil/petroleum use, flight, metal working, etc.
    • However, they have learned to harness the power of water and wind, building water wheels and wind mills to operate grain mills, move water, lift objects, and more.
    • They raise livestock, domesticating or simply penning up small animals similar to ducks, guinea pigs, goats, and dogs.
    • A lack of larger species anywhere on the planet means they have no beasts of burden, such as cow or horse like animals..
    • They use bows and spears with stone tips with which they hunt small game and even birds.
  • Voran reproduction is a great mystery:
    • There are indeed two Voran genders, though evidence of that was hard to come by. The males and females look identical in body shape; no two Voran have ever been observed mating; and ... well, read on...
    • Individual study subjects -- presumably pregnant females, despite showing no obvious change in body shape (i.e., swollen breasts or bellies) -- would suddenly disappear from sight.
    • These individuals would appear months later during a festival of sorts in the village, presumably a celebration of a successful birth. Only then did the females reveal evidence of milk-laden breasts.
    • Then, many more months later, a new Voran -- already 10 feet (3 meters) tall and as capable in movement as a several years old Human child would be seen in the village. These were presumed to be the children.
    • They always appeared one at a time. There is no evidence that the Voran birth twins.
    • In Earth days/months/years, the rough estimates are:
      • Gestation: ~410 days (~13 months)
      • Birth to Public Showing: ~1,500 days (~4 years)
      • Birth to Adulthood (breeding age): Still unknown. Team One has not been on Vora long enough to observe a child becoming a parent.

B]Dr. Alexa Hammond[/B]


FEMALE, 28

POSITION/OCCUPATION AS IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE VORA IV:

• Clinical psychologist.
• She was sent to Vora IV to study the effects of people living on an Earth-like planet and how it plays on their minds.
• She's very observant in these things and easy to talk to.

POSITION/"OCCUPATION" AS IT WILL BE ON VORA III:

• Dr. Hammond will continue to fulfill her psychological duties, and will possibly provide some insight.
• She is also very interested in the universe and studied up on Vora III

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:

• 5'1", 110ish lbs, athletic build.
• Blonde hair, green eyes.
• Cafe avec du lait birthmark on right thigh.

PERSONALITY:

• Shy and sarcastic, but fiesty when provoked.
• Often horny.
• Adventurous.

FAMILY & FAMILY BACKGROUND: Background unknown, she doesn't talk about home.

INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER CHARACTERS: Currently unattached other than in a professional manner.

POSSESSIONS WORTH NOTING:

• Explorer M-II boot knife.
• SIG Sauer P229 pistol, a copy of the DSM-5

PERSONAL/PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

• Graduated from a prestigious university with her doctorate in psychology.

STORY DIRECTION FOR THIS CHARACTER: No specific story line.

DO YOU SEXUALLY ROLE PLAY? Yes

TELL US MORE

• Not much to say.
• She's easily provoked.

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Post-Crash History on Vora III​

Day 1:

• The Emergency Escape Craft at the heart of our story crash landed in a dense, mixed coniferous/deciduous forest on Vora III. It hit a downed tree and turned over on its top, but otherwise remained intact.
• Of the 58 people on board, 50 survived the initial craft, including Security Officer Derek Green and Clinical Psychologist Dr. Alexa Hammond.

Rosa

CHARACTER'S NAME: Rosa Maria Diaz


FEMALE, 22

ORIGINAL VOCATION ON "REBIRTH"/VORA IV:

• Sex Servant
• Was a student studying to be a veterinarian. (She has extensive knowledge on plants and animals.)

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:

• 5' 2”, 115 lb.
• Curvy yet slender.
• Dark brown eyes.
• Olive skin
• Hair is deep auburn; soft curls, long, usually kept braided or up.
• Has lots of beauty marks on her body, one high up on her cheek. (others, well...)

PERSONALITY:

• Independent and adaptable, proud to a fault.
• Has the fiery Latin temper and passion.
• Now has trust issues with people.
• Loves animals.
• Is pretty pissed off by the way she ended up on this mission, (and this crash landing hasn't helped one bit).

FAMILY & FAMILY BACKGROUND:

• Was brought up by her beloved grandmother/abuela, along with her pig of a cousin, Ramone.
• Her parents died in a car crash when she was 3.
• Ramone came to live with them when she was 14 and he was 16.

INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER CHARACTERS: None in the beginning.

POSSESSIONS WORTH NOTING:

• Just an emerald pendent that was her grandmother/abuela's,

STORY DIRECTION FOR THIS CHARACTER:

• Since she is now pretty much stuck on this planet, Rosa wants to fit into this new world.
• She certainly does not want anyone knowing that she originally came on board as a sex servant.
• Instead she hopes to work as a Vet and with her knowledge of herbs, maybe a healer when needed.

DO YOU SEXUALLY ROLE PLAY?

• Yes. Not very kinky.
• Prefer to be seduced.
• Light bondage is OK ...no humiliation or violence.

TELL US MORE:

• Rosa was forced into going on this mission by her pig of a cousin Ramone.
• He threatened to hurt her beloved grandmother, because she told him she was going to tell the police of his drug dealing ways, using her grandmother's house as a meeting place etc.
• So just one month before graduating Vet school, she is forced to go as a sex servant (no other vacancies were available by that time).
• She is a good girl, and wouldn't know how to handle the kind of trade she finds herself in. She will do just about anything to keep this from going public.

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CHARACTER'S NAME: Natalie Twoshades

FEMALE, 22

IMAGE:
http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag324/eaglessoar2/33jtmqv_zps3f984d5e.jpg

PLACE IN SOCIETY: Botanist and zoologist

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:

5'6"; slim athletic build; B cup breasts.
Native American looks and skin colouring.
Brown eyes and black hair, normally worn in a single braid.

PERSONALITY:

Natalie has two sides to her personality.
On the one hand is her serious scientist side.
On the other is her wild Native Indian side who loves to run free and hunt.

FAMILY & FAMILY BACKGROUND:

Natalie grew up on a reservation.
She was discovered to be very gifted at a young age and earned scholarships to the leading universities where she graduated with honours in her chosen fields.
However she made sure to visit her family every chance she got and never forgot her spiritual roots either.
Her father died early in her life but her grandfather and mother brought her up and encouraged her to apply for the mission.

INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER CHARACTERS:

Friends with the other scientists on the mission but not involved with anyone, nor close friends.

POSSESSIONS WORTH NOTING:

She has a spiritual totem necklace of a fox around her neck that she never takes off made of black onyx.
Full set of hunting leathers. (traditional garb).
Small microscope

STORY DIRECTION FOR THIS CHARACTER:

No specific storyline.
Happy to help out and go with the flow.
This Character can be used to identify edible plants and wildlife.

DO YOU SEXUALLY ROLE PLAY? Yes(I am a male playing this Char but I am able to keep in the role of a female while sexually role playing with a male or female)

TELL US MORE

I have done numerous role playing games both online and off and am comfortable with sexual play.
I am based in Australia so my posts may be late but I am normally on my morning and night so I may catch you online.

CHARACTER'S NAME: Gary Beachly

IMAGE
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/01/08/article-0-1A067EF400000578-473_640x820.jpg

MALE, 27

PLACE IN SOCIETY:

Chef.
Amateur MMA star.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:

6'2", muscular build.
Brown eyes, brown hair, now in a buzz cut military style.
Tattoos running up both arms, down both legs and his back.

PERSONALITY:

An outgoing guy.
Loves to muck around and is always laughing and joking around.

FAMILY & FAMILY BACKGROUND:

Gary has no family to speak of.
Raised in an orphanage by Nuns from whom he learned to cook.
As soon as he was able to he got out.
He has lived alone ever since.

INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER CHARACTERS: No involvements.

POSSESSIONS WORTH NOTING:

Gary has a large silver brief case containing his knives
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/... State/TacomaWA-mallshopwithkitchenknives.jpg
If pots and pans can be found he is set.
He is also able to use these knives as weapons very well, due to his misspent youth.
He also has a set of fingerless boxing gloves

STORY DIRECTION FOR THIS CHARACTER:

I see Gary being a bit of the comic relief but also the protector.
He would ideally be looking for a relationship but would probably need the woman to initialize it.

DO YOU SEXUALLY ROLE PLAY? Yes