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IC: https://www.iwakuroleplay.com/threads/u-n-s-romulus.61334/
The year is 2159, earth's resources are running dangerously low and fear grips the world as it is unknown what the future holds in store for them. In a desperate attempt at new and steady resources various nations send brave men and women into the depths of space to find what is in high demand on earth; water, energy sources, iron ore, copper,...
The United Nations Spaceship Romulus is the first of many built and manned for such an expidition. However the crew of such an "adventure" is trained and tested to the limits of their capacity for a trip such as this could prove disastrous for all those involved and every member must do what he can when he can.
The engineers must make sure everything keeps working around the clock or it may cost the lives of many. The information systems technicians ensure all the software doesn't haywire and cause the air filtering system to break down. The security crew is tasked in keeping the peace. The security chief watches that his men, being stronger than the average crew, don't get too crazy ideas about starting a mutiny. The doctor does what he can to make sure no one loses a limb... or their mind.. The communication's officer guarantees that all messages go through and arrive... eventually. The flight officer ensures they don't accidently fly too close to a sun or planet and get stuck in its gravitational pull. The quartermaster keeps a close eye on the cargo so no vital gear and supplies go "missing". And the captain and first mate keep the entire rabbel in order.
Simple tasks for those trained to do it, you may think, but the average back and forth trip from earth to another planet takes about ten years. Ten years locked in a metal container floating through absolute nothing, locked in it with the same people day in day out. Doing the same routine every day, taking your free time in the same places every time. Watching the same movies, reading the same books and listening to the same music over and over and over...
A lot can happen in ten years and in space... no one is going to stop it.
To clarify the intent of this RP: This thread will focus on the relationships between crewmates locked together for extended periods of time as well as personal strifes and triumphs.
Captain (open)
The year is 2159, earth's resources are running dangerously low and fear grips the world as it is unknown what the future holds in store for them. In a desperate attempt at new and steady resources various nations send brave men and women into the depths of space to find what is in high demand on earth; water, energy sources, iron ore, copper,...
The United Nations Spaceship Romulus is the first of many built and manned for such an expidition. However the crew of such an "adventure" is trained and tested to the limits of their capacity for a trip such as this could prove disastrous for all those involved and every member must do what he can when he can.
The engineers must make sure everything keeps working around the clock or it may cost the lives of many. The information systems technicians ensure all the software doesn't haywire and cause the air filtering system to break down. The security crew is tasked in keeping the peace. The security chief watches that his men, being stronger than the average crew, don't get too crazy ideas about starting a mutiny. The doctor does what he can to make sure no one loses a limb... or their mind.. The communication's officer guarantees that all messages go through and arrive... eventually. The flight officer ensures they don't accidently fly too close to a sun or planet and get stuck in its gravitational pull. The quartermaster keeps a close eye on the cargo so no vital gear and supplies go "missing". And the captain and first mate keep the entire rabbel in order.
Simple tasks for those trained to do it, you may think, but the average back and forth trip from earth to another planet takes about ten years. Ten years locked in a metal container floating through absolute nothing, locked in it with the same people day in day out. Doing the same routine every day, taking your free time in the same places every time. Watching the same movies, reading the same books and listening to the same music over and over and over...
A lot can happen in ten years and in space... no one is going to stop it.
To clarify the intent of this RP: This thread will focus on the relationships between crewmates locked together for extended periods of time as well as personal strifes and triumphs.
first mate (open)
flight officer (open)
communications officer (open)
first technician (open)
second technician (open)
first engineer (open)
second engineer (open)
third engineer (open)
doctor (open)
Chief of security (open)
Security (6 max) (5 open)
Name:
Viktor Adler
Age:
26
Position:
Security
Character strengths:
As a security guard he was thorougly taught to be both patient and composed; the last thing one wants to happen is make a rash judgement call or get a bit too violent onboard a place where the slightest disturbance could create major consequences.
Besides that he mostly keeps himself busy reading for he finds it easier to take his time with one book and spend several weeks on it rather than spend an hour or two on a movie and end up seeing it five times by the end of the first week.
Character flaws:
A negative side effect to his line of work is that he became more and more isolated from the rest of the crew, other security included. He found that people without power tend to distrust those with, especialy the ones who cary the weapons. To top his isolationism off is the fact that over time he became more and more suspicious of those around him, often searching for the catch in every deal even when there is no catch.
Biography:
Grew up in a backwater town in the German part of Belgium, he quickly set his sights for greater things and once he came of age enrolled in a training camp for those willing to see if they had what it takes to be part of a spacecrew. The training for security is considered the easiest of all training for such a venture, with it being the only one in which you are not required to have several higher degrees in mechanics or technology, and as such the bootcamp was packed upon arrival. However, over time it quickly ran empty.
Viktor never quite stood out amongst his fellow trainees, always scoring enough to pass, but too low to be glorified. Even at the end he graduated as number thirty-five out of a class of fifty. He didn't mind at all, he knew they would all get jobs on board one starship or another. Many of his classmates chose to become MP's on military ships, but the military life was nothing for Viktor and he decided to go more into the private sector. He was surprised when he got accepted into one of the first mining expositions of the UN, but all the while was happy to be able to rake in a fat pay check when he would come back in ten years.
Other:
He is known for smuggling certain things onto places he's not allowed to. He did it during his training and you can bet he did it before entering the ship.
Viktor Adler
Age:
26
Position:
Security
Character strengths:
As a security guard he was thorougly taught to be both patient and composed; the last thing one wants to happen is make a rash judgement call or get a bit too violent onboard a place where the slightest disturbance could create major consequences.
Besides that he mostly keeps himself busy reading for he finds it easier to take his time with one book and spend several weeks on it rather than spend an hour or two on a movie and end up seeing it five times by the end of the first week.
Character flaws:
A negative side effect to his line of work is that he became more and more isolated from the rest of the crew, other security included. He found that people without power tend to distrust those with, especialy the ones who cary the weapons. To top his isolationism off is the fact that over time he became more and more suspicious of those around him, often searching for the catch in every deal even when there is no catch.
Biography:
Grew up in a backwater town in the German part of Belgium, he quickly set his sights for greater things and once he came of age enrolled in a training camp for those willing to see if they had what it takes to be part of a spacecrew. The training for security is considered the easiest of all training for such a venture, with it being the only one in which you are not required to have several higher degrees in mechanics or technology, and as such the bootcamp was packed upon arrival. However, over time it quickly ran empty.
Viktor never quite stood out amongst his fellow trainees, always scoring enough to pass, but too low to be glorified. Even at the end he graduated as number thirty-five out of a class of fifty. He didn't mind at all, he knew they would all get jobs on board one starship or another. Many of his classmates chose to become MP's on military ships, but the military life was nothing for Viktor and he decided to go more into the private sector. He was surprised when he got accepted into one of the first mining expositions of the UN, but all the while was happy to be able to rake in a fat pay check when he would come back in ten years.
Other:
He is known for smuggling certain things onto places he's not allowed to. He did it during his training and you can bet he did it before entering the ship.
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