Serenity RP

[OG Loc]

I've tried to make two RP's based off the show "Firefly" that Serenity is based on, but no one ever came. However, I have more confidence now that the movie's out and very popular.

Everything's the same in the Universe; Earth picked clean, new soalar system with many planets, central worlds for Alliance, outer worlds for... More unlawful people.

This RP does not intend to have characters from the movie, but rather made-ups. You can be anyone you can imagine as long as he/she isn't an alien, a Reaver (unless you plan to have a really unique one), or something else that is pretty much unheard of on the show or movie.

Good, evil, shade of grey... Although good is recommended, anything pretty much goes. Any planet as long as it's in the soalar system the show/movie takes place in.

Name: David (Dave) Jackson
Gender: Male
Occupation: Works a lot of temp jobs; just can't seem to find his place in the 'Verse.
Personality: A very mysterious character. Some towns in the outer worlds know him as "The Stranger". It is rumored he's a fugitive on the run from the Alliance, but this was never confirmed or denied.
Appearence: Black hair, brown eyes, and a hint of some Asian features. Often wears simple clothes, such as a white shirt and blue jeans, often wearing a black jacket. He usually wears boots, and carries a pistol.
Other Stuff: None

[Bacon]

I haven't seen the movie yet, and I don't get Sci-fi channel so I haven't seen Firefly in a long time, so go easy on me if I make mistakes.

Name: Jesse Cleaver
Gender: Male
Occupation: Freelance.
Personallity:Friendly and agreeably when calm. Will do most anything for good pay. Extremely arrogant if annoyed or angered.
Appearance: Black hair kind of spikey, blue eyes, very rugged. Often wears a khaki shirt, brown leather vest, and brown pants. Sometimes wears a "cowboy" hat, either brown or black. Carries a pistol.
Other stuff: Has a rare, noncontagious disease that limits what foods he can digest.

[OG Loc]

(That's fine. Ya hear that, people who aren't there? Don't spoil anything about he movie to him! Oh yeah, and you should get the Firefly boxset sometime.)

David sat in a bar in a small settlement in the middle of a desert in Whitefall. Whitefall was an out-of-the-way world that wasn't very hospitable. He worked temporarily as a farmer there, herding cattle, just enough to make his living. But now he decided it was time to move on. He had saved just enough to avoid passage to wherever the heck a particular ship was going; he didn't care what planet he'd go to.

He sat in the bar now, listening and waiting for some news of a ship to some other world that had room for passengers came to his ear. He drank his beer quietly.

[Bacon]

Strangely enough, this same time Jesse walked into the same bar to listen for news of a job.

(I was going to say more, but I don't know much about ship classes or planets...)

[OG Loc]

(As far as ship classes go, you can make stuff up; the only ship class I know is, of course, Firefly.)

[Bacon]

samman said:

(As far as ship classes go, you can make stuff up; the only ship class I know is, of course, Firefly.)

(Really? Great! Could you give me a list of the planets you know, just for reference?)

[OG Loc]

(Okay;

Whitefall, an out-of-the-way backwater planet with very little civilization.

Ariel, a central Alliance world that is famous for its hospitals and museums.

Uhhhhh... I'll try to think of more later.)

Suddenly, just as David was leaning back in his chair, a man flew accross the bar and landed on his table, shattering Dave's drink. "Try to cheat me, will ya!" another man yelled, whom David could only guess had been the one to throw the man.

This had apparently affected the spirits of everyone else in the bar, and many of them began fighting each other for no apparent reason. Punches, smashing bottles and glasses over other peoples' heads, more throws...

"Not again," David muttered. "They still haven't cleaned up from yesterday's fight..." With that, he strolled out of the bar, but constantly having to duck and dodge as he did so to avoid getting in the middle of the fights. The bartender, as always, ducked behind the bar, waiting patiently for it to end.

[Bacon]

Jesse quickly stood up off the table and ran out of the bar, but not without being hit in the back of the head with a glass. Whoever threw him halfway across the bar had obviously mistaken him for somebody else. He ducked out of the way as someone flew out the window, bumping into Dave.

"Excuse me, sir." he said, being polite mainly to avoid another fight.

[OG Loc]

"It's all right," David said pleasently, as he continued to stroll, enjoying the fresh air of the desert.

[Bacon]

((Good news, saw Serenity on Friday, so now I have a better understanding of things. Especially slang words like "boat" and "shiny". While I was gone I got a great idea for getting our character's off Whitefall and on a ship's crew(at least temporarily...)...what is David better at, guns, mechanics, flying or medical practice?))

"De ya mind if I walk with ya a ways? I'm a little traumatized to go 'nywhere alone for a while."Jesse asks, glancing back at the bar fight.

[OG Loc]

(David's pretty good at guns, I can tell ya that. I'm still working out the details. I think he might be a good pilot... I need to think about it.)

"Why not?" said David. "Hey, you don't by any chance know anyone who can get me passage off world, do you? I don't really care where, but I'd rather stay in the outer worlds."

[Bacon]

(Good.I thought up a ship's crew, and I needed to know what crew members are missing...)
"Naw, I'm looking for a way off planet, too." Jesse replies.

Hearing this, a man nearby says, "Really? My ship might accommodate you, then. Two of our crew left the planet and we're going to pick them up when we drop off our next shipment. My name's Nash. We need a mechanic and a security officer. Just as warning, we're going to Blue Fire, right close to Reaver space."

"I'm in, I'm a pretty good mechanic."Jesse replies, then looks to Dave, waiting for his answer.

(FYI: The ships crew members are Nash(Doctor), Shon(Captian), Poss(Weaponry), Lia(Mech.) and Dodd(Pilot). Poss(short for Possum) and Lia are the ones on Blue Fire right now)

[OG Loc]

"Blue Fire?" David got quiet for a moment. "Fine, I'll be security. I can see why you'd need it. Just a word of caution; if you run from the Reavers, they'll chase. It's their way. If you see a Reaver ship, just keep moving the boat straight, slowly, and prey they aren't hungry."

[Bacon]

At the advice, Nash laughed, "Yes, we've found that out the hard way. Boat's this way."

He then proceeded to a small landing area near a dipetro-tetrahydroleum producer.("dipetro" or "dp" for short, it's a mix of petroleum and water,that is used as a fuel for smaller vehicles(nothing spaceworthy though).) Here, he led them to a Mosqiuto class ship (called that mainly because of the shape of the "nose", it's a tanker ship not much bigger than a Firefly). "This, this is the Deep Raven." He announced, gesturing to it.

"Nash, where have you been?" A female voice called from the ship.

"And this is the Captain, Shon." Nash said to Jesse and Dave, then he turned to Shon and said, "Just recruitin' a few temps." Jesse didn't like being called a "temp".

Shon looked at the two for a moment, then at all three. "Shiny... Let's go already, we've been filled up for hours." With that she walked back inside.

[OG Loc]

David didn't have a great feeling about going so close to Reaver space. He'd rather be shot then suffer what fate a Reaver would do to him... But he'd have to deal. He walked toward the landing ramp.