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[FallacyofUrist]

Life is boring. That's your thought as life goes on. Wake. Eat. Work. Eat. Work. Return. Sleep. Repeat. Everyone's saying that this is the way to live life. There are those who rebel against this pattern, though.

That's not you, though. You never had the nerve. Or the opportunity.

Until now.

When you wake up one morning, there's a flyer attached to your face.

"Bored with life? Tired of the stress? Tarry no more! You've been invited on the trip of a lifetime courtesy of rich philanthropist Benjamin Robert Octavian Beth! You and six others will travel aboard an experimental ship for one year! You'll see the worlds' wonders! Learn from the best in every field! Destress under the care of our staff! Have fun! When you return, we'll help you get your dream job using your new education! Just fill out the form below!"

The flyer then lists an address.

The choice is obvious.
~~~

Spoiler: The Form (click to show/hide)

What is your name?

Describe yourself in three words, then a paragraph.

Answer three of the below questions:

• What made you decide to travel with us?
• What would your dream job be and why?
• If you could make three wishes using a genie, what would they be?
• If you could change your body in any way, what changes would you make?
• If you could live life in any work of fiction, what would your top three choices be?
• What is your greatest fear?
• What is your greatest desire?
• How close does someone have to be to you in order for you to sacrifice your life to save theirs?
• What three skills do you most desire to learn?
• What made you decide to answer this question?

Please sign the following waiver:

I, ___, being of sound mind, agree that:

• I hereby indemnify, hold not responsible, and release from all liability regarding the effects of my trip, Benjamin Robert Octavian Beth.
• I choose to go on this trip of my own free will. No coercion was used of any kind in order to get me to sign up.
• Once the trip is in progress, under no circumstances will I be allowed to quit it until it completes.
• If I deliberately attempt to frustrate the aims of the trip, attempt to escape it, or halt it, then my free will and human form are forfeit.

Signature: _____

[Mallos]

Spoiler: Form (click to show/hide)

What is your name?
Damien Voss
Describe yourself in three words, then a paragraph.
Cunning. Resolute. Proud.
As a person, I am many things; I am much more than a mere three characteristics. The above are two of my most valued traits and my most severe vice. As much as I think myself a pragmatic man, I have been known to get lost in reckless self-worship or delusions of grandeur. I often meditate on my mortality to bring me back down to earth.

   

Answer three of the below questions:
What made you decide to travel with us? Someone with my skills shouldn't be wasting their life dealing with the most mundane and menial of tasks.
What is your greatest fear? My own mortality.
What is your greatest desire?Forbidden knowledge.

Please sign the following waiver:

I, Damien Voss, being of sound mind, agree that:
I hereby indemnify, hold not responsible, and release from all liability regarding the effects of my trip, Benjamin Robert Octavian Beth.
I choose to go on this trip of my own free will. No coercion was used of any kind in order to get me to sign up.
Once the trip is in progress, under no circumstances will I be allowed to quit it until it completes.
If I deliberately attempt to frustrate the aims of the trip, attempt to escape it, or halt it, then my free will and human form are forfeit.
Signature: Damien Voss

[Coolrune206]

Spoiler: Form (click to show/hide)

What is your name?
Tali'ah Gilyra
Describe yourself in three words, then a paragraph.
Alluring. Amiable. Lethal.
I have the talent to work my way into the heart of any man or woman, through seduction or friendship, and from there, I can do whatever I wish. I can use them, or be of use to them. I can kill them, or have them kill for me. I'm not a bad person, of course; I just see everything practically, and the easiest way to obtain anything is through either love, or steel.
Answer three of the below questions:
What made you decide to travel with us?
I find that, no matter how much I try to get myself into an interesting situation, I just can't do it anymore. Nobody interests me. Nobody is... worth it.
What is your greatest desire?
Someone who can move me, unlike anyone who has been able to before.
How close does someone have to be to you in order for you to sacrifice your life to save theirs?
That's hilarious, really. I'd never sacrifice my life for another.
Please sign the following waiver:

I, Tali'ah, being of sound mind, agree that:
I hereby indemnify, hold not responsible, and release from all liability regarding the effects of my trip, Benjamin Robert Octavian Beth.
I choose to go on this trip of my own free will. No coercion was used of any kind in order to get me to sign up.
Once the trip is in progress, under no circumstances will I be allowed to quit it until it completes.
If I deliberately attempt to frustrate the aims of the trip, attempt to escape it, or halt it, then my free will and human form are forfeit.
Signature: Tali'ah Gilyra

[Egan_BW]

The cephalopod gazes at the form for a moment, intrigued.
Once it reaches the bottom, it blinks in confusion. How can one forfeit one's human from, when one is not human?

Oh well, worth a try anyway. Hey, it might work.

Spoiler: The Form (click to show/hide)

What is your name? Bjorn

Describe yourself in three words, then a paragraph.
molluscoid. clever. colorful.
I am a large variety of cuttlefish, with what humans are fond of calling "consciousness", and legs that can bear me over land. My skin can change color, and I can control it at-will in a high degree of detail. I enjoy consuming crustaceans, small fish, and other seafood. I am friendly, outgoing, enjoy spending time with two-legged apes, etc.

Answer three of the below questions:

• If you could change your body in any way, what changes would you make?

Ability to breathe on land without a mask. Also robot limbs.

• How close does someone have to be to you in order for you to sacrifice your life to save theirs?

100 kilometers at most.

• What made you decide to answer this question?

What made you decide to make this question?

Please sign the following waiver:

I, ___, being of sound mind, agree that:

• I hereby indemnify, hold not responsible, and release from all liability regarding the effects of my trip, Benjamin Robert Octavian Beth.
• I choose to go on this trip of my own free will. No coercion was used of any kind in order to get me to sign up.
• Once the trip is in progress, under no circumstances will I be allowed to quit it until it completes.
• If I deliberately attempt to frustrate the aims of the trip, attempt to escape it, or halt it, then my free will and human form are forfeit.

Signature: Bjorn   

[Mallos]

Spoiler: Form (click to show/hide)

What is your name?
Tali'ah Gilyra
Describe yourself in three words, then a paragraph.
Alluring. Amiable. Lethal.
I have the talent to work my way into the heart of any man or woman, through seduction or friendship, and from there, I can do whatever I wish. I can use them, or be of use to them. I can kill them, or have them kill for me. I'm not a bad person, of course; I just see everything practically, and the easiest way to obtain anything is through either love, or steel.
Answer three of the below questions:
What made you decide to travel with us?
I find that, no matter how much I try to get myself into an interesting situation, I just can't do it anymore. Nobody interests me. Nobody is... worth it.
What is your greatest desire?
Someone who can move me, unlike anyone who has been able to before.
How close does someone have to be to you in order for you to sacrifice your life to save theirs?
That's hilarious, really. I'd never sacrifice my life for another.
Please sign the following waiver:

I, Tali'ah, being of sound mind, agree that:
I hereby indemnify, hold not responsible, and release from all liability regarding the effects of my trip, Benjamin Robert Octavian Beth.
I choose to go on this trip of my own free will. No coercion was used of any kind in order to get me to sign up.
Once the trip is in progress, under no circumstances will I be allowed to quit it until it completes.
If I deliberately attempt to frustrate the aims of the trip, attempt to escape it, or halt it, then my free will and human form are forfeit.
Signature: Tali'ah Gilyra

Flashbacks to "Roll to Be Determined"
inb4 inter-party rivalry between our characters, again.
Probably because we seem to make the same outline of a character each time.

[Tomasque]

Spoiler: The Form (click to show/hide)

What is your name?
 Ronald Woods

Describe yourself in three words, then a paragraph.
 Tenure. Existential Crisis.
 My job is hell. The only thing that makes it bearable graduates every four years. All that awaits me at the end of this year is another shift in my pay scale. I'm retiring, so here go all my vacation days first. A paragraph is at least five sentences.

Answer three of the below questions:
-What made you decide to travel with us?
 Anything's better than where I'm at.
-What would your dream job be and why?
 Private tutor, because I could teach the good kids without having to tell the bad ones to shut up every 10 seconds.
-If you could live life in any work of fiction, what would your top three choices be?
 1. The Great Gatsby
 2. Being in Watchmen sounds fun.
 3. Ummm... let's go with "The Metamorphosis" and be over with this.

Please sign the following waiver:

I, Ronald Woods, being of sound mind, agree that:

• I hereby indemnify, hold not responsible, and release from all liability regarding the effects of my trip, Benjamin Robert Octavian Beth.
• I choose to go on this trip of my own free will. No coercion was used of any kind in order to get me to sign up.
• Once the trip is in progress, under no circumstances will I be allowed to quit it until it completes.
• If I deliberately attempt to frustrate the aims of the trip, attempt to escape it, or halt it, then my free will and human form are forfeit.

Signature: Ronald Woods

[Rockeater]

PTW

[Coolrune206]

Spoiler: Form (click to show/hide)

What is your name?
Tali'ah Gilyra
Describe yourself in three words, then a paragraph.
Alluring. Amiable. Lethal.
I have the talent to work my way into the heart of any man or woman, through seduction or friendship, and from there, I can do whatever I wish. I can use them, or be of use to them. I can kill them, or have them kill for me. I'm not a bad person, of course; I just see everything practically, and the easiest way to obtain anything is through either love, or steel.
Answer three of the below questions:
What made you decide to travel with us?
I find that, no matter how much I try to get myself into an interesting situation, I just can't do it anymore. Nobody interests me. Nobody is... worth it.
What is your greatest desire?
Someone who can move me, unlike anyone who has been able to before.
How close does someone have to be to you in order for you to sacrifice your life to save theirs?
That's hilarious, really. I'd never sacrifice my life for another.
Please sign the following waiver:

I, Tali'ah, being of sound mind, agree that:
I hereby indemnify, hold not responsible, and release from all liability regarding the effects of my trip, Benjamin Robert Octavian Beth.
I choose to go on this trip of my own free will. No coercion was used of any kind in order to get me to sign up.
Once the trip is in progress, under no circumstances will I be allowed to quit it until it completes.
If I deliberately attempt to frustrate the aims of the trip, attempt to escape it, or halt it, then my free will and human form are forfeit.
Signature: Tali'ah Gilyra

Flashbacks to "Roll to Be Determined"
inb4 inter-party rivalry between our characters, again.
Probably because we seem to make the same outline of a character each time.

Whaaaaaaaaat? Noooooooooo.... Noooooooooo...... Noooooooooooooo....
I have absolutely no idea what you're on about. My characters are always original! I'm not... Running out of creativity....

All that aside, I intend to play Tali a little more amiably than my characters tend to be. So let's hope for less inter-party conflict.

[DolosusDoleus]

Reserving spot. Done

Spoiler: The Form (click to show/hide)

What is your name?
Valentine Redcastle

Describe yourself in three words, then a paragraph.
Traditional, Resourceful, Retired

I'm an old coot, but that doesn't mean I can't be useful. Got a lot of experience with investigation, sleuthing, and firearm use back from my old job as a P.I. I like to think of myself as a nice enough fellow, though I do tend to get ornery if I don't have my daily drink. Whiskey to be precise, so I hope you've got a lot of it on that ship of yours. I also generally try to avoid getting into arguments, so don't expect me to take sides should anything come up. That's pretty much it; I'm not a very complex man.

Answer three of the below questions:

What made you decide to travel with us?
I'm sixty years old, and want to see as much of the world as possible before I get too decrepit to do so.

If you could change your body in any way, what changes would you make?
I'd get rid of my beer belly. Sure, being younger would be nice, but the beer belly really has to be the first thing to go.

What is your greatest fear?
Spiders. They give me the heebie jeebies.

Please sign the following waiver:

I, Valentine Redcastle, being of sound mind, agree that:

• I hereby indemnify, hold not responsible, and release from all liability regarding the effects of my trip, Benjamin Robert Octavian Beth.
• I choose to go on this trip of my own free will. No coercion was used of any kind in order to get me to sign up.
• Once the trip is in progress, under no circumstances will I be allowed to quit it until it completes.
• If I deliberately attempt to frustrate the aims of the trip, attempt to escape it, or halt it, then my free will and human form are forfeit.

Signature:

[Rockeater]

Spoiler: The Form (click to show/hide)

What is your name?
Jacob Andrew
Describe yourself in three words, then a paragraph.
Shy, Fearful, Frustrated
I am not a personwith allusions of grander, I am just one that can see his skills and time waste. I would have quited long ago if I wasn't affried to fail, I don't know how to change things that I need to, and if I need to put my life at risk so be it.
Answer three of the below questions:

• What is your greatest fear?

To fail infront those I know

• What is your greatest desire?

To not have my current greatest fear

• How close does someone have to be to you in order for you to sacrifice your life to save theirs?

Close enough so they will try to stop me

Please sign the following waiver:

I, Jacob Andrew, being of sound mind, agree that:

• I hereby indemnify, hold not responsible, and release from all liability regarding the effects of my trip, Benjamin Robert Octavian Beth.
• I choose to go on this trip of my own free will. No coercion was used of any kind in order to get me to sign up.
• Once the trip is in progress, under no circumstances will I be allowed to quit it until it completes.
• If I deliberately attempt to frustrate the aims of the trip, attempt to escape it, or halt it, then my free will and human form are forfeit.

Signature: Jacob Andrew

[FallacyofUrist]

A philosopher, a seductress, a cuttlefish, a professor, a retired investigator, and Jacob walk into a mostly empty bar.

"Welcome, one and all. While your forms have told me much, I'm of the opinion that you can never really know someone until you've met them in person. Before you all get going, I thought it best to have a little icebreaker session. So. Grab a drink and let's get going. You're welcome to browse behind the bar for what you want, though I'd avoid the oddly colored drinks if I were you."

The man grabs a bottle from behind the bar, pours a strange blue liquid into his glass, takes a sip, then begins.

"Hello. My name is Benjamin Robert Octavian Beth. I'm a billionaire philanthropist and noted eccentric. My hobbies include sampling and collecting unusual beverages and using my vast resources to create complete changes in life circumstances(for fun). I like unusual beverages, interesting people, boring people who want to become interesting, and games. I dislike people who are late,  or spiteful, people who are satisfied with a boring life, and mimes. First person to take a drink goes next!"

It occurs to you that there are only six form recipients here. One more is later to come. And late.

[Mallos]

((Jesus, three people chose orange. I guess it really is an appealing color. I'll retcon Damien's to yellow then.))

"Spiteful types, eh?", Damien inquires before he too steps up to the bar and pours himself a glass. Taking a sip, he cocks an eyebrow at the odd flavor before setting the glass down and turning so he may face the rest of the party. "Hello, my name is Damien Voss. Like our friend here, I despise the mundane and loathe those who are satisfied with it. My hobbies include analysis of all sorts of theories and ideas. I find it a bit pretentious to denote myself as some form of philosopher, but I can't help but think of myself as such. I take trips, when I can afford it, to strange and new places in search of unusual knowledge and factoids. I have a particular interest in the occult- and, fittingly enough, I find that there is a saying that rings true with what I feel to be my very existence.", Damien pauses dramatically, clearly enjoying the audience provided by the party. "The forbidden fruit is always the sweetest."

With that, he quickly finishes his drink and leans against the bar, anxious to hear of the others.

[Coolrune206]

Tali'ah steps up to the bar and gives a nervous giggle. "I'm really not good with introductions. There's always too much to say and... ah, right, I need to get a drink. Forgot that part." With that, she peruses the bottles and looks for one that seems normal enough. Upon locating it, she pours herself a glass and tastes, seeming satisfied with the flavour. "So, my name is Tali'ah, and I'm here because I'm looking for someone. Well, if I say that it sounds like I have a specific individual in mind. Rather, I'm just looking for someone... new. Someone who can make me feel things I've never felt before. That... sounded a little more romantic than I anticipated, but I guess that's also not the wrong impression to give." She lets out another giggle, and steps back with a pleasant smile.

[Rockeater]

In wary steps and with uncomfortable feeling Jacob steped toward the bar and took a non alcoholic or the least alcoholic drink there, timidly saying "I'm sorry mister Octavian, I'm probibly not the kind of person you wanted here, I don't want to become an intresting person, just one there's something to tell about him, I would understand if you want me to leave"

[DolosusDoleus]

”Guess I’m next, then.” Valentine saunters over to the bar, before pulling a hip flask out of his pocket and taking a hearty swig. ”The name’s Valentine Redcastle, though my friends call me Rusty. I enjoy the simple things in life; warm beds, freshly cut lawns, good food, and cold whiskey. I dislike arguing, stinging insects, spiders, and my neighbor Floyd. Don’t got no hobbies, unless you call talking to people a hobby. I’m just here too see what there is to see before I die, that’s all.” He steps back with a warm smile, to hear what everybody else has to say.