Big City Living (Midpoint Mingle)

[midpointmods]

The town of Midpoint: called thus because it is at the exact center of the game arena, a busy little Western town full of strange people, many of whom don’t look remotely human, because this is where all the players gather and live. Midpoint Saloon: called thus because it is the only bar in Midpoint. It’s also the biggest building in town, four stories high, dotted with windows, painted a jaunty yellow and decorated with red and green flowers in all the window boxes.

This is where your veteran teammate points you. Or just stomps off to and hopes you follow.

Downstairs is a bar and tavern, Old West style, right down to the upright piano in one corner and a raucous crowd of locals - largely locals, but with a healthy smattering of unusual or downright alien faces that clearly indicate the presence of other Players - eating, drinking, gambling, and getting into trouble. There’s a broad, bearded man behind the bar, waving cheerfully at you as you enter.

The rest of the night and the next day is yours to do with what you see fit. Explore the town, take a long nap in your new room, try to get to know people... everyone is here for the next twenty-four hours before travel to the mission site, so it’s a good chance to scope out the competition, at the very least.

Comments

[chalicejoker]

"You never know." Hajime shrugs. "Some things have a way of getting forgotten." It's not like the Battle Fight had been widely known ten thousand years later.

[unofficial_ambassador]

"That's true. Forgotten or erased." Millions had died on Miranda and that had been forgotten in under a decade. If the right people didn't want them to know about giant bugs, they wouldn't.

[chalicejoker]

Hajime grimaces. "History has a way of doing that if people aren't careful."

[unofficial_ambassador]

"Another thing we haven't learned yet." It's unbelievable how much she had missed that had been right under her nose. "I don't think we have those now, though."

[chalicejoker]

"Not having them is for the best, I'd say." Does anyone truly need giant world-destroying roaches? Aside from Ryo inevitably wanting to try to befriend them.

[unofficial_ambassador]

"Oh, I agree. The normal-sized ones are bad enough." Something she had learned quickly living on a ship like Serenity.

[chalicejoker]

There's a short almost-laugh from Hajime. "But of course the normal-sized ones survived and traveled that far. Of course."

"Very hard to kill," Ryo muses.

[unofficial_ambassador]

"These are the descendants of the ones who survived the colony ships, too, so they're even more adaptable." Little monsters. Giant ones aren't a pleasant thought.

[chalicejoker]

"Space roaches," Ryo says almost reverently. "Probably challenge to hunt." He sounds up for it.

[unofficial_ambassador]

"An extreme challenge to hunt, especially when you live on a transport vessel. Each dark little storage alcove is an opportunity." Normally Inara would say that at least she’ll never have to hide in one, but even if she goes back that might not be true anymore.

[chalicejoker]

"A new opportunity to hunt the hardest prey!" Yep, Ryo's excited at the thought. Hajime's just letting him go.

[unofficial_ambassador]

Inara laughs, completely charmed. "I suppose it is."