✘ Round 1 | [Text]

[glacius]

Hello, fellow... passengers.

I have what should hopefully be a simple request. I am a new arrival looking for somewhere comfortable to reside. Is there any place on this ship that is colder--much colder--than the common rooms provided? Or, similarly, is there any way to lower the temperature of said rooms?

Any help in this regard would be appreciated.

Comments

[yardbird]

Well, unless you want to live in a fridge...

There is a way you can control the temp in your room. I think it can be either manual or voice command.

[glacius]

A "fridge"--if I understand the device you are referring to-- is close to the sort of temperatures I would be looking for, though I do not think that would be enough space for me to reside in. The information about the room controls is helpful, however, and may have to suffice until I can find something... more suitable.

[yardbird]

Sure. How cold are you looking for, exactly? Because I don't know if the rooms can get much colder than about 15 degrees and that's pretty damn cold.

[glacius]

Freezing temperatures would suffice, though I will take what I can get.

[yardbird]

Alright.

The only other thing I would suggest maybe is trying the holodecks. You can adjust the temp in there along with the environment controls.

[It occurs to Murphy then that he's not even in the least fazed by the fact that someone is asking if it's possible to turn their living quarters into an icebox. Goddammit, he's been here way too long.]

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[bracingly]

fun fact: each room is separately ventilated and climate controlled based on specific needs, whereas common areas and larger rooms are stabilized internally
meaning you can probably bump your room down to chill levels using the thermostat on the wall
just don't expect to drop it below what's considered habitable temperatures b/c there's an engineering controlled override that prevents that for reasons that are very technical and and specific and i don't feel like typing them

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[glacius]

Interesting. That was very helpful, thank you.

If someone...theoretically wanted temperatures so cold that they would be considered "inhabitable", where would one go? [It's at least nice to know that he can keep things cool should he need to, but he'd like to do his best to find something a little closer to home first.]

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[bracingly]

have you tried space
it's like outside

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[glacius]

Perhaps not that cold. [If this wasn't text, the alien's words would be as dry as the desert sands. Of course this could probably all be bypassed if he just showed himself, but he's a reclusive creature and he's not used to being accepted by humans right off the bat.]

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[bracingly]

let me try and get a good painted picture of what exactly you're looking for b/c it's STARTING to sound a little like you want to live in a freezer

i mean if that's the case more power to you but at the same time

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[hybridification]

How much colder are we talking?

[glacius]

Freezing temperatures would be ideal.

[hybridification]

See, I want to believe that you're like some kind of sentient kraggon or whatever, but I can't shake the feeling that you're just looking for a really creative way to kill someone.

I'm right, right? Tell me I'm right and I'll help you. :)

[glacius]

What? No. I have no desire to kill anyone.

[hybridification]

That's kind of boring.

You know, space is pretty cold. As a general rule. Or you could climb into a freezer in the kitchens.

Wait, how big are you? You'd have to be kinda small to fit in a freezer.

[kutte]

Colder? You sure you don't mean warmer?

[glacius]

Yes, I am sure.

[kutte]

Got a reason why? Unless you get lucky and the air conditioning breaks again, we might not be able to rustle up somewhere that much colder than our usual.

[glacius]

It reminds me of home.

[kutte]

Where was that? Antarctica?

[ why does jax ask this question he always regrets it ]

[muscovy]

I can ask the General if he will live with you.

((ooc: This isn't actually an option because the General didn't come on the Tranquility with him, but he doesn't know that yet.))

[glacius]

I have no knowledge of them, and just about as little desire to live with someone whom I don't know.

[muscovy]

It is really cold wherever he is. There will be snow and ice, though.

[glacius]

[Ughhhh that actually sounds really nice. There's a pause between responses, because no matter what he says here it means he's going to be sacrificing a comfort--the comfort of snow and ice, or the comfort of secrecy and seclusion.

Ultimately the alien's difficulty in trusting wins out, but it had not been an easy battle.]

I will still... have to decline, I am afraid, but I would not mind meeting this individual.

[muscovy]

I will ask him if he wants to meet you. He is always happy to meet people that won't die when they see him.