NEW LOCATION: STIARNA SJÓN

[asgardmods]

Who: ANYONE
What: the grand opening of Stiarna Sjón
When: vaguely now-ish
Where: Mimir's district
Warnings: N/A!



With new technologies being introduced to the city and varied worldviews continuing to collide into one another, Mimir has seen fit to gather these thought experiments together into one place for easy discussion and observation. What wonders can the mortal mind develop when given a platform to explore freely? This is a question Asgard as a whole seeks to answer; Stiarna Sjón is a place to recognize, appreciate, and build upon these new ideas.

Here, you can wander through exhibits that proudly display various new inventions, both successful and failed, that people have been working on throughout Asgard. Descriptions and explanations are written beside most of the creations, some with personal comments from the creator on what they were attempting to achieve. People mill around them, curious for curiosity's sake or perhaps trying to learn more to fuel their own endeavors. You might find some familiar work here, be it your own or another Wanderer's that you recognize, and everything is tagged with credit to the original inventors.

Deeper still into the exhibit, you will find openly available rooms for observing the stars. Which stars, you ask? All of them. The rooms have a control system for conjuring up whichever star system you are interested in studying, be it from your world or someone else's, which will then be projected into the room as though you are standing at the center of the universe. You can move through the hologram to observe different parts of the galaxies displayed, stopping just short of being able to make out the details of any one particular cosmic body.

Overall, Stiarna Sjón is a place for contemplation and exploration, whether purposeful or for simple enjoyment. There is much to be learned from one another when information is shared freely, and here, it is boldly celebrated for all to see for themselves.

[ OOC NOTE: This is the grand opening of Stiarna Sjón, a new location in Mimir's district that will be available for use from this point forward! This one was made with the help of Finn, who posted about it on the network over here. We have a bunch of other new locations being added all the time, so please do let us know if you have any questions or ideas! Enjoy, friends! ]

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[captainmaterial]

[True to his words, Finn can be found in the room with all of the 'stars' with his pets nearby. Jörgen is curled up on top of Finn's coat against the wall, Brynhild on top of him, curled up in his fur, having exhausted her earlier fun on the network.

The former Stormtrooper is standing in the middle of the stars, watching the planets in their orbit. This time it looks like the Hosnian system shortly before its destruction by Starkiller Base. He looks rather somber.]

[ikols]

[ A little out of breath by the time he arrives, Loki may have thrown on a hoodie straight out of bed to get to the new observatory as fast as possible. He steps into a universe he doesn't recognise, viewing the odd arrangement of planets, then his eyes drift to the solitary figure (and his pets, off to the side who get a brief glance). Loki's boots are silent as he walks over, hiding behind a swath of a distant galaxy on the outskirts of the current one on show, taking in the layout; Mimir's done well, hopefully his head will stay attached for a long while if this is the sort of thing he's getting up to in his spare time. ]

Is this your home, draumur?

[captainmaterial]

[Hope it was a clean hoodie at least! Food smells might wake the sleeping beasts. Finn has...been here awhile and might have neglected to feed them their midday meal.

Baw, hopefully Mimir's head will only come off only after the Wanderers have departed. Though, at least in God of War's version he did still remain chipper.

Finn starts—just a little—at the voice, having been too engrossed in the system he's looking at to keep his normal soldier's at-ease watch. He looks over his shoulder to spot a Wanderer he hasn't met yet, and gives a sort of sad smile.]

Don't know. It's part of my home. [Looking at the planet that was once the main planet of the Republic.] Or was... I'm not sure which planet I'm from originally.

[hikikomori_king]

Oh

[ Turgon does not quite run, but is is clearly been moving very fast, the little kittne in it's carrier on his back looking most displeased.

But he stops in the middle of the room and looks up at the stars and the look on his face can probably be described as sheer wonder ]

A Elbereth, Gilthoniel!

[ The hymn whispers from his lips in awe ]

Silivren penna miriel
o menel aglar elenath!
Na-chaered palan-díriel
o galadhremmin ennorath,
Fanuilos, le linnathon
nef aear, sí nef aearon!

[captainmaterial]

[It's a good thing Finn's friends are asleep, Jörgen is good with smalls, as Brynhild is case in point. Brynhild, however, likes to "attack" anything as small as her.

Finn starts slightly at the familiar voice, but Turgon's awe makes him grin.]

Pretty words. What do they mean?

[folkscallmewander]

Oh, wow.

[Wander shuffles up to the display of the planet, eating in the details of the surface.]

This planet must be huge. Are you from here? [He can't even see any towns on the surface, but those bumps must be mountain ridges or very detailed trails of dirt.]

[captainmaterial]

[Surface details are kinda blurry, simply because of the fact that Finn wouldn't have visited all of them. But the ones that he has... Looking at you Jakku. Are detailed enough.

Finn shakes his head.] No. At least I don't think so. It's just one of the many systems my world has. Or it was.

[lethechained]

[ Although she's come more of out curiosity than for the sake of socializing, Naminé still feels as though she ought to say hello - and thank him, of course, for calling their collective attention to this place. But she's got a knack for reading people, and even as she quietly makes her way over, she's already begun to recognize that he doesn't seem... happy, exactly. While she supposes stars aren't everyone's cup of tea, his interest seems to have already been expressed by his involvement here, which leaves her wondering, as perhaps she ought to, what's on his mind. ]

They're very beautiful.

[ she observes as she comes to a stop alongside him, head tilted up his way. Her arms are folded around her sketchbook, which is pressed to her chest, and her eyes are curious in a way that suggest she's trying not to be too much so. ]

Did you pick them?

[ This set of stars and planets, that is - galaxy, or system, or what have you. The terminology isn't exactly her strong suit. ]

[captainmaterial]

[It was simply asked of him after the completion of the facilities, probably just out of giving Finn a sense of accomplishment since all he did was bring up the idea and supply the stars of his world. But Finn would have shared the information of this place regardless. He knows more than a few people are missing the stars as much as he is, familiar ones at that.

Finn starts just a little, looking down at her before nodding his head.] Kind of? They were from my home but they're no longer...no longer in the sky. [Looking back up at them.] I figured I'd at least give them a place to exist again.

[Even if the people can't have an existence anymore.]

[momsboy]

Finn!

[ True to his word too, Peter shows up as soon as he's able, looking for his friend. Hes so excited about the new place it looks like Christmas came early for him. His familiar Sandy is also in the shape of a weasel today, clinging to his own shoulders. ] Look at that, we match.

[ Peter looks around them in amazement, taking in the gorgeous view of the Hosnian System before he notices Finn's serious expression. ] Sorry, did I caught you at a bad time?

[captainmaterial]

[Brynhild will be happy to have someone small to play with, but for now she's asleep on top of Jörgen. Finn grins at Sandy and reaches out to gently boop the nose if she'll let him.] She's free to go wake Bryn up if she wants.

His grin turns a little sad as he glances back at the system currently shown.] Not really. Just making sure this memorial system was accurate.

[folkscallmewander]

[Wander spends some time going through the hall of inventions, but he makes a beeline for the observation room. With a "boop!" (coming from him entirely - this needs some kind of special start-up noise!) he turns on the viewer and scrolls through the presentation of planets from his galaxy.

They're all vibrant and unique, some with cities and some entirely natural. Others look as if they couldn't possibly have any life on them.

It's easy to notice that they are very small, judging by the scale of the settlements. Either that or the buildings must be hundreds of miles high.]

Hey! Come look at this! [Wander calls anyone passing by to join him as he points to his newest display.]

[tealeafs]

[ Everything about this place is super new to Chizuru. It may as well be some sort of exhibit of fantasy objects from her point of view, with how little she's used to. She's just starting at something or other on display when she suddenly hears a voice calling out from the space observation room she faintly recognizes.

Curiosity drives her to take a look and see who called out, and then she definitely recognizes the source of that voice. Wander stands out too much to not be instantly recognizable. ]

.. Huh? What is it?

[folkscallmewander]

Check it out! [He points at the planet currently on display.] It's Stony Streets, just the way it used to be!

[There's a town just under Wander's finger, clearly visible even from a distance.]

[spirited_lissie]

[Felicity's still overcome with the idea of multiple galaxies, not even sure where to ask. So when..someone..calls her to a display, it didn't occur to her to do otherwise.]

Are those actual planets?

[folkscallmewander]

Uh-huh.

[He flicks through the planets currently on display.]

It feels like it's been forever since I last visited.

[beefaroni]

[While there was some camping with Master and the pirates, there wasn't much opportunity for Asterios to relax and enjoy the night sky.

Now... he stares in awe, sitting down as he gazes at the stars. Even if it's not real, he can't help but watch. He even reaches out his fingers, knowing full well he can't them, but still... This way, he looks more like a child - or at least the child he never got to be.]

Stars...

[tealeafs]

[ Chizuru is rather surprised by the sight she's found in the middle of this place filled up with odd items as well. But the sound of that voice seems to snap her out of gazing in surprise at the fake night sky to instead turn and spot Asterios standing there. ]

.. They're pretty, aren't they?

[beefaroni]

[he glances at her, but only briefly, turning his attention back to the 'sky'.]

... It goes on. Forever, and ever.

[brother_cadfael]

Cadfael had seen the creature before, in passing. The lumbering..he hesitated to call him a beast, but that was all that came to mind..recalled to him a sort of child, one that grew larger in size before his mind could catch up to him.

Hearing him speak only seemed to reinforce the image.] Indeed, stars, and a great deal many of them. [He'd spent many a night under various skies, but none left him feeling the vastness they gave off now.]

[spirited_lissie]

Felicity didn't know the first place to start. Between Jim and Peter's stories, now being told there was a place she could actually explore the stars-of course she would go to it.

Curiosity had her looking through the various inventions, reading and trying to get an idea on why some worked and others had failed. This was nearly as good enough to make up for not going to a proper school back home; certainly felt more interesting than tea lessons and embroidering (however useful both of those were, these just felt more..practical).

It's the planetarium that catches her interest. She's only seen the occasional map of the stars and planets, all vague and clearly a little at a time-never this vast or detailed. Of course, this was way more impressive than any drawing or even a painting.

She's spending a good deal longer in those rooms than the ones with the devices. Every so often (well more than often), she'll ask someone on the name of the planet and whatever information they had on it.

[sinistral]

The planetarium isn't exactly a comfortable location, but it's not entirely uncomfortable either. There's something vaguely worrisome about the depiction of the vast emptiness of space but at the same time it's decidedly not the kind of emptiness with which he's familiar, and that actually makes the visit almost pleasant.

He's not really expecting to be drawn into conversation, and certainly not expecting a question, so it catches him off guard for a moment. Still he turns to follow her line of sight to the display of a planetary system, trying to force recognition upon it.

"Not quite sure what it is." He squints again at the display she's pointed out, but it doesn't resolve itself into anything familiar. He's not quite sure if it's something he should know and the knowledge had been taken from him or the place is just outside his experience. "Or where, I guess it would be, not what."

[lethechained]

[ There's a certain irony in how hard it is to draw stars.

Or at least render them in any satisfying kind of way, that is. It's somewhat outside of her purview, considering Naminé has spent most of her time drawing people or places where the sky counts as little other than a backdrop. But she's made the effort today, curled up in a corner with her sketchbook propped on her legs as she squints against the harsh contrast of the glowing stars and the dark of the room itself. It's probably silly for her even to try, but--

At least this attempt is looking more promising than the last three. She's got several points of light carefully marked out, the darkness partially shaded in to give them form, and they actually resemble the right arrangement this time now that she's gotten used to the details. It might even be considered to be going well until, ]

-- Oh!

[ Snap goes her only dark blue pencil's tip. With a sinking feeling, she realizes she quite overlooked bringing a sharpener. Pardon her, then; she'll just be sitting here staring forlornly at her unfinished drawing and the tool responsible for leaving it so. ]

[tealeafs]

[ It's hard to even notice Naminé sitting there. It's so dark in here, and the girl is all curled up in a corner - not to mention it's hard to even draw your gaze away from the sight of all the stars here to begin with. So while Chizuru is also there staring at the lights, she has absolutely no idea the girl is even there.

No idea until she hears the sound, that is. The snapping of the pencil tip makes her glance around to see what happened, and it's then that she discovers Naminé sitting there.

Chizuru looks a little surprised, but then quickly makes her way over to the girl. ]

Oh..! I'm sorry, I didn't see you there. [ Not that she really has to apologize, but Chizuru is so polite that she feels like she was accidentally ignoring the other regardless. ] Were you drawing..?