Reynarda
Nerdy Vampire
Over two hundred years ago, the human planet of Albaques sent probes to several of their planetary neighbors. The planet closest to their star was barren, with interesting rocks. But the probe that went to their next-door neighbor on the orbit further from the star, Yasen, was destroyed in orbit. They sent another, but that probe also mysteriously failed in orbit. One minute, the probe was doing well, preparing to land, but in the next it was raining down on the planet in a billion pieces.
Preliminary data suggested that it was similar to Albaques, but with a longer day/night cycle and less of the star’s light reached the planet surface. The atmosphere seemed breathable, so a crewed mission was sent out to orbit the planet.
This, too, was destroyed. But not before one of the astronauts said, “There are people down there!” over the radio.
A broadcast was sent in several languages. It was a message of friendliness and peace. Albaques’ Aerospace Association continued to broadcast this message for nearly a year before they received any reply.
In a strange accent but in the language of some of Albaques’ northern hemisphere’s people, a voice responded, “If you insist on contacting us, we will allow it. You may send a delegation to Yasen’s orbit to meet with our diplomats.”
The excitement was palpable as the United Peoples of Albaques put together a delegation to go meet their neighbors. Except, when they arrived, they discovered they were not a people they had never seen.
There were ancient stories of creatures who drank the blood of humans. They had sharp teeth, strange eyes, and an aversion to light. Vampires, the delegation whispered.
Vampires, the Yaseniks confirmed, but they refused to explain how humans had myths and ghost stories of them.
This sparked an uneasy acquaintanceship. They each sent diplomats and shared scientific data. But they were very different. The vampires relied on their abilities to intuitively understand the universe to get around while humans relied on their ability to gather empirical evidence to get around. On the outside, it appeared the human ships outpaced the vampire ships, but the vampires had no discomfort with thrust or problems with mass on ships. Magic, the humans called it, though the vampires called it science.
As the human population grew, so their demands for resources grew. This sparked new ventures out into the solar system as they sought resources. The vampires, to everyone’s surprise, were already in the asteroid belt and exploring the moons of the gas giants. This incited skirmishes over mining rights, and the diplomats of both sides scrambled to make peace.
But humans were uncomfortable with neighbors that drank blood—even if it was the blood of the large herbivore species on Yasen—and some vampires thought human blood tasted better anyway.
Nearly two hundred years after what most called first contact, Albaques and Yasen are embroiled in a Cold War. Each targets the other’s satellites and sometimes supply ships don’t make it to their destination. The war is slowly growing hotter until one day a Albaques scientist notices a strange blip on their large orbital telescope’s images. At first they think it’s a malfunction. But after the debugging program shows no problems, they send out an engineering team. The team confirms that the telescope is functioning perfectly. Tentatively, the Albaques Science Association reaches out to Yasen. The vampire philosophers confirm the findings and suggest it is a rip in the fabric of space and time.
Both sides gather together in neutral space near the rip. Each side has brought diplomats, military personnel, and scientists in the attempt to figure out what is going on and what to do about it.
Welcome! This is a sci-fi rp with a little fantasy/supernatural twist. Your hosts are myself (
Reynarda
) and the fabulous
Mikotsuhime
. We will have lore and such up a bit later.
You can join as either of the two sides. I'll have more specs on the solar system and the vampires a bit later.
Preliminary data suggested that it was similar to Albaques, but with a longer day/night cycle and less of the star’s light reached the planet surface. The atmosphere seemed breathable, so a crewed mission was sent out to orbit the planet.
This, too, was destroyed. But not before one of the astronauts said, “There are people down there!” over the radio.
A broadcast was sent in several languages. It was a message of friendliness and peace. Albaques’ Aerospace Association continued to broadcast this message for nearly a year before they received any reply.
In a strange accent but in the language of some of Albaques’ northern hemisphere’s people, a voice responded, “If you insist on contacting us, we will allow it. You may send a delegation to Yasen’s orbit to meet with our diplomats.”
The excitement was palpable as the United Peoples of Albaques put together a delegation to go meet their neighbors. Except, when they arrived, they discovered they were not a people they had never seen.
There were ancient stories of creatures who drank the blood of humans. They had sharp teeth, strange eyes, and an aversion to light. Vampires, the delegation whispered.
Vampires, the Yaseniks confirmed, but they refused to explain how humans had myths and ghost stories of them.
This sparked an uneasy acquaintanceship. They each sent diplomats and shared scientific data. But they were very different. The vampires relied on their abilities to intuitively understand the universe to get around while humans relied on their ability to gather empirical evidence to get around. On the outside, it appeared the human ships outpaced the vampire ships, but the vampires had no discomfort with thrust or problems with mass on ships. Magic, the humans called it, though the vampires called it science.
As the human population grew, so their demands for resources grew. This sparked new ventures out into the solar system as they sought resources. The vampires, to everyone’s surprise, were already in the asteroid belt and exploring the moons of the gas giants. This incited skirmishes over mining rights, and the diplomats of both sides scrambled to make peace.
But humans were uncomfortable with neighbors that drank blood—even if it was the blood of the large herbivore species on Yasen—and some vampires thought human blood tasted better anyway.
Nearly two hundred years after what most called first contact, Albaques and Yasen are embroiled in a Cold War. Each targets the other’s satellites and sometimes supply ships don’t make it to their destination. The war is slowly growing hotter until one day a Albaques scientist notices a strange blip on their large orbital telescope’s images. At first they think it’s a malfunction. But after the debugging program shows no problems, they send out an engineering team. The team confirms that the telescope is functioning perfectly. Tentatively, the Albaques Science Association reaches out to Yasen. The vampire philosophers confirm the findings and suggest it is a rip in the fabric of space and time.
Both sides gather together in neutral space near the rip. Each side has brought diplomats, military personnel, and scientists in the attempt to figure out what is going on and what to do about it.
Welcome! This is a sci-fi rp with a little fantasy/supernatural twist. Your hosts are myself (
Reynarda
) and the fabulous
Mikotsuhime
. We will have lore and such up a bit later.You can join as either of the two sides. I'll have more specs on the solar system and the vampires a bit later.
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