action/video; @b.crusher | ota!

[dancingmd]

a. action
[Beverly walks down this same street almost every day, on her way to and from work. From that coffeeshop on the corner to the weird little knick knack shop full of bits and bobs from across the multiverse, the sights have become very familiar to her. Which is maybe why this particular door showed up on this particular street. Or maybe it's all a coincidence. It's hard to say sometimes, in the Quarantine.

The door in question would not be a particularly remarkable one save for a unique symbol etched in the center of it. Even so, she easily might have missed it - hell, maybe she already has before today. But now that she's seen it, there's absolutely no chance she won't be investigating. The door opens easily and she lets out a surprised gasp when she sees what's inside.]

Oh!

b. network; video
Good evening everyone! For those of you who don't know me, I'm Beverly Crusher - and I found something a bit... unexpected today. [She grins.] A good sort of unexpected, though. Something from my home world that I'd like to share with you all.

[Here she carefully balances her phone against the wall so that it more or less shows both her and the room she's in. It's not readily apparent what sort of room it is as there is nothing in it and no windows or doors, only black walls, floors, and ceiling criss-crossed with glowing yellow grid-lines.]

Now, I know it doesn't look like much but! [She dances over to the middle of the room. She's really excited you guys!!!] Computer! Play File Dixon Hill, The Big Goodbye.

[Immediately, the room around her changes into a street scene from 1930s San Francisco. A figure wearing a fedora bumps into her. "Sorry, ma'am!" he says as he tips her hat and continues on his way, though not without first giving her an odd look - she is after all dressed in odd clothing for the era.]

It's a holodeck! Or well... I suppose since we're not on a ship it ought to be called a holosuite instead, but in any case, it's a holographic projection system that creates a virtual reality. There are only a few scenarios loaded onto the computer right now, but I plan on making more - with ideas and suggestions from you! I want this to be a collaborative creative project that we can all have fun with! There'll be a link below the video for more information and feel free to contact me with any questions you have!

[She gives a little cheerful wave goodbye before reaching down to turn off the video stream.]

ooc: And here is the info page for all holodeck related activities!

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video | iron.man

[buildsomething]

[Holographs? Well now you've got Tony's attention. He leans in a little to the screen like he might be able to see it better.]

What the hell... Is it hard light?

[dancingmd]

Mmm.... not exactly. We use force fields to manipulate and contain the photons to give the illusion of substance.

[buildsomething]

[blink]

I don't suppose you'd be willing to let me come look at the hardware.

[dancingmd]

[She hesitates. Admittedly, she has not been good with the Prime Directive at all but somehow, someone actually digging into the hardware of Fleet technology seems a step further than simply telling them about it or even helping them set up new holoprograms. Especially someone she doesn't know.)

Possibly. But how about we start with an introduction?

[buildsomething]

[Right. Politeness helps. Tony smiles a little, and if it's one of his more charming ones, well. Can't hurt, right?]

Sorry. Tony Stark. I do a lot of work with holographic interfaces, so I'm curious.

[dancingmd]

[Can't hurt, no, though she reacts more with surprise than anything else.]

Then I take it you're from a universe parallel to the Tony Stark I already know?

[And now that she thinks about it, yeah of course, the similarities in their appearances are obvious, but... you never know.]

[buildsomething]

...probably?

[He's never met her, as far as he can tell. And he's genuinely not sure if knowing one of the others makes this better or worse.]

But there are a few of us, so I can see how it would be hard to keep track.

[dancingmd]

Fortunately, I've seen much stranger things than that. We've known about parallel universe for a long time, where I come from.

[buildsomething]

I'm not sure it's parallel so much as alternate. Is there a difference?

[Don't get sidetracked now...]

But right, so. Tech? Yes/no?

[dancingmd]

I'm sure there is, but I have to admit, physics is not my strong suit.

[She tilts her head thoughtfully.]

What do you plan to do with it?

[buildsomething]

See...how it works?

[He looks blank, like he isn't quite sure what to make of the question.]

[dancingmd]

[She huffs out a small laugh, amused by the confused look on his face. It helps though - she can tell it's genuine.)

I'm sorry, it's just that we have rules about sharing technology so I'm simply being careful.

[buildsomething]

[Oh, some kind of patent thing, maybe. Tony could respect that.]

I promise I won't take pictures and try to recreate it, or anything. Just curious.

[dancingmd]

All right.

[She gives him a small nod, and a smile.]

I'll text you the address - I'll be around all this afternoon, if you want to stop by.

[buildsomething]

I'll try to swing by, sure. Thanks.

action? if you want

[dancingmd]

[If Tony stops by, Beverly will still be in the holodeck, tooling around with the programs. No particular one is running, but occasionally an object or a character will appear, motionless and lifeless as she tweaks them. She's found most of the standard programs are missing and she'd like to recreate some of them - she just has to figure out the best ones to start with.]

[buildsomething]

[When Tony finds his way inside, it's with a look of genuine curiosity. He can't help but start a little as a figure appears next to him, but even Tony can tell there's nothing actually there behind the eyes. Damn if it doesn't look lifelike, though.

It takes a moment to look away from the holograms to find the actual woman, but he does immediately take off in her direction once he spots her.]

Dr Livingstone, I presume?

[dancingmd]

[She looks up, a small frown of confusion on her face.]

Livingstone?

[buildsomething]

[...right. Tony really needs to be aware that people are pretty likely not to get his references.

He gives her a slightly wry smile.]

Joke. Bad one. Dr Crusher?

[dancingmd]

[Sorry, Tony. She's just from too far in the future! By now, she is used to not getting references from people in Riverview thoug, so she simply accepts this as another instance of that. Smiling back at him, she offers her hand to shake.]

That's me. Pleased to meet you, Mr. Stark.

[buildsomething]

You too.

[He takes her hand, smile widening into something a little easier.]

Thanks for letting me come by.

i'm sorry i had to

[dancingmd]

My pleasure. Truth be told, it's not a bad idea to have someone else familiarize themselves with the systems, in case something breaks down in the future. I can do a lot but... at the end of the day, I'm a doctor, not an engineer.

perfection

[buildsomething]

[Tony can't help a huff of a laugh as he glances around.]

Well luckily, I am an engineer. And I'm happy to help, if I can.

[dancingmd]

Wonderful! Would you like me to run one of the programs for you?

[buildsomething]

Sure.

[He can't help a little bit of eagerness. Look, this stuff is cool and even Tony isn't immune to the lure of shiny new tech.]