Star Charts & Sleuthing…

I’ve been enjoying watching all the among us rp blogs interacting (you all are so cool and creative!) so I wanted to try joining in!

(Hopefully people actually interact or this’ll be awkward…)

I do have roleplay experience, but it’s been a while so please forgive me if I’m a little rusty. This is also my first time actually making a dedicated rp blog, so this will be a new experience!

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(I’m not very good at drawing humans, at least not yet, so Orchid’s human design was made with this picrew by alohasushicore)

Orchid

The Navigator

Orchid is the SKELD’s navigator.

Her duties involve charting and planning the journey, estimating the timing of arrival to the destination, and maintaining the ship's star charts and navigational equipment. They also try to advise the Captain and alert them of any potential hazards.. when the captain is paying attention at least…

The Amateur Detective..?

(This stems from the idea I had of incorporating the detective role from the game somewhere!)

After things start going awry on the ship, Orchid takes it upon themself to use their wits to try to get to the bottom of it. She’ll have to be inconspicuous about it though, or else the impostors might catch on to what she’s doing..

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INFO + RULES:

⁀➷ Orchid uses she/they pronouns. However I respect if you wish to just use they/them and will adjust so accordingly. I’ll also use they/them for characters I interact with unless stated otherwise

⁀➷ Mod uses she/her pronouns

⁀➷ Be kind and respectful please

⁀➷ Anon magic is allowed. Probably 10-15 asks maximum though!

⁀➷ Open to shipping! Highly encouraged actually. I love shipping

⁀➷ Some slight suggestive stuff is fine, but nothing explicitly NSFW please. Mod is legal age, but I want to make sure everyone is comfortable

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TAGS:

⁀➷ #charting course! - answering asks and roleplay

⁀➷ #stars aligned! - ship related

⁀➷ #that’s kinda sus.. - suggestive stuff

⁀➷ #into the notebook! - anything involving orchid’s sleuthing and information gathering

⁀➷ #code cracking! - things involving hidden messages / ciphers

⁀➷ #ooc🪻: - OOC. usually me screaming in the tags hehe

AU RELATED TAGS:

⁀➷ #covert nightshade..! - orchid’s been placed under medic’s spell (medicalmispractice related)

⁀➷ #two little flower buds! - orchid has been entrusted with two children!

SHIP TAGS

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Their mind seemed to be at war with itself.

Something was wrong. This whole situation was wrong. It was like the pieces of a puzzle were all laid out right in front of them, but whenever they tried to put it together something stopped them.

An insistent whisper in their head telling them it was nothing to worry about.

All they needed to do was just continue to listen.

And so far, they had been. Though they still hadn’t yet reported back to the doctor on how the security cameras had been dealt with.

Their gaze drifted over to the apple still sitting untouched on the panel, right where they’d left it after returning to Nav from the cafeteria.

FALLS TO MY KNEES CLASPING MY HANDS TOGETHER PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

“H-Huh?”

A crimson flush ran up the navigator’s face, eyes widening from the startling statement and the action that followed immediately after.

Iris and Lavender both let out loud squeals of excitement and giggled happily.

how do you feel about each and every one of your crewmates on the Skeld?

“Red, uh… they’re friendly enough! I think they’re still trying to figure out everything about being a captain despite how they try to make it seem like they have it all figured out. I wish they would pay more attention to things regarding navigation though..

Orange is kind.. and very um, enthusiastic? They’re very dedicated to the company though, which can be a bit overwhelming since there’s things about MIRA I’m not a huge fan of..

Yellow and Brown are great cooks! The food they make always tastes amazing. Especially the pizza! I admire how they both are passionate about unions and workers rights as well. They seem to have a very close relationship with one another too!

Green seems kind and down to earth. They’re also very motivated about being an unpaid intern despite the stress that comes with it. It’s almost.. a little unnatural, heh.

Lime is usually somewhere in the ventilation system or in the reactor room, so I only really see them when they come out to fix something. They.. don’t seem very trusting of most things.

Cyan is very kind! I really enjoy talking to them about things like astronomy and astrology. They have a good sense of intuition as well, and I wish other people would take them more seriously.

Blue is an amazing doctor. They’re gentle and kind. Compassionate and considerate. Eloquent I think is also a good word. They always seem to know what to do to put anyone at ease. I really admire their intelligence. I’d.. admittedly like to get to know them a bit more.

Purple is smart and takes things seriously, which is good since they’re our security guard. They can come across as blunt sometimes, but I know they mean well and have a good heart.

Black has a vastly different personality than their work partner. I also don’t know them that well yet, but Cyan tells me they think they’re cynical because they’ve lost the spark they once had for geology. I hope they find it again!

White… I think has well meaning intentions, but their upbringing has made them a bit oblivious to certain things.

Maroon is really sweet! They have this warmth to their disposition that makes me feel comfortable around them. They’re also really smart and skilled at what they do, but they downplay it a lot because they seem to get a bit flustered from compliments.. which is something I guess we have in common, heh.

Pink initially comes across as sarcastic and distant, but a lot of that is a wall they’ve put up. Behind it they’re actually very caring and dedicated to the crew.

Rose is very charming and seems like someone who has a lot of love to give. I’m also grateful to them for letting Comms be a safe spot to get away from things and unwind.

“Well, I am their assistant now.” Orchid replied easily, “and they’ve put faith in my abilities...”

Their gaze drifted from the letter and over to the records they’d begun to take since Blue had asked it of them.

The two requests were so.. distinctly different. And so were the mannerisms behind them..

The Blue that had come to Nav to talk to them. The one who seemed so nervous and uneasy..

Had that actually been—

The navigator winced, eyes squeezing shut as a quick, sharp pain ran through their head.

Let's make this fun for you..

Lotj g cge zu vxkbktz zngz ykiaxoze magxj ul uaxy lxus ruuqotm otzu skjhge.

I'm sure you'll do wonderfully, my dear.

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Orchid had just started working on their earlier course corrections when they noticed something in the corner of their vision that drew their attention.

A piece of paper sticking out between the control panel.

They reached over and grabbed it, eyes widening once they saw the familiar handwriting.

When had that..?

Blue had just been here and they hadn’t come very far into the room for it to be that recent.. why hadn’t they noticed it until now?

The navigator quickly retrieved their notebook and got to work on decoding the included cipher.

> Find a way to prevent that security guard of ours from looking into medbay.

Oh.

That.. wasn’t going to be easy. Purple rarely left Security. The only times Orchid could really recall seeing the security guard anywhere else was during meal times..

Wait. There was something else. They’ve seen Purple go into O2 a few times.. it was right across from Navigation after all.

I just found a note from Blue hidden between the control panels.

… How long has it been here? Why didn’t I notice?

My mind feels a little hazy…

They want me to find a way to stop Purple from looking into medbay with the cameras..