USS Theurgy: What If: Climbing Mt. Olympus [Holodeck]

August 09, 2024, 01:46:12 PM

Everyone remembers their training, right? All those miles up and all those miles down? What about climbing them? All are welcome to prove their mettle.

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USS Theurgy | 1400 hrs | Holodeck 1

Kath lifted her head but she could not see the top of the mountain from her position so very down below at the base of it. Her fingers twitched at her sides. And then she looked down at her belt where she kept the pouch of climbing chalk and then tapped her climbing shoes on the ground. She rolled her shoulders and felt the sleeveless Starfleet issued shirt move with her.

//Attention: Holodeck safeties are in place but free soloing is not advised.\\

Yeah, yeah. Tell me more, holodeck computer, Kath thought to herself. Lieutenant Katherine MacFarlane would have taken the safeties offline if she did not believe that it would send an alert to the XO or even the Captain. Taking off the holodeck safeties was a no-no, even if she was perfectly convinced she did not need the holodeck equivalent of bumper bars. But, at least if she fell, it would still hurt like a motherfucker and there was a likelihood of still being able to break a bone or pull a muscle. Even if she turned the program off, her body would still hit the floor. She knew that from previous holodeck romps on other ships.

But she had gotten good at climbing. Better than good! She had, after all, slowly worked her way up to free soloing instead of the typical free climbing or the more well-known aid climbing.

Maybe she should have chosen scuba diving for her day's recreation? But then she was sure the computer would warn her about diving too far down (when she was perfectly qualified to dive hundreds of meters). At least you couldn't fall when you were in the water. (Unless you were of the mind that one was always falling when they were in water.) She did one day want to try out another beach holoprogram and see how her newest surfboard stood up to holographic waves. But for now... rock climbing.

Rubbing her hands together along with a handful of chalk, she kept her eyes on the prize. But she also glanced over her shoulder to where the arch had been a few minutes ago. She had sent an almost ship-wide invitation to join her in the holodeck for some recreational climbing with the possibility of paragliding once at the top (she had carefully made sure the invite did not reach the Captain or the First Officer but she was sure people would talk and it would reach the ears of her superior officers eventually but it wasn't like she was breaking any rules). That was what really got her heart pumping was jumping off the mountain she had just fucking climbed. (There had also been an offer of food and drink once at the top which she would have transported into the holodeck once she got to the top.)

She wondered, idly, who would prove to be the same breed of daredevil she was in climbing a mountain without equipment to speak of to protect you in case your hand slipped?

And maybe if she got enough of an interest in her little leisure pursuit, she would be able to offer the idea of climbing Separate Reality. (She had done it for the first time on the Hamburg. And fallen. And gotten laughed at by her peers which actually made her start laughing because she had known she was not quite experienced enough for it yet but tried anyway.)

Re: USS Theurgy: What If: Climbing Mt. Olympus [Holodeck]

Reply #1 – September 07, 2024, 02:23:06 PM

USS Theurgy | 1400hrs | Holodeck 1 | Attn: @JacenSoloDjo

A shipwide invitation to attend some rock climbing had gone out and Atlas with some free time on hand decided to attend this. It'd been a fair while since he had done some Rock Climbing on an actual mountain, rather he had used the climbing boards on the Holodecks. Primarily because other crew he had been with at the time were not keen on climbing an actual mountain and endure the vertigo and other bits that came with being so high up. Or the terror of falling. He passed through the archway and into the holodeck proper, taking a look around at the mountain they were at. He took a deep breath through his nose as he picked up on some of the scents from such a wild environment.

To show off his impressive, though furry physique and allow for easier climbing, Dominic had chosen for a form-fitting black sleeveless shirt with a White Wolf head emblazoned on the front, as well as black cargo pants and something akin to shoes for him to wear on this endeavor. He wore climbing gloves to assist in the activity and protect his hands from the terrain, though the right glove lacked fingertips and as such left his fingers roughly half bare. "I heard of an invite to join another crewmate on a daredevils climb! I'm all for it." Dominic greets her with a twitch of his ears. "I'm Dominic Winters, or Atlas. Your preference on which you want to use. Do we want to wait around for others or shall we start the climb?"

Re: USS Theurgy: What If: Climbing Mt. Olympus [Holodeck]

Reply #2 – September 09, 2024, 02:42:51 PM

USS Theurgy | 1400 hrs | Holodeck 1 Attn: @Krajin‍

Kath felt her heart speed up a little with excitement as the archway appeared and the door to the holodeck opened behind her. She turned around to face the alien male that walked in. Her brows rose and she could not help but smirk a little bit.

"Si. I'm familiar with who you are; good to put the face to the name," she said amicably. Once getting on the ship and settling in properly, she had, as part of her position, gotten a look at the crew manifest. Running in the tactical department meant she needed to know who was part of the tactical CONN in addition to a myriad of other positions. "I'm one of the ones coordinating you fighter jockeys."

"Lieutenant Katherine MacFarlane, but most call me Mac or Kath," she stated in a professional tone, making it clear how she took even her recreation and interpersonal relationships seriously, while holding out a hand not yet completely caked in climbing chalk. "'Course, some people also call me Valkyrie but that's usually when I'm in the field," she added with a chuckle.

"We can start as soon as you feel like it. I'm sure mountain climbing seems a little bit of a niche interest so I'm not expecting many people," she admitted, turning her gaze to the mountain. It had no real life counterpart and she felt that would increase the draw out of curiosity. Her message had only stated how difficult the climb was programmed to be at its max depending on climb route. She had done her best to make it so that any number of skill levels were apt for the climb. It was predominantly a level 3, but people could treat it as a 2 or a 1 depending on which direction they climbed. Thus, various spots on the base of the mountain held numbers and a line seemingly spray painted on that gave an idea of how difficult the climb would be if someone took that route. You would never find such a thing on a real life mountain but Kath had done the best she could to make things as accessible as possible for all mountain climbing skill levels.

"How much experience do you have climbing?" Kath asked after musing on all of her painstaking work in crafting a mountain that was equal opportunity as much as an activity could allow. She noted the attire looked appropriate enough but that did not always indicate skill.