bakerstreet | Space Opera

the space opera (au?) meme

Space Opera refers to works set in a spacefaring civilization, usually set in the far future or A Long Time Ago, in a Galaxy Far Far Away.... Technology is ubiquitous and secondary to the story. Space opera has an epic character to it: the universe is big, there are usually many sprawling civilizations and empires, there are political conflicts and intrigue.

- TV Tropes

Prompts

1. Slice of Spacefaring Life
It's life, but on a spaceship! An interstellar journey could take hundreds of years, so you have some time to relax and take it easy. Do a little aeroponic gardening, enjoy stargazing from the bar, or immerse yourself in studying the latest nebula you're passing through.

2. R&R
After being cooped up for days, weeks, or years, you and the crew are finally sliding into the nearest space station, colony, or commercial hub for a little break. Enjoy shopping, restaurants, and resorts!

3. Space Piracy
You're a bit of a rogue, but you like the independent life cruising among the stars and taking whatever you can find. It's only a crime if you get caught, right?

4. Space Military
Perhaps you're on the opposite end of the spectrum, and you prefer tight-laced uniforms and adherence to regulation. Enjoy political intrigue, internal and external strife, morally dubious empire building, and mecha battles!

5. Sleeper Ship
You're on a very long journey, so long that most if not all of the crew have been put on ice for the trip. Whether by accident or design, you're awake - is anyone else up?

6. Emergency!
Something has gone wrong! Your colony is under attack, or maybe the hull of your ship has been blown out by a passing asteroid. Can you repair the warp drive in time?!

7. Arrival
At long last, solid ground! Get out there, it's a brand new (or new to you) planet or colony to explore! Maybe even a new species to meet or civilization to study. You're not wearing a red shirt, are you?

8. Intergalactic Bar
Your standard hive of scum and villainy.

9. Space Brothel
What it says on the tin. Get your xeno on!

10. Wildcard
Anything goes!

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[Semi Space Piracey given the nature of the Stellaron Hunters probably, though Slice of Spacefaring Life, Intergalatic Bar, and potentially Space Brothel could be fun. M/F lean for ships, OTA for gen/platonic interactions.]

[Open to all prompts sans Space Military!]

[ open to anything, feel free to AU your character into dune or we can do your character's canon/a mash-up/something new! ]

[ Canonically a rogue AI housed in a suit of power armor who may have inadvertently touched off a robot uprising in the backwaters of known space. Maybe you run into her as a lone renegade hunting for her former owner or other information/resources to help free her fellow AIs; or maybe you've run into a small crew/nascent colony of misfit droids. Cross-canon, assumed CR, OCs and AUs are all welcome! ]

[ No number 9, please. Also unavailable for generally shippy/romantic and smutty stuff. Please check my permissions post in this journal for more information.

That aside, I am fine with crosscanon and assumed CRs, although be warned: I will be slower than a snail in terms of tagging/replying speed.

Phantom himself will be a mercenary/rogue assassin for most scenarios, although he could also play another role (depending on the scenario), such as a Space Prince (who's actually adopted or concealing his true identity), a military intelligence officer, an intergalactic superstar...it depends on the scenario, really. He's quite flexible. Let me know which one/what you'd prefer if you have any preference for his role. ]

Edited 2024-03-08 16:56 (UTC)

[Open to any prompts. Happy to play in his own setting or crossovers.]

Daniel wasn't sure how he got here or where here even was, but there had been a blinding flash of light after he touched the inscriptions on a wall and suddenly he found himself in a vast desert, next to some buildings that didn't look at all like the ones he had been investigating in the first place.

He barely had time to look around when the guards caught him and dragged him off, despite his protests and attempts at explanation. Apparently he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. "Look, I'm an archeologist, not a vandal! Please, won't someone listen to me??"

[Open to anything. He'd fit in nicely as a mercenary or space marine.]

[ not no.9, but everything else is good!
happy to AU into other space opera canons (i'm reasonably familiar with many) or in trigun-verse! ]

[Space military, 'nuff said.]

Edited 2024-03-09 14:09 (UTC)

[Laios is probably some kind of mercenary? He really just hops from place to place, working to scrounge together enough cash to not starve while he looks for cool aliens.]

Space Opera

Blade | Honkai Star Rail

Stelle | Honkai Star Rail | OTA, F/M preferred for ships

feyd-rautha harkonnen | dune | ota

ARID | The Fall: Unbound | OTA

Phantom | Arknights

Paul Atreides | Dune

7 : Arrival

Maedhros | the Silmarillion | OTA

Camden Bowe | Sci-fi OC | M/M

vash | trigun stampede

Cpl. Dwayne Hicks | Aliens

feyd-rautha harkonnen | dune

Laios Touden | Dungeon Meshi