In Orbit [GxG Otome] [Romance/Sci-fi]
Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2013 3:22 pm
The movies have taught us everything we need to know about alien life. They're blue, ugly, probably tentacled, they communicate telepathically and they're here to use superior technology to enslave our barbaric little planet. Meanwhile, in reality...
A single alien observation ship floats undetected in orbit. Their orders are clear: No contact with the human species. But when their only doctor falls ill and is unable to diagnose, let alone treat herself, they have no choice but get help from the nearest planet... Earth.
Characters:
She considers herself a very rational person, although it does her absolutely no good when she has her head in the clouds at all times. So when she finds herself with her head well above the clouds, will she be able to keep her cool? It's challenging enough making sense of aliens that look almost perfectly human and trying to tackle the task they set upon her, but the line between human and alien starts to get blurry when love is in the air...
It's quite unusual, when the first person you meet aboard an advanced military spacecraft is a socially awkward pacifist with authority issues. With a deep fascination of cultures and an extaordinary talent for languages, it's no surpise that Chief Scout Fan'Zu'Qi, nickname Zooky, was appointed to deal with the human guest for the duration of her stay.
She hails from planet Amnata, pioneer and powerhouse amongst the two planets of the Biglobal Union.
For someone with a mystery disease contracted from an alien planet, she seems to take it all a little too lightly. It doesn't have to be funny, if a joke can be made, it needs to be made. Especially if the joke is pervy and the look on your human doctor's face is just adorable. The real question is, will she be able to keep her hands to herself for long enough to get treated, and what kind of person really lies behind the mask of wit?
Fei hails from planet Nu'Tam, newcomer to the interplanetary civilization and troublemaker of some renown.
Because it's not officially part of the Biglobal Union military, it's anyone's guess what a soldier of the Amnata secret service's elite lapdog unit is doing on board of the military's low-priority covert observation mission. It's certainly not going to be the soldiers who ask her, they'd prefer to keep as much distance between themselves and her as is possible on a cramped spaceship. Nobody knows much for certain about the Black Tactics unit, but there are many wild rumors...
He was once the first Nu'Nam captain to be granted the rank of Admiral since the conversion of the Amnata Space Fleet to the Biglobal Union Military. A great honor, and well earned. So the fact that he's now down to Vice Admiral may explain why he's so grumpy so often, but don't speak about it to his face.
Progress:
Script: 53%
Sprites: 16.8%
Backgrounds: 16%
CGs: Eventually
Music: 61%
SFX: 0%
Voice: 0%
GUI: 20%
Programming: 10%
Project goals:
In Orbit is certainly by all means primarily a Romance story first, sci-fi second. There are a number of things I want to achieve with this. I want to write a story that centrally has a gay romance, without being about homosexuality, or blantantly catering towards the other gender. I also want to try and subvert a number of tired old tropes in the romance genre, without derailing it into a parody and still being close enough to what people expect to be a comfortable, enjoyable romance story. And I also want a story where the subplot remains solid throughout the whole story, instead of fading into the background once the smooching begins.
In Orbit will have interactive elements, as well as multiple endings to achieve, but whichever romance you choose to pursue, I have a particular story to tell so interaction will be somewhat limited. I'm aiming for an average novel-length story on any given playthrough, so in practice the word count will be around 150 000. It will be released commercialy, along with a free demo.
The team:
Writer, producer, programmer, visionary, #1-guy: Greeny
Editor-in-chief: BonBocchan
Chief Executive Artist: Kaireen
Composer: PENDING REVIEW
GUI Designer: asterisk0228