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Originally Posted by tsofian
I was looking for something a bit more specific:
Did everyone in the base do an hours of yoga every day?
Was Physical activity mandatory?
Did everyone go to group therapy once a week?
Were there specific types of therapy or counseling that might prove more effective?
How big a staff of therapists were available?
Was there a weekly movie night? Was the holographic room used as a planetarium so people could "see" the night sky?
Was there some form of periscope leave?
Was there a large amount of craft equipment kept for therapy (model building, wood working, pottery, painting etc.)?
So very little is better for moral than sex. Did the Project have professional sex therapists/surrogates that provided more intimate services than just talking therapy?
Was the water in the base chlorinated, fluoridated AND thorizinated (just a joke)
What if someone in the base absolutely could not deal with it? Would they be frozen? Was there an "Island of Misfit Toys" bolt hole someplace were all the people who couldn't handle Prime Base were basically stashed? If that place was Prime Base did the frozen patients survive the plague? Could a group of player characters wake them up? If so this could lead to some very strange adventures!
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I for one include some mundane social aspects to Prime Base not specifically found in any other, except the Backup. Food courts, a mini mall, intramural sports, a nickel arcade, cigar bar, karaoke bar. Spread about the cylinders.
During the screening..... socially awkward and people that prefer small social circles or very limited contact.. "cyber hermits"...... would be screened out.
Morrow Project training must include extended "Shelter stays" were the TMP members are kept indoors and underground shelters for 14 to 21 days...... an anti radiation exposure protocol. Those that can't handle this would be screen outs from working at Prime, Backup, and probably Regional bases. There is probably a larger population of Air Force and Navy veterans versus other branches in this type of assignment.
It wouldnt hurt to assign people a "Social job" in addition to their regular job. So a Comms tech could be a lifeguard at the pool. A Sat Recon specialist could be one of several MCs for karaoke night.
Clubs would be encouraged and given space and time gather...... Can you imagine the RC car club having races in the Support Cylinder. Choirs, Bands, and bad poetry readings abound.
There is room for physical clubs like stair climbers racings, indoor 5k and 10k runs, room for a climbing wall in the Motor Pool. Tai Chi, yoga, and calisthenics can all be group activities with highly motivated practitioners.
Lastly, Art....... I don't understand the importance of sterile walls...... I would have murals, reproductions of famous painting and sculpture. I would have various walls were children are encouraged to create.
Playgrounds wouldn't be a bad idea either.