A penguin, standing four feet tall, waddles up to you. He wears a ridiculous pirate costume, complete with giant-plumed hat, rose-tinted goggles, and an eyepatch. A wooden toy sword is thrust through his belt.
"D'arr! I be Cap'n Penguin! Welcome t'yeh'!" he says, slinging you a frosty mug of salty, foamy, green grog.
"Yeh' be right in thinkin' this be a roleplaying site, but it t'ain't no science fiction, 'cept where it is science fiction! Have a grand ould' time!"