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YOUR FRIENDLY MODS. ([personal profile] therunning) wrote in [community profile] thebreathing2017-06-15 05:10 pm
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TEST DRIVE MEME #1.


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WAKING UP

You wake up in a studio in an apartment building that's got windows all boarded up. You remember being sick, you remember dying, and you probably can't believe this is the afterlife. If you head out into the hall you'll see that others are heading out too, looking just as confused as you are. All of you died, most of you of the same thing. If you head down to the front office, you'll meet a native resident who will explain in brief that you're in Aqora, a settlement living among the undead and that people like you show up every so often. You'll be given an informational pamphlet, a shitty cell phone, and a walkie. Then you'll be expected to figure it out. No one has time to hold your hand.

EXPLORING

Miscellaneous things here: shops and restaurants turned into places to live, apartments full of people living day to day, the main focus (the library) being the hub where people come to learn and children go to school. Because school never ends, even in the apocalypse. Feel free to buddy up with other newcomers to figure out what the hell is going on.

OR, say you've been here a while. It's time to figure out how to get more supplies! Let's go on a supply run. You'll just be heading out past the barricades to start, and you'll have to dig through buildings to try and find things. If you're lucky, maybe you'll hit a cache. If you're unlucky, you'll find too many undead to fight. No one goes out alone though, so hopefully your partner can help.

"NETWORK"

Someone has set up a rudimentary network using the nearest cell towers. You can communicate with others in the area but only via voice and text. Anything further out is voice only via walkies. You can have a username or leave it blank.


Have fun, campers.

failderp: (at least it won't explode anymore)

[personal profile] failderp 2017-06-23 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Steve nods seriously, eyeing the planks and already planning what he'll do if they don't hold Paul and he falls to the zombies below. He should be able to break his fall on a dumpster a few yards over to get down and help.... hopefully this goes smoothly, though. ]

Go ahead, I'll wait.

[ He creeps up to the edge of the roof so he can keep an eye on the zombies and Paul at once, not looking forward to his turn trying to balance his way across. ]

You do this sort of thing a lot?
withinwires: (something you did)

[personal profile] withinwires 2017-06-23 10:39 pm (UTC)(link)
I've been to Tokyo. I studied at the Teien Bijutsukan for a few months.
notlucky: (i can't feel my soul)

MORNA PHELPS. NATIVE. SUPPLIES ORGANIZATION AND DISTRIBUTION.

[personal profile] notlucky 2017-06-23 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
waking up

[ if you need anything when you wake up in aqora, you'll be sent to morna. she spends the daylight hours in the supply building, sorting and making lists and taking stock so she can be sure that nothing is being pilfered or lost. she'll get you what you need within reason - clothes are granted as easily as possible, weapons not so much.

she also controls the food supplies and if you're hungry, she's the person to go to. head on over and you'll get a snack put together for you. she's not stingy, promise. ]


exploring

[ morna doesn't go on runs. ever. however, if you're heading out on a run she'll be at the gates with supplies. she'll be giving you your snacks and water and allocating any ammo for any long-range weapons you may have. supplies are scarce lately but she does what she can. she'll also have maps for you marked with where you need to go, crowbars, fresh batteries for your walkies, and lists of the supplies that are most desperately needed.

she's the welcome wagon and the goodbye committee both. ]


network

I'll keep this short and sweet. We need more clothes. We're losing pieces on runs to accidents and even with repairs and new clothes being sewn, we're going to run low soon. The fashion district is nearby and I'd like volunteers for making runs to pick up fabric and patterns at least.
failderp: (at least it won't explode anymore)

waking up;

[personal profile] failderp 2017-06-23 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Steve comes down to the front office for the spiel looking more disoriented than most, clutching his stomach worriedly. He just nods along with the explanation dazedly, glances through the pamphlet for a moment, then asks, ]

Is there a doctor here?
failderp: (there is a bandersnatch on the ceiling)

network;

[personal profile] failderp 2017-06-23 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll go. I already owe you guys for these clothes, after all... what kind of stuff do you want?
dirtyredneck: (Neutral Conversation (07))

[personal profile] dirtyredneck 2017-06-23 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll come by for it. Should look into trying one of the big hospitals with a crew of ten to twenty soon, though. Get more supplies that way.
witwanton: (7)

[personal profile] witwanton 2017-06-23 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[Guns are an entirely new concept to Merlin and his aim isn't that great, so he's more into the idea of running from trouble or avoiding it altogether. Phones are also an entirely new concept, and he only sort of understood his running partner's instructions.]

Uh-- right. Settings... which one's that? Oh, I'm Merlin, by the way.
notlucky: (when i see the fields burnin')

[personal profile] notlucky 2017-06-23 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
It's not about owing anyone anything here. Everyone is just trying to survive.

This is going to be a rare run where we allocate a vehicle because we want anything you and a partner can find. Denim, linen, cotton, patterns. There are some shoe stores and we're in desperate need of boots as well.
thecost: (been gettin' big)

[personal profile] thecost 2017-06-23 11:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[ kei looks up at the question, startled and a little worried before he nods and stands, gesturing to the chair he'd been sitting in and shooing the welcome wagon out of the way. ]

I'm the doctor here, come sit down. What's wrong?
witwanton: (11)

[personal profile] witwanton 2017-06-23 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[Merlin shrugs.] They want me going out on the runs where a medic's liable to be needed. If I'm going to do that, I've got to know what I'm doing out here, don't I?

[What was that you were saying about being a coward that runs and hides Merlin you freakin liar] It'll be easier for me to travel out to where I'm needed if I've done some runs myself. Maybe I'll stumble on some medicinal plants on the way, too.
thecost: (so get your head out of the clouds)

[personal profile] thecost 2017-06-23 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
i'll be honest. we haven't had that many runners at a time until now.

it would be fantastic to be able to make a run of that magnitude soon.
iesus: (awww)

[personal profile] iesus 2017-06-23 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[ paul breathes a moment before he starts across carefully, balancing and keeping his gaze where he can be sure the planks aren't slipping. still, he speaks low and calm, like he does this every day. ]

My jobs back home are recruitment and supply runs. This sort of thing comes up a lot in any area with more than a few buildings. It's easier to stay above the dead than try to get around or through them.

[ there. right to the other side, no harm done. ]
failderp: (and why do they point guns at me?!)

[personal profile] failderp 2017-06-23 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
It should be a picture of a gear. Here, I'll just show you.

[ He leads them around a corner, just to make sure there are no zombies shambling there waiting to attack -- there aren't -- and slows to a stop, deeming this safe enough. A ringing phone will attract more attention than their footsteps, after all, best to get this done now. ]

I'm Steve.
failderp: (oh yeah imma fly that plane)

[personal profile] failderp 2017-06-23 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
It's hard not to feel that way, though. When I showed up with nothing.

Okay. I don't know anything about patterns but I should be able to tell fabrics apart. And shoes are easy. What's the area like... why haven't you guys gone out that way before now?
failderp: (why are all the hot chicks in prison?)

[personal profile] failderp 2017-06-23 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Um. [ Aside from dying and then suddenly being somewhere else and distinctly not dead? Steve steps forward and sits, fingers digging into his somehow-regenerated abdomen. ] I was... infected with something, before I got here. I feel alright now, but. Is there any way to tell if it came with me? You must have some medical equipment, right?
failderp: (and why do they point guns at me?!)

[personal profile] failderp 2017-06-23 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)
So you've got zombies where you're from, too. Is it a lot like this?

[ When Paul gets across safely Steve lets out a breath of relief... only to suck it right back in as he realizes that means it's his turn. Fuck. He climbs up to the roof's edge, holding his arms out to his sides and trying to keep an eye on the boards without looking down. ]

Okay....
notlucky: (see the fields burnin')

[personal profile] notlucky 2017-06-23 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
You'll get used to it.

To be perfectly honest? We didn't need to before because local clothing stores were enough. We've stripped those down to the stitches though and we keep running low so we need something we can sustain.
failderp: (In two seconds I'll see something shiny.)

[personal profile] failderp 2017-06-23 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
To relying on other people? Might take me awhile.

Just tell me where to go, then.
dirtyredneck: (Neutral Conversation (09))

[personal profile] dirtyredneck 2017-06-23 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"Every time I've been in a city since thing thing went down, we've lost someone," Daryl answered, pessimistic at best. He didn't like the locale either. "Yeah. Lets see if one of the ones on the top floor near that fire escape is open."

The building really wasn't far at all and easy to scout. The sort of debris he'd expect to see in the city was gone from the area simply due to the number of people who called the few blocks to either side home. It still had a 'lived in' look, and a couple buses hadn't been moved to ensure there were fall-back points in case of the walls going down, but it wasn't covered in trash and such.

"Easiest access is the fire escape there. Lets go as high as we can and work our way down. Assume anything that don't look like it's been lived in the last couple months is free to take." Lived in to Daryl meant a lack of dust and the windows being open to keep the room cool. If it was stuffy and dusty, it was probably okay to claim. Even if there was furniture and clothing still in it. Jesus seemed to be on his wavelength enough already he'd didn't bother pointing that out. If they were lucky, they'd find something near the roof for easy escapes.
manasponge: (af)

[personal profile] manasponge 2017-06-23 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, no you don't! If you think you can chicken out of this and leave me to carry everything myself, you're mistaken!

[ She hefted a large, well-used pack on her back, allowing it to settle. ]

If the medicine supplies run low, everyone's in trouble. That's why I requested to be on this trip in the first place.
dirtyredneck: (Neutral Amused  or Pessimistic(6))

[personal profile] dirtyredneck 2017-06-23 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Should see about working one up then. Take a few days for it. Maybe a week. Clear the roads there and back little at a time so there's a path to run if shit goes south.

Be there in twenty for the maps.
ballroombro: (ag)

[personal profile] ballroombro 2017-06-24 12:01 am (UTC)(link)
[ Gaju blinked in surprise. ]

Really? I thought those'd be the first things to run out of juice. But I guess we can't be picky, huh?

[ He lowered his voice. ]

So, um... hey, is it true? About when ya die, I mean? Like, I know what they say, but...

[ But he'd never actually seen a living person expire (without the express help of a zombie) and come back to life. What kind of sense did that make? ]
dirtyredneck: (Action Standing (3))

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[personal profile] dirtyredneck 2017-06-24 12:01 am (UTC)(link)
I'll have a bow.

[Daryl shut his phone off and checked the bow he'd been given by the armory guy over one last time, then headed out. He was still in the clothes he'd been given by the Doc. Only set he had so it probably stank by this point. But so did most everyone's.

Still, while he was out, he hoped he could find a couple changes that actually fit. Maybe a mechanics jumpsuit. Something loose enough in the shoulders he could move freely.

He stopped at the gate and waited. Since he didn't know what Carey looked like, he just had to make himself easy to spot.]
dirtyredneck: (Neutral Conversation (05))

[personal profile] dirtyredneck 2017-06-24 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
Probably the usual variety. Basil, bay leaves, some mint, and oregano. Parsley and cilantro. Stuff like that.

[Daryl's familiarity with simple window herb gardens was more Georgia-based, but he figured specifics didn't change that much. It was still enough of a variety for the cooks to be excited over if they could bring them back intact. And if there was more than that, well, moreso the better.]

Ain't sure what's actually good to grow around here. Different sorta climate than I'm used to.
superstringtheory: icon by me; art by <user name="catingas" site="tumblr.com"> (☆ it's time for me to take it)

[personal profile] superstringtheory 2017-06-24 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
you gotta jump over a lot of stuff making runs? i haven't had to do that yet but there's always time.

see i'd say i could do that but i think it'd just end up being stressful. "ok now i'm gonna paint a tree. shit. ok it's a mushroom now. or uh. a bird? yeah probably fuck (sound of paintbrush being thrown in fury)"

i'm not that zen.

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