TEST DRIVE MEME #1.

[therunning]

OPTIONS: 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.

Comments

[neart]

if you can follow orders and you're willin to risk your life out there then i'd say you're p much set

i'm lookin for able people w good judgment and even better instincts
combat exp would be a plus but it's not mandatory
same w knowin how to drive

need to have a knack for rememberin routes though
kinda defeats the purpose of venturin out there otherwise

[neart]

and you think i'm takin it lightly?
piss off man

[ he's not even going to comment on the "father" thing because talk about reading too much into an insult ]

if you want me to talk to you like a normal human bein then why don't you quit breathin down my neck about the decisions i make every chance you get

you don't see me raggin on you about how you do your job but hey i can always start now

[neart]

alright what's the proposed solution?

[ you’re gonna have to be more direct with him. he can’t read minds. ]

[dirtyredneck]

[Daryl took the clipboard and signed it with a scribbled "DD", then handed it back. He looked the kid up and down, assessing him and figuring he probably knew what he was doing. Then shook his head.]

First time in L.A.

[tojoclan]

I see. I'll keep it in mind then, if I ever decide to venture out with your group.

<3333

[buildabazooka]

i mean thats good to kno for the future at least
maybe i rly had a hankerin to break some zombie teeth
c u in 2 secs

[It's more like two minutes after she sends off the text till Tulip saunters into Smile Dentistry, but who's counting? She announces herself as she enters, obviously favoring one leg and with an extremely pained look on her face.]

Okay, I know I sounded cool and calm over text, but if someone don't get these little plant hairs outta my ankle I'm gonna start losing track of who's zombie and who ain't. And you know I better not be walkin' out of here with a peg leg.

[If it's not clear, Tulip is having a bad time. Her ankle feels like it's on fire and also morphing into a reverse cactus.]

[hakuho]

It's a shame that your studies had to be cut short

[ by death and zombies ]

network IM SORRY???

[buildabazooka]

[Can she go anywhere without ornery folks from the United Kingdom giving her lip? God, it's like bureaucracy was the only thing that survived the apocalypse around here.]

long as someone knows were back the system works
calm your damn self irishman nothins gettin less secure cuz we made the effort to let u kno were here personally
also im back btw mark tulip down on ur broken ass log

[She is definitely just being petty at this point, but her temper's never had room for people with tempers.]

[hakuho]

That's a good skill.

[ mine laughs shortly. she's apparently found his dark sense of humor. ]

If I cared, I wouldn't have offered.

[ but cool he gets to digging lets do this ]

[hakuho]

You always kept them in line well.

[hakuho]

You should make examples of people who don't know how to follow direction.

[ dont??? do this??? ]

[tojoclan]

[ Daigo chuckles. He's... not sure he agrees with that... ]

I certainly tried, in any case. It's never been easy.

waking up

[buildabazooka]

[Yeah, okay. Tulip's a little hesitant to pick up clothes from someplace that ain't fresh off the rack or her own closet, but the ones she came in have got blood and sweat on them and she is not giving up basic hygiene even for the end of the damn world. So she approaches Morna in the supply building, a wary look on her face, like this is the last thing she wants to do.]

Hey, uh, Mona, right? Morna? Either way, uh, I was lookin' for a few extra things to wear, and... Please just tell me you've got something that don't look like my dead grandma'd wear it.

[withinwires]

Yes.

[By death and zombies yes that is why she stopped studying art!! Yep! Sure was because of that and not anything else]

I doubt those studies will be of any use here, though.

[hakuho]

If society is going to continue, someone versed in art history would be a huge asset. We can't forget everything and leave our past behind.

[hakuho]

Daigo-san ...

[ he's not going to argue with him but it hurts his kokoro to hear him talk like that. ]

bless u

[neart]

[ oh great, a shitehawk has appeared ]

we got the system in place for a reason

i'm not always around to check texts and the guards at the gates need to know who's already back and who isn't. if we start makin exception for one person and people begin gettin the bright idea they can go easy w the log then it's gonna turn into one huge fuckin mess. you might think this is a joke but what if someone hasn't returned yet or someone has and we didn't get clued in on it. can you wrap your bloody mind around how much trouble that can cause?

i don't give a shite if you find takin a min to sign your goddamn name on a piece of paper to be a hassle but why don't you save your bleedin lip for someone else and go log in before i restrict your access for the next month

oh and ftr i'm scottish you ignorant twat

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[buildabazooka]

holy shit the bachelor??? lol
i mean i guess i cant judge my uncle always had on the same damn tv land reruns every time i wandered in that house
other place i stayed didnt get no cable
i miss goin to the movies, thats what i miss
talkin thru a crap horror movie like nothin matters
been a long time since i done that even b4 here

[tojoclan]

[ Daigo shakes his head. ]

It's alright, Mine. I have always done the best I could to keep the Tojo Clan on a steady path. The problems that have arisen along the way... [ He can't say they're not his fault. He won't say that. ] The simple fact is I am only one man, that's all I can do.

exploring

[buildabazooka]

[Tulip just. Raises an eyebrow.]

You one'a them misogynist types?

[Because if anyone's being slowed down around here, it's her, thank you very much. And she can't think of a better reason this asshole would have a problem.]

Promise I'll keep my girly squeals to myself.

[hakuho]

Perhaps that is how you see it.

[hakuho]

[ i mean.....he's in an All Boys Club™ but he shakes his head ]

It has nothing to do with your gender.

network

[buildabazooka]

yea id chalk me up to bein an outlier
texas aint any more violent than the rest of the us i dont think im just a magnet 4 trouble

[Yeah... that's what it is... she definitely doesn't go looking for it herself or anything. Nope.]

[superstringtheory]

tvland was never my thing but the bachelor's mostly fun to make fun of
like you're saying
sometimes it's cute i guess

i can't even see ever watching a horror movie again even if i got back home somehow
i've seen so many brains and dangling limbs dude romero's ruined for me

[tojoclan]

[ Daigo smiles softly. ]

I appreciate your faith in me, Mine. Despite my shortcomings.