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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.
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thebreathing2017-06-15 05:10 pm
hi i'm merlin from merlin
[The past year or so had been-- unspeakably terrible. The war and all that came with it, Arthur's death, himself dying to some unknowable curse or disease that Gaius could find nothing to cure or even ease...
Merlin was having an especially difficult time getting settled, as he'd apparently been displaced far from his own time, much less space. Having no access to his magic made it even worse; it was like losing all his senses at once, and he'd been through it before, but it wasn't any easier.
Anyone from an era analogous to the one they were in now might think he'd come from a Renaissance Fair, or was a peasant extra in a medieval production of some sort. Indoor plumbing is a revolutionary concept for him, which means he has an advantage on not missing certain modern conveniences, but it also means he has no idea how to use anything, from a gun to a walkie.
There's purpose here, at the very least, and there's definitely plenty to do. He'll just have to get on, without magic for now, and see if he can't figure out a way to get it back and try to put a stop to this.
He's fiddling with his phone right now, and honestly it seems like it should be a magical item to him, but apparently it's not.] Not sure if this thing has a mind of it's own or if I'm just useless with it. [That's not directed at anyone in particular, but if you're inclined to respond...]
exploring
[Merlin's not so great with defense without his magic to help him along, but he's light on his feet, half-way decent at tracking, and plenty experienced with field medicine. His learning curve is steep, but he's a quick study, often working in the clinic when he's not going along on a run.
He's still figuring out the whole technology thing, though, and he'll take any opportunity to ask for pointers. Runs are great for that, since people generally aren't supposed to go it alone, and everyone seems to be familiar with these things, or at least more familiar than he is.] I have a question about our phones, if you don't mind... We can talk while we run, at least for a little while, yeah? We didn't have them where I'm from, and I've heard the different sounds other people's make when they get messages, so I was just wondering how I change mine? I can't figure it out.
Exploring
They were supposed to bring back whatever plants they could carry for a transplant into the zone. A few apartments had small herb garden planters that the farmers inside were dying to get their hands on just for the sake of variety.
Daryl glanced over at the question and then held out his hand for the phone.]
Give it here.
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Merlin handed over his phone without a second thought, though he did peer over Daryl's shoulder to see for himself. Just to know how to do it, and in case he wanted to change it again later. Merlin'd gotten a flip phone, small but surprisingly sturdy.] I did figure out how to change the picture on the, uh-- the little window there. [He changed the home screen background. It's a stock picture of a basket of puppies.]
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Listen to them when we get back and pick a new one. Don't do it out here. Makes too much noise.
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[He puts it on vibrate, shoving the phone in his pocket. It won't be any good once they're far enough anyway from the cell towers, but sometimes it just likes to go off for no reason.] I wonder what sorts of herbs these people were growing. [Sorry Daryl, he's chatty.]
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[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.
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[He nodded at the tree.]
Called a palm tree. Too bad it ain't a coconut palm. But they don't grow no where 'round here. Too far north. Gets too cold.
[And considering how hot it was year round, that way saying something.]
waking up
Would you like some help?
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He looks up at Daigo, expression both grateful and utterly forlorn. It's like his first day in Camelot all over again, even the constant threat of death.]
If you're offering! I've never seen anything like this before.
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Of course, it's no trouble. The phones we had back home were a bit more advanced than this.
[ He steps over and pulls out his own phone to demonstrate. He's probably shown some of his elders how to do this too... ]
So each phone should have a unique number assigned to it. You can store those numbers in here by pressing this... and then typing in their name. If you dial that number and press the green button, that will call that person. The red button ends the call.
[ He's probably going too fast isn't he. But he'll go ahead and hold his hand out. ]
Do you mind if I see your phone? I can show you how to save my number if you'd like.
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It's much appreciated, thank you.
[He listens avidly, following along on his own phone. It's a good thing he's a quick study. Figuring out the typing part is going to be difficult, given that Merlin's phone is the sort that doesn't have a proper keyboard, but given the time he's from, a QWERTY-keyboard layout would probably be even more confusing and slow-going for him.]
So that's how it knows which one to call... this is so interesting!
[He hands his phone over unquestioningly.] Oh, please do. I already know I won't be able to remember all the numbers. My name's Merlin, by the way.
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It's a pleasure to meet you, Merlin. My name is Daigo.
[ He smiles, taking his phone and writing down his name and number. Another chance to demonstrate! ]
Now see, each number has multiple letters on it. You can press the number multiple times to get the proper letter. It's going to make texting rather difficult... oh, would you like me to explain that as well?
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He watches curiously as Daigo enters his information.] Oh, so that's how you make the letters. Texting's the one with the written messages instead of hearing someone's voice, yeah?
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That's correct. Texting can save time if you're just giving someone an update on how you're doing and that kind of thing.
[ He finishes entering his number and his name, taking time to type slowly so Merlin can see. ]
Here, feel free to give it a try. I'll send you a text and then you can try to reply.
[ Don't worry if you're slow, Daigo would be a lot faster on his phone if he was used to an English keyboard... ]
Like this. Testing? Hello.
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I'll give it a try.
[Merlin doesn't have a point of reference for what's slow or fast with texting, so he's completely trusting that Daigo knows what he's doing. It takes him about twice as long, mainly because the text ends up longer than he'd planned when he realizes there's a gap in his knowledge. Might as well practice with the letters while asking.]
Hello thank you for the help how do I make punctuation
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Ah, there's a button here... see, at the moment, it says "Sym" on it.
[ He'll go ahead and step over to show him, this is the power of contextual buttons and old-timey phones. ]
Some people just forego punctuation since it's a bit of a hassle to get to. No one will mind if you simply send multiple lines of text.
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You should probably have it on vibrate out here. Go into settings, then sound.
[ He'd never had a cell phone of his own back home but he'd handled them before, and had spent some time familiarizing himself with the ones here. If he got stuck outside it might be his only chance. ]
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Uh-- right. Settings... which one's that? Oh, I'm Merlin, by the way.
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[ 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.
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Thanks. We don't have anything like these where I'm from, I'm still figuring it out. People've been really helpful, though!
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[ A few quick clicks and he's passing the phone back to Merlin, and this is as good a time as any to take a break. He pulls out a water bottle from his pack, takes a drink, and offers it to his companion. ]
What's your home like?
waking up.
A lot of people have trouble with them to start. What seems to be the problem?
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I think I may have broke it. The pictures and words are gone.
[He has somehow managed to turn it off (or maybe it crashed, let's be real, it's probably buggy as hell) and he can't figure out how to turn it back on.]