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

[hakuho]

Do you have a rough idea of where the nitro can be found?

[thecost]

there's a pharmacy on seventh street that hasn't, as far as we know, been ransacked yet. it's the best bet.

[hakuho]

Alright, I'll head out there. Anything else I should be concerned about on the way?

[thecost]

thanks.

sixth has a grocery that's boarded up. don't try it, it's full up with dead.

[hakuho]

Are there supplies inside with them?

[ mine no ]

[thecost]

nothing worth dying over. or at least, not enough.

[ MINE NO ]

[hakuho]

Will the zombies eventually die a second death if they're left in captivity?

[thecost]

no. they'll keep decaying though and be easier to take out.

[hakuho]

Then there is hope for those supplies.

[thecost]

once they've had enough time to decompose more.

[hakuho]

Yes, I understood that part.

[thecost]

look, if you go to the damn place and get bitten i can't let you back inside. i'd rather not have that happen, that's all.

[hakuho]

I am aware of the risks. I didn't say I was going.

[ but he didnt say he wasnt!!!!!! :)) ]

[thecost]

it's just precaution and fair warning. i wouldn't call it a canned speech, but surely you understand the need for taking such care.

[ HE DOESN'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS, MINE ]

[hakuho]

Of course. We ca't simply have members of our group getting bitten by zombies.

[thecost]

right. especially since if they do, the supplies would be lost anyway.

[ :) ]

[hakuho]

Obviously. I'm not sure why we're still chasing this hypothetical.

[ um yes you are ]

[thecost]

just call me overly cautious. i've known good people that have made the mistake.

plus i'm the doctor so i have to mother everyone.

[ DON'T BE ONE OF THEm okay you're probably not good whatever don't be one of those people. ]

[hakuho]

You're an interesting man, Akiyama-san.

[ mothering everyone like theyre a family...the family aesthetic...family...the yakuza....hmm ]

[thecost]

so i hear.

are you settling in all right? let me know if you need anything.

[ just wait until you see how he runs this place. ]

[hakuho]

That's kind of you. Daigo-san and I are managing for now, but if we need anything we'll contact you.

[thecost]

all right. if you need to contact me in person, i live in the clinic so i'll be there essentially 24/7.

[hakuho]

And if you need anything from us, you know how to get in touch.

[thecost]

[ boy does this sound familiar. ]

of course. thank you.