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. |
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
therunning) wrote in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
thebreathing2017-06-15 05:10 pm
no subject
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.
no subject
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.
no subject
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.
no subject
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?
no subject
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?
no subject
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.
no subject
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
no subject
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.