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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.


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.

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?
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.
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?
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.
notlucky: (i can't promise forever)

[personal profile] notlucky 2017-06-24 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
Everyone relies on each other. It's give and take.

I'll get you a partner and a map.
failderp: (at least it won't explode anymore)

[personal profile] failderp 2017-06-24 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
I've got some trust issues, especially in this situation. How do I know they won't just leave me if things go south? I don't know anybody here and we're low on ammo for the things I can rely on.

I'll do my best, though.
notlucky: (i can't save your soul)

[personal profile] notlucky 2017-06-26 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
Because they need you too. It's a system of reciprocity, essentially.

That's all we can ask.
failderp: (pic#5057081)

[personal profile] failderp 2017-06-26 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Heh. How long have you been in charge here? You're good at it.