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.

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JAGS. NATIVE. SECURITY AND SUPPLY RUNS.

[neart]

WAKING UP

[ newbies, you're in luck today because jags is in the house. he's usually too busy to be here for the meet and greet, but he's dropped by to pick up the latest record sheet for new arrivals. if you have any questions about security regulations, available weapons or supply runs, you come to him.

just a forewarning, he has a knack for making carey seem nice. and yes, that accent is scottish. he's only american by sudden zombie apocalypse. ]

EXPLORING

[ if you go down to wilshire boulevard, you're gonna find aqora's security building. all weapons are stored within, so it's kinda the place to go to before every supply run. you can request or log in armaments there. at the front counter, you'll find the records for who's gone out on runs, who's returned so far, and a timetable for daily scouting missions (which you can feel free to sign up for). if you want to know the names of residences and new arrivals in the settlement, this is where you'll be able to get the information you need as well.

a member of the security team will always be around to assist you.

aside from the main office and weapons storage, the security building also has a pub, a gym, various training areas, rooms for security team members, and a jail. if you're interested in joining either the security team or be part of the scouts, you can talk to jags. he's occasionally around when he's not at one of the gates.

also, important to note: remember to log in whenever you go out or return from a run. there is both a records sheet in the building and at each of the four gates. if you forget to do it at the gate, then you're gonna have to do it at the front counter here. you can drop off your finds with morna first if you want, but don't forget to report in.

the team is pretty good at making sure people fill out the log when they're going out (since they won't be allowed to leave otherwise), but they can't always keep track of the ones who return and decide to forego sign in for the supply room first. ]

NETWORK

psa to all the lazy pile of shitehawks out there

i am not the fuckin log
i repeat: I AM NOT THE FUCKIN LOG
it doesn't take a brainiac to sign your name on a sheet of paper when you come back

unless you've lost both your hands or you're dying on a table rn you have no excuse
get your good for nothing ass down to sb asap
if anyone reports in w only a text again i will personally see to it that your face gets a first class intro to my fist

this psa was brought to you by your most gracious and accommodating head of security
have a lovely fuckin day

network.

[notlucky]

While I agree with the necessity of signing the logs, Kei is going to kill you.

That said: flies, honey, vinegar, etc.

[neart]

just bc he wants to be aqora's v own conservative grandmother w a rusty old chute stuck up his ass doesn't mean we all gotta play along w it. i'm not aimin to catch flies w honey here sweetheart. i'm tryin to get them to straighten up their bleedin acts and stop suckin on grandmummy's tits for a sec here bc we all know how damn much he likes to hold their hands and coddle them close to his chest.

if he has an issue w how i handle my job he's welcome to find me anytime. i'm not going anywhere.

[notlucky]

I'm not saying people are going to like you, we're past that by a long shot now. I'm saying people aren't going to listen if you're an ass to them. If they fuck up, don't let them out on runs. Send them to farming duty. They'll learn.

He's not either. The last thing Carey and I need is for you two to go at it AGAIN.

[neart]

not lettin them out on runs is already a given
three strike system

i'll be honest punchin them is more for my benefit than theirs
but i don't see how it won't be a helpful reminder for them to sport a shiner for a couple of weeks

p sure they'll be on best behaviour once they're cleared again
esp after breathin in all that fresh manure

[notlucky]

Jamie.

[ that's it. just naming him. jamie. ]

[tojoclan]

[ What a delightful human being. :') It's almost refreshing... ]

Ah, so you're the person in charge of security? It's a pleasure to meet you, my name is Daigo Dojima. I had some questions for you, if you'll indulge me.

[neart]

[ he's very delightful, isn't he? ]

name's jags
shoot

[tojoclan]

[ You're gonna make him miss home, Jags. ]

Excellent, thank you. I'll get right to it, then.
The situation within the city is fairly safe, correct? How often do you send groups out for supplies? From my understanding, venturing out alone would be far too dangerous, but I imagine there is at least some attempt to explore outside Aqora limits? Would this be your jurisdiction?

[neart]

[ common reaction to him tbh ]

the areas surrounding aqora has a lower threat level but anywhere beyond koreatown to the west, silverlake up north, pico union down south and the east of the settlement will start gettin closer to the red zones

sb has a map you can check out if you want a visual

i'm in charge of all supply runs and expeditions so yeah they're all my jurisdiction. we send out groups once a week. if we're well-stocked it's once every two weeks. we have a pairing system for scouts whenever they head out.

we're currently pushing north. every month we go a lil further up for a couple of days. it's risky and it takes plannin but it's a necessary measure i'm at least willin to take. you interested in smth like that?

[tojoclan]

This is all very useful information, thank you.

I was more used to delegating work at home but I think I could be of some help with your expansion efforts. It all depends, though I imagine you often find yourselves short-handed on that front.

What kind of skills would one need to assist in these efforts?

network.

[thecost]

fuck's sake, jags. shitehawks, really?

yes, you're not the log. at least they're checking in at all.

[neart]

what's wrong w shitehawks?

"at least they're checking in at all" already got your tits out, grandmummy?
we have rules and regs for a reason

if we give them a free pass every single time they forget to log in why the fuck are we makin sure people are leavin or comin back at all? i don't have the time to check in for every brainless twat who doesn't wanna walk down the street from supplies to sb or sign in their name real quick after droppin off their weapons

[thecost]

we're going to not have any runners at this rate if you alienate all of them.

i know you want some perfectly-regulated military group that's ready to run off into the red and black zones at the drop of the hat and listen to you unquestioningly but you're not going to get it. you're not the leader here.

[neart]

[ you had to pull the leader card ]

first of all you don't know what i want so piece of advice don't ever presume you do. it'll just make you look like more of an ass than you already do.

second p sure that message was directed to the handful of bumblin nitwits who'd thought it would be OK to text me instead of followin the policy set down which ftr even our resident elementary kids have got the brains to remember. don't know when the fuck that suddenly turned into me wantin a "perfectly-regulated military group" that'll "listen to me unquestioningly". [ not that he'll complain if he had one since at least it'll save him the trouble of having to deal with moronic twats ]

third i might not be the "leader" but refresh my memory real quick kei whose jurisdiction does security and supply runs fall under here? bc i'm p fuckin sure that would be me so why don't you kindly stick your bloody nose elsewhere and let me do my damn job

[thecost]

oh fuck off, like no one knows you're sick of staying here in one spot. all i hear from you is you want to go further and further out, safety be damned. you're good at your job but you're reckless and we can't have that. it's not safe for anyone.

i know people need to do things right but fuck if i'm not happy they're back at all. we lose too many goddamn people to risk any more than we already do. i'm not going to patronize you by asking if you've forgotten what happened two months ago because i know you haven't.

my point is no matter your jurisdiction you need to keep from being so fucking abrasive that everyone bucks against you on purpose because that's what's going to happen. spite. someone's going to think they're the big man on campus and try to square up against you and i don't want to pick up the goddamn pieces afterward so tone it the fuck down.

the kids like you, your crew likes you. i know you don't give a shit about a popularity contest but having the contentment of the people you're taking care of as a priority is important. we're a community and we need to act like it.

.

[hakuho]

Maybe you need a better system of teaching that lesson.

[neart]

think the system i got works just fine

[hakuho]

I see, then this message must've been by mistake, if the system functions so well.

[neart]

just bc the system can't account for a few dumb twats doesn't mean it's flawed as a whole

that'll be like sayin a car doesn't work bc a couple of people won't drive it
but in this case those people just can't seem to sign their names on a fuckin piece of paper

[hakuho]

You're misunderstanding the proposed solution.

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.]

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

[buildabazooka]

[Yeah. See. All that sounds plenty logical coming from him. But she's already angry, so???]

ooo scottish man huh
fuck me then for not knowin the difference
bet u think i sound southern too so lets say were even

[Texan accents ain't Southern accents, okay.]

neway i found the solution to ur problem
its the 21st fuckin century mr jags u either got you a cell phone or you dont n it takes half a damn second to look at it
besides we gotta pass thru the gate how hard is it for a guard to remember sayin hi to me on the way in

[neart]

you're thinkin a bit short here
i'm not gonna be on the premises every single day 24/7
sometimes i'm out there w the rest of you and at a certain point signal cuts out

my boys can't be rememberin every single damn face that walks in through those gates who decides they don't wanna log in just yet either

they have plenty of other responsibilities too so i don't think it's too much to ask here when we require someone to take a few min out of their time to check in

unless you reckon everyone here should just drop what they're doin and cater to your self-righteous indignation every time you return and decide you're too good to sign your name real quick at the gate or go across the street from supplies to do it as if a min out of your time is more valuable than any of ours