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testdrive meme.

1. First Day At Falner
You have just arrived at Falner Estate, a sprawling, beautiful, 400-hectare co-located space between Britain, Germany, and the Philippines, and the main base of Netsach. The flora and fauna in the area gives both a sense of familiarity as it looks at first glance like things you’ll find on Earth, and a weird sense of otherworldliness. Given the size of the place, the Estate is less of a compound and more like a town unto itself. The older buildings within the estate are gothic in their construction, and clear throwbacks to 19th Century Europe. The newer facilities, however, sport cutting edge contemporary designs that were clearly inspired by Fourth World architecture and technology.

If you want a better idea on what can be found on the estate, you can refer to this link.


2. A Day On The Job
You are pushing papers at Methuselah, doing research at the Arcanum, or going out on patrol -- whatever it is that you're doing, it's just another day for you as a Hunter of the Vigil.


3. Let's Head Down to Haven
Find yourself itching for a night out on the town? Why not head over to Haven, the classy nightclub that looks like a large, monolithic black building with no visible windows from the outside and the name of the club emblazoned in bold, white letters on one side.

Haven is located in Makati City, and is open to the public (especially the local supernatural community), but you might want to prepare yourself to wait in line for a very, very long time – unless you’re a Hunter, of course.

Falner’s Maenad Division holds office on top of Haven, as does Ordo Daywalker. Some of Haven’s staff also live above the night club.


4. The Awakening
Want to tag out your character's origin story? Set the stage and let's see where things go.


5. Choose Your Own Adventure
If none of the suggested premises hit the mark, feel free to set things up and let's do a tag round.


Instructions for the Testdrive:
1. Specify your chosen scenario number on the subject line.
2. Should you wish to tag with a specific character already established within Waking the Dead, indicate who. The current list of available NPCs can be found over here.

Comments

[bostova]

She had been feeling anti-social that day, really anti-social. Yulia figured that the best way to avoid everyone--meaning the War Hounds and everyone closely associated with her blade--was to go someplace they would least expect her to be.

And that, at the moment, was the lake at Falner's North District. She'd been there only a handful of times, and never on her own terms, so it was one of those rare places that no one would (probably) think to look for her.

The place would usually make her want to gag at the couples walking hand in hand, or kissing when they think no one is watching. There wasn't a lot of people at the lake right now, however, save for that one kid skipping stones on the lake. (Okay, so it was the one stone, but still).

She was quiet enough not to be noticed, so she'll stay by the tree she's standing under with the unlit cigarette between her lips.

(Cutting back on the cigarettes?)
Not really.
(So you are being lazy.)
...Eh.

There is a soft chuckle in her head from her sister. She could manifest right now, if she wanted to, but perhaps Anya also wanted to give the kid a little space. One Bostova in the area is enough, or something.

[fumed]

Anri doesn't notice her from her place among the trees watching him. Being quick on the draw with something like that, eyes on you, is something he would have to learn with time if he wanted to survive. He waits a few moments as the hollow sound of the stone sinking into the water seems to pierce him a bit more than usual, before he turns to find another rock at the shoreline. It takes him a bit, nudging around with his boot, sloshing through the water before finding another rock and giving it a toss in the air, judging its weight.

Good.

He goes about tossing a few stones once more--about three more before he decides that he's bored and turns on his heel with a low crunch of rocks and earth underneath his feet.

That is the precise moment he sees the woman poised against the trees and feels his heart leap into his throat because how long has she been standing there? The thought of it is a little unnerving. Most people don't... watch other people skipping rocks unless they're really bored. Or have nowhere else to be.

"Hi?" he chances, shoving his hands into his pockets. They're still a little damp from rummaging around in the shallows. "You really that bored?"

[bostova]

In that time, Yulia never lit up. The sound might have alerted the boy to her presence, and despite being a tall, intimidating figure, she... actually doesn't want to scare him. If she left him alone, maybe he would leave her alone? But there wasn't a lot of interesting things to watch at the lake, so her eyes kept drifting back to the boy at the lake, skipping stones and watching them sink, before moving along the shoreline for another flat rock to toss across the surface.

From what she could tell, the boy didn't wear anything that could give away a compact or conspiracy, so he probably wasn't a Hunter. Neither was the Balamb uniform visible under the layers of clothing, which meant... he was civilian. Not surprising, really. Falner housed hunters and their families, and they weren't necessarily Keepers of the Vigil.

She doesn't blink away or pretended she was watching something else when he finally noticed her. "Not really," she answers coolly, shrugging one shoulder. This prompts her to fish for her lighter in her pockets and light up. "Just killing you five times over in my head." Which wasn't entirely a lie-- it was one of the things she does almost automatically, even before she had become a Bladian. Not the best thing to say to someone you've been watching for some time, but Yulia wasn't really one for first impressions.

[fumed]

Yeah. She is that bored. Anri moves forward, each step he takes slow and easy. The whole remark about killing him five times over in her head isn't all that comforting, but Anri has a feeling that it wasn't meant to be anyways. Just a matter of fact, like the rest of this place. Anri takes his hands out of his pockets, tugging his sleeves a bit over his palms as he stops maybe two feet away from her (give or take a couple inches, but he's feeling daring).

Yes.

Two feet is daring.

Anri feels like he ought to be a little more offended by the remark, but maybe the majority of his self preservation was left behind in Askersund. "How'd you do it?" Might as well know, right?

[bostova]

The first thing Yulia does is raise an eyebrow. This is... new.

Daring, though, is something that Yulia likes. Not everyone has guts enough to even approach her this close when first meeting her. So: guts. That's good. She already thinks this one will go far in the Vigil-- if he chooses to walk that path.

She takes a puff from her cigarette, blowing the smoke in the kid's direction.

"Which do you want to hear first? The brutal ones, or the tamer ones?" She asks, smirking.

[fumed]

Anri hesitates for a moment at her words, lips thinning a bit as the smoke coils around his head, thick and then thin, wavering from her mouth. He waves his hand in front of his face sharply, spreading the smoke and generally make it worse instead of better. Damn it.

"... What's the worst one?"

It's a morbid curiosity that makes him ask. How violent can you get, stranger?

[bostova]

Well, now. This kid (he didn't seem to be much younger than Yulia, though) has her full attention now. Walking up to her and asking how she'd kill him five times, and asking for the worst one first? (To be fair, she did prompt him.)

Interesting.

"I'd have you pinned," she starts, her smile showing a bit of teeth. There's a curious tilt of her head though, like she's looking at him with different eyes-- and in a way, she was. She shifts the leaves, looks at the boy in front of her through her sister's eyes.

She continues, "By knives. On the ground, or against the trees, it doesn't matter. I'd have you pinned down with my knives. And then I'd cut your fingers off, one by one. I'd cut off your tongue too, but I think I'd like to hear you scream, instead of drowning in your own blood." She stops there, but only because she wants to see his reaction first, before she continues.

[fumed]

Anri listens, hands shoved into his pockets as he does so. None of it is pleasant, and he half wants to curl his fingers into his palms protectively, but his pockets keep him from doing that. Maybe for the better. Losing his fingers isn't on his list of things to do... and neither is losing his tongue. Or dying period.

"Make a lot of friends that way?" Any friends? At all? Ever? Do you even friend, lady?

[bostova]

She smiles, when she sees his aura, after Shifting the Leaves: a Sin-Eater. Fun. She loves Sin-Eaters; has a soft spot for them. She could blame Hikaru and Josh for it, too.

But then, his question makes her laugh. Three years ago, her laugh would have been rare. It's... easier to coax one out of her these days. "Sadly, yes," she says. "You wouldn't believe how many crazy people there are in Zangyaku. I should probably change my tactics." She sighs, shaking her head but still smiling. It wasn't exactly a lie. She didn't really... friend; it just... happens. And most of the time, when it does, her friends tend to be... batshit insane, as one of her 'friends' would put it.

"Have any suggestions, kid?"