ɢᴇɪsᴛɴᴇᴛ | ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴠɪᴄᴇ ([personal profile] geistnet) wrote in [community profile] wakingthedead2014-05-20 03:01 pm

testdrive | welcome to the new age.







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.


larue: (where my dreams are made of gold)

[personal profile] larue 2014-07-30 08:59 am (UTC)(link)
Hikaru's getting a kiss on that shoulder for that, before Josh turns back to Espie to say: "It was an eventful year."

Met in March, solidified a friendship sometime in April and May, threw a shoe at his wall in July and the rest is history. "And don't worry, sweetheart, there's a list."

He's killing his cigarette and lighting up a second one at that.

"Not sure how much Jill told you, but you'll have to take classes at Balamb to get you up to snuff." The look he sends her way is encouraging. "It's challenging, but worth it."
artesana: (10.)

[personal profile] artesana 2014-07-30 09:07 am (UTC)(link)
So awhile then. Not forever but good enough.

"She explained as much as she could, but a lot of it was hard to understand. I think I'm more behind than the others. My family kept me from all of this as much as they could. I didn't even know Artisans were things that existed or what conspiracies really do. Not outside shady rumors," she rolled her eyes. How wrong those rumors she had grown up with were.

It was kind of vindicating to know that they had all been wrong. There was nothing wrong with these people. They weren't abominations ( actually, she couldn't say that for certain. she wasn't god, she couldn't speak for him, but how could anyone look at hikaru and josh and think god didn't love their perfect smiles? ). They were bad people at all. They were good people. Some of the best people she'd met in over a year.

So far. There was always that nagging voice in the back of her mind that said nothing lasted forever. But que será, será. Whatever will be, will be. The future's not ours to see.

"But I'm ready for it," she grinned at the both of them. "I want it. As much as I can learn and do, I want all of it." She was tired of hiding from it. She spent her life as a normal human. She did her obligation for years. Now it was time to be free.
icarusalsoflew: (i'm all right // can't you see?)

[personal profile] icarusalsoflew 2014-07-30 09:13 am (UTC)(link)
He was quiet, of course, and focused on working through his cigarette and listening to her speak. Granted, listening for Hikaru also meant sifting through the gradients of emotion in her voice, the way she looked, the gestures (or lack thereof) that she made.

More than a few things made sense now. He's going to have to get her file sometime.

"Then you've come to the right place." His tone went a little soft at that, and something in his eyes might tell Esperanza that there's a lot more under that then he's letting on. "Netsach's kind of all about giving people homes, and making Keepers who understand that best."
larue: (065 »)

[personal profile] larue 2014-07-30 10:35 am (UTC)(link)
Throughout all of that, Josh has taken to leaning his head against Hikaru's arm as he listens to Espie's story. He doesn't have senses like the Blade King does, but he's learned to read people ( and the reactions of those around them ) in his own fashion.

He gives Hikaru's hip a gentle squeeze before he's squaring his gaze back to Espie. "You're only as behind as you think you are." He would know, he'd known nothing when he'd first arrived. Six years a Sin-Eater with zero knowledge beyond what whispers he'd overheard had meant he had a lot to catch up on.

"I'm not saying that it'll be a piece of cake -- but you seem like you've got the drive. That's something." Is there something about the way he's saying that that makes it seem like he knows that from firsthand experience? You bet.