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[geistnet]

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.

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what is this thread

[outstanding]

Ella is about to burst in laughter when she notices the bartender, ever serious, nods once and turns towards her, obviously expecting her order. Well fudge.

"Ah...vanilla?"

The bartender nods and turns around, muttering something about fancy extravagant vampires or what not.

Re: what is this thread

[nimble_fingaz]

It's Mason's turn to get the awkward serious stare as the bartender actually complies, handing over a glass with some iced blood in it.

"Ahh, cheers?"

More of that 'I can't believe these vampires' look.

"No? Oh...kay."

He takes a sip while turning to his companion.

"Well, not quite like taking it fresh but hey, I got what I asked for."

He continues the occasional sip as if he were, for all intents and purposes, having a glass of scotch.

[outstanding]

Ella receives her glass, which looks a bit like a strawberry frappe. The taste is most certainly blood though, and it's really good. She takes a couple more of sips before thinking about Mason's words.

"I haven't done that yet," she says. "Drinking from a living being, that is. Ordo Daywalker only bites criminals, so I guess I should get used to blood bags for now. Biting someone I might work with later feels too weird anyway."

[nimble_fingaz]

"Most vampires outside'd tell you that it's something you gotta do. They've got this whole 'we're predators and they're prey' thing going."

Just for effect he swirls the ice in his glass a bit.

"I'm actually pretty relieved that there's a place people teach differently about...what we are."

[outstanding]

"I think that's basically how vampires have seen themselves for a while now? Although the breaking of the Veil was supposed to change that." She drinks more, thoughts still spinning around her own nature and how well/bad she's doing the part.

"If you stick around you might even get convinced? What did you do back home?"

[nimble_fingaz]

"Petty theft, mostly. Jump in a window here, pick a lock there. That sorta stuff."

He seriously wonders to himself if he should go around telling other people about the other thing he used to do back home. That thing.

"Your turn. What'd you do before dying?"

[outstanding]

"I can't see why would Barbara drag you all the way here for petty thieving. You got something big, didn't you?"

Ella just shrugs and takes another sip. "I was an student. Law and Diplomacy. That hasn't changed much, although I guess I have a higher chance of joining a conspiracy."

[nimble_fingaz]

"Well, I happen to be the prince of Detroit."

One can almost hear it said with a small p, compared to how the 'Prince with a Capital P' title is reserved for the Daywalker himself. He doesn't make the revelation with any pride or smugness: it's more like he's got one of those shifty 'you wouldn't believe me even if I told you but yeah I just did' looks on his face.

[outstanding]

"Oh."

That's all he gets for a moment, because she didn't see that coming. Not at all.

"Congrats?"

[nimble_fingaz]

"Probably doesn't mean diddly-squat anymore though, considering I'm over here and Detroit's kinda over there. In fact, Inquisitor Gomez probably couldn't have picked a better time to hall my ass outta that shithole."

[outstanding]

"Oh. You did mention trouble. Not for you if you're still around though. Who knows, you might still recover you...kingdom?"

And she tries to give him a reassuring smile.

[nimble_fingaz]

(OOC: Crud, only noticed "hall my ass" after that comment. Pfft.)

"The only way I'm going back is probably with more Netsach people and a lot of guns." He emphasizes this by making a finger gun and 'shooting' it at the air.

"Still, I'm liking it better here already. I never did have a thing for... politics."

[outstanding]

(ooc: lmao I didn't notice that)

"So you're planning to stick around? That might work too. I mean, if you ask for help, Netsach might actually give it to you, I think?"

But she knew only a bit of it. "You didn't tell me what you did while alive though, or was that the thief part? From that to prince in a month..."

[nimble_fingaz]

"Yup, that was pretty much it for my mortal life. Streets of the city and all that. The only reason I ended up a prince was that I got Sired by the last one, who managed to get herself assassinated."

[outstanding]

"All within a month? Wow."

Talk about an exciting time. "Well, at least nobody is going to try to kill you here." Ella finishes her drink and toys with the glass absentmindedly. "I must say, you seem like a pretty okay guy."

[nimble_fingaz]

"Well, you tend to go over your life choices after you die."

He chuckles to himself a bit as he finishes off his drink.

[outstanding]

"Really? I feel the same, only that sometimes the living make me salivate and my mood is a bit on edge as of late." And other stuff, but she wasn't sure how to explain them.

"Why did your sire Embrace you? I mean, if that's not prying."

[nimble_fingaz]

"The weird part is...I don't know."

He pauses a bit just to let it sink in.

"Literally, I don't know. In fact, the other Kindred around me used to debate about why the prince of Detroit Embraced a 'street rat'," he emphasizes the last two words with finger quotation marks, "like me. To use the term they used."

He sighs at the memory, yet again forcibly mimicking the a motion of a living body.

"Don't get me wrong, she was actually one of the few vampires I could trust back home. Showed me the ropes and everything."

[outstanding]

Ella remains in silence for a while. "I guess she saw something in you. I don't know if Barbara did see something in me, but I would like to believe she did. That they did." Back on the bar, she looks at the people inside of Haven, all having a good, moderately drunk time.

"I mean, you don't just go and bite a random dude and make him prince, right? She believed you could make a difference."

[nimble_fingaz]

"I doubt the Golden Hand herself'd Embrace just anyone."

He thinks back to what the Inquisitor herself had told him about paying for his accommodations. "We're not a charity service, after all. Not for Men With Means."

At the mention again of his sire, "Well, Kindred out there always like to think they've got everything planned. Even when the plan amounts to 'take the single action that'll stir up the most trouble and just do your best to not get dusted.'"

[outstanding]

Suddenly Ella is very interested in her shoes, which are black and offer no actual distraction whatsoever. Darn it. "Maybe, maybe she felt responsible. Maybe I ought to prove her right." Saying it out loud made it more real, and scarier. She had to do things.

"I think that's not exclusive to out kind, you know? But I guess it's one night at the time for us, now."

[nimble_fingaz]

"Like the old saying goes. 'The night is young and we're staying young with it.'"

He orders another one from the bar and raises his glass.

"To the long night ahead?"

[outstanding]

The bartender seems to have realized they came in together, because he also brought her another glass. Maybe he doesn't want to deal with the blonde anymore. Ella doesn't really care.

She lifts her glass and makes it clink against Mason's.

"To the long night ahead."