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wakingthedead2014-05-20 03:01 pm
geistnet) wrote in wakingthedead2014-05-20 03:01 pm
Entry tags:
testdrive | welcome to the new age.
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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.
Wits (3) + Empathy (3) = 8, 0 (reroll 6), 0 (reroll 8), 4, 3, 2 = 4 successes.
While she noticed, however, she decides not to press.
"We all did what we could in Redtree. It was pretty obvious to everyone that not doing your part meant other people getting hurt, so..."
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"Well, it all worked out in the end. That's what matters".
And he's taking another sip from his tea as he started to recover. And he's giving Segan that inquisitive look, again, as another question came to mind.
"But I'm guessing that the Wreck attacks had something to do with you becoming a Technomancer?"
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Not a pleasant memory, that, but because it all worked out in the end, Segan doesn't mind discussing it.
"Some Wrecks managed to get into the town, and were chasing after my brother Felix and I. The car wouldn't start, and I ended up jumpstarting it just by touching it and wishing REALLY hard that we'd get out of the fight alive."
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Gray winces nonetheless as he gave another nod. It wasn't as bad as his Awakening had been (ignoring the fact that they awoke to different powers), but he still couldn't help but relate with her, as he would with anyone else whose gifts manifested under similar circumstances.
"So you're the only one who became supernatural? Or did someone else in your family awaken that time?"
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Segan, though, speaks of her family with visible fondness. She really, really loves them.
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Gray throws a pointed look to his dragon at that, and he's already thinking that asking that might have been the wrong thing to do.
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"It's okay, Temo." Then, to Gray: "My mother died when I was 12. The water supply got tainted with a strain of Coldshadow, and she wasn't able to fight it off. She was a registered Technomancer, so that must have been where I got my gift from."
This does make her visibly sad, but it's also clear that she's had closure for the issue already, and dealt with her grief.
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"It probably did", Gray says, before glancing down at his food. "If so, at least some part of her is still with you. And even then, death doesn't really take away the ones we love when we keep them close, in our thoughts and in our hearts".
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And then Segan's smiling down at Gray's dragon, and reaching out to pet him on the head.
"It's really okay!"
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"Hm? And what's that supposed to mean?" Gray throws an offended look, now, at his dragon. "I'm only that hard on you when you get carried away with all your talking".
"I don't care. You still act like a jerk sometimes", Temo sticks his tongue out at his partner afterwards.
"Oh, now you're just being overdramatic. Muchas gracias, you useless reptile".
"There, see?" Temo makes a theatrical gesture with his head at him. "Now, you're being a jerk, again".
Gray's only going to shake his head in exasperation. "Whatever you do, don't take his side. He's done this trick plenty of times in the eight years I've had him".
And that - and a lot of other things about Temo - won his siblings, his mother, and even his old man over to his charm.
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"Well, as much as I think Temo's cute, I'll definitely take your side, Gray."
You are the human... so...
Do I have to roll the spell (Temporal Eddies) on my next reply? Or do I just story it?
Gray nods at that. "Yeah. I checked a while ago. We can hang around a little longer, but we do need to leave soon. Go ahead and bug anyone else here if you want. Just don't get into trouble".
If ever, he could just set up a spell to keep track of time from here on out.
"Okay!" And Temo turns to give several happy nods to Segan as he's spreading his wings. "It was really nice meeting you, Segan! I hope we can get to talk some more. Adios!"
Gray takes another sip from his tea as his dragon takes to the air, his wings flapping furiously for a few seconds before he's gliding off gracefully to find someone interesting to talk to.
Why do you want to cast Temporal Eddies? o_o
Segan, of course, waves her farewell and watches Temeraire move off before turning back to Gray.
"Don't let me keep you. I'm probably going to wander around a bit more before I turn in myself."
Nevermind. I was overthinking on that. x.x /fail (But yeah, I think we're close to wrapping it up)
"Alright. I'll just hang around here, too, until it's time", Gray replies before finishing what was left of his meal, and he's slowly rising from his seat as he gives Segan one more nod. "Take care of yourself, Miss Brooke. It's going to be a big day, tomorrow, for everyone here".
And he'll have a lot of things to do aside from doing patrol in the city.