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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

[outstanding]

"Is that...is that what happens, then? Kindred can eat and drink again?" It sounds wonderful, but also a bit of a downer? Ella knows next to nothing about the subject, but she's somehow expecting...more, perhaps. Or maybe it doesn't work the same way for everyone, she doesn't know. Hence the question.

"How many have reached Golconda?"

[conscient]

"A number of Kindred have, the number so far is small, but it is growing."

A smile now, at Ella.

"Golconda varies from case to case. Some of us embrace the beast, but are no longer beholden to it's urges, and some, like myself, return to humanity." He pauses, and then adds thoughtfully: "The exchange for such an existence, however, is that for long periods of time, I would need to sleep, and that is something I could not help."

He reaches for the box of cigars on the table, fetches the cutter, and contemplates a smoke.

"Would you mind terribly if I had one?" It is only polite to ask.

[outstanding]

She takes it all in, taking notes and committing everything to memory. This is all invaluable information to her.

"I don't understand...embrace the beast?" Was that the contrary to what Riley had done? She couldn't imagine a vampire being more vampire-like.

She shakes her head energetically. "I don't mind!"

[conscient]

There's a smile your way the, child, as he goes through the routine motions of cutting and lighting his cigar.

"You are fond of reading, yes?" He's rising from his chair at that and walking towards the tall bookshelf lined with hardbound volumes. A glance over the shoulder as he pulls out two of those books and returns to his seat. He sets them on his lap, one palm skimming fondly over the leather.

"I don't suppose you've ever read the classic gothic works, Dracula... Carmilla."

[outstanding]

"I am." She could be confident on that topic.

Ella follows him from her seat until he returns, and her eyes widen as she reads the titles. "Stoker and Le Fanu, of course I've read them! I couldn't take them home but we had it in the library." She smiles at him, feeling oddly proud of actually knowing what he's talking about. "I had forgotten about Carmilla. I guess we're alike, only that I'm not biting girls around."

[conscient]

You have wit. He likes that.

"Well, it is good to know that I won't have to ask you to read those then." He's handing those volumes your way now. "That one," he nods to the first, "are the personal memoirs of Vlad Tepes." Taking a leisurely puff now from his cigar as he relaxes into his chair. "He used to own Haven, the bar down in South District."

"Management has changed over though, and a good friend and business partner of his runs it now." Of the second volume, he says: "And that is the personal accounts of Longinus."

A smile. "If his name sounds familiar, it might be because you encountered it in the Bible."