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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.

Comments

[lundragueur]

[ He actually cants his head to the side and crosses his arms, blinking. ]

A spider.

[ Then he smiles wide. ]

Heh. Cool. I'm an Ocelot.

[ He does smile rather like a cat, or like this: :3 ]

[anansiboy]

An.. an Ocelot?

[Okay. He didn't see that coming. And he's trying not to inch away from you because what he knows about ocelots, and what spider him was screaming to him was to keep his distance. Maybe hide?

But you're being friendly to him, so:]

That's actually cooler than being a big furry tarantula, if you ask me. You won't get people freaking out, at least. Heck, I thought you were just a regular cat before you ended up talking to me in my head.... and how did you do that, by the way?

[He's going to take a breath after saying that mouthful.]

[lundragueur]

[ Law's got a grin on his face, Lenny, and it takes him a second before he responds. ]

I'm just a little bigger than a housecat. I can't even roar properly.

[ Shooting you a quizzical look now. ]

What thing? Oh, Mindspeech? Um, well, I kinda had it after my Storm.

[anansiboy]

Huh. And can you do it without having to shift?

[Clasping his fingers together on his lap as he lightly shook his head. That Mindspeech was a handy trick that Law had. Not that he's complaining about what he can do, right now.

After all. Night vision? Being able to climb anywhere because he was Spider-Man?

Those were all neat, especially when you get past the bit about being a fear-inducing spider.

Still, it'd be nice to learn more stuff. Yes?]

[lundragueur]

Yeah, but it requires eye-contact. It doesn't work otherwise.

[ He's also mentally cataloging the scent of Feral on you, because he's unused to meeting other Ferals that aren't cat. ]

[anansiboy]

Right. Eye contact.

[Noting that down for when he actually learned it here, along with everything else about being a Feral. And he's also committing you to memory, since more friends here is good if he'll be here for a year...

... Which makes him think again of home back at San Francisco. Of his Gran and everyone else. And that feeling of being lost returns with full force.]

[lundragueur]

[ And because he happens to notice a small change in your scent, Law peers at you much like a very curious cat would. ]

H-hey, Lenny? You okay?

[anansiboy]

Yes... No... Maybe?

[A sigh as he shook his head.]

I don't know... Things are piling up so fast that I'm having a hard time sorting it all out. And I hate feeling this way.

[lundragueur]

I... I maybe know the feeling. Feels overwhelming, ya?

[ He's looking sheepishly at his hands. It hasn't been that long since he left home. ]

[anansiboy]

Yeah. But I guess it'll pass...

[Especially since this is the best place for him to be at, for now. That's when he levels a glance at Law, his curiosity boiling up again.]

So... if it's alright to ask, what brought you to Falner?