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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

[larue]

Aren't you supposed to be in class?

[ Saying that teasingly, even if there is an underlying firmness in his tone. He knows the Special Cases Program schedule pretty well, inasmuch as he only teaches one class every Tuesday. He also didn't exactly stick to his own schedule back when he was still a newbie at Balamb, so pot, kettle.

Nope. Totally not moving, kid. And didn't you know it's just manners to look the person you're talking to in the eye? ]

Whatcha listening to? Anyone good?

[gawd]

[ A finger slooooooooooowly slides the book down an inch so she can peek at the scary old man looking down on her.

Oh, she's seen this one. ]

Am I? [ She actually manages to sound as if she didn't know she obviously has to be in class. She was in class, but excused herself to the bathroom and...kind of forgot on the way back. It was a boring class, though! ]

Some acoustic crap from like fifty years ago. You're gonna need to come down here if you want to listen.

[ Sharing is caring right? ]

lol i had to check the schedules lmfaoq

[larue]

[ Cheeky. ]

Alright. [ And he's folding his legs beneath him and holding out a hand for one earbud. ]

Well, the last afternoon class for you SC kids is out, so I guess you're free to do what you want by now.

wait you weren't winging it like me? o k...

[gawd]

[ Wow okay this is unexpected. She'll pass over an earbud, jeez.

Here's her crappy music. ]

Yes, let's go with that. [ Just how long has she been lying there? Who knows. ]

Would you drag me to the principal's office if I wasn't?

i was! and then lol, i got oc

[larue]

[ Thank you. It's music, he's curious and you mentioned fifty years agp which appeals to what he's been told is his stupidly hipster heart. ]

Country? [ He's never heard of this one. Always nice to have firsts. ]

And miss my 5pm meeting? No chance in hell.

Besides, you're old enough to make your own decisions.

[ And the professors in your afternoon classes have got this. He'll leave it to them. ]

[gawd]

Uh, something like that. It's the acoustic version of some techno shit that also sounded a lot like country, so.

[ She snorts at the mention of his meeting. Okay, that was good. ]

But seriously it was like, aerobics or something. Nothing I haven't done a million times before.

[ And Mina sits up, since she's talking and all now. ]

So who are you?

[larue]

Someone who teaches you on Tuesdays. [ A smirk. ] Guess I know where you might be if your seat in class is vacant.

[ Handing back your earbud now. ]

Name's Josh LaRue. [ Fishing out his pack and lighter now, snagging a stick and then offering your way. ]

[gawd]

Ooooh I remember you. And this is a nice spot, so you would most likely be right. [ No she doesn't. But she will now.

Mina grabs a cigarette and puts it so that Josh can light it up. ]

Mina Dean. Kind of a pleasure.

[larue]

[ Not a shy one, are you. He can roll with that just fine. Have a light and then he's doing the same for his own before he snaps that Zippo shut. ]

How're you finding Falner so far?

[gawd]

Well...

[ A moment to thoughtfully puff some smoke. ]

Security is hella tight, I'll tell you that. Not that I was thinking about yoinking anything, of course.

[ Of course. ]

I mean, I don't even know where would I sell half of the stuff I keep finding here.

[ That's...that's not helping, is it? ]

[larue]

[ Watching you and nodding sagely as if you're not just talking about filching things from an estate looked after by a Mastigos mage.

( I confess, it might be amusing to watch the child try. )

That is an amused rumble from his other half.

( And it won't even have to reach the Kaiser, given how Sir Raura runs the estate. )

Yeah, he's just going to ignore those comments and focus on Mina. ]

Well, [ a chuckle. ] You'd be pretty hard-pressed to fence the stuff from this place. Especially within the countries Falner's kind of attached to.

[ The Philippines, Great Britain, Germany. Yeah. ]

[gawd]

Oh.

[ Well, that's discouraging. ]

Anyway, it was just a thought, yeah. I mean, I'm living here. You don't steal from home.

[ That last part comes out almost as a mantra, something that she doesn't need to think much, if at all. ]

[larue]

[ He has half a mind to look up your dossier now. It'd be available, but he'll be having you under him as a student, so he shelves that thought. You're not an applicant at Rhiannon. And Balamb has you in it's care for now.

Sliding the subject onto something else then: ] Have you eaten?

[ He's taking a leisurely drag from his cigarette. Lunch was a hour before this, but there's always food at the Great Hall and his best friend's class was always a pretty good workout. ]

[gawd]

[ Well, he would find she's had it rough, but she's no angel though. At least you can think of her as something not unlike an honorable thief. Kinda. Most of the time. ]

Actually, I'm always hungry so you know, food would be cool. Isn't it too early for you though?

[larue]

Not really. [ A shrug. ]

Just played human punching bag for one of my best friend's classes. Worked up a pretty good sweat and appetite.

[ Yulia Bostova does not pull her punches. She also makes it clear to her students that if they do, they will likely fail her class. ]

[gawd]

Well, whatever floats your boat, right? Not judging dude.

[ And she'll prop herself up with a little kick and an unnaturally skilled roll. ]

You think we can find cake? I'm feeling like having me some cake.

[larue]

Well, you'll be happy to know that there is usually cake in the Hall.

[ Among other things.

Pushing himself to his feet now and then offering a hand up. ]

[gawd]

Yay cake.

[ She takes his hand and hauls herself up easily. ]

Lead the way, teacher guy.

[larue]

[ Chuckling softly now, and then leading Mina in the general direction of the communal mess area that she's probably been to a couple of times since she got to Falner. One thing about the Great Hall -- it rarely runs out of people. At the centermost area, the Malice Kings' table usually had one or two of Netsach's leading blade in attendance, and off to one side is the table he and the Hounds used to occupy often enough.

It's occupied at present, so while his gaze lands in that general direction for a moment, he opts to make a beeline for the buffet table lined with food trays.

The cakes are down thataway, Miss Dean. Feel free to grab some for yourself while he piles some of the local fare onto a plate.

He'll join you at one of the free tables soon enough. ]