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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]

The only response he offers is the quirk of one brow and a smile as he takes a leisurely drag from his cigarette. Girl's got snark. He'll honestly be looking forward to seeing where it gets her.

"Guess this means you're going to take classes at Balamb then." It tends to be standard procedure. Newly Awakened supernaturals needed to get the basics when it came to what was what in the community -- more so if they were inclined to be Keepers of the Vigil. And even if they weren't going to be hunters, knowing things armed you better.

[bloodsinger]

Sophie shrugs. "I don't know, I guess? Much as I hate academics, knowledge would come in handy about now. The fact I have to sit down for who knows how long before doing any actual hunting is a bit of a bummer though." Physical activities keep her mind off things. Books? Not so much.

[larue]

"Training's a part of what you'll be getting at Balamb," he leans back into his seat. He was personally grateful for the knowledge picked up under both Inquisitors Aria Skye and Gideon Reyes. Knowledge was that important to him, and paying attention in class had been, in one way or another instrumental in allowing him to get as far as he's gone.

"But I doubt you'll be confined to classroom learning." Initiates did patrol, and the mission boards were always open.

And now that he thinks about it: "How are you with people?"

[bloodsinger]

"Yeah I know." Still, it's not something that makes her particularly excited. His assurances out time outside a classroom do help though.

"Me? I guess it depends on what am I supposed to do to them. Why?"

[larue]

What am I supposed to do to them is an interesting way to phrase interpersonal interaction.

"Just curious." Saying that with a small smile. There's something about Sophie that's reminding him a little of someone that he knows. It's probably nothing more than certain similarities, but it was enough to get him to ask.

[bloodsinger]

There is confused blinking in your direction, Larue. "I'm really bad at PR, if that's what you're wondering. I usually find it easier to annoy someone rather than to make them like me."

[larue]

Okay, that makes him laugh -- apologetically, at that.

"Sorry, that did come out of left field, didn't it." It's not a question but an acknowledgement that his query really had.

"I guess it's just for a moment there, you reminded me of one of my best friends." Yulia Bostova was a woman of action rather than words -- action that was best left to the battlefield, that is.

[bloodsinger]

"Well, I'm already eager to meet that person." She's still a bit confused but her tone is lighter. "Hey, from one to ten, how difficult is to be at the top ten of the special cases class?"

The most innocent question, yeah.

[larue]

It is so not an innocent question, Sophie. But alright he'll bite.

"Pretty hard." He's grown serious now. This subject has Hikaru's mark all over it, and he can piece together why.

Bladians don't have as much time as the other supernatural classes, so gunning for the top ten will offer Sophie the chance to get really good, really fast. Offers like this only come around if one of the Kings gives their endorsement for the special case, since it means that the hunter-in-training is either incredibly powerful or someone within a given age-range and needs the crash course.

"Eight-to-nine is a conservative estimate."

[bloodsinger]

The answer seems to make Sophie relax, if anything. It is a challenge, all the way uphill. Close to impossible, but for the first time in pretty much forever she feels that she somehow ended where she should, and all the pain and loss can't take that away from her. Even if she doesn't make it- Sophie ready feels good with herself, and that just doesn't happen to her.

"I see...better show Hikaru just who he made a deal with."

[larue]

"You guys talked then?" He's watching the way she appears to relax, and the thought that she's willing to work her way towards a goal settles him. She really does remind him of Yulia, though Sophie's far more inclined to conversation than the Russian Bladian.

"I guess I should keep my ear to the ground for your progress then."

He's got an incredible amount of respect for people with goals and the drive to reach them. Call it something that actually resonates with himself.

[bloodsinger]

"More like he told me what's what when we drank sake and I tried not to lose my mind." For a moment she considers telling him about the curse, but for once she prefers that Josh hears about it from someone else, most likely Hikaru. "Hard not to be interested on Zangyaku when its very leader is talking to you about it."

Sophie shrugs with one shoulder. "Hopefully you'll hear good news."

[larue]

"Hikaru's..." how does one put it. "A very hands-on kind of leader." It's a massive understatement in it's own way, but Sophie will find out for herself eventually.

He does offer her a smile though as he leans back in his seat and lights up a cigarette. "I think I will." His gaze is steady and level with hers. "Endorsements like that are given out on a whim, Sophie. I can't speak for what Hikaru had in mind, but he's not a man who wastes his time on anything or anyone that's not worth it. You just have to prove him right."

[bloodsinger]

"You can say that again." She doesn't hate it though; it's actually kind of enticing and makes her realize why people think highly of him.

"Then I guess I will. All I have to do is be better than a bunch of people that have been here for longer than me. This is gonna be fun." And she does love to make a lasting impression on people.