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riverviewooc2017-02-19 07:56 pm
riverview: test drive meme
Welcome to Riverview's first test drive meme! Feel free to dip your toes in on the test drive meme to try out your character in the setting, play out a mission, and get samples for your application at the same time!
● Reserves are currently OPEN.
● Applications open on March 1st.
● All threads on the test drive meme can count as game canon once the game is up and running.
● TDM threads do not count for Activity Check, but they do count for Activity Bonus Points.
Feel free to use the prompts below or create your own scenario. The setting is built to be flexible, so feel free to make things up as you go.
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If the sky has seemed a little more yellow-green than usual for the past couple of days, there's a reason for that. Meteorologists have been warning of a particularly nasty storm blowing in from the direction of the Delta in the Southwestern part of the Abandoned City.
The Quarantine is about to be hit by a nasty typhoon, and there's a lot to be done. Whether you're helping sandbag the banks of the river, which is bound to be swollen by the storm and flooding, weatherproofing your building, or just huddling indoors for warmth and helping reassure your friends, family, or partner that everything will be okay, it's time to take action!
There's been a lot of talk around the Quarantine about the various predators and monsters outside the fence, and how they've been getting steadily more active, crowding the fences, trying to leap over them, seemingly driven by some kind of mania. There have even been increasing instances of predators that normally mind their own business attacking the fences wholesale, slamming into it over and over as if they're trying to find a weakness.
The good news? The fences have been holding. So far.
The bad news? They won't be holding for much longer.
The Perimeter Guard is in a bad way, and it's all hands on deck. They've also sent out a few of the Perimeter Guard Cadets to post up flyers around the city asking for temporary help in fighting off the beasts. So pick up whatever weapon you're best with, hop onto a truck transport, and head on over to the fences to help drive off the monsters and keep the Quarantine safe.
With a storm rolling in that's going to keep everyone indoors, that might cause power outages, and is just frankly pretty scary, a lot of the clubs, restaurants, and hotels are doing special events to keep everyone's brains occupied and flooded with endorphins.
There are flyers around the city advertising various couples activities: speed dating, dance classes, overnight pool parties, and all-expenses-paid lovers' nights in.
The catch? The great deals only count if you're a twosome. So if you don't have someone to love, hit up speed dating in the indoor courtyard of Riverview's largest mall, or grab the first person you see and take the opportunity.
After a day or two of storm activity, things are definitely not getting better: the rain is torrential, the monsters are attacking with increased energy and decreased rest times, and the distractions are starting to wear thin. Power outages happen off and on, a very rare situation in Riverview Quarantine.
The government has put out an all-points-bulletin imploring anyone with an exploratory spirit to help.
From what government science techs can tell, the storm isn't natural - after all, even the meteorologists were saying that the pressure systems seemed extremely strange. They've managed to narrow the cause to an area in the delta where the storm seems to be originating from, and are broadcasting the general location so anyone with the guts can head out into the storm and try to find the source of it.
Any characters who decide to penetrate the jungle in search of the source will find a device in the shape of a pyramid, with glowing blue edges about a day's walk into the Abandoned City. The pyramid is a malfunctioning weather control device that is causing wild pressure fluctuations and causing the storm as well as making the animals in the jungle aggressive and erratic. Characters can destroy or deactivate the device to end the storm.
This mission can be threaded out however you would like, in groups however large you would like, and more than one team can accomplish the goal.
Whether you're looking for help with a mission or just want to get to know your fellow new arrivals, your character can make a post to the network.
Or you can choose your own adventure and do something else in the setting!
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Is she staying out here because she's contagious? He doubts it. She would have left him if she thought he was in danger from her. ]
Ellie? Do you mind if I ask you some questions about the plague?
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Yeah, sure. Whatever you wanna know.
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She also hasn't touched his food.
Clark pulls a small notebook and pencil out of his backpack, and opens it to a fresh page. ]
What are the symptoms of an infection? How long does it last? Is there any way to contain it?
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There are two ways to transfer it. At least... that I know about. One, you get... bit by somebody, or... you know, blood or saliva transfer, so if one of them bleeds on you, in your mouth or on a cut or something, it's-- well, you're pretty fucked. The other way is, uh... the fungus releases spores, so if there's a dead infected body around you need to watch out for that. Thank fuck they aren't microscopic, you can see them in the air. But breathing them in, that turns you too.
[She exhales, and shifts around until she's sitting cross-legged. One hand is back in her hoodie pocket, gripping tight around that knife. The other reaches for a handful of blueberries. She chews thoughtfully while she thinks about how to describe it.]
So you've got somebody that's bit. The bite starts lookin' real bad in just a few hours. Obvious infection along the veins and arteries, you know? The skin turns this-- burnt red. Fever. Can't walk or talk real well. And whoever it is-- whoever got bit, they stop being a person. The fungus takes over, and then they're just... they're gone.
[She looks up at him, meets his eyes. She doesn't shy away from this.]
There is no 'how long does it last'. It's not like a cold. It's terminal. Every time. [Not always, but that's personal.] And as for containment... best you got is to kill them before they kill you.
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Was anyone working on a cure that you know of?
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But Ellie sets her jaw.]
No. They stopped.
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Something has happened. ]
If done fast enough, does amputation work? What about cauterisation?
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[It's a hopeless fight, but she's not a hopeless person. It's hard.]
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Thank you for telling me. If I have any more questions, I'll ask you.
[ He picks up one of the granola bars, takes a bite, and chews thoughtfully. ]
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[She flaps her hand. Tries for a smile.]
Open book, and all.
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Not feeling hungry?
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You, um. You go ahead.
[She almost said first.]
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Clark nods and prepares to heat the soup. ]
Do you want to have a look around after this?
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No thanks. Me and darkness don't really agree on a lot of things.
[It's not really a fear, it's just. You know. Things lurk. She tries to make light of it with a little smile.]
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We'll sleep in shifts, then. Do you want to take first watch?
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Yeah. Sounds good to me.