Post by: Pancaek on September 13, 2015, 01:25:25 pm
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I realize that you're not really getting much backstory. That's because the world of 2025 isn't much different from the world of today, and most of the fun in this one is going to be derived from being put in weird places. I hope.
Not first come first serve. 5 spots. 24 hours at the very least. Spoiler: we're going to space, baby!
Post by: Pancaek on September 13, 2015, 01:25:43 pm
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Post by: Yoink on September 13, 2015, 02:57:49 pm
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Post by: Sl4cker on September 14, 2015, 07:32:01 am
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Post by: Pancaek on September 14, 2015, 02:09:59 pm
Post by: Tomasque on September 14, 2015, 10:37:21 pm
Age: 19
Appearance: A handsome, rebellious looking young man. Wears a t-shirt ("Rock-n-Roll is the new Science!") a pair of faded jeans and faux army boots.
Occupation: A rock-n-roll superstar (singing and playing instrument)
Backstory: Just like Justin Bieber, but actually cool.
Post by: Pancaek on September 15, 2015, 01:48:36 pm
Post by: tntey on September 15, 2015, 01:51:14 pm
Age: 19
Appearance: Tall and thin with a brown survivalist beard. He is a carpenter by trade, and a gamer by nature. Wears a beanie to cover his long hair.
Occupation: Carpenter
Post by: conein on September 15, 2015, 05:26:09 pm
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Post by: Ozarck on September 15, 2015, 05:37:57 pm
Age: 27
Appearance: Tall and lean but with well toned muscles. Moves lithely. Long straight nose, pointed chin, wideset eyes with thin blond eyebrow and short blond hair, usually spiked. Smallish ears with little earlobes. Light of complexion, but not 'pale'.
Occupation: Dancer. Ballet and Ballroom mostly, with a dash of Broadway.
Backstory: Raised by rather intense parents who pursued a dream of unparalleled success for their boy. Alexander feels secretly that he never measures up to his parents expectations and desires approval. Lately, his performance has suffered due to stress when his father took ill and his mother was unable to attend his latest shows. After a long talk with his manager and with the director of the show, he decided reluctantly to get away for a while.
pick me, pick me!
Post by: Normality on September 16, 2015, 04:30:21 am
Age: 22
Appearence: 5'11, quite skinny, wears glasses and still has slight acne and pale complexion, he wears a shirt and tie with smart trousers and with some wait, trainers? His hear is of medium length but is tidy.
Occupation: Games Designer, Ex-Games Tester
Backstory: Zzzzzz'
Post by: Pancaek on September 16, 2015, 09:55:04 am
EDIT: Players will be Normality, Ozarck, Tomasque, Yoink and Sl4cker. The rest will go on the waitlist for now.
Post by: Pancaek on September 16, 2015, 11:34:38 am
-Episode 1: A hippy, a tourist, a rocker, a dancer and a nerd walk into a bar-
It is currently 9am on a rainy tuesday at JFK international airport. After the checking in and putting your luggage on the conveyor belt, the assembled people get split up into smaller groups. You get put into group C, with four other people. After a not completely agonizingly long shpiel from the saleswoman representing Safe.Co (A safe haven for everyone), you get lead to a hall where you will have to wait until the plane arrives. It won't be here for another 30 minutes at least, so you make yourself comfortable in the weird looking sofas. Some artist clearly thought that sofas in the shape of comma's would be a wonderful thing, but they're not all that comfortable.
The hall has been catered by the Safe.Co (Affordable safety from the apocalypse), so there is a small cart with drinks and sandwiches for those who bought their plan. A small bookstand also has some leaflets, along with some cheap paperbacks for participants to take on the plane. Stuff like cheap ariport romance novels, dictionaries, bibles and a few weird titles. "Tea from unusual plants", "My time on a deserted island: a not completely made up tale", "500 shades of grey". Man, who chose these?
The saleswoman announces that your plane will be 30 minutes late due to a luggage mixup in another airport. What a drag.
Spoiler: GM note (click to show/hide)
Post by: Yoink on September 16, 2015, 12:13:57 pm
"Man, they never have anything that isn't half-and-half sugar and death in these places," she mutters under her breath.
Go check out the drinks cart. Do they have any organic colas, fruit smoothies or green/herbal tea? Iced or hot, either works.
((Edit: coloured the dialogue.))
Post by: Normality on September 16, 2015, 12:19:01 pm
Search through all the books, to try and find a gaming magazine.
Post by: Pancaek on September 16, 2015, 12:52:07 pm
-snip-They do have some green tea. Sadly, it's one of those lipton bags. The little triangles.
-snip-You find a gaming magazine tucked away near the back of the stand. It's mostly about the release of Fallout 5. Looks like they just axed skills and perks alltogether, now you don't even need to level up! And the guns aim themselves! All dialog options replaced by "Evil answer" and "Good answer"! 10/10 GOTY!
((I'll be doing these little updates if I happen to be online. Big updates will most often have a title and be, well, bigger.))
Post by: Ozarck on September 16, 2015, 03:51:50 pm
Does anyone have any music?
Post by: Tomasque on September 16, 2015, 03:57:05 pm
Alexander sighs, fishes through his luggage for a small yoga mat, and begins doing some limbering exercises to pass the time."Well... my stuff's pretty good."
Does anyone have any music?
Nonchalantly hand him a iPod with some of my songs downloaded on it.
Post by: Pancaek on September 16, 2015, 04:00:08 pm
((Lets say that small stuff like this doesn't require an action, eh? It's just handing something over, so that falls under rp for as far as I'm concerned.))Alexander sighs, fishes through his luggage for a small yoga mat, and begins doing some limbering exercises to pass the time."Well... my stuff's pretty good."
Does anyone have any music?
Nonchalantly hand him a iPod with some of my songs downloaded on it.
Post by: Ozarck on September 16, 2015, 04:07:26 pm
Alexander takes the ipod, offers to shake hands with the young man with the rock and roll t-shirt, and, as unobtrusively as possible, cleans the earbuds before sticking them in his ears. He dials the volume low, sets the first song going, and slowly dials the volume up to a comfortable level.
After warming up, if there is an open area, Alexander begins running through some ballroom steps, set to the tempo of the music he is listening to. If space is limited, he remains on his yoga mat and does some standing dance moves instead, frowning in concentration.
Post by: Tomasque on September 16, 2015, 06:48:44 pm
Take out notepad and jot down lyrics.
Post by: Yoink on September 16, 2015, 08:19:47 pm
She spots one of the others already there. "Hey, they got any Paulo Coelho in th-"
As she sees the magazine in his hands, she trails off. Yeah, probably not big on new age authors, this guy.
Better just take a look herself. She moves to the other end of the bookstand, running a finger along the spines of the books.
Take a look at the books/leaflets/magazines on offer.
See if they have any Paulo Coelho or any other wanky faux-spiritual stuff. Failing that, maybe a book on meditation or the properties of crystals, or some sort of magazine about eco-friendly lifestyles. Failing that, some poetry or a novel will have to do.
Post by: Sl4cker on September 17, 2015, 04:03:21 am
Post by: Pancaek on September 18, 2015, 03:06:09 pm
-Episode 2: Upgrade-
As lucy grabs a two magazines titled "living in caves: the eco friendly housing of tomorrow" and "Grass: the diet of tomorrow", Jeremiah and Alexander are being all musical a short distance away. Leroy and Terrance are both sitting int he awkward seats, reading.
After twenty or so minutes, the saleswoman approaches the group. She greets you cheerfully.
"Hey guys! Good news, the plane to Detroit will arrive in only ten minutes! Your vacation will be one week of touring the slums!" She takes out a few papers "But if you want, the company is willing to upgrade your travel plan to a one month tour of europe. All that's required is for you to participate in a small study. You will be placed in our next generation of life preserving pods. That way, we can get have a team scientists and medical professionals analyze the data for 24 hours to see how much they've improved over the previous generation. Then we fly you over to France where you'll wake up and your vacation can begin! You'll be asleep the entire time, so it will seem like you just wake up in France! What do you say?"
Post by: Normality on September 18, 2015, 04:05:32 pm
Agree to take part in the "survey"
Post by: Ozarck on September 18, 2015, 04:16:03 pm
Post by: Pancaek on September 18, 2015, 05:16:03 pm
Post by: Ozarck on September 18, 2015, 10:36:05 pm
Alexander's face darkens slightly as he remember's his father's condition.
Is it safe? What kind of pods are we talking about here? I don't want to wake up with a defective nervous system or something ...
Post by: Pancaek on September 19, 2015, 06:31:48 am
S-slums? D-detroit? What's going on? I'm confused! aren't life pods for, like, cancer patients or something?"Yes, your free suprise vacation is a one week citytrip to the slums of Detroit!" She says, ever chipper. "As for the pods, there is nothing to worry about. The pods have already been tested and approved by medical proffessionals around the world. We just want some more data on what the effects on a healthy body are. Cancer patients don't give us very relevant data for things like space travel, you see?"
Alexander's face darkens slightly as he remember's his father's condition.
Is it safe? What kind of pods are we talking about here? I don't want to wake up with a defective nervous system or something ...
Post by: Sl4cker on September 19, 2015, 07:03:31 am
Post by: Ozarck on September 19, 2015, 09:42:54 am
Post by: Pancaek on September 19, 2015, 10:10:08 am
Oh. I don't know. This sounds weird. Maybe I should just go home. I don't really want to have things stuck in my, er, body."The new line of life pods are completely non-invasive, though. Only two small needles!" She clears her throat "Also, if you go home without taking at least one of the travel offers, you will be held accountable for the cancellation fees of the plane, which come to about five thousand dollars. Each."
Post by: Ozarck on September 19, 2015, 12:16:39 pm
Post by: Tomasque on September 19, 2015, 02:59:10 pm
Post by: Yoink on September 19, 2015, 03:28:30 pm
On the one hand, she didn't really approve of the life pod technology or the countless nasty possibilities opened up by its advancement, but on the other hand... well, what sort of soul-searching, spiritual experience took place in a slum?
After a moment's reflection she supposed a humanitarian trip, helping the poor and wretched souls who lived in such places and seeing their grubby dignity, camaraderie and inner strength could be quite a spiritual experience, but... for all her talk, Lucy wasn't really much of a 'humanitarian'.
She was already looking forward to relaxing amongst the vineyards and cobbled streets of France, sipping wine and reading poetry, far from her stressful studies, mounting debt and desperation.
Her decision was made.
"Sure, I guess it doesn't sound too bad. Sign me up."
Sign any relevant forms and agree to take part in the study.
Try to ignore the shadiness of the research- I need to treat myself sometimes, after all.
Post by: Pancaek on September 19, 2015, 05:27:38 pm
-Episode 3: jetlag-
Tuesday, May 2025
All members of the group agree to take the survey, with varying degrees of reluctance.
"Great! Just follow me to the bus and we'll get you all podded up and ready for Paris!"
The five of you follow her outside and get in the bus bearing the Safe.Co logo. During the trip you're giving more documents to sign, some about legal stuff and a whole bunch about medication you might be taking or allergies you may or may not have. The rain has let up, and the sun is shining bright. The bus stops in front of a Safe.Co research building.
You are lead inside, each to a seperate changing room. In said room you change into a hospital gown, leaving your clothes and belongings in a large sports bag to be delivered to Paris. A nurse comes and asks you to follow her to the pod room, one person at a time. At the pod room, the nurse tells you to take your time to undress and step into the pod. She says not to worry, the entire process from there on in is automated and a team is monitoring the pods in an adjacent room. When she's gone, you take off the gown and stand in front of the pod. These aren't the ones you usually see in hospitals. Gone is the sleek white plastic exterior, replaced with a very sturdy and utilitarian looking metal. As you stand in front of it, the pod front gives a hiss as the seals unlock and the panel opens upwards. You step inside.
The automatic braces grab hold of your arms, legs and waist to keep you in place. The braces are rock solid, but don't feel uncomfortable. You feel two small pricks, one in your right arm and one in your neck. Slowly, as you fall asleep, the pod fills with a liquid.
Thursday, May 2025; Paris
In an underground room with five pods, two lab technicians are taking the final readings.
"Right, that does it I think. Do we initiate the wake-up program?"
"Can't yet, we'll have to wait until tomorrow."
"What's up with that, didn't we promise these people a vacation?"
"Yeah, but the doctor on duty couldn't make it in today. Acute appendicitis. So we've got no-one to check them after they wake up, and the lawyers say that's a big no-no."
"Damn. Well, at least they're asleep, so it won't really matter to them I suppose. I'll just leave these shirts and shorts over here for the guys tomorrow then?"
"Yeah, should be fine. Wanna go grab some drinks?"
"Yeah man, I'm starving. Let's go to that kebab joint around the corner."
Thursday, May 2025; Paris. Around Midnight
Unbeknownst to the sleeping people in the five pods, the earth rumbles. Some dust falls from the ceiling as the entire complex shudders. The lights on the pods go out for a second as the entire facility loses power, and flicker back on.
/ERROR/
/SEQUENCE INTERRUPTED/
/REBOOTING.../
/NO DATA FOUND/
/SEARCHING FOR BACKUP DATA/
/ERROR:NO BACKUP FOUND/
/INITIALIZING FALLBACK PROGRAM/
/PLEASE ENTER WAKE-UP DATE/
/PLEASE ENTER WAKE-UP DATE/
/PLEASE ENTER WAKE-UP DATE/
/PLEASE ENTER WAKE-UP DATE/
/PLEASE ENTER WAKE-UP DATE/
Date unknown; Paris
The small screens of the pods flicker red.
/PLEASE ENTER WAKE-UP DATE/
/PLEASE ENTER WAKE-UP DATE/
/PLEASE ENTER WAKE-UP DATE/
/ERROR/
/SEVERE POWER FLUCTUATIONS DETECTED/
/LIFE SUSTAINMENT PROTOCOLS CANNOT BE GUARANTEED/
/INITIALIZING EMERGENCY EJECTION/
The five pods hiss open in unison, their occupants falling out on the floor, covered and surrounded in greenish goo.
The room you find yourselves in has only the five pods and a small bench with five pairs of slippers, shirts and shorts. On the left of the pods is a door leading to the hallway. A female voice speaks over the intercom.
"Please remain calm. We had to eject you from the pods due to some power fluctuations. Do not rush. Please use the clothes provided and then head for the main desk to pick up your documents and luggage. If you have any questions you may speak them aloud, I will answer through the intercom"
Post by: Ozarck on September 19, 2015, 05:54:04 pm
Ugh. Where are we? What happened? Oh God, you gave us a disease! That's why no one is here to talk to us in person, isn't it? You've killed us! Ohgodohgodohgodohgod.
Post by: Tomasque on September 19, 2015, 11:30:58 pm
Post by: Ozarck on September 20, 2015, 12:24:10 am
Alexander isn't paying attention. He's too busy trying to use the inspiration of the moment to think of some lyrics.Jeremiah is suffering an identity crisis.
Post by: Normality on September 20, 2015, 02:11:54 am
Post by: Pancaek on September 20, 2015, 06:23:41 am
Alexander blinks, shudders, and starts fastidiously wiping the goo off himself."please remain calm. There is no disease. There is no one there in person because there are no other employees currently in this facility. Don't panic, everything will be fine."
Ugh. Where are we? What happened? Oh God, you gave us a disease! That's why no one is here to talk to us in person, isn't it? You've killed us! Ohgodohgodohgodohgod.
"What the hell is going on here? How do you expect us to stay calm?" Leroy shouts wiping the goo of him."You were ejected from your pods because sudden power fluctuation made it impossible to guarantee the proper functioning of the life sustainment protocols. I did not actually expect you to stay calm, but asking you to do so couldn't hurt."
Alexander isn't paying attention. He's too busy trying to use the inspiration of the moment to think of some lyrics.Do note that your friendly narrator is not your muse. If you want lyics that are worth a damn you'll have to write them down yourself. For now:
Green goo, flickering light
I'm naked, naked inside
Also outside, it pretty cold here
Green GOOOOOOOOoooooooooo
Post by: Ozarck on September 20, 2015, 08:48:26 am
Post by: Pancaek on September 20, 2015, 12:08:44 pm
Wh ... what? Why is there no one here? Why did the power go out? Where are we? Is this France? Was it terrorists? Ohgodohgodohgodohgodohgodohgodohgod."Because nobody has come in for work, again. The power went out because of problems with our backup generators. You are currently in the Safe.Co research lab, Paris division. Yes, this is France. I have no reports of terrorist activity. Please, stay calm."
Post by: Ozarck on September 20, 2015, 01:44:10 pm
Post by: Pancaek on September 20, 2015, 02:01:13 pm
Still flinging and picking goo off himself, and trying to find something to wipe his hands with, Alexander appears to calm a bit. Oh ... We're here? We made it okay? You said our luggage arrived safely? Is there a shower? I'd like to get this ... stuff off of me before we go. Is there a car waiting for us? Do we have to answer a bunch of questions about our experience? Hey, if no one came in, how are they going to do the follow ups? Never mind that, after I shower can I get an itinerary for the trip? I'd like to know so I can be prepared. Also so I can maybe find some non-touristy spots out there in our down time, if we have any."Yes. Yes. Not exactly. Yes. No. No. They aren't. No. Please remain calm."
Post by: Ozarck on September 20, 2015, 02:22:01 pm
Dressed, Alexander nervously fidgets while waiting for the others and preparing to go.
Come on guys, let's ... let's go. I don't like this. I wanna know what's going on. Maybe we can still go home. I wanna see my dad.
Post by: Tomasque on September 20, 2015, 05:02:44 pm
Post by: Yoink on September 21, 2015, 03:42:41 pm
After a moment's confused hesitation, peering around at the unfamiliar surroundings and listening to the others speaking, she heads over to grab some clothing. As she hurriedly struggles into some of the drab grey outfit, she mutters darkly to herself, "Nice going, Ophelia... you should have known this was a bad idea from the get-go. Stupid."
She can't muster up too much anger for herself, though- she's too busy being frightened by these developments.
Once dressed, warily watching the others, she will head for the showers.
"Hopefully they at least have more than one shower," she remarks in a louder voice, although still mostly to herself.
Wipe goo from eyes, quickly clothe myself, and then make a beeline for the showers, skirting the room to avoid the others.
If there is an unoccupied shower and it seems safe (i.e; the door closes and locks), take a shower then change back into these clothes.
Keep an eye on these other people whatever happens- try and work out how unhinged they seem before letting my guard down.
Post by: Pancaek on September 21, 2015, 04:48:20 pm
Lucy drops to the floor, coughing for a moment, then wipes goo from her eyes and covers herself with her hands.The showers, to your relief, do indeed come with doors and locks. You and Alexander each take a seperate shower room and clean off the green gunk. Once done, you don the grey clothes and slippers. You notice the slippers are, in contrast to the shirt and shorts, bright pink.
After a moment's confused hesitation, peering around at the unfamiliar surroundings and listening to the others speaking, she heads over to grab some clothing. As she hurriedly struggles into some of the drab grey outfit, she mutters darkly to herself, "Nice going, Ophelia... you should have known this was a bad idea from the get-go. Stupid."
She can't muster up too much anger for herself, though- she's too busy being frightened by these developments.
Once dressed, warily watching the others, she will head for the showers.
"Hopefully they at least have more than one shower," she remarks in a louder voice, although still mostly to herself.
Wipe goo from eyes, quickly clothe myself, and then make a beeline for the showers, skirting the room to avoid the others.
If there is an unoccupied shower and it seems safe (i.e; the door closes and locks), take a shower then change back into these clothes.
Keep an eye on these other people whatever happens- try and work out how unhinged they seem before letting my guard down.
Once back in the room you woke up in you see that everyone but terrance has cleaned themselves of the goo with varying degrees of succes.
As for how unhinged they seem, well...The touristy guy seems to have gone catatonic, which doesn't seem really strange in ths situation. The Nerd and the Rocker have both scraped themselves of the goo, though both of them seem awfully relaxed. Honestly, that dancer Alexender seems to have the most appropriate reaction of all of them in this situation. Namely mild to moderate amounts of panic coupled with a healthy amount of distrust. The narrator in your head puts the chances of being in the same room with dangerous psychopaths and/or rapists at about 22.3 percent, given the information at hand.
Post by: Sl4cker on September 22, 2015, 03:01:49 am
Hm? Oh, where are we? Is this France? he says, apparently not fully awake. He looks around, adjusting his white-rimmed sunglasses.
Post by: Pancaek on September 25, 2015, 03:54:10 pm
Terrance wakes up from his near-catatonic state.The female voice answer your questions through the speakers.
Hm? Oh, where are we? Is this France? he says, apparently not fully awake. He looks around, adjusting his white-rimmed sunglasses.
"You are in the pod monitoring room. Yes, this facility is based in France. Please do not panic."
Post by: Ozarck on September 27, 2015, 07:34:17 pm
Follow the employee person's instructions and head out to the lobby or whatever. try not to panic.
Post by: Tomasque on September 28, 2015, 12:49:56 am
Post by: Normality on September 28, 2015, 05:07:53 am
Leroy attempts to leave the building, attempting also not to panic.
Post by: Yoink on September 29, 2015, 03:31:42 am
((Sorry, I'm feeling unwell and can't think of RP. Just didn't want to hold things up any longer.))
Post by: wipeout1024 on September 29, 2015, 04:21:50 am
Post by: Pancaek on September 29, 2015, 08:42:39 am
Is there a waitlist?There sure is, though I haven't put it under the playerlist yet. Feel free to make a character so you can jump in when one of the players has an unfortunate holiday accident.
Post by: wipeout1024 on September 29, 2015, 06:31:15 pm
Spoiler: Character Sheet (click to show/hide)
Post by: Pancaek on September 30, 2015, 02:19:39 pm
-Episode 4: EVA-
I get up and leave the building.
((Sorry for no activity, been very busy.))
Leroy attempts to leave the building, attempting also not to panic.
Attempt to locate my luggage. Keep a wary eye on the others.
((Sorry, I'm feeling unwell and can't think of RP. Just didn't want to hold things up any longer.))
Okay, so, uh ... can we go now? What about our luggage?
Follow the employee person's instructions and head out to the lobby or whatever. try not to panic.
The four of you drag Terrance along and open the door of the pod monitoring room. The door slides open automatically as you approach it, and you find a small robot waiting for you. It's about two feet tall and little more than a round casing with a large camera eye, four legs that end in small wheels and two graspers. IT starts off down the hallway, and you follow it. A few twists and turns later, you enter an empty lobby. The place is squeaky clean, not a speck of dust to be found. But it's empty, seriously so. The magazines are neatly stacked on the small table and the six chairs look spotless. It's all a bit too perfect, as if someone put it all up exactly like they wanted and then never touched it again.
Jeremiah and Leroy immediately try to exit the building, but the large metal doors won't budge. As they rattle the doorknobs, the group is startled by a sudden loud humming noise coming from the far end of the lobby. There, behind a reception desk, the image of a woman is taking form out of thin air. The humming becomes less noticeable once she has completely formed, a semi transparant hologram of a young woman in a labcoat.
"Please do not panic. My name is EVA, I oversee the functioning of this facility. The drones have brought whatever luggage has arrived to this lobby. I'm afraid only your clothing and whatever you had in your carry-on bags made it here. Please make sure you have everything you need before you attempt to leave. I will be happy to assist you in any way I can and answer all of your questions. You have spent considerable time in stasis, so you must have many. Please, try to stay calm."
Post by: Ozarck on September 30, 2015, 03:45:46 pm
Post by: Tomasque on September 30, 2015, 08:54:55 pm
Post by: Sl4cker on October 01, 2015, 06:13:06 am
Post by: Pancaek on October 02, 2015, 09:45:25 am
Considerable? C-considerable? H-h-h-h-how l-l-l-long?Eva's image goes fuzzy for a few second before she responds
"You have been in stasis for: Five hundred and two years. Thirty Six days. And 8 hours. Please, try not to panic."
"Did you touch any of my stuff?! Give it to me!!!"The spider drones drag your bags over to you. Everything is, in fact, still like the day you put it there.
Terrance calmly takes out a multitude of tourist-y items from his bag, including a pair of binoculars, a length of hiking rope, and for some reason a red ukulele with "“Not all those who wander are lost” written on it in black marker. Terrance can't play the ukulele. Instead he sits on one of the chairs and waits for the others to be ready.You sit down and calmly wait. For a moment, you'd swear EVA smiled at you.
Post by: AoshimaMichio on October 02, 2015, 10:23:04 am
"You have been in stasis for: Five hundred and two years. Thirty Six days. And 8 hours. Please, try not to panic."
((Pro tip: It's lying! It was only 8 hours.))
Post by: Ozarck on October 02, 2015, 02:29:22 pm
Post by: Tomasque on October 02, 2015, 05:01:06 pm
Post by: Pancaek on October 02, 2015, 05:15:05 pm
Alexander sits heavily on the nearest surface and stares, shocked.You sit on the corner of the little table and stare at EVA, shocked. Five hundred years is a pretty long time. What even happened to the world in the meantime.
Three of the spiderbots climb onto eachother, and the one on top gently pats you on the back.
"There there, try not to take it too hard. It only gets worse from here on in. Please don't panic."
I take out a chocolate bar from my backpack and begin to eat it. Maybe if I eat enough I'll forget about all this...You grab a chocolate bar from your backpack and eat it. While you're chewing, you let your mind wander from the situation at hand. Maybe this is all a dream. Maybe she will say that it was all a test in a minute. Maybe eating a five hundred and two year old chocolate bar isn't the best idea. THank god it's mostly just chemicals and preservatives, it even tastes just like you remember it.
Post by: Ozarck on October 02, 2015, 09:06:57 pm
Three of the spiderbots climb onto eachother, and the one on top gently pats you on the back.
"There there, try not to take it too hard. It only gets worse from here on in. Please don't panic."
((Adorable, surreal, and disquieting))
Alexander looks up for a moment, eyes widening.
W-worse?
He then seems to deflate, placing his head in his hands and his elbows on his knees.
worse ...
Post by: Tomasque on October 03, 2015, 11:18:58 am
Post by: Pancaek on October 04, 2015, 05:07:04 pm
The spider bots keep patting your back rythmically.Three of the spiderbots climb onto eachother, and the one on top gently pats you on the back.
"There there, try not to take it too hard. It only gets worse from here on in. Please don't panic."
((Adorable, surreal, and disquieting))
Alexander looks up for a moment, eyes widening.
W-worse?
He then seems to deflate, placing his head in his hands and his elbows on his knees.
worse ...
"I am afraid so."
EVA goes fuzzy again for a few seconds
"It would seem that two others have been spared the eternal stasis. They are making their way here now."
"I want to look outside. Show me a window...""I am unable to comply with that request. This facility is located underground, there are no windows."
Amina and Alexander wander into the room, wearing the same grey shorts and t-shirts as the rest wore when they exited their pod room. Their luggage, what little of it actually arrived, is on the pile with the rest.
((Welcome conein and wipeout1024. ALso, everyone, would you guys like me to keep track of inventories or would you rather put it in a spoiler at the end of your posts?))
Post by: wipeout1024 on October 04, 2015, 06:10:34 pm
"Where's my stuff! Somebody, please help me find it!" Oh, this is a lot of wahala we are getting into..."
Post by: Ozarck on October 04, 2015, 06:13:02 pm
Post by: conein on October 05, 2015, 02:34:01 am
Post by: Pancaek on October 05, 2015, 05:17:25 am
((I can spoiler mine if it's easier. Currently I have the clothes I am wearing. I don't think Alexander packed practically. Just clothes for the season and basic toiletries. Oh, I guess I have three spiderbots now :P))((It might be safer overall. I'm not terribly good at keeping track of small objects))
So we are in or are we going to be next turn?((You're in, you character entered the room already.))
Post by: conein on October 05, 2015, 05:22:26 am
Alexander throws everyone's stuff away trying to find his own stuff.
Post by: Sl4cker on October 05, 2015, 05:35:00 am
Post by: Ozarck on October 05, 2015, 05:44:45 pm
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Post by: Yoink on October 06, 2015, 04:01:26 am
"Hey! Careful with that!"
She hurries over to rescue her 100% recycled satchel and her clothes, however they may be packed.
The satchel itself mostly contains a few esoteric books, a fairly average smartphone along with its charger cable, a pair of shoes, a pair of sunglasses, a small box of incense sticks, an (also made from recycled materials) toiletries bag containing a decent selection of hygiene products and (all organic) makeup, a small sketchbook and a box of herbal tea she'd hoped would make it through customs.
Go over and attempt to rescue my bags before this Alexander guy can throw them on the floor.
Check what stuff of mine is there- I only packed one bag, after all.
Post by: Tomasque on October 06, 2015, 06:00:18 pm
Post by: Pancaek on October 07, 2015, 03:26:12 pm
-episode 5: luggage-
As Alexander throws everyones luggage around, much to the chagrin of several people, the spider bots quickly pick up the thrown luggage and drag it to their respective owners.
Amina looks around trying to find her things. She spots her roller bag, and starts to sift through it.The little spider bot drags your leopard print roller bag towards you, with your ecru clasp purse ontop of it. Everything you packed is still there.
"Where's my stuff! Somebody, please help me find it!" Oh, this is a lot of wahala we are getting into..."
"huh, so what's going on over here? Who are these people? "You find your own luggage. You have the clothes you packed plus whatever small items could be in a carry on bag and would not be confiscated by the security at the airport.
Alexander throws everyone's stuff away trying to find his own stuff.
"They are others who signed up for the same vacation contract 502 years ago."
Lucy had been standing in silence for a long moment after the 'over 500 years' bombshell was dropped, one hand over her mouth in an inadvertently clichéd expression of surprise. As some guy began throwing what remained of her luggage around, however, she snapped back into action.A helpful little spider bot retrieves your bag and brings it over to you. All the stuff you mentioned made it in here
"Hey! Careful with that!"
She hurries over to rescue her 100% recycled satchel and her clothes, however they may be packed.
The satchel itself mostly contains a few esoteric books, a fairly average smartphone along with its charger cable, a pair of shoes, a pair of sunglasses, a small box of incense sticks, an (also made from recycled materials) toiletries bag containing a decent selection of hygiene products and (all organic) makeup, a small sketchbook and a box of herbal tea she'd hoped would make it through customs.
Go over and attempt to rescue my bags before this Alexander guy can throw them on the floor.
Check what stuff of mine is there- I only packed one bag, after all.
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Get my luggage back.You get your luggage back. As with the rest, it contains clothes plus whatever could fit in your carry on bag and wouldn't be confiscated by security at the airport.
Terrance already has everything he needs on his person, so he doesn't mind.As everyone is frantically digging around their luggage, you just sit there with the ukelele on your lap. You're quickly establishing yourself as the mellow member of this group.
Why didn't they come for us? What happened? They should have come for us. What happened to everyone?"The entrance to this facility got buried beneath rubble during the war. Once the war ended, the entrance was cleared of rubble, but nobody ever came to reclaim the facility. Either Safe.Co did not have records left of this facility, or they simly chose to ignore its existence. I do not know what happened between the first war and now, this facility is not connected to any outside networks for the purpose of secrecy. My recent expeditions have shown no other people in the immediate vicinity of the entrance, however, so I can only assume that the immediate surrounding area is safe enough for you to venture out. Which you would be wise to do, otherwise you will simply starve here. Please, do not panic."Spoiler: inventory (click to show/hide)
((note that those three spiderbots are just controlled by EVA, they're not exactly following you yet.))
Post by: Sl4cker on October 08, 2015, 04:04:42 am
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Post by: conein on October 08, 2015, 07:03:42 am
Alexander takes his fedora, cleans it a bit and carefully puts it on his head. Then he takes the other stuff.
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Post by: wipeout1024 on October 08, 2015, 07:11:26 am
Amina gets her phone, and starts recording.
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Post by: Ozarck on October 08, 2015, 07:12:50 am
"The entrance to this facility got buried beneath rubble during the war. Once the war ended, the entrance was cleared of rubble, but nobody ever came to reclaim the facility. Either Safe.Co did not have records left of this facility, or they simly chose to ignore its existence. I do not know what happened between the first war and now, this facility is not connected to any outside networks for the purpose of secrecy. My recent expeditions have shown no other people in the immediate vicinity of the entrance, however, so I can only assume that the immediate surrounding area is safe enough for you to venture out. Which you would be wise to do, otherwise you will simply starve here. Please, do not panic."What does it look like outside? Do you have anything ... like supplies or something, that we should take with us? Where will we go? You are just going t leave us to = to whatever is out there?Alexander speaks rapidly, eyes misting, and hands wringing the towel he carried out from the shower.
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((note that those three spiderbots are just controlled by EVA, they're not exactly following you yet.))Awwwwwww.....
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Post by: Pancaek on October 08, 2015, 05:14:40 pm
"Will there be a tourist guide?" Terrance asks."I am afraid not, unless you find someone to have survived 502 years."Spoiler: Inventory (click to show/hide)
"How the hell am I supposed not to panic in this situation girl?"You put the fedora on your head. Two of the spiderbots have turned around and stare at you with their red glowing eyes.
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"I am not a girl, I am the caretaker of this facility. I do not know what panicking feels like or how to stop it, it is simply within my programming to ask you not to panic."
"OH GOD! I MUST VLOG THIS!"You take out the phone and try to record. You start recording yourself and your surroundings. Hopefully there's somebody left to vlog this to.
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"Nature has started to reclaim the land, though nothing quite drastic. The surrounding area does not show many lifesigns, at least nothing that could be a danger to you. I am pleased to report that there are no dangerously high readings of radiotion, so nuclear armageddon did not take place.
What does it look like outside? Do you have anything ... like supplies or something, that we should take with us? Where will we go? You are just going t leave us to = to whatever is out there?Alexander speaks rapidly, eyes misting, and hands wringing the towel he carried out from the shower.
I do not know where you should go. You cannot remain here, unless you wish to remain in eternal stasis. Otherwise this facility cannot sustain you. I have taken the liberty to scrounge up supplies that may be handy for humans in these kinds of conditions. They are in the crate by the door. I would suggest you find out where other humans went so you can join your kind.
The box contains two pistols, amunition, four survival knives, a crossbow, bolts, MRE's to last your group some time, rope, flashlights, and two company credit cards. In case you find an automated vendor system, I have put quite a bit of funds on those cards. Roughly one million dollars worth of local currency. Don't spend it all in one place.
I have also taken the liberty of including a document, to be given to the closest Safe.Co representative, to reimburse you for the 502 years of data collection."
Post by: Ozarck on October 08, 2015, 05:28:41 pm
What's the weather like? I can't believe I am doing this. I can't believe this is happening. This must be some elaborate joke. DId I read all teh fine print? I wonder if jokes like this are covered in there ...
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Post by: Tomasque on October 09, 2015, 10:51:23 am
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Post by: wipeout1024 on October 09, 2015, 05:33:01 pm
"So, for anyone listening, we're apparently 502 years into the future, with this robot. Say hi to the cameras, everybody!"
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Post by: Sl4cker on October 09, 2015, 06:51:21 pm
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Post by: conein on October 10, 2015, 06:47:29 am
grab one of those survival knives. Then look at where the exit door is at.
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Post by: Ozarck on October 10, 2015, 12:16:58 pm
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Post by: Yoink on October 12, 2015, 01:25:08 pm
She is inwardly still berating herself for signing up for this in the first place...
((I will edit my inventory in later... falling asleep right now sorry.))
Post by: Pancaek on October 15, 2015, 03:53:34 pm
Alexander listens carefully, then hesitantly approaches the crate, pulls out the credit cards and puts them in his wallet, along with the letter to teh SafeCo guy, and then emptie's both his bags and begins placing food and one of the flashlights into one, while sorting his clothing and keeping the warmest and most durable in the other, leaving behind his fancier, more touristy outfits. After some consideration, he also takes one of the survival knives and puts it in the bag with the food and flashlight."It is currently 13:27, the weather outside is a sunny with a slight wind. I would advise you pack a sweater. Jokes were not coevered by the fine print. please remain calm."
What's the weather like? I can't believe I am doing this. I can't believe this is happening. This must be some elaborate joke. DId I read all teh fine print? I wonder if jokes like this are covered in there ...Spoiler: inventory (click to show/hide)
Amina continues to record, and starts to detail how she got here.You start recording everything, sweeping across the room. Terrance waves at the camera as it pauses on him and so does the little spider bot behind him.
"So, for anyone listening, we're apparently 502 years into the future, with this robot. Say hi to the cameras, everybody!"Spoiler (click to show/hide)
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You hear the heavy locks on the main door of the lobby you're in disengage. The doors automatically slide open, revealing a short, dimly lit hallway leading to an elevator and some doors.
"I have unlocked the doors to the stairwell and the elevator. Both should be fine, though I cannot 100% guarantee that the doors of the warehouse where they come out will be open. Once you have taken what supplies you want, I would advise you to go seek out where the rest of your kind has gone. You are free to linger here if you wish, of course, but the supplies I handed out were the only ones I have for the foreseeable future. I will send one of the spider bots with you, it can act as a guide in Paris, but they cannot go outside of its borders."
As if on cue, the elevator chimes and its doors open.
"Good luck, try not to panic."
Post by: Ozarck on October 15, 2015, 07:33:40 pm
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Post by: Sl4cker on October 16, 2015, 03:09:15 am
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Post by: conein on October 16, 2015, 08:30:48 am
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Post by: Pancaek on October 23, 2015, 04:45:31 pm
You squeeze into the elevator with your companions. The doors close silently and you can feel the lift gaining speed as it goes up. After a while you feel the elevaotr come to a stop and the doors slide open, revealing a rather unimpressive hallway. The spider bot leads the way, the only things to be heard are the little wheels of your luggage as you make your way through the building. Eventually, the spiderbot stops. You're in a loading area, where trucks would come to load and deliver cargo. The large metal gate is sealed shut and the panel next to it doesn't have any power, the touchscreen remaining black. This all might have been a problem if the wall to the right hadn't caved in. The spiderbot leads you through the caved in wall and outside.
You find yourselves outside in the Paris streets. You can see the Eiffel tower poking over the skyline in front of you. The street and the buildings don't look too well. There's weeds growing everywhere, windows are smashed in and some of the buildings are simply falling apart. You can't hear any of the sounds you expect in a city. It's all pretty quiet, with only the wind and a few birds to be heard.
Post by: Sl4cker on October 23, 2015, 05:39:50 pm
Terrance looks around for other people to meet and tell the group where to go, though he mostly stays near everyone else.
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Post by: Ozarck on October 23, 2015, 09:17:24 pm
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Post by: wipeout1024 on October 23, 2015, 09:21:16 pm
"Well, I'm just going to check my phone, and pray to God and Jesus high above that this works."
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Post by: conein on October 25, 2015, 04:32:26 pm
try to determine the best road to leave.
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Post by: Pancaek on October 30, 2015, 05:51:30 pm
Amina sticks with the group, and opens up her phone, to see if google maps or something still worked here.
"Well, I'm just going to check my phone, and pray to God and Jesus high above that this works."Spoiler: Inventory (click to show/hide)
So. Where should we go? This place sounds so ... empty. Oh God, if a city like this can be abandoned, is there anyone left at all? Alexander says as he looks around at the surrounding area and the street, trying to determine a good direction to go.Spoiler: inventory (click to show/hide)
"Oi, this place looks empty and huge. We gotta leave right now "
try to determine the best road to leave.Spoiler: Inventory (click to show/hide)
"Hm... Paris has changed a lot in half a millennium."
Terrance looks around for other people to meet and tell the group where to go, though he mostly stays near everyone else.Spoiler: Inventory (click to show/hide)
The group splits up, everyone looking around for either people or the best road to follow, though always sticking close enough together to not get permanently seperated. Looking through the windows on the way, trying to spot some people, all you see are empty houses and deserted storefronts. The buildings are in fairly good shape around here, but obviously have been deserted for quite some time.
The team makes their way down the large street, between the abandoned cars. The only thing that can be heard is the wind and the annoying sound from the little plastic wheels on their suitcases. There are two roads which seem most likely to lead somewhere good. The road toward the Eiffel tower is large and leads to a big crossroads in the city, and at the very least there should be some tourist shops with maps and a nice view from the tower itself. They can also head into the city going the opposite way, through a smaller road leading to less touristy section of Paris.
Post by: Ozarck on October 30, 2015, 06:20:10 pm
Post by: conein on November 01, 2015, 05:54:21 pm
Post by: Pancaek on November 05, 2015, 06:25:38 pm
After a long time walking between abandoned cars and feral pigeons, they come to the open park where the Eiffel tower stands. The paths are overgrown with weeds, but strangely the tower doesn't look in such a bad shape. The members of the group with the better eyesight are looking at a group of people standing in distance beneath the tower, when one of you hears a licking sound behind you. Turning around, you see a small kid standing behind you. or at least, you assume it's a kid. It comes about up to your waist, wearing blue shorts and a bright yellow shirt. It's skinn is made of bright red chitinous material and it has large, completely black eyes. No visible nose or ears. A tongue slips out from a mouth that's hidden behind two tiny mandibles, licking an ice cream cone that it holds with two of its 4 hands. You think hands, but they're more like 3 digit pincers, with an opposable pincer. You hear a high pitched screetch, and the kid responds in kind and hurries over to the group.
Post by: Ozarck on November 05, 2015, 09:25:13 pm
Post by: wipeout1024 on November 07, 2015, 03:37:27 am
Post by: conein on November 07, 2015, 01:03:11 pm
use my survival knife to cut stuff!
Post by: Ozarck on November 07, 2015, 08:15:55 pm
Post by: conein on November 09, 2015, 01:45:14 am
wait until the kid does something before attacking.
Post by: wipeout1024 on November 09, 2015, 02:55:45 am
Post by: Ozarck on November 09, 2015, 08:32:00 am
Post by: conein on November 09, 2015, 05:02:19 pm
Post by: wipeout1024 on November 09, 2015, 06:13:49 pm
Post by: Pancaek on November 16, 2015, 05:37:10 pm
As the group is argueing about wether cutting off the small alien's hands is a good idea or not, the little guy scuttles back to the group. You can see him having an animated conversation, using his two free arms, with one of the larger aliens. The larger alien casually steps closer, holding out a device which looks like a small portable radio. As he comes closer to the group, you can see that he's wearing shorts, a hawaiian shirt and a large brimmed hat. He also seems to be of the same species as the small alien, but his carapace is a deeper shade of red and he has a great big bushy moustache, somehow.
He stops a few meters away from the group and holds out the small radio. He says something in weird clicks and tiny screeches. A few seconds after he's finished, a small blinking red light atop the radio turns green and a mechanical voice speaks out.
"Greetings. What tour group are you with? You seem lost."
Post by: Ozarck on November 17, 2015, 08:54:25 am
Hi ... Um ... Alexander fidgets nervously. We were with SafeCo, only, it's been a while. We know where we are Alexander gestures at the big pointy metal thingy towering above them all, But ... we kinda got here a little ... late? Alexander shrugs a little at this. I'm sorry, I have to ask. May I ask? What kind of being are you anyway?
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