( MEMES ) TEST DRIVE >> 005.

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THE TEST DRIVE



Like it or not, you've been dragged from your world into the sanctum. It's a pretty nice city, all things considered--sci-fi, high-tech, glamourous.... Except, of course, for the giant dome encircling it, and the threat of glitching, contaminated zombies at your door. Looks like humanity's built itself a fortress that looks suspiciously like a cage, too. 

The object of this meme is to get people familiar with the world of the Sanctum, and to try to see if their characters would fit in a sci-fi utopia such as this. Here are your options:
1. Intro: Waking Up. Make your intro post, folks. You wake up in a strange place, and get a strange transmission to go with it. There's a pair of glasses connected to some sort of communications network, but otherwise not much else in the room with you. What are you going to do? 

2. Environmental Glitching. Why the hell is it so hot inside the dome? Wasn't it just the perfect temperature yesterday? 

3. Genetic Altering. What it says on the tin. Want a go? Want to suffer the side effects? Want to keep someone you love from getting something done?

4. Memory Glitch. Nobody seems to remember you. Literally. Not your housemates, not your coworkers, not your friends. It's like you never existed.

5. Military Training. Everyone's got to start somewhere. You're training the green folks, maybe you're one of the newcomers yourself. Maybe you haven't even touched a gun before in your life. Either way, you'd better start now.

6. Network Glitches. Strange messages are coming through the network, embedded in posts from other users. Beyond anonymous and completely untraceable, these posters claim that Bifrons has changed more about you than you know. It's suggested that you look into past dealings with Kilo to gain better understanding of what you're up against. Do you investigate?

7. Wildcard. Choose your own adventure or create a cocktail from the presented options! The choice is YOURS.

Comments

[connecticut]

It just seems kind of pointless to have money when you're stuck in a closed situation with zombies.

[Stretching.]

I don't know. I feels like it's ripe for a free for all.

[ghostthatlingers]

[She snorts.]

You'd think so. They seem to barely keep control of this place, especially in the poorest district where they don't bother.

[connecticut]

So if they don't bother, why do we? I'm not saying anarchy is the answer, but a level playing field might be nice.

[She knows all about the completely nonexistent concept of equal treatment, though, so she's not really convincing herself of anything.]

Pipe dreams. I'm new and hopeful.

[ghostthatlingers]

Because they've got the one-up on us. For now. [She's as antsy as anyone else to do something despite being here longer, but being alive? Is kind of nice.]

You'll get the feel for this place soon.

[connecticut]

If I wasn't technically dead I'd be protesting the hell out of getting used to this.

[Yeah, she said it. So what? Being an idealist didn't work out so hot, so she might as well just be a realist.]

[ghostthatlingers]

Join the club. We've got more benefits than you'd think a bunch of ghosts would get. [Her words are accompanied with a slight smirk. It's a club that has an oddly high membership here.]

[connecticut]

I don't feel like thanking anybody for those.

[Not yet, anyway. It's pretty great to be alive, pretty shitty to be here. Can't she get raised from the dead on a beach in the tropics with a cold beverage?]

[ghostthatlingers]

[She shrugs and for a brief moment enjoys having her eyes closed as she imagines a much cooler place.]

You don't need to, but we're stuck here now.

[connecticut]

And it's a regular party.

[Sarcasm again. They may be sweating up a storm, but the humor is at least dry.]

Where are the systems and controls?

[ghostthatlingers]

In the Hub. I haven't seen them myself, but they'd be stupid to keep them anywhere else. That's where anyone important holes themselves up, in case us lowly guests decide to attack.

[That last bit contains some bitterness. They're not so much 'guests' as prisoners, a status she does not want nor appreciate even if it means being alive.]

[connecticut]

So people have tried. Sounds great. We're totally screwed, aren't we?

[Yeah, no. Good and bad, but the bad creeps CT out more than anything. Nice to be alive, shit to be under a magnifying glass.]

[ghostthatlingers]

I'd be surprised if they haven't. You can't abduct a bunch of people, mess with their bodies, and expect nothing bad to happen.

[She's still relatively new to this asshole-ish place.]

[connecticut]

[There's a pause as her brain draws parallels, and then she laughs.]

Eventually they'll get what's coming to them.

[ghostthatlingers]

Yeah, they will.

[Until then, the AC seriously needs to get fixed in this dome. She fans herself more and sighs.]

This place is hotter than Texas in summer.

[connecticut]

They could have least given us cold water.

[But no.]

Seriously, how do you think a city girl like me feels?

[ghostthatlingers]

You think I'm not a city girl because I come from Texas? [Her tone is one of amusement and she flashes CT a small smile.]

Where are you from?

[connecticut]

By the coast.

[And she misses it.]

Yeah, I'm actually from Connecticut. Go figure.

[ghostthatlingers]

[That earns her a laugh.]

I wonder how many agents were unfortunate enough to represent their home states. Makes their naming scheme easier on them, I guess.

[connecticut]

It's like a pageant. Represent your state, have a talent, answer weird questions... I was looking forward to the evening gowns for a while.

[ghostthatlingers]

Too bad Agent Maine would have had us all beat. If he could manage walking across the stage in heels without falling.

[connecticut]

[Long pause... Loooong pause.]

Alright, I'm just thinking about the swimsuit contest and I think I might be sick.

[ghostthatlingers]

...How many of them do you think would try to get away with speedos? [The evening gown image didn't phase her, but this? The smallest of shivers may have run down her spine.]

[connecticut]

Most of them, just to screw with us.

[WHY.]

[ghostthatlingers]

So all we'd have to do is burn them before they get a chance to wear them.

[She doesn't care how hot it is, fire is the only way to prevent a tragic speedo incident.]

[connecticut]

When has setting something on fire ever stopped any of them?