( MEMES ) TEST DRIVE >> 003.

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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. What are you going to do?

2. Failed Upgrade. One of your upgrades is more wrong than right. How will you cope? What exactly is different? Who will help?

3. Mission outside the dome. You've come under fire. The strange things are coming towards you. Luckily, you have your suit, your teammates, and a lot of firepower. Or are you stranded on your own, looking for someone to come to the rescue? Perhaps you're the rescuer.

4.Infected Something bit you. Now you're turning into them, and all you can hear is a high-pitched squealing in your head, like a frequency you just can't quite hear. Do you tell your loved ones, or do you wait? Do you trust your doctor?

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. Chance encounter makin' my way downtown walking fast, faces pass--you get the point. You bump into someone! Shopping, or strolling in a park? Maybe just lunch in a cafe?

7. Glory to the Network! Network post. Text with general queries, say what you have to say to the entirety of the whole city.

8. Wildcard: Whatever you want. Mix and match, switch and swatch, make something else up entirely!

Comments

[theasset]

["He's betrayed you. Do you see how they cheer for him? That should be your homecoming."

"You-" You did this, you stole it from me, you, you, you...

"I care." Pierce's voice was soft, "I know what you have done. but I don't want to lie to you. HYDRA doesn't lie."

"Turn it off."

"You need to see this. You need to see the life you should have been living. The life you would have lived. The life you'll live one day when the world is truly free.."

"...Please. Turn it off...Please."

"Do you want to sleep?"

"Yes."

Softly, like the voice of death itself, "...Say it."

"I want to go back to sleep."

He squeezes her hand, so tight that it's almost painful.]

...I love you.

I don't think it's wise however that you tell Rogers and his ilk that I'm here yet.

[sklent]

[ But she doesn't flinch or pull away. This is the way they are. ]

I wasn't planning on it.

I will, however, need to dissuade certain other parties from trying to figure out why I'm not home.

[theasset]

Home. that's cute.

Are they as domestic as we are? [Is that curiousity, perish the thought]

[sklent]

[ She pauses. ]

Not exactly. The boy I've seen has been teaching me recipes from Russia.

The other is an information broker. We have a habit of breaking into each other's apartments.

[ Since he doesn't want dreams the sedatives are gathered up and put back in the bathroom. ]

[theasset]

How enterprising of him. [That sounds almost familiar. Almost...HYDRA like.]

...Will I like them?

[sklent]

York - the broker - brought me clothes and guns my first day. He's...he has a strong personality. But he's fun. It'll take time but you'll warm up to him.

[ She leans against the counter, tilting her head up to him. ]

The boy is a Callsign. Delta. You'll want to break him because he's too soft, too young, too trusting.

I'm asking that you don't.