February Test Drive

[atonementmods]

Test Drive #002 Welcome to Atonement's second test drive, and thank you very much for stopping by! We hope you enjoy your stay! Please refer to the prompts below for ideas, or simply make up your own! Whichever is easiest for you. Prompts Arrival: You don't quite remember how you arrived here. It appears that you're suddenly in a dead land with eerily red skies. The grass is dead, the trees are dying, and there's absolutely no sounds of life beyond your own footsteps, even if it feels like you're being watched somehow. Eventually along the narrow path you follow, you walk through gates that seem to guard a quiet, abandoned town and a sinking feeling starts to settle in that you are far from home and there may not be an easy way back. The sign hanging above the gates simply says "Welcome to Penance: Home Between Homes" and nothing more. Within the gates, there are the leftovers of what may have once been a lively, welcoming little town, if it didn't look as if people either fled or somehow vanished in the blink of an eye. There are dusty shops that are still stocked with supplies, many with their doors busted out or left open. There are homes that haven't been touched in what feels like an eternity but they still have furniture and the remnants of the people who lived there previously. Cars and bikes are littering the streets that are in varying shapes of usability. The more you look, the more unsettling everything becomes... First Punishment: As a show of good will, your hosts will give you a very easy, albeit potentially embarrassing, task to carry out for your first punishment. There will as few secrets in Penance as possible. Transparency is key to atonement. You will reveal at least one sin in a way that will be permanent, which means via tattoo, scarring, branding, or other permanent means somewhere on your person. For those who are unable to be injured or scarred, there will be enchanted items that will be able to pierce even the toughest skin, cut deeper than even increased healing can recover from. All necessary items will be available at the tattoo parlor in town. If desired, characters may also make an announcement on the network listing their sin(s) for judgement from their peers. Please note that if the character insists they are free of sin, they will be provided a list of what they're guilty of by their hosts. And the Forecast is...: As of this morning, there will be a steady rain over Penance that will darken the skies to black and fall as if somehow tainted and muddied, followed by a cold and harsh wind that will chill one to the bone if they dare to venture out in it... which may be necessary. The ground and roads will be slick and muddied, but there will be power outages due to the weather so staying in may not be necessarily more appealing. The rain will continue steadily for a week and be intermittent the rest of the month. However, should anyone venture to the town square in search of warmth, there will be a large tent set up that is entirely illuminated regardless of whether the rest of Penance is or not. There will be supplies such as food and water for the taking, as well as a few old blankets for people to huddle under while they wait out the storm. Two Lies and a Truth: Your hosts would like to start a fun little game if everyone will take out their devices and connect to the network. Think of it as a bonding exercise! Everyone could use a little support down here... it keeps morale up after all. Everyone should tell three things they've done wrong in their lives and let others guess which one is the actual sin. Don't worry, in this case, lying will not add any time to your debts. It's just a little harmless fun. As a note, all threads may be considered game canon if all parties agree. Hope you have fun and thank you! The game officially opened February 1st and both apps and reserves are open indefinitely. Please stop by and join us! premise | faq | taken | reserves | apps | hiatus/drop | network | logs | ooc | mods | requests

Comments

[zerodegrees]

[Honestly, it's a bad plan getting aggressive here. Running is going to be difficult (but not impossible, and it's not likely anyone will really follow him outside if they don't have to). There are other people watching, other people to get behind him, and other people to get caught up if something goes wrong. But backing down would probably give the wrong kind of impression, and Luke's not about to do that.

Besides, it always helps to know who he can look to if he does want trouble.

He sets his shoulders, glad he's got what look like a few inches on the other guy- although he doesn't have knives, and he has no idea how much experience the other guy has with them either.]

Maybe. But it shouldn't be a problem if you get your food from a different pile, in that case.

[nothingtoknives]

[ Sure, it's a bad plan to get aggressive, but unfortunately, Billy's pride is getting the better of him. Backing down at this point is not an option. He's told himself that in this world, in this place between life and death, he's going to be equal to any other man on the street.

So he doesn't back down, despite the stranger having a few inches on him. But he doesn't draw his knife, either. No, no, when someone's unarmed like this kid is? Bare knuckles is all he needs. ]

Or you.

[ Which is a pretty clear statement to back down. ]