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atonementooc2018-01-03 01:29 am
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Test Drive 001
 Welcome to Atonement's first test drive, and thank you very much for stopping by! Please refer to the prompts below for ideas, or simply make up your own, whichever is easiest for you. 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 punishment this month. First: 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. Settling: It's time to settle into a home in Penance, either alone or with roommates. There is comfort and safety in numbers after all... Do try not to fight over housing if you've both accidentally chosen the same home... Your hosts will be very unhappy if you start a fight this early on over such a silly thing. If settling down isn't something you feel like doing, you may go and explore anywhere that you'd like, including outside the gates. Please be aware that there may be demonic forms of all types of common animals living outside them that move swiftly and silently. They will vary in aggressiveness and tamability, so please keep this in mind. As a note, all threads may be considered game canon if all parties agree. Hope you have fun and thank you! Game is set to officially open February 1st or when we reach a minimum of 10 players. |
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But he can't let himself be one-upped by someone who looks like they live at Hot Topic or something.]
I think we'll have to agree to disagree on that one, actually...
[He gives a wry smile at that.]
Okay, but exactly what was the last hellhole you spent time in?
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[He's just saying, he is a god, agreeing was not part of the deal. Not that he actually got to read the shortprint or anything.
His grin fades, and he shrugs.]
Pretty average as hellholes go. Dark, mostly. At least here I have access to Jack Daniels.
[Back home was a more emotional trap than this one can ever be, without Marian to keep him in it. But he's not going to spill his guts about it to strangers.]
Why, where did you come from?
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[Well, sort of. His hair, at least, gets a lot of time...]
Your priorities seem to be in order.
[He gives a wry smile, shrugging his shoulders. He's not-- doing too good here either. He misses Teddy and everyone else. He's not sure how good he's going to be able to handle being actually alone, if he's honest.
But he's not going to complain on a public network when they're all facing hell apparently.]
New York. Last thing I really remember is going to sleep in my own bed and then waking up here.
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[If nothing else, nonsensical bickering is great as a distraction. And for him, it feels more normal than almost anything else could. Pissing people off is an art.]
Only so many priorities to have. And now I'm apparently dead, I've got even less of them. Might as well do jack and drink Jack, right?
[Now he's dead, it's kind of a relief not to have to be afraid of it any more. He's maybe less of a fan of the whole penance deal, but it won't be his first time doing that.]
Never been to Old York, never mind New York. Any good?
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[He makes a face. He's pretty sure that has got to be an exaggeration...]
Well, I think we've got some priorities here. Like getting out.
[Billy isn't all that thrilled to stay in hell, even if this guy is.]
Uh. Well, it's definitely better than here.
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[Other than the name and formerly the imminent demise thing, being Nergal's not actually that bad. He looks better than he did as Cameron, at least.]
And they told us how getting out works. What are you going to do other than that?
[He's probably where he deserves to be.]
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[Okay,so, this probably isn't even the smartest thing to sit and bicker about, but it might be a distraction at least.]
... I don't know. I haven't really thought about it. I just want to focus on getting out.
[And honestly, he did good just probably taking himself into an empty house to stay in. All of this-- is a blow.]
It isn't like this place seems set up for much else.