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NIMBO ([personal profile] biteys) wrote in [community profile] turnout2024-07-20 09:50 am

week 4

WEEK FOUR


road trip!
As the doctor mentioned, the next leg of your trip is quite long, so walking isn't advised; hopefully, you've all secured alternative methods of travel between the abandoned cars and the wild pack of horses you found last week.

These cars are long abandoned, and most of them still have things like CDs and magazines in the gloveboxes and trunks - so at least you’ll have some entertainment for the trip! Conveniently, music you can find comes from the year 2024 and earlier, because in the Turnout universe, CDs were still widely a thing in modern times because I said so.

Be aware that there are not enough cars and horsies for everyone to go solo; you’ll need to group up and decide who’s driving! And, more notably...

Your drive won't be entirely peaceful! There are bound to be some zombies littering the street, which characters will need to clear in order to keep going. Whether that's through running them over, sniping them with your newfound long-range gun skills, or doing it the old fashioned way by hopping out of the car and beating them to a pulp, they've gotta move! Be careful not to let the horseys get bit.


respite

Whether or not you were suspicious of whatever the “SAFE” marked on the map was supposed to mean, when you come to the coordinates that are marked, you’ll be in front of a door that opens down into the earth — it's a bunker. The entrance is slightly hidden by foliage, seemingly intentionally so.

Inside, it’s obvious this place is not like the places you’ve been traveling to thus far. It’s clean, well stocked, and nicely furnished. Judging by the pictures on the wall, it’s a safe house that’s been used many times by Dr. Bei and her five associates. So, it was built by a bunch of super nerds surviving the apocalypse, meaning that it's pretty well fortified and self sufficient. It seems like the Doctor must have been here at least a few weeks ago, judging by the dust levels and quality of the food.

That means there’s clean running (and hot!) water, as well as a freezer that’s stocked up with some raw meat, vegetables, and a rare ice cream treat. Also in the kitchen are some seasonings and other staples: flour, rice, etc. There are cooking utensils too, of course! Characters well versed in cooking may just be able to throw together a nice feast for everyone.

There’s also, you know. Alcohol. Not a ton of mixers, though!

It seems like the nerds had simple things for means of entertainment: there are some party and card games hidden away in drawers — think pictionary, uno and twister, or other such party games. Of course, only your imagination is holding you back: while you have a safe place to rest, it might be easier to let loose and have fun.

The six rooms in the bunker all have one bed and a connected bathroom - each one is identical but decorated with sparse things, like stray trinkets or a picture frame. Only Dr. Bei's really has anything different about it, because in it, there's still a working computer.

Characters will be able to open basic programs like wordpad, MS paint, or iTunes for music purposes. Like everyone who had iTunes, she has U2 songs on there. There's still no internet, but there are some saved messages from her and another colleague using an alternative connection method.

While exploring, characters can discover a chat log between ♛, which appears to be Dr. Bei's display name, and ♝, another user.

Aside from the beds in the six rooms, there are also sofas and armchairs to rest on.


oops all memshare
While within the safe house, your bracelets will start acting strange. It might have to do with being underground, or perhaps just the highly advanced technology at work down here, but at inopportune times, you’ll find your mind linking with other party members’, especially when initiating physical contact.

When connected to another survivor, you may exchange memories, which may come with 1) the physical sensations you felt at the time, 2) the emotions you felt at the time, or 3) the thoughts you had at that time. Players can be creative with this mechanic and have the memshares be like watching a movie, or physically acted out — whichever is your preference. There’s no prerequisite on the type of memory that might accidentally spill over, and characters may share multiple memories with one person.

According to the map's schedule, you have some time to rest your weary feet from the long ride… you’re not scheduled to leave for two or three days. It seems the Doctor might want you to fill up and face the second half of the trip with your most well rested selves. So, why not relax while you can? What’s the worst that could happen???


venomnom: (002)

uno!

[personal profile] venomnom 2024-07-23 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[He looks so pleased.

Reiju has a few cards left in her hand. Her luck has been decent thus far, but she isn't in this to win it—hence, she waits patiently before piping up:
]

Aren't you forgetting something?
mediator: (pic#17265661)

[personal profile] mediator 2024-07-27 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Am I?

[ He looked momentarily puzzled and his first thought is to gingerly lift the card he set down by the corner to make sure his move was a legal one. The previous card was also a 7, so his move is permitted. ]

Hm. I'm allowed to put down this 7 if the last card was a 7 too, right?
venomnom: (033)

[personal profile] venomnom 2024-07-27 10:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[How earnest.]

You are. It's a perfectly legal move.

[Her eyes flit down to the level of his hand—the one holding his last remaining card.]
mediator: (pic#17288703)

[personal profile] mediator 2024-07-31 12:58 am (UTC)(link)
...

Oh! Uno! [ He finally realized with the movement of her eyes. But-- ] Why did you tell me? Isn't there a special clause around this?

[ Something about how not declaring Uno causes a penalty? ]
venomnom: (025)

[personal profile] venomnom 2024-07-31 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
[She beams when he finally says the word.]

What did I tell you? [All she did was ask a question.] I think the game's gone on long enough. Don't you?

[Uno takes a long time to wind down. Maybe that's one reason.]
mediator: (pic#17265656)

[personal profile] mediator 2024-08-05 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Hah. Are you saying you're not having fun? Or is it that you didn't expect me to do so well?

[ a light hearted jest, because it has been a while. all the different cards you can throw in can extend the lifespan of even a two person game by a great deal. ]
venomnom: (004)

[personal profile] venomnom 2024-08-06 10:27 am (UTC)(link)
[Her eyes lower, falling just enough to glimpse the edges of the cards in her hand. Compared to him, she's got almost ten to herself.]

You're doing much better than I am. Have you played before?
mediator: (pic#17253300)

[personal profile] mediator 2024-08-08 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
No, but I did hear about it from a couple school friends. It came to Japan in the last few years actually, so I never got a chance to play it until now. How about you?
venomnom: (028)

[personal profile] venomnom 2024-08-08 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
I'd never heard of it until now. Playing games wasn't something I did as a child.

[In any case:] Does that mean you're still in school?
mediator: (pic#17288699)

[personal profile] mediator 2024-08-12 05:57 am (UTC)(link)
Me neither. I only picked it up recently. [ there was no such thing as a "play time" where he grew up. he didn't even conceptualize there could be a leisure period until he moved to Misaki Town. ] But yes, I'm in high school. I started for the first time a few months ago. I wasn't in school previously, so it's been a nice experience.
venomnom: (034)

[personal profile] venomnom 2024-08-13 09:39 am (UTC)(link)
[Was he tutored? Hm . . . Well, it's not her business.]

It's a shame you weren't able to play this game for the first time with your friends.

[She knows that she's hardly the most exciting partner for something like this—and something like this is probably more enjoyable with friends.]
mediator: (pic#17253300)

[personal profile] mediator 2024-08-14 02:45 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe not, but I'm happy to play it with someone who might become a friend?

[ they've been on this mission together a while and there's been a lot of chaos, but he appreciates everyone on the team. he's a little shy about using the 'friend' label with someone who might not reciprocate though. ]
venomnom: (004)

[personal profile] venomnom 2024-08-14 06:48 am (UTC)(link)
[Reiju blinks. Her lips curl higher at the suggestion, and her tone takes on a teasing lilt as she studies him with the slight tilt of her head.]

Oh, are you trying to befriend me?
mediator: (pic#17288705)

[personal profile] mediator 2024-08-14 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
--If you're ok with that. I'm not going to demand it.

[ being rejected would disappoint him, but he's not pushy. ]
venomnom: (002)

[personal profile] venomnom 2024-08-15 10:37 am (UTC)(link)
That would make for a strange foundation, wouldn't it? I can't say that I know much about it, though.

[Friendship is such a novelty. She wonders what his views on it are.]
mediator: (pic#17268332)

[personal profile] mediator 2024-08-16 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Do you not have any friends?

[ he doesn't ask with judgment, just curiosity. ]
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[personal profile] venomnom 2024-08-17 01:05 am (UTC)(link)
No. I was raised in the company of family and servants.
mediator: (pic#17288698)

[personal profile] mediator 2024-08-18 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
I see. That sounds lonely. [ if he's allowed to make a judgment on it. ] I was raised in the mountains. There were other people my age, but none of ever befriended each other.
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[personal profile] venomnom 2024-08-19 08:41 am (UTC)(link)
[If the judgment bothers her, she doesn't show it. Rather, why should that bother her? The statement speaks more for Soujuurou and his unique perception. And speaking of . . . ]

Was there a reason why?
mediator: (pic#17288170)

[personal profile] mediator 2024-08-19 10:26 pm (UTC)(link)
If I had to sum it up... we weren't taught to live as normal humans. Only tools. To what end or why, I don't know. I was banished before I could find out.
venomnom: (066)

[personal profile] venomnom 2024-08-20 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
[She cants her head to the side.]

Do you want to go back?
mediator: (pic#17265660)

[personal profile] mediator 2024-08-21 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Hm... no. It was a perfect world free of sin, but it wasn't real. I can see that clearer with every day since leaving. I prefer the world as it is, for all the good and bad.
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[personal profile] venomnom 2024-08-22 06:30 am (UTC)(link)
Most men would prefer to stay in the world of their making. What makes the world as it is better?
mediator: (pic#17288699)

[personal profile] mediator 2024-08-22 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Well... [ he tents the single card in his fingers. ] We wouldn't be able to play cards if I was still there.
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[personal profile] venomnom 2024-08-23 10:51 am (UTC)(link)
Oh? Are you saying you would've refused the mission if you were?

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