Opening Testrun Meme

[aegis_mods]

Before the game actually opens, lets all take a moment to-Hold up, need some kind of goofy picture.



Before the game actually opens, lets all take a moment to try out some characters that we think would work well here. Test the waters, declare who you're interested in, have fun, invite your friends. Tell them we brought punch and pie.

The Prompts!
1. Arrival - One minute, you were doing your own thing back home, the next, you were sucked through a glowing portal. Suddenly, you find yourself in a random stretch of road, surrounded by screaming and the sounds of gunfire and explosions. All around you are other confused and disoriented people. Beyond them, a haze of smoke, through which hulking...things slouch about, writhing with tentacles.

You've just taken part in a mass emergence event. They tend to be accompanied by the appearance of horrible things from between worlds. They're hungry, but Aegis has sent some of their best agents to help you out. Flee to safety, then try to figure out just what the HELL is going on.

2. Emergence - This was a lucky one. You actually got a full two hours of warning before the emergence event took place. Anyone who was around and could fight or help was gathered up, thrown through a hasty briefing, then shoved into transport helicopters to try get to a stretch of cornfields somewhere in Kansas before it exploded into a mess of confused and lost people and Astral Beasts.

Right now, everyone's still on the helicopter. Got any last minute thoughts to get off your chest before everything goes crazy?

3. Vigilance - Welcome to your new home. Vigilance is a medium sized city on the east coast of the United States. It's host to a number of things to see and do, but most notably, it is the secret headquarters of the Aegis Initiative. After the absolute chaos of your arrival, you have some down time to get your head together. Take a look around town, have some fun. They've got mini golf.

4. Quarantine - Sometimes, things go wrong. Sometimes, the general public blames it on sliders like you. Sometimes, for your own safety, you have to stay inside. There's always things to do in the base, but most of it is things like "Clean the bathroom" or "Finish these reports" and that can only keep you busy for so long before you start strangling people.

So what does a slider do when suffering from cabin fever in a military compound?

5. Celebration - Nothing like near death experiences to make you appreciate life all the more. You thoroughly trashed some aliens yesterday, and now it's time to celebrate the fact that no one was disintegrated. The mess hall has been hastily converted into a dance hall by way of shoving the tables out of the way and putting on some loud music. The kitchen staff was recruited to feed everyone, and someone MAY have spiked the punch. Someone may have also spiked the pie.

6. Wild Card - Or of course, you can come up with something else altogether. The world of Aegis is a big one. The same size as our own world, in fact. There's bound to be things you can think of that we didn't cover here.

Comments

Dr. Irene Vahlen, Mod NPC, wild card

[bring_one_back_alive]

[The last time you went to stop some of these PARTICULAR kind of aliens, you barely made it back with your lives. Which is why Dr. Vahlen looks slightly nervous about what she's about to suggest.

None the less, here she is.]

Before you go out there, I was hoping if you could do me one small favor...

Lockon Stratos/Lyle Dylandy | Mobile Suit Gundam 00 | 3

[becomingthesniper]

[It's your day off, and you're in the park. Coincidentally, Lockon is, too. He's perched on a bench right on the path, smoking a cigarette. He waves when he sees you.]

Yo! Wanna take a seat? Not often I run into friendly faces out here.

[treue]

I don't often get a chance to explore, but I'd be a fool not to take it when it presents itself.

4

[treue]

[Leona has been under quarantine for two weeks. She has borne the brunt of this indignity without complaint, but her demeanor has definitely gotten considerably frostier as time has progressed. Today she is sweeping purposefully through the base, toward of all places the kitchen. Dare you approach?]

[villain_of_this_play]

[Kuja was always a little frosty himself, but he gotten outright surly while doing the busywork. In this case, he's stuck doing food prep, his tail thrashing like a decapitated snake as he's washing some leafy greens.

He glances up as Leona approaches]

Tell me true that either my shift is over or that you are willing to help me make this mind-numbing work go by much quicker.

[xiao_lan_long]

[Kusuha, being from the same world and with roughly the same powerset but without nearly the same amount of practice at being confined to a cramped military base, has had roughly the same problem. Her patience with her normal strategy of passive-aggressive moping broke before Leona's, though, so Leona will find her already in the kitchen doing a very carefuly and very...thoughtful inventory of the assorted ingredients accumulated there.]

Oh, Leona! Hello! I didn't expect to see you here...

Ryoma Nagare | Some fucking version of Getter Robo or another | 3

[getter_guts]

[Whether you're the concerned citizen type, interested in playing hero, or just morbidly curious depsite a strong desire not to get involved, you are somehow drawn to the sound of what must be a MASSIVE nighttime brawl going on in a vacant lot off the main street. You'd think a town like this would be low on gang violence, right?

The fight seems to be wrapping up by the time you get there. And on closer inspection, it seems like there's just the one gang, of which about a dozen members now lay strewn groaning across the lot. Oh Christ, it's this guy. Don't make eye contact.

He casually chucks his second-to-last opponent over his shoulder, slamming the poor guy's spine against a brick wall to land in a dumpster. The last one is backing slowly out of the alley, looking like this is seriously not his day. Ryoma turns to address him, but at least he's not bothering to give chase.]

Oi, at least make me warm up! Even the yakuza trash back home had more balls than you guys. I'm bored again already.

[Long story short, Ryoma doesn't notice you until everyone has either run or hobbled away. There's not much indication they were actually doing anything wrong until he provoked them.]

Tch. There's nothing worth doing around here between Emergences, is there.

[revolutionary_raider]

[A bottle of hooch is thrown Ryouma's way]

Reckon I shouldn't be doin' this but those boys look like they've had enough.

[ex_punchfirst608]

[A low whistle comes from the side of the vacant lot, and if one looks to the source of it, it's a pink-haired woman with a rather large pair of metal gauntlets. She looks suitably pleased by what went on here, judging by the grin on her face.]

Now that is how you dish out a beat-down.

Re: Ryoma Nagare | Some fucking version of Getter Robo or another | 3

[mookwarrior]

You always this much of a thug or do you practice?

[ Rumbles a 6 foot 2 guy, probably 220 pounds, brown hair cut shaggy and with scars under his eyes on both cheeks. ]

[getter_class]

[Cigarette ember in the darkness, mysterious figure, etc etc. You know the drill.]

Never took you for the type interested in public service, but here you are taking out the trash.

Harriet Jones, NPC, Wild Card

[theyknow]

Harriet Jones, Former MP, Permanent Representative to the UN Security Council and Specialist on Extraterrestrial Defense.

[Just inside the Aegis base, a bustling middle-aged woman flashes a badge of some sort in your face before moving in for a handshake.]

I don't believe I've seen your face before; it's a great pleasure to have you working with us.

Walk with me, please.

[ex_punchfirst608]

[Vi's handshake will be pretty strong. (Thankfully, she didn't have her gauntlets with her at the moment.) She does look rather distracted, though, paying more attention to everything that isn't Harriet.]

Yeah, yeah, you're important, I got that much. Is this the part where I gotta sit through like six hours of rules and regulations and junk?

Vi, the Piltover Enforcer | League of Legends | 4

[ex_punchfirst608]

[Usually when stuff goes wrong, it is Vi's fault, somehow. She's never been too keen on the whole 'thinking things through' thing. That was usually left up to her partner, not that Vi listened all that much to her.

Unfortunately, her partner is not here, and no one here has quite gotten the hang of how to keep Vi on a leash during operations. So they're keeping her off of them for now, which is making her stir-crazy. No Caitlyn or Jayce to pester, no being summoned to take part in a League match, no kooky Yordles doing crazy stuff that could be encouraged.

Vi can be found in one of the common areas, either doing maintenance on her gauntlets with tools that likely belong to one of the tech departments, or punching her frustrations out on a makeshift punching bag - which likely consists of cushions that were "borrowed" from a few chairs.]

[revolutionary_raider]

[Raynor enters and observes as the cushions are quickly pulverized]

That's some mighty fine hardware you've got. Can't speak for the practicality though.

Benjamin Hauwsr, NPC, Wild Card

[aegis_mods]

[It is 0500 hours and you are asleep in the barracks. Or at least you were until the sound of a trumpet fanfare jolted you awake]

ALL RIGHT YOU DAMN PUKES UP AND AT 'EM THE DAY IS YOUNG AND WE'VE GOT SHIT TO DO!

[mookwarrior]

[ Jim rolls out of bed, looking rather bleary, and begins lacing up his boots as if on autopilot. ]

Yessir.

[ Says the rather exhausted-looking soldier with some grey at his temples, and bags under his eyes. ]

[wanderingbard]

[snooooooooooreeeeee

Lewyn's Slider powers appear to include the ability to sleep through anything including angry drill sergeants as he flips over in bed and settles his pillow more comfortably over his head.]

Lina Inverse | Slayers | 1

[dragonspooker]

[Normally, weird crap going down accompanied by freaky monsters is the bread and butter of Lina's adventures. However, that's because normally she has the capability to deal with them.

Several attempts to cast a wide variety of spells from her repertoire have turned up naught but fizzles, and thus has instilled a rather unusual bit of panic in Lina. Thankfully, she has quite the amount of experience in running away from dangerous things, so that's what's going on at the moment - she's also hoping that she doesn't need to get off the ground any time soon. No magic means no flight, and those things look big and nasty enough that a piddling dagger isn't gonna stand much of a chance.]

[protrader_omega]

[As Lina flees, something surprisingly large that almost certainly wasn't there a second ago whizzes past her ear. It's a huge, blood-red sea serpent. Well, one that seems to function well enough on land, anyway. Silver stands stock still, intently watching his Gyarados chomp down hard on an alien of similar size. None of its special attacks are working for some reason, but at least it's got being big and mean going for it.

His attention isn't really fully on Lina, but he addresses her.]

You don't look like you belong here, either, but just in case: do you know where we are?

Ky Kiske | Guilty Gear | 4

[ridethelightning]

[If this slider's name is Ky Kiske? He prays. Ky has been spending more time than usual down at the base chapel lately. At the moment, he's walking out of it, a rosary wrapped around his right hand.

Where's he going now?]

[seeker_of_law]

...Good afternoon.

[The slender blonde man gives Ky a curt nod as he passes, seemingly without the intent to say anything more. Right on the precipice of awkwardness, though, he speaks again.]

Ah - Pardon. What is that room you've just come out of?

Hayato Jin, New Getter Robo | 5ish

[getter_brains]

Victory, celebration! Hayato's definitely among the party-goers!

Oh wait, no he isn't. While most people celebrate being alive for another week, Hayato is deep in the bowels of Aegis. Specifically: in the research archives where most people aren't allowed to go. He's downloading gigabytes of information about other sliders onto his laptop. Information about YOU.

You might be pretty sneaky, but apparently not sneaky enough, when you got close enough, Hayato said "Isn't this area supposed to be off limits? What are YOU doing here?" Without looking up from his task.

OOC permission request

[mindread_it_all]

[OOC: I want to tag this, but first I need to ask if you're okay with having her read your character's mind or not. Her permission post has more details.]

Virgil Klima, OC - 5

[untamed_lawman]

[Virgil leans back in her chair, back to wall as her usual habit, feet up on an unused table]

Hey! Looks like ya ain't much up for dancin' either, come on, pull up a seat. I'm itchin' for a bit of low-rent excitement.

[With a flick of her wrist, the elf pulls out a deck of cards, shuffling them as she speaks]

Spanish Monte? Oklahoma? None of these ring a bell? Ah, bless. If a little vice ain't yer thin', how 'bout we jest chew the fat. I'm a curious sort, y'know.

[revolutionary_raider]

Never one to say no to a friendly card game. Can't say I know either of those but how hard can it be?