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

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.]

[ex_punchfirst608]

[Vi half chuckles, half-scoffs at that, then gestures vaguely in the direction the thugs ran off.]

You just mopped the floor with a dozen guys, and you're that blase about it? You some kinda connoisseur or something?

[revolutionary_raider]

I dunno about Americans but if you're picking fights with riffraff you deserve what you get.

[treue]

If I must be trapped in this godforsaken hole I will at least utilize my time efficiently.

[theyknow]

It's isn't as complicated as we make it out to be. We have a paltry fourteen years of history with extraterrestrial activity; our knowledge is... limited.

[Harriet looks vaguely grim as she strides down the hallway.]

Of course, you must understand Emergences, your own status, the alien threat, all of that, but... you'll learn quickly. It isn't knowledge you're liable to forget.

[Knowledge that all the world could never forget. Watching Los Angeles vanish in the blink of an eye, seeing the first Emergence appear, the first alien attack... Days that people would remember afterwards for the rest of their lives. They would remember the exact moment they had heard of these events, seen them on their television screens...]

It is a pleasure to meet you, though, Miss Vi - and you say you have experience in law enforcement, politics, all of that sort of thing? Wonderful.

[It seems Harriet has heard quite a lot of stories about strange worlds in her lifetime.]

Might I hear more about it?

[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.

[aegis_mods]

[Hauwsr scans his list]

Jim, I'm showing you're on maintenance. I'm ALSO showing you wrecked your goddamn machine again and because of it I had to send Jones across the pond to beg money from the limeys what the fuck have you been doing!?

[mookwarrior]

Understood, sir, yes sir.

[ He cringes at the mention of his machine. ]

Getting shot down, sir. No excuses. I lost to the aliens.

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_guts]

If there's somebody around here who can make me break a sweat, he must be hiding. I've been looking for days.

[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.

[getter_guts]

I don't speak French, but I like strong enemies if that's what you're asking. Too bad they're so hard to find.

[getter_guts]

Oi, who do you think you're talking to? A thug is small-time. I'm a professional martial artist!

Whether I behave myself all the time or not is a different question.

[getter_guts]

[Of course Hayato is sneaking around like an asshole. Ryoma just smirks at him knowingly.]

Am I doing someone a favor? Don't get used to it. This is just me fidgeting while I'm bored.

[mookwarrior]

I suggest you act like one, then. [ His brown eyes are hard, and his jaw tightens slightly, staring Ryoma down, then, he smiles just a little bit. ]

More seriously, while you did whip some ass there, beating up the locals won't endear us to them. Try to think of the whole picture before thinking with your fists, eh?

[getter_guts]

[Ryoma's not too belligerent to return the slightly friendly body language.]

I know what this kind of town is like. Nobody cares what happens to these punks as long as it stays out of the good neigborhoods.

[getter_class]

Maybe the next emergence will get you killed and save us all a lot of headaches.

Maybe I should save us all some headaches.

[getter_guts]

You want to help me wake up? That's surprisingly nice of you. But we both know you couldn't keep me entertained for more than a few seconds.

[getter_class]

As much as I'd like to spend a few minutes ruining your nostalgia of our first fight, I'm actually out here for a reason.

[He tosses something underhand to Ryoma. It's his helmet.]

Suit up.

[getter_guts]

Wha--dumbass! If you've got something interesting to say, don't screw around by talking shit first! Where are we headed?!?

[aegis_mods]

This isn't exactly an outfit where losing to aliens is a good idea, son.

[revolutionary_raider]

Why you so interested in getting in a scuffle anyway? These guys aren't gonna do us much good if they're nursing bruises when the aliens come callin'.

[getter_class]

Alien attack in Washington. They've got some big ones, and Texas Mack is still in another dimension.

[getter_guts]

There aren't enough aliens to keep me busy in the first place. I need to get some exercise during downtime, don't I?

[getter_guts]

Heh! What's that yankee scrap heap good for, anyway? Let's go!

[He's cramming his helmet on and bolting off at full speed in the direction of the relevant hangar.]