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JUMPSCARES MOD. ([personal profile] monstermasher) wrote in [community profile] jumpscares2015-07-09 11:52 am

( OPEN ) GAME START.

▶ WHO: Everyone.
▶ DATE: July 9th, 2015 (Day 1)
▶ WARNINGS: Blood, violence, general zombie horror.
▶ SUMMARY: You've met with a bad... however that line goes. Welcome to Earth.

GOOD MORNING!


Please try and ignore whatever it is that you just heard. It should only last for up to a minute... maybe.

It... it is morning, right?

There are no windows.

There's a light, but it's barely considered one. The compound runs on a solar generator, but that doesn't mean it has a lot of power. The light seems to be hanging from the ceiling, swinging precariously. That's when you might actually start to wake up, sit up, find the things that are familiar to you... and then some of the things that aren't. It'd be wise to explore the small room you're in before leaving through the steel door, but there's nobody around to tell you that.

Outside is a tightly knit compound, just as dark and metallic as the room. The hallway you're in houses dozens more doors identical to yours, and if you're unlucky there may be more people poking their heads out through them, just like you. There's a dull glowing sign that reads MEDICAL BAY but not all of you remember being hurt. Some of you may be just fine, apart from the memory of the sound you heard when waking up.

The Medical Bay is stocked with enough medicine to last a couple of months. There's almost everything that can be found in a hospital. Somebody was thinking ahead.

Outside of the Medical Bay are more doors, some are even locked—many aren't. There are living quarters, a food storage, a kitchen, some laboratories; even a room full of computers and nothing else, all with a screen asking for a password. There's only two doors out of the compound, a vehicle bay with what appear to be a few military jeeps and trucks, and the front doors. It's on the inside of the front doors that something is painted in bright red, flecked with what smell like blood:

DO NOT GO OUTSIDE WITHOUT A GUN AND WATER.
GUNSHOTS ATTRACT THEM.
HOLLOWS IS 1.3 MILES NORTH OF HERE.
GOOD LUCK.


And on the outside of the doors, if you choose to open them:

THE WORLD ENDED JULY 3RD, 2015.


Now... how long ago was that? And where is this place? Luckily for you, Hollows is a small town that can be raided. It hasn't been too long since the apocalypse—surely you'll be able to find something there. Batteries, food, weapons, maybe some people—and what you're guaranteed to find. Them, whatever that means.

Outside of the compound there's a fence with a single gate. Nothing can get past this unless you let them in for tea, so be careful. There's a shooting range and a large shed full of weapons and ammo, enough to last two months if you're careful. Guns, knives, anything that would be used by the military and police is hidden away in the shed. There are even a few hunting bows with arrows.

If you climb up the ladder to the top of the wall, there's enough room to walk along the top. There's definitely something moving in the distance, something you should definitely be worrying about. Maybe it's time to get a good look with a sniper rifle...?

Oh.

It's gone.

Maybe it was just a trick of the light. Regardless, it's impossible for everyone to stay in the compound forever. There are nefarious things at work! The choices are to go to Hollows, stick around, or go somewhere else. Really, the world is almost a blank slate. Maybe more of a used slate, but still yours to explore.

When the night comes, you should be hiding. The screamers, the ragers, whatever the hell they are, are running full tilt through the streets and across the landscape, running through anything in their way, ripping apart anything alive. If you don't make any noise, they won't notice you. Especially since they're stuck listening to each other. But if you get noticed by one, it won't be long until a horde forms... you might be able to outrun one for awhile, but they don't seem to let up on their breakneck pace. Maybe someone should have told you how to kill them.

OOC NOTES.


There will be zombies in Hollows. Whether you meet them on the way there is up to you. Apart from the undead and the animals (maybe somebody should let those poor creatures out of their houses) the town is completely deserted. In fact, the closest thing you can find to a human are the bodies of those who died without being bitten, and there's even few of those. You can find anything you'd find in a normal town here, and are free to loot and raid the houses and stores—the cops won't be coming, after all. The power is OFF apart from what you can find that is solar powered or still has a charge. If you're lucky and find another town while exploring the first few weeks, you might find an area that still has power—thank hydroelectricity.

Just keep in mind travel time... and travel expenses.

You have creative freedom over everything else. The world is open. The only stationary places are landmarks and cities—if you want to go to Texas and talk to the poor astronauts stranded up in space, it's there. (Might be a long trip, though...)

If your character can figure it out by geography before getting to Hollows, the compound is located a few hours from the west coast, in California.

The way to kill a zombie is blunt force to the head. The head doesn't need to be removed, but significant damage needs to be done to it. This does not include the throat—it needs to be a headshot.

There's also a glaring hint. The computers in the compound, asking for a password. It is impossible to hack at this time. There will be more on this later!

Finally, if your character is exploring outside of the compound (or extensively inside of it) there's a comment here for linking me the thread. You can also PM me! I'll be ducking in with what your character may or may not have found, via a response to the actual RP thread.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS please direct them here!
crotchpunch: (When your time is at an end)

[personal profile] crotchpunch 2015-07-12 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yes she does. A Japanese dub is still a dub.

Also it's probably because Jeane is a FUCKING WEABOO.]


There's certain strategies and maneuvers you need to learn. Saying combat with a sword is just waving it around everywhere is like saying martial arts is just punching and kicking.

[Seo...]
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[personal profile] runningjoke 2015-07-13 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
[But it's not dubbed BADLY.]

You mean it isn't?
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[personal profile] crotchpunch 2015-07-13 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Ya got me there.

Also wow. That...actually irked her a bit. Normally it takes a lot to get under Jeane's skin, but bringing into question the validity of martial arts is a good way to start, considering what she had to do to get the training she possesses. And while it would be incredibly satisfying just to show her just how complex it can be, but...that'd be beating up an unarmed girl for little more than ignorance. Sure she can be a heartless bitch sometimes, but that's not really something she cares to do.

At least right now.]


That's right. There's a lot more to it than that. I can show you sometime, if you'd like.
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[personal profile] runningjoke 2015-07-13 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe. I got asked to join a lot of clubs at my school, but no one ever asked me to join the martial arts club, so I never learned how. Hey, do you have any phone signal here? I should probably call my family.
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[personal profile] crotchpunch 2015-07-13 05:15 am (UTC)(link)
Couldn't tell you. Must've left my phone in my other pants.

[Ha. She's hysterical.]

But considering this place looks like something out of a horror movie, I doubt you'll get service.
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[personal profile] runningjoke 2015-07-13 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
Is it?

[Seo's eyebrows raise as she looks around. Like she hadn't actually... looked around before. Which she didn't.]

Huh.
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[personal profile] crotchpunch 2015-07-13 05:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[That actually gets a light snort out of her. Congrats, Seo. You truly are something else.]

Not too observant, are you?
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[personal profile] runningjoke 2015-07-14 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
I just didn't get a chance to look around yet!

[She had plenty of chances.]

So when do you think the Curse Grudge ghosts are going to start coming out?
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[personal profile] crotchpunch 2015-07-14 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
You had plenty of chances.

[She had plenty of chances.]

Dunno. Maybe we should wait in front of a TV until they do.
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[personal profile] runningjoke 2015-07-14 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
What? Wrong movie. You're thinking of Ring.
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[personal profile] crotchpunch 2015-07-14 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Am I? I always seem to mix those two up. That's the one with the cursed video, right?
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[personal profile] runningjoke 2015-07-15 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, that's the one.
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[personal profile] crotchpunch 2015-07-15 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
That clears that up. Though I should probably watch them again some time...

[In the middle of a zombie apocalypse. #priorities]

Anyway, I doubt ghosts will be crawling out of the walls here. Seems like something out of Saw, but since neither of us are chained up in a room with a dead guy or stuck in a trap, I'm going to guess it's something else.
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[personal profile] runningjoke 2015-07-16 05:38 am (UTC)(link)
Saw?

[Yes, find the Saw movies and show Seo. She'd love them.]
crotchpunch: (You better get ready to kill!!)

[personal profile] crotchpunch 2015-07-16 01:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[She might give her ideas.

...ah well. Not her problem.]


Yeah, Saw. You know. Guy named Jigsaw puts people in traps and kills them? Shoves keys in their stomachs?
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NOTE TO EVERYONE: Ive switched usernames from runningjoke to this one.

[personal profile] oblivioustype 2015-07-19 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
What?? I've never heard of that before. Tell me more.
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[personal profile] crotchpunch 2015-07-20 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
[Eyebrow raise. Admittedly talking pop culture isn't exactly the first thing she expected to be doing, but...oh who is she kidding.]

Alright. So there's this guy called Jigsaw, like I mentioned earlier. He kidnaps people and puts them in these really sadistic situations. In order to get out, you've gotta do something horrible. Usually kill someone, cut off your own leg, you know. Typically horrible movie VS. Anyway, one girl had this bear trap thing on her head. She had to get the key to out of this guy's corpse in order to unlock it. Which is gross, but when she finally gets up the nerve to do it, turns out the guy's still alive.

So she kills him, rips the key out of him, and uses it to save her ass. It's hilarious.
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[personal profile] oblivioustype 2015-07-20 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
...
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[personal profile] oblivioustype 2015-07-20 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
That sounds really gross!

I'd watch it.
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[personal profile] crotchpunch 2015-07-23 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
[...huh. It's been a while since Jeane met someone she had a hard time describing. Whoever this girl is, she's interesting if nothing else.]

It's pretty gross. If I find a way to watch it, maybe I'll show you sometime. Unless this is the lamest apocalypse ever.