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[monstermasher]

▶ 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!

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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.

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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!

Comments

Lambda-11 | BlazBlue | OTA

[reformatted]

[There's little movement of any kind on the bed before Lambda awakens. Her body is perfectly still, save for the light rising and falling of her chest as she breaths. A few seconds later, her optic flashes on. Its a faint glow at first, growing gradually brighter.]

Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading complete. All systems normal. Now attempting to contact superior. Awaiting orders... Awaiting... Error. No signal detected. Now switching to Automatic Mode.

[She arises from the bed and gets to her feet. After scanning the room and finding nothing, save for a strange watch and photograph, Lambda takes the objects and exits the room. With her glowing red eye brightening up every room she enters as she starts exploring, it's incredibly easy to tell where she is. She doesn't look all that friendly, what with her metallic, wing-like "swords" hovering near her, but she seems to be focused on looking around. Scanning. Trying to gain some insight as to where she is and what's going on...knocking over a few things along the way and trying her best to pick them up.

Should she encounter someone else, she will stop whatever it is she's doing and focus her attention on them.]

Requesting information on current location.

[rexponsible]

[Claire was honestly just passing by when she heard all the banging and clanging and decided to see what was going on. She was wary of everything, since there was little to be going on in this place and there was no guarantee that she wasn't going to meet someone who didn't have her best interests in mind.]

[Thus, she was surprised to see - that - whatever that was - and was just going inch away (she wasn't facing that girl without a weapon of some sorts, even if it was a damn garbage can lid) - when the Unit focused all her attention on Claire.]

[Dammit.]

Er -

[That was an innocuous question, wasn't it?]

[Claire straightened up, a hand smoothing over the edges of her hair, as she was wont when she was uncertain.]

I don't know where we are. No one that I've spoken to knows where we are.

[reformatted]

[...that sure is an answer. It's not a very helpful answer, but she'll take it. Though with that out of the way, there's a different question that should likely be asked. After all, this woman isn't on any file in her database.]

Understood.

[At least it let her know there were others here.]

...please state your identification.

[rexponsible]

[Claire gave the Unit another wary, if somewhat disbelieving look. She'd seen a lot of things, sister, but a Murakumo Unit was not one of them.]

Claire Dearing.

Who are you, exactly?

[She didn't want to say "what", because she wasn't certain if she was talking to a girl or a robot.]

[reformatted]

[Little of column A, little of column B. What fleshy bits are shown seem pretty real, as does her long hair. Nevertheless, her words clearly sound like something a robot would say, though in a girl's voice with a thick mechanical filter. Once she finishes updating her database to register Claire's name, she pauses. And then-]

Dimensional Boundary Interface Prime Field Number Eleven: Anti-Sankishin Core Unit "Lambda".

[How's that for exact.]

[rexponsible]

[Claire was an intelligent woman, and in between the things that Lambda said, she figured out that this "unit" (or whatever she was) was designed for a purpose. Units were designed for a reason, as in any organization.]

So, what is it that you do, Lambda? What is the "dimensional boundary interface prime" and what is a "anti-sankishin" core unit?

[She'd already established that she wasn't from this place; otherwise she wouldn't be asking where she was. Still, there might be some advantages to knowing someone like her.]

[reformatted]

This unit's prime directive is to assist Professor Kokonoe and eliminate threats to her and Sector Seven. A Prime Field Device is a unit designed to explore the Boundary. An Anti-Sankishin Core Unit is a unit designed with the capacity to eliminate threats in possession of incredible power, specifically the Sankishin.

[rexponsible]

I see.

[Claire slowly digested this information, before inquiring:]

Do you eliminate threats to yourself as well, or simply threats to the professor and to this sector that you mentioned?

[reformatted]

If a hostile is detected, Lambda will eliminate them. Her destruction would prevent missions from being completed.

[rexponsible]

Alright, then.

[Claire didn't know the abilities of this unit, but she hoped that none of them would have to find out; she didn't fancy the idea of being attacked by whatever threats lay out there.]

[reformatted]

[Once Claire finishes speaking, Lambda falls silent. She merely stands there, single eye glancing at the other woman as if she's waiting for something. Probably because she is: a response. No input means no output, and she's unsure of what else to do now that her current primary source of input has stopped talking. Should she...leave now?]

[rexponsible]

[So, this was awkward.]

[Claire cleared her throat.]

Well, I'm just going to go look around and see what's going on.

[She waited to see if the unit would volunteer to go and look around with her. Not because she needed the company, but - what did units do in their spare time?]

[reformatted]

[Literally nothing. "Free time" is something she's never had the pleasure of experiencing.

...well, except for that one time.]

You wish to explore the compound?

[unoradinary]

[Oh shit, a robot. (She thinks?) She's never seen a robot (maybe?) before, so it's hard to hide the fact she's a little fascinated. Even so she tries not to be rude...]

Ran-, uh. [Wait, gotta be...mannerly.] Rindou Ranmaru. You can call me whatever you want though.

Are you a robot?

[reformatted]

[Even if she had been rude, Lambda likely wouldn't notice. Just like how she doesn't seem to notice how interested Ran seems. After going through that whole registration ordeal, Lambda pauses.]

Negative. "Prime Field Device" or "Murakumo Unit" would be more accurate designations.

[unoradinary]

[Looks like a robot...

Sounds like a robot...

...well.]

What's the difference?

[reformatted]

[...]

My body consists of mostly organic parts.

[unoradinary]

Ah...[Whoops. She just grins a bit sheepishly, laughing.] Sorry, sorry. I've just never met a...um. Kuro Kuma before?

[Murakumo.]

What's your name?

[reformatted]

Murakumo.

[Not that she sounds mad or anything. Just stating a fact. It's kinda what she does.

All the time.]

This unit's designation is Dimensional Boundary Interface Prime Field Number Eleven: Anti-Sankishin Core Unit "Lambda".

[unoradinary]

[...]

Dimensional...Interbound...interspace dimension...prime numbers...11...

[................]

Um, you got a shorter name?

[reformatted]

...Lambda.

[unoradinary]

Alright, Lambda it is.

[MUCH BETTER. Until Ran inevitably shortens it.]

Lambda, I wanna ask a favor of you. Are you any good at breaking stuff open really carefully?

[She's literally asking because robots are good at things like that right.]

[reformatted]

[Starts calling her L.]

...? Please be more descriptive.

[Last game she was in, she couldn't even figure out how to open a can of beans.]

[unoradinary]

[Descriptive...

Well, she lifts one of her hands to show her the locked briefcase she's been carrying.]

I wanna open this real careful like, so I don't damage whatever's inside. It might be important, and if I do it it's definitely gonna break.

[reformatted]

[Oh. A brief case. Huh.]

Lambda...can try.

[She outstretches her arms and hands, ready to take the briefcase from Ran whenever she's ready to give it.]