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▶ 001. TEST DRIVE #1 / SIMULATION LOG
TEST DRIVE & SIMULATION #1
▶ 001. ARRIVAL / CAFETERIA.
It happens in the blink of an eye -- a dash of time. You're taken from where you were. What you were doing.. it isn't important anymore, and slowly, you give up to desire your normal life. When you awake, figures are looking down on you from a surgical table.
"Yeah, this one will do; let's take them to the rest," That's all you see before losing consciousness again, only to wake up in a pod with many others.
"Your questions will be answered soon enough as I'm sure you will have many," a female, robotic voice says.
Just then, your pod opens in a dim corridor with many others. Your new life is about to begin... whether you like it or not.
The pods drain their stasis fluid which wakens each Outsider. When Outsiders emerge from their pod in only their undergarments which have been supplied to them and head to a locker room in the medical bay, to find a towel to dry off with, a set of gray loungewear to wear as LILITH makes the final decision in organizing the Outsider to their rightful teams. If a character has any accessibility needs, they will be found here. It's about then they will feel a sharp pain at the back of their eyes, almost like there’s a foreign body lodged on the inside of their head. This pain will subside quickly as their body adapts to the changes, but there will always be a sensation of something being not quite right. That their bodies have been changed forever. They would be correct in thinking that. In the pod, all Outsiders have been surgically fitted with ocular and brain implants that will enable them to communicate with LILITH and the rest of the crew, and feed them the information they require. Almost like a computer screen has been loaded into their brains, they will see a loading screen as the implant completes its download. A questionnaire will then pop up, waiting for their answer. A voice, robotic and feminine, will also read along in their brain for them.
█ █ █ LOADING COMPLETE … BEGIN ORIENTATION …
The system will give Outsiders one chance to provide a truthful answer and choose their username and civilian identity. Should they refuse to cooperate, the implant will download the answer directly from their brain (and give them a username or civilian name against their will). This questionnaire will then be posted on the network for all to view and reply to. Almost like an ice-breaker, if you will. LILITH wants all their newest recruits to learn about each other!
Outsiders will receive a quick brief about their situation: They will be told that the year is 2277, and they have been taken to Neo Tokyo, one of the last bastions of mankind in a world terrorized by various Kaiju and monsters. Only a third of the population remain, and LILITH has gathered talented people from other dimensions here as a last ditch effort to save humanity. Outsiders are free to continue asking LILITH questions through their implant, but there’s no guarantee they will provide them with a straight answer …
Outsiders will also notice an implant in their dominant wrist. This implant has a barcode in it that will enable them to purchase goods from the local stores in Neo Tokyo. They will receive a starting balance of 10,000 KRYPTOS (about USD 66), which is barely enough for a few good meals, groceries and supplies. They can view their current balance through a hologram window projected by their ocular implant.
Once they leave the medical bay, they’ll be able to grab a quick meal in the cafeteria and mingle with the other Outsiders just waking up. Today’s menu is stewed pork, vegetables, and rice, all packed neatly in a food ration tray. It doesn’t look too appetizing, but this isn’t exactly a thriving economy.
That familiar, robotic voice is heard again:
"Yeah, this one will do; let's take them to the rest," That's all you see before losing consciousness again, only to wake up in a pod with many others.
"Your questions will be answered soon enough as I'm sure you will have many," a female, robotic voice says.
Just then, your pod opens in a dim corridor with many others. Your new life is about to begin... whether you like it or not.
The pods drain their stasis fluid which wakens each Outsider. When Outsiders emerge from their pod in only their undergarments which have been supplied to them and head to a locker room in the medical bay, to find a towel to dry off with, a set of gray loungewear to wear as LILITH makes the final decision in organizing the Outsider to their rightful teams. If a character has any accessibility needs, they will be found here. It's about then they will feel a sharp pain at the back of their eyes, almost like there’s a foreign body lodged on the inside of their head. This pain will subside quickly as their body adapts to the changes, but there will always be a sensation of something being not quite right. That their bodies have been changed forever. They would be correct in thinking that. In the pod, all Outsiders have been surgically fitted with ocular and brain implants that will enable them to communicate with LILITH and the rest of the crew, and feed them the information they require. Almost like a computer screen has been loaded into their brains, they will see a loading screen as the implant completes its download. A questionnaire will then pop up, waiting for their answer. A voice, robotic and feminine, will also read along in their brain for them.
█ █ █ LOADING COMPLETE … BEGIN ORIENTATION …
Name:
Username:
Civilian Identity:
Age:
Species:
Origin:
What is the cruelest thing you have ever done?
The system will give Outsiders one chance to provide a truthful answer and choose their username and civilian identity. Should they refuse to cooperate, the implant will download the answer directly from their brain (and give them a username or civilian name against their will). This questionnaire will then be posted on the network for all to view and reply to. Almost like an ice-breaker, if you will. LILITH wants all their newest recruits to learn about each other!
Outsiders will receive a quick brief about their situation: They will be told that the year is 2277, and they have been taken to Neo Tokyo, one of the last bastions of mankind in a world terrorized by various Kaiju and monsters. Only a third of the population remain, and LILITH has gathered talented people from other dimensions here as a last ditch effort to save humanity. Outsiders are free to continue asking LILITH questions through their implant, but there’s no guarantee they will provide them with a straight answer …
Outsiders will also notice an implant in their dominant wrist. This implant has a barcode in it that will enable them to purchase goods from the local stores in Neo Tokyo. They will receive a starting balance of 10,000 KRYPTOS (about USD 66), which is barely enough for a few good meals, groceries and supplies. They can view their current balance through a hologram window projected by their ocular implant.
Once they leave the medical bay, they’ll be able to grab a quick meal in the cafeteria and mingle with the other Outsiders just waking up. Today’s menu is stewed pork, vegetables, and rice, all packed neatly in a food ration tray. It doesn’t look too appetizing, but this isn’t exactly a thriving economy.
That familiar, robotic voice is heard again:
"Greetings, my name is SYNTHIA and I will be taking care of you today while the rest of the crew is.. tasked with their other duties. Worry not, my children. You are in safe hands. Please enjoy your complimentary meal which LILITH has carefully prepared. You may then head to your quarters are explore our BASE using the map provided. LILITH has been kind of enough to also offer a festive party for you all. You should all be grateful."
▶ 002. THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS.
With no recent seismic activity, LILITH is confident that Neo Tokyo is at a relative calm - that there are no expected Kaiju encounters for at least the next few weeks. This is the perfect timing for a little festivity, to raise the morale of the Outsiders. LILITH wants its recruits to be well, both physically and mentally after all. It’s time to give back! And so, the planning for the first ever LILITH Christmas Party 2277 begins …
Outsiders will be assigned with various tasks to help with the organizing of the Christmas Party. Unfortunately, even if the party is meant for them, they will still be expected to put in effort to make it happen. Duties include:
🎄Making a trip to the local Neo Tokyo KFC to pick up a massive catering order of fried chicken, mashed potatoes, fries, fried chicken sandwiches, fried chicken wraps and fizzy drinks. Outsiders will have to work together to get the food back to the main base while it’s still hot and fresh or risk disappointing everyone.
🎄Festive decorations! Unfortunately, LILITH is providing no help with this, so Outsiders can either buy cheap decorations from the local stores in Neo Tokyo, or get creative with whatever happens to be around. LILITH did provide a holographic tree, at least? They’ve also provided what appear to be sprigs of artificial mistletoe, but that’s the extent of how far they’re helping with decorations.
🎄Entertain each other! LILITH is mostly depending on the alcohol available to provide the entertainment, but there are karaoke machines and microphones for Outsiders to enjoy. A whole catalogue of holiday songs and other popular songs are available. Christmas movies are also available, but they appear to be generated by A.I. so beyond having some stereotypical Christmas-like themes, they might not make the most sense.
🎄Clean up. It’s back to business as usual once the party’s over, and all Outsiders will be expected to take down their decorations and clean up the mess from the party.
The droll work aside, food and alcohol will be provided abundantly at the party, and from the meager rations being served at the cafeteria, it’s easy to guess that this isn’t a common occurrence. Outsiders are welcome to chat, mingle and relax with the time they have before things start to ramp up.
Outsiders will be assigned with various tasks to help with the organizing of the Christmas Party. Unfortunately, even if the party is meant for them, they will still be expected to put in effort to make it happen. Duties include:
🎄Making a trip to the local Neo Tokyo KFC to pick up a massive catering order of fried chicken, mashed potatoes, fries, fried chicken sandwiches, fried chicken wraps and fizzy drinks. Outsiders will have to work together to get the food back to the main base while it’s still hot and fresh or risk disappointing everyone.
🎄Festive decorations! Unfortunately, LILITH is providing no help with this, so Outsiders can either buy cheap decorations from the local stores in Neo Tokyo, or get creative with whatever happens to be around. LILITH did provide a holographic tree, at least? They’ve also provided what appear to be sprigs of artificial mistletoe, but that’s the extent of how far they’re helping with decorations.
🎄Entertain each other! LILITH is mostly depending on the alcohol available to provide the entertainment, but there are karaoke machines and microphones for Outsiders to enjoy. A whole catalogue of holiday songs and other popular songs are available. Christmas movies are also available, but they appear to be generated by A.I. so beyond having some stereotypical Christmas-like themes, they might not make the most sense.
🎄Clean up. It’s back to business as usual once the party’s over, and all Outsiders will be expected to take down their decorations and clean up the mess from the party.
The droll work aside, food and alcohol will be provided abundantly at the party, and from the meager rations being served at the cafeteria, it’s easy to guess that this isn’t a common occurrence. Outsiders are welcome to chat, mingle and relax with the time they have before things start to ramp up.
▶ 003. THE PARTY CONTINUES (?).
After everyone’s settled in, those sprigs of mistletoe will light up very briefly, and a code will be transmitted directly into the brain implant of some Outsiders. Those Outsiders will feel a sense of calm or merry that seems to have surfaced from nowhere, and a desire to engage in physical contact - be it a hug, holding hands, or a kiss. The effect will wear off once they have obeyed that subliminal command, and walking away from the party can cancel it as well.
What’s that about? Well, LILITH might be testing some new persuasive technology …
What’s that about? Well, LILITH might be testing some new persuasive technology …
"Hey, man, sorry I wasn't around to see your welcoming party! I was too busy █ █ █ing, but I'm back now! My name is Seok Dang. I heard you guys will be simulation training with me today! Try not to get killed! .... Haha, I'm just playing. That can't really happen. I don't think.. Anyway, I'll go easy on ya this time."
▶ 004. SIMULATION #1.
At different times during the week, Outsiders will be summoned into the simulation room and instructed to don their LILITH-issued plugsuits. They will then be paired or grouped up to conduct a battle simulation. After being ushered into the training grounds, the room will turn pitch dark, and a briefing sheet will be projected from their eye implant.
They will be able to access the briefing sheet at any time during the simulation by simply asking to see it. After each Outsider has read the mission brief, the simulation will begin, and they will find themselves right in the middle of Paris, the city and capital of France. The city looks to be under siege with Kaedan running amok. Though they aren’t fast creatures, their numbers alone are enough to put a large part of the city in ruin; with several buildings falling apart from being doused in acid, fires breaking out from vehicles crashing in the frenzy, and people in all states of suffering and devastation (some burning from the flames and acid, others screaming as they are eaten alive). Those familiar with the city might notice many landmarks of note (the Eiffel tower and the Louvre, for example). Sightseeing is possible in these landmarks as they were coded to be quite accurate to reality, if you ignore the screaming and monsters around you. There are residential buildings, shops and government buildings as well, but less attention was paid to their coding, with many apartments looking quite similar on the inside. VR isn’t perfect, so there might be some funny glitches occurring as well (like NPCs being stuck to a wall or eating their shoe like it’s pasta).
Outsiders will encounter many different rescue and kill scenarios, many of them testing their physical strength, their tactical knowledge and their morality. (We will leave this to players to make up for themselves.) Within the simulation, pain feels very much ‘real’, as do every other sight, sound and sensation, and Outsiders leave the simulation and find themselves in the break room if they are ‘killed’ during it. Outsiders who refuse to participate will be heavily encouraged to do so. They might find the monsters particularly interested in hunting and eating them or they might see a familiar face or voice within the crowd of cowering civilians.
At the end of the simulation, everyone’s score is laid out above their heads in a hologram for all to see. Somehow ended up with negative rescue points from killing more people than you save? Well, you might have some explaining to do.
They will be able to access the briefing sheet at any time during the simulation by simply asking to see it. After each Outsider has read the mission brief, the simulation will begin, and they will find themselves right in the middle of Paris, the city and capital of France. The city looks to be under siege with Kaedan running amok. Though they aren’t fast creatures, their numbers alone are enough to put a large part of the city in ruin; with several buildings falling apart from being doused in acid, fires breaking out from vehicles crashing in the frenzy, and people in all states of suffering and devastation (some burning from the flames and acid, others screaming as they are eaten alive). Those familiar with the city might notice many landmarks of note (the Eiffel tower and the Louvre, for example). Sightseeing is possible in these landmarks as they were coded to be quite accurate to reality, if you ignore the screaming and monsters around you. There are residential buildings, shops and government buildings as well, but less attention was paid to their coding, with many apartments looking quite similar on the inside. VR isn’t perfect, so there might be some funny glitches occurring as well (like NPCs being stuck to a wall or eating their shoe like it’s pasta).
Outsiders will encounter many different rescue and kill scenarios, many of them testing their physical strength, their tactical knowledge and their morality. (We will leave this to players to make up for themselves.) Within the simulation, pain feels very much ‘real’, as do every other sight, sound and sensation, and Outsiders leave the simulation and find themselves in the break room if they are ‘killed’ during it. Outsiders who refuse to participate will be heavily encouraged to do so. They might find the monsters particularly interested in hunting and eating them or they might see a familiar face or voice within the crowd of cowering civilians.
At the end of the simulation, everyone’s score is laid out above their heads in a hologram for all to see. Somehow ended up with negative rescue points from killing more people than you save? Well, you might have some explaining to do.
█ █ █ MONSTER DEBRIEF SHEET:
NAME: Kaendan
HEIGHT: 2 m
WEIGHT: 90kg
CLASS: Gastropoda, Omnivorous (eating plant and animal matter, including humans)
THREAT LEVEL: EASY when cornered alone, INTERMEDIATE when in numbers.
LOCATION: Paris, France (Simulation)
ABILITIES: Acidic slime, which can spit out from its mouth. Use of slime to climb most surfaces. Can surround itself in a cocoon of acid. Teeth contain poison. Body is rubbery, so it can withstand some punching.
WEAKNESS: Heat, salt, dissection. Must be near water source to make all that slime.
EXTRA NOTES: Will use the slime to digest its victims and then eats them once they are melted.
█ █ █ MISSION OBJECTIVE:
✖ Complete destruction of the invasive Kaendan colony before it destroys the city and its civilians.
✖ Rescue of civilian lives
✖ Organize safe and orderly evacuation of civilians to the designated emergency shelters
✖ Protection of safe zone from Kaendan
✖ Preservation of infrastructure, with special attention to government buildings and historic monuments
EXTRA NOTES: Each Kaendan killed equates 1 KILL POINT, and each civilian rescued equates 1 RESCUE POINT. Killing civilians, whether on purpose or by accident, results in rescue points being subtracted. Every Outsider’s score will be tallied up after the simulation ends.
█ █ █ ATTACHED PHOTO:
▶ 005. AFTERWORD.
Welcome to our first TDM! All prompts are optional but heavily encouraged. All TDMs are game canon; characters who don't app will be glitched out of this world. Don’t suit your fancy? Feel free to check out our main base and locations page and make up your own prompts! Please shoot TDM-related questions below.
Use the code provided if you'd like to participate in the ice breaker and place it in your top level along with your other prompts. Anything such as civilian name or username can be marked as UNDECIDED if you're unsure of what you'd like your character to have for now.
Have fun with the simulation and feel free to NPC the monster provided along with your character's score and outcome. This is similar to how monster fights will occur.
Use the code provided if you'd like to participate in the ice breaker and place it in your top level along with your other prompts. Anything such as civilian name or username can be marked as UNDECIDED if you're unsure of what you'd like your character to have for now.
Have fun with the simulation and feel free to NPC the monster provided along with your character's score and outcome. This is similar to how monster fights will occur.
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Huh?
(He is not moving. He is holding his ground. Like a shark drawn to blood in the water, does he smell a way to get under Kakashi's skin? A way to menace him???)
I can see you better from here, though.
(Contrary to having two working eyes, his vision sucks.)
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Good for you. But I'm not interested. (maybe you should contact toji via his ad and pay him to be your friend—or something else. he'd likely do it if it funded his nights out in the city.
kakashi heads deeper into the medical bay to find what he's been searching for for the past ten minutes. a handful of surgical masks is taken much to the dismay of the staff who keep the place stocked, and one is quickly fitted onto his face in place of the shirt he then tugs over his still-damp hair and down his chest.
remembering his barnacle, tsurumaru, he spares a glance over his shoulder at him.) ... Don't follow me. Okay? (this'll work for Sure.)
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He doesn't follow right away. Instead, he watches as Kakashi heads off ahead... and then he follows after, footsteps quick and then slowing once he's closed the distance between them. In the medical bay itself, he looks around but he isn't really sure what he's looking for? He did, however, find a bunch of colorful bandaids and some hard candies. Cough drops? Candies for crybabies? It doesn't matter. They're all his now.)
Hm?
(He looks over at Kakashi. Ah, so he was looking for a mask? Does he not like to show his face...?
It doesn't matter. He's following after him again,)
Where are we going now?
("We.")
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eyeing the "candies" briefly, kakashi considers intervening to ensure tsurumaru doesn't ingest too many at once. but who's he to dictate how others conduct themselves here? all he cares about right now is privacy. and he gets exactly none.
so, he gives in. he gives in because so far, tsurumaru has been headache-inducing yet harmless.)
We're heading to the cafeteria. And maybe past that. The surgical anaesthetic is still wearing off, so I'm not interested in eating. (...) Let's find some windows... if there are any. I'd like to take a look outside.
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You're the one who thinks dressing us in boring clothes will be enough to keep people in line. (He speaks casually,) If control was all they wanted, I don't think we'd be around to wander around at all, let alone this freely.
(There is some thought process here. He just doesn't seem fussed about the details right now,)
I could explore on my own... but it's more fun with good company, don't you think?
(He's just a social
cranebutterfly,)Mhm! Let's go. We can see the views together! Who knows what surprises we'll find.
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The tactic already seems to be working on you, (kakashi illustrates, careful here with his words. it'd be one thing to explain the illusion of free will to someone and another to overexplain it until they think he's a paranoid lunatic.) The freedom you're experiencing is an illusion.
We could wander all we like and we'd still wind up back here. There's nowhere else for us to go when we can't go home. Do you understand?
(he's been trapped like this before. not in another world but with other duties that made him question his role similarly. the feeling of being strapped in to simply watch his life happen without actively participating in it.
kakashi relents, eye creasing.)
For now... just think about it. We're on a lower floor, I'd wager... Cafeterias and kitchens usually are. So... shall we find an exit?
(leading the charge, he walks in no specific direction. and if tsurumaru changes course, he'll surprisingly follow right along after him, too.)
Hm. A lot of these doors are unmarked. Are they locked?
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It feels real to me.
(He manifested here with a human form just like he did back home. If he was really stuck, wouldn't it be easier to keep him in his true form? Where ever that is right now. Ah, but Kakashi doesn't need to know any of this. It's best to keep those sorts of things to himself.
What does catch his attention, though, is the idea that there's no way to go back home. Admittedly, it crossed his mind but he knows better than to get his hopes up. After all... )
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(It isn't his. Maybe that's why he's so blasé about everything now.)
I would be surprised if we could go back. (He's resigned but not bothered. It was bound to happen again sooner or later knowing his luck.) But as long as we can walk and as long as we're here... we might as well have fun.
(And he's happy to follow along and also wander off from time to time. He's curious about this new place. It's much colder than the citadel he'd called home before this. Everything seems modern and new here.
And when he gets to one of those unmarked doors he decides to just go up to it and... there's no handle??? He touches the edge of the door to see if it will slide but nothing happens. The key panel on the side might explain something but that is a level beyond Tsurumaru.)
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there's something expectant about kakashi now as tsurumaru drifts here and there.
while he waits for a better opportunity to press for information, the keypad they have no password to is stared down at accusingly. whatever is locked beyond it is being kept a secret from them, which makes it more appealing to try to leverage it open. kakashi's intent to do so is stored away for later, however; they have places to be and sights to see.
his finger jabs at a button, which triggers a beep. perhaps his eye could determine which buttons have been pressed most frequently by their wear.)
You have a unique perspective on all of this then. I'd like to hear about the last place you were. Was it like this or totally different?
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(Which isn't very helpful but if it isn't obvious already, he's not the most direct person. He's prone to speaking vaguely and for all of his whimsy, he doesn't give up more than what he really wants to offer.
He steps back and watches Kakashi try to figure out the door. Ah, so the panel to the side can open the door if they have (what he assumes) is the right key. A combination of buttons... like the digital keys on the saniwa's devices. Yes, he thinks he understands now. So this technology can also be used to lock larger things like rooms, too.
Oh, but he was supposed to say something, right? Kakashi is waiting and he hums, crossing his arms and really seems to think...)
I was here.
(The last place he was in... was Japan.)
This world seems to be the same as mine but different. There are more surprises. Everything is new. To see what's the same... I'd have to go out.
(And see the city and learn more.)
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If some of the landmarks are the same, I'd like you to point those out. There's potentially a lot I could learn from you about navigating the area.
(taking a picture of the keypad with his implant, kakashi then turns from it to proceed to the nearest exit. thankfully, they're marked, and it doesn't take long for them to leave the general area of the cafeteria. and one turn of a corner is all it takes to square them up against a tall, wide window to the outside.
kakashi's eye widens.)
This is...
(how to describe it? it's like amegakure. the village hidden in the rain, moderately advanced but wartorn. ame was darker, too; this place shines. though there are clear areas of damage where the population is trying to rebuild, he can barely see past skyscrapers to get a good look at them.)
It's just hard to believe.
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(So please, don't expect much from him. He wants to be as unexpected as possible.
He follows along until they get to the window and... it's more than he expected to see if he's honest. It's surprising and he lets out a low whistle, )
Wah.... would you look at that!
(And he places his hands against the glass, face pressed close as if it'll help him see better. Whereas Kakashi may be more subdued in his reaction, Tsurumaru is happy to be the more reactive of the two,)
Have you ever seen something so bright? Even the heavens would be impressed!
(And despite his excitement, he looks back at Kakashi, bright gold eyes studying the shinobi's reactions carefully and a quiet, amused smile on his face,)
Are you surprised by what your eye sees?
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"Surprised"... Yeah. I guess you could say that.
Let's just say that I'm glad one of us is excited, ( he adds, glancing first to the fingerprints tsurumaru is leaving on the glass. then beyond, back to the skyscrapers that remind him of amegakure. )
Learning to navigate these streets and their civilians is the first step to success. Hm?
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And he traces the glass with his nail, dragging it across as he seems to follow the silhouette of some passerby in the distance, )
Among people again... (As if he isn't usually the type to interact with others.) I wonder what else has changed for them.
(What's making these humans so miserable this time? Well, there's no reason letting the mood get heavy or strange. He bounces back, as cheery and excited as ever,)
It'll be easier if you have style.
(And not these plain, boring clothes they have now.)