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saveournumbers2018-06-16 06:48 pm
ourearth) wrote in saveournumbers2018-06-16 06:48 pm
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Second Test Drive Meme
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1. A ghostly apparition
There are many places in Mossgate Council where one may spot ghosts, but the place that yields such sightings most frequently is the ruins at the top of the cliffs. So one beautiful night, you're up there - for a date? To smoke weed? To watch the stars with a bottle of whiskey? - as you suddenly notice something out of the corner of your eye. Perhaps it is a bearded man in a long cloak, or a woman in historical clothes, or something much more outlandish... What do you do?
2. Old ships
A new exhibit at the museum has opened! ...Or rather an old exhibit has reopened after some repairs and an overhaul of the presentation. So now the old pre-Roman-times ship that is the pride of the museum can be visited by the public again, and of course there are all kinds of advertisement around town, and a large sign in the entrance are of the building guiding visitors towards the correct room. The ship sits elevated on a platform in the middle of the room and other items and explanations are placed along the walls. A volunteer guide is always close by to explain more about the ship (if your character is the volunteer guide - just make something up!).
3. Moss Manor gathers
In Moss Manor, there is reason for curiosity, gossip and free drinking. Wait. No. Of course it's just that the village gathers to warmly welcome the new vicar of the local church, and since that church is so important locally, even those who aren't directly related to it show up to say hi.
But while they're there, why not take advantage of the free food and drink and the opportunity to talk to everyone else at the welcome festivity?
4. Water activities
In Folkton, summer has begun. People are boating on the little river, sitting near the water while studying or take an afternoon nap there, older relatives try to keep children from falling into the water or at least not going in without supervision, and occasionally someone is yelling at a dog that just took a leap into the cool waters and splashed them at everyone in the general surroundings. An ice cream van is parked near the river, and some kids play football near the river.
5. The wonderful everyday
Being people living in our regular, modern world, people need to work or study, eat and commute, shop and relax... Just that all those regular, normal tasks can hold unexpected difficulties if you were just sitting at the tills at Tesco's, and this noseless customer suddenly made you remember the day you lost your parents. Or maybe you were getting some exercise, and running down the street you developed superspeed and have no idea how to control it yet...
6. How many times will they have to tell you?
Twice a year, there are guided tours through the tunnels under the cliffs east of Mossgate. Those tunnels, dug into the chalk throughout centuries or perhaps millenia, were built without a general plan, so their layout is an absolute confusing mess. On top of that, there are cave-ins and unsafe areas. It is strictly advised to not stray from your group, as people have been harmed because they got lost in them before. But you just had to get distracted, or perhaps think that it would be more fun to explore on your own, and now you are lost without a blip of signal to call for help with...
7. Fun, fun fun!
At Mossgate's seaside, a Victorian pleasure pier extends about 40 metres into the sea. The platform at the end of the pier holds fairground rides such as a merry-go-round, a small rollercoaster and a helter skelter and along the pier kiosks sell candy floss, rock candy, roasted nuts and other goodies. A small distance down the street, a minigolf site can be found and on the street along the coast there are fish and chips shops, family-friendly arcades and souvenir shops. Maybe you are actually here for the fun, or maybe you just work here or are trying to track down a wayward friend...
8. Wildcard
And, of course, the obligatory do-what-you-want option.
Major Channing Channing of the Chesterfield Channings | Parasol Protectorate | Family pet
4.
There is barking coming from down in the water, and if one goes to investigate, they'll find a small, white dog that seems to be in rather a lot of trouble.
Not because he can't swim; he can swim just fine. But he absolutely underestimated his ability to get back out of the water. The river bank rises much too steeply to just climb out when you're Pomeranian sized, and he can't even just stand up - the water might not be deep, but it's still too deep to reach the ground for someone his size.
Help?
5.
But sometimes he can be the rescuer, too! He has an excellent and much superior nose, after all, he'll tell everyone, and thus he has been roped into finding someone who has gotten lost in the tunnels.
4
"Oh, no."
He hears the barking before spotting the
small fluffagitated Pomeranian, but his reaction is anything but delayed.His reaction of running down the beach and skidding to a stop before the water, that is. His wading towards Channing is much more subdued.
"All right, now, just swim this way..."
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...So now when someone actually wades through the water towards him, he turns himself around to look at the man but is torn as to what to do, pride and independence (he doesn't even know this person!) warring with the very real realization that he might die if he stays down here.
When did the world become this complicated?
For the moment, he's just threading water, miraculously managing to remain where he is. The superior strength that he's been developing recently finally comes in handy after all.
And watching the stranger approach. Though, the voice sounds vaguely familiar, as if he's heard it before...
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Walter keeps on approaching, preparing himself to grab-and-pivot if he needs to...
Though he's really hoping he won't have to.
When he thinks he's close enough - and at the same time not about to be knocked about by any current himself - he leans forward, arms outstretched, focusing.
"C'mon..."
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Shit, he needs to make sure to not be found out. So he can remain the person that he claims he is on the network there.
Okay.
He just needs to act like a normal dog. Which is degrading, but then that's his life right now and he will prevail, and hopefully eventually attain a form that people don't coo over. So he finally turns around and does his best to paddle over towards the guy.
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"I hope you're just wet and not hurt, there," he continues, trying to keep one foot planted and just leaning the rest of the way.
This would have been easier if he'd had someone along with him, for sure.
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"Oh-oh no!" She gasps and starts making her way down the bank where she starts trying to coax the dog in her direction, "Come on boy, come on, I'll get you out of here!"
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Until he swallows water doing so and almost dips under, after which he's just paddling for his life.
And then he hears a familiar voice. He doesn't even listen to the word, but he's going towards that voice now. HELP.
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"O-oh s-shit that's cold!" She wades towards the dog, "Come on boy, it's alright, I've got you!" She's within arms reach now and makes a grab for the floundering pomeranian.