Test Drive Meme

[mercenarymayhem]

The city of Gulch is a bustling place, a haven for criminals and rogues, yet a cherished home to its natives. You might be a native, well familiar with typical, day-to-day life here. Or you may be from off-world, here for some opportunity you think you can't get elsewhere.

Or, you may have been dragged here by the dimensional portal known as the Transponser™— an outsider, confused and weary.

What will you do while you are here?

1) New arrivals: Maybe you're a mercenary who just arrived from off world. Or maybe you're a visitor who came through the transporter. Either way, you're new, and it's time to explore.

2) Taking a job: Everyone who comes to Gulch needs to have a means of making income. Maybe you've taken a job as a mercenary. Maybe you become a lowly store clerk. Either way, you need to make contact with customers.

3) Avoiding the plague: The clouds are descending and it's time to find shelter! Make your way through the streets with the others who have found themselves vulnerable.

4) Touring the city: It means a long train ride but you want to see the sights, so you pay for a token and off you go!

5) Wildcard: Whatever you want to play out! Tag around and have fun!

Comments

Epsilon (Native)

[wanderingmemory]

Well... The others could say what they wanted about Epsilon's wandering feet... But he wasn't going to just stay at home and accept Alpha being gone. He would persist in hunting for information in his own way...

But he didn't really have any leads for the most part. The search turned into too much wandering. Which is where he was now. Though he finally did end near one of the parks in the city.

Without something really solid as a lead and a lot of preparation... The wandering never left him far to the point of being unable to get home if they called. They just need to call.

Re: Epsilon (Native)

[protective_logic]

Speaking of a call...

Delta finds himself half frantic over the turn his day has taken. The dishwasher has finally given out (perhaps due to Theta's earlier... attentions), and water is all over the kitchen floor. He looks to a clock on the wall with a groan and does the only thing he can with Sigma busy at a study session for a major test, Omega off at work, and Gamma still in class.

He sends Epsilon a message.

Eppy, you know I wouldn't ask if it wasn't important, but is it possible I can ask you to pick the twins up from preschool? The kitchen sort of... flooded a bit.

[wanderingmemory]

Well, Epsilon isn't busy, thankfully... And he knows Delta all too well. This is an absolute last resort.

Delta, you know with things like that, you only need to ask. I'm not busy. I can handle it. Schoolwork can wait a bit.

[protective_logic]

It's one thing to have Epsilon say that Delta needs only ask. Another for Delta to do it.

Relying on Epsilon given how frequently gone he is has always been... questionable. But he refuses to force that self-sacrifice on Epsilon that he and Omega so willingly shoulder.

Thank you so much. Once you drop them off you're free, but I just can't get there right now.

[wanderingmemory]

Of course it is.

And unfortunately, Epsilon wouldn't have the temperament to handle doing that as it is... Even if he loves his family, he has things he needs to do. If things had been different, if Omega and Delta hadn't been there or hadn't been so willing? He would have probably tried harder to control his urges.

You say that as though being around my family is a hardship. I can spend some time at home once I bring them home. Unless you don't want me there for some reason...

In case something happened that no one thought to call him about.

[protective_logic]

Nothing I can imagine. I just don't want to keep you here if you have things you want to do.

As if he could. Besides, Epsilon had done so well at keeping himself out of this mercenary business lately, so he doesn't want to pull his brother in.

[wanderingmemory]

Then I'm sticking around a while. I'll see you when I bring them home. Have I missed anything lately?

Re: Epsilon (Native)

[ambitious_muse]

Epsilon, was that you I saw wandering down 43rd? Where have your feet taken you today?

[wanderingmemory]

Hey Sig. And it's likely. I was in that area for work. Now, I'm just wandering.

[ambitious_muse]

I always see you in the most surprising places. How's work?

[wanderingmemory]

It's going well. It lets me roam and get paid. Win win.

[ambitious_muse]

Lucky. How'd you get a job like that and I'm stuck cleaning the humanities building every morning?

[wanderingmemory]

Right place at the right time, Sig. That's all.

Neglecting to mention why he was so eager and determined to find a job like that. His hunt for Alpha is his own quest. He's not dragging the younger ones in.

Re: Epsilon (Native)

[searchandrecovery]

Sometimes, Wash needs to get out of the base. To think. To be away from it all, away from the mercenary life he sometimes can't believe he leads. The park is one of his favorite spots to go. There are so many things to see. All different kinds of people, each going about vastly different lives. The variety is fascinating.

Usually, Wash looks at no one in particular and just takes the whole scene in. But today, someone's caught his eye, and he couldn't say why. There was something...interesting about this guy. Something about the way he held himself, like someone wandering, searching.

Maybe he could help?

"Hey," Wash says as he approaches the stranger. "You, uh, looking for something?"

[wanderingmemory]

Epsilon looks surprised at the stranger addressing him. "Someone, actually. And I've been looking for years." He's actually amused. Not many stop him to discuss things like that. Especially not random strangers.

[searchandrecovery]

"Looking for him for years, and you just thought of checking the park today? Nice." Wash can't believe he's doing this. Approaching some stranger, talking to fgen, teasing them--that's something York usually does. Not him. He's somewhat proud of himself.

[wanderingmemory]

Epsilon lets out a laugh at that. "I've no leads... So wherever I roam, that's where I search. One day, I'll find him. Or find out who took him from us. That's why I do courier work."

[searchandrecovery]

"Courier work? Nice, dude." Wandering around, going wherever you please, doing whatever you please--that life sounds pretty sweet. Impractical for Wash, but still interesting. He's getting more and more curious about this stranger. "So where's home base, then?"

[wanderingmemory]

"It works well around my classes..." Epsilon frowns at that question though. "Home base? That's not something I spread around. Especially not to a stranger I don't know the name of."

Re: Epsilon (Native)

[baruthumos]

Hey Epipen. Call me back when you have a minute. We need to discuss Delta's birthday.

[wanderingmemory]

Omega, don't make me smack you next time I see you.

And yes, we do.

[baruthumos]

I'm thinking it's time he had a party. You're in charge of food. Dinner for us, snacks for after. I'm putting Sig in charge of cupcakes. We'll invite his friends, all four of them. Play poker for M&Ms. It'll be great. You and Sig duke it out over G-man and grape soda. I'm using the twins to make decorations.

Also what does he want? He never tells me anything remotely fun. It's all boring stuff like "new shoes for Theta." It's his birthday, the presents should be for him.

That can be your mission, number four. Get a wishlist out of him.

[wanderingmemory]

Wait... Delta has four friends outside the family? Damn, I've been missing things.

Let me see what I can figure out. No promises, but I can certainly try to get some kind of wishlist.

[baruthumos]

York, Maine, and Roxy. And I'm inviting Tex. Just for the cupcakes after. Don't want to push him too far out of his comfort zone.

You have no idea.

I'll pin him to the wall and see if I can at least get boring practical stuff for him. We can compare notes. The twins are getting him books, so if you can get any titles out of him, that'll be great.

[wanderingmemory]

Well... Looks like I have some new faces to meet. Glad to hear he stepped out enough to meet people.

I'll do my best when I talk to him again. Guess this means I need to stop home more.