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

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.

[ambitious_muse]

Do you mind if I borrow that idea? I might get a job as an o-chem TA this summer.

Epsilon's education goals might not be as rigorous as his, but that doesn't mean he's going to exclude his brother from his life goals.

[wanderingmemory]

Which idea are you borrowing?

[ambitious_muse]

Right place, right time. I walked into the adviser's office and caught my o-chem professor on the way out. I'm one of the first applicants for the job.

[wanderingmemory]

That kind of thing certainly helps... Hope you get it, Sig.

[ambitious_muse]

I do, too. Hey don't come home too soon, all right? Theta, Gamma, and I have turned the bedroom into a gigantic fort. You'll have to sleep on the couch.

He's mostly kidding. He wouldn't mind if Epsilon came home. Still, he enjoys telling his older brother what he misses out on while he's gone.

[wanderingmemory]

I can tell when my presence isn't needed... But I will have to stop in at some point. If just to make an appearance and make sure I'm not missing too much.

[ambitious_muse]

Watch out for Theta's sock-bombs. He has prepared a whole pile just for you. I made him use clean socks, of course.

[wanderingmemory]

Appreciate that warning, Sigma. And the clean socks.

[ambitious_muse]

Wouldn't want you to get contaminated. The only thing worse that Theta's dirty socks are Gamma's. Or maybe yours, since you don't come home often enough to change them.

[wanderingmemory]

Mine would be worst easily.

And don't you start, I get it enough from Omega.

[ambitious_muse]

Don't we all. You wouldn't believe some of the things he said last week. In front of my guest, even.

[wanderingmemory]

It's Omega. I can believe a lot from him. And you should know guests aren't going to shield you from him.

So, who was the guest?

[ambitious_muse]

Nobody you've met. A friend. . . . More than a friend. You would know if you'd been home.

[wanderingmemory]

Don't start, Sigma. Just don't.

[ambitious_muse]

Don't start with you, or with him? I suppose if you aren't in the mood, I can drop that issue.

[wanderingmemory]

I get enough jabs about not being home from Omega. I don't need them from you.

[ambitious_muse]

All right. No more from me, then.

Are you going to be in school this summer or will you just wander the railways?

[wanderingmemory]

Yes, though I'll still be wandering.

It keeps things interesting.

[ambitious_muse]

Speaking of interesting, have you heard the news about Omega's sponsor and Delta?