Blood City: City of the Damned

[darchangel]

here's a new game i'd like to try with some schmoe help!

this is a 'Choose Your Own Adventure' type game; i'll post the scene, you write what your character wants to do, then i'll write the conclusion to your actions!


Here's the synopsis of Blood City: City of the Damned

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Blood City is a megalopolis in the year 3013. After the chemical wars of the mid 2000s, Blood City is the largest city left. The chemical wars left many species mutated and gene splicing experiments used to make chemical-resistant soldiers during the war gave frightening results. Monsters which had only been told of in fairy tales were now real...

Blood City erected a 50-foot high, 20-foot thick concrete wall around the city borders. Reinforced with titanium, it is impossible to break through. Blood City never needs to import or export, so the only door in the wall ALWAYS stays closed...

Outside the city, the ruins of once great mega cities lie in charred rubble. The monsters run rampant, doing as they please.

However, somehow, monsters have been getting in the city. Nobody yet knows how. Now Presi-Mayor Alvarez has secret plans to escape Blood City via helicopter with all the money he's made and have the national army nuke the entire city and its surronding areas under the pretense of 'a contamination risk'.

I will be your guide. I am the computer mainframe Emigrate-Migrate-Immigrate Intelligence, or Emmy for short. I keep track of all unidentified humanoids within Blood City. You may hack into me and ask me questions at any time, if need be. However, you may not be a good enough hacker, which will alert the proper authorities...

You are on the out city, trying to work your way in. Your job is to keep Presi-Mayor Alvarez from destroying the city, and in turn, destroying you.

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Since this is a monster city, you can be any of the following characters:

Were-creature: You may choose from werewolf, werepanther, or werebear. Your cycles are lunar based, which means you only change at night. During the day, most were-creatures hide their vulnerable humanoid forms from the Undead who wander the out city.
Note: Once you are bitten, you become one!


Undead: Regular zombie-like humanoids. Move much like regular humans, but only understand the craving for warm flesh. Non-verbal. Will eat Were-creatures, Lamias, Sirens, and Humans.
Note: Once you are bitten, you become one!


Vampires: Drink blood; stay out of the light. Appear humanoid, but are dead, so the Undead have no use for them. Vampires feed on all creatures, including the blood of the Undead. Cannot fly, cannot shapeshift.
Note: Once you are bitten, you become one!

Lamias: Female blood-drinking creatures which are half dragon, half woman. Lamias are incredibly beautiful and use their powers of seduction to lure victims. Bites do not cause mutation, only death. Bodily fluids (blood, saliva, etc.) are acidic and fatal. Sirens feed from all species in Blood City.

Sirens: Aquatic sisters of Lamias; indigenous to water. They can breathe above water for short periods of time, but must be in water every four hours or so. Same as Lamias, only Sirens can dive deep without being affected by water pressure.

Humans: The outworld humans are usually facially and bodily mutated; drinking from chemical-poisioned streams has caused extremely grotesque body mutations but has increased stamina and strenght. Chemical poisoning has also caused overwhelming rage in most outworld humans. Can eat any creature but the Undead, and spend most of their time fighting with were creatures for the use of underground fallout shelters, trying to hide from other species.


Hope lots of you sign up!


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~darchangel~

[Tagia_Romero]

Nifty! Count me in!

I would like to adopt the guise of a siren if I may, Darch One.

[darchangel]

Originally posted by Tagia_Romero
Nifty! Count me in!

I would like to adopt the guise of a siren if I may, Darch One.

good deal, Tagia




BUMP!!!




Through Like Crue

~darchangel~

[syxxpac]

Quality.

I'll be a Were-Creature.

[Dead Zed]

Sounds like fun. The story reminds me of the pen&paper RPG "Mutant".

Put me up for a Vamp role.

[darchangel]

BUMP!


here's the roster so far:

Tagia- siren

syxx- were-creature (did you want to be a werewolf, werepanther or werebear?)

Zed- vampire


we need more people! free liquor and breasty hugs with each sign-up!



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~darchangel~

[syxxpac]

I'll be a Werepanther. Sounds mysterious and oh so dangerous.

[Countess]

Sounds like a neat game. I'd like to be a Lamia. One of my favorite mythical creatures.

[B1rd_Po0p]

Okay, sounds like fun: so I will give it a try. I have never played any type of game like this: so please be patient if I suck at first.

I think I'll be a werewolf... there are female werewolves right?

[X-Nightcrawler]

I'm so very much certainly in.

. . . and I guess it's pretty obvious what I'll choose. So sign me up, darchy!

[darchangel]

sweet! here's the roster so far:

Tagia- siren

syxx- werepanther

Zed- vampire

countess- lamia

B1rd- werewolf

X-Nightcrawler- human (just kidding! werewolf, of course)



i'll let sign-ups go for another day or so...then we'll start the game!!! EXCITEMENT!!!


Through Like Crue

~darchangel~

[Damone]

This sounds pretty fun!
I'll be a werebear!

[sharkstank]

u know i wanna be a vamp

WWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Jess]

Ooh, I've always wanted to be a half-dragon, half-hot(ter) chick!

[Mr. Peanut]

You invited me in the other thread.
I came.

Let me take a few moments to think over who I would like to be...

Well, it's between Human and Vampire.
I will come back in a little bit with my decision.

[darchangel]

all right! we've got a sweet roster!


Tagia- siren
syxx- werepanther
Zed- vampire
countess- lamia
B1rd- werewolf
X- werewolf
Damone- werebear
shark- vampire
Jess- lamia
Penut- vampire or human, depending on which he chooses.


let's get this party started, yo!



Part One: Emmy Speaks
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<it's mid-day, hot and sticky, rather miserable...the undead are chewing on rats outside the gates of Blood city....werecreatures are hiding, as are humans...vamps are sleeping...lamias are eating the undead gathered at the gates and the sirens are luring some of the undead who are feasting on fish at the water's edge...all of you hear the following message issued from Emmy over the loudspeakers of Blood City>:

ATTENTION, ALL CITIZENS OF BLOOD CITY!

Presi-Mayor Alvarez has just ordered that all non-contaminated citizens stay within their residences for the next 72 hours until the creature situation has been dealt with. All contaminated citizens are asked to please leave their homes for execution...if you do not come out for execution, you will be found and exterminated by the task force.

The gates will also now be patroled on the outside by an automated task force, which will be issued from the gates of Blood City at midnight.

Thank You For Your Time...I am Emmy.


<this now means that you all know the gates will be opened at midnight...and that the humans will be confined to their homes...fresh meat. the citizens think the outworld monsters don't understand human speech, so they don't know that you are aware you can get inside the city gates...remember, however, that you have the automated task force to get through should you chance entrance to the city....what will you do???>


Write what each of you wants to do...you can form alliances if you choose (via PM), but i won't be moderating them...you can stab each other in the back at any time.

If you want to try and 'hack' Emmy, you should PM me and phrase your questions to Emmy...depending on what you ask, you will either be unsuccessful or get an answer.


Have Fun, monsters!



Through Like Crue

~darchangel~

[syxxpac]

We can form alliances via PM...but about the other stuff, what we want to do, do we PM you or write it in here?

[darchangel]

Originally posted by syxxpac
We can form alliances via PM...but about the other stuff, what we want to do, do we PM you or write it in here?

once you've figured out what you're doing, write it out here.


then i'll go Emmy style and calculate what happens to you!





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~darchangel~

[syxxpac]

Alright. I'ma try to hack dat muhfucka.

[Damone]

Me too!

[syxxpac]

Okay, so I say what my next move is, right?

If so, I want to sneak into the city at midnight, avoiding those 5 ATUs patrolling for contaminated citizens, and take out the two units guarding the bunker. That way I can disable their base of operations.

[darchangel]

Emmy spoiler (please read esp. syxx)

the 10 patrol ATUs are gathering at the gates and coming out as a group at midnight...that's just where they currently are in the city.

they'll be together when the gates are opened...



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~Emmy~

[syxxpac]

Well.....shit.

[B1rd_Po0p]

I would like to form an alliance with one or more of my fellow werecreatures... PM me if you are interested and we can start to figure out strategies.

[Tagia_Romero]

For now, this lil' Siren would like to set back a little and judge by the phases of the moon and the tides of the ocean. They talk you know. The tides can tell all if you listen to them. I am sure my land-bound sisters are also aware of the cycle of the moon, not to mention the vampires.

[Dead Zed]

Ricus trembled awake. The soil was cold once again, so the sun must have set. He pushed the dirt away from his body(corpse) and rose from the ground. The ragged suit he had stolen from the victim of an undead torn on a root he had been lying on the whole day. He looked around for an evening snack. The area was usually full of stupid undead to drink, but now it was empty.
"There must've been an expedition from the city." he thought and started towards the giant walls of Blood City. "The zombie's are like moth's to a lantern when that happens."
Suddenly, from behind a ridge, a sharp chattering was heard.
"Lamias!" Ricus thought and dropped to the ground. He crawled to the top of the ridge to see better.Two of the horrific creatures were seated on the shore of a water hole, chattering like crazy.
"Did you hear the announcement the humans made before?"
"Yes, and it is about time.. I am tired of the bland-tasting undead,and don't get me started on the vampires.."
Ricus scowled.
"The gates open at midnight, then we can feast!"
Ricus crawled back down the ridge.He was still thirsty but now, it could wait. When he was inside the city he could have all the bloody mary's(humans) he wanted! And he knew just how to get in there...

Sorry about the lengthy post, but I felt a couple of explanations were in order.Anyway, my characters name is Ricus in case you failed to notice and this is his course of action: To get to the gates before midnight and bury himself just as he does during the day until the gate is at its most vulnerable, then emerge and enter... and drink!

[darchangel]

<it's a quarter till ten...you all hear two task force soldiers inside the barrier, talking...

soldier 1: i'm a little worried about them opening this gate tonight...

soldier 2: don't worry! Emmy's only going to leave the door open 45 seconds!

soldier 1: i just don't trust leaving a computer with the ability to open the door...what if Emmy messes up?

soldier 2: stop worrying! she's got a safety feature that only allows the doors to be open for 2 minutes, max!

soldier 1: i'm just afraid something will happen...

soldier 2: well we won't even be here when it happens anyway...all the soldiers have to report to the barrack, remember? the ATUs will be patrolling...we'll be safe.

soldier 1: if you say so...


the soldiers walk away...you can't hear them anymore....

so....Emmy has control to keep the doors open longer eh? interesting...>



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~Emmy~

[Aural Pleasure]

OH GOD!!! I KNOW IT'S LATE BUT PLEASE MY BREASTY HUG PRINCESS LET ME SIGN UP....




please

[darchangel]

you're in, my most aural one


place your bets and tell me what you want to be...




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~darchangel~

[Aural Pleasure]

a siren. you are my hero. I will buy you something happy.

[X-Nightcrawler]

After a long walk, evating units. X stops at the corner of Welchan street, in the corner of Blood City residential area. The house tagged as "RESIDENCE 00012" seems empty. X sniffs the air and slowly makes his way through the lawn and peeks through the window. Empty.

X sighs, looks around at the foggy and dark city. He opens the door and enters. He gasps, his ears shake once.

SOLDIER
Seems empty.

X ducks behind a couch. Two soldiers holding a GPS device and a checklist walk through the hall, both holding firearms.

SOLDIER 2
Can you believe that guy? Infected and fighting for surviva-

He stops cold. X closes his eyes and holds his breath.

SOLDIER
What?

SOLDIER 2
(looking at the beeping GPS)
Got something. Someone's near.
(beat)
Really fucking near.

X changes into crouching position and looks at the window. He'll have to make it.

SOLDIER
What? Whe-

X JUMPS through the window, shattering it and cutting his skin.

SOLDIER
SHOOT!

Both empty their firearms, one shot reaches X's rib, he falls. The soldier runs out of the door but too late, X already let himslef fall down a sewer.

The soldiers stop in front of the wide open darkness of the underground.

SOLDIER 2
Dammit.

SOLDIER
Let him be. He won't survive a second down
there alone.

SOLDIER 2
Was he human?

SOLDIER
Code green. Were.

SOLDIER 2
Poor bastard. Make a report. Let's go down
the street.

Underneat, X lies on the ground, surrounded by dark. He holds the gunshot wound, panting.

X
Shit.

[Tagia_Romero]

Tagia's pointed ears move from under her mane of black and red hair. Human talk from the sounds of it. She looks to her other prominent Siren sister and cocks her head before she twitches her legs slightly before she dives into the water and begins to swim towards Blood City's protective gates. She could pick up a tone of worry in one of the human's voices, more worry than usual. Perhaps there is something going on in the City. Something big.

[B1rd_Po0p]

My character's name will be Lexi. I have teamed up with a fellow were creature. My partner hacked EMI and got info regarding the gate opening. This is our gambit:

The human was terrified, his eyes were wide and his mouth moved wordlessly against the tape that pressed tightly over it. He caught sight of the knife I had unholstered, and his muffled screams grew more frantic. "Hold him still" I snarled at my partner as I pulled the human's bound hands out in front of him. My partner held him still and I drew the blade across his shackled wrists. Blood spurted forth, and we shoved the human forward, forcing him to move. From the shadows, we heard the first forlorn moans of the undead - catching the coppery scent of the fresh blood they began to stir. "Faster, the gates will be opening soon, and we need to get a good pack formed in order for this to work." My partner nodded, keeping his eyes in constant motion, sweeping the horizon for any signs of vampires. If they catch a whiff of the blood, our task becomes that much more difficult.
"There's a crowd gathering, and they're getting hungry" my partner whispered. I looked back and saw them, gaining speed and growing more vocal. "Okay, lets go." The human finally fainted from the blood loss and we had to drag him along as we headed towards the gates. Soon, he was completely still.
The gates were opening! We had to act fast. Welding the blade again I deftly dismembered the now dead human. Throwing the limbs towards the pack of undead - who had grown frenzied and violent - we slipped into the shadows. My partner unholstered his gun, and I did the same. As the gates opened, we unloaded our guns into the emerging group of ATU's. I counted ten. The frenzied mob of undead had already chewed up what was left of the hapless human, and had turned their burning eyes towards the commotion coming from the gate. The ATU's returned fire, but the pack of undead was overwhelming and they kept moving forward.
"Okay, you ready?". My partner nodded fervently. Distracted by the pack of undead who were converging upon them, the ATU's didn't even notice two solitary figures slip through the gates just as they began to close...

[sharkstank]

this sounds fun, lol. although i still dont fully understand all the hacking stuff and enterong of the city yet. what, dont call me a dumbass

for now, i'll take tagias route and lean back for a while. choose my spot....

WWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO

[B1rd_Po0p]

Originally posted by sharkstank
this sounds fun, lol. although i still dont fully understand all the hacking stuff and enterong of the city yet. what, dont call me a dumbass

Hey don't feel bad - I have absolutely no CLUE what I'm doing! (sort of like how I feel in general about life )

[darchangel]

you're all doing very well...


here's who's posted their actions at midnight so far:


X
B1rd and Damone
syxx
Zed

those who still need to formulate their plans for midnight:

Tagia
Aural
sharkstank
countess
Jess
Penut (you also need to decide if you're going to be a human or a vamp)


after a few more people post, i'll post the next part of the story.


the clock is at midnight; the ATUs are exiting the city; a horde of the undead is at the gates, thereby distracting the ATUs....what will you do?


Through Like Crue

~your loving computer~

[syxxpac]

As silent as a ghost, the werepanther known only as Pac glided closer and closer to the gate in the darkness. The horde of undead was relentless and ravenous, the distraction necessary for Pac to make his move.

The ATUs mercilessly begin their slaughter on the zombified denizens of the outworld, carrying out Alvarez's wrath. But not for long, thought Pac, who slips into the city, avoiding the probing eye of the "watchdogs" and keeping to the deep shadows of night. The end is extremely fucking nigh for you, my dear Alvarez...

Just ahead, Pac could see two dark figures crouch-walking stealthily into the city, getting further and further away from the commotion at the gate. He decided to follow them, for he smelled in their blood the same curse that had taken over his very humanity so many moons ago. And besides, better to have backup than to go it alone...

[darchangel]

damn it...double post.

[Dead Zed]

Edit: The alternate universe has collapsed on itself.
Sorry! Misread Darchangel's post!

[Damone]

After sneaking in, Lexi and I take cover behind some brush to survey the area before making our next move.