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purgeooc2017-04-27 01:56 pm
foundingfathers) wrote in purgeooc2017-04-27 01:56 pm
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test drive meme #001
Waking up in the warehouse is extremely uncomfortable. It’s warm, stifling even, and as you open your eyes, you realize two things: you’re somehow standing and you’re not alone. The room is filled with people grouped at its center, and like you, they are blinking into consciousness and wearing similar expressions of confusion and distress. To the left and right there are closed doors, a man and woman at both; their clothing and demeanour are widely different. The left is clearly upper class while the right is lower class. At the top of the room is a stage adorned in red, white, and blue banners with NFFA in block letters so large that it’s visible from the very back. What is the NFFA, you ask? Within minutes, a man that gives off a ‘Republican senator’ vibe steps up to the podium and begins to speak. Blessed be our New Founding Fathers for letting us Purge and cleanse our souls. Blessed be America, a nation reborn. Hello and welcome to the city. After fifteen successful purges, we are at a standstill. The New Founding Fathers have found a way to bring you here to promote a higher response in participation. Annually, for one night, any and all crime is legal, including murder. Everyone has the right to purge, and in doing so, you become the best you that you can be. During peace times, crime is lower than five percent and United States citizens know true harmony. Once he steps down, a woman takes his place and explains further, though in a less formal fashion. Everyone must choose. Pro-purge is anyone that will be actively participating - this means murder, specifically, though all other crimes are still allowed. There will be consequences for anyone who chooses the pro side and then doesn’t purge properly. Anyone who is in full support of the purge and completes three successful purges may go home. Those who choose the anti-purge side, anyone that doesn’t want to kill or believe in the NFFA’s right to purge, are not given this same incentive. All are given time to think it out. They can speak to one another for as long as they need. Any unrest will be not be tolerated. After everyone has chosen, the anti-purge side exit and are picked up in old buses and vans to be taken to old apartment buildings with basic necessities; there is no reception but are told exactly how it is by veteran Purge survivors. They must get a job and earn money to protect themselves during The Purge that cycles every two months. Those who choose the pro-purge side are chauffeured in limousines to fancy hotels with even nicer accommodations and are welcomed with an extravagant party as well as motivation to purge: you have to purge. |
Throughout the year - and especially now that there is a two month period of peace and preparation - all citizens are allowed to advertise their needs as is sanctioned by the United States Government by any means; Craigslist, Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, newspapers, the big screens in Times Square, etc. These advertisements may come in many forms, such as a person looking to pay another (with very specific appearance and background) to allow them to purge them. Payments are legal and binding. The purger might request that they kill, torture, and other various acts—all is legal on Purge Night. Advertisements may be as simple as looking for a partner to purge with or someone to help fortify a house or vehicle. There is no limit to what advertisements may be made. It is the right of every citizen. Blessed be America, a nation reborn. |
Arrival
Less. Funny how doing that wasn't enough to keep a person safe.
He'd never been a supporter of the Purge. Not until he'd lost his boy to a drunk who'd gotten off by a technicality. Then he'd had a reason to stock up and go out, to 'cleanse his soul' because he was a broken man with no idea which direction would let him get any sleep at night. But a mouthy pain in the ass and her mom had gotten to him, helping him to realign his views, digging in deep and changing him.
A mouthy pain the ass whose voice he just heard. Two fucking feet away in the middle of the hell version of real life - purging every three months instead of once a year - and every nerve in his body lights up. Sure, he's attached and protective and about to cause problems for anybody that messes with her. He crosses the space and puts a hand on her shoulder, interrupting her conversation, turning her around.]
Cali.
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Leo.
[His name is whispered, not wanting anyone else to hear it in case they could use it against him later. Surprise was written on her face, but she was quick to smile. Things didn't feel as terrifying and overwhelming with him here. Whoever she had been talking to was forgotten now, and she grabbed hold of his wrist so she could walk him over to stand alone.
She didn't want anyone else listening in on their conversation.]
What are we going to do? We've got to pick something, I don't think they'll let us walk out of here alive if we don't.
[And just like that, she easily places herself in his care again. She's a pain in his ass that never stops being a pain, apparently.]
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We're gonna talk. That's what they want us to do.
[Allotted time to make a choice. To form tentative relationships with strangers that can't be trusted.]
To each other and at least one other person. Remain neutral. Ask questions and try not to answer them. The less enemies we leave here with the better.
[As to which side, that's a lot more complicated. If he knew the area better, this particular set of the NFFA maybe they could go pro until they got what they needed and then get out of here, but if that didn't work and they attempted to defect, that might put a red dot in the center of their foreheads. Both sides weren't ideal but he knows himself - there's only one choice that he can commit to.]
Then we'll go right.
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At least he states the obvious and makes her glance up at him with a look.]
Obviously. If you tried dragging me to the left, I'd kick your ass here in front of everyone.
[She means it with as much affection as she possibly can while she's trying to play it cool on the outside and look like she's remaining neutral. Her problem is that she asks too many questions and can be a mouthy brat, but she's trying really hard here not to make any enemies. Now that she knows she's got to make sure he stays alive too, she'll be less inclined to try starting a scene.]
But after that, when they bus us to wherever we're supposed to stay. I don't know what to do.
[She hesitates, because she really isn't sure what she's asking here. She's lived with her grandfather and her mother in that small apartment her entire life. This is the first time she's ever been entirely on her own, and she's not about to assume that Leo will end up close by her or even in the same area.]
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We'll stick together.
[It's what Leo wants and he's got a feeling she might want the same thing. He can keep an eye on her that way, make sure nobody gets any ideas about hurting her. Besides, they haven't known each other long but she's all he knows here. He'd like the familiar company.]
Get two rooms beside each other. [He frowns.] Make them put us close.
[After that, they'd have to play it by ear. Find weapons and a way to protect themselves. Try to suss out who they can trust, if anyone.]
This might all be different, but do you think everything outside these doors is the same as back home?
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No. It might look the same, but there's no way that it'll be the same.
[Someone walking past bumps against her, and Cali is bounced forward to bump against Leo in return. Shooting a glare in the direction of the stranger, she rolls her eyes.]
But I guess some things are the same no matter where we are. It's why you're helping me find a gun as soon as I can afford one.
[It's hard not to feel that people like her are invisible. Leo sees her, sure, he spotted her easily out of the whole crowd. But they know one another, and he knows enough about where she comes from thanks to how he saved her during the Purge night they met. He doesn't come from the same world as she does, but that doesn't mean that he doesn't get it. So she casts him a wry look, shrugging.]