SO YOU WANT TO GO OUTSIDE THE FENCE? Good. We need folks like you, willing to stick your neck out and brave the great unknown. Go where no man has gone before — at least, not in a thousand years.
The trouble is, as badly as you want out those gates, we want just as badly to make sure you stay alive to see tomorrow... So we're going to need you to pass a few tests first. Really simple stuff, y'know? We just need to make sure you aren't going to march right outside that fence and get yourself up and torn apart, or at least to do everything in our power to minimize that possibility.
Look, we're not unreasonable. It's aberration hell out there on your average weekday, but if you can at the absolute least show enough combat prowess of any kind to take one abbie down head-to-head or two from a distance, we'll pass you on this one... just don't make us regret it.
This can be tested in any number of ways, whether it's target practice (with moving targets, of course), sparring with someone we've already cleared, or even a one-on-one death-match with an abbie itself... in a safe and controlled environment, obviously. If you choose the death-match, we'll be standing by to put 'er down if it seems like the abbie's slapping you around too badly.
Please, don't make us save your ass. It's just plain embarrassing.
Trust us when we say that there are absolutely going to be times where no amount of fight is going to cut it. You need to be able to escape from danger in some shape or form. If you're planning on running, you need to clock out at 10 miles per hour or above on rough terrain. The latest science says that's about average, so it shouldn't be too hard. If you can't quite make it happen but you think you're hard to catch regardless, we'll let you try and argue your case. Once.
On top of that, we'll run you through an obstacle course in which you have to make good time on half of our 8 obstacles. Right now we've got rock climbing in both vertical and horizontal flavors, dark, narrow tubes to shimmy through and other tight squeezes, some balance beams, some monkey bars, a log hop, and last but not least, your traditional tire run. How long you'll have to finish depends on which obstacles you choose. Don't worry, we'll let you know what kind of time you're aiming for before you start.
If you can pass one of the tests — that is, if you can fight or flee — then you're in luck. You can join an expedition without proper clearance if at least one (1) individual with clearance escorts you personally.
If you can't pass either test... God, you really shouldn't be out there, but we (grudgingly) recognize that sometimes the right person for a job might not be the right person to try and survive in the great abbie-infested yonder. In this case, you'll need two (2) escorts with clearance willing to cover your ass through whatever dangers you might run into.
It's pretty simple, really. We'll just need them to sign off on a few forms to confirm that they're taking full responsibility for any death, dismemberment, or lesser bodily harm that may befall you once you're outside.
THINK YOU'RE READY?
Fill out the following form for each character intending to venture outside the fence. If your character doesn't quite fit the criteria, you're welcome to make a case for them regardless. ( For example, a character who can't run fast enough but who immediately electrocutes anything that touches him would be able to pass the 'flee' test on that principle. )
Can they fight?: Guns- If anyone actually deigns to give him a gun to test with, Alex will quickly prove himself to be a rather deft shot. He has an odd habit of shooting the instant a target becomes visible to him, but he clocks in at just under 80% for hitting the bullseye regardless of this fact.
Sparring- Highly experienced in fighting people larger than him, with a black belt in karate.
Death-match- Somehow I doubt anyone would approve this particular method of testing for a literal kid but maybe that's just me. In any case he has canonically survived in the ring with an angry bull for more than 10 minutes, and he wasn't even trying to hurt that bull, so...
Can they flee?: Running- he's a physically active teen who used to regularly play soccer, the sport with the most demand for constant running so yeah, he's fine here.
Obstacle Course- It's almost laughable how easy this thing proves for Alex when he runs through them, considering this was a huge focus of the little training he did with the SAS back when he was 14. Basically, if you combined all 8 obstacles together into one long course, Alex can complete it in roughly 17 minutes, only 5 minutes slower than a trained SAS soldier. He might even be faster now, that was a whole year ago...
Anything else to note?: If his age gives enough people concern despite his testing, he just wordlessly pulls out the slightly crumpled paperwork he stole from the hospital therapists' office into the face of the nearest person and tell them flatly "get better security".
Fortunately for their dignity, his age actually isn't a concern. They recognize that a child or teen trained in survival skills is infinitely more likely to survive out there than your average bumbling adult.
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officialnotice) wrote2017-06-15 02:18 am
EXPEDITION CLEARANCE
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Can they fight?: Guns- If anyone actually deigns to give him a gun to test with, Alex will quickly prove himself to be a rather deft shot. He has an odd habit of shooting the instant a target becomes visible to him, but he clocks in at just under 80% for hitting the bullseye regardless of this fact.
Sparring- Highly experienced in fighting people larger than him, with a black belt in karate.
Death-match- Somehow I doubt anyone would approve this particular method of testing for a literal kid but maybe that's just me. In any case he has canonically survived in the ring with an angry bull for more than 10 minutes, and he wasn't even trying to hurt that bull, so...
Can they flee?: Running- he's a physically active teen who used to regularly play soccer, the sport with the most demand for constant running so yeah, he's fine here.
Obstacle Course- It's almost laughable how easy this thing proves for Alex when he runs through them, considering this was a huge focus of the little training he did with the SAS back when he was 14. Basically, if you combined all 8 obstacles together into one long course, Alex can complete it in roughly 17 minutes, only 5 minutes slower than a trained SAS soldier. He might even be faster now, that was a whole year ago...
Anything else to note?: If his age gives enough people concern despite his testing, he just wordlessly pulls out the slightly crumpled paperwork he stole from the hospital therapists' office into the face of the nearest person and tell them flatly "get better security".
CLEARED!
Alex has been cleared for action!