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[I, Writer]

The Zaibatsu has sent you to a [RANDOM PLACE] to see how you build on your own, with no help. You will be cut off from Zaibatsu support for the duration of this test. The details of this test are shrouded in mystery. All you know is, you are to remain as self-sufficient as possible during it. It is Week 00 of your journey. You find yourself in ...

> New York
> Verdant City
> Carter City
> Chevy Chase

Waking up, you grab some simple clothes like the stoic you are and get to work on handling your business. What do you do first?

> Job hunt
> Develop skills (pick 3)
> Bay12 decides

[HugeNerdAndProudOfIt]

New York.

Bay 12. (Duh)

[I, Writer]

New York.

Bay 12. (Duh)

Sorry! That should've read "Bay12 decides" as in, you lovely lads pick something.

[crazyabe]

PTW

[I, Writer]

Will let it rock after the first two.

[HugeNerdAndProudOfIt]

New York.

Bay 12. (Duh)

Sorry! That should've read "Bay12 decides" as in, you lovely lads pick something.

sorry i misinterpreted that!

develop skills. learning, studying, and training.

[I, Writer]

WEEK 00

DEVELOP SKILLS
You get started with trying to build a set of skills, however, you can't seem to grasp any specific skills you were interested in acquiring.

LEARN/STUDY
Collecting some book smarts doesn't go any better at all. Your mind wandered off for the entire week, and the books you didn't put back are now very thick paperweights.

TRAIN
Fortunately, your physical conditioning goes well! You manage to keep a regimen for the entire week, and can feel the burn of hard work and (potential) pay off!

> Choose a martial arts style!

Spoiler: Skills/Improvements (click to show/hide)

An exercise regimen. Automatically performed weekly.
Athleticism - Basic
Martial Art [Zui Quan/Drunken Fist] - Basic

[HugeNerdAndProudOfIt]

> Choose a martial arts style!

Zui Quan

[crazyabe]

Choose a martial arts style
>Drunken fist

[HugeNerdAndProudOfIt]

Choose a martial arts style
>Drunken fist

zui Quan is the general term for martial arts that emulate a drunk.

[I, Writer]

You manage to learn Zui Quan, which you refer to colloquially as 'Drunken Fist'. It is an art built on the foundation of fluidity and momentum, attacking from odd angles. Moving like a drunkard, you dip your enemies into a pool of confusion before reversing their own momentum against them. Your level of competency in this art is BASIC. Your end of the week review score is D-. You still have much to learn. How will you go into Week 01?

> Develop more skills? (Choose 3!)
> Develop a specific skill? (Cannot develop more skills for the entire week!)
> Bay12 decides.

Spoiler: Skills/Improvements (click to show/hide)

An exercise regimen. Automatically performed weekly.
Athleticism - BASIC
Martial Art [Zui Quan/Drunken Fist] - BASIC

[HugeNerdAndProudOfIt]

> Review the Help wanted section and try to find a job.

[I, Writer]

WEEK 01

You, for some reason, spend the entire week searching for jobs. Unfortunately, you find none. Either no positions were posted, they were filled, or you didn't meet the prerequisites.

> Attempt another job search (perhaps using a different method).
> Develop a new skill.
> Fine tune a currently-existing skill.
> Bay12 decides.

Spoiler: Skills/Improvements (click to show/hide)

An exercise regimen. Automatically performed weekly.
Athleticism - BASIC
Martial Art [Zui Quan/Drunken Fist] - BASIC

[TCM]

> We will continue to hone our skills, network with individuals in the area and possibly even find employment. To do all this simultaneously, we will seek out a local athletics association and join it, preferably one that specializes in the martial arts.

[I, Writer]

WEEK 02

SKILL HONING
The week goes by quickly. Practising Drunken Fist, you break through another sublayer of competency. Perhaps a greater understanding of the art will manifest as a result continued training.

SEEKING A SCHOOL
Deciding to roll your other decisions into one, you decide to search for a martial arts school. The logic is simple: further develop your skill in the arts, while finding employment and networking with others. Choosing to go about searching the social way (and not the techy way), word of mouth gets around to you, and you're told of two schools that are quite versed in the arts. They are ...

School of Zetsuan - Beginning as a small subschool in the World Martial Arts Association, Zetsuan was soon blacklisted by the Fist Assembly for their misuse of Qi, a life force that exists in all living things. Their signature style is the Zetsuei, or 'Zeta Fist Style'. Using Qi, they forge their bodies into powerful weapons, and push the boundaries of the human condition by way of transformations, with each new form representing a 'layer' of evolution.

Toshi Fuhai - The School of the Lotus Day Fuhai, founded by Sifu Toshi, dates all the way back to China during the Warring States period. Or so Toshi himself claims. His students are taught the ways of Chakratic Manipulation. In other words, how to control Chakra, another life force that exists within us, which manifests in combat as specific moves or 'techniques'.

To which of these schools will you apply? And in what manner? Charismatic? Diplomatic? Aggressive? Motivated?


> Develop a new skill.
> Fine tune a currently-existing skill.
> Bay12 decides (choose three actions for the week).

Spoiler: Skills/Improvements (click to show/hide)

An exercise regimen. Automatically performed weekly.
Athleticism - BASIC
Martial Art [Zui Quan/Drunken Fist] - BASIC