PLOT:
14 Years after the world’s natural resources are all but extinguished, and war has broken out over what materials and fertile land remains, the world has been plunged into nuclear armageddon.
The world is nothing but dust-covered ruins, fallout and ruined buildings comprising the landscape. Few life forms have been left alive; the explosions that destroyed the world sparing only the few that were lucky enough to escape into underground bunkers or well protected caves.
You, and a couple dozen others, are members of a large, abandoned military bunker, known colloquially by its inhabitants as “Eden.” It has most of the modern amenities that any post-apocalypse bastion of life would need; hydroponic farms, water filters, solar generators, and as luck would have it, a couple weapons.
After the first few ponies from Eden decided to try trekking into the ruins to scout for any signs of life, they were met with… less than preferable faces.
Mutated organisms roam the ruins in packs, hunting down the last things that haven’t been horribly mutated by the radiation. The ponies of Eden were able to fight them off for a little while, but soon, ammunition was running low, farms were becoming less reliable, and mutant creatures began hunting nearer and nearer to Eden’s entrance.
That’s where you come in.
The people of Eden have come to an agreement that as long as there is little ammunition, there is little hope in fighting off mutants. So, the group decided that the best option would be to send out the fastest, most intelligent, and those best trained in melee combat to go out into the ruins, sidestepping the mutants, gathering ammunition to fight them, and also gathering other important supplies, such as canned goods, non-radioactive books, tools, and other necessities.
You have been selected to become a runner, with a squad of five other ponies. You may be scared, you may be excited, or you may not even care.
But what none of the new Runners know is the new danger that is rising, and what they are about to uncover…
----
((BELOW THE LINE IS WHERE THE RP BEGINS. PLEASE KEEP OOC IN DOUBLE PARENTHESIS.
The RP will start in Eden, on the day of the selection of Runners.
If you want to join, fill out an application in the application thread and post it there.))
The low hum of the electric ceiling fixtures coming to life slowly woke Doc, who was sleeping peacefully in his room with three other ponies. He didn't know them that well, but that didn't matter much to him, as the bunks here were far more comfortable and safer than anything outside of Eden. Despite the fact that he would probably never see the outside world again, and he would see the same grey steel walls for the rest of his life, he was glad to live out his life without the constant threats of the outside world.
"Rise and shine, ladies and gents. We're about to tell who made the first Runner squad." A mare with short-cropped hair spoke, turning on the lights in the room before leaving to the main hall.
Doc groaned. If there was one thing he missed from the old world, it was a full night's sleep. Now, ponies were woken earlier, as there were many things to take care of in the bunker. Crops, repairs, refueling generators, and of course; today, at least, the choosing of Runners.
Doc didn't know much about the choosing, neither did anypony else in the bunker, except that it was decided that ponies who used to be military strategists and generals would gather and choose the first squad from the most intelligent, strong, and fast of the ponies of Eden. Doc had a bad feeling that he would be picked, but if staying in Eden meant going to the wastelands every day to grab a few cans of spinach, it was fine by him. He readjusted his patchwork lab coat, placing on his glasses and rising from the bed, grunting when a flash of pain hit his back from getting up too fast.
"You heard the mare, we should be prompt." He said, waiting for his fellow bunk-mates.
((I suppose the other characters can either be in their own bunks or in Doc's. Hope you all enjoy the RP
))



