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riverview: august test drive meme

riverview test drive meme

Welcome to Riverview's test drive meme! Feel free to dip your toes in on the test drive meme to try out your character in the setting, play out a mission, and get samples for your application at the same time!

● There are currently 17 Character Slots available.
● Applications are open and will remain open until such time as there are 30 or more character slots available at one time. Applications will be processed on a first-come-first-served basis. Any applications in excess of available spots will be placed in a queue and processed as drops or activity sweeps happen.
● Providing all parties are amenable, threads on the test drive meme can count as game canon, as the plot in the prompts presented is game canon, and may continue while applicants are waiting on the queue (including spanning multiple TDMs).
● TDM threads do not count for Activity Check, but they do count for Activity Bonus Points, so long as all characters involved are accepted into the game.
● Threading on the TDM is intended for prospective new characters, so top-levels should only be posted by players of these characters. Since the events in the TDM are considered game canon, characters currently in the game are free to use the TDM prompts for logs and posts on the regular communities.

Feel free to use the prompts below or create your own scenario. The setting is built to be flexible, so feel free to make things up as you go.

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prompt i: flock together

After a significant chunk of intense research, both magical and scientific, hindered pretty badly by the fact that scientific and magical researchers are not, in fact, immune to bouts of amnesia themselves, the verdict is in. A cure for the pollen-induced epidemic of amnesia effects has been found in a very unlikely place. Rather than something high-tech or a complex magical spell, the cure is simple herbology - a red leaf on a particular species of tree, ground up with a mortar and pestle, and brewed into tea will completely reverse the effects of the amnesia within 4 hours of ingestion. Of course, the side effects of the tea are a little uncomfortable, and depending on the person they can span a wide range from nausea to fever and chills to a serious 24-hour flu. Some people are lucky enough to get off completely without side effects.

Still, someone's gotta go out into the jungle and gather those leaves, and those people will need a protection detail. The teams of foraging explorers and their protectors are assembled quickly and sent out with the instructions - follow the birds. There are several species of a parrot-like bird that are native to the moon that make their homes in the trees the leaves come from and feed there, and these birds will quickly lead the teams to where they can find the supplies for the necessary cure.

prompt ii: flame on

While the intrepid teams head out into the jungle to gather up the cure, there's plenty of work to be done inside the city. After identifying the particular flower that's been sprouting up around the city and spreading its amnesia-inducing pollen, volunteers from the Perimeter Guard, Fire Department, and Police Department are handing out pictures of the flowers and equipment to destroy them to anyone who's willing to lend a hand.

That equipment? Small, portable flamethrowers capable of incinerating the plants with a single pull of the trigger.

Volunteers are welcome to wander around the city with the flamethrowers and destroy every plant they set their sights on, and while there will be ample supervision and regular patrols by various types of authorities, there might be room for a little foul play if the wrong person gets hold of the gear.

As the day wears on, the first batches of antidote tea will start being handed out, with volunteers carrying around containers of it on their backs and handing out cups to anyone willing to take them. The tea tastes...pretty good, actually! A little sweet with a distinct citrus aftertaste. Nice!

Characters are welcome to volunteer for either of these efforts. For any affected character who did not or could not take the antidote tea, the effects of the pollen will wear off within 12 hours of the flowers being destroyed, which will be in the late evening of August 21st.

prompt iii: white elephant

A day or two after the amnesia ordeal is over, some members of the Perimeter Guard Orientation Support team start putting up flyers and sending out ads over the network and screens around the city for a Stuff Swap at the Perimeter Guard headquarters on August 22nd. Anyone in the city is welcome to bring books, clothes, household goods, jewelry, or any other items that they don't want and to trade them for other items that other characters are willing to give up.

One man's scrap is another man's treasure, after all, and the Orientation team thinks that maybe the act of sharing, give and take, will help new arrivals to integrate more easily with the people who are already in the city. And maybe it will give them a chance to stock up on useful items they didn't arrive with!

prompt iv: plays by the plage

Throughout the last half of August and the first half of September, advertisements are also being spread for an event called Plays by the Plage, featuring both professional and amateur performances of famous plays from all over the multiverse. The performances are free, and anyone who wishes to attend can just bring a blanket and picnic basket and watch the plays. The quality of the performances ranges from intense, beautiful, and moving to horrific and so-bad-it's-good.

Anyone who wants to put on a performance of their own is also more than welcome to set that up, cast it, and act their little hearts out on the big or small stage!

prompt v: friendr/network

Whether your character is posting up a silly word game to distract people from the dangerous mission going on, trying to get hold of a friend, or putting out feelers for people to go out into the fray with, the network is going strong.

Alternately, an offer for a free app is popping up on new arrivals' devices - Friendr is a friend-finder and/or dating app. If characters choose to install it, they will fill out a short bio and parameters for what they're looking for, upload a snap of themselves, and then proceed to browse for matches. This is a typical swipe-left-or-right type app.

Code to post your character's bio is in the textbox below. An example of how it looks can be found here.

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<tr><td style="font-size:70px; vertical-align:middle; text-align:right; padding:0; color:#528887;">«</td> <td style="background-color:#2a2a2a; padding:20px; padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:0; width:308px;"><img src="IMAGE URL - 300px WIDE OR LESS" style="border-radius:20px;"> </td> <td style="font-size:70px; vertical-align:middle; padding:0; color:#528887;">»</td></tr>
<tr><td></td> <td style="background-color:#2a2a2a; font:12px arial; text-align:left; padding:10px;">» Age: your character's age
» Seeking: friendship/romantic/anything
» Preferences: sexual preference or n/a
» Interests: three interests
» Bio: 30 words or less
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Friendr base code is by photosynthesis.
The code in the textbox is for the default color scheme, but the Friendr app has a wide variety of themes, so feel free to customize with colors and patterns as you see fit, but do not remove the credit line out of respect for the creator of the code.

prompt vi: wildcard/recovery

Use the wildcard prompt to choose your own adventure and do whatever else you like in the setting!

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[parrots in the jungle image is signed]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[ i. birds of a feather. ]

[ Even if Obi-Wan is still reeling from the changes, he has never been one to sit still. For once he's not wearing his trademark robes, putting it away in a safe place as he steps over roots gingerly. The forest hums around him, the Force tugging at his senses, but it's not enough to guide him to where he needs to go. With a quirk to his lips, Obi-Wan holds out his hand and gives a tug, calling out to any birds that may be nearby. One bright red bird swoops down to land on his arm, crooning quietly. Obi-Wan resists the urge to grin widely. If Anakin was here, he probably would have found it harder to control himself. ]

Well now, my fine feathered friend. Think you can help me out?

[ iii. jedi do not want ]

[ A Stuff Swap. The idea was . . . charming, actually, which is the only reason Obi-Wan bothers showing up. He has nothing to exchange after all. Jedi do not hold onto material items. All he needs is his saber. Everything else is immaterial. Though, he amends dryly, he does miss having the Temple's resources at hand. He's slept in terrible places during the war but he dislikes having to do it unless it's absolutely necessary.

With one hand casually resting over his lightsaber hilt, he casually peruses stall to stall. He does pause at someone selling away toy starship models, a faint smile playing on his lips. But he moves on all the same. ]

[ v. network ]

What do you believe in, when all else fails you?

[ wildcard! ]

[Misty has only just arrived herself, but even though she's unfamiliar with the place, she is ready and willing to help however she can. Fortunately, she has more than enough experience being out in the wild and has a particular fondness for birds, so she too is tracking the parrots. All of that falls by the wayside, however, when she hears a familiar and beloved voice talking to the birds.]

Obi-Wan?

[Her face absolutely lights up. Without hesitation, she rushes over to wrap him up in a big, excited hug. Clearly, she knows him well.]

[ Obi-Wan freezes, caught off guard by the sudden affectionate contact. His hands carefully grasp her shoulders, trying to peel her away without being rude. She clearly knew him — knew his name. But he had no memory of her and that never bodes well. ]

I'm afraid you have me at a disadvantage.

[She's too surprised to resist as he gently pushes her away. He's never been particularly good at returning physical affection, like he never quite believes it's happening, but she didn't expect him to react like this. She looks up at him in bewildered disappointment.]

Wh... I don't understand.

[She searches his race for any sign of recognition.]

Don't you remember... It's... Misty? I'm Misty.

Obi-Wan Kenobi | Star Wars

i, of course because it's Misty

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network... shrugs

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v | un: miin

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Option I

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