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quaranmeme2017-09-21 08:26 pm
riverview: september test drive meme
riverview test drive memeWelcome 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 40 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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With the fall months starting to set in, the leaves changing color, and the pumpkin spice lattés freshly unleashed into the Quarantine, many minds in the city (or at least the ones who've been around for over a year) are turning to the fall mushroom harvest.
Every year, several of the Quarantine's fanciest boutique restaurants are competing to make the most original new recipes with classic favorite mushroom varieties harvested fresh from the jungle. These glowing little shrooms are a rare once-a-year delicacy that half the Quarantine is totally bonkers for, and a restaurant can turn a really serious profit from capitalizing on those cravings. Of course, that means that they need to source the mushrooms from the jungle, which is much easier said than done, considering the fact that the monsters out there like the delicate fungal flavor just as much as the people in the city. So, restauranteurs around the Quarantine are putting up signs and advertisements everywhere from billboards to just after the credits of your favorite trashy reality TV show.
The monetary rewards for returning with a fruitful fungal harvest are extremely high, so if you're looking to feather your nest egg a bit and are willing to do a bit of exploring and brave some beasties, head out into the jungle in search of bounty.
The restaurant business isn't the only business that's interested in providing a chunk of change for some mushrooms from the jungle - there's also a less reputable trade in the type of mushrooms that don't end up in risotto. While the advertising is more covert, it's not much less obvious, particularly since the glowing mushrooms aren't exactly contraband and occupy a grey area, legally. In fact, if you're curious, you can pick them up at most of the outdoor markets around the city.
And what is it the mushrooms do? Well, in a way that's quite common when mushrooms are involved, things get a little trippy. Depending on the type of mushroom a character tries, there could be a wide variety of effects, most of which center around size changes and hallucinations or weird dreams. Whether it's all in a character's head, or they're actually changing size depends on the type of mushroom they ingest. Welcome to Wonderland!
NOTE: The mushrooms can have physical effects to change a character's size from however tiny you would like to go, up to a maximum of 15 feet tall, or they can have whatever sort of hallucinogenic or dream effects you choose, including dream sharing between characters who eat the mushrooms together. Be sure to warn in the subject line if you use this prompt in a way that resembles drug use. All effects wear off in a maximum of 24 hours.
Every year on the last full weekend of September (the 22nd until the 24th this year) there is a special event called Tavernfest. A mash-up of Oktoberfest and a renaissance faire, Tavernfest is a tradition celebrating and promoting various local breweries in the Quarantine, along with food that pairs well with their beers, in a setting that hearkens back to historical periods. Costumes are encouraged, and everything about the fair is rustic and simple, from the cooking methods to how the brews are served to the various fair games and attractions.
Considering the nature of the Quarantine, though, 'historical' can mean a lot of different things, so expect to see people dressed in a wide variety of historical costumes from their own worlds and planets. The sharing of culture is encouraged at Tavernfest just as much as it is everywhere else in the Quarantine, so attendees are highly encouraged to wear the historical garb of their own worlds and talk about what it means to them!
NOTE: Riverview's legal drinking age is 14+.
This one's pretty simple - this is the month where autumn is really starting to kick in, and autumn on this moon means lots of rain showers. In fact, the rain can be so prevalent that there's a long-standing trend of people in the Quarantine using umbrellas like fashion accessories. They can get quite fancy, matching them to their outfits or carrying umbrellas that are adorned with decorations ranging from cute to high-fashion to bedazzled.
The one difference between umbrellas and regular fashion accessories? Umbrellas are meant to be shared! Riverview Quarantine has a culture of sharing, and that's never more apparent than in the chilly autumn and winter months when the rain is falling and everything's damp and miserable. So whether your character is out and about sporting a fancy umbrella with room for one more, or if they forgot theirs and are looking for a generous stranger willing to spare some shelter, hopefully the culture of caring will prevail!
Whether your character is posting up a silly word game, 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.
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.
Use the wildcard prompt to choose your own adventure and do whatever else you like in the setting!
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You're here! I knew you had to be, there's no way I'd be here without the young master.
Ah, but what are we doing here? Is there something we're supposed to look into? Or is it a vacation?
[But then where were the others, and why hadn't they brought more stuff?]
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That's not entirely true. [Though he does wonder what would have made the portal latch onto Finny of all people.]
We're supposed to be living here now. The portal only brings people who need a new home or feel displaced.
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[Was he not happy at home? Did they mess up too much and he wanted to get rid of them? Oh no what if it was about that!]
You don't to live around us anymore?
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[Oh Finny, no, don't make him feel things. He's still getting used to letting himself feel things and have friends. He has to think quickly, not wanting to explain what he'd left.]
That's what we're told, I can't really speak for the accuracy of the claim. [Nailed it.]
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[Nope it still hasn't sunk in yet that they can't just leave and go home on a train or something like that.]
But what are you wearing?
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[He won't mention the circumstances and he isn't quite prepared to explain how difficult it would be to get home. Not in the rain and the cold.]
You'll find that clothes we're accustomed to are a bit more difficult to get here unless you're willing to have them custom tailored. Or purchase a costume.
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[Still they did look pretty comfortable, and they looked like they were pretty durable too. Really Finnian wasn't seeing much of a difference between back home and here, it was no stranger than when they had traveled to Germany or a few other places they had gone to vacation on. But as long as Ciel was here, Finny didn't have to worry, he wouldn't worry.]
Ah, but if Undertaker is here does that mean Mr. Sebastian is back there getting everything ready?
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Sebastian... is home still. I haven't seen him show up yet anyway. [He hasn't felt his contract spring to life in the past few months.] I doubt very much he has any reasoning that would bring him here except to ensure my well-being. And since Undertaker has been doing that, he wouldn't need to.
I'm more curious about you. I was under the impression you were happy.
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[Did he get tricked by the fake one too? At being asked about his happiness though Finny smiled and clasped his hands carefully around Ciel's hands.]
I am happy. There's no where I would rather be than with the young master, no matter where that is.
[The problem was that it needed to be the Ciel that he knew and some imposter that just walked in and tried to take everything from them. He didn't want to be in a place with that fake if the real Ciel had to give everything up.]
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With- then my absence has been noted? [Of course it has, why wouldn't it have? But then, he has no idea about the science of this world. He's still adjusting to having something he can carry about in case of an asthma attack.]
You're here now, at least.
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[Well he had been gone on a case and then there was the pretender, and Tanaka had went along with it so the rest of them did too. But he still doesn't realize just how long that absence was for Ciel. Otherwise he'd probably have freaked out and something would be broken. Instead he simply nods and smiles.]
Yes! Ah, but why am I here again?
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I suppose a part of you wanted to leave, just as it was with me.
[But he doesn't want to get into the topic of his brother. Not at the moment and not in the rain.] Why don't you come with me. I was just heading to Funtom to grab some paperwork before heading back to my apartment. I'm sure it will be more comfortable talking there.
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[Wow, so the young master even had shops somewhere like this, they really were going up everytwhere. It was amazing just how many toys and sweets and everything they made, they even had a concert hall now too. Following along Finnian made sure to not get too close to Ciel as to drip on him or accidentally bump into him, but at the same time he was glad to be out of the rain too.]
I wonder if the others will show up.
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[Ciel wasn't holding his breath, Finny was the one who was most dedicated to the young master. It would be nice to see them all again, even if it wasn't as part of his household staff. No, never again.]
It's hard to say. Nobody can control or predict the portal. [He is curious though...]
Finny. What happened, just before you got here?
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[Wait that wasn't quite right. Still Finnian continued staying under the umbrella to keep from getting any wetter.]
At least everyone thought it was the young master, until your and Mr. Sebastian really did return. It was all really confusing and Mr. Tanaka was saying horrible things.
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[He doesn't let his steps falter, but that means Finny knows the truth as well. As yet he was here, and loyal. He'd basically been told to expect as much by Undertaker but it's still surprising.
He's been making an effort to be honest here.]
Tanaka... wasn't lying, Finny. I have a twin brother.
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[Finnian wouldn't be convinced otherwise.]
You're not a spare or anything like that.
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No. No, you're right. Undertaker actually reminds me of that from time to time. [He leans against a counter with a display of Halloween wrapped candies.] Thankfully, it doesn't matter here.