![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
riverviewmod) wrote in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
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.
information resources
premise ● arrival ● setting ● ask a question ● calendar ● navigation
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!
TavernFEEEEEST
He laughs]
Right? I mean, it's not Chibita's oden, but what're ya gonna do? We gotta live it up now that you're here! We're celebratin'! [HICCUP]
no subject
Right? Right? We have to make the most of it! AHAHA!
[ He clinks their beer mugs together and foam sloshes over the lip. ]
Oshomatsu-niisan, is it always like this here?
no subject
Ah, you mean with the free food? Mmm, well, they seem to celebrate a lot of holidays, an' they always are, like, a week long. Last month, they were celebrating romance. That was fun. [SARCASM]
no subject
[ He looks to Osomatsu, genuinely curious if his chances are any better here than back in their so-called reality. ]
...Did you get a date, niisan?
no subject
...Well, your niichan got a kiss, actually.
1.2
[ Long, blank staring from your little brother. Just. Wait for him to catch up with that mentally. ]
2.2
a pat on the back from Totoko-chan. He was smitten! He thanked his lucky stars! How foolish he's been, how short-sighted!
Choromatsu looks morosely (and drunkenly) into his mug and then bursts out into a frustrated whine. ]
Aaah! This is just my stupid luck! I want a kiss too~
no subject
Fortunately for him, Osomatsu is not a girl. He doesn't usually care for whiners either, but seeing his little brothers so needy is just cute! He pats Choromatsu's back. There, there, buddy]
Hey, c'mon! It might happen in Riverview. People are lonely and desperate here, an' there aren't many of us. Karamatsu's makin' all sorts of contacts. [he says that with... a bit of envy just bubbling underneath the surface, but it probably doesn't show] I'm sure you'll find someone to hold your hand soon enough.
no subject
Karamatsu-niisan? Making contacts?!
[ Choromatsu nearly wails. ]
Why haven't I arrived sooner?!!
no subject
1.2
no subject
Niisan... you know what this means, right?
no subject
Uhh... That we need to kill Karamatsu and steal his face so that we can get friends?
[you already have Karamatsu's face... it's your face]
no subject
Heeeh? Murder is so much? Wearing our brother's face is pretty messed up... not to mention unnecessary since we already look alike?
...Let's just make him hook us up with dates instead.
no subject
Oh, hey. You think he'd be good at finding dates for us?
no subject
Yeah! Just look for the person he thinks finds him attractive, and then hit on the girl next to them.
[ That's his tactic, he just assumes Karamatsu's radar is just that much off the mark... ]
no subject
...but then again, so are Osomatsu's]
Heeeh. That's a good idea! [hiccups and throws an arm around Choromatsu's shoulders] You're so smart, sometimes, Choromatsu!
BUSTS IN
That's okay. It's fine.
He sets his glass of alcohol down. Not rough, but not gentle either. Enough to make a clank sound. ]
—T'heh. It seems as though I am drinking so quietly.. so stealth.. that I am unnoticed. Ah, but that is alright.. it just makes me more mysterious of a person!
[ who is he talking to... what's with that look on his face? ]
HELLO
He's also so deep in his cups that he completely misses the 'sometimes' and laughs alongside him, tickled pink. ]
Ahahahah! It's a good thing I showed up when I did!
[ Look at them having such a good time together! They're also totally ignoring the annoying noise butting in on their good time! Who cares about that guy, amirite? ]
So, can I see who you kissed, niisan? Was she cute?
no subject
SO HE TURNS TO KARAMATSU]
Hey, hey, HEYHEYHEY! [right in Karamatsu's ear, while still clinging to Choromatsu. HE LOVES THIS] You can do that, right? Find us hot dates?
no subject
But now.. it was Choromatsu getting ignored? If Karamatsu was more in-tune with the atmosphere, maybe he would take the opportunity to nudge at Osomatsu and embarrass him. After all, Osomatsu gives them all so much shit all the time.
He straightens his posture, his signature smug expression appearing. ]
Ah, you want help finding love from a master like me, is that it? Hmph. You shouldn't have to beg for such a thing-- I have favor in both of you if you want advice.
[ oh god .. ]
no subject
But he goes with it. He's too drunk not to? If he was sober, he would have involved him... probably. Cautiously. Drunk? He's way more volatile... just not at this very moment. He beams back at him and reaches out towards him, beckoning him with a sloppy wave of his hand.
Over here, over here. ]
Karamatsu! Come on, come here! Tell your older brother all about the adventures you've been having without him!
[ He's not talking about himself. ]
Hey, do you know anyone nice you can introduce me to?
no subject
Yeah, introduce Fappynski to that Diva chick! She seems to be right up his alley.
no subject
Ah, sweet D.va-chan, a divine goddess from heaven. Cute, heroic.. a passionate flower with unseen thorns.
I'm sorry, Choromatsu. But I've already stolen her heart. She's a Karamatsu Girl now-- she cannot even speak to me because of how sexy I am.
[ no she.. just stops talking to you when you get weird. ]
You do not have a chance, my brother. I'm sorry.
1.2
Who's Fappynski?!?
[ Which is totally drowned out by Karamatsu's speech. ]
2.2
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
1.2
2.2
(no subject)
(no subject)
2/2
(no subject)
(no subject)
idk man I'm bored and felt like playing a NEET