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quaranmeme2017-11-20 06:55 pm
riverview: november 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 22 Character Slots available.
● Reserves are Open. Applications will be open from December 1st until December 7th.
● 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.
● 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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After the reawakening of a hydroelectric power relay station in the Abandoned City last month, due to the power surges sent through it by a resident, there have been multiple scouting parties out to the station to try to get it permanently up and running. Getting this set up would really help with making the power grid more stable and would be a solid first step toward expanding the size of the livable city. The only problem? The path along the transit spur is still not properly secured, and any trip out to the station is liable to draw animal attacks from the surrounding overgrown buildings.
Each team that has headed out to help get the station up and running has had ample bodyguards and fighters to protect the techs, but those kinds of expeditions aren't exactly sustainable. This month's focus is on setting a temporary but solid perimeter fence around the length of the spur line to allow for regular transit trips out to the power station. Anyone who volunteers will join one of the small teams that will clear the area around the track, or will follow a clearing team with a small hover-sled that carries 10 posts. Once the each post is set up (through being driven into the ground or attached to a tree trunk or other structure), a force shield and line of laser beams will engage between the newest post and the one before it, allowing the teams to slowly erect a zone of relative safety for anyone who wants to travel along the spur line.
Have your character start up a team or join an existing one and help get things moving toward expansion of the city! This mission will be assumed to be completed as of December's Test Drive Meme.
It isn't just security that's needed along the tram spur line - the whole thing needs to be activated and made to work so it's a quick and easy train ride from the Inhabited City to the power station. That means that the tracks and tram cars need to be repaired and the whole thing needs to be cleared of debris and plant life. It also means that supplies will need to be run along the spur line to aid anyone working on the repair.
Whether your character has some kind of technical, mechanical, or construction expertise that would allow them to help with repairs, is a fighter that can help protect teams on the semi-secure train line, or is just willing to help cart hover-sleds of supplies along the tram line for the teams, every little bit helps!
The upcoming holiday in December is called Hygge and it is a celebration of familial love and found family. Characterized by meals with family, time spent together, and cuddling up around bonfires with found family, it's very focused on a close-knit group that already exists.
But what about the newcomers? People who've only arrived this month or last month and haven't had a chance to put down roots and make those connections? It certainly isn't fair for them to be completely left out!
To deal with this problem, the Government of Riverview is hosting it's annual "More Alike Than Different" convention, an event where anyone who hasn't had a chance to develop a warm, comfortable circle of found family or close friends to celebrate Hygge with can come and find people who may be like-minded, share problems or interests. The convention lasts from November 20th until Hygge begins on December 1st, and features an open space full of cozy half-circle couches where people can settle in and create a sign or other indication of the shared experience being discussed there. This is a quick and easy way to find groups of people that you have things in common with, for better or worse!
How It Works:
● This prompt works in a slightly unusual way, and will happen in the prompt iii sub-thread. Players can post an OTA top-level for each individual character but use this sub-thread for prompt iii specifically.
● This sub-thread will work similarly to the Bakerstreet "Support Group" meme, where a player can post a blank top-level under the sub-thread with something about a character that they might have in common with other characters. Then they can post up a conversation starter with their character that other characters with similar experiences can join in on.
● The subject of the top-level can be traits, life experiences, interests, or anything else broad enough to encompass more than one character. Examples: "Underappreciated Geniuses," "Troubled Mech Pilots," or "People Who Love Pets More Than People." The mod account will post a couple of generalized top-levels to get the ball rolling and spark some ideas.
With the increase in rainfall in the Quarantine lately and the dropping temperatures, a bit of trouble has been brewing with some new delivery drones used by an online shopping conglomerate in the city. The drones have been malfunctioning due to leaks in their outer core, and have been functioning in a way they're not quite supposed to.
Instead of picking up items from the depot and dropping them off to the intended recipients, the drones have, instead, been taking items from random places - whether it's stolen directly off of a casually shopping resident in the marketplace or taken from an open window or a house balcony, things are going missing all around the city. And where are they ending up? Well...anywhere that's been delivered to by the online shopping conglomerate in the past year, which means pretty much anywhere!
Whether your character is losing a personal item to a rogue drone and chasing it down, or finding an item that might belong to someone else, just include a note for anyone who might like to lose or find the item, and see what kind of random new friends can be made while returning the items to their rightful owners!
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!
Supply & Clear
It depends. Sometimes it's much stranger, sometimes it's more subdued. There's a lot of weird shit that tends to happen from month to month.
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Huh, [ she decides, eloquent as always, and loosens the wire around her fingers. it obediently shortens itself to a manageable length, and she hooks it around her waist like a belt, dropping down in the grass beside him and folding her arms over her knees. ] So what's your idea of weird shit? Because my weird-level is pretty high, especially these days.
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The question manages to get his mind back on the topic at hand. He continues with the sharpening of the axe as he talks.]
One month, people got replaced by alternate versions of themselves, me included. Another, memories got erased. Then there was the time people kept sleepwalking into each other's beds. That's not to mention all the gods, demigods, aliens, and random people with powers that are just randomly roaming the streets.
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the mention of gods and demigods, though, earns another glance, thoughtful and a little cautious. ]
--What pantheons are the gods and demigods from? Do you know? [ she likes to be prepared for what she might run into. ]
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[Y'know, aside from the death, destruction, and pillaging that the Vikings were so fond of. But that was to be expected among Vikings.]
Three from the Norse. Thor and two Lokis. Don't ask me how that works. And a Greek demigod. Nico, son of Hades. [He then adds on with a touch of pride:] And I guess I fit somewhere in there. My grandfather is Odin.
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[ even before she'd died, she'd been so aware of the way the other realms intrude on midgard. and of course there'd been her mother to consider.
she reaches up to adjust her sunglasses, giving him a sideways glance. one of odin's descendents, huh? it's nice to know that she's not the only demigod around, at least, though she's not sure she'll have much to do with the other one. nico? maybe if he knows percy and annabeth.. ] You met him yet? The All Father, I mean. He's on the weird side, but for some reason we all seem to love him anyway..
[ though if she has to sit through another powerpoint presentation, she may try to strangle him. ]
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[He's heard some pretty amazing and strange things in his time. Since coming here, he's had to have a much more open mind regarding other worlds and places.
The mention of Odin, as if she has casual knowledge of the All Father, makes him stop what he's doing, staring at the girl. There's not many here who worship the Norse gods.]
Yes. Just once. He came to tell my brothers and I personally of our father's passing. Do you know of him?
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[ .. huh. she meets his glance, her own brows lifting, impressed in spite of herself. it's not often that odin involves himself personally with his mortal kids, at least not in her experience. but then, other worlds and the like.. right?
after a quiet moment of consideration, she finally stretches her legs out and leans back on her palms. ]
I work for him back home as one of the einherjar. A lot of demigods wind up in Valhalla; I guess a lot of us are pretty quick to jump into a fight.
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[He looks at Alex with a little more respect. It takes a warrior's death to earn a place among the einherjar. She must be something else to end up there.]
I don't doubt it. I plan to end up there with my father. But not yet. [He pauses for a moment as if he's savoring the thought. A true Viking this one is.] So how did you die?
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her lips quirk back up at the change in regard. yep, definitely a classic here. has he been viking? if she had to guess, she'd probably say yes.
the question makes her pause, though, weighing whether she wants to get into her family situation. at last, she decides to go for it-- despite the revenge she still plans on getting, it had been a pretty metal way to go. ]
Torn apart by my nephews. [ she bobs a foot, mismatched eyes taking on a wicked glint. ] We're a tough crowd. [ okay, but seriously: ] Fenris sent some of his kids after another demigod and I got in the middle of it to try to help him. The guy was a complete coward, though, so I wound up cornered.
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He listens to the tale of her death with a pleased expression on his face. Vikings do so love stories and no better than those of valor, carnage, and bravery.]
That's a damn good way to go. [Wait, if Fenris' children are her nephews, then that means...] Your father is Loki?
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she clicks her tongue, lifting a hand to wave it a little dismissively. ] Loki is my mother, actually. Not a great mom. Not a great parent in general, historically speaking.
[ just look at the rest of her siblings. ] Jormungand's alright, and Sleipnir, and I have a Valkyrie half-sister, but otherwise the rest of my siblings are a pain in the ass at best. [ anyway..
she gestures to indicate herself next. ] I'm Alex.
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Ivar Ragnarsson. Ivar The Boneless to friends and enemies. [Not only a Viking but a famous one at that. Ivar's just at the start of his career right now, a teenage prodigy when it comes to planning out battles. He looks at Alex with an expression that suggests he either wants to skin her alive or is checking her out. Maybe both.] You know, I always thought Loki's children were all supposed to turn out monstrous, but you seem to have inherited the best from her.
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[ holy sif, she actually knows who this guy is, and her eyes light up in surprise. ] Hey! I know you. [ not personally, of course. ] One of the guys in my hall in Valhalla sailed with you. He talks about you sometimes. [ who knew she'd meet a viking celebrity here of all places?
but then she realizes that she's just been complimented, and there's a moment of flustered surprise before she gets it in check. she's.. still not used to being complimented by people, especially once they know more about her. of course, he still doesn't know about the trans thing, or the genderfluid thing, or the shapeshifting, or about ten other things that would probably make him want to take that back. still, she'll take it. ] You think? [ her lips curl in a sly smile she definitely inherited from her mother. ] If you think I look good now, you should see me killing dragons.
LOL it appears to just be one of those days for you.
He does seem to preen a little bit, a pleased look crossing over his face. He had heard from others that he was remembered in the future. Knowing that he had a legacy was better than any battle could have been.] Others have told me I'm remembered. As the Seer predicted. I was pulled from England just after blood-eagling a king. There's still many more battles to go.
[Considering Ivar usually had all the skills of a brick when it came to people he found attractive, he was rather on-point today. Maybe it was a little easier with someone that he could already find things in common with. He was blissfully unaware of all the complexities that came with trying to flirt with Alex. He is strongly reminded of Loki, just about any of them, when she smiles.] Now there's a sight I'd love to see. [Ivar's mindset had violence and sex completely intertwined. The sight of battle was always a turn-on to him.]
it's always one of those days for me..
it's good that he's nothing like magnus. she doesn't want to think about him right now, not knowing how she'd taken off with things still.. like they were between them. ]
Maybe you will sometime, then. This place apparently offers us enough opportunity, and I'd like to see what you can do with that axe. [ she's curious about how he fights and maneuvers, too; it must take a lot of coordination, especially since she doubts he's had a wheelchair his entire life. ]
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He grins. There's something a little sharp and wicked in his smile, but it's not directed entirely towards Alex. He seems to be savoring the thought of charging into battle and killing something.]
There's always a monster or two to kill. I've got a few of their hides sitting on my bed right now.
[Nothing like having the fruit of his labors where everyone could see them.]