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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!
V | Angelus.ignis
More than anything he doesn't want to hurt her.
But not having her in his life feels wrong.]
Hot guys still welcome? Even if that hot guy happens to be an overprotective brother?
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The process takes almost an hour because she is trying so hard not to correct him. Not to say that her real brother was dead and she never would have counted him as hot or overprotective. ]
Girl’s gotta stay open-minded while trying to roll with the changes. Pretty sure ‘brother’ comes somewhere under friendship.
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Or she could mean them. Being siblings instead of lovers. The guilt still knots his stomach. ]
I am and will always be your friend, Clary. No matter what else happens or doesn't happen.
[ He wants to ask if she's okay. How she arrived. What she remembers. What happened to Valentine. ]
You handled finding out you're a Shadowhunter. You can handle this.
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At first she just figured it was something to put while she dealt with what had just happened by Lake Lyn. Now she felt like she must have known another curve ball was going to be thrown at her.
Hey, welcome to your new home, and by the way your boyfriend now thinks he's your brother again. Good luck! ]
Or doesn't happen again.
[ And she handled the sibling thing the first time around, too. Yeah, she's all kinds of strong. ]
Doing my best. Guess it's been good for kickstarting my art again. Alec told me you're okay. I'm glad.
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We need to talk face to face.
[ It's too easy to skirt around the truth and lose the sincerity behind the words when they're just a bunch of letters on a screen. ]
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She felt bad for making Jace wait for a reply but she also didn't immediately want to respond with 'I don't think that's a good idea'.
If he was the one asking to meet, then wasn't that okay? ]
Tell me where to meet you.
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The thought brought back memories. Maybe he was like Valentine.
When she messaged him first he was so relieved he named the first place that came to mind.]
The Apothecary. Magnus's club.
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[ Truth was she was happy to find out that was Magnus' place. It made her want to go there even more. Maybe she'd find one friendly face just in case this all ended in a horrible mess.
There may have been a slight adjustment to her wardrobe so that she didn't show up in just a t-shirt and jeans. She at least put on a slightly nicer shirt and made sure her hair was brushed.
By the time she made it to the club she had talked herself out of going and back into going about a dozen times. But she wasn't going to be the jerk that stood up Jace.
He was right, whatever else happened - they were friends. Clary started to play with the rings around her fingers as she walked into the Apothecary. As she looked around and finally saw Jace, she felt that familiar way her heart seemed to both stop and fall into the pit of her stomach at the same time.
She walked over to him and gave an awkward wave before tucking her hands into the back pockets of her jeans. ]
Hey.
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He couldn't drink his way out of this.
Seeing her again reminded him of the moment when he thought the body on the beach was Clary's. It had been the werewolf he'd helped kidnap and murder, but the panic and fear he'd felt then made him want to reach out and pull her into a hug now.
Until she put her hands into her pockets and he remembered there was a lot they hadn't said to each other. Not since the night they'd jumped and had been separated. ]
Can I buy you a drink?
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[ Clary managed a smile at her joke. Truth was she was fine with anything non-alcoholic. Getting drunk right now wasn't going to help either of them. She needed to try and do this with a clear head.
But the smile faltered as she thought about Lake Lyn. As she pictured Valentine thrusting the blade through Jace from behind. Jace's body just lying there. Dead. But she couldn't tell him. Couldn't let him see the tears.
So instead she sucked in a deep breath and pushed it out before she moved to lean against the bar next to him and kept her gaze on the bottles for a few seconds before she could look in those mismatched eyes of his.
As much as she wanted to hug him, she just couldn't. Hugging him would mean she'd break and she couldn't let herself. ]
Are you sure Alec's okay with this?
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[ Jace could tease and make jokes, too, waving at the bartender to get his attention and pointing to his glass. Another tall glass of apple juice and ice was set next to his own and he slid it over to Clary. ]
Why wouldn't he be?
[ He could see how difficult this was for her. So he sat down on the stool facing Clary and tried to be casual, relaxed. Like friends. ]
Are you okay with this?
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[ She huffed out a laugh and was relieved when she could wrap her hands around the glass like it was a mug of coffee. It kept her from still contemplating a hug, or just touching him to check he was real. ]
He knows we're from different times. He thought you knowing I was here was better than not knowing. I wasn't so sure about the face to face.
[ Which began to answer his other question. She tried not to constantly avoid his gaze, but those eyes always drew her in. She'd give him any truth he wanted, if he just looked at her. ]
Not really, no. Everything I want to say, I can't say. Everything I want to do, I can't do. I'm just trying to focus on being happy that you're here. And being what you need me to be.
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Be careful. That apple juice is pretty strong.
[ He finished his own glass because his throat suddenly felt dry. Clary was from a different time. Past or future? Did he want to know? ]
Don't. I don't need you to be anything for me. Be you. Always be yourself, Clary. Everything else may need more time....if this is too hard...I...I can stay away. Give you space.
[ It wasn't fair to Clary, but he'd had more time to adjust to all of this. And he was still trying to figure things out for himself. ]
You just got here. We don't have to have all the answers to everything right now. I'm happy you're safe and I am happy you're here.
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I'll be sure to sip it, not skull it.
[ Clary clicked her tongue at the way he went against his own advice, but she sympathised. She probably would have skulled hers too if she didn't think it would just end up all over her front from a lack of coordination while all the 'what ifs' swirled around her mind. ]
That's supposed to be my line. It was my line to Alec. I figured I was the one that should be giving you space.
[ She took a breath and managed to catch herself before saying something stupid like 'but not the right kind of happy'. They had been down this road before and it was Clary that had embraced the idea of a brother. She had wanted some family to cling to.
But things had changed, everything had moved forward. Jace wasn't her brother. But if Alec couldn't get the message through then she wasn't going to. Did she even bother trying? ]
No, we don't. Let's just start with the apple juice. And you can tell me what you do here. Alec said you had jobs? I can't even imagine what you'd do for a mundane job.
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[ Jace-always has an answer, sarcastic or otherwise-Wayland has no idea what he's doing anymore. Or maybe it's Morgenstern now. Wayland never existed.
He did manage a smile and a refill for the apple juice. Focusing on the here and now seemed easy enough. ]
Perimeter Guards, search and rescue. And...I've picked up a few hobbies.
[ He picks up his newly refreshed glass and finishes it while observing something far above Clary's head. ]
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[ She gave him a look, both teasing and pointed because she more than knew his reputation for always having the answer.
After she finally sipped her drink she gave a nod. ]
Mm, yeah, that seems like you. Is there a lot of search and rescue to be done? Hobbies?
[ Clary tried to follow his gaze as she twisted on her stool. ] Don't tell me you bird watch.
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[ Part of him missed demon hunting. But the part of him that choked a little on his apple juice, dribbling a bit down his chin. ]
No. I haven't become so Mundane I prefer stalking birds over kicking ass.
[ He picked up a napkin off the bar and wiped his mouth and chin. ]
I bake. And cook. And I've been building an indoor greenhouse.
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[ She tried to shrug it off. There was a chance she would miss that life. Then again, at least in this one Jace was alive. ]
Just checking. Being cooped up can do strange things to people. Even you.
[ She ducked her head as she tried to fight the laughter at seeing him dribble. ]
Are you about to tell me you've discovered hash brownies? Cooking and gardening. Really?
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Hash brownies?
[ The confused, but curious look on his face made him look somewhat less cocky at least. ]
Cookies, muffins, omelette's.
[ Cooking had helped take his mind off other things and kept his hands busy. ]
Things were a little...rough...when I first arrived and I have a natural talent for baking.
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Ah, yeah. Like, um, mundane hallucinagenic drugs added to the brownie mix.
[ Clary held up her hands. ]
Not that I've eaten a lot! Just, y'know. You hear things when you're at high school.
[ She still couldn't quite believe what she was hearing. ]
Wow. I never would have guessed. Now I can't stop picturing you in a little apron. Maybe a chef's hat tilted at a jaunty angle. Rough as in the moment you came from, or what was happening when you got here?
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[ He wasn't sure he wanted to know why anyone would ruin good brownie mix with drugs, but Mundane's did a lot of strange things he didn't understand. ]
No hat. [ Hats flattened his hair. ] Both. [ When the fresh glass on apple juice was set on the counter he considered ordering something stronger. ] There are a lot of things about me, Clary. But first you have to stop imagining me in a little apron. It's not little and I look good in it.
[ Smiling he picked up his glass and took a more reserved drink of his juice. ]
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That's the Jace I know. [ His hair was far too important for a hat. At least some things hadn't changed in the time he'd been here. Though she still didn't exactly understand how he was both here and back there. ]
You say that, but I'm pretty sure I know a few things I know about you. Just not the cooking. [ She took a deep breath. ] And you're right, I do need to stop picturing it.
[ And not because she got the size wrong. Because thoughts like that weren't going to be conducive for keeping things familial. ]