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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!
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[Starting to fidget with his ring again, he tried not to think of the possibility of Magnus not only refusing to get married again, but wanting a divorce. If he finds out about Camille...] Things change. He might think it was a bad idea.
I know you wouldn't. I'm probably worrying too much. We just couldn't help him until something dulled the memories. [He knows asking might hurt her but he needs to know and Jace won't tell him.] Do you know what happened before he arrived here? I've never seen him that bad. Not even after everything Sebastian did.
I thought there was more to being Mundanes than movies. Like having jobs and not chasing after dragon demons because dragons are awesome. [If Jace suggests that again, he's going to lock him in a room with some ducklings to get back for the dislocated shoulder.] You're not going to have to stay away. You're family. He'll catch his balance after the surprise.
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[ She gave a shake of her head, ponytail swinging before she gave him a Look for a change. One that said he better not be going down that thought road permanently because she might try and knock some sense into him. ] He won't. He'd be crazy to.
I'm guessing the same goes for my real brother as well with the no go topic of conversation? No Valentine, No Jonathan. [ Her brow crinkled as she thought about it. ] Without knowing exactly when he's from not really. I mean, if it's when we were on Valentine's ship then it could be any of the mind games. Or that moment when we got separated. We had to jump into the water and I made it to the Institute, but Jace got lost. And you were in trouble, so... He honestly never talked to you about it?
There's a lot more, but I'm not sure if you're trying to ease into things. Jobs... yeah, that's a whole load of boring waiting for you. I saw they had an Art Academy though, I was thinking I could pick up where I left off before you guys decided to hijack my life. [ But she said it fondly, and she knew it wasn't Alec's fault at all. No, it was her pareants'. ] If you say so, but I really don't want to make it worse for him.
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Noticing the Look, he gave her one of his own. He doesn't like to think that it's possible that Magnus would leave him but it'd happened before.] The last time he found out I was lying and keeping secrets, he dumped me. He could do it again.
I think that mentioning Sebastian would confuse him since he thinks he's your brother. I've mentioned a few things, but I've kept it vague. Things about Max. [His expression is telling, showing the grief he still feels and his fear that his little brother's truly gone now.] A few things about the battle.
[Pausing, the events Clary described start to sink in.] What are you talking about? Jace couldn't have been on the ship. He doesn't have the rune or scar. And we were all there together until I got knocked off the ship.
He refused to tell me the details. He was - [After years of hiding how much Jace had been hurt by his father, it takes effort to speak of it, even to someone who cares so much for him.] It was almost like when he first came to the Institute. He was a wreck. He kept mentioning something was his fault and he failed me.
We found jobs that fit our lives back home, but I think Izzy's restless. [Pretending to scowl, he rolls his eyes at the comment about being hijacked.] If anyone hijacked your life, it was Valentine.
Clary, after the initial freak out, has Jace ever avoided anything that everyone else thought was a bad idea?
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She just gave him a slight smile. Whatever differences there were, Alec being able to speak with just a look wasn't one of them. ] Or there could be a stronger bond between you two. Honestly, if we could survive all that got thrown at me and Jace, you and Magnus can more than survive anything thrown at the two of you.
And the last time it was Jace that knew we weren't siblings and never said anything, so. We've both been through this. Difference is Jace doesn't know there's something being kept from him. [ Clary cocked her head. ] Ah, no. It was me and Jace. Well, originally just Jace and then the two of us.
And okay, not exactly on the ship but at the docks. Valentine was asking him to kill a werewolf. He didn't, he fought off some Circle members instead. Grabbed my hand and we ran off the dock and into the water, but we didn't wash up on the shore together. You were unconscious, lost in some kind of coma trying to find Jace. A piece of your soul was floating in limbo between the two of you.
[ She frowned deeply as she watched Alec closely to see if this was about to be where their memories diverged. ] Is that not what happened?
When is she not restless? [ Because if she really was in some kind of 9 to 5 job, Clary could only imagine how well that was going down. ] You're not wrong. At least he's been dealt with.
[ She sucked in a breath like she was about to cite an example but then just gave a quiet laugh. ] No, never. It's his thing.