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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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Yu was never shy from work. When he was back in Inaba, he tended to juggle two part-time jobs with an occasional third if Yosuke gets in trouble at Junes. But he was never set up in surroundings like these and honestly, for the first time, he felt out of place. Where is he supposed to go?
People passed him by and he glanced at the paper in his hand before shoving it into the pocket of his jacket. His team should be up ahead so he quickens his step to find them. When he spots a hover sled with the number given to him, he approaches the person tending to it.
"Excuse me. I'm Yu Narukami, a volunteer."
( Prompt IV )
"Huh!?"
Yu was trying to find a place from the rain when he looked death in the eyes.
Dodging a malfunctioning drone by a millimeter, Yu jumped backward and fell on the ground. With a loud fizzle and several cracks and snaps, the machine finally skidded to a stop. The few boxes it carried toppled over, making Yu wince when he heard something crash inside of them.
"Ouch... there goes a tea set."
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» Seeking:Friendship
» Preferences:n/a
» Interests: Cooking, folding cranes,
magic tricks
» Bio: A third year know-it-all according to some friends. I want to adopt a cat.
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[ Always open for a wild card ;) ]
Prompt I
That's where the similarities between the two boys end, however. Mezou stands at over 6 feet tall, has a mask pulled up over the lower half of his face, and is wearing a sleeveless shirt that reveals his 6 mutant arms. If one isn't used to people with mutation-type quirks, he'd likely seem like quite the unique sight.
When Yu speaks, one of Mezou's arms perks upward and begins to form a strange mouth at the end of it, where a hand might otherwise be - and then it begins to speak.]
"I was wondering when you'd show up," the mouth says, smiling at him. As bizarre as the sight may be, the boy's voice sounds friendly enough. "I'm Mezou Shouji, it looks like we'll be working together. It's good to meet you."
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For a moment, Yu thought he had run into a type of shadow, something he needs to slice up with his persona. But the man was tending the sled and then addressed him politely so... he's friendly? Right?
He snaps out from his staring and offers a small smile. "I'm sorry for being late. I'm kind of still getting used to this place." Getting lost in the crowd doesn't help. "Very pleased to meet you too. Looking forward to working with you."
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"There's no need to apologize. We're all new here."
Honestly, Mezou can't have been in Riverview much longer than Yu. The only reason he got here so quickly is that he took an immediate interest in finding a use for himself.
"So you know what we'll be doing today, right?"
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He sighs a bit, dropping his bag on the sled. If it can carry so much stuff, one bag with necessities won't overload it.
"All I heard was that we need to set up a perimeter fence, but I've never done something like that before." He applied because they said they needed people to help out. And since he wasn't doing anything in particular... Yu just doesn't like being still. "But I will gladly learn and help out as much as I can."
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They're impressive little gizmos, honestly. Just about anyone in their group could be able to set up a post, with no basically no training required.
"Of course, that also means we'll need to keep the animals away from the track while we're setting up the fence, or we'd just be trapping them in there with us. There might be some fighting involved - how experienced are you with combat?"
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He was about to ask what was the catch in all of this when the question comes. Of course, they can't let something destroy these things. They are probably expensive.
"I have a bit of combat experience." It's a bit odd, his style of fighting, but it is useful. Izanagi has never failed him and Yu always relied on him. He is glad that out of all personas he came with him. "Do animals attack on sight or when provoked?"
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Superstition? I know about a legend that says "if you fold one thousand origami cranes, Gods will grant you a wish."
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Usually, sports teams like to make those, wishing for a win on the tournament.
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Though I wonder what happens if both teams do it.
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Maybe I'll learn how to fold them. See for myself how it works.
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But that's why this place is a new beginning.
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We'll definitively do more fun stuff, not just crane folding :)
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