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quaranmeme2017-12-18 08:58 pm
riverview: december 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 13 Character Slots available.
● Reserves are Open. Applications will be open from January 1st until January 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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Going into the last week of December, the city experiences an abrupt and unexpected dump of snow - several feet of it, in fact. Usually, it wouldn't be a big deal, since most people and most exploration teams could just hole up and ride out the storm and snowdrifts. And that's what most of the city is doing.
Unfortunately, this is the week that some of the Perimeter Guard Cadets have decided to go on their Winter Expedition - a sort of camping trip slash exploration expedition into the Abandoned City just outside the walls of the Inner City. While the goal wasn't to get too far away from the walls, with the snow starting up in force, the groups of Cadets have gotten turned around in the inclement weather and are stuck outside the walls, unable to return to the safety of the Inner City.
A general call has gone out to anyone willing to brave the snow and storm to rescue groups of Cadets between the ages of 12 and 17 who are trapped outside the walls in their camps.
During the last half of December, residents might start noticing the appearance of cute, trilling little birds with soulful eyes (very mild spoilers for the most recent Star Wars movie in the link) throughout the Quarantine. Perched on tree branches or the corners of awnings and eaves, they will keep multiplying in number until December 20th, when a positive swarm of them will come through the portal.
Welcome to the Quarantine, Porgs!
These little lovable birds (spoiler-free image) will be settling in to roost just about anywhere you can think of. Outside your window, inside your kitchen on top of your fridge, under your bed, or anywhere else. Whether residents consider them a nuisance or a potential new pet, they're bound to cause a stir. The Porgs will be out and about in the city until the end of December, when most of them will find their way back through the portal to whichever world they came from, though a little colony of them will remain in the City from now on. Porgs will be added along with domestic foxes and Pokémon as creatures that can be found or caught in the city as pets without the use of AP!
Some residents may remember that back in September, a love-drunk and confusion-spell-addled newlywed mage from Gramarye Magic Research let loose some pretty little fairy lights that trapped people in the city in little invisible bubbles until they kissed (and any kind of kiss would do). Well, the same slightly-less-newlywed but no less romantically-inclined mage happens to really, really enjoy the winter season, and thinks it's totally romantic. That particular sentiment is pretty common in the Quarantine - while Hygge is the celebration of familial love, the residents of the Quarantine all agree that that family often includes partners and lovers. Besides that, the folklore of mistletoe as being representative of love and friendship is something that the Quarantine has in common with the universes many residents inhabit.
So, as the last week and a half of December rolls around, residents around the Quarantine will see the result of the resident romantic trying to share a bit of Hygge love - small, glowing sprigs of mistletoe will be floating around the Quarantine, ready to trap people up and make them share a bit of affection. But how does it work?
Two or more characters walking under one of these glowing, floating sprigs will get stuck for one hour, trapped inside an invisible enclosure with an approximate three foot radius. The only options are to either wait out the hour, or to kiss! Characters will know they're meant to kiss, because part of the magic spell is the sudden and intense knowledge that they should kiss in order to break free. There is no compulsion to kiss, just the knowledge that that's how to get free. This time, instead of any kind of kiss working, there will be different types of kisses that will work to release the trapped residents depending on the color of mistleglow:
GREEN: FOREHEAD ● BLUE: HAND ● VIOLET: BUTTERFLY
Trapped residents will not know what kind of kiss will work for each color and may have to experiment before finding the right one.
Remember those Hygge Cabins that the City set up all along the banks of the river? Little cabins with enough space for a small kitchen, a table to eat at, and a lounge area in front of a fireplace, meant to be shared in celebration of familial love and found family during Hygge? Well, the sudden onslaught of snow that trapped the Cadets outside the city are also serving to isolate people who are in and around the cabins.
With the river nearby, the heightened humidity in the area of the beaches where the cabins are set up, the snowfall is even heavier than it is throughout the rest of the city. Anyone who's down by the water will find themselves quickly driven out of the open and into one of these cabins, whether it's inhabited or not! Whether these weather refugees are sharing a cabin by choice, after having a lovely dinner together, or unwillingly, in the form of an intruder on someone else's holiday or by being driven into the same cabin with a stranger, they're going to be snowed in for a while!
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!
yes but spleen-less birbs get sick faster.
No, that's a lie. He knew exactly where to start. He turns to look at the other again before coldly saying:]
Well, for starters. You died. [Why dance around it? This Drake wasn't from his world anyway, so what did he care? Who knows? Maybe hearing this will make him stop asking questions.]
at least he won't be a bite-sized birbsicle if he does
Nah, you're still pretty bite-sized tiny Tim.
[He deadpanned, but, that was a disrespect to his world's Drake, who died in a noble sacrifice for Gotham. A momentary look of guilt might have crossed his face.]
He died sacrificing himself to save Gotham.
he's graduated to two bites now, pipsqueak
What was it? Alien invasion? Magic? [Wait, will he create a rift in the timeline if he knows too much? Or is it too late to think about that?]
Well, thanks for the heads up. Didn't think it'd come that soon, though. I can't be that much older in your world, right? You can't be more than what... twelve? [He smiles, wry. It's not like he hasn't expected to die at least five times by now.]
Don't flatter yourself, it's a bite and a half.
It's not really a heads up since you're a different Drake. Who knows where your destiny will lead? The cat story could very well be in your future.
[Just don't take the cat down with you when you fall.] I'm 13 and the Drake of my home was 16 when he passed.
Better than half a bite!
Definitely not me, then. [A soft snort. The news that Damian remained reassuringly pint-sized and much calmer as he entered true Robin age was oddly cheering. Maybe the world and Gotham weren't doomed, after all.] I'm seventeen, now, not that I didn't almost die before that.
[Still, if that world's him was dead and Robin was here--] If you're here, who's backing up Batman?
Hey, at least this birb still growing. The future ain't so bright for you detective tiny!
He catches sight of Drake touching a certain area, but chooses not to comment on it for the time being.
At the question, he frowns and grits his teeth for a moment.] Tt, Lark most likely.
Tim is growing! He's a growing boy until he's old enough to drink!
...Are you jealous?
Hate to break it to you bro, but I think your done. Get used to the view from down here!
Tt, no! [Yes.] I am still Robin. Father just needs more help now that I am reshaping Drake's fallen Titans. [That had to be the reason. It had to be...]
Your lies matter not to him.
Wait. 'Fallen' Titans? [The Teen Titans have always been an autonomous unit, regardless of who was in it.] What happened to them? [They couldn't be all dead...]
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So I brought them back together. Now I run the Teen Titans.
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Starfire, Raven, Beast boy, Aqualad and-- [No, not Kid Flash, not anymore that traitor. You do not trust Slade Wilson of all people... His Titans weren’t very happy with him for firing Kid Flash...but the choice was for the best.]
That's it, but I have a few teens on file that I have been considering for invites.
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[Familiar names, those. And only one might be a legacy, but--] Just the five of you? [Sure he'd probably gone a little too hard on recruiting before he'd left the Titans, but he'd thought any Titans he'd build would be more inclusive. He feeds a bit more wood to the fire and turns so he can see Damian a bit more clearly.]
Hmm, well if they're the same as they are in my world, it's a solid starter lineup. You might need a heavy hitter, though.
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Five of us for now. [He says a bit defensively because he knows Drake is judging as usual. His Titans were just getting on their feet again. They weren't the perfect team he envisioned yet, but in time he plans to make them even better than the justice league.]
Starfire hits plenty hard for the time being. But I do have someone in mind down the road. [Problem is, he isn't a teen yet, so his membership was currently postponed for another 3 years.]
Who is on your team back home? [His eyes on Drake when the teen turns to look at him. He's never really lasted this long in a conversation with Drake without things going south. He finally makes a small movement to get closer to the fire.]
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Down the road, huh? Recruiting young? [Tim raises an eyebrow at that. He wonders if... there had been reports, but he hadn't realized Damian liked people, even if they were other kids.]
Starfire, Raven and Beastboy are still on it. Raven had.... an incident, so it's Star and Beastboy who do the mentoring, mostly, even if they're not 'teens' anymore. Wonder Girl. Superboy. Kid Flash. [His voice gets quieter with each one. Did they rejoin the team? He'd called and they'd answered, but they hadn't actually had a chance to talk.] Ravager. I guess they're the core team, now.
[Noticing, Tim very carefully doesn't react when Damian gets closer. It was like dealing with cats. A savage, twitchy cat. As much as he might instinctively want to tense up, it wouldn't do anyone any favors, right now.]
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Starfire is the only one of mentoring age. [He's pretty sure she's only stuck around to keep an eye on him for Grayson. Raven had an incident? No surprise there. With her powers, something seemed to happen to her ever mission. He let out a scoff.]
Beat boy as a mentor?That sounds painfu-- [Wait... Ravager? He's seen that name for the file he was building on Slade Wilson.] Wilson's daughter? Why the hell would you recruit her?!
[You don't trust a Wilson! Why was this still a question?! Yes, her past was complicated, what with her dad putting a hit on her head... Actually, maybe it was a bit too relatable now that he thought about it... A thought crossing his mind seems to make his sudden flare in temper instantly start to simmer and he glares at the fire.]
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I guess I should've known back then that he'd never give up on saving anyone.[And that was how Damian became Robin... right?]
It's not that big of a deal. Her half-brother, Jericho, was on the team. Plenty of people have pasts... She really was pretty crazy, though. [The whole bed episode was probably the least of it. Still, he had no idea why Damian was this angry.]
...What's gotten into you? Did she do something to you in your world?
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My father actually helped his daughter once. Don't know much about her sanity.
[Damian grunts softly. Funny hearing Drake talk about forgiveness. Out of all the bird in Batman's cave, Drake was the one that held tightest to grudges... well next to him anyway.]
So fair enough. Psychopaths for parents? My Teen Titans are practically the club for that. [He leans on the arm of the couch, taking his eyes off Drake and the fire.] Still not planning to sign up a Wilson though.
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Wouldn't recommend it, anyway. She's tough to handle and has her father's tricks. [A pause.]You can't help your parents. [His best friend was technically Lex Luthor spawn.] But you can help what you do about it.
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[Damian side eyes Tim for that one.] Funny hearing a Tim Drake say that. I thought you'd be on the "Nature" side of the nature vs nurture argument.
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[Tim raises his eyebrows at that.] if i was, then i wouldnt have bothered working so hard to be Robin.
Nice to know you know my name after all, though. Just one thing... [An inadvisable one thing.] It’s Tim Drake-Wayne.
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Don't you dare tell me you are married to my father in your world?!
[Because you know, adoption is not even registering as an option in Damian's mind and last he heard Tim Drake's parents were alive in witness protection.]
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