happy first birthday, riverview!

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riverview fourth wall meme

In honor of Riverview's ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY, players have voted for a fourth wall style event where players and non-players alike can indulge a few whims, try people out in Riverview's setting, or share small slices of their homeworlds with friends. This is a place where anyone can throw a character they'd like to play in the game, an AU version of a character they already play, a character who might not normally be appable, or a few threads with canonmates that they might not get otherwise.

Create your own scenario - the setting is built to be flexible, so feel free to make things up as you go.

how it works

● Top-level posts can be made by either current players, potential players, or just people who want to dabble in the setting or engage in some threads with current players.
● Doubles of characters who are currently in the game cannot be posted to this meme. If a character is listed on the taken list and couldn't be apped under the canon AU provision, please do not play that character on this meme.
● Aside from the above, characters that would normally not be appable can generally be played on this meme: AU or heavily altered CRAU versions of characters (providing the original is not in the game or you play the original), dropped characters (providing they have not been re-apped by a new player), that second character you wish you could play that's too closely related to the one you already play, among many other options. If you have any questions about what's okay, just drop them on the Mod Questions Thread.
● The explanation for this event is Game Canon, so threads in this event can either be non-canon meme-style fun, or remembered by characters going forward, providing both parties are amenable. Threads on this post can be used for Activity Points providing both characters are accepted into the game, but cannot be used for the monthly Activity Check.
● Threads from this post can be used as app samples providing the character in question is appable and not an AU.
● Ideally, all characters who are not currently in the game should be played by someone, if you are fiending for your character to introduce someone in the game to someone from home that isn't likely to be played, that someone can be NPC'd in a thread.
● Settings brought from characters' homes can range from as small as a table or desk to as large as one city block.

a little taste of home

It's a well-known but not often talked about truth that sometimes people who have come to the Quarantine didn't exactly want to come. Whether it was a mistake, or the portal picked up on the faintest short-term feeling of displacement and jumped the gun by pulling someone into the Quarantine, some people just don't want to be here. And while the government and the scientists employed by it try their best to find ways to send people home as quickly as possible, it's not easy.

And for some residents, it's not enough.

On the morning of February 19th, some residents have decided to do something about it. A group of highly-intelligent, scientifically-minded people have banded together trying to find a way to make pinpointing specific other worlds easier, but a year's worth of research hasn't proven very successful. So instead, they've decided to bring a little bit of home to Riverview. How?

A virus was released into the general network - every device connected to Riverview's internet equivalent has been hit with it. It's not a very malevolent virus, though, geared toward all of the city's many, many holoemitters, cameras, and other types of sensors. Through various complicated algorithms and a direct line into the Perimeter Guard's open database of information on other worlds, all of Riverview has become holo-capable.

Throughout the city, almost anywhere that they go, characters may find themselves running into a little piece of home. Whether it's something as simple as the desk from their bedroom back home, the block they lived on, the bridge of their starship, the unfamiliar world they were pulled into before Riverview, or the meadow they like to watch the stars in, it might show up. And with those locations come people.

Characters may run into holographic versions of almost anyone they can think of. And, much like the locations, those people feel, smell, and sound perfectly real. They are fully interactive, and they come across exactly like the real thing. However, unlike the real thing...they're going to disappear. Whether it's within an hour or two, or if they stick around until the virus is shut down on the evening of February 23rd, they will eventually fade away.

(Unless your enabling game is strong enough and the character's appable, of course.)

faux-riendr

Since the virus is affecting the whole network, there's one other thing that the holograms can use - Friendr is a friend-finder and/or dating app. Even a hologram can 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 (however one-night the stand will be). This is a typical swipe-left-or-right type app.

Code to post your character's bio is in the textbox below. An example of how it looks can be found here.

<br><center><table style="width:300px;"><tr style="border-bottom:1px dashed #528887;"><td></td> <td style="padding:20px; padding-bottom:0; width:300px; font:38px Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif; text-transform:uppercase; color:#c4c4c4; text-align:center; letter-spacing:2px; background-color:#2a2a2a; border-top-right-radius:50px; border-top-left-radius:50px;"><b>Friendr</b></td> <td></td></tr> <tr><td style="font-size:70px; vertical-align:middle; text-align:right; padding:0; color:#528887;">«</td> <td style="background-color:#2a2a2a; padding:20px; padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:0; width:308px;"><img src="IMAGE URL - 300px WIDE OR LESS" style="border-radius:20px;"><br> </td> <td style="font-size:70px; vertical-align:middle; padding:0; color:#528887;">»</td></tr> <tr><td></td> <td style="background-color:#2a2a2a; font:12px arial; text-align:left; padding:10px;"><span style="color:#c4c4c4;"><b>» Age:</b> your character's age</span> <span style="color:#c4c4c4;"><b>» Seeking:</b> friendship/romantic/anything</span> <span style="color:#c4c4c4;"><b>» Preferences:</b> sexual preference or n/a</span> <span style="color:#c4c4c4;"><b>» Interests:</b> three interests</span> <span style="color:#c4c4c4;"><b>» Bio:</b> 30 words or less</span> </td></tr> <tr><td></td> <td style="text-align:right; font-size:10px; background-color:#2a2a2a;"><font color="#528887">base code by</font> <a href="http://photosynthesis.dreamwidth.org/" style="color:#528887;">photosynthesis</td></tr> <raw-code><tr style="border-bottom:1px dashed #528887;"><td></td> <td style="background-color:#2a2a2a;font:20px Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif; color:#c4c4c4; text-align:center;">Character Name</td> <td><td></tr><tr><td></td> <td style="border-bottom-right-radius:50px; border-bottom-left-radius:50px; background-color:#2a2a2a; text-align:center;"><table style="width:100%; font:30px Verdana;"><tr><td style="text-align:left;"> <span style="text-decoration:none; color:#528887;">« ✘</span></td> <td style="text-align:right;"><span style="text-decoration:none; color:#528887;">✔ »</span></td></tr> </table></td> <td></td></table></raw-code></center>
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.

tdm prompt i: carnivorous harvest

During the upcoming festival of lust, also known as Sampremi, many of the highly-anticipated seasonal delicacies that are about to be baked, broiled, steamed, candied, and pickled are made from a type of fruit called the Lababerry, which only grows for a couple of months a year, in the warmer rainforest area to the north of the city. Businesses all over the city are gearing up for this year's festivities, ready to prepare the highly-anticipated treats everyone is craving, and while the usual harvest has already taken place, demand is high enough after last year that it's outpacing the harvest, and many, many businesses are offering very large rewards for harvests of the Lababerries.

And why are the rewards so large?

While the Lababerries are still in season, the usual harvest happens early in the spring, before the rains fall so heavily and the plants they grow on come out of hibernation. This is because the plants they grow on are highly carnivorous, willing to chew on whoever might be stopping by to pluck their sweet fruits. The plants are equipped with an acid that thickly coats the tops of the leaves, which are capable of clamping onto any intruder. The acid is fast-acting on non-biological materials, and slow-acting on skin and flesh. Once it contacts skin, it turns it into a sludge that the leaves suck up.

But hey, the rewards are very, very much worth the risks. If you want to start your time in the Quarantine with a pretty penny in your pocket, this is the job for you.

tdm prompt ii: need somebody to love

In preparation for Sampremi, a lot of the clubs, restaurants, and hotels are doing special events to encourage people to pair (or trio, or group) off in anticipation of the particular sexy set of festivities for the season. There are flyers around the city advertising various couples activities: speed dating, dance classes, overnight pool parties, and all-expenses-paid lovers' nights in.

The catch? The great deals only count if you're a twosome. So if you don't have someone to love, hit up speed dating in the indoor courtyard of Riverview's largest mall, or grab the first person you see and take the opportunity.

tdm prompt iii: wildcard

Use the wildcard prompt to choose your own adventure and do whatever else you like in the setting!

navigation
[beyond human by Franklin Chan]

Comments

yuri lowell | tov

[sentence]

	Friendr
«		»
	» Age: 21 » Seeking: Be nice to meet a few new comrades. » Preferences: Hm. » Interests: Vigilantism, Dogs, the easy life. » Bio: Just a guy who's lost himself on his way home. That's all.
	base code by photosynthesis
	YURI LOWELL
	« ✘ ✔ »

ii. need somebody to love.

[ Yuri's been staring at speed dating for quite a bit... it seems like the opposite of what he intends to use it for-- a way to make quick connections throughout the city. He has no actual dating intentions... though Repede is looking up at him curiously wondering why. ]

C'mon, can't be that bad.

[ He turns to your character. ]

If you're embarrassed about going in alone, I'll be your first partner. Come on.

wildcard.

[ Yuri is eating... a meat bun, from an entire bag of them. Once he finishes one for himself, he tosses one to Repede, who refuses to let it touch the ground. Dignified dogs like him don't eat from the dirt. ]

You're right, mildly stolen goods do taste better.

wildcard because i refuse to do speed-dating already

[nyahilistic]

[He mostly notices Repede, for the way he is very careful (and skilled) to catch the nikuman before they hit the dirt, but follows the hand tossing them to Yuri after a moment. What a weird outfit.]

...what constitutes "mildly" stolen? You either paid for them or you didn't.

[sentence]

I didn't pay for them, but this guy here is such a groveler. [ Repede chuffs. ] The owner was charmed and said help yourself.

So I helped myself probably more than he meant.

[nyahilistic]

[He shrugs his shoulders, shoving his hands further into the pocket of his shirt.]

Clerk's got good taste. I've never seen a dog like that, before, but he's beautiful.

[sentence]

[ Repede preens, just a little bit. He's too proud to be too vain (???) somehow. ]

Careful, you'll inflate his ego and then he'll follow you home instead of me.

[nyahilistic]

[His expression remains impassive, but in a way that somehow shows that he wouldn't be bothered by that. A cat person by nature he may be, that doesn't mean he's any less enamored with an intelligent canine.]

I get the feeling that if you had a "home", you'd be eating those buns there, and not on the street.

[sentence]

It's a free street. I can enjoy a walk and lunch at the same time. Isn't that right, Repede?

[ Repede stays silent until he gets a nikuman, and then he finally barks in agreement. ]

[nyahilistic]

[If that reaction isn't telling, he doesn't know what is. He shrugs his shoulders, pulling the cloth mask he had down under his chin back up over his mouth.]

Never said it wasn't. [He's grinning, under the mask.]

[sentence]

You can pet him if you want. He's more than just a dog though, so you know-- treat him like you're petting a stranger for the first time.

[ He's got a subtle personality of his own, but the dog does fix Ichimatsu in his sights curiously. ]

[nyahilistic]

[He squints, tugging the mask back down and leaving his finger hooked at the top of it.]

...I don't make a habit of petting strangers, but... [He turns his attention to Repede, nudging the mask the rest of the way down and shuffling closer to him, sinking into a crouch. He offers a hand, either for him to sniff as a normal dog or cat may, or for him to shake if he decides he wants to go that route.]

[sentence]

[ Repede chuffs, like Ichimatsu is being too formal, and bows his head in an 'it's alright, pet away' sort of way. He's an intelligent mutt, not enough to hold a conversation but enough to perceive the people around him's reactions. ]

You're very patient with my friend. With him it's alright, he knows this is human courtesy.

[nyahilistic]

[He nods his head to Repede's own inclination, mostly ignoring Yuri for the moment, and turns his hand over to reach out and smooth his hand down the shock of cyan fur along the back of his neck. His eyes squint nearly closed, but the smile doesn't ever otherwise quite pull his features.]

[A moment later he turns his attention back to Yuri, almost as if remembering he's there.]

He's patient, to let a stranger pet him. [It's a correction, because he wasn't patient at all. He glances back to Repede, and a smile quirks one corner of his mouth.] Thank you.

[sentence]

That's because he's a smart guy. He catches on to what people are saying about him. Isn't that right?

[ Repede woofs. ]

See? He's glad you stopped to pet him. He gets the sense you like animals? To approach a big dog like him without any trepidation at all isn't something he encounters often.

ii

[guiltykisses]

[Riko’s just a bit... apprehensive about this. she has never dated before, let alone speed dated! she gulps and looks in, knowing it would be a quick way to make friends. but...]

Eh?! I-I mean... I don’t know. I haven’t decided if I want to do it yet!

[sentence]

If it helps, I'm not thinking of it as speed dates. More like... speed friending? Getting to know the people around town and so on.

[ It's really convenient, in that sense... ]

[guiltykisses]

[ah... he does have a point. after a moment, she thinks about what she would do as a school idol. she needed to be brave, take that charisma that she uses on stage and... put in the effort here.

she finally turns to him, giving Yuri a determined nod]

Speed friending it is.

[sentence]

C'mon. Let's go get a seat.

[ And with that, he strolls on in, completely unashamed of this. ]

[guiltykisses]

[she hesitates again, then gathers her courage and follows him in. he's pretty brave! they find a table near the end and sit down across from each other. Riko glances around before turning her attention back on Yuri and smiling nervously]

Okay...! [a deep breath. she can do this. she gets on stage in front of strangers all the time] My name is Riko Sakurauchi. J-just Riko, is fine.

[sentence]

Riko! That's a nice name. I'm Yuri Lowell.

So, to start off with-- what's your reason for being here. They say it's... for one moment, you feel out of place, or something?

[guiltykisses]

[she blinks, then looks down] I... Hadn't given that much thought. [she wrings her hands] I guess it... maybe has to do with our school finally being closed.

[sentence]

That could be a good time to feel displaced. They said it could be anything. Scary, right...? That you can just think of not belonging and end up here.

[ But that's enough glum talk for now. ] You really liked that school?

[guiltykisses]

[that is a bit glum. Riko's smile is faint, but it's present, and she looks down at the table top for a moment] Yes. I wasn't there for very long, but... [she lifts her gaze and closes her eyes] I made some very dear friends. [friends that were going to be split up]

[sentence]

That's always hard, but... you'll see them again, won't you? And you'll have plenty of stories to tell.

[guiltykisses]

[will she really see them again? Riko doesn't know, but she nods anyway, trying to smile]

What.. about you? Why are you here?

[sentence]

Eh... It's not the best story. But my home is just more than a little unwelcoming. It wasn't hard to feel out of place for a moment.

[ he done a murder against a guy who really needed it ]