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quaranmeme2018-05-20 02:35 pm
riverview: may 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 34 Character Slots available.
● Reserves are currently CLOSED. Applications are currently OPEN and will close on June 7th at 10:00 pm EST.
● 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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Something strange has been happening in the city over the past few weeks, and it's starting to get kind of serious - people are disappearing. It started with a little girl whose parents are still convinced and terrified that she wandered off into the jungle to the north of the city, and things have only gone on from there. So far, a total of 10 children ranging in ages from five to their teens have gone missing, most last seen near one of the exits at the city walls or near where the river flows through the fences of the Inhabited City.
Today, it's reached the point where it's becoming a bit of an emergency. With so many sightings near the exits to the city, the government and Perimeter Guard have set up a joint search project, and are requesting volunteers to help scour the jungles in search of the missing kids. Any volunteers or members of the Perimeter Guard are offered a handout with images of the kids and will be forming a grid to search the entirety of the jungle. Which won't be easy, because it's not just a jungle out there - it's dangerous!
Normally, living inside the Inhabited City is a pretty safe bet. You can go day to day without running into a monster or risking any kind of danger requiring a fight. Generally, the tall, laser-fenced walls keep out anything particularly dangerous.
The problem with walls? They only go so high.
While usually assault from airborne monsters isn't a problem that's on the map, as residents who've been around for a while might remember from last year, there's a few weeks during late spring where a swarm of flying monsters not unlike feathery pterodactyls are migrating back to another part of the moon. They're only in the area for a couple of weeks, but during that time, residents can expect occasional attacks by swooping monsters if they should see easy prey. Usually, a good sturdy dark-colored umbrella is enough to keep them from seeing a potential victim or meal, but sometimes the attacks still happen. So the Perimeter Guard sends extra details, calling in all the reserves, to patrol the city and keep an eye out for citizens in distress. There's also a general call for anyone who's experienced at fighting to help protect their fellow citizens. Whether your character is being attacked or protecting someone else, be prepared - these monsters are quick and have very sharp teeth.
It's been all over the news lately, the restoration of the old abandoned Amusement Park that was successfully cleared out and repowered, and is gearing up for a grand opening. However, thanks to a team led by Aecinos Ixocia and the technical expertise of Aoba Seragaki, there's another entertainment feature that was powered up and cleaned up at the same time, and is ready to open over the weekend - the Hot Springs!
Flyers and other advertising has been put up all around the city to alert city residents to the fact that the springs are opening, and expounding the various amenities and activities that the springs have to offer. Among the touted features are mineral hot spring pools of various temperatures ranging from cool to near-boiling, said to have healing qualities that moisturize and soothe the skin, as well as whisking away stress. There are a lot of testimonials to the fact that the springs have had an impact on chronic pain, headaches, and even temporary, acute illnesses.
If soaking in a hot tub isn't your thing, there are also lap pools, a wave pool, and even a few waterslides that are cleaned up and running smoothly - there's an easy and medium one for the less adventurous, but the other two slides are pretty harrowing! There's also a lazy river with inner tubes intended for couples or groups of friends to laze on and enjoy the warm spring weather. For those with something a little more frisky in mind, there are special tubes intended for romantic pairs or groups that go through a Tunnel of Love that lasts for 10 minutes and affords a pretty decent amount of rose-tinted privacy for lovers to enjoy.
Ever heard of Tough Mudder, the Spartan Race, or Ninja Warrior? Well, something similar is brewing in Riverview. With the weather warming up, several companies in the city have contributed to the construction of a difficult obstacle course with three different levels of difficulty to make it challenging for people of all fitness levels. Featuring just about any obstacle you can think of, it tests participants' running, jumping, climbing, and other athletic prowess. It also tests participants' teamwork skills, since several of the obstacles can't be overcome without a little help from a friend or stranger.
But what about people with super powers? Isn't that an unfair advantage? Yep! It sure is! Any participants in the Mud Run are required to use a power dampener of some sort if they're super powered, so everyone is on the same level. Have fun with that!
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!
Jeff Calhoun | OC
[ You bet your ass this isn't Jeff's first mud run obstacle course thing. He may be middle aged, but the 40s are the new 30s, and the 30s are the new 20s... Plus, he actually likes to keep in shape, so that helps. No dad bod here. He may not be a star athlete or anything-- never was, even back when he did play sports as a kid-- but this kind of thing is fun. Cooperative, instead of totally cutthroat, and challenging. Jeff doesn't play to beat everyone to the finish line, and he's happy to lend a hand to anyone who needs it. Or... he'll try to, anyway.
He's no superhero; he's just a dad. AND HE'S HERE TO HELP. ]
v. friendr
» Seeking: Friends. Let's leave it at that. Nice, uncomplicated friendship.
» Preferences: People old enough to remember the 80s. Or your world's... equivalent...
» Interests: Music, magic, and lots of... other stuff. I don't know. You're putting me on the spot here.
» Bio: Single dad/high school teacher who didn't have any plans to vacation on an alien moon, but here we are. I don't describe myself well under pressure.
vi. wildcard
[ WHATEVER YOU WANT. Barebones character info and permissions can be found on Jeff's journal. The quick gist is: he comes from a world like our own, only some folks can do magic-- like World of Darkness or Harry Potter, only it's not a big secret. Some witches veer towards dark magic, some light, etc. Jeff's basically a dark magic ex-wildchild who grew up to become a lame suburban dad/high school teacher. ]
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[Loki's never found it to be so. Then again, Loki and friendship are generally not friends either.]
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Ok, probably not...
BUT! I'd wager they're generally going to be less complicated than romance
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I'd make a counter-bet they're most likely not, and both of them are far more difficult than magic.
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Probably explains why I was always more successful at the latter
[ Though he doesn't do nearly as much magic anymore. But man, in his 20s, he could've been a powerhouse. Definitely doesn't regret turning his back on a lot of it, though. ]
What if I amended it?
"Seeking moderately complicated friendship"
text; un: sg.rogers
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[ He's kind of skeptical-- then again, he has no idea how his reaction to being here compares to others'. Maybe this is the one time in his life he's being exceptionally well-adjusted.
...
He just had to go to an alien moon to achieve it. ]
See, I was hoping for the kind of uncomplicated where we just listen to albums and don't talk much.
Low work, decent payoff.
[ Oh god now he's sounding like some of his students. ]
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Maybe that's just me.
[Maybe the weirder things get the calmer they all take it? He doesn't quite know, but it seems like everyone else handles the shock without even blinking. That's the real wonder of the modern world.]
If you share that interest, I'm sure you'll get along fine. You could start a music club. Exchange some favorites.
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Reaching a certain point where you panic so much you loop all the way back around to calm
[ Like he seems okay on the outside, while on the inside it's an endless stream of AAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!! ]
That's a good idea. Get a music exchange going, see what all the cool aliens and robots are listening to.
Got any favorites yourself?
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friendr
And what do you teach?
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[ CORRECTION: ]
I used to play. I mean.
Mostly now, I just listen to people way more talented than me
[ He sends that, THEN A COUPLE MINUTES LATER, he realizes he forgot to answer the other question. ]
Oh and I teach history!
Earth history
This is the kinda place where I have to specify, right?
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Even if it's just Earth history, that's a long time. What was your specialty?
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you know what they say
"I'm getting too old for this [ UHHH. Time to self censor. ] stuff."
US mostly. Sometimes they have me teaching European history for the AP kids
Gotta say... NOT sure how useful it is here
I mean, outside of the sense that a lot of lessons from history can be applied universally!
but who here really wants to learn about such a narrow slice of history from a 21st century american perspective
and what if a lot of it's considered spoilers to some people? like somebody who's here from the middle ages and
[ It's quite likely he's getting distracted by his own rambling. ]
anyway
Are you interested in history?
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V | un: TheStrandInstitute
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On account of all the aliens and whatnot. Plus, the view. It's something else.
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I assume you've been sorted out then?
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And a bed... in the dorms
Which is a new experience, I mean, I didn't even do the dorm thing in college, so I'm REALLY not thrilled about it now, because I am WAY too old for communal living with a bunch of strangers
At my age it's like, who even does that outside of prison?
Or halfway houses, I guess
[ WOW HE RAMBLED. ]
Anyway!!
So, you're a skeptic?
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v. ✔
It all sounded so normal until you said magic. Tell me more?
[He's still trying to...well. Convince himself to believe in magic.]
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Usually it's a whole lot of work for not a lot of payoff
But it makes it easy to find your keys when you misplace them!
[ That might... not be the information Rodney was looking for. ]
honestly magic was a way bigger deal before airplanes and smartphones and
like...
amazon.com
[ Magic's not super exciting in his universe!! ]
✔
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[ He kids, he kids! Magic's pretty handy to have sometimes. He just has a complicated relationship with it. ]
It might be something of a novelty here, but
back home it's pretty ho-hum
v - @citharede ✔
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Does your aunt know you're here?
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anyway!
where are you??
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