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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!
Princess Allura | Voltron: Legendary Defender
» Seeking: Steadfast friends and allies
» Preferences: I don't suppose there are any other Alteans here? That's probably a long shot...
» Interests: History, Gardening, Alchemy
» Bio: I've honestly never filled out anything like this before. What do people normally put in here? I'm a princess of a long lost civilization trying to find her place in the universe
Death from above
You were having a peaceful lunch at a cafe somewhere when Allura sprinted in through the door, followed by a long pterodactyl beak snapping after her. The creature seemed to be having trouble fitting through the door, but that didn't stop her from vaulting a table and hiding behind it.
Eventually, it gave up and took to the sky again. A few seconds later, Allura poked her head up from behind the table.
"Is it gone?"
Mud Run!
Never mind how she got talked into it. For some reason, the Altean Princess, who you've never seen not wearing various elaborate dresses and robes since she came here, is attempting the mud run. You can't imagine this as anything other than hilarious.
Except...she's killing it. Underneath the flowing gowns was a rock hard core of Grade-A Altean beef. Allura jumps from obstacle to obstacle, barely breaking a sweat.
Death from Above
"Allura?"
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So when she heard a familiar voice, from Keith no less, she reacted a bit more eagerly than she might normally have upon meeting him. Allura let out a pleased "Keith!?" and ran over and hugged him.
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"Hey... you okay? When did you get here?"
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He frowned a bit.
"It's just me and Shiro here right now... and uh... well, the Red and Black Lions. Sort of." Oh God... what was she going to say when she saw the Lions?
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Well, that was disappointing, but they'd been separated before. They would still be able to get out of this yet, as long as they had...
"What do you mean 'sort of'? Did soemthing happen to the lions?"
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friendr
I've never met a princess before. Only heard about them in stories.
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I'll try to live up to the princesses in your stories.
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It's not really my story. It was made for one of my friends. And I don't think your kingdom is made of pasta.
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Eventually she decides on.]
Altea was not made of pasta, this is correct. Did your friend's story have a pasta planet?
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The story was made up for my friend. They were still pretty new to handling children, so coming up with this story was the best idea they had at the time.
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Oh wait, I see how this works. I can just look at your profile. Hello Triela!
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Death from above
Well, Pidge was having a nice quiet day. Apparently that was about to turn into a nice exciting day!
Unarmored and fiddling with her communicator, she wasn't exactly prepped for a fight, but when had that ever really stopped her? She jumped toward the door, not noticing at first just who had been the subject of the creature's interest. After all, first priority was to get rid of the thing, right?
Thankfully, it gave up easily -- probably not real happy about having to contend with a narrow doorway.
Then Pidge turned, and-
"Allura! When did you get here?"
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She ran over to take Pidge's hands in her own, excitedly. "Just this morning. They didn't tell me the other Paladins were here, but it is lovely to see a familiar face!"
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Pidge was grinning widely. Being here wasn't the greatest thing ever, not when they could be out there doing good, but if she had to be here, at least it was among friends. "I just arrived too, but Keith and Shiro have been here for a while."
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Allura looked around, as if expecting Keith and Shiro to jump out from behind a table any second. "And Lance and Hunk? Or Coran?"
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"But who knows? Apparently people come here pretty regularly, and it seems like even with invinite realities to choose from, it likes to pull people from the same ones over and over..."
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Allura put her hands on her hips and looked around. "Those flying things aside, no one seems to be actively trying to kill us right now. It might be nice to actually have a few quintents to catch our breath."
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Mud Run! - for something completely different
All she'd really had to do was ask Shiro and the answer would have been an immediate "yes". Of course he wanted to do something like that! It was right up his alley. Unfortunately, he couldn't have Black with him (that was cheating) so the lion had to stay at home. But he had no desire to cheat. That wouldn't be true test of skills.
Shiro was right behind her. She definitely had some strength on him and smaller size meant more agility, but he was keeping up with her and also looking like he wasn't trying that hard.
"I think we've got this."
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She glared at the next obstacle, a lengthy jump to a hanging net over a pool full of mud, then took a step back so she could get a good running start. "And not even I can be dignified ALL The time!"
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Except for the mud because they usually didn't have to fight Galra in mud. That was the hardest part of this. That seemed to be the point of this, to make an obstacle course that much harder. By the time of they were done, neither of them were going to look that dignified.
And well this was an interesting obstacle. Shiro paused a moment to study it as Allura went ahead. After she made the jump, he would follow after her.
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She took off at a sprint and leaped clear across the muddy pit, face first into the net, which she gripped with both hands. Allura started climbing, not realizing that the people who made this course had had a sense of humor, and that if another person's weight hit the net, it would collapse directly into the mud pit below. "Come on, Shiro. It's an easy jump!"
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He made the jump perfectly well and hit the net.
And that's when the net hit the mud. Well... that's not what he was expecting there. He scrambled up as quickly as he could. "Allura?" He had to make sure she was okay.
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And then they were both in a giant mud pit. Allura struggled to her feet and wiped her face off, looking about equally annoyed and distressed. Now her entire outfit was almost the same color as her skin. "Nothing hurt but my dignity. Do you suppose it was meant to do that?"
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