riverview: may test drive meme

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riverview test drive meme

Welcome 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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prompt i: the disappeared ones

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!

prompt ii: death from above

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.

prompt iii: hot springs episode

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.

prompt iv: the mud run

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!

prompt v: friendr/network

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.

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

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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.

prompt vi: wildcard

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

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[Jungle Falls by Ryan Didcote]

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Mantis | MCU

[glowfeelers]

prompt ii

[ Watch out for swooping monsters, the guards had said. Swooping monsters? That doesn't sound very nice, Mantis had responded. All the same, she'd keep an eye out for them, though - it sounded like they were causing quite the problem here today! But then, maybe she wouldn't even see one- ]

Ah! [ Oh no, she is definitely going to see one. One swoops down from above directly at her, making her yell out in surprise, and narrowly avoid being hit by ducking just in time. The monster is nothing she recognizes, but its aggression and the glint of its teeth as it screeches tell her enough.

Mantis turns and looks up long enough to see it coming in for a second go at her. ] Stop! [ Unsurprisingly, the creature doesn't listen. It comes again, but this time Mantis is ready. Her antenna glow as she reaches out her hands to meet it when it comes, and although the force of it nearly knocks her off her feet, she makes contact long enough to command it to sleep before it can do any real damage to her. Instead of following through on its attack, it crashes into the ground where it lays, fast asleep for now.

Startled, Mantis quickly spins around and looks to the sky, searching for the threat of more. ]

prompt iii

[ Having been raised in isolation and only now beginning to understand some of the endless intricacies of socialization, the idea of recreational water usage - especially at this scale - is yet another new facet of group behaviour to be added to Mantis' ever growing world of knowledge.

Confused but curious, Mantis wanders around the hot springs and pools, observing the people around her. Different species have such different ideas on bathing rituals! ]

Excuse me, [ Mantis speaks up, not at all creepily standing by the pool or hot tub staring at the people in it. They're not really acting like they want to cover up or otherwise be in private, so that means it's okay to talk to them, right? ] Is it customary on this planet to bathe together in big pools of water?

friendr

	Friendr
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	» Age: ??? » Seeking: Friends! :) » Preferences: Friends who are friendly! » Interests: Learning new things, helping, laughter » Bio: Hello, I am Mantis! Until now I have been travelling with my friends helping to protect the galaxy and learning of great Earth heroes like Kevin Bacon!
	base code by photosynthesis
	Mantis
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[ Hello! I'd like to take her from a point in IW maybe?! But I will keep spoilers out of my tags!! If you're a castmate lmk how you feel! ]

SHRIEKS TO THE HEAVENS

[godslay]

[ So, these flying fluffy pterodactyls have been more annoyance than difficulty, as of late. It's part of Gamora's job to deal with the unsavory creatures that might happen by the city, and it's no different now with these swooping beasts. They show up, take a swipe at people, and while Gamora is doing additional shifts of patrol, she gets to cut down her fair share.

Today, however, is new – if only because of who these monsters are going after.

Gamora is chasing off one particular creature when she hears a voice shouting, and as she slices through the beast's wing, she spins on her heel to see—

A familiar face.

Mantis has already put the monster to sleep when Gamora can change course and head in her direction, and she waves Godslayer over her head. ]

Mantis!

GENTLY WHISPERS HELLO

[glowfeelers]

[ Maybe she should find shelter before another one appears? But then, what if someone outside could use her help? She can't fight the way her friends do, but-

Her reaction to Gamora's voice is instant. Her antenna perk up and her face is lit with a smile when she turns to find it really is her companion calling her name, there and real and looking as though she had been ready to assist her with the flying mean fluff monster. ]

Gamora! [ She lifts her arm to wave happily, and hurries closer. ] You're here!

WELCOME TO THE DISASTER PARTY

[godslay]

[ She skids to a stop when she meets Mantis halfway, and though she doesn't holster Godslayer, she lets the blade retract. ]

We never left.

[ She and Peter stayed put when Mantis went home, and she's actually started to see her back again.

Not displeased, but... confused. ]

Did you just get back?

I am so ready for the disaster party

[glowfeelers]

[ Having no memories of ever being on this planet before, and not even registering that Gamora would think otherwise, the greeting ends up confusing Mantis. ]

You never left? [ What does that mean? ] You have been here? [ Is that what that means? It's written all over her face that she doesn't quite understand, but at the same time, there's a sense of relief that comes from finding her missing friend. ] You are alright?

[godslay]

... Yes?

[ She watches Mantis closely, confusion translating into something more skeptical. She can see how baffled Mantis seems to be, but Gamora is equally so; she doesn't understand why Mantis wouldn't remember being in the Quarantine. It was months ago, sure, but... Mantis was here.

This weird day is getting weirder. ]

Are you?

[ Maybe she hit her head? ]

[glowfeelers]

Yes!

[ How nice of Gamora to ask! Relief trickles into Mantis's body language and her face all the same, knowing that Gamora is unharmed and free from Thanos. ]

Nebula sent us to Titan, I thought perhaps we could find you there! We found new allies, but not you. Did you escape and come here?

[ The more Mantis talks, the weirder this day is probably getting. ]

SLAMS INTO; also ii

[nostalgiabomb]

[ So, listen, Peter's totally cool with offering a bit of public service. Work as a Surveyor with the Perimeter Guard usually means he's, like, off doing his own thing, running around outside the walls. But sometimes, it means he does stuff like this: protect the citizenry from weird monster threats.

Like these flying feathered death machines.

So he's patrolling the interior, and he hears the telltale sounds of a flock about to pounce, and he moves, stunning a couple with well-aimed blasts from his guns, straight up punching some with the barrels of his blasters when they get low enough for it.

He hears a startled cry in a sea of startled cries, and he jerks around, because— that sounded familiar. Why did that sound familiar? And he's shoving through the crowd as they run past. He clears the throng just as Mantis drops the bird thing to her feet, and he gawks. ]

Mantis? What the hell are you doing here?


(( COUPLE OF THINGS: 1.) Peter is still from post-Vol. 2 but I've seen IW and I'd be down with whatever canonpoint you choose, and 2.) Mantis was here in Riverview before, so he'll probably mention that! ))

AH HELLO

[glowfeelers]

[ Mantis hasn't been here long enough to have had a good chance at finding her friends yet, but Peter has found her first! Someone familiar in an unfamiliar world, particularly one like this that is inhabited by mean bird creatures, gives her an instant sense of relief. ]

I am fighting a swooping monster! [ Sort of. And since they appear to be describing what they're doing, ] What are you doing here?


( Good to know!! Thanks haha, I am still kind of... stumbling my way through writing from the MCU ah oh god )

[nostalgiabomb]

(( YOU'LL BE FANTASTIC I BELIEVE IN YOU ))

I— I mean, yeah, I see that, but— Whoa—!

[ Speaking of swooping, distracted as he is, he ducks at the last second as one of the creatures makes a dive for him. Apparently these things go for the eyes. Assholes.

He tracks the pterodactyl's movements as it skims above the crowd – too risky of a shot to take right now, with it being so close to so many people, and Peter lets out a frustrated sound as he waits for his shot. ]

I meant, I thought you were back home?

[glowfeelers]

( WHEEZES HEAVILY )


[ Mantis stays alert, ready to defend but otherwise unable to do much to a flying target at this range. But she trusts that Peter knows what he's doing, and she watches too for an opening to appear - at least until he confuses her with the question, anyway. ]

I was home, but then I was here. [ How else would it have happened, she wonders? ] Is that not what happened to you too? [ Did he stop somewhere in between?! ]

[nostalgiabomb]

[ Peter's mouth frequently moves faster than his brain can keep up with it, which is why his lips part and he takes a breath to speak.

But then his brain processes her words, the confusion in her face, and for a second, he forgets about the aggressive dino-bird things to stare at her.

Then, almost reluctantly, ]

Mantis, do you remember being here?

[glowfeelers]

[ The puzzlement in her face grows twofold, and she too stares back at him. ]

How could I remember a place I have never been to before? [ Was that a trick question? Did she misunderstand? ] Oh! [ Her expression changes as she thinks perhaps she’s got it now. ] Is this a practical joke? Drax is very good at those, did he teach you?

friendr

[triela]

Hello, Mantis. My name is Triela. I'm not very familiar with this Kevin Bacon guy. What did he do?

[glowfeelers]

I am told he is a great hero from Earth! He has saved his people from tyranny and now they are free, and they dance to rejoice!

[triela]

Yeah? I wonder why we never covered him in history before. He sounds amazing.

[glowfeelers]

Oh? You are from Earth? What heroes have you heard of?

[triela]

I know a lot. Like Leonardo da Vinci, who was a famous inventor and painter. He made some of the most famous art in history! And he did some incredible studies on human anatomy, and designed many incredible things like flying apparatuses and weapons. He was truly a genius.

Then of course there's Galileo Galilei, who was a great astronomer and scientist in his own right. During his time, he was punished for his controversial ideas, but these days we honor him and consider him a father of science.

There are a lot more from all over the world.

[glowfeelers]

I have not heard of either of them! How does one use flying weapons? Do the weapons make the user fly?

[ Yeah she is definitely imagining something totally different from what Triela meant. ]

iii

[livingsymbol]

[Steve is in one of the hot tubs when he hears a voice, somewhat cautious, asking about the open baths. He turns, head tilting to get a better view of her, and takes a moment to digest that the woman is not human. But she seems genuinely interested and curious, so he answers, giving Mantis an inviting gesture with one hand.]

I don't know about the whole place, but it's nice occasionally. I guess it helps with meeting new people.

[Which seems to be an important point for Quarantine.]

[glowfeelers]

[ Her hands are clasped together in front of her as always, the natural resting position that has been trained into her, but when Steve responds positively to her question, Mantis extends a hand to gently touch her fingertips to the warmth of the water. ]

Oh? [ With her wide, innocent eyes she looks to him again as though he's revealed a wonderful secret to her. ] It is? This is a common gathering place to make new friends?

[livingsymbol]

[ He hadn't really looked at it as a place to meet new people, but when Mantis says that out loud, Steve can't deny that it has a certain ring to it. He tilts his head as he thinks about it, giving her room to get used to the tub from the edge. ]

It's a good place to get to know your neighbors better, at least. I don't know if people come just to meet other people, but they do get a chance to talk when they might be too busy to do otherwise.

[ Group activities seem to be hard to pull off when so many people just don't have time to spend anymore. They seem to be too old-fashioned. That's probably why he likes things like this. ]

If everyone's here anyway, you can take the opportunity to share stories and enjoy the moment together.

[glowfeelers]

[ Mantis seems to enjoy the warmth that comes from the water, but more than that, she seems to enjoy listening to Steve explain things to her. There's a look of innocent fascination as she thinks about it all, and she smiles at him - she's getting better and less horrifying at smiling now, she thinks! ]

Oh? Does the water make it more special than without the water?

[livingsymbol]

[ He does briefly look taken aback by her expression, but the enthusiasm behind it helps Steve to mostly shrug off his surprise and take her question for what it is. He answers with as much honesty as he has. ]

I think it does make it more intimate. If we can get comfortable like this, then we're more likely to open up to each other. It helps encourage us to trust each other.

✔

[electromags]

kevin bacon?
who are some other earth heroes you know about?