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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!
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[Harsh, perhaps, but they're not its kids, and it would rather be
pessimisticrealistic about their odds of actually finding the kids.]And if they aren't monster food... we're probably in even more trouble.
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Pointless to speculate until we find them. [Or, maybe worse: until they don't.]
[She opens her mouth, prepared to ask another question about the Murderbot's capabilities, perhaps, if it finds this sort of searching inefficient--but freezes in place, head cocked, gesturing her companion to silence.]
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Then a shifting shape becomes barely visible through the branches-- whatever this creature is, it blends in impressively well with the forest, when viewed through plain, human eyes. For a more discerning eye, it's short and squat but long, and muscular, dragging a long tail behind it, leading the way with a raised snout and a long mouth full of teeth.
Breq, still silent and moving slowly, catches the Murderbot's eye, then begins to raise her gun.]
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It takes a half step forward, ready to throw itself between Breq and the monster if shooting doesn't work fast enough, but not getting in the way just yet. Murderbot does not love getting shot. It doesn't love getting eaten either, but this is its job. Protect the people who are more squishy and breakable than it is, which is pretty much everyone.
It raises its own gun, and starts to shoot.]
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She hisses in a breath, but doesn't have much time to say anything before, with a strange gargling cry, the creature starts charging toward them.]
Eyes, mouth, underbelly! [She shouts out the directions, hoping that Murderbot will take those for the targets they are. She's already focusing her own fire, taking selective, precise shots in sharp contrast to the Murderbot's hail of weaponsfire.]
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This is a great plan.]
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The integrated weapons immediately catch Breq's attention, but in the middle of the fight there's not much she can do or say about that. She mmoves to the side, anyway, aiming for the creature's throat as the Murderbot aims for the mouth.
The creature won't live past the act, but it still closes its jaws around the Murderbot as it fires down the crocodile-like creature's throat. Unfortunately for the Murderbot, the hostile's jaws snap closed harder as it dies, on whatever part of the Murderbot's body is still in its mouth.]
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[It turns its pain sensors down immediately, but that's a whole lot of damage. Not the most damage it's ever taken, but it's pretty sure it's gonna be out of commission for a while, especially if it can't find any medkits. And it's been a really long time since it's seen a cubicle.
That's a problem for later. The creature may be dead, but its jaws are still pretty damn strong, and Murderbot is not exactly at a good angle to pry itself loose.]
A little help here?
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You're taking this calmly.
[Ancillary-calmly, in fact. Something to file away for later. Breq examines the jaws, then pulls out a knife and sticks it into a point on the jaw hinge.]
Can you move?
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[It's a lie, but the truth is a little harder to explain and it does not have time to explain it at the moment. Murderbot tries to flex its fingers and shakes its head.]
Some kind of tendon got sliced, I think. I should be ok if I don't have to fight another one of those things before I get a chance to heal.
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[Breq says it flatly as she starts to pry the Murderbot out of the creature's mouth, looking for the aforementioned wound. She should have a medkit, but even at home correctives couldn't repair damage like that with the patient still moving around and fighting.]
The other crews can cover our section.
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That probably just answered the question of what happened to the kids anyway.
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We can worry about that later.
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