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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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And I get that you're scared, Billy, but you don't turn and run out! You can't fear yourself that much!
[He pauses, listening to Billy even as he tenses up, eyes narrowing. Loki is the lat person he wants to hear about right now, especially when Billy tells him about the lies. He pulls his hand away, arms crossing defensively.]
He's responsible for that monster wearing my mom's face and you're dating him? You didn't think he could tell you how to end it, that you couldn't--
[It doesn't matter. None of it's going to change anything and right now, he feels sick.] Well, I'm glad someone was here to put you back together.
[And even if his tone is rough, he does mean that. Seething or not, he can't imagine Billy being genuinely hurt or worse yet, hurting himself.
Although he does scoff a little. He'll have sympathy for Loki later, maybe, once he's calmed down. But right now? There's just a bitter little twinge that apparently Billy can sit and stroke Loki's hair and tell him it's going to be okay, but apparently not for him even if he's done just that for a year.]
So was I, Billy. My entire life was turned upside down, I watched my mom die in front of me, and our teammates, and I stayed with you. I told you everything would be okay and never asked you to do the same for me, even if it would have been nice once in a while.
[He shakes his head and lets out a tired sigh.]
I don't know... Nothing. I fell in love with a superhero who I thought was brave enough to face his fears, and I stayed with you even after you insisted being a hero ruined your life because you were everything I had left and I was glad for it. But-- I can't deal with this, Billy. With the Loki thing, or you being so scared of yourself all over again... or even worse.
[Because this is even worse than the past year as far as he's concerned, Billy running away, refusing to even go back because he's afraid he'll mess up what sounds like a sure thing.]
Hate or be angry at me for leaving or whatever, but if you can't even trust yourself... how did you expect me to? And it's kind of rich... you making me feel like an idiot for trusting Loki when you're trusting him with more than I ever did.
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He says he's responsible. I was still the one who brought it there. Who brought her into our home with your mom's face, because I was trying to do something nice. I was trying to be a better boyfriend. And look how that turned out!
( spreading gloved hands out to his side, gesturing to all of this. teddy, billy, where they are now. )
I want to be there for you, I want to tell you that it's all going to be okay, that this's gong to be fine, in the end. I'm sorry, I'm a bad boyfriend, I always have been--I know. I don't hate you. I could never hate you, Teddy.
( not even if he wanted to. not even if he willed himself to, tried to use every ounce of magic he has to hate teddy. there's nothing about him billy can think of to hate. he's--sweet, kind, tries his best even when he shouldn't. and teddy's always been a hero, even if billy--hasn't. even when billy has shut down, teddy was always trying to save someone. something. )
I'll always love you. I'm--sorry about this. About all of this.
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Like he didn't plan that out, come on. For whatever reason, he had to know you'd bring her here with Mom's face, and if he was just bullshitting to get me to leave you or to cause problems? Then he knew how to get you alone too! And he knew how to hurt me enough to do it.
[He takes a step closer to Billy, eyes narrowing on him. Really?] You weren't a bad boyfriend! Do you think I would have threatened to rip off Quicksilver's legs if you were a bad boyfriend? That I would have been worried to death when you single-handedly invaded Latveria, or asked you to marry me? No. You're the one who thought that. All I wanted from you was-- acceptance, Billy. That you let me be a hero, that you stop saying it ruined your life. I wanted you to stroke my hair once in a while-- those were all things that could be worked on! They were problems, but they didn't mean you were a bad boyfriend or a bad person.
[He can't even get properly angry. He's too worn out all of a sudden, too hurt, and all of this is just an open wound... it's all too fresh, too painful.]
Stop apologizing. It doesn't undo anything and right now, it doesn't make it better either.
[He makes an idle motion, shifting back into his Hulkling form. He could use a little armor -- both because he doesn't know what's out here or how dangerous it is and because maybe it'll at least make him feel a little less like the Teddy who let himself be led around by Greg all that time.] If you really want to do something for me, be a hero and help me find those kids. If not, then leave me alone for a while because I didn't volunteer to back out.
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( shut down, didn't say a word. needed teddy to be there to stroke his hair, tell him everything was going to be okay but could billy do the same? no. because he's a selfish asshole who can't even stop to see when his boyfriend needs him. )
You were always the hero, Teddy. My hero, everyone else's. ( no more tears, no more yelling. that's not going to help them. and billy--finally moves to release teddy's hand. tries to shake his loose. ) Let me see the pictures.
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[He'd tear someone apart for Billy if he had to. If he thought he needed to.]
I'm not that much of a hero... I'm not as good as you seem to think I am, or as strong. I'm not the popular one of the pair, Billy. [He feels like he's breaking apart at the moment, actually. He can claim to be a good actor at least.] Besides, you were always my favorite hero, Billy.
[And he's being honest there. But fine. He lets go of Billy hand with a shake of his head, trying to clear it, get it back on the job. He takes a moment to pull out the pictures and offer them out.] Here. It might be easier to focus on just one of them, if your magic is limited here.
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it's not a new feeling but it is so much more prominent than usual. he's never--had a problem being who he is. being loud about it. comfortable in his own skin but right now he wishes he were anyone other than billy kaplan.
the pictures get ignored for a moment, just long enough for billy to reach both hands up, cup palms around teddy's cheeks. look him straight in the eye despite how red and puffy his own are. )
You've always, always been my hero, Teddy Altman.
( but that's as far as he's going and as deep into it as he's going to get. they've been fighting for what feels like forever, and he's tired. a step backwards and billy grabs onto the fingers, blue magic sparking from fingertips as they raise to float just a bit away from him and he shifts back, sits himself down on the ground with legs crossed in front of him. )
It's distance-based. I can do anything I normally do, just not--more than fifty feet away or so.
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He doesn't feel like much of anything at the moment either.
But at least Billy pulls away and moves on to his spell. It's easier to focus on the task at hand, switch over to business mode.]
Okay, well... it's worth a shot anyway. I didn't see much from up above.
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but that's--later. right now, there's something he can try and do, something he can possibly handle, people who need help and he's--here. partially. he can handle this. eyes close and he rests his hands against his knees, letting his guard down just that much more to focus on trying to find this mess of missing kids. despite his and teddy's--their thing, he still trusts teddy to keep an eye out. keep him from getting hurt if anything jumps out of the foliage.
he's--horrendously quiet for several moments, hands outstretched and flecks of blue shimmering from fingers, from closed eyes, surrounding the pictures of the children and glimmering around him but despite his attempts, it's not long before billy's shaking his head and dropping hands, letting those pictures fall to the ground in front of him. )
We'll need to deeper into the jungle.
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Maybe he can just crawl into his bed and stay there for a while. Or find somewhere he can go to be alone at least. He doesn't really know.
But that's for later. Right now, he can't turn his back on people who need their help. He gives a short nod. He won't let anything happen to Billy, no. Teddy is nearly impossible to physically hurt, so playing shield to whatever might jump out at them isn't a huge deal. He can deal with that.
He won't let him be hurt if they venture any deeper in either.]
All right... let's get going then. We'll find a spot deeper in and you can try your spell again. They seem to think they're here, somewhere.
[He reaches down idly, gathering up the pictures.]
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flying's generally safer, but considering the current state of their. more sky-bound monsters. . maybe better to stay on their feet. deeper, he'd said, and billy does turn to start taking several steps even further into the jungle. )
If we can't find them, we can always go ask Doctor Strange for help.
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Don't do that. You have a new boyfriend and I know I wouldn't like it very much if you were out getting too close to someone else without my knowing it.
[And whether he likes it or not, whether he's happy being sucked into this bizarro world or not, it doesn't matter. He still has to accept it and set some boundaries.]
Doctor Strange? That-- might be a good idea... Do you think he's too busy? I don't know how much the Sorcerer Supreme has to do in an entirely different reality...
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He spent forever and a half going on about how he was only a pitstop, that the moment you came back, I'd leave him again. That we couldn't be boyfriend boyfriends because I'd be giving up too much, giving you up.
( it hurts. a lot. loki wasn't wrong. but he's not going to turn away from him either. )
We'll keep trying first, go to him if we can't. He--has a decent amount of things going on at home.
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[Not that he thinks he necessarily ever will, but-- it's not Billy's problem at the moment, it's his. Figuring out how to just be Teddy without Billy is going to be... daunting.]
Don't we all... I don't want to bother him if we don't have to. There are other people out looking too. They might come across them for all we know.
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This? This is the hardest thing I've ever had to do.
( he selfishly wants to lean into teddy, too. wants to hold onto him, refuse to let go. but he can't. )
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[Because he honestly doesn't know what Billy even wants from him. A hug and an 'It's okay you're in love with someone else?' or 'It's okay you replaced me and intended to stay somewhere else forever?' He can't do that. He just-- can't. He might have left first, but Billy went farther than he ever could have dreamed of going.]
Trust me, this isn't easy for me ether. -- And you should slow down. Let me go in front. I'm less easily hurt than you are.
[And right now, he might actually enjoy the distraction, if something did try to maul him or fight honestly.]</mall
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teddy is more durable. strong, near-impossible to physically hurt and the months billy has spent here has made him even softer than he was before. but that's fine. if something comes out at them, he'll--figure out a way to handle it. it's better than looking at teddy's back as he walks.
the choked laughter probably isn't helping his case any. ) This'd be the worst time to start stroking your hair and telling you it's all going to be okay, wouldn't it.
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[There's a hint of exasperation when Billy seems hellbent on continuing to walk ahead of him. He quickens his own pace to try to catch up a bit.
This is a mess... and he feels guilty for even showing up at all. He shouldn't. He shouldn't feel like he intruded at all. It wasn't like he planned on this... But he does, honestly. And he still feels angry and hurt. But it's all mostly just died down to bone deep exhaustion. He snorts at the question.]
I wouldn't really believe it anyway...
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it's just a matter of refocusing energy after that, hands moving out to send a nice, massive lightning strike right down into the thing's mouth. frazzled, but billy doesn't hesitate. )
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[And suddenly, his heart feels like it's in his throat when the thing he'd been afraid of actually happens. It happens so fast -- but in case the lightning strike isn't enough, Teddy rushes in to get between them.
He's never had to fight what looks like a giant snakelizard, but like hell is he afraid of punching it in the face either. He's banking on the lightning strike being strong enough to give it a scare anyway.]
Are you okay? That's why I told you to stay behind me!
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billy waits for it to turn around before setting himself back down onto the ground, a hand moving for his side but there's no break in fabric.
so he's probably fine. )
Bruised, I'll live.
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[Teddy moves away from the tail, swatting an arm angrily at it before he goes to kneel in front of Billy. Whatever problems they're having, he's more worried than anything for the moment.]
Why couldn't you just let me go first? >I don't get bruised. [He reaches out to nudge at Billy's hand.]
Let me check. If it's more than a bruise, you don't need to be walking around out here.
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billy's still raising up both hands in mock surrender, palms up and cape shoved back over an elbow. giving teddy plenty of room to inspect (it's a little red under fabric, no broken bones) if that's what he decides he needs to do. )
You really don't want to check. Trust me.
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[He reaches out to carefully check the area, carefully prodding and inspecting for anything that seems broken... thankfully, it's not]
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I might elbow you in the face.
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[He's still a bit worried though. Billy isn't invulnerable, even if he might be one of the strongest magic users alive.]
Maybe you should go back... I got this.
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