![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
riverviewmod) wrote in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
quaranmeme2018-06-20 06:40 pm
riverview: june 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 47 Character Slots available.
● Reserves are currently OPEN. Applications are currently CLOSED and will open on August 1st 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.
information resources
premise ● arrival ● setting ● exploration progress report ● ask a question ● calendar ● navigation
After the unveiling of the newly cleaned-up amusement park, it's been going strong, open to the public and seeing heavy traffic flow from residents of the City. After all, it's been a while since a new attraction opened in Riverview. Slowly but surely, the people in charge of the park have been keeping it open later and later into the evening, testing the strength of the wall and trying to see how many monsters the bright lights and cheerful music and chattering crowds draw.
And it's all seemed to be just perfect - until the middle of June. It started with a few little critters, mostly the size of toy poodles and vaguely crablike, they skittered around the bottom of the laser fences, testing the strength of it. And then more of them started coming. By the 20th, there are probably hundreds of little toy poodle sized crab critters prodding at the fence, making a racket and making the guests nervous. Not a huge deal, not at first.
But apparently toy poodle sized crabs are really delicious, because predators have started coming over to the fence to feed on them. Between the horde of crab-critters and the marauding predators, there's starting to be a dangerous buildup of pressure against the fences.
The Perimeter Guard is putting out a call for anyone willing to help disperse the horde, and the owners of the amusement park are throwing in vouchers for free passes to the park (and all the fun rides!) for anyone who takes up the call. Care to join?
The amusement park isn't only the place where pint-sized monster pests are showing up - they're everywhere. Inside the city, they're a little smaller but far more insidious, and almost impossible to get rid of on a large scale. After a bit of consideration, the Government, in cooperation with the Perimeter Guard, has decided to set up a little competition to help with a bit of pest control. A scavenger hunt!
From the 20th of June until the 20th of July, the Government will be offering a reward to anyone who can prove they have 'taken care of' 5 or more each of the four pests causing mayhem in the city - a mildly-poisonous leathery-winged reptile that feeds on eyeballs, a mutated rat-like creature that likes to nest in the hair of sleeping people and animals and has a high-pitched scream that can cause disorientation, a beautifully sparkly delicate moth-like creature that causes intense mood swings through pheromones and hormones, and a creature that looks exactly like the standard domesticated foxes many residents keep as pets but who spit fire when angry.
The reward for bringing in proof of taking out 5 of each of these pests will be around 250 Units, or a gift or gift certificate of equivalent value.
Perimeter Guard Captain Anali Apple has released a statement regarding this challenge: 'And to all the animal lovers out there, if you've got a problem with killing these guys, then by all means go gather them up before they get killed. We'll reward people who catch and release, long as they're not in the city.'
Welcome to Riverview Quarantine! What's your talent?
Everyone who arrives in the Quarantine gets a short interview to try to place them in an appropriate job, but this month it's a little different. With Carnivale and its focus on creative performances right around the corner, the Orientation teams are asking an extra question - do you want to join a talent show? Characters new and old are invited to attend and perform in the Riverview's Got Talent show on a large stage in the city center, performing any kind of talent they might have, from singing to dancing to art to martial arts to magic or anything else you can imagine! After the performances, there will be free refreshments and a meet and greet so performers can get some feedback on their performance (please be kind!).
Since new characters or players may feel a bit shy jumping in on this one, there will be a mod-posted subthread for existing players to post up a quick description of a performance their character might put on for new arrivals to respond to. Any existing players should keep their top-levels to this prompt and this sub-thread, and only new characters should be responding to them - if you want to play out talent show performances and interactions with two characters already in the game, please post it on the logs community.
Residents new and old might notice advertisements going up around the city for a brand new restaurant - the Blind Date Café. A pioneering concept by a born romantic in the city, the Café is a concept business where it's Dragosta (the celebration of romantic love) all year around! Singles, or people who are into polyamory, can come to the Café and tell the host/ess what their romantic preferences are (gay, straight, bisexual, asexual, etc.) and be seated at complete random with someone else at the Café who has compatible preferences. Once the random pairing is seated, they can order from a pretty standard restaurant menu at one of the lovely flower-and-candle adorned tables with a complimentary glass of wine each (for the first 100 customers!) and share a nice romantic meal.
Paired up with someone you don't get along with? That's just fine. You can totally take your meal to go. Paired up with someone you really like, and you both decide to go on a second date? Both meals are on the house!
And what about people who just aren't into romance? Well, thankfully one of the preferences you can pick is 'platonic,' in which case you'll be sat with someone who might just be your new best friend...or your future worst enemy! Who knows?
New arrivals to the city (as played on the TDM) will receive a voucher to the Blind Date Café with their welcome to the city, entitling them to a free meal.
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!
barry allen | dctv
ii. scavenger hunters
v. friendr
» Seeking: Friends!
» Preferences: That they be friendly?
» Interests: Science, being active and really good food.
» Bio: (Former?) CCPD criminalist. Knows a lot of random science facts! Recently married to the love of my life, and I think it's pretty awesome.
I!
Iris folds her arms and stares down at the critter like creatures, as if in deep contemplation. She wasn’t against the idea of paying a ton to get in the carnival, or mooch off Eddie at the very least... but wherever Barry goes, she’s not too far behind. This time, literally. ]
It would take up less ammo than my earrings, [ she admits after a while, glancing back at him. ] But unless you time it right, they’ll just come back in a few hours, right?
no subject
[There's a huff of a breath as he rubs a hand against the back of his neck.]
I just feel bad about blowing them up when they're not doing anything wrong, you know?
[They're just crabs. Doing crab things.]
no subject
[ No fence is insurmountable. Some day, it'll bend to the critters' might - and she doesn't exactly want that day to be anytime soon. So Iris draws a breath, taking a step back. ]
Anything I can help with?
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
ii
[ Normally, Cisco tries to keep pretty on top of things, checking in periodically with his people who work at the portal (yeah, he's got people) to make sure that if any of his friends arrive, he'll be the first one who knows. But, well, things have been pretty busy these last few days. The whole scavenger hunt thing is kind of yikes, and also, not going to do all that much good. Just catching individual monsters one at a time isn't an efficient system.
So he's been in his workshop for the last few days, trying to cook up something that'll incapacitate multiple monsters at a time. And he is just about to test it to see if it works when there is an all-too-familiar whoosh of wind and flash of lightning, and the little group of four foxes that had been just about to wander into his trap are suddenly just gone.
He makes an assumption, quickly, because there's only one speedster in the Quarantine - at least, there was last time he checked: ]
Wally, what the f-
[ But then he stops dead, mid-way through the word, just gaping. Because the person who had run in and interfered with everything stopped, and that is not Wally. ]
...Barry?!
nope, this is perfect <3
He still does spin awkwardly at the sound of his name, though, arms flailing a bit as he regains his balance, before a wide smile splits across his face.]
Cisco? Man, you have no idea how good it is to see you.
no subject
Is this for real? Man, if this is just a dream or some shit I'm gonna be so freakin' sad... when did you get here?!
[ The trap, the foxes, are all completely forgotten; Cisco draws away from Barry but keeps holding his shoulders, as if he's afraid Barry will vanish the second he stops touching him. His eyes are bright and he can't stop grinning. Honestly if he makes it through this without crying a little bit it's going to be a miracle. ]
I haven't seen you in forever.
ii;
It isn't hard to miss that traps are going off 'on their own' and creatures vanishing in the blink of an eye. Connor replays a few events he has witnessed himself, frame by frame, trying to find evidence. (CyberLife, going all out in giving Connor 4K 1080p visuals.) There are blurs, crackles of lightning, a gust of wind. Connor readjusts his tie after witnessing another bizarre occurrence and gets to work analyzing.
There is no real apparent evidence of a lighting strike, but Connor had ruled out it being a weather phenomena right off the bat. He scans the area where one of the creatures had just been standing, and finds faint traces of human sweat, skin cells and saliva. The LED on Connor's temple flashes yellow as he accepts this information.
A human that could appear in a flash. How interesting.
The next time Connor comes upon a trap, he waits. He sees no point in killing these creatures himself; he doesn't disagree with this mysterious person's motives, now he's just intrigued. This doesn't line up with any information Connor holds. If he's going to accept that he's been taken to another planet, then he wants to research the universe(s) as much as possible.
When the wind appears again, blowing his tie up and into his face, Connor speaks in that even tone of his. ]
I am curious about your abilities.
no subject
Barry makes a slightly distressed noise - he takes his responsibilities as designated by Smoky the Bear very seriously, and quickly whirls one arm to pull out the oxygen and extinguish the fire.]
Curious about what, exactly?
[Look, the cat's out of the bag, he can at least answer some questions.]
no subject
How you are able to move at such speeds. I was not under the impression that it is something humans are capable of doing.
[ His tone is even, but curious. The LED at his temple is set to yellow, gently spinning. ]
(no subject)
i.
Can't hurt.
( after watching the animals scuttle around for a bit, skye notices that the majority of said crabs seem focused on a single spot: a patch of oily water that's pooled down from a nearby vendor. bending down, skye takes a little of it up onto her fingertips; it smells, unsurprisingly, like fried fair food. more specifically? like meat. no wonder the crabs want in. )
What if we gave them something else to hunt instead? It seems like they're trying to get to the food, right?
no subject
Leave a trail of breadcrumbs? Like a reverse Hansel and Gretel, minus the creepy candy house in the woods?
[That could be cool, and non-lethal, and end the day with happy crabs. That sounds like a pretty viable plan.]
no subject
( but he's got the right idea, anyway. she holds up a hand in muted apology before darting off to the nearby vendor, and after a minute or so of carefully worded pleading, comes back with a few sticks of fried undetermined meat varieties.
the sound of enthusiastically snapping pinchers of crabs nearby signals that they're definitely on the right track. )
You wanna do the honors?
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
v!
So he hastily browses the profiles people have set up (for his own curiosity more than anything else) until he comes across one that puts a huge smile on his face.
It's nice to know no matter what happens there appear to be some universal constants across the multiverse such as Barry Allen being a
lovabledork. Now it's time to discreetly probe to see if there are any other similarities between this new Barry and the one that served as his mentor back home. ]Do you know what it's called when a magician messes up a trick?
[ The answer, of course, is a Flash. One of the many facts his Barry has dropped on him over the years. ]
no subject
A flash. I always tried to cover mine with flash paper but that didn't always work out as well as you hope.
[And then, because Barry is Barry and has the subtlety of fireworks:]
So I'm gonna guess that you have a Barry just like I have a Wally?
[This Wally isn't his Wally, but that's never stopped Barry from getting too attached to things that weren't his before.]
no subject
I do indeed. He's a little older and such, but is also a fountain of random science facts.
[ He knows to assume nothing and roll with everything in situation like these. Though not every somewhat familiar face or name that happens to pop up here is his hero turned mentor turned (sort of) uncle. But if this Barry is anything like the one he knows, then it would be silly for Wally to feel self-conscious about the whole thing. ]
I first met him when I was a kid because he and my Aunt Iris are really good friends.
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
✔
Hello, Barry. Congratulations on your marriage.
no subject
Thank you! I would be enjoying it more if whatever brought us here, hadn't pulled me right from my honeymoon.
ii. https://i.imgur.com/alt6LoK.gif
In a place like Riverview, he doesn't stand out, not dressed in a leather jacket and jeans, and he's changed his hair a bit, so it wouldn't be a big surprise if Barry didn't recognize him at first. But he's here, just like he has been for over a year, and he's helping out, opting for nonviolence by capturing the critters in little bubbles of elastic energy.
Then he sees that familiar red blur, pausing for just a split second near the animal he was about to capture, and he blurts it out without thinking, voice loud and a little plaintive.]
Barr?
https://78.media.tumblr.com/97f8474322d8ec44e4a48a7110ccb9b8/tumblr_nm8ff5PAYU1surf6zo1_500.gif
Even if all that really registers is the way Eddie says his name. It's a kick in the gut, just like it is with every person he couldn't save, and he skids to a stop, before turning around to see Eddie standing behind him.
He looks different. But different is good. It makes it feel more real in so many ways. There are a lot of ways he could approach this, a lot of ways he could react, but in the end he just settles for happy.
He's happy that Eddie is somewhere where he got to have a second chance.
A wide grin splits across his face as he makes his way closer, holding out his arms in return because hugs are happening, deal with it Detective.]
Eddie. Man, it is good to see you.
no subject
So when Barry turns and looks at him and grins like that before opening his arms and walking toward him, Eddie opens his in return and pulls him in for a solid, warm hug. Closing his eyes, he laughs softly when Barry says it's good to see him.]
It's so good to see you too, Barr. Wow. It's been so long.
[Another squeeze, before he leans back, beaming at Barry. Bad blood be damned. Barry is a hero, he always has been, and that outweighs anything else that might linger.]
When did you get here?
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
✔
How do you get your hair like that?
no subject
... A little product to just kind of ... stick it up?
[Is this really what you want to ask him?]
V || un: TheStrandInstitute
no subject
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)