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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.
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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!
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From your new career.
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[He's being honest, even if it's in a corny way. She's pretty, but the fact that she's put on her profile that she's an Avenger is what picks Stephen's interest. If she knows him, how far into his future is she from?]
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And thank you.
[It's a surprising response, but she's not going to fight against flattery.]
Does your Earth have mutants or the X-Men?
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I feel that it's a tremendous lost for me that I don't know you at all, yet. And you're welcomed.
[He's not a team player usually, but Stephen knows when to be charming enough to serve a purpose. And he's not about to be an ass to an Avenger that remembers him while he does not. Too much is at stake back home for him to create rifts with allies.]
Not that I know of, no. But that shouldn't be taken as a statement of their nonexistence.
[Look at him! Still all humbled up by discovering the multiverse years ago.
It's a trap]no subject
[Because damn do they need more magic users that she both trusts and with which she has a base familiarity, even if he's from another universe. She's also quite aware that he's laying it on thick, or that maybe he's just far more charming than the Stephen she knows.]
We ain't exactly subtle when our powers come around, but it's a possibility.
[She's very aware he's likely fishing for information with his charm, as she employs the same tactic frequently enough.]
Do you prefer cat and mouse, or would you rather talk straight sugar? Because I'll show you mine if you show me yours.
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[Whether they are from the same universe or not, she's pricked his curiosity, and not just about what may be in his future; if 'mutants' exist in his world, he should learn about them. And while he is laying it on think, if the old man is the other Stephen she's referring to, of course this one is the most charming out of them both.]
If that's the case, then perhaps we are not from the same universe after all. 'Not subtle' people tend to get all over the news outlets back home.
[He is, and Stephen doesn't really care if he's obvious or not. If she didn't want to give him information, she would have shot him down a few texts ago. And as charming as he is, flirting is a muscle he hasn't stretch in a long time, and this does feel nice. Her text makes him chuckle lightly:]
Are we still talking about powers and my new career, or should I be slipping into something more comfortable?
[He's joking, a fact that's made clear when he attaches coordinates to his text. They lead to the hospital, and if she chooses to follow, she'll find him meditating on the roof of the building. He'll be sitting in mid-air, the Cloak on his back slowly rippling with a nonexistent wind. He likes to push and pull of cat and mouse when it comes to getting women, but this goes beyond flirting, and it's a conversation he's not comfortable to have over text. And it's kind of hard to show magic through a keyboard.]
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[Because who's she to turn down drinks and/or a delicious meal? Not this woman.]
You certainly are the noticing type. Especially when they're reality altering powers.
[Rogue remembers all too well the time Legion created an war-centric, apocalyptic universe to capture the X-Men. The deaths still feel all too real to her.]
Oh I doubt you could handle a tussle like that with me. No offense.
[That and she's not exactly looking for that sort of tussle partners, but that doesn't mean she's going to back away from friendly flirtations. The coordinates confirm her assumptions, and she too dresses in her uniform to keep with the theme. Approaching by air, she spots him easily from quite a bit away, and while she's certain he has spells up to notify him of any approaching entity, she still playful about her approach.
Flying high, she estimates a rough several block radius sphere that she avoids to center herself directly above him before floating down to just several feet above him to avoid her hair and hood getting too close while she loiters upside down in a mirrored, cross-legged position. If at any point his physical or astral form observes her, he'll notice her clearly enjoying herself and at relative ease. Nothing terribly nefarious beyond sass going on here.]
Ah always did like your get up sugah.
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True. I would have noticed.
[Because that would be exactly within his dominion. And not something he would let be without investigation.]
Oh really? Why not? Are you underestimating me?
[Obviously, someone is going to be terribly disappointed in the very near future. He's not looking for tussle partners either, not even sure he'd take on an offer if one landed on his lap, but that would have been a nice boost to the ego. And Strange does like that, no matter how much he's changed since his accident.
Rogue is partly right about him making sure he would know about anyone approaching him, but it's not through spells. He doesn't even flinch as she playfully flies closer to him, apparently still in deep meditation when she speaks to him. After a short moment, Stephen pushes his astral body into the the real world using the Mirror Dimension, just like he had done years back to help Christine save his body. His upper body appears right beside her face, a smirk firmly into place.]
Did you, now. Let me guess. It's all in the Cloak, isn't it?
[Said Cloak ripples quicker, clearly happy with the compliment, before it gathers some fabric together to wave at the floating woman in front of Stephen's body.]
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Perhaps. Maybe your magic can counter my genetics.
[And that's all she'll say on that, as she's still not one to wave around her succubus-esque talents. That conversation never seems to be an uplifting and positive one, especially among folks who should already know about her mutation. In theory.
If he's looking to startle her, he's going to be mostly disappointed as she's low key searching for something sneaky and magic-y to pop up. He's far too calm and collected not to have something up his sleeve, which is why she returns the smirk after only slight surprise, a gloved hand reaching out to poke his astral self in the nose simply because she can.]
The cloak's definitely a large part of it, but ah daresay the goatee helps a teeny bit.
[The mutant sure as hell knows better than to insult or anger the fancy magic and oddly sentient cloak, which is honestly absolutely stunning simply measured on visual appeal alone. The rest of that's very important icing.
With her gig up, she appears to roll forward through the air, adding a half turn at the end of the motion to situate herself more normally in front of him. At least, as normal as two people floating in costumes in mid air can be.]
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[It's a strange thing to say, that her genetics are what might make it a challenge that may be needed to be counteracted with magic, but there's no time to ask. Perhaps later on, over a drink.
For now, his astral self smiles lightly as she pokes the air where his nose ethereally appears. Stephen is not exactly disappointed with her reaction: it's telling of how she knows him in her world if she's already expecting some trick from him.
The Cloak ripples slightly with happiness at the compliment, before gathering a bit of cloth together in a hand that it waves at the you woman. As Rogue settles into a more 'normal' position, Strange's astral body disappears, and a moment after, he opens his eyes, a slight curl on his lips:]
Glad to know some of my personal styling choices still matters.
[He's amused, clearly, and he tilts his head as he gives her a good look up and down. As expected, she's just as pretty as her app picture, but Stephen is now very much convinced they've never met before.]
So, you can fly. [A statement more than a question.] Anything else you want to show me?
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[Strange is the new normal, and has been for quite some time in her universe. So far, the only things that have assisted with her mutation have been her gaining control, losing her mutation, and power dampeners. The latter of which are heavily frowned upon in the mutant community unless necessary to protect the greater good or the mutant from themselves.
His cloak gleans more of her attention with its performance, and she raises a gloved hand to wiggle her fingers at it, before lifting a finger and demonstrating her fists knocking against each other, pulling back, then 'exploding' with the corresponding noise. Only after the demonstration does she offer her closed fist to his delightful cloak.
Is she actually trying to teach The Cloak to fist bump? Better bet your britches she's doing just that.She returns her attention to Stephen with a grin as he looks her over, her eyebrows lifting expectantly into the white of her bangs for his verdict. When he speaks, she chuckles for a moment and then sighs.]
Well ah sparred with Thor and won. [Oh she's never going to let the God of Thunder live that down.] Ah could show you the invulnerability and excessive strength, but... [She hesitates, frowning thoughtfully for a moment before continuing.] Mah natural mutation is a bit trickier as ah'm still workin' on gettin' control back.