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riverview: june test drive meme

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 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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prompt i: crab carnival

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?

prompt ii: scavenger hunters

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.'

prompt iii: riverview's got talent!

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.

prompt iv: random romances

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.

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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» Seeking: friendship/romantic/anything
» Preferences: sexual preference or n/a
» Interests: three interests
» Bio: 30 words or less
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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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[Monster of the Woodland by Imad Awan]

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[ Owen laughs softly. He's a funny guy, at least. It's nice, after having grown tired of people in general over the past few months. (Maybe he's the problem but. Whatever.) ]

You do strike me as one of those coffeeshop hipster types. [ Yeah he knows what a hipster is, thanks. ] So how'd you manage these sweet digs? I'm assuming you didn't just stumble across the place one day.

[ Pegged on the first meeting, how embarrassing. Only not because being a hipster is The Best, excuse Owen. ]

There was a wicked witch that I shoved in the oven, then I stole her keys.

[ Nose in the air with a smirk in place!! Is he lying? Possibly. Most likely. ]

[ Well, of course a hipster would think that. ]

Just your luck that the door's not made of candy. [ He's definitely not buying that as the truth. ] Seriously, though, this place is great. Much better than the ones we're given in the Quarantine.

[ Dreams of building a cabin in the middle of nowhere coming back, in three, two... ]

[ A bit flattered by Owen's appraisal, Loki is prompted to be more truthful with a humblebrag. ]

I excavated most of the cave myself, it wasn't too hard when it already existed. This is ... I suppose it's a bolthole away from the city, when sometimes you tire of people. I like the quiet solitude of the valley.

[ Sending Owen a faux-dirty look. ]

Usually.

[ Owen just raises an eyebrow at him. Look, Loki's the one who made him coffee and insisted he had something to eat. It's rude to say no. And that's totally the reason why he's still here. ]

Seriously? You dug this and built it all by yourself. [ Now he's the one giving Loki a slow once-over. Because, you know, he's kinda lean and doesn't seem to be packing a whole lot of muscle. ] Color me surprised. So how do you get electricity out here? It's gotta be one impressive generator.

[ For the surprise Owen shows, Loki resolves not to explain how anything works just yet and simply says with a straight face, ]

Magic, of course. How are those eggs coming?

They're... pretty much done. They're scrambled eggs, so. You know. Quick and easy.

[ He's basically staring at Loki now. Literally just staring for a few long seconds. ]

Magic. Are you serious? [ He's been caught up to the whole 'magic and superpowered people exist' deal, but it's still something he needs to wrap his head around. ]

[ He expected a scoff and a laugh, not genuine interest. Relenting on the bacon for a few minutes as it browns, he waves Owen's legs away from the stove and crouches down, opening the little door. ]

Someone I know is a budding sorcerer, he made this for me and it's been quite the useful gift. Turn the dial on the runes and the stone gets hotter or colder ... for now, the dials on the stove control it.

[ The rock within the pit of the stove is smooth and oblong, lined with runes. Currently it glows red, around the size of a hand but certainly emanating heat. ]

Edited 2018-07-05 14:46 (UTC)

[ He's always been curious, sometimes too curious for his own good. It hasn't always served him well, but the point is, when he was told of people with special abilities, and the existence of magic in other universes, he was curious far more than he was skeptical.

Dinosaurs walk the Earth where he's from, after all. He's not really in a place to doubt that other seemingly impossible things might exist somewhere out there. ]

Really. [ After having moved away as directed, he leans down to take a peek inside the oven. ] That's pretty amazing. Magic's just fantasy, where I'm from. I mean— we have dinosaurs. But that was all science. [ And some people playing God. Nothing even remotely magical. ]

I'm glad to hear you're not of the "magic is just science we don't understand" mindset, that one's always been rather sanctimonious. Magic is magic, which is in the name and entirely the point. But, you know, scientists. They enjoy being a condescending breed.

[ Rising to his feet to find them two plates, Loki demonstrates exactly what he means by gesturing to the counter with a wave; two beers are taken from behind Trixie's bar, teleported with a glimmer of green magic. ]

You have dinosaurs roaming the streets on a daily basis then?

Oh, I don't completely understand science either, for what it's worth. Doesn't mean I go around calling it magic. [ Basically yes, he gets that they're two different things. ] Guess it's a good thing I'm not a scientist.

[ He startles a bit as the beer just magically appears out of thin air, but doesn't openly freak out or anything. He picks up one of the beers with a grin and a chuckle. He's starting to really like magic. ]

Not roaming the streets. They're on an island. [ He splits the eggs between both plates once Loki brings them over. ] Ever heard of Jurassic World? Or Jurassic Park. Either one.

[ He would have offered OJ or milk but he's fairly certain what's in his fridge isn't to Owen's taste, going by the rules of What Would Thor Want instead. So, beers. Bacon divvied up, he's in the middle of taking his plate to the couch when he hears island and Jurassic Park and wide eyes are on Owen in seconds.

Jurassic World, that sounds like an extension of those old movies. Does that mean in Owen's universe, like in Jim's, one particular brand of pop culture is real? Oh shit, that's so cool. Why does Loki never stumble upon the best Earths in his travels! It's always the ones where New York has taken over the planet or a monster wasteland thanks to Noh-Varr turning it into the capitol of the Kree Empire. ]

Get out! No way, that's awesome! I loved Jurassic Park before, er, you know. The whole dinosaur angle was so cool! Is Jurassic World an extension?

Before the dinosaurs started eating people, you mean.

[ There. That's the kind of recognition he expects. Funny that the one other person in the Quarantine who recognized the name also knew about Jurassic Park, but not Jurassic World. Different timelines, he's guessing. ]

Something like it. It was based on a similar principle. It was an amusement park that was actually open to the public for ten years, unlike Jurassic Park. [ He hesitates for a moment, taking his plate and beer towards the couch. ] I used to work there, right up until it closed.

Let me guess; it foreclosed because nobody wanted to go and everybody left the island safely.

[ He's witty, see. Mmm, bacon. Eggs are alright too. ]

[ Owen manages something of a half-smile at that, but it's not easy to joke when the memories aren't all great. Well, some of them are. Just not of those last few days. ]

Right, we didn't get any visitors at all. Who even cares about dinosaurs anymore?

I remember the best dinosaurs, you know, until Ratatoskr caused a meteor to drop on the Earth and all the raptors were replaced with hairless apes that built fax machines.

[ What is Owen going to do with that nugget of information, he wonders. It can only lighten the mood. ]

[ Owen doesn't even know what to make of that, honestly. Is Loki serious? After what he's seen so far, he wouldn't discard that option so easily. Fuck if he knows.

But instead he ends up barking out a laugh, shaking his head before taking a long swig from his beer. ]

Sorry. I was picturing a raptor building a fax machine.

You're not even drunk yet, and look at you.

[ Shaking his head in mock-disbelief. ]

I wonder how wild you'll be after six more beers.

[ He snorts, raising an eyebrow at Loki while chewing on a piece of crispy bacon. ]

What, a guy has a sense of humor and suddenly he's drunk? Please.

But you will stay for the six beers, that's what I'm hearing.

[ Another wave to the coffee table this time and, lo and behold, the drinks shimmer into being, one by one. Bottle-opener included. Loki looks amused at Owen as he finishes his meal and sits back on the couch, legs drawn up underneath. ]

Now I really do feel like a wicked witch luring in travellers just to toss them in my oven, but instead of a candy house it's a bar.

If you're offering the booze, then you bet I am.

[ There are probably people out there with some sense of shame, but clearly Owen's not one of them. If anything he looks even more delighted when Loki summons more beers out of thin air. ]

Not gonna lie, beer works a lot better than candy with me.

Somehow I sensed as much.

[ ... Hmm. ]

I, ah, don't have a television out here or I'd let you hold sway over the remote. I don't come out here often enough to need one.

[ Owen downs the rest of his beer before opening a second one, shrugging. ]

It's fine. I don't really watch TV, either. [ Tipping the beer towards Loki, ] You're better off, if you ask me.

[ Better off or just prone to moping in solitude? Why not both. ]

I do have a club that you're more than welcome to drop in on, whenever you're done being a snake-scaring hermit. Trixie, in the northern quarter of the Quarantine.

[ With no TV, plenty of time for both. Not that Owen's the moping type. ]

Thought your snake wasn't scared of big men. [ Grinning, he raises an eyebrow at Loki. Somehow owning a bar kinda suits him, so not a lot of surprise there. ] I'll keep that in mind. I'm not always an unsocial caveman. [ More like unsocial trailer trash. ANYWAY. ]

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