riverview: test drive meme

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riverview test drive meme

Welcome to Riverview's first 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!

● Reserves are currently OPEN.
● Applications open on March 1st.
● All threads on the test drive meme can count as game canon once the game is up and running.
● TDM threads do not count for Activity Check, but they do count for Activity Bonus Points.

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: batten down the hatches

If the sky has seemed a little more yellow-green than usual for the past couple of days, there's a reason for that. Meteorologists have been warning of a particularly nasty storm blowing in from the direction of the Delta in the Southwestern part of the Abandoned City.

The Quarantine is about to be hit by a nasty typhoon, and there's a lot to be done. Whether you're helping sandbag the banks of the river, which is bound to be swollen by the storm and flooding, weatherproofing your building, or just huddling indoors for warmth and helping reassure your friends, family, or partner that everything will be okay, it's time to take action!

prompt ii: monster madness

There's been a lot of talk around the Quarantine about the various predators and monsters outside the fence, and how they've been getting steadily more active, crowding the fences, trying to leap over them, seemingly driven by some kind of mania. There have even been increasing instances of predators that normally mind their own business attacking the fences wholesale, slamming into it over and over as if they're trying to find a weakness.

The good news? The fences have been holding. So far.

The bad news? They won't be holding for much longer.

The Perimeter Guard is in a bad way, and it's all hands on deck. They've also sent out a few of the Perimeter Guard Cadets to post up flyers around the city asking for temporary help in fighting off the beasts. So pick up whatever weapon you're best with, hop onto a truck transport, and head on over to the fences to help drive off the monsters and keep the Quarantine safe.

prompt iii: hold your lover close

With a storm rolling in that's going to keep everyone indoors, that might cause power outages, and is just frankly pretty scary, a lot of the clubs, restaurants, and hotels are doing special events to keep everyone's brains occupied and flooded with endorphins.

There are flyers around the city advertising various couples activities: speed dating, dance classes, overnight pool parties, and all-expenses-paid lovers' nights in.

The catch? The great deals only count if you're a twosome. So if you don't have someone to love, hit up speed dating in the indoor courtyard of Riverview's largest mall, or grab the first person you see and take the opportunity.

prompt iv: solution

After a day or two of storm activity, things are definitely not getting better: the rain is torrential, the monsters are attacking with increased energy and decreased rest times, and the distractions are starting to wear thin. Power outages happen off and on, a very rare situation in Riverview Quarantine.

The government has put out an all-points-bulletin imploring anyone with an exploratory spirit to help.

From what government science techs can tell, the storm isn't natural - after all, even the meteorologists were saying that the pressure systems seemed extremely strange. They've managed to narrow the cause to an area in the delta where the storm seems to be originating from, and are broadcasting the general location so anyone with the guts can head out into the storm and try to find the source of it.

Any characters who decide to penetrate the jungle in search of the source will find a device in the shape of a pyramid, with glowing blue edges about a day's walk into the Abandoned City. The pyramid is a malfunctioning weather control device that is causing wild pressure fluctuations and causing the storm as well as making the animals in the jungle aggressive and erratic. Characters can destroy or deactivate the device to end the storm.

This mission can be threaded out however you would like, in groups however large you would like, and more than one team can accomplish the goal.

prompt v: wildcard/network

Whether you're looking for help with a mission or just want to get to know your fellow new arrivals, your character can make a post to the network.

Or you can choose your own adventure and do something else in the setting!

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eddie thawne | dctv: the flash

[causational]

i. batten down the hatches

[It's only been a few days since he arrived here, was released from the hospital after being pulled back from death. He shouldn't have survived, but somehow, he's here. It's been a bit of a struggle, honestly, keeping himself occupied in the face of everything that he just went through - the kidnapping, everything with Iris, his own death.

It's terrible, but he's almost a little relieved when the reports of a storm come in.

Eddie is a natural leader, and it isn't long before he's found his way to a small park where people are bringing supplies to hand out in anticipation of the storm, and started making order of the chaos.]

Hey, thanks for helping out. [Lifting his head, he offers a wide, warm smile.] What've you got to help out there?

ii. monster madness

[Eddie's not really a fighter by nature. Of course, he's not afraid to draw his gun when he has to, but he only does it when he has to, to protect himself, or the innocent. He isn't the kind of guy who fights just for fighting's sake.

But this seems to be a pretty clear-cut case of protecting the innocent.

So he climbs onto one of the transports, takes the quick training class on how to use a laser cannon (an actual laser cannon - Cisco, Barry, or Felicity would probably be totally losing it over this, even if it's a little lost on him) and heads up onto the platform the Guard uses to patrol. It doesn't really seem real, more like a scene out of a bad sci-fi movie, at least until he sees the rain-streaked leathery hide of what looks like a cross between a velociraptor and a 12-foot tarantula.]

Holy crap! Do you see that thing?!

iii. hold your lover close

[This is probably a really stupid idea. Fresh out of a relationship of over a year, and a little uncertain about the status of his recent engagement considering he'd died is not exactly a good mindset for checking out couples' activities.

The problem is, all those things that make his mindset a little weird are the same things that make him want a good distraction. And it really seems like you can't go to the pool party alone, you can't check out any of the good restaurants alone, and there are a dozen other things you just...can't do alone. The weather outside is too bad to leave, too, so Eddie's left standing a little lamely in the atrium in the mall, looking around at the passers-by. Finally, he sucks it up, takes a breath, and reaches out a hand to someone walking by - male, female, it doesn't matter.]

Heeyyy...you interested in the pool party?

iii. eddie is now infinitely cuter now that i've seen the flash

[chrisms]

[ being married sort of

maybe

puts a little bit of a damper on the entire idea of "couples activities" being offered. initially.

hands in the pockets of his jacket and rocking a little bit back and forth on the heels of his boots makes him wonder if it's even worth the try. he's attempted to feel marco out more than once, wandering the complex, peering around corners, in various restaurants, throughout shops, but there's absolutely nothing. not even earlier, when he'd thrown himself more into the action thinking maybe, maybe he'd be out there (that'd be his luck, wouldn't it?)

god, what he wouldn't give to just. go out for a walk. get some more fresh air, clear his head. instead, he's stuck feeling a little cagey inside from the storm, pacing along the atrium in hopes that if he does so long enough, someone he'll know might suddenly appear? that's how it works right?

he's moving by when someone addresses him (he thinks) bringing him to look up with a pretty confused, but intrigued expression. ]

I... might be, [ he says, voice a little tired, but no less playful in mimicking the inflection as he steps closer, head tipped. He's seen a few flyers going around, a couple of people dragging him over for some word of mouth business during his walk. it sounds nice?

whatever. ] Are you offering to be my better half tonight?

RIGHT? ugh he's so cute and good. I almost forgot until I canon reviewed how good he is.

[causational]

[The whole prospect of couple's activities is actually really daunting. Eddie's still waffling with indecision, and the moment the words are out of his mouth, he regrets them. Regrets saying them, regrets trying this, his heart pounding too fast, and his face suddenly going flushed because he is, by turns, embarrassed and guilty and nervous because it's been so long since he tried dating, and he shouldn't be trying it at all. It's too soon.

'Cool it, Thawne. It's just a pool party.'

The guy whose attention he caught sounds tired when he replies, his voice laden down with something heavy, even though he's trying to tease. Eddie smiles a little bit, because it's familiar and some of the anxiety bleeds away.]

Sure. Why not? I mean, unless you're looking for someone to hook up with for real.

network post; still waffling on username

[causational]

@eddie

Wow, that storm was nuts.

Is everyone okay?

@Outis

[prisonking]

I'm good.

Can't say the same for the wall.

[causational]

You were out by the wall in that? Props.

I was helping out in town, making sure no one got hurt. Can I ask what's going on with the wall? Is it compromised?

[prisonking]

It's seen better days. The storms damaged the force-field around the perimeter. Someone's going to have to go out there and fix it.

Good on you for lending a helping hand.

[causational]

I'm a cop. I guess it's just in my blood.

Are you thinking of going out there?

[prisonking]

Which precinct?

Thinking about it.

[causational]

I'm with the department here, low on the totem pole though. Back home I was a detective with the Central City Police Department.

I'm guessing you're a tech guy, not a bruiser, right?

[prisonking]

I'm not familiar with Central City. Which state is that in?

Let's just say I was never voted MVP.

ii

[advanced]

[Bucky, meanwhile, is a natural fighter. He's been fighting his whole life, from the boxing rings of his youth, to the assassinations of the Winter Soldier; and, as much as he wishes it didn't these days, it feels like a natural state of being.

Which is why he's there. At least fighting these creatures is definitely a good fight, something he can throw his all into. It's more complicated with other people there to try and protect, and he scowls over at the man who talks, getting a gun out from his thigh holster at the same time.]

I see it. Stop staring, start fighting.

[causational]

Right.

[It's abrasive, and curt, but Eddie can't really blame him. For a moment, he thinks of Singh, or Joe, when things are going south, how snappy they can get. Blunt and quick.

Shifting, he pulls the laser cannon out from its holster on his back, sucks in his breath, goes through all the steps they taught him in the training course, one by one.

It's so surreal he can hardly believe it's something that's actually happening to him, but the monster goes from still to moving in the moment it takes for a flash of lightning to light the sky. Rearing back, it slams two front legs against the laser wall, and screams in pain.

Eddie takes aim with the laser cannon and fires.

The blast does next to nothing. Instead, the monster rears again and whips its compact, heavy body to the side, another of its solid legs flying at the two of them at shocking speed.]

Oh my god! Watch out, the other leg...!

[advanced]

[Bucky doesn't have any of the weapons that they provided, he always carries a small arsenal with him wherever he goes and he's much better with the weapons that he's familiar with.

He lunges forward, left arm raised to block the strike of the leg. It glances off his sleeve, tearing deep rents in the fabric to reveal the glint of metal beneath. Not that he pauses, reaching to grab the deflected leg with his other hand immediately to pull himself up. Climbing hand over hand to reach the main body.]

Shoot it!

[He should be causing enough of a distraction to let Eddie get off a shot, but he has a gun in his waistband if not.]

[causational]

[Eddie is quick-minded, he keeps his head cool in dangerous situations, and he's dealt with a lot of situations where he was outgunned and overpowered in almost every way possible. So he registers the glint of metal under the cloth, but it gets filed away behind the far more important task at hand.

And instead of freezing up, eyes wide as saucers, mouth hanging open, when the other guy moves and starts climbing that leg toward the body, Eddie takes aim. Breathing even, hands steady, he waits until just the right moment, until the monster's balance is right, until the other man is close enough to the main body, and then he shoots off that leg. Shifting, he takes a deep breath, breathes it out slowly, and turns again, taking aim at another while the monster bellows in pain.]

[advanced]

[Good. At least it seems like the person he's wound up fighting with actually has some combat skills, that was a good shot and he didn't choke it. It's a lot harder to hold on now that the creature is writhing in a mixture of pain and anger, though, and Bucky ends up with a deep gash across his face where the thing nearly got him into its mouth to bite his head off.

It doesn't, however, because it ends up with a long knife stuck into the roof of its mouth. Not enough to kill it, but definitely enough to hurt a lot.]

Again!

[They've got this, they can take this down as a team.]

[causational]

[Eddie spares half a second to wince as he sees the creature swat his comrade across the face and leave a smear of blood. Thankfully, the more Eddie is inclined to feel like he needs to protect someone, the more control and calm and confidence he has.

So the next shot is a little easier, comes a little quicker, a little more instinctively - because protecting people, being a hero, is Eddie's instinct. Shifting his grip, he moves the gun a modicum to the right, and takes aim.]

Doing another on the same side! Hold on!

[And with that warning, he shoots out another of the creature's legs on the same side, leaving the creature reeling. And he holds the gun steady even as he feels a surge of worry for the guy - there's no way Eddie would be able to survive what he's doing out there.]

[advanced]

[He's good, very good. Bucky doesn't know a lot of random people who would be able to get those shots off so well, and he's pretty glad now that this is the man that he's fighting beside.

The next two legs come off, and Bucky is ready for it. He swings around and points his gun in the creature's mouth when it opens it to scream in pain, plugging four bullets up and into its brain in quick succession. It gurgles, twitches, and then starts to collapse backwards.]

Hand!

[Bucky shouts out the command even as he's jumping, his own hand outstretched in the hope that Eddie will think fast enough to reach out and grab him to pull him back onto the platform.]

ii!

[spellslots]

[Helping people defend their city is going to ruin his image as someone who doesn't give a shit, but unfortunately like, Taako lives here too, now, which means if the monsters get in they might eat him, and that would suck.

So: Taako, scrambling up to the top of the wall, wizard hat firmly on his head and umbra staff (it's just a red umbrella) held in his hand as he looks out at the creatures below, trying to figure out what the best spell to cast is.

When Eddie speaks, Taako follows the direction of his gaze.]

Holy shit! That's one ugly bastard! [He doesn't really sound worried, though. More like excited? What a weirdo.] Hey, my dude, you know if any of the good guys are out there?

[If there are friendlies in the line of fire he'll have to be careful.]

exactly 1 million years later, sorry, I have barely tagged the past couple days

[causational]

[To say Eddie is nervous is kind of an understatement. It's not like he isn't used to fighting people that are way stronger than him and unpredictable, it's just that they're not usually actual monsters. And usually they don't look like massive spiders.

Also, he's never used a ray gun. That part's a little nervewracking too.

But he's also never backed down from a fight, especially not when it comes to a fight where he's protecting people from something. Still, he's a little relieved when another guy comes up beside him who seems pretty comfortable in the monster-fighting area of things. Eddie glances over, about to speak, but pauses when he sees the long white hair on someone who looks decently young, the wizard hat, and the long pointed ears.

For a moment, he's completely out of his depth. He's holding a ray gun and talking to a wizard elf. He is not the right person to be in this place.

But he shakes it off, because there are bigger problems. Like the monster that's about to kill them.]

Not that I know of. I saw a guy go down there, but it was off to the left about 300 feet, so...

[He waves a hand vaguely, looking at the red umbrella the elf (...ELF) is wielding.]

Do your thing?

no stress!!

[spellslots]

300 feet is plenty of wiggle-room, let's see how this fucko handles Cloudkill.

[The umbrella is pointed forwards, as thick yellow fog begins to form in a near perfect sphere around the monster, almost obscuring the thing from view as it shrieks in pain. (And takes 28 poison damage).]

Nice! Totally worth the spellslot.

[Feel free to finish it off with the sweet laser gun, Eddie.]

[causational]

Cloudkill??

[It comes out a little strange, and a little broken, mostly because Eddie figures he's in some kind of shock over things that are supposed to only exist in movies he barely pays attention to existing in his direct vicinity. Eddie's eyes are wide as he watches the umbrella wave in the monster's direction and then the cloud of yellow fog around it.

Well. That's obviously poison.]

Oh. Cloudkill. I get it.

[And with that, he lifts the gun, squares his shoulders, sucks in a breath, and slowly releases it while he takes aim through the fog. A precise squeeze of the trigger, and the laser pierces the fog - only to spark some kind of explosion. The whole section of wall rattles as a fireball explodes around the monster - which is screaming in pain, now, but not quite dead - and mostly-harmlessly into the woods.]

Oh my GOD! [It's half horrified and half giddy.] Apparently science and magic are not a good combo. Or at least that poison and this laser.

[Stating the obvious? Yeah. But really, the obvious is ridiculous enough. So instead of being witty, he takes aim again, and shoots off another blast.]

[spellslots]

Ho-ly shit!

[Note to self: Cloudkill is potentially explosive. It likely negates the long term effects of the spell, but it'd be handy in a pinch.]

Looks like a pretty good combo to me, my man, that thing isn't coming back to give us shit for a long time.

[Especially not with the second shot Eddie fires.]

That's gotta hurt.

I hope that wasn't too presumptuous of me, but. Explosions tho.

[causational]

You've got a point.

[Eddie says it with a bright laugh, because, when it comes down to it, what guy (or girl, being completely honest) doesn't love a good explosion. Especially to take out a horrific reptile-spider monstrosity?

And when that final shot cuts through the leftover poison and smoke from the explosion, neatly finishing the monster off, Eddie lifts the gun, tilts it up, and blows imaginary smoke from the tip. Winking at the elf, he laughs and holsters the gun.]

Looks like we make a pretty good team.

no it was amazing i love it

[spellslots]

[Oh god he's a doofus.

The antics earn Eddie a laugh, although Taako makes a point to also roll his eyes just to make sure Eddie knows how silly that was, which is very silly.]

For sure! It's lucky they got us here to save their asses.

[Because it's not like the Perimeter Guard have been managing to keep the place secure for years.]

Did they just like, give you that? [With a gesture at the laser gun.] 'Cause that's wild.