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riverviewooc2017-04-20 11:42 am
riverview: april 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!
● Reserves are currently OPEN.
● Applications open on May 1st.
● 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 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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Recently, a team of skilled explorers went out into the jungle to the Northwest of the city to follow up on several sightings of a giant lizardlike behemoth that's been skulking around outside the walls, a creature whose level of aggression (and therefore how dangerous it might be) was unknown. The team, while not exactly as stealthy as they were supposed to be, did manage to find the creature, which they found to have about the intelligence and temperament of a very, very, very large dog. And whom they named Liam.
Having established that the behemoth (which is around the size of a blue whale, snakelike in shape, but with four legs, brown striated scales, large claws and teeth, bad breath, and an affinity for face-licking) is not an intentional danger to the city, the authorities could not rule out the idea that it might cause accidental damage to the city, walls, or crops around the city. As a result, research has been done and a new mission has been drafted and recruited for - baiting the behemoth. The objective of this large-scale mission is for many small, quick-moving teams to take behemoth bait deep into the jungle for the purpose of luring the massive but mostly-harmless creature away from the city and hopefully to a new, less-inhabited feeding area. There is room for many different teams, and all of them should be heading deep into the jungle heading directly away from the city, going Northwest. The authorities in question have come up with a wide variety of food and pheromone scented lures that range from mild to truly stinky, so which type your team gets is up to you.
Each lure is small enough to fit in a cage-shaped canister that can be carried like a backpack by one person with average strength, and each lure-carrier will need to be accompanied by at least one or two fighters. Why, when the behemoth is peaceful? Well....
The behemoth might not be aggressive, but unfortunately it's picked up some unwelcome companions. After last month's near-disaster where a colony of lizardlike monsters had taken up residence in tunnels under the city, wreaking havoc in the power grid, and were subsequently either killed or flushed out of the underground, some of the local fauna has been bumped down the food chain.
The fauna in question is a very large pack of mammalian six-limbed creatures that usually live in the trees and hunt oversized insects in the underbrush. When the lizards escaped the underground into the surrounding jungle, and drastically reduced the population of the insects the mammals usually feed on, the predators became parasites, attacking the only thing left that is more docile than the insects they usually feed on - the behemoth. These creatures are quick-moving, well-camouflaged in the jungle with mottled brown-and-green fur, and sport massive teeth and long tongues that allow them to stick to whatever surface they land on.
Hungry as they are, they will make no distinction between the behemoth's juicy hide and the lure-carrying teams that are trying to help it. Hopefully, their ranks can be thinned enough that the behemoth survives the trip to its new home.
Not everyone is cut out for missions into the jungle or cleaning up angry predatory parasite monsters, but that doesn't mean that staying home means being safe from the weird things that come out of the portal. In the early morning of April 20th, drawn by the warmth of the rising sun, a massive swarm of rainbow-colored fireflies emerges from the portal into the quarantine. Unlike regular fireflies, though, they are bright enough to glow even during the day, and these bugs have bite! While generally harmless aside from stinging a little, the bite of the rainbow fireflies causes certain kinds of emotional response to become heightened, depending on the color of the firefly in question. While scientists have never run into these bugs before and have no idea how it works, they can cause this effect in any kind of sentient creature that is capable of emotion, including androids and characters that are usually unaffected by substances. The effects on emotions are as follows:
| ● RED: Lust/Anger ● ORANGE: Honesty/Openness ● YELLOW: Fear/Anxiety |
● GREEN: Jealousy/Envy ● BLUE: Sadness/Grief ● VIOLET: Love/Affection |
When a character is bitten, the effects on their emotions can last anywhere from an hour to a week, depending on the character's psychology and resistance to certain emotions - for example, if a character has a hard time dealing with their grief, the effect of a blue firefly may last longer than other colors. How the characters manifest the heightened emotional response or sensitivity is up to the individual player, as different body chemistry or other circumstances might change how characters are affected. Red firefly bites have a 50/50 chance of affecting a character with lust or anger, though characters who have not reached sexual maturity (underage characters) won't get get the lust effect.
Firefly effects can be easily avoided simply by avoiding the fireflies. It won't take long for some of the geniuses in the Quarantine to start making and distributing firefly repellent, and characters can expect sales of mosquito tents to skyrocket.
These alien fireflies have a lifespan of around a month, and they are unable to procreate outside their native environment, which means the last of them will be dying off around May 20th.
CLARIFICATION: In response to a player question, the effects of the fireflies CAN layer, so they can be affected by more than one at the same time. Red fireflies with the lust effect don't make characters incapable of controlling themselves, just heighten feelings of arousal/desire.
Whether your character is posting up a silly word game to distract people from the dangerous mission going on, 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.
Many thanks to
mistojen for coding this especially for Riverview!Choose your own adventure and do something else in the setting!
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[She might say that he's laying it on thick if it wasn't for the fact that it doesn't sound like a line. Instead, he sounds as if he means it, in a fashion. Smiling, she gives him a flirty little shrug.]
Well, if that's what you're interested in then who would I be to deny you? The first event we had was called Sampremi. The locals described it as a holiday of new beginnings, new loves, and lust. [She cracks a wider smile.] It was certainly new beginnings for many of us, though I'm not sure how many people found benefit to the side-street full of adult themed products and games.
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Such opportunities are squandered on some. I should have liked to witness it myself. [He's been to markets and festivals before, but never ones that were exclusively raunchy.]
And did you partake in the festivities?
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I visited, but at the time I'd only just arrived recently so I didn't have anyone to enjoy it with. [And yes, she gives him a speculative look now since he seems oh so very open to the prospect.] They had a few raves recently that were quite enjoyable as well, and marginally more successful for me.
[And then, she shrugs again.]
Of course the city is open enough that a person can certainly make their own fun without the excuse of a festival. Have you had a chance to look around yet?
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[He takes a long swig of his drink, then knocks it back onto the bar.] I am not familiar with the term rave.
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Well. A rave is basically just a dance party. There's music and drinks and dancing. But what makes it different is the kind of music and the kind of dancing. [She begins to shift in toward him, leg rubbing up against his, body beginning to press in against his chest as she holds his gaze.] The music is loud and it pounds in your chest. It's not about hearing the words but feeling the beat, and then you just move. And when it's there in the dance club it's dark and there are bright flashing lights and you're pressed tight in the middle of the crowds.
[Her eyebrows lift once.]
It's all very exciting.
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His brows raise slowly, then a smile creeps onto his lips as she describes a rave in intimate detail.]
You will have to show me some time. [He suggests in a low voice. He definitely isn't opting to move away from the physical contact. If anything, he's discreetly leaning into it.] Then you could show me how to "move".
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I'd be glad to. [And why wouldn't she? He's tall and attractive in all the ways she finds appealing, he's easy to talk to, and better still he seems interested as well. She hasn't really taken a lot of time to tend to her social life, not beyond making friends here and there, but perhaps she ought to change that. Wetting her lips again with the tip of her tongue, she gives him a little shrug.] Though there isn't much to it beyond doing what feels natural.
[Bryn reaches forward for her glass with her free hand and takes a long sip of the beer inside. Dark and bitter, but strong just like he'd asked for.] In the meantime, what are you up to today?
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But, despite his eagerness, he feels no need to rush. There's just a pleasurable buzz he gets from this conversation that isn't from the alcohol, which he also helps himself to.]
I thought it wise to learn a little more about my surroundings. I've done nothing but wander since I arrived here, I'm not sure what else can be done.
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So, why bother to hide it?]
Oh, nothing at all. Not a thing, I'm afraid. You're better off just staying here and keeping me company so I don't get lonely.
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He leans his elbows on the bar, to make their conversation a little more huddled off and private. As if he's segregating them with his muscles alone.]
I can think of no better way to spend my evening. [A smile.] Without Friendr open, I am at a disadvantage, I feel. You may have to tell me about yourself.
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Well, that I don't mind doing. I'm from Khipari, the capital city of Askoupur. I've been a soldier in our Council's skyguard, an officer, for years now. Joined when I was sixteen and have been rising up the ranks since.
[A truth, even if she hasn't actually been on an airship for all of the last decade.]
No siblings, but I have a mother and two fathers, and brothers and sisters in arms.
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Now he's even more intrigued, interested to see what she's capable of.
He takes note of what she says about family, and it makes a wry smile creep on his face.]
Then have they assigned you a job in the guard? Perhaps we will be "co-workers".
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They didn't assign me a job, but I volunteered for a position among the surveyors. It's a sub-group of the guard. I think that's close enough to call ourselves coworkers.
[Lifting her glass, she offers it over to clink his glass with it.]
Perhaps it was meant to be that we met here. Are you interested in going beyond the fence sometime?
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[Which he probably shouldn't do alone, but would have if she hadn't offered.] Have you been beyond there before?
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[And while she's extremely attracted to him, she'd be happy even just to have company out in the wilderness during her next trip.]
What would interest you most? The monsters, the exploration, or something else?
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Well, you don't need to go beyond the fence for the company if that's what you're after. [Briefly, she wets her lips with the tip of her tongue.] It would be very inhospitable to not offer my own company to someone new to the Quarantine, after all. Being welcoming wouldn't be an inconvenience in the least.
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Hospitality is a large part of my culture, you know. As is gratitude, and appreciation. In fact, it would be considered rude if I were to ignore the opportunity to offer gratitude..
[He lets himself trail off, leaning in to silence the both of them by pressing a kiss to her jawline, moving inward to press a soft, lingering kiss to her lips before he pulls back. He's riding the high of the bug bite, the attraction and the change in circumstances that lead him to this.]
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Because it's worth savoring, especially when he sends shivers up her spine and makes her want more. Attraction is instantaneous, but actual physical compatibility is always a hit or miss thing. When Thor pulls away, she has a faintly pleased look on her face, dark eyes watching him intently.]
You do seem quite grateful...but I wonder if I've really given you a proper welcome to warrant it. Why don't you come with me?
[Slipping off her stool, she takes her drink over to a bench with flat cushions. It sits against the wall in dim lighting, putting them out of the center of the room and in a place with more of an illusion of privacy.]
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Perhaps it's because he's releasing himself from his inhibitions, perhaps it's because Bryn is naturally fun.]
Gladly. [Thor says, and he takes his drink and himself on a small journey. He follows just far enough behind so he has an unimpeded view of her walking, but catches up quickly enough when they slip in to their private area.]
There. Together so shortly and you're already showing me new and exciting things. [He pats the pillows either side of him with enthusiasm.]