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riverviewooc2017-05-19 11:04 pm
riverview: may 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 June 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 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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Following rumors about a magical healing spring deep in the jungle, a group of intrepid explorers ventured out to verify whether it existed or not. After finding the spring inside an ancient temple overrun with tree roots and flora, they brought samples back and discovered that the spring did, in fact, have healing properties. Just like the rumors said.
Until the authorities decided what to do with this information, no actions were to be taken, nor information revealed to the public at large. Unfortunately, the news leaked and spread to the alternative science communities as well as the top minds at Gramarye Magic Research. With interest piqued, several more unauthorized expeditions set out beyond the fence in search of the spring. And once the information leaked beyond these scientists and scholars? Everyday citizens also launched their own excursions into the jungle, many bringing ailing family members or friends along for the ride.
This month the mission is to deploy teams of skilled citizens into the jungle to rescue some of the less fortunate, unsuccessful parties. Some of these people will be trapped or set upon by monsters, unable to move forward to the spring or back to the safety of the city. Others have simply run out of supplies and need the teams to restock them so they can continue their trek. And some groups have managed to reach the spring and collect their own samples of the spring water, only to find themselves struggling to return to the city before the samples lose efficacy. Feel free to create your own party to rescue, and get a team together to do so!
Normally, living inside the Inhabited City is a pretty safe bet. You can go day to day without running into a monster or risking any kind of danger requiring a fight. Generally, the tall, laser-fenced walls keep out anything particularly dangerous.
The problem with walls? They only go so high.
While usually assault from airborne monsters isn't a problem that's on the map, there's a few weeks during late spring where a swarm of flying monsters not unlike feathery pterodactyls are migrating back to another part of the moon. They're only in the area for a couple of weeks, but during that time, residents can expect occasional attacks by swooping monsters if they should see easy prey. Usually, a good sturdy dark-colored umbrella is enough to keep them from seeing a potential victim or meal, but sometimes the attacks still happen. So the Perimeter Guard sends extra details, calling in all the reserves, to patrol the city and keep an eye out for citizens in distress. There's also a general call for anyone who's experienced at fighting to help protect their fellow citizens. Whether your character is being attacked or protecting someone else, be prepared - these monsters are quick and have very sharp teeth.
Over the past couple of weeks, the portal has seemed really fixated on food. Almost every time the portal changes location, new bundles of food are near the entrance, ripe for the Perimeter Guard Orientation Team to pick up and drag through. As a result, the Orientation Team has set up a free bazaar outside City Hall. The Bazaar lasts from the 20th until the 31st of May, and is completely free, featuring tables and booths laden with food taken from the other side of the portal. Many of these foods will be familiar to characters in the City, whether it's that special brand they're totally addicted to or a plate of grandma's family recipe.
Everything at the Bazaar is totally free, and anyone joining in on the feast is encouraged to share (read: gently not allowed to leave until they do) and to tell stories about the origin of the foods from their own home. It's a multidimensional foodie's paradise!
Prijata is a holiday in Riverview celebrating platonic love - essentially, it's a celebration of friendship, geared at showing appreciation for existing friends and finding new ones. While I won't spoil the rest of the prompts for the introductory mingle, one of the main staples of Prijata is gift giving, and the Government of Riverview gets into the spirit of it by giving small gifts to everyone who's arrived since the last Prijata.
This prompt can be used to give a quick idea of what your character is into so other characters or players can suggest gifts to be given them (or to give them) if they are accepted! More information can be found in the Prijata Pregaming modpost.
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!
ann takamaki | persona 5
[ Helping out others is something that just comes naturally to Ann, but... that doesn't mean she can't have some regrets about this. First of all, this is an actual jungle. It's humid, she's all sweaty, there are bugs everywhere, her feet hurt from walking, there's mud in her boots... not to mention, something kind of slimy trickled down the back of her shirt right after they left the city, and she can't stop thinking about it.
It's gross. She feels gross. The only thing keeping her going is knowing that there are people out there that need their help.
Suddenly, she hears a rustling noise coming from behind. ]
Hey... did you hear that?
III. BAZAAR-NESS AS USUAL
[ This is the most amazing thing that Ann has ever seen. Seriously, it's like the time the three (technically four) of them went to that fancy buffet after their first palace except better—there's no exorbitant price point, for one thing. Or snooty people sideeying them with tongs in hand. All the food she could ever want, and it's free? Heaven.
So she flits eagerly from booth to booth, loading up on all the various kinds of food until she can't carry anymore—not that this stops her. There's very little that she doesn't pick up to try, especially if it appears to be some sort of dessert. In fact, pretty much everything she picks up is a dessert...
a. When she comes across a platter of castella cake, her eyes light up like a kid on Christmas. She takes a slice from the cake, then shoves it in her mouth right then and there without a hint of shame. ]
Ooh! It's so good! [ Except her mouth is still full, so it comes out more like mm ish sogoodf! Without missing a beat, she takes another slice... and another...
b. There really is very little she won't try. The next thing she picks up is some sort of dumpling-looking thing, which is also unceremoniously shoves right into her mouth. Except... this time she makes a little choking noise, her face turning red as she starts to cough. ]
It's so hot! Why is it so spicy?! [ Food finally betrayed her. ]
V. USERNAME: panther
a. Hey... it's kind of weird that everybody can read this, isn't it? I mean, everyone CAN read this, right? I guess it's sort of like Twitter, where even strangers can read your posts.
Hi, I'm Ann :)v and I'm kind of hoping we don't have to go to school here. That would be nice, right?
b. Hey, does anybody know of a place where you can buy a whip?
FRIENDR.
WILDCARD.
[ Feel free to throw something new at me, teak a prompt, whatever! Also, let me know if you'd rather avoid spoilers, just in case. ]
iiib. and I don't mind spoilers. :)
[You'd think, after two or three hours wandering the bazaar and eating whatever looks appealing, that he'd be full. But he isn't. Cinan is way too engrossed in the stories about the food and its origins, where it comes from, about the family members who made it, to pay attention to how much he's eaten. The place is both really familiar and really unfamiliar, everyone sharing everything but with all these overtones of missing home and family.
He's just moving on to the table with the dumplings, about to ask what they're like when the girl beside him erupts in cries about how hot it is. Blinking, he almost immediately digs into his messenger bag and produces a bottle full of liquid separated into two layers, one pink and clear, the other milky and translucent that tastes light and fruity. Giving the bottle a few vigorous shakes, he hands it over to her.]
Here, drink this. It's from my home, it'll take the edge off the heat right away.
[Plucking up one of the dumplings, he pops it in his own mouth, grinning as he chews.]
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It's only afterwards that she realizes that yeah, she definitely should've been more wary, but oh thank god her tongue has ceased to be on fire. Like, miraculously so. Never mind, somebody give this guy a medal. Maybe two.
Instead, she glances down at the empty bottle in her hands, then back up, her expression taking on a flabbergasted quality when she notices him eating the... whatever that was... like it isn't a dumpling-shaped chunk of lava and pain. ]
Wow, thanks. Uh... what was this? [ She shakes the empty bottle a little to indicate it. ]
v: b (and I'm sorry)
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[ oh god ]
Wait!! It's not for anything weird, I promise!
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[He takes a moment to just let that sit.]
I'm kidding. Pretty exotic weapon choice, though. Sure you wouldn't be better off with a sword?
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Yeah, probably, but it's just what I'm used to... you'd be surprised how much damage you can do with a whip.
Or maybe not?
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I've seen the damage one can do, but I'm not into pain either. Which means the further I am from a fight, the better.
vb ;*
I could think of a place. Got your fake ID ready?
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Do they even have regular IDs here?
[ Wrong detail, Ann!! ]
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Good question... but I bet they check. No one wants to know they're selling weird stuff to a high schooler.
1/2
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[ Please... get her back on track. ]
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You and me both. It's hard to say if getting trapped in another dimension is an excuse that will fly with the teachers.