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riverview: test drive meme


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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divulsion: (s (05))

saaaam

[personal profile] divulsion 2017-03-02 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
[It's hard not to smile back when Sam grins at her. Even Wanda, who's not given to smile all that often, especially lately, finds it almost infectious. Here at a speed-dating event with the recent stress of their situation back home far away, it's a little easier to let the tension go. She makes a sympathetic sound as she touches the corner of the tag at her shoulder, smoothing it down to stick to her top.]

Perhaps. Speed dating always seemed like something that would work better in theory than practice. Is there even enough time to get to know a person in such a short amount of time?

[And really, what would she even tell any of them? Hello, my name is Wanda. My parents are dead. My twin brother is dead. The city where I was born and raised was destroyed by a homicidal robot and now I'm on the run from the rightful governments of over a hundred countries. What about you?

Yes, that will go over so very well.

At least she won't be the only person on their team giving it a shot.]
wingedman: (73)

wandaaaaaa

[personal profile] wingedman 2017-03-02 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
Not really. It's just supposed to be more like a precursor to a real date - someone interests you enough in the time that you have, and you go out on an actual date. It's a way to meet people if you aren't good at meeting people.

[And though he's not going to say it, he's pretty sure Wanda isn't the best at getting out and meeting people. He doesn't blame her for it - hell, he wouldn't be either, if he were in her shoes - but it's a simple fact. At least she's here, though, which is a start.]

Or you just find the most attractive people and-

[You know what? He's not going to articulate the rest of that thought. But it's definitely something he's done at speed-dating before. Sam doesn't actually date.]
divulsion: (066)

[personal profile] divulsion 2017-03-02 08:24 am (UTC)(link)
[It's okay Sam, if Wanda were more open to talking about herself she might admit readily enough that no, she's not great about getting out there. Pietro was always the social one, and Wanda was usually the one hanging back watching him make friends and approach women. She's not entirely unskilled but the simple fact is that she's never had the desire to put herself out there the way she plans to now.

Sam at least is easy to talk to, and when he breaks off she casts him a small, sly smile. Lifts an eyebrow.]


And what, Sam? [As if she doesn't know exactly what he means. She doesn't even have to dip into his head to make an educated guess.]

I'm sure I'll manage, regardless. I can even keep my eyes and ears open for you if you have a type?
wingedman: (70)

[personal profile] wingedman 2017-03-05 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
[Sam just grins and lifts a shoulder in response to her first question. He knows full well she knows what he means, and there's no real need to explain himself.]

You offering to be my wingman, Wanda? [An amused chuckle.] I can handle things just fine by myself, thanks. What about you? Anything in particular you want me to keep an eye out for?

[He's half-teasing, doesn't expect Wanda to really be looking for that sort of thing. But just in case, he'll gladly lend a hand.]
divulsion: (064)

[personal profile] divulsion 2017-03-05 08:36 am (UTC)(link)
[He's not wrong, Wanda isn't really looking for something or someone in particular. She's there more or less doing the equivalent of window shopping with the expectation that no one there will pique her interest.

Besides, what would she have in common with any of them? Talking about dead parents, dead siblings, submitting to unnatural science experiments with cosmic forces and insane A.I. are hardly something that anyone would want to bond over at an event like this. Herself included.]


No. Nothing in particular for me. [Her lips curl up at the corners again as she glances back to Sam.] I expect that if anyone here does interest me I'll recognize that.

[At least, she thinks so. It's not as if she's ever prioritized on romance in her life.]

I won't say no to recommendations if you happen upon someone, of course.