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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Comments

[livingsymbol]

[When Michael runs by, Steve takes up position behind him. He faces off against the creatures that try to follow, bashing them with his energy shield and then turning to stay at Michael's heels. Now that they are moving, he can use that to his advantage, tripping up lizards as they lunge and keeping pace with his friends.

He stops as Michael reaches Bucky, turning to cover the rear.]

Gentlemen, when you're finished.

[Okay, so he's having fun.]

Lead the way.

[prisonking]

[ Michael's not exactly enjoying himself, but he's not hating it as much as he could be. His breathing is ragged, and his legs are burning, but there's something to be said for teamwork.

They're not far from the generator, and with both shields acting as synchronized battering rams, the last burst to the finish line is the smoothest. Michael leaps the concrete barrier in front of the generator shed, skidding to a stop on the other side and yanking open the door to the shed. ]

C'mon! Go go go!

[anotheroldsoldier]

[With so many creatures downed, it's easier going now. When they reach the concrete barrier, Bucky slams his shield into the snout of one last straggler still in pursuit of them, then hops it himself. He keeps moving backward toward the shed, watching their sides to make sure they aren't still being followed - or at least not closely.]

We're right behind you!

[livingsymbol]

[Steve snarls at the few attackers that remain at a distance. The ones that are too smart to rush in like their companions and attack the three small invaders that have already taken down a number of their friends. After they get to the barrier, they have the advantage. Bucky beats off the last pursuer and Steve remains on guard, keeping close to Michael.]

We're clear for now. It's up to you. I hope you can fix this thing.

[There's a dry note in Steve's voice. Broken machines again. He does nod appreciatively at the injured lizard man that is recovering on the other side of the wall.]

Guess you showed them.

[prisonking]

So do I.

[ Michael has only seen the generator from a distance. He runs his hands over the casing, feeling over the buttons and switches, creating a blueprint in his mind. What he lacks in experience he makes up for with imagination, and a knack for connecting the tiniest of dots.

There's a port in the back, with a wire thicker than his wrist jutting out of the ground. He yanks it out, and plugs it back in. The machine whirs to life.

Sometimes, it really is that simple.

Michael laughs, shaking his head, and flips a series of switches. There's a hum, more in their bones than the air itself as the field begins to charge, reminiscent of a plasma ball. Electricity crackles in the air.

He pulls the pyramid out of his jacket, holding it out to Steve and Bucky. ]

Feels like Science World. Now who wants to dunk?

[anotheroldsoldier]

[Bucky keeps half an eye on their surroundings and half an eye on Michael. The laugh he lets out is disbelieving when he gets the generator fired up again just by unplugging and plugging it back in.] I can't believe it'd be that easy. [But apparently they got lucky. On this leg of the mission, anyway.

When he holds out the pyramid, Bucky takes it in his metal hand, glancing from it to the light show going on in front of them.]

Think it's going to explode?