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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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brav: (𝟶𝟸)

allison argent | teen wolf

[personal profile] brav 2017-02-23 02:46 am (UTC)(link)
( prompt ii )
[ She sits wedged in the back of the truck, musty with the overwhelming whiff of wet grass that's been brought in from the parade of dirty boots. There's indistinguishable talk between the others seated on their benches at the sides of the vehicle but Allison isn't paying too close attention. Mostly because there isn't any useful information to gather. Just some men hollering about how many monsters they're bound to take down when they get to the fences while casting bets on their numbers, all like it's a big game.

It's no game, Allison knows that. She knows well that creatures aren't some fantasy to play hero with, not when she's seen death associated too closely with it. While the men cast their bets, she fingers at her cross bow, making sure the equipment is in decent condition. It'll be the first time she gets to put it in action since she's been here.

She isn't exactly a professional with weapons, not like her dad is, but she knows them well enough to know how to work the triggers and adjust the pieces for cleaning. But when the truck hits a bump, possibly a cluster of rocks with the way the entire thing wobbles, the string of the bow snaps back on her fingers forcing her to instinctively draw her arm back.

But the sudden reflex angles her elbow towards the person seated next to her, accidentally landing a hard jab into their ribs. Wide eyed, Allison looks to her side at the unfortunate victim. ]
Damn it — sorry!

( wild card )
[ The lights go out, of course they do. She hadn't even considered staying in the apartment. Nothing good would come of sitting around and waiting for this situation to resolve itself. But with the weather harsh outside and no way to step out without the harsh pressure of a gust keeping her from taking a few steps, waiting it out indoors seemed like a decent idea at the time. Now? Power outage. ]

Great. Fantastic. [ With a snappy tone to no one at all, she marches out into the hallway, picking a door at random before giving it a few firm knocks. Who even lives there? Probably should have made a few friends before the weather catastrophes. ] 'Scuse me! You have any candles?

( super wild card )
( throw out a miscellaneous prompt at allison! will match brackets or prose ♥ )
powerunleashed: (jean8)

Re: allison argent | teen wolf

[personal profile] powerunleashed 2017-02-23 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
[Jean hadn't been here long enough to really feel comfortable with anyone but in a situation like this, where the new person was literally right outside, she didn't really have a choice other than to come out and face the world. She did have candles, though, and grabbed two before opening the door to address the girl outside.]

Um, yeah, I've got candles. Do you need matches too?
brav: (𝟶𝟸)

[personal profile] brav 2017-02-24 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
[ Oh. Well, see? That was easier than expected. All it took was a little socializing and actually getting out there to find a fellow nice human being. What really captures Allison is that she's probably just as young as she is, which is definitely a comforting thought when you think you're on your own.

And her hair, the red of it, it's nostalgic. She thinks of fiery Lydia and how she'd be like if she was out here, probably stomping her way through this hallway without Allison's hesitation. ]


Thank you! You're a total life saver, really. [ She bites her lip, a slight nervous laugh trickling out. ] Yeah, actually. No matches on me. I'm probably not the least bit prepared for this storm.
powerunleashed: (shoulderpads)

[personal profile] powerunleashed 2017-02-28 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[Jean laughed a little. Allison's age was definitely comforting. It was nice to know that someone was young, like her, and struggling through this place the same as Jean had been. It made her feel a little less alone even if the both of them seemed lost. At least they were lost together.]

I think I have some. Do you want to step inside for a minute so I can check?

[She opened the door a little wider, inviting Allison in to wait while she hunted up the matches.]
detia: (Default)

ii.

[personal profile] detia 2017-02-23 10:16 am (UTC)(link)
[Adam wasn't fast enough to catch her elbow, hitting straight in the chest, but her apology still makes him chuckle, shaking his head. He rubs at the spot absent-mindedly, not really that bothered.]

It's fine.

[There's another bump, and Adam holds on to the wooden bench they're sitting on, anchoring himself down as he keeps his eyes on the girl - and her weapon. He motions to it with a jerk of his chin, curious and intrigued.]

Nice crossbow. Unusual.

[He's used to guns, he's used to the idea of a laser cannon. But what she's got across her lap, it's like something out of a movie. Lord of the Rings type stuff.]

How's the reload time on it?
brav: (𝟷𝟶)

[personal profile] brav 2017-02-24 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ She gives a bit of a sheepish smile over immediately injuring her neighbor. So much for her previous composure in the midst of preparing for a fight. But at least there's seemingly no judgment and, to follow, the attention drawn to her weapon sparks a bit of her own pride, her grin gaining a wave of confidence back. ]

About twenty seconds, give or take a few. But the lethal weight makes it worth it.

[ Allison's well aware of how unordinary her weapon choice is. But even when her father began to prepare her for making her first silver bullet as a sort of miniature family graduation ceremony, she bypassed it for a silver arrow instead. Sometimes she was just naturally drawn to the bow.

Hands returning to adjusting the string, she keeps her attention on him. ]
Not your thing?
detia: (casual)

[personal profile] detia 2017-02-24 10:04 am (UTC)(link)
[Twenty seconds. Adam's mind works back to training, to all the timed events he'd had to go through, and twenty seconds - that's a hell of a long time. More than enough to get killed.

He's just going to have to keep an eye out for her, that's all. Nothing out of the ordinary here.

Looking at her again when she asks him if it's his thing, Adam shrugs, a half smile on his lips.]


I'm handier with a firearm, is all. I'd be interested in learning though.