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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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[ Stephen had been minding his own damn business for a change. Things were quiet, and he’d actually been considering just making his way down to the library to see what he could find when there was a sudden clamp of an arm around him, tugging him across the sidewalk a few steps. He blinked a bit in surprise, but the continued conversation had enough cues for him to guess what was happening here. One brow lifting as he caught the subtext in the gaze that Loki threw his way, considered disentangling and leaving the man to his argument. But at the same time what was the harm in playing along? So he offered a faint smile, inwardly glad he’d decided to wear something a bit more casual-friendly for his outing. It made selling the whole thing a bit easier as he let a hand settle on his ‘lover’s’ shoulder with an indulgent chuckle. ]

You mean when we went to that little pizza parlor down on Fifth, right my dear? [ Turning his attention to the bouncer, indulgence slipping to something a bit more confused, as if he couldn’t imagine why they were still standing there with the man in their way. ]

There’s nothing wrong is there? [ You owe him Loki. ]

[ This is why he prefers Strange over Sinister; the sense of goodwill humour that doesn't try to murder him. No other reason. ]

Ah, the Sweetheart Sanctum, that was it! You clever thing. Isn't he clever? [ Before the bouncer can answer, Loki weaves his arms around Stephen's waist and chins his shoulder, doe-eyed with batting lashes. He may sway a little, such is the force of their Truest Love. ] After all these years, you still remember the day we first smooched.

[ Dreamily, he informs the now uncomfortable doorman, ]

He bought the largest pizza they had and spelled out, 'BE MY BAE' in pepperoni. What a catch, right? I'm the luckiest boy in the world!

[By all the Hoary Hosts what had he just inserted himself into?

If he wasn’t sure that it would just guarantee later mischief from Loki, Stephen would have been right on his way at that. Anyone that knew him could certainly see it, even if to any stranger he still just looked more indulgently amused than anything.]

Oh you flatterer. [Praying the damn doorman would move aside finally because he was so ready for this line of conversation to be done.

You fucking owe him Loki.]

[ Racking up debt has never been so much fun. When the exasperated doorman waves them in, Loki's grip briefly tightens on Stephen until they're out of sight down the corridor. It's a spa! Look at all the romantic arrows pointing them toward the pool party, how appropriate for two such twittering lovebirds!

Leaning over, he mutters through a smile, ] Doctor Wotsit, I didn't know you had it in you.

[At least the over-the-top sap seemed to work, the doorman wanted even less to do with the situation than Stephen did. Annoying as hell but effective, he had to give Loki that.

And at least he seemed willing to settle some with the ridiculousness once they were away from the doorman's attention.]

You say like it's any surprise. [Yep don't mind them, just a couple muttering sweet nothings to each other right?] At least half of my job at any given time is lying as outrageously as I can.

But for me? I'm touched! Do you also gift bouquets to florists?

[ Signing them in at the front desk as Couple 23: STRANGE MAGIC, don't mind him. ]

If you're actually coming along, you'll need to find some shorts.

It was either play along, or deal with you being upset that I spoiled your fun.

[You little shit, he sees that.]

Well unless you wanted someone to notice you were there all on your lonesome, it seems I'll be following along.

You could make an excuse about an emergency and get lost, I'd complain for a bit to be convincing.

[ When they pass a couple Loki squishes in, only giving back Stephen his space once footsteps behind them die down. Changing rooms, that's their destination. ]

Why did you help me?

And miss whatever you've got planned? Where's the fun in that?

[He huffed a faint chuckle, shaking his head.]

Honestly, it basically came down to 'because I could' and a bigger dose of curiosity than most people consider advisable. [Which was how he got into most of the ridiculous situations he found himself in, not that this was a surprise to anyone.]

[ With a roll of his eyes, he finally lets Stephen go as they enter the locker-room. ]

I plan on swimming and finding a date with whom to pass the time, someone equally as much of a fibber about their relationship status as us. A gripping show for you tonight.

[ His clothes shimmer and vanish, changing into green-boardshorts. Expectantly, he nods to Stephen. ]

Well?

You say that but I hear it as another potentially attractive unattached person for me to entertain once you've whisked their friend away.

[He's really glad this spell is one he can still manage, a simple wave of his hand enough to shift his own clothing into red swim shorts.]

Shall we then?

[ Maybe they can field something good out of this after all, at least Stephen is bearable to look at and won't cramp his style. Like a Hot Dad hashtag walking around in clashing shorts.

Pardon the cannonball. ]

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