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riverviewooc2017-02-19 07:56 pm
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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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!
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.
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.
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.
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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[She never would have guessed. He seems light, unburdened, and not like someone who's needed time recovering from...what, sickness? Injury? Wanda wets her lips with the tip of her tongue, looking over to the menu there as Eddie tugs her along.]
And I wouldn't mind trying something else if you have a recommendation. I haven't really had much of an opportunity to try the fancier drinks...
[And yes, Eddie, pumpkin spice vanilla lattes and peppermint swirly drinks with whipped cream and half-caf something something or others are fancy to Wanda. Sorry.]
Coffee with creamer is just what I'm used to ordering.
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[They make their way up toward the counter, and he turns to smile at her lightly.]
I can think of a bunch of different drinks that are really good, but it all depends on what kind of flavours you like.
[This is nice, this is good. He feels a lot more at ease in this setting, with one person, with no pressure. And he's definitely finding himself interested enough in Wanda to sit and chat for a while without any trouble at all.]
What's your favourite ice cream? That would be a good start.
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Most anything, but I think my favorites are...mm, strawberry, mint chocolate chip, and there's this other one that has a swirl of caramel and fudge? Oh, and rocky road, of course.
[Who doesn't love rocky road ice cream??]
What are your favorites? [Since they're talking about it.]
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[He furrows his brows a little, taps at his lips with the forefinger of his free hand, as if she were a puzzle game, but he can't hold it. Ends up laughing softly and shaking his head a little.]
Alright. I know a great recipe for a mint chocolate chip drink, but it's cold and there's no coffee in it, so I think we could stick with caramel, chocolate, marshmallow, and nuts.
[A beat, and then.]
Me? I don't really judge. I love all ice cream. Except maybe vanilla. I admit, I like the ones with crunchy bits the best, though.
[A little nod, and he gestures toward the counter.]
Do you trust me enough to order for you?
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Of course. And I'm not opposed to a drink without coffee, if you think that might be best.
[May as well keep his options open, after all, and she wouldn't mind trying something new. After all, she'd never tried speed dating before and she ended up making friends she never expected to. Surely this was a far smaller risk.]
Will you tell me what you're ordering me or will it be a surprise?
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[He says it with a warm grin, and steps up to the bar. And while she might've said that she wouldn't mind something without coffee, he ends up ordering her a mocha with almond flavor and marshmallow fluff. After they're settled in, it's a comfortable coffee date, they chat, and eventually head over to the pool party much more at ease with each other.
It's good. It feels good. Like maybe things are going to be okay.]