riverview: test drive meme

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riverview test drive meme

Welcome to Riverview's 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 April 1st.
● Providing all parties are amenable, threads on the test drive meme can count as game canon, as the plot in the prompts presented is game canon.
● TDM threads do not count for Activity Check, but they do count for Activity Bonus Points, so long as all characters involved are accepted into the game.
● Since this particular TDM is plot-heavy, current players are welcome to do their own top-levels to interact with the plot. However, since it is still a TDM intended to help potential new players get involved, there will be a special additional +25 Activity Point bonus for any thread submitted by a current player that involves a potential new character rather than focusing on existing CR, for this TDM post.

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. Thanks to player-created plots, this month's Test Drive is set to effect the game setting for the next few months, so please enjoy!

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plot overview

After just over a week of increasingly serious blackouts and brownouts around the city, the team in charge of the structural integrity and defense of the wall has found the source of the problem, and posted a network entry explaining that the issue is caused by a large quantity of lizard-like monsters that have compromised the underground infrastructure of the city, and requesting volunteers to help do a full-scale manual extermination of monsters and assess the damage and do urgent repairs.

prompt i: a call to arms

The most urgent request presented is for people to help clear out the monsters in the underground tunnels - and there are a lot of them! With estimated monster numbers in the area of 500-1000, ranging from adult to juvenile, there's a lot of work to be done to clear out the underground infrastructure of the city. The Perimeter Guard will have a steady stream of transport trucks going to escort any fight-capable residents who want to volunteer out to the tunnels. They will also provide weapons of various varieties as well as short training sessions on how to use them safely in a confined space for anyone who doesn't have their own.

Whether you fight with a weapon, your fists, magic, or poison darts, your help is more than welcome down in the tunnels. The only real request is to keep seismic or explosive abilities or attacks on the mild side, and to be careful not to poison the city's water supply! Other than that, go wild.

prompt ii: into the depths

Clearing out monsters is all well and good, but they have definitely done some damage to the city's infrastructure. So it isn't just the brawn that needs to step up to help the city, it's the brains. There's a call for anyone with any kind of special ability that would help with emergency repairs. Whether it's engineers, chemists, anyone with first aid, runners to distribute supplies, or any other special ability that would help out in the underground tunnels and fix some of the damage that's been done, anyone is welcome to help. And if you think it's just scientists who are needed, think again - magic is a well-known if not-well-understood facet of life in Riverview Quarantine, and some of this stuff works on a more arcane level than a mundane one.

And, of course, all of these brainiacs are going to need a little backup, so any bruisers to act as escort and protection are also welcome.

prompt iii: trapped in a...

Not everyone has the skills or desire to head out into the jungle and fight for the city, and that's perfectly fine. Inside the Quarantine walls, life is carrying on as normally as it can. That is, aside from the ongoing blackouts.

Wherever you might be in the city, you run a pretty decent risk of getting trapped somewhere for a short period of time. Whether it's trapped in an elevator, a tram car, a store, the housing you share with someone you barely know, or anywhere else in the city, it could happen to you. This could be the start of a beautiful friendship or a meet-cute to tell your grandkids about...at least, that is, if you get along with the person you're stuck with...

prompt iv: friendr/network

Whether your character is posting up a silly word game to distract people from the dangerous mission going on, trying to get hold of a friend, or putting out feelers for people to go out into the fray with, the network is going strong.

Alternately, an offer for a new, free app is popping up on people's devices - Friendr is a friend-finder and/or dating app. If characters choose to install it, they will fill out a short bio and parameters for what they're looking for, upload a snap of themselves, and then proceed to browse for matches. This is a typical swipe-left-or-right type app.

Code to post your character's bio is in the textbox below, or you can just do a text version of the information in the app. An example of how it looks can be found here.

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Many thanks to mistojen for coding this especially for Riverview!

prompt v: wildcard

Choose your own adventure and do something else in the setting!

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Comments

[redoublement]

I don't have very much experience with them. The first one I sat through here was a few hours. We don't really have 'elek-tricks' where I'm from. [ Laurent shifted his stance, leaning forward and considering the seal of the door, one of his fingers tracing along the line of it, before applying pressure, trying to gauge how much leverage it'll take to pry the steel apart. ]

I haven't been working on clearing out monsters all day just to enjoy wallowing in a stuffy lift in their muck. [ At least it was clear Laurent's frustrations weren't born from his company, his demeanor simply naturally cold. No doubt Cloud had had a similarly long day, from the look of him, and Laurent sighed, closing his eyes and bringing his fingers up to pinch the bridge of his nose for a moment. Thinking. Glancing up, he eyed the lighting panel, wondering if there were anything worth exploring, or considering beneath it that they could consider for an escape. ]

[anotheroldsoldier]

[Bucky just grunts his acknowledgement of the introduction. He's not the personable type even when he isn't laser-focused on his work, not one for pleasantries in general.

He sounds slightly distracted as they turn into a side access tunnel, dimly lit. Sparking wires dangle from the ceiling, a piece of machinery chewed upon by nesting creatures.]

His grandfather and his coach, and I think he's mentioned his ballet teacher. Just them, far as I know. [Sorry you guys apparently don't rate. Yuri is a prickly child, he's learned that much about him in the short time they've known each other. He kind of likes it.]

[anotheroldsoldier]

Plenty. It got a few of my colleagues along with me, I guess.

You've done this before?

[redoublement]

[ The frustration in the air between them was almost palpable when the elevator stopped, Laurent's lips thinning as his eyes fixed upon the door, glaring so sharply that it was a wonder the metal didn't begin to freeze and warp beneath the fierceness of his stare. At least it wasn't directed towards the other, though. It wasn't as if it was his fault they were trapped like this, after all. ]

What if I propose an alternative solution? [ Laurent suggested, his drawl coming across as more easy and relaxed than he truly felt. ]

ever!!!!!!!

[inebriety]

[Luckily for everyone Tony is never going to be the vice president.]

Of course I do. It is my civic duty to do all I can for my country. Also Steve already has the top job and the position's free.

[advanced]

[The look he gives her suggests that he's sure that they are coming, and maybe she should keep an eye out a bit more seriously, but he doesn't say as much.]

Of course I'm human.

[He holds a hand out towards her.]

Jump, I'll catch you.

[advanced]

[He's wiping his knife off automatically on a rag, a good soldier always takes care of his weapons, and sheathing it in a place concealed under his hoodie.]

I know how to fight.

[Obviously.]

Forget it. We need to get moving.

[triarchic]

[ Had it been another person and another day, Toreth might have been inclined to put a spin on his reply to that question. Seeing as it was today and the person beside him looked close to murder, however, he refrained. ]

I'm listening. [ His own voice was even, presenting an open-minded disposition. ]

[triarchic]

You say that like it's the most logical thing in the world. [ Toreth's tone is mild, as if commenting on a complicated mathematical equation rather than portals to other worlds. He's grinning despite the tone, though. ]

So, what was the other one like? Does it stack up well to this little monster-infested hole?

[triarchic]

[ Success. Toreth seems satisfied with this, for now, at least. It had taken far less negotiation than he had thought, and she sure seems capable -- whatever she is. ]

Perfect. That's just how I like it -- no strings attached. If we're around the same place, we look out for each other. If not, no big deal. [ He pauses, then holds out a hand. It's strange holding out a hand to somebody with a blindfold on. ] Toreth, by the way.

Ethan Winters ↭ Resident Evil 7

[provable]

⇻ ii: into the depths

[ If he never sees another monster that's hellbent on impaling him with their claws, ripping his intestines out through his stomach, or simply content to chew on his bones after messily ending his life it would be all too soon. Not that he's got much choice because this place that he's wound up in, where creatures from all manner of nightmares lurk and lash out -- it seems to be a trend around this place. ]

[ Isn't that just peachy. ]

[There's no way he's mentally prepared to jump back into the fray so he doesn't volunteer outright to head off, guns a-balzing, to fight alongside the more apt and brave but he does list his availability for escort duty on the network, just in case. Because why not? ]

[ Clearly he needs to find the local psychologist in this joint and get his head checked. Or maybe a biologist. Mycologist? ...whatever. ]

[ Hey, maybe he'll get lucky and someone will just want an extra pair of hands for manual labor. ]

He could dream, right? ]

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⇻ iv: network

ur: winters

I'm starting to think that this is a byproduct of a mental breakdown fueled by an my obvious overactive imagination. Seems real enough, though, but I'm pretty sure that's what everyone struggling to deal with reality says. Or at least believes.

But if it is real...

[ Dear God please don't let it be real. LIE to him. ]

Anyone have a user manual for this shit? I'll even take a handy-dandy pamphlet.

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⇻ v: wildcard

[ pick a card, any card: choose your own adventure style ]

[peacekeeps]

Hard to say. You might be the first.

[ he gives him a squeeze and then sets him down, shifting back on one heel to put his hat back on. he looks genji over, head to toe. he looks the roughly the same, maybe a little more buoyant in his walk and talk, which means— ]

You look good.

[realimperfect]

You can keep them if you want, but I'm not giving them the opportunity to know where I am past my disposal point. Once I found out they weren't necessary for buying things here I decided I was going to dispose of them. If they're trackable it's better if there's a chance to.. get away, so to speak, if the need arises. [ There's more than a big chance that Re-L has only managed to become more paranoid about people watching her and tracking her movements since her stint on the Eluvio. Granted, whatever this place was didn't seem quite the same, but like hell was she going to fall in to the pit of Oros again in such short order.

There's a skittering noise from one of the surrounding tunnels and Re-L turns to sweep the area, looking for anything glinting off of scales or eyes -

Doesn't stop her from continuing to talk to Carolina like it was totally normal, though. ]

Yes, actually. Yuuri is here, along with.. I think it's Victor?

[realimperfect]

"Unless the souvenirs can possibly come back to bite you, considering they're laden with devices that can more than likely track you." Nothing in Riverview indicated that they would be tracked via those dog tags, but then again, nothing had said anything to oppose that, either. She wasn't yet convinced that this wasn't some other odd fold in the story of that place, if she's being honest with herself. The place had only served to deepen an already fairly vacuous distrust in new places, and governing bodies.

"You act like a few hours in an elevator isn't just maddening on the concept alone." She's a busy-body, Victor, sorry about your luck.

Whether it's maddening or not she'll swing herself down on her own, as always a little averse to touching. At least she's learned there's not really a need to dismiss attempts at assistance when she can do things herself.. Now to get better at accepting when she does actually need it.

"Besides, I don't know if I know enough subject matter to discuss for a few hours."

[howlongiwonder]

Roger. I am YoRHa unit 2 type B. 2B is fine.

[2B looks down at the hand briefly. For a second it looks like she might actually shake it - but no, she's already walking away, glancing around in search of monsters in hiding.]

I'm counting on you to provide fire support.

[hedone]

[ solo thinks he should take that twitch of illya's fingers as a victory of sort—and there is a certain satisfaction in knowing that he was right, that he managed to read his partner correctly, but watching illya lose control isn't quite the entertaining past time it was, sitting in a cafe in berlin. ]

You didn't. But can you honestly tell me you haven't thought of it? [ solo asks it idly while setting out some pots and pans, some utensils. ]

[flowlikewater]

[ He returns the gaze, going up from his spurs to his hat. Genji hasn't seen many of the people he used to associate with but finding Jesse here— it's a calm familiarity, something he hasn't really felt before. He likes it, he finds.

Genji grins slightly and puts a hand on his chest, teasing. ] Buy me a drink first. [ He sobers immediately after and drops the hand, just nodding. ] I am much better than I was when we last met, my friend.

[tenures]

[ she frowns. it makes so little sense, all of it. but then again, this seems to be the way of this city. she wills her hands not to tremble, wills her spine to strengthen. ]

And?

[ as if the next question is obvious ]

How much trouble has he been getting himself into?

[tenures]

And assuming I'll go back.

[ she takes a step forward, the click of her heels echoes in the tunnels. ]

I will see you again. A time and place, if you please.

[ these are the terms, it would seem. ]

[tenures]

Yes.

[ at once, quick and easy, before he could move on to suggest other candidates or reaffirm her ability to pick up these things by herself.

he's not wrong about that, she could do well by herself. nevertheless. ]

I'd like that, when you have the time.

[peacekeeps]

[ he does take the chance to shake out his wrists, then, glancing up at the open hatch with a ripple of good-humored approval on his face. lucky him indeed, to be caught in a box with someone so handy. there are slivers of light too, along the sides of the shaft, and in the stripes of washed-out color he can make out sharp features and a deep gaze, slow to blink and careful to assess.

not that he's got a lot of time to waste thinking about the sum of so very few parts. gallantly, a gentleman, jesse lets him climb up first before he follows suit, bracing a foot on the side rail and then clutching the open hatch to heave himself up.

once he's on top of the elevator with his new companion he huffs. he's pretty entertained, wet clothes and all. ]

You do this kinda thing a lot?

[advanced]

[He scowls at her, but he needs to get her out of here.]

There's a diner in town open all night, three days from now, midnight.

[He won't show up.]

[tenures]

[ can she take his word for it? hardly. will she wait anyway? yes. it reminds her of another man who missed another date ( a week next Saturday at The Stork Club, eight o'clock on the dot, don't you dare be late ) some years ago. ]

And if not? We shall see each other a day after that, wherever you may be.

[ I'll find you. ]

[peacekeeps]

You set a low bar back then, I believe. Spent all your time spittin' fire.

[ at jesse, mostly, known for being a nuisance in those days. even now he can't leave well enough alone. ]

But I can tell. Yer eyes ain't the same.

[leadintheyoung]

Hit points?

[ She follows closely enough not to give any of the monsters room to go for his back while allowing him enough to breathe. Her hand instinctively moves for the dagger sheathed at her side with that question and draws it cleanly. There's a glint for what little ichor didn't come cleanly off, suggesting it's been put to use in the tunnels. ]

Born and bred. [ And then, after a beat: ] I think I'll keep the traps to a minimum this time.