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Test Drive Meme #8


Test Drive Meme #8
LOGS | NETWORK | OOC | MEMES | NAVIGATION



Arrival


Part 1


You arrive in an unknown space, dressed in white clothes (player choice what kind of clothes, as long as they cover everything). Whatever was happening to you before no longer happens. It's like everything was put on a pause and you were transferred away from the situation without you realizing it happened.

The space that you find yourself in is one of these four options:

An empty landscape filled with snow and ice, almost like a blank canvas.
A field with cherry blossom trees and spring flowers.
A sunny beach near an ocean that seems never ending.
A quiet forest with falling autumn leaves.

All of the spaces seem to continue endlessly. No matter where or how far you walk it almost seems like you're not moving at all. There are no animals here - just those who happened to wake up there at the same time, in the same place. Everyone is wearing the same kind of plain, white clothes.

Despite the possible rollercoaster of emotions you might be feeling, the place somehow feels familiar. Like somehow you belong there.

And it looks like you're not alone.


Part 2


After half an hour has passed the surroundings change as everyone is teleported into a room with all the other new arrivals, no matter what space they woke up in. It's a large place with plenty of seats to sit in and beverages to enjoy. Medical attention is offered to those who need it and the doctors here are very prepared for any challenging situations.

Here, in this room, everyone gets an answer to where they are and why. A hologram of a man appears at the center of the room, waiting to be heard. He brings a message on behalf of the leaders of Ellipsa.


The Message [ Click to Expand ]

Hello, my name is Olwen. I'm one of the leaders of Ellipsa as it currently is. I'm also one of the four who summoned you here.

Our world is in trouble and we need your help. I apologize for tearing you away from your world and forcing you to come here but I hope you understand. The magic we used doesn't let us ask in advance, nor does it let us choose who we bring here.

This world is composed of four Seasonal Segments. All of them represent one of the seasons. They were the places we used to get our resources from, but now they're dangerous places no one should go into unless they have the power to fight back. All of them have their own sets of powerful monsters and natural catastrophes.

We used to have plenty of people here who could control the powers of the four Seasons. We called them Seasonal Power Holders. Unfortunately, due to a tragedy you can read about later, we lost almost all of them. Now only four of us remain and the world is in chaos. We have done our best to protect the world, but we need more power holders to do that.

That's where you come in.

All of you have been assigned to one of the seasons. Whatever space you were in just now is what season you represent. You will learn different skills based on the season and those skills are going to help you save this world.

These powers don't interfere with your own natural powers. They use a new energy that has formed inside of you. It's harmless to your health, but it's vital to your seasonal powers. Your own powers should still work, even if the dark energy outside the city might interfere with them.

Unfortunately bringing you here wasn't as simple as it sounds. We couldn't do anything about how to keep you anchored to this world other than making a simple spell that helps with it. That is, you need to touch someone else who is not from this world ideally at least once a day. It will help you stay in control of your powers and boost your magical energy. If you don't, the consequences aren't very good. But as long as you hold someone's hand or give someone a handshake, you should be fine.

That's all I have to say about the situation. The staff of the Research Center will give you more information about housing and other necessary things. I will, however, promise that you will be sent home once the situation becomes better. That's the least we can do.


The hologram can be viewed in private in a separate room later, should someone wish to look at it again. For now, the staff of the Research Center hands everyone their new smartphones with their small flower lucky charms (the flower is anything the player decides). They're also told that the building next door is where everyone can find a room assigned to them with some of their belongings there and possibly even any animal companions. Those concerned about their mount-sizes companions are welcomed to the stables downstairs to see if their friends are there. The mounts are allowed to stay there until you find a place more suitable for them.

In the Arrival's hall there are also several stands with information pamphlets.

First type of stand is for the local Guilds and about the benefits or joining one.

Second type of stands is for the Welcome Center that aim to show otherworlders what the world is like and help guide people in the beginning of the journey and helps in getting settled into the new world. They even have people to help if you're unfamiliar with the new phones.

Once you get your smartphone and necessary information, you're urged to go out and find your apartment. After that whatever you want to do is up to you.

Part 3


The building next door is where everyone can find their new apartments. As you enter, you're told by a friendly native that for the first two months you can live anywhere rent-free and five meals a day are paid for you. After that they get a monthly payment that helps with some of their living expenses, but otherwise they have to have a job to support themselves.

All of the apartments are comfortable, two bedroom apartments with all necessary utilities. They are also completely soundproof. Sometimes the magic system, however, does glitch and you might find yourself rooming with a stranger. This is not the intention and the staff will immediately prepare you your own room if you ask them. But maybe having a roommate isn't all that bad?


Let Me Kiss You in the Pouring Rain


Part 1


The months of April and May are the time for a strange weather effect that affects all of the districts, except the one in the middle and Frostreign. It's not weird that it rains, but it's what the rain does that has been dubbed as the Rain of Affection. It's raining very often until the end of May at different times in the affected districts.

Anyone who stands in the rain will feel the need to get close to someone. It starts with a need to gently touch someone, but can escalate into needing a hug. The ultimate craving is kissing in the rain, but that's the most it can make happen. It's a very Safe For Work Rain Effect.

After a successful kiss in the rain, the cravings slowly become less urgent, but the effect can start all over again at any given time. Once someone is completely dry, they will be safe from effects restarting again.

Of course, there are individuals who don't get too affected by the rain (at all or not as badly) and it only works if it directly hits someone. So staying in a shelter or being in the unaffected districts is definitely a way to avoid this whole phenomenon. Even purchasing and using an umbrella helps. The shops around every district are very aware of the need for umbrellas, so there's definitely a variety of them being sold. Some of the umbrellas have a variety of harmless magical effects, like changing the color depending on the users' mood.

Part 2


An unexpected secondary effect has been discovered with this year's rain. Anyone who tries to ignore the urges to be close to someone for too long (two hours) may find that some of their other feelings get amplified. Especially feelings someone might have been suppressing will suddenly feel impossible to ignore.

Hugging someone will make the feelings return to 'normal' easiest, as it's almost instant. Getting out of the rain and changing into dry clothes also helps, but the effects will go away slower.

Most of the shops around the districts have prepared private rooms for anyone who needs a place to calm down, in case they're far away from home. The various invisible shop fairies will also help someone contact their friends if they're unable to do it themselves - as long as they manage to say someone's name.

Just like with the regular effects, some people might be less affected by the amplified feelings. It really depends on the individual (= player's choice) how the rain affects them.


Shine Bright Like a Diamond


Part 1

Tents have been built into various places around the city, to give shelter from the rain. These tents are also workshops for crystal and gemstone crafts. A group of crystal miners have decided to share the rest of their gemstones and crystals so that people can make themselves magical weapons, protective armors and accessories or just normal decorations.

Crystal Mine is one of the places that was lost to "The Darkness" and it existed in the Autumn Segment. All crystals and gemstones from the mines have a natural magical aptitude, meaning they can be easily enchanted into various purposes. They were used for armors, weapons, accessories and such to help fight the monsters of the world.

All of the crystals and gemstones are in alphabetical order and the miners happily answer any questions about them, such meanings and symbolisms they might hold. They can also make suggestions for which ones to use in the same craft.

One of the miners is especially keen on telling about Birthstones and suggests using them as an accessory that you carry around everywhere. He's a firm believer that keeping a birthstone on your person will bring someone luck and protection from evil forces.

Part 2


Crystal and gemstone enchanting is managed by the teachers from the Magical Manor. They will hold lessons where they demonstrate how to get the results you want the most. The key is to be positive. The more positive feelings and words you feed the crystals and gemstones, the stronger the enchantment will be.

The enchantment can be anything from more strength into a weapon to just a nice, warmly glowing flower that helps someone sleep. Imagination is the limit, though even the enchantment can't make someone's armor permanently invincible or make their weapons kill things in one shot.

Enchanting your friend's, family member's or loved one's crystal or gemstone will make the magic twice stronger.

Those who have difficulties in being polite can either get fairy dust sprinkled on them to make them happy or they can ask someone else to help them. Needing to fake happy feelings will lessen the strength of the spells, but it works nonetheless.

Part 3


If someone does manage to pour negative feelings and words into their enchantments, they may cause the crystals and gemstones to form negative monsters. These monsters are ethereal and usually look like small goblins that eat positive energy from anyone within one-mile radius.

Attacking them with magic and weapons doesn't work, as they have no actual bodies, but trapping one between two people holding hands will make them feel overwhelmed by the sheer energy the handholding provides and disappear. They will do their best to suck as much positive energy into them before they do, though!

Someone who has their positivity stolen will slowly recover it over time (it takes at max. a day), but holding foreheads together with someone will speed to process.



Oh? A little extra


Starting from April 19th onwards, characters may find a peculiar basket on their table. This basket comes with any kind of pokeball (except Master Ball), some Pokémon Food and Treats, and a Pokémon Egg of any species that can have an egg (except the rare mythical/legendary/special ones that are able to). This Pokémon also has a chance to be shiny.

The note attached to the basket says "Sounds can be heard coming from inside! This Egg will hatch soon!" The egg will hatch anywhere between a few minutes to few days.

Anyone asking about how this came to be, the research center staff explains that it was a "metaverse miracle" and they asked the fairies to help them contribute the eggs to otherworlders, seeing as they already had Pokémon experience.

(NOTE: Pokémon Guidelines apply to these new hatching Pokémon as well)


OOC TIPS


- Ask your questions related to the TDM here.

- The TDM is available only to friends of the mods and their friends. If you want to play in the TDM, please leave a note here to inform us who invited you over. We will get to you as soon as possible.

- Test Drive is open for current characters to make a top level as well. New characters can add TDM on their subject line to indicate they're new!

- Current characters cannot access the starting area again to meet new arrivals. They can, however, be at the Research Center when the newbies are teleported in.

- The TDM is game canon so anything in the TDM can happen for your character(s) in the game as well.

- Smut is not allowed on the TDM. You can play situations leading to it, but if the thread is turning into smut, please move it to a private space such a post in your character's journal, or a locked post in the game's log community if you decide to app!

- Check Locations: City to find more areas to explore inside the city. Every place in the districts are open.

- Similarly, Locations: Segments is useful for outdoors adventures.

- You can find monsters to encounter on Beastiary.

- FAQ has information on characters' smartphones as well as general things about the world that might be handy.



code bases by tricklet
sinnohchamped: (Default)

[personal profile] sinnohchamped 2024-05-10 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
Honestly? I'm just a little lonely. I have someone from my world here, but he's always to himself and seeing everyone with a Pokemon makes me miss home.
roundandaround: Chided. (uguu)

[personal profile] roundandaround 2024-05-10 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
Aww...

[Rinku hugs her. Poor kid. She shakes her head.]

That's okay. I think a lot of people miss home, even though Ellipsa is so much fun.
sinnohchamped: (pic#16130246)

[personal profile] sinnohchamped 2024-05-10 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
You're sweet, you know that?

[And she's going to return the hug.]

...warm hugs, too.
roundandaround: Smiling, back to back with Kotori. (maybe in another life)

[personal profile] roundandaround 2024-05-10 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
Hehe. [snug snug] It's just that I really love everyone, and I wanna make people happy! That's about it.
sinnohchamped: (pic#16130239)

[personal profile] sinnohchamped 2024-05-10 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
Well, if you love everyone, that means you love me! And I love you, too!

[...is that how it works? That's how it seems to Dawn]
roundandaround: Turning happily to the person next to her. (you're the best)

[personal profile] roundandaround 2024-05-10 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
Eh? Okay! [Rinku giggles and pats her.] I'm always happy to have new friends, Dawn-chan.
sinnohchamped: (Default)

[personal profile] sinnohchamped 2024-05-10 04:18 am (UTC)(link)
Me too! Oh, um... I should pay you...

[Dig dig, she knows she has coins]
roundandaround: Confused. (eh?)

[personal profile] roundandaround 2024-05-10 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, right! I kinda forgot I was charging.

[She lets go and rubs the back of her head.]

I guess just since not a lot of people have come around yet. Maybe they all knew how the rain was from last year?
sinnohchamped: (pic#16130248)

[personal profile] sinnohchamped 2024-05-10 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
Give them time, they’ll come around!

[And she sets two sets of coins down.]

I’m still feeling needy…
roundandaround: Pleading. (c'mon c'mon)

[personal profile] roundandaround 2024-05-10 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
[Rinku hugs her tight and tilts her head.]

Are you gonna be okay, Dawn-chan? I hope you at least live in this district.
sinnohchamped: (pic#16130238)

[personal profile] sinnohchamped 2024-05-10 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
I think so. I think the rain made me realize I was a little lonely.

And I do live here. Do you?
roundandaround: Waving. (hiiii)

[personal profile] roundandaround 2024-05-10 05:11 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah! I was gonna move to Solarpeak, but my roommate wanted to stay in Nightwake, so we just got a bigger apartment. And don't worry! It's easy to make friends here, so you don't have to be alone or anything.
sinnohchamped: (pic#16130249)

[personal profile] sinnohchamped 2024-05-10 05:13 am (UTC)(link)
I’m glad to hear that. I mean, I made a new one today!

[And that earns Rinku a kiss on the cheek.]

Sorry, shoulda asked.
roundandaround: Hesitant. (uhhh)

[personal profile] roundandaround 2024-05-10 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
[giggle] I think you're a little young for me, Dawn-chan. But I'm glad to be your friend! And there's loads of nice people here, so even if you haven't settled in yet, I promise you're gonna have fun!
sinnohchamped: (pic#16130240)

[personal profile] sinnohchamped 2024-05-10 05:32 am (UTC)(link)
Ahah, of course! And don’t worry, I’ll find those people no matter what!
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[personal profile] hiori 2024-05-10 01:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah.

[ The ones she’s talking about are pretty nice. He doesn’t actually know what he likes. ]

I guess I’m a bit unsure what I even like. Hm…

[ He brushes his fingers over some more and nothing really speaks to his interests. Eventually he picks up one of the ones with wings. ]

One just doesn’t seem more special than the other.

[ So maybe he just gets this one. ]
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[personal profile] tenderheartedly 2024-05-10 01:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Those would be interesting.

[ He looks over at the purple stone and then at the assortment of it that he’s given, tilting his head and looking over them before gently touching. ]

I’m not sure what I should make, Ms. Frieda.
potatogirl: (Default)

[personal profile] potatogirl 2024-05-10 01:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey! Hi! And this is uh… well, I don’t know its name yet or if it’s a boy or girl. I guess I should look.

[ Sasha says as she looks at the adorable and mildly delicious looking dog like creature. ]

Can you believe it came from an egg?
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[personal profile] potatogirl 2024-05-10 01:52 pm (UTC)(link)
“Oh,” Sasha looks up in relief at the sight of the other. “I could just hug you.” Actually she really wants to but she focuses on holding the bag that’s falling apart instead.
silver_eyes_rose: (pic#14217781)

[personal profile] silver_eyes_rose 2024-05-10 02:07 pm (UTC)(link)
“Oh! Ahaha, how about we get your bag somewhere safe first?” Ruby said. Oh, she could feel that urge, too, but seeing the girl struggle with the bag made her override it.
urtitan: (So be kind.)

[personal profile] urtitan 2024-05-10 04:45 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm going to assume that you don't wear a lot of jewelry either.

[She gives him a playful nudge (mindful to not look into his memories at the brief contact).]

In keeping with the others, is there an animal you like a lot?
urtitan: (You've got to be smart!)

[personal profile] urtitan 2024-05-10 04:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[Frieda helps by gently lifting the pastry-esque dog up so Sasha can check its sex.]

Isn't that incredibly bizarre? People have had all kinds of creatures hatch from their eggs, mammals and even things like ghosts! I suppose my fish made some sense... but I can't play with it like others can with their new pets.

[If she summoned it from its ball on dry land, it would just endlessly flop around!]
marvelloussky: (Charla soft and warm)

[personal profile] marvelloussky 2024-05-10 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
I would like that too! Who knows, maybe someone will invent a translation lacrima that will let us understand them?

[She feels a sudden understanding of Cobra...]
marvelloussky: (I have some concerns.)

[personal profile] marvelloussky 2024-05-10 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, so am I. Earthland has something similar to these, but they've only really existed for less than a year.
wingbound: (frown // many gave their lives)

exactly!

[personal profile] wingbound 2024-05-11 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
The blankness would, perhaps, hurt less. But it would be worse, a thousand, a million times worse. It's not easy to see him like this, but it's much preferable to the alternative. Like this, he almost seems like his old self, passionate and emotional and so often hurt.

None of them should have been hurt as much as they did.

As much as the everything may imply regrets of something bigger, Levi knows him well enough to guess it likely has to do with Armin first. They'd spoken about it soon after the fact, but he knows no words or actions can really make something like that better. Time and the necessity to get shit done don't either, but at least they're usually sufficient distractions. He's been through enough loss to know all that.

At least Armin isn't dead -- they've probably talked about that, too -- but Levi also knows it's not much consolation to Eren who is stuck here. He still lost him.

Still, this seems... different than last time, somehow. Levi does know-- somewhat, what he managed to get through those few milliseconds that Eren's memories were pouring into him. He thinks he still spaces out about it every now and then himself; the boy may be used to it but having that run on a human brain 24/7 can't be a good time.

He keeps that consoling hand where it is for now.

"More than usual, I take it," he muses, because all the things hitting at once is a fairly apt description for what they experienced in the metal titan. The other part is laughable, though. "Eren, you haven't been fine since we reached the ocean." Maybe even before that. "You don't owe being fine to anyone. You don't have to put up an act. Might make it a little easier."