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Test Drive Meme #4


Test Drive Meme #4
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 Welcoming Committee 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.

Third type of the stands is for The In Touch Support Group that is led by the Otherwordly Ambassador, Kamisato Ayato. The pamphlets have contact information for businesses looking to help Otherworlders. They also focus more on the lore of the World and what they have discovered so far, as well as a guide on what to think about when preparing to venture out to the Segments.

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?





My Fair(y) Lady




Part 1


Over the course of one night, fairies have decorated various trees all over the districts with special fairy lights. It's the 200th birth anniversary of the Fairy Queen coming up, so the lights are up for the duration of the celebration. The queen herself may be currently missing, but the fairies have not lost hope in finding her one day, hiding from the Darkness somewhere.

The lights are beautiful and in various different colors. Some even change colors occasionally. They seem very harmless, but some of the lights have been altered with mischievous fairy magic. Touching a tree affected by the magic will make characters act like a dere.

Just a light touch is all it takes. Even a falling leaf from the tree can trigger its effect. Suddenly you're acting just like a (player chosen) dere. Some trees also have an additional effect on making the character like the person who touched the tree at the same time, either in a temporary romantic way or a completely platonic manner, making the 'dere-effect' manifest in its full glory.

The effect usually lasts for an hour or two, but in rare cases the effect has been known to last for the rest of the day. No one really knows why that happens, it just does.

Part 2


All of the districts now have an aesthetically appropriate party going on, with food and drink for anyone to try. As long as it's normal-sized, it's safe to eat. All of the districts also have small hanging platforms that look like stages or treehouses for the fairies to hang out and dance in. They're mostly visible for the duration of the celebration.

Those who want to help the fairies celebrate are asked to make miniature furniture for the hanging party spots. This also includes making cups and plates from leaves. Those that help the fairies with this will have the chance to receive genuine fairy wings on their back for the rest of the week (or for the rest of the month, if you ask nicely). These wings enable them to be able fly short distances (across a normal sized street, for example).

However those who are mean to fairies in any way will instead get a pig tail and ears, with a possible pig snout for the same amount of time. The effect can be reversed by apologizing to the fairies in earnest.

Part 3


There are several ways to party and some fairies are more mischievous than others. They have taken upon themselves to do fairy pranks. They're all very harmless and silly and they don't want to actually hurt anyone. Just have a little fun.

Some examples include: hair braided into small braids, a glitter bomb exploding on characters, items teleporting from one person to another and people being tricked into eating fairy food (makes random, small fairy wings appear on random parts of their body that fades in a few hours).





Foraging for Trouble




Part 1

During the dark of the night another magical thing has happened. The fairies claim that it has nothing to do with their magic if asked, but they're sure it's a miracle produced by the celebrations itself.

A large variety of mushrooms and forest berries have grown all over the districts, no matter what climate they have. Scientists (and fairy helpers) have determined that all of them are safe to eat and have decided to challenge anyone to gather these nutritious and tasty treats the earth has offered them.

Most of the mushrooms are quite normal, in both taste and how they look. There's one particular glowing mushroom that causes hallucinations, but no poisonous ones have been detected. Among the berries there are some interesting ones that have magical effects; wild strawberries make people burst into song, wild blueberries make people poetic and lingonberries appear to cause an increase in philosophical thoughts.

Upon later investigation, it seems the berries were, in fact, a fairy prank. But the mushrooms they haven't touched.

Part 2


During the evening of the third day the mushrooms appeared, some chosen people get a message straight into their minds. Its telling them repeatedly to go to the Mushroom Sanctuary, slowly trying to gain control over the characters' bodies and mind. It seems some of the mushrooms were actually fae mushrooms, a dangerous mind controlling mushroom that is near impossible to detect before it's too late.

Should characters fall victims to the fae mushroom they will start making their way to the Mushroom Sanctuary in the Autumn Segment. They will do whatever it takes to continue making their way there, including fighting anyone who tries to stop them or even hitching someone's vehicle of choice to get there faster. All they have to say is "I need to go. I'm needed."

The only way to stop the mushroom's effect is to find translucent cordyceps, native to Autumn Segment, and make them eat them somehow.

Part 3



Click on the image or here to make the map bigger.


Uninterrupted, those affected by the fae mushrooms, native or otherworldly, will make their way into their destination. The Mushroom Sanctuary is home to many peculiar mushrooms, big and small. It's light up by the glowing ones, making it look quite beautiful during the night. But no one is here to do sightseeing.

Instead, inside two of the biggest mushrooms, there are two stairways into the underground. After leaving all of their items, except their clothing, inside a third giant mushroom, the affected walk down these stairs and end up in an underground area. Once they get inside, the fae mushroom effect fades into a faint voice at the back of their mind, letting the people take in where they are.

They are surrounded by native mushroom people, who are now identified as Mushroom Fae (mushroom at max height of 1 meter/3'3 feet that have arms, legs and faces, as well as now revealed fairy wings). Everyone here has been brought here to work for the fae in order to build their Underground Kingdom. Food and other necessities like sleeping area have been provided, as well as a bathing area since they know how some humans are particular about their hygiene. Work includes digging tunnels, carrying away dirt, carrying the building material down, putting up support pillars and even building stone walls.

Animosity towards the Mushroom Fae and any attempts to attack them will trigger the Fae Mushroom control again, making the person essentially an obedient doll again. But the Mushroom Fae promise that after a few days (or a week, depending on how fast they work) they'll be released again. They just need a little bit of raw power to help with their project and this was the best way they could come up with.

Rescuing the workers is always an option, but those controlled by the Fae Mushroom will attack people who try to rescue them unless the spell is undo for them.

Part 4


After the people have been rescued from the Mushroom Sanctuary, the fairies living inside the city will make an announcement that they have nothing to do with the Mushroom Fae. In fact, they had no idea they had survived the Darkness and transformed into regular looking sentient mushrooms.

As an apology for not realizing this sooner they will offer free delivery services for the rest of the year, meaning anyone can call upon a fairy to teleport an item (a non-sentient one) from place A to place B at anytime. The fairies may be invisible but usually always hear a plea even if further away.




OOC TIPS


- Lore Related: In Ellipsa fairy and fae, while similar creatures, are different species; fairy are generally nice and fun-loving creatures who do harmless pranks while fae are usually very suspicious and may even cause harm to achieve their goals.

- Map Related: The flowers and trees are all fae made things that give light to the underground space. They're otherwise not harmful. There are plenty of places to sit down and tables to eat at (food will be basic vegetable or meat stew with mushrooms, depending on if characters eat meat or not). The bathing area has water orbs that acts as shower heads, but also big public baths that are mixed gender.

- 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.



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colchismagecraft: (I hate this/I hate you/I hate everything)

Caster | Fate/Stay Night (UBW) | Summer (Avalon CRAU)

[personal profile] colchismagecraft 2023-08-31 09:50 pm (UTC)(link)
My Fair(y) Lady - Tree Troubles (OTA)
(Mind-altering effects/Trauma)
Mm...These decorations are rather beautiful, aren't they?

[Even a creepy looking cloaked woman could appreciate the glittery lights all over the trees- flickering different colours as they ran up the stems and weaved their way through the branches. She could not deny that sometimes, occasionally, they Fae did put on rather lovely displays like this-

She wasn't talking to anyone in particular, but just her luck that as she reached out to touch the bark, a couple of leaves flickering down around her as if in a painting- that someone else would do the exact same thing!

It was only a brief feeling. Her eyes going wide as she felt it.

An absolutely icy terror, hand recoiling and shooting up to grip at her chest as their magic twisted its way into her heart- no, no, no not again, not again- where was Rule Breaker? If she could just- just- and then she set eyes on whoever was opposite her. Any sense of fear washed away, as the spell took hold.]


O-oh...you...? Ah- let me get that leaf off your shoulder for you~~

[Well if that lovey-dovey tone was anything to go by, she's fully prepared to dote on whoever she ended up stuck with for the next few hours-]


My Fair(y) Lady - Apartment Buildings
[After that mess, Caster had refused to engage in any of the Faeries' party preparations- and after her grumbling about the 'wretched Fae' one too many times, they had decided to play a prank and steal the precious Golden Fleece.

Dammit- Once she'd sent a quick broadcast to the network to try and find it, she set about searching the other Apartments for her Homeland's treasure, all the while hoping her cloak could hide the cursed piggy features they had granted her.

Don't mind her just knocking on the door-]


Excuse me- I'm from down the hall- has a golden object been teleported into your room, by any chance? The Fae are playing pranks.


Foraging for Trouble - Sea Shanties
[Caster hadn't yet realised that anything else was afoot, but she certainly wasn't trusting any of those mysterious mushrooms that were popping up!

On the other hand, she was happy to help gather them for the scientists who asked- and maybe try to play nice with the fairies in the process. The mushrooms may have seemed suspicious, but those wild berries did look delicious...

...Just one wouldn't hurt, would it?

As it turned out, even sneaking that one strawberry was more than enough! Caster didn't realise it right away- but as she got back to the work of gathering berries and mushrooms, the witch was unable to help herself from breaking into song.

An old Greek Sea Shanty or two, to smooth the work along.

She'd be mortified when this was pointed out.]



Foraging for Trouble - Rule Breaker
So this is where everyone's been taken...

[Caster had, thankfully, avoided being controlled by the Mushroom Fae- in fact, she had come here of her own accord.

She would have never described herself as a charitable person, not at all, but the witch fundamentally disliked the thought of these creatures controlling people against their will and dragging them down here like this. Perhaps...it was simply her nature as a Servant that fought against these things, hypocritical though it was for someone like her.

Well, she kept her enchanted dagger- Rule Breaker- close, keeping an eye out for anyone who might be affected. She planned to use its power to nullify the effect of the Fae's control- she just had to get the right opportunity.]



[ooc: I've also got some Quest prompts for her over here!]
Edited 2023-08-31 22:21 (UTC)
houndofmanchester: (A fine idea.)

Apartment

[personal profile] houndofmanchester 2023-08-31 10:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[Barghest had only just gotten settled in to her new apartment when Caster came knocking. She answered the door quickly, in her dress rather than armor in the relative safety of her temporary new home.]

Ah, Medea, you're here as well? I'm afraid I can't help you, I haven't seen the Fleece anywhere.
colchismagecraft: (Serious business)

tw arson mention

[personal profile] colchismagecraft 2023-08-31 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh...oh this woman was extremely tall. That was very much the first thing Caster noticed, even before she picked up the casual use of her True Name or the knowledge of exactly what had gone astray-

...It wasn't the most awkward first meeting with another Servant at least, that 'award' went to flying right into Napoleon's chest, but this was definitely up there! And considering this was another Servant, she was even more grateful that most of her face was hidden by the cloak. The last thing she needed was her realising she'd fallen foul of a Fae curse.]


I see...how frustrating. If they think they can take it from me so easily I will burn every last one of them--...!

[Did Barghest expect anything other than threats of arson being thrown around when dealing with Medea?]

...I take it you're one of Chaldea's, aren't you?
houndofmanchester: (Default)

[personal profile] houndofmanchester 2023-08-31 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
One of their more recent allies, yes. I am Fairy Knight Gawain. It's already apparent that you aren't from Chaldea, but would the term "Lostbelt" mean anything to you regardless?
colchismagecraft: (Soulless Witch)

Medea sweetie you're massively overthinking this just stop

[personal profile] colchismagecraft 2023-08-31 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well, that was an interesting thing to ask right away, wasn't it? Because yes...that was a term that meant something to her, of course it was. It was something her precious pseudo-Master Kadoc had told her about back on Avalon, when he told her about his history.

Why wasn't he brought to this world as well, that would make all of this so much easier-

But there was no way this Servant could just see a bond like that, could she? Medea certainly wasn't going to admit to a Servant from Chaldea that she had made such a close alliance with a Crypter, one of their enemies.

...At the same time, she knew a frown had already crept into her expression- and with her guard going up the way it was, lying was not a feasible option at this point, either. It would just make her look even more suspicious.]


Yes, I have heard of the Lostbelts...why do you ask?
houndofmanchester: (A fine idea.)

[personal profile] houndofmanchester 2023-08-31 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm glad you've heard of them, it'll make explaining my circumstances much easier. I am a Servant from what was formerly the British Lostbelt, the land of Faerie Britain. I simply wish to avoid any confusion by plainly stating that I never existed in Proper Human History.

[Gawain looks back inside her apartment and sighs.]

I would invite you inside for lunch, but I've only just settled in and sadly don't have the supplies to prepare it right now.
colchismagecraft: (That was unexpected)

I knew I'd half written this tag in a tab and couldn't find it but now I've finally found it

[personal profile] colchismagecraft 2023-09-04 08:16 pm (UTC)(link)
The British Lostbelt, hm...interesting. I am not too familiar with the details of that one in particular, but I do understand your circumstances.

[Caster knew the distinction between Proper Human History and the spiralling, doomed world of the Lostbelts- although most of her knowledge focused on the Russian Lostbelt. Still, did that mean this Gawain had been called upon by one of the other Crypters? ...No, she didn't dare ask, lest she show her own hand.

The warmth of the invitation came as a surprise, regardless.]


...Take the time you need to settle in- I need to try and work out where exactly the Fae have sent the Golden Fleece as soon as possible, the last thing I need is for it to end up in the hands of a stranger who will recognise it for what it is.

[Then, with a mutter: ]

And I should deal with their irritating curse in the process.
houndofmanchester: (Perhaps I've made a mistake)

[personal profile] houndofmanchester 2023-09-04 10:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[While Barghest may look human, she is nonetheless a member of the Fang Clan. As such, she can hear much better than even the average Heroic Spirit.]

Oh? I would think you'd be quite experienced with undoing Pigification curses, considering who your teacher is.
colchismagecraft: (I hate this/I hate you/I hate everything)

[personal profile] colchismagecraft 2023-09-05 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[Her hands quickly shoot up to hide her face at that- trust this Servant to notice her current predicament, even with the hood...!]

Ngh- that may be true, but I have had more pressing concerns...!

[Retrieving the Fleece was definitely her top priority.]

Besides, I have no idea if the Fae's magic here is in any way comparable to her's.
Edited 2023-09-05 20:00 (UTC)
houndofmanchester: (A fine idea.)

[personal profile] houndofmanchester 2023-09-06 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
Well, I'll keep an eye out for the Fleece. If I happen to find it, I'll be sure to return it to you.
colchismagecraft: (I wonder about that...)

[personal profile] colchismagecraft 2023-09-10 01:47 pm (UTC)(link)
I would appreciate that, thank you.

...Perhaps we can talk a little more once we are done with our business?

[This one seemed friendly enough, at least, and generally speaking she had come to learn that she could consider the Chaldean Servants at least somewhat aligned.]
houndofmanchester: (A fine idea.)

[personal profile] houndofmanchester 2023-09-10 01:52 pm (UTC)(link)
I would like that. I didn't really have the time to get to know your materialization at Chaldea all that well, so I'd be interested in hearing your story in your own words. I'll be sure to have everything I need to be a proper host next time you come by.
Edited 2023-09-10 13:56 (UTC)
afoolshope: apple_gel 📱 lj (🌕 153)

Apartment

[personal profile] afoolshope 2023-09-01 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[It hadn't been difficult to put two and two together. While Louis was out working, Minato was home with Koromaru. He was playing a video game when the golden fur dropped right into his lap. He frowned lightly, because it also made him lose the battle he was in. Minato sighed and as his character was back at the start of the battle, he paused the game with the menu screen so that he could set the controller down and inspect the fleece.

Koromaru had also trotted over to sniff at it. Minato honestly couldn't make heads or tails of it (well, he could. There was a ram head on it, still attached). Why would something like this pop out of nowhere in the apartment? He was glad Louis wasn't here to see it. He picked up his phone to ask on the network when he ended up coming across Caster's post.]


It's here. You can come pick it up, I'm in Nightwake City.

[Insert address here.]
colchismagecraft: (Serious business)

[personal profile] colchismagecraft 2023-09-01 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh good, someone got back to her- someone who's username she recognised, too-]

i am on my way
thank you

keep hold of it in case the fae try to move it again


[And she'll quickly be heading over Minato's way, dematerialising so she can travel faster-

...Hopefully he hadn't put two and two together to recognise the precious artefact from her legend, in the meantime. That was always the risk with searching for it so publicly, but what else could she do? Caster would never abandon her homeland's treasure.

Once she arrives, she materialises on the doorstep and quickly knocks.]


It's me.
afoolshope: lingeringroses 📱 lj (🌕 185)

[personal profile] afoolshope 2023-10-12 04:08 pm (UTC)(link)
ok

[Thankfully, no fae actually show up. But Minato kept it next to him nonetheless as he sat in the living room. Louis was out for now so it was just him. He had a couple books on potions on the table and the TV was on mostly for background noise.

Once he heard the knock, he called out.]


It's open.

[No, he didn't recognize what the Golden Fleece was. He wasn't exactly thinking about Greek stories right now, after all, and his research had been pretty minimal since the Persona really had no connection to the myths outside of names and whatnot.

Well, except Ryoji but even that was pretty dubious. Nyx was an alien, not a god, after all. So, it stood that Ryoji also wasn't the god Thanatos either. Minato also wasn't all that interested in trying to connect the dots either.

Instead, once she came inside, he held up the fleece for her.]


Here.
Edited (icon) 2023-10-12 16:09 (UTC)
colchismagecraft: (Anticipation)

[personal profile] colchismagecraft 2023-10-12 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[Caster came inside- well, floated inside- and definitely looked relieved to see the fleece in his hands.]

Thank you, boy.

[Just carefully taking it in her arms, running a gloved hand through the golden wool. She could practically feel the warm energy flowing into her from it.]

Ah...thank the Gods it's safe. Those wretched Fae have had me running around for hours-
afoolshope: (🌕 010)

[personal profile] afoolshope 2023-10-12 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, no problem.

[He rested his chin on his hand, watching her stroke the golden fleece.]

Must be incredibly important to you. I can see why the fae pulled the prank. It's pretty.
colchismagecraft: (Anticipation)

[personal profile] colchismagecraft 2023-10-22 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[It didn't seem as if he recognised it for what it was...that made her feel safe enough to at least give him some context for her concern. Besides, she was less paranoid than she had been when she first began jumping worlds.]

...Yes. This is my homeland's treasure- although I have no idea if they realised that, or just saw it as something shiny they could take.