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Test Drive: April

— TEST DRIVE: APRIL —



Welcome to [community profile] empatheias' test drive meme. This test drive is to help interested players test their characters in the game's environment. We've included a few prompts that incorporate specific elements of the game, though you'll find all of them have a lot of leeway for players to get as creative as necessary. Before diving in, here are a few things we'd like to remind everyone about the game in general:

  • Date reminders. Reserves open March 25th and Applications (Canon | OC) open a week later on April 1st. Apps will only be open for four days!

  • OC Reminder! Just a quick reminder that original characters are allowed. Those interested can also use the test drive. OCs do not need to be reserved.

  • Emotions are key! Empatheias' premise focuses on how anyone's emotions can affect their environment, be it big or small. While not every emotion will cause a reaction, significant ones definitely will. How much effect a character will have will ultimately be up to you, the player. Also, while we're giving a lot of leeway for the test drive, keep in mind that there will be some limits in the actual game.

  • Everyone has an amulet. All characters have a unique amulet that is specialized for them. It will contain all of their emotion drops and it serves as the network device. Remember, communication is telepathic. Otherwise, it works basically the same.

  • Assume the character is already in the game. Because "OMG WHERE AM I IS THIS REAL LIFE" threads aren't going to be very helpful in this test drive! Plus, those are going to happen in-game, anyway. So to make things easier, just assume that they've been around at least a week or so. Still learning the ropes, but not a complete "first day" experience.

  • First or third person allowed. Your threads can be in either first or third, but we'd advise being flexible about it. Remember, these threads can also be used in your application for samples! Reminder: We only require one sample and it can be done in either format. We have also made a change to our sample requirements, so look over the Applications page!

  • Transfer to in-game. If accepted, you can assume threads made on the Test Drive happen in-game if the scenario can reasonably fit. For new characters, these threads do not count for activity check. However, these can be supplementary threads for players already in-game.

  • For your threads, put the Character Name and the Canon in the subject line to help readily identify them. You're also welcome to use more than one prompt for respondents to choose from. If you have any questions or want to brush up on the game information, refer to the Game Information entry. Otherwise, tag around and have fun!


    Now with that out of the way, here are some prompts you guys can work from!



PROMPTS


• Prompt A: How about giving the emotions a try?

• Prompt B: Refer to the Task Board and choose a task your character may be interested in taking up. For this prompt, you could have your character ask for help, already be in the middle of the job, or react to it in some way. Perhaps they were an unfortunate victim or want to create a job countering an existing one. You could even have a prompt making a job request. Creating jobs for the purpose of the test drive is absolutely doable.

• Prompt C: How about giving the amulets a go? Start a telepathic conversation and see how it works. Remember, the amulets are sending out the owner's thoughts so might want to be careful about how the stream of consciousness goes...

• Prompt D: Arehtei Amusements is a new company in Verens seeking to bring Arehtei themed festivities to the people of the city. This might've not been the best idea as it's not endorsed by the creatures themselves and coming up with festivities for some of them can be a bit of a stretch, but they've already incorporated, so it's a little late for that now. Anyways, first up is Piphron, which might not be the best or the easiest choice, but it's too late to change their focus now. So visitors to the Piphron Party will find a few activities awaiting them:
  1. Catch of the Day: One of the first activities people will notice resembles a game of frisbee. But with blindfolds! What better way to build trust if you can't see or at least that's the line of thinking here. Participants will be grouped together and whoever's turn to catch will be blindfolded and have to rely on their partner's directions to catch the flying disc. Everything about this seems like it was a better idea than on paper, but it's probably too late for that now. Especially if one of them is flying at you!
  2. Leap of Faith: For those who want to try out something with less of a chance of getting hit in the face with a frisbee, there's also a trust fall activity going on. But unlike the regular team building exercise, this one seems to have been taken to the extreme and mixed it with bungee jumping. After a brief lesson in Dunamis, one person will be escorted to a platform to fall off it and work with their partner on the ground to slow their descent using emotion magic. And don't worry, it's completely safe! The area under the platform seems full of what looks like foam padding, so there's nothing to worry about if someone messes up or falls too fast.
  3. Paper Trail: The Arehtei have two sides and since balance is important, they've also tried to incorporate feelings of distrust into today's activities (besides the feelings of skepticism one might have from watching this nonsense and learning the event organizers are planning on more things like this). The organizers were trying to set up a mock murder mystery to try and sow feelings of suspicion or distrust in good fun, but it seems like someone's stolen the sign up sheet listing all the roles! So now they're asking for help to recover the sheet and the culprit responsible! It could be anyone, but odds are they're still in the park somewhere. Or more likely, the wind blew the paperwork away when someone wasn't looking, but they don't seem to be considering that one, so good luck hunting for the mystery thief!


• Prompt E: Whether he finds you on a random street corner, inside a grocery store, or at the library, a butler who introduces himself only as Benson is handing you an invitation and informing you that the illustrious Count Dunnit has invited you to stay at his manor for the weekend with a few other select guests. The Count has yet to name an heir for his abundant fortune, and he apparently has decided to bequeath his estate to whoever he enjoys spending the weekend with the most. How can you possibly refuse? However, should you choose to join Count Dunnit and his other guests at the manor, you may find that this weekend is more than you bargained for...
  1. Curious Cuisine: Upon arrival at Count Dunnit’s manor, all guests will be invited to partake in a sumptuous dinner of all sorts of rare and exquisite Verenthian delicacies. The food comes in all sorts of strange varieties and colors and aren’t the sort of things that one can find at any restaurant in town, though perhaps for good reason. Whether or not any of this is appetizing is debatable. Have you ever tried grilled wyvern tail? How about bat wings? Snakes? Just snakes? Well, if the cuisine isn’t to your liking, towards the end of the meal, the lights flicker out and when they return, Count Dunnit has crumpled down into his seat, dead as a doornail. Things just took a turn, didn’t they?
  2. In the Dining Room with the Candlestick: So, Count Dunnit is dead, and everyone in the room is a suspect. You’re a suspect. Anyone here might have killed him to steal his fortune. So it falls to you and your fellow guests to analyze the evidence and discover who the culprit is! Dunnit was poisoned, ostensibly, so starting your investigation in the kitchen and interrogating the staff may prove fruitful. However, it also appears that Dunnit has a stab wound in his back, leaving you to find a knife. To complicate matters further, there is also an injury from blunt trauma to his head. Anything might have caused that. How will you investigate the murder? And moreover...can you trust your fellow guests?
  3. Goodnight Sweet Prince: As your investigation continues, it becomes clear that there are simply too many variables in this situation for there to be any one culprit, and all clues point to the murder being a joint effort by the members of the staff in an effort to prevent any of the guests from receiving the fortune they feel they rightly deserve. Once the jig is up, however, they release a sleeping gas into the manor and make their escape before anyone can pursue them. These sleeping gas has some extra special properties that make those under its influence particularly cuddly and snuggly when they lie down for a little nap. You may wake up closer to someone than expected. Maybe they’re a complete stranger and you can both agree to never mention this again...or maybe not!


• Prompt F: As the years go on and more people begin to get a grasp of their Dunamis magic, Mr. Bubbly, a man with a vision wants to start training exceptional children to become the island's first official superhero group. He believes that by teaching them to harness their Dunamis by an early age, as well as instilling in them a strict moral code, they'll be ready to defend us from anything in the future. The name of this class? The Umbra Academy. Meanwhile, another man with a different set of ideals, Lord Saline, wants to begin his own program, The Astra Academy. While his school teaches young minds to control their Dunamis as well, he is viewed more as an extremist who wants to tear down the wealthy. While the schools are aware of each other, they have agreed not to clash directly.
  1. First Class: As both academies officially begin class, they are going to need both students and teachers. Anyone aged 17 and under is welcome to join either group, be it as a student or a teacher. Anybody over that age will have to apply as a teacher/guardian, as the students are largely made up of ten year olds. Either way, whether you're a student or a teacher, you are tasked with standing in front of the class and introducing yourself. Talk about your world and most importantly, what it means to be a hero! Be prepared to take questions, too.
  2. The Clash: Astra Academy's first mission is underway! Lord Saline has tasked both students and teachers to break into the vault of a museum, using only Dunamis and non-lethal methods when disposing of guards. Ideally this is meant to be a stealth mission, so it's best not to get caught at all. The target? A pink diamond, belonging to a corrupt owner, which Lord Saline intends to sell and distribute to the poor. Meanwhile, the Umbra Academy has a mission of their own! Their students and teachers are to stop an ongoing burglary of a popular museum. If it wasn't obvious so far, it quickly becomes clear that both groups are sent to the same location, with the goal to prevent the other from succeeding. Looks like it's the clash of the academies!
  3. The Last Stand: Eventually, it's revealed that Mr. Bubbly and Lord Saline are in fact the same person, a legendary con man known as Jet. He created both academies and pit them against each other so he can steal the pink diamond for himself, which he succeeds. Now, even though they're officially disbanded, it's going to take the full force of both academies to catch this criminal mastermind before he gets away. Jet commands a luxury airship full of well-paid guards and mercenaries, which is easily tracked down by our heroes. Using your lessons of stealth and combat from either class, it's time to find your way around his cronies and get that diamond back!


• Prompt G: Make your own! It could include spiders and/or capes.
glitchinthesystem: (No trust)

Glitch | Original

[personal profile] glitchinthesystem 2019-03-19 12:01 am (UTC)(link)
Catch of the day

No.
[ It's said pretty flat out when he's been basically shoved into this game of trust. Throwing a frisbee, sure, he'd be down for it. But, not blindfolded and with someone who could likely deck him in the face with this thing. Sure, it might be plastic but throw that thing hard enough and he'd lose some teeth. He stands there pretty adamantly, arms folded and definitely looking sour.]

I said, no. I can explain it to you with a good kick in the leg if that gets it through your stupid head.

[ He's definitely sassing out the organizer now. Woe be to you if your his partner. Or maybe you're some passer byer who is watching the poor organizer deal with a difficult teenager. ]

In the dining room

[ Well, this was a night that was going terribly. First the food looked and smelled completely unedible. He had to survive on bread and even than it was not fun. Having dined on better food having been here this was definitely a step back.

Oh and there was a dead guy or something. Glitch is standing by the wall arms folded clearly watching everyone else in the room currently. So, he definitely knows he didn't kill the guy but of the others? Who knows. It didn't seem like a smart idea for the guy to announce his wealth and to give it away to some random person. So, he just sighs. ]


I wonder how long it would take to get someone to confess if we just burned the house down with us all trapped inside?

[ This may be him joking. Or his confession. Your choice. ]

Wildcard
[ have a prompt you want to do put it here or pm or ping me at christhehost @plurk ]
richestduck: (Scrooge McDone)

Dining Room

[personal profile] richestduck 2019-03-19 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
[Wealth and fortune? Sign Scrooge up. (Hey, if they're giving the money away, why not?) However, the duck didn't sign up for a murder mystery.]

[He's leaning over the body to study it carefully.]


I think it'd be less the culprit confessing and just everyone confessing to escape.

[He snorts and straightens up, leaning on his cane.]

Though given all these wounds, I wouldn't be surprised if there was more than one culprit. Either that or our murderer is an overachiever.
glitchinthesystem: (I question everything)

[personal profile] glitchinthesystem 2019-03-19 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
I mean, it's basically the same thing, isn't it? Everyone confesses, we lock them up and it's someone else's problem.

[ Says the amateur detective. Regardless, he's also taking a good look at the body and the more obvious wounds give enough to back the duck's theory up. ]

Could be either. With the second it'd just mean they wanted to make sure he was super dead, so the guy couldn't place blame.

[ He's going to nudge the guy with his foot. Yup. Dead all right. ]

Did you see anything weird at dinner? Other than the food.

richestduck: (Ready For Battle)

[personal profile] richestduck 2019-03-19 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
Good idea in theory, but you tipped your hand in case the culprit decides not to talk out of spite. In that scenario, even you'd start claiming credit.

[In response to the question, Scrooge shakes his head.]

See, no. Heard, yes, though at the time I'd thought he'd had a bit of wine before his guests arrived. He was slurring his words.
glitchinthesystem: (mumble)

[personal profile] glitchinthesystem 2019-03-19 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
[ There's a bit of a shrug at the answer. True that could be the case but- ]

Oh, well, I'd be outside the house watching it burn. Then we'd have a different crime on our hands.

[ With his tone though it definitely sounds like he's joking. Probably. ]

Was he saying anything interesting? Like where the fortune was? [ Because he'd like to know that. ]

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richestduck: (Thinking)

[personal profile] richestduck 2019-03-21 12:10 am (UTC)(link)
[Scrooge shakes his head.] No, just your standard greetings and small talk with his guests. I didn't pay much attention to his pupils given I thought the slur was from him being slightly drunk already, but given the head injury? It's possible he was hit before the party, and he had a slight concussion.
tailsneverfails: (pic#12877582)

Catch of the day

[personal profile] tailsneverfails 2019-03-19 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ Maybe if Glitch hadn't been arguing with the organizer he would have been able to dodge, but it seemed like luck just wasn't on his side. In a few seconds he'll feel a plastic disc whack him on the back of the head or whiz dangerously close past his head.

It was completely unintentional. Eizen was trying to throw it somewhere else and it just happened to strike the poor boy instead.
]

That went further than I thought it would...
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glitchinthesystem: (judgin you)

[personal profile] glitchinthesystem 2019-03-19 04:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ It definitely collides with his head all right. Glitch's mood was never good in the best of times, but having been hassled? The disc does not improve his mood.

The kid already looks over to the approaching man and his eyes narrow and he seethes a little. The first thing that comes out of their mouth also isn't an apology.

It's just a statement on how far they threw it. Okay, nope. Glitch has already picked up the disc still glaring daggers. ]


This is mine now. [ We're descending into playground jungle laws people. ]
tailsneverfails: (pic#12877594)

[personal profile] tailsneverfails 2019-03-19 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ He was clearly in the wrong here and honestly he was far too old to be acting on this kid's actions, but something about the way he said that got at him. ]

I don't see your name on it, kid.

[ Tch. ]
glitchinthesystem: (mumble)

[personal profile] glitchinthesystem 2019-03-19 03:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The man's just going to get the most dead eyed stare as Glitch holds the frisbee.

But, Glitch could be an adult and like the adult he is, he just slowly shoves it under his hoodie and folds his arms over it. Clearly, he was the most mature.

Or he felt like it was a challenge either works. ]


Don't need my name on it now.
tailsneverfails: (pic#12877630)

[personal profile] tailsneverfails 2019-03-19 05:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Normally anyone trying to argue with a child would get fed up with it by this point. They'd normally act irrationally and start a huge fight over the littlest thing, especially when the kid wasn't being any better.

Eizen wasn't exactly normal. He takes a few steps closer to Glitch with piercing eyes as he towers over the kid. Only to let out a deep laugh.
]

You have a lot of guts, don't you kid.
glitchinthesystem: (No trust)

[personal profile] glitchinthesystem 2019-03-19 06:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The laugh definitely gets Glitch to quirk a brow. He had not expected that form of reaction. Usually big guys like these often got angry and stupid. Maybe he had judged wrong cause he's getting a compliment.

At least, he thinks it's one for now. Still, he's showing no signs of cracking that narrowed eyed look quite yet. ]


I don't scare easily. Not to mention I've dealt with bigger guys than you before.
tailsneverfails: (pic#12877580)

[personal profile] tailsneverfails 2019-03-19 06:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Good.

[ Eizen gives him a bit of a grin. Honestly with his scary looks, the grin might just come off as more creepy than anything. ]

Size doesn't matter when it comes to a good fight, and letting someone else stop you only makes you the fool in the end.

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the_galaxyfairy: (pic#4314080)

[personal profile] the_galaxyfairy 2019-03-19 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
In the dining room

I take it you are not a stand-up comedian.

[ Sheryl came here hoping to make contact with investors and sponsors. Being an artist isn't cheap afterall. Instead, somehow, she became an unwilling witness and suspect of a murder.

While not very fond of their host and his undesirable taste in food, she did not think it warrant him needing this death.

She approached the body as she wanted to make sure if he was indeed dead. If he there was still hope he might be alive, they needed to call a doctor. If he was dead, they would need to call for help. ]


If that is your idea of a joke, it is not very funny.
Edited 2019-03-19 20:05 (UTC)
glitchinthesystem: (No trust)

[personal profile] glitchinthesystem 2019-03-20 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
It's a good thing I never claimed to be funny.

[ Surly yes, but never funny. This was just turning out to be one major pain after another. He didn't know this guy, nor did he care to. Sure maybe murder was a little overboard for whoever did it, but it happened. Nothing they could do about it now. ]

Look, we know he's dead and someone did it. Might as well just speed the process along and get the person to come clean with it. [ With threats of immolation apparently. ]

the_galaxyfairy: (pic#4259616)

[personal profile] the_galaxyfairy 2019-03-20 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
I suppose honesty is your best policy ...

[ Can you blame her if she wanted to make sure he was dead? Though she was far from fond of their host, it was never easy for her to see someone dead. She had seen many die already. ]

... but it it is clear that you do not have much else.

[ How rude and annoying. Does he know that he was beginning to sound like the most suspicious person in the room? If he was the one who killed their host, she would hardly find it to be a surprise. ]

I don't think there is anything we can do until the proper authorities are called.
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glitchinthesystem: (mumble)

[personal profile] glitchinthesystem 2019-03-20 04:46 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't set out to let people like me on a normal day. Why would this be any different?

[ She can dislike him all she wants it's not going to change his attitude towards all of this. Frustrating, annoying and tiring. He just wanted some good food and instead he gets terrible food and a murder.

What a pain. As for the authorities- ]


With that storm outside? Good luck for them getting here anytime soon. The killer will probably take off by that point.

Nope, we're on our own for this.
wandersong: (Yikes!)

Dining Room

[personal profile] wandersong 2019-03-20 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
That's terrible!

[The person beside him gives a theatrical gasp and backs away.]

You shouldn't say things like that! Somebody's dead! ...Pretend-dead? We have to give it our all to find the killer!
glitchinthesystem: (I question everything)

[personal profile] glitchinthesystem 2019-03-20 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
[ Okay, but here's the thing. Glitch is now more focused on who this person...thing? Person thing? Is. Because he's never seen someone without ears before.

Or a nose. So there's just a look before he goes; ]


What....are you? [ He's very polite.

Oh, wait didn't they say something about doing something about the body and the murderer? ]


You're kidding, right? That sounds pretty stupid considering the guy went to all this trouble to murder THIS guy. Like, look- [ as he points between the stab and head wound. ] He went overkill, literally, on the murder.
wandersong: (Embarrassment)

[personal profile] wandersong 2019-03-20 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
I'm a bard!

[This doesn't really answer Glitch in any meaningful way, but asserting this seems to bring this person a bit more calm.]

Oh no! He looks very dead! [They stay as far away from the body as possible.] But don't you think... this is a little bit like a set-up? This is ... just like a story! Or an old tale or a song!
glitchinthesystem: (I question everything)

Im not sure what bard is from but he looks like a total cutie pie

[personal profile] glitchinthesystem 2019-03-20 04:43 pm (UTC)(link)
That explains nothing.

[ But, whatever there's something more important to deal with right now. Like the dead body...and now this...kid? He's not even sure if it's a kid is acquainting this to some sort of fairy story.

He can only give a sigh and just shrugs his shoulders.]


Maybe someone is trying too hard to make it a story? 'Cause I checked that body and it's a real corpse. The murderer clearly has problems...aside from murder.
wandersong: (Sorrow)

bard is the cutest and they're from Wandersong!! you should definitely paly it

[personal profile] wandersong 2019-03-21 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
That's just awful...

[They let a shudder run up and down their body.]

Well... if he's really dead... we can't just sit around and let them get away with it, right?! If it's true... then somebody in this room...

[A brief pause.]

Maybe a few somebodies.
thunder_mother: (Facepalm)

Dining room

[personal profile] thunder_mother 2019-03-20 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[Lucy's eldest might have only just turned thirteen, but she's been around a few teenagers in her time.]

There might be some drawbacks there. First, we'd be trapped inside too. Second, it's hard to get confessions out of people suffering from smoke inhalation.

[Don't forbid things, just make them sound like too much effort. It's worked ninety-five percent of the time with her own boys, and when it didn't? Well, her boys clearly inherited both hers and Jeff's stubbornness in a double dose.]
glitchinthesystem: (mumble)

[personal profile] glitchinthesystem 2019-03-21 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Why does everyone believe he's going to be stupid and burn himself ALONG with the suspects? Jeez get on his level guys. ]

I never said we'd stay INSIDE the burning building. I thought that far ahead.

But, fine. I guess that can be plan B if we don't find the actual culprit.

[ Sorry Lucy, he's definitely as bad as your boys. ]
thunder_mother: (Smile)

[personal profile] thunder_mother 2019-03-21 10:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well, he did specify all.]

I like that idea.I hope you know more about being a detective than I do - my skills are more along the lines of ‘who’s been in the cookie jar’ than solving murders.

[Yes. Yes, he’s just as bad. Hopefully, he and little Gordon will never meet.]