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Test Drive: May
Welcome to
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 24th of April and Applications (Canon | OC) open a week later on May 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!
- For any concerns or questions, head over to this top level.
Now with that out of the way, here are some prompts you guys can work from!
• 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: Perhaps one may have heard that Verens used to be a floating island, and it was! When the island then ended up on the surface, creatures which explorers have called "Dinosaurs" (quotation marks included) were discovered inhabiting the plains and the mountains in a far off area. It's time to go back to the jurassic world for a very important mission: gather as many Amaranthus Rubus, red pearl-shaped fruits that heal any and all wounds on one's skin. The hospital needs it! As such, one needs to prepare.
Explorers do not wish to harm the "Dinosaurs", as they are afraid the "Dinosaurs" would go extinct should any danger be placed unto them. This means that one's option when encountering volatile and aggressive "Dinosaurs" is to run away. A fun run is now being held in Verens a few days prior to the trip to the "Dinosaur" plains, where 50 sylvs and a t-shirt that says "I successfully ran away from a 'Dinosaur'!". The colour of the shirt is random, though, but there are as many as the colours of the rainbow. Maybe trade with somebody else who's finished the run if you don't like yellow so much.
• PROMPT E: Once the preparations have been made, it's time to set forth into the land of the “Dinosaurs”. As you enter their domain, it may be difficult to resist the temptation to interact with these rare and unusual creatures, and some of the “dinosaurs” are indeed tranquil and herbivorous. Go ahead and feed the long-necks leafy branches and if you're feeling daring, climb up on their backs for a ride! However, many of the “dinosaurs” are quite a bit more dangerous, and they are very territorial. If you cross paths with the a pack of raptors, prepare to run, fight, or distract. All explorers have been supplied with strips of alluring jerky to placate the beasts. Who knows, you might even make a friend! Be careful not to lose and hand, though.
The Amaranthus Rubus is thickest near the home of the most terrifying “dinosaur” of all, the "Tyrannosaur", and if you are daring enough to approach the lair of this creature to reap the fruits, you may not even have the chance to run away before the creature corners you, roars, and...wiggles his sad, little arms. It seems poor old "Tyrannosaur" just wants some kind of tool to extend his reach! Help him out and he will let you go. Or refuse, and he'll eat you. Sounds reasonable, right?
• PROMPT F: It seems like the land of the "Dinosaurs" isn't so bad after all! Perhaps "Dinosaurs" and man can co-exist, but for that to happen, much research will have to be made regarding a "Dinosaur"'s way of life. Now aboard the ship to head back to the city, researchers are talking about another excursion in the future that's solely for researching on "Dinosaurs" - various species, what they eat, their excrement, and the like.
The trip back to Verens is a little long. Perhaps you're just resting in one of the rooms when there's an explosive sound that can be heard. Oh no! It looks like the engine's running out of steam! Luckily, there's a steam generator in the ship, but steam can only be made through cooperation, anger, and sadness. The entire ship needs your help to get back to the city safely, and if you have to hold someone's hand, slap them, and yell at them to get them to manifest their emotions tangibly, then do so!
• Prompt G: Make your own! It could include swords and/or stones.
2/2
...Who are you?
never be sorry. i love it
Without hesitation, Mamoru's face warms with a smile. ]
Jadeite. You're here. It's been some time since we were allowed to exist in the same world. [ Crystalized holograms don't count.]
[ Still assuming he'd know him once Jadeite got a better view, Mamoru continues to approach, reaching out to lay a hand on the man's shoulders. Before their death, they'd once held an important relationship. ]
Have you been here long?
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...What? How did this man know his name? Why was he getting so close--
The instant Mamoru would touch his shoulder, he'd feel that icy coldness creep up his hand. Jadeite eyes narrowed, and he reached to take the other man's hand off his shoulder-- gripping a bit too hard at the wrist, enough to hurt.]
I don't know how you know my name, human, but if you know what's good for you, you'll keep your hands to yourself.
[And yet, something in the back of his mind, something buried deep inside, was screaming...]
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Your memories were taken again? I wonder if we'll meet in a place that lets us remember.
[ If Jadeite allows Mamoru to withdraw his hand, he does. The point was never to make him uncomfortable, after all, and Mamoru finds his manners very important. Though, it's odd that he doesn't know Mamoru at all. His speech is rude, but that doesn't mean he's evil. Does he only know Tuxedo Kamen and not Mamoru? Has he met any of them at all?
Admittedly, Mamoru isn't usually the enemy they worry about.
Now, comes the question: does he tell or keep it to himself? No, he can't keep it to himself. If Jadeite is still under their enemy's control, Mamoru can't look the other way. ]
I'm Chiba Mamoru, but that isn't the name I held when we met. [ This is going to sound odd, maybe even crazy, but there's no reason to wait. It does open him up to the enemy, but what would he stand for if he isn't loyal to the same people who'd once been loyal to him? ] Then, I was known as Prince Endymion.
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[He lets go of the other man's hand, glaring at him. And yet as he talks, little whirlwinds seem to start to form around Jadeite's feet. He's annoyed and frustrated, but the confusion is creeping more onto his face.]
[And yet, when that name came up...]
Prince... Endymion.
[That name was... very familiar, but he couldn't remember why. The whirlwinds around his feet began to become even stronger as he took a step back.
Unfortunately for Jadeite, only Kunzite was given the specific knowledge of their past lives. He just was supposed to serve Queen Beryl and their leader in finding the Silver Crystal and stealing energy from humans. He didn't need to know anything else to be useful.
He didn't even know he had once been a normal human, after all.]
...You're not a member of the Dark Kingdom.
[More of a fact than a question. He was going through the other beings he knew that served their Queen, but... Nothing was coming to mind.]
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As Jadeite steps back, Mamoru steps forward. ]
No, but neither were you. Before you fell under her control, you served the Earth Kingdom along with the others. She took advantage of your memory loss and took control, but that isn't who you are.
[ Is the wind born of Jadeite's power or his emotions. ]
Remember who you really are.
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He'd always been the youngest and brashest of the generals, after all. And while corrupted by the Dark Kingdom, that manifested as absolute smugness and arrogance.
But right here, right now, he's alone, with a man causing his brain to practically have a melt down of confusion. He doesn't remember losing his memory.
He also doesn't remember a time he didn't serve the Dark Kingdom. He had always been a loyal General of Queen Beryl...
...Right?
...a Loyal failure of a General who was punished before even telling his Queen the true identities of those damn brats.
So, what does he do when faced by something that's making his brain practically scream in confusion, in a place completely cut off from everything he's known, after being tossed aside as useless by the one person he had sworn his entire being to?
... He turns, and makes a run for it.
SMELL YA LATER]no subject
Finally, he can run. ]
Jadeite, wait!
[ His voice calls out through the crowd as Mamoru tries to push through the throngs of people, colors trying to come back into focus though they seem to be a bit off.
Jadeite has a headstart. If he truly intends on getting away, it will be hard, maybe impossible, to catch him now. ]