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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.
c hahahaha hello little master he won't remember
So the small meteor comes streaking up on its little stick legs, and Gilgamesh was pointed in another direction--arms crossed, clothing not his ridiculous golden armor, hair down and not in bastard mode--so maybe it makes sense that Waver would make the mistake he's making. What doesn't make sense is just yelling at a stranger like that. That's rude, you yappy little mongrel, and one good round of irritation deserves to meet its mate as angry, dark eyes meet annoyed, affronted red, Gilgamesh rounding on his heel when the first chords of mongrel squawking reach his ears. ]
Why is that a concern of the king, you noisy little worm?
STUPID GOLDEN PAIN
Not that he has to examine this guy too carefully once he speaks however, and suddenly things have compounded all at once to make this pretty much the worst day of his life.
His eyes widen in horror as he (still running) focuses on the face of [1] golden king, and the wild emotion that escapes him causes a reaction Waver doesn't expect.
He hasn't figured out emotion magic yet, but it's pretty damn effective when a mix of fear, anger, and disgust causes ice to form on the ground underneath him. Slick, smooth ice that makes it hard for a certain giant dinosaur to continue running, and after a moment, it tumbles and slips forward, falling straight down onto its stupid face as the ice field continues to spread out underneath Waver's feet.
Soon, the magus can't continue running anyway, as his feet become rooted in place by the very same ice--spikes and curling formations of it starting to grow up around him.
...All attention on the beast is lost for a moment, as the creature is momentarily distracted from eating Waver to trying to get up onto its feet with a frustrated plethora of growling squawks.
Waver can't pay attention to it right now, he's busy trying to escape the ice that's clinging around his boots, and not look at--]
Why... are you here.
[His tone is low, quiet, and nearly venomous. Avoiding looking at him as he throws those meat strips to the ground, trying to shatter the ice with one now-freed foot.]
God, this is like a nightmare...
im sry do u wanna try that again meatbag
One moment, the boy is running, and the next moment, the boy is not running, and the monster chasing him goes zipping across the ice. It's like a hooved animal made an unfortunate decision to cross a frozen lake, but with weird little raptor feet instead--and ever a connoisseur of misery, Gilgamesh laughs as the dumb little creature struggles under its own combined mediocrity and folly, amused by its struggle in the way a spider is amused by a fly in its web--
and then the boy decides to add his own squawking to the mix, the 'dinosaur' left forgot as it goes through the saddest Icecapades routine in history. Gilgamesh arches a brow, sense the ire in the boy's tone--and while not caring--trying to place his face as he goes about kicking himself. ]
How should I know the reasons this wretched place chooses its captives? A king does not concern himself with such trivialities.
[ He scowls at Waver's dumb haircut for a moment, watching him struggle and enjoying it, like he do... and when it grows boring, one of those kingly arms unfolds from his chest, grabbing Waver by the front of his clothing. ]
Relax your foot and hold still, mongrel.
better a meatbag than a shiny paperweight
He's being stared down at by those snakelike, ruby red eyes again and it's honestly taking everything he has to not lash out at the man the closer he gets--but he knows better than that. Iskandar's words echoing in his head as the great man rode into battle against this man--to survive, to live, to tell his story.
He bites the inside of his lip as Gilgamesh grabs him. His emotions, manifesting as ice around him crackles as the formations can't seem to make up their minds--to redouble and grow more, or to melt with the sudden heat around Waver's head as he's grabbed by the one man he hated most of all.]
D,don't just pull -- Archer, you're going to tear my foot off!