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Test Drive: January
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- Pre-Intro Log. For the Test Drive, we are using parts of it as a "pre- intro log," which means not only can players go ahead and use the prompts as if the character is arriving into the game for the first time, but this setting will be adapted and continue in the official Intro Log. For TDM purposes the prompts are a little more generic and vague than what will be on the actual Intro Log, but they're relatable enough that can be easily transferred to the official log with a few minor tweaks. For those who do end up applying and entering into Emp, these threads are considered "forward dated" to the Intro Log.
- Date reminders. Reserves open December 25th and Applications (Canon | OC) open a week later on January 1st. Apps will only be open for four days! Because we're on a bi-monthly schedule, the next app cycle after this is MARCH.
- Emotions are key! Empatheias's 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. 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 to collect their emotions and serves as the network device. Remember, communication is telepathic, but it works basically the same as most other network devices.
- First or third person allowed. Your threads can be in either first or third, but we'd advise being flexible about it. If you have a preference, be sure to specify. 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.
- For your threads, put the Character Name and the Canon in the subject line to help readily identify them. You're 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!
• Prompt A: How about giving the emotions a try? Is your character feeling particularly wound up upon finding themselves in a new place? Or perhaps they're finally getting to live out the fantasy dream and are overjoyed! Or they just stubbed their toe and are in a lot of pain. Whatever it may be, this prompt is your catchall "let's try these emotion effects out" for any miscellaneous situation you may think up.
• 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: It's winter in Verens, and the festivities are alive with some new gimmicks. As always, emotions come into play, so be careful where they take you! Try not to destroy the city.
- Beware the Snowmen: Do you wanna build a snowman? All snowmen are affected by the emotions around them, and it doesn't take too much to make them come alive. They have imbibed different emotions around them, so you'll find lovey-dovey snowmen who have no respect for personal space, snowmen jumping up and down with joy, sad melting snowmen, and irate snowmen trying to lob their coal and carrots at you. A few snowmen have managed to get hold of murderous tendencies and will now try to kill you when you pass by. Good luck? It's kill or be killed.
- Bittersweet Chocolate: For those looking for a way to warm up, many cafes have begun to offer hot chocolate which is said to be the best in all of Verens. It tastes delicious, with the right amount of sweetness...except to those who hide their true attitude or personality behind a facade. To people who aren't true to themselves, the hot chocolate will taste terrible depending on how much they conceal, not feel. It'll also burn their tongues pretty quickly no matter how long the chocolate has been sitting around.
• Prompt E: Candles of Remembrance for Selenium, a holiday for mourning and grief, are always going through different changes for each year and the prototypes are distributed to see if it works. Normally, when lit, the candles create an image of a person sorely missed, whether they are dead or still alive. But something went wrong with the candle-making process this time. Various scents and aromas were infused into the candles to help improve moods, but the complete opposite is happening.
- Well, This Stinks: No images are produced from the smoke and flames, but instead, they exude horrible and disgusting smells from memory. They can range from recent events like burned cookies from last week, or the stench of a bloody battlefield from years past. The scent of the candle depends on the character lighting it, so everyone will be able to smell whatever they smell from it. It's very strong, so it's possible someone could actually feel nauseous either immediately or from prolonged exposure. But that's not all. The aroma will elicit varying feelings of regret, disgust, hatred, rage, and overdramatic despair.
- Counter Whiff: On the other end, a different kind of aromatic candle is producing far more pleasing scents, but it's way too strong. It's like getting a bottle of strong, "mature" perfume shoved up one's nose. The scents from these candles have even stranger effects, such as actually knocking someone unconscious; soothing them to sleep right on the spot; or even have strange hallucinations believing that the person in front of them is the one from their memories. The candles also make those affected strangely happy with extreme exuberance, and the emotion effects from their displays of joy are just as extravagant.
- Take a Walk on the Wild Side: Both candles have a troublesome side effect: their scents attract a variety of wildlife from the woods. Deer, skunks, chipmunks, foxes, all sorts of birds, you name it, they've begun to invade the city and zero in on those lighted candles, lingering around them or worse, actually taking the lit candles, which can (and will) potentially start fires. The fires can be put out normally, but strangely enough, after they go out, it is as if the affected structures and items were never burned in the first place. Now they just reek of candle scent. Attempts can be made to remove the scent, but it'll take either a lot of scrubbing or somehow creating emotions that produce a more pleasant scent.
• Prompt F: Boreas, or winter, is in the air and this month the city suffered from a number of wintery effects, partially due to the Arehtei Peromei. Some like the blizzard and mistletoe could be considered typical holiday fare. The werewolf flu sweeping the city, not so much, but that still hasn't stopped the citizens of Verens from celebrating the holiday season. [Note: Scenarios pulled from our current event, and the full details can be read here. Due to the timing, these threads cannot be carried over into the game.]
- Hibernation: A despair filled blizzard has taken the town by storm, bringing a strong urge to hibernate with it. Characters with strong negative emotions will be hit the hardest, but most everyone will feel the urge to take a nap right then and there at some point. There are ways to ward off the emotionally induced drowsiness though as roving bands of carolers seek to keep people's eyes open and spirits light. In addition a number of hope infused lanterns have been strung throughout the city to guide travelers to safety and keep them from dozing off in a nearby snowbank.
- Mistletoe:t's not just the snow either, the town is also plagued by a particularly invasive species of mistletoe brought to the island by Peromei. To citizens' dismay, it isn't ordinary mistletoe or even ordinary magic mistletoe. No, instead this awful plant that lurks in corners and on ceilings is influenced by a combination of Peromei's and Elios's influences to make it aggressive and mobile. It now prefers to slither around and attach itself to moving targets. Once attached to someone, it induces a terrible longing for the sort of love and affection one secretly hopes for the most -- anything from a simple hug to a mom to fuss over you to a new friend you can always have lunch with -- and it won't let go until its victim has found someone who can fulfill that longing.
- Wereflu: In addition to the mistletoe and blizzard, there's also the aforementioned werewolf flu sweeping the city. Thanks to a foolish researcher, the infected are suffering partial or in some cases full transformations into wolflike creatures. The main cure for it is positive attention as like the mistletoe, the afflicted will be driven to seek it out and the more they get, the sooner they'll be back to normal. If left unchecked, it can lead to more feral aggressive behavior, so Otherworlders and natives alike have been warned to be cautious when attempting to help those affected.
• Prompt G: Make your own! It could include paper snowflakes and/or cinnamon.
Anakin Skywalker | Star Wars
[When he first arrived, he wasn't sure if this was some sort of dream or some sort of elaborate vision. It felt so very real, but the same could be said for most of his dreams.
If someone could really call them that. Mostly they were nightmares haunting him of things to come. Things he needed to find a way to stop ...
The second reason that filled him with uncertainty was the perpetual mini storm cloud brewing over his head. At first he didn't pay much attention, but then he realized it followed him. Everywhere.
And the more frustrated he got the worse it became.
He partly felt like running from it and partly like facing it, not that he thought either would do any good. Just when he felt like he was going to break --
The storm did instead, rain pouring down.
But only directly on him.]
You have got to be kidding me.
[B] Task Board
[To take his mind off of, well, everything he decided to do what he does best: help people. While he didn't know what geese were, certainly this would be an easy task. He's dealt with many dangerous people and creatures in the past.
Anakin went in certain this would be nothing in comparison.
He was completely wrong.
These creatures, these geese ... well, they were slightly terrifying. They attacked without mercy on top of making annoying sounds.
Somehow they were worse than jawas. And while he did his best to not hurt any of them, he partly considered just igniting his lightsaber and making a quick to it all. Instead of slaughter he used the force to lift a goose and hurl it into the other ones. These things were relentless and he needed a plan.
It was too bad he didn't start this mission with one thought out ahead of time, no doubt something Obi-Wan would have given him a lecture on.]
I don't know how I always manage to get myself into these kinds of situations ...
[D-1] Snowmen
[The more he experienced the more he was convinced that even if this wasn't a terrible dream, it was a terrible place and he no longer wanted to be here. Not that he wanted to be here to start with, but he could tolerate being sent to strange places for awhile.
Being in the middle of a war, he never seemed to be home anymore.
But it wasn't even being away or the cold that got to him. No, the really sad snow ... people(?) melting and reaching out is what kind of did it. These things were strange and were apparently made out of the snow around the city, but they were also somehow alive and looking at him like he could possibly help them.
He didn't even know what they were supposed to be! Or how they were alive. Or what they truly wanted. One grabbed a hold of his robes as he passed by, jerking him to a stop.]
Stop it. I can't help you. Leave me alone.
[Could they understand him? Who knows. But Anakin really wanted to get away from them and they were insistent on not letting him go.]
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But, knowing how things worked here, and having dealt with it before, she doesn't assume he remembers her--even though she recalls him even after their few conversations. She turns, chuckling slightly as she speaks. ]
That sounds like something I would sa--
[ She stops when she sees what's happening and nods. ]
I'm going to guess you're angry about something?
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[But pretty much angry. It was like he got caught in some sort of eternal circle of getting annoyed and having these things happen which made him more annoyed. A never ending saga of being annoyed.]
Does this always happen? Tell me it goes away.
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[ She nods towards the cloud. ]
It's there because of your emotions, and as long as you're frustrated-- including the fact that it's still there, I'm guessing--it won't go away any time soon.
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[Of course that didn't completely help his current situation. Maybe he should try thinking about something more pleasant, like a certain senator ...
In the meantime:]
Forgive me and my overly wet appearance for the lack of an introduction... Something else I probably should work on. I'm Anakin Skywalker.
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[The dreary snow doesn't impede Qui-Gon nearly as much as it had in the earlier part of the season. Still, he keeps his large hood up and his warm robes tucked tightly around his body. His long strides are full of purpose as he continues in search of Anakin, letting his senses and the Force guide his every movement. Uncovering fellow Jedi in Verens has become old hat to an old man.]
[Sure enough, he finds the young man surrounded by some of the overly emotional snowmen he'd heard about in passing from the locals. Qui-Gon wastes no time and steps forward, kneeling in front of one of the near-puddles. Logically, he knows that it technically isn't alive, but there's something about their distraught bids for help that pulls at his already vulnerable sense of compassion.]
Perhaps there is something we can do for them. Shall I show you how, Anakin?
[He glances up at Anakin with the tiniest hint of a smile. If nothing else, it's certainly one way to make his presence known.]
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A voice he had not heard since he was a small boy. But there's no denying it, as the memories from then still rang clear as day. He turns and for a moment just stares.
If he wasn't convinced about this all being a strange dream before, he was now. Qui-Gon died. He couldn't be here kneeling near him. It wasn't possible.
But then again neither were snow people.
Which is why this couldn't be anything else but a dream.]
... Master Qui-Gon?
[If there's anything else he wished to say, he failed the manifest the words. All in all the elder Jedi Master's appearance caught him completely off guard.]
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[So, with an enigmatic smile, he transfers some happiness to the melting snowman--which seems to at least stop the process--and then stands to his full height. He's a commanding presence when he chooses to be, and the epitome of a gentle giant otherwise. Addressing Anakin brings him to a happy medium between the two: a familiar individual, but one who has clearly earned respect during his days.]
[Qui-Gon dips his head in a nod.]
Welcome to Verens.
[It's as close to a confirmation as Anakin is going to get.]
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[While rude, they were the only words to manifest at first. His general shock has him rather frozen. This is a dream.
It had to be.
Qui-Gon was dead. Gone like so many others from his life and there was nothing Abakin could do to bring him or anyone else back.
And yet there he stood, a commanding and gentle presence both in person and in the force. There's so much he wants to say, yet he can't bring forth the words.
Because this is all just a dream.]
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[Sure, Anakain's observation was a bit R U D E, but its true nonetheless. Qui-Gon Jinn didn't live to see the young boy he whisked off of Tatooine grow into a Knight, nor did he live to see the aftermath thereof.]
[But he's certainly heard of it.]
But moments after my death I was brought here, where I've remained for the past three years.
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But he stopped himself when he heard the number of years.]
That isn't possible. You've been gone far longer. This is a dream, isn't it? It has to be ...
I have to go back. I can't be here. Not now.
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It's not a dream, Anakin.
We've both been pulled to another world from different times.
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[On one hand he does not want to leave Qui-Gon or leave him to the fate of death.
But he had to. She needed him above all else.
Though if what he said about bring here three years were true then that did not give much hope.
Still there had to be a way.]
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[And it's the question that, although he has the answer, he finds it the most difficult to provide any kind of response to.]
[Qui-Gon isn't offended by any kind of implications that could be found in Anakin's request. It's not unreasonable, after all, and all it shows is that Anakin feels responsibility and passion (the good kind) for what needs to be done at home.]
[He squares his shoulders and sighs. They're not in for an easy conversation, it seems.]
That isn't up to us.
This world has a habit of retrieving and sending people when there are specific parameters met. However, we do not know what those parameters are, nor when we reach them.
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Mostly the answer given was a frustrating one.
Anakin held in his worry and normal inclination to demand answers to ask another question.]
What happens when we go back? If you're from another point in time, does it continue on while you are gone? What happens to everyone ...
[And the people he cares about]
When we're not there?
[He couldn't afford to not be there for Padme with the war, his dreams, and the birth of their child at stake. But he also didn't have enough information about what exactly is going on.
Maybe that frustrated him more than anything.]
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b hi grampa........
Please enjoy the sight of a grown man in a winter coat and scarf slashing at and missing a goose with his red saber, sparks flying when his blade hits the snow. He hasn't resorted to using the Force yet, partly because he has trouble using his brain when he gets angry and partly because his pride tells him he doesn't need his powers to chase down a damned bird.]
ahahaha hello there
Maybe. Red lightsabers were usually a good indication of someone at least associated with them.
So perhaps to save the bird or annoy the possible Sith (it didn't really matter either way), he used the force to yank the honking animal away. He doubted it would show him any gratitude and just try to bite him or something later, but it was still better this way.]
Maybe if you asked nicely it'd give back whatever it stole.
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What is happening.
When the hell did Anakin Skywalker show up???]
I—
[What does he even say right now? ... Just focus on the thing, Kylo. Complicated grandfather feelings or not, you need that part. Feelings later.]
I need what it's taken from me.
[Obviously. He almost feels like a kid who's been found with a broken vase, having to explain why he's doing what he's doing. He's not a bird whisperer!]
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[He omitted adding 'he's dead' after. Part of him couldn't help but wonder about the strange sense of familiarity he felt while staring at this man. Like he should know him, yet he's certain he's never seen him before.
It was an odd feeling no matter what.
He stayed with his eyes and lightsaber focused on him, while slowly moving towards where he force pulled the rather upset bird.]
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The Sith are dead and I have no intention of taking up their mantle.
[He's got his own thing, thank you very much. Supposedly. He straightens up and points accusingly at the bird, but otherwise stays where he is, his own saber still lit.]
Don't tell me you feel any sympathy for this thing when they've been such a nuisance.
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[After he finds whoever Dooku's Master is. But that's a story for another day.
While he doesn't move he mentally dares this person to attack.]
And I'm a Jedi. We hold sympathy for all lifeforms. No matter how annoying ...
[He may give the bird a brief glance as he says that last part.]
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You're not that much of a Jedi.
[But he's not... terribly eager to get into an argument with Anakin when they both have lightsabers at the ready, so he'll try on at least one chance to avoid it. Either way, he's going to retrieve his hard work. Even if he has to dunk his grandfather into a snowbank. ... maybe that would be a bonus, actually.]
Then hold sympathy for me and get my part back, if you're not going to let me do it.
[If that stupid thing honks again, he swears. It's not going to have a pretty result.]
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But this person is also not attacking him and while odd, it wouldn't be the Jedi way for him to act as the aggressor.]
Why do you need it? If you tell me what it's for, maybe I'll agree.
[Probably not though no matter what it is simply on principle that this guy is clearly a dark side user.
He does, however, keep the bird from flying away using the Force. If only the stupid thing would just drop the item and save him some hassle though.]
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It's part of a project I'm working on to protect someone dear to me.
[What's the best way to appeal to Anakin Skywalker? As far as Kylo Ren knows, it's invoking loved ones. It is the truth, though. It's just convenient that those two things line up.]
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But he also didn't know if he could trust the word of someone who used the Dark Side.
It did feel like the truth oddly enough.]
Fine.
[He switched from holding the bird in place to trying to force pull the item from it's grasp ... but the blasted thing just refused to let go. Whatever the thing was, it wasn't it really really badly.]
You are not making this easy.
[But at least he was no longer directly pointing his lightsaber at Kylo Ren. That's a plus, right?]
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kylo you can't just throw snowballs at geese gosh
you can't tell him what to do >:0 he's a grown man
>( well maybe stop attacking birds with a lightsaber and he won't
fine!! for now.
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