( TDM | #2 )

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IMPORTANT: This TDM takes place on the current world the coven is part of. Please read the linked Google Doc about the world AND be aware that the world is high-frequency, meaning canon magic and powers can be used.

TDMs can be used for anyone interested in the game and/or testing out a new muse.

Test Drive samples are encouraged to be used for your application sample, though they are NOT a requirement.

Feel free to use one prompt, multiple prompts or make up your own!

These threads can be considered game canon upon game opening if you so choose.

Telepathy and magic can be used at any point in time on the TDM, from Prompt A to your wildcard prompt. A specific prompt exists, however, that makes sure all characters have an equal chance to use this mechanic within the TDM. You're encouraged to have characters use telepathy and their magic accidentally or even purposefully on any TDM prompt.

If you aren't set on your character's power yet or want to try out a few, you're still able to use the test drive. Maybe your character is a late bloomer and hasn't fully unlocked their intuitive drive yet. In the case of multiple powers, only prompts that contain the power you choose for your application will count as potential game canon threads.

While only one character can be apped or reserved during a cycle, feel free to post with more than one character if you like! This is for those who are uncertain of their first choice or who would like to try out different characters within the setting.

WORLD ONE: AIMINTAS

You blink and that's all it takes. At first the picture doesn't come in clear, like you're waiting for a screen to fully load -- more aptly, it's like you're waiting for a camera to focus so you can find image clarity. Before you happened to rapidly close your eyes and open them, your life was normal...well, normal for you, anyway. Fighting an alien, making a quesadilla, dying. And then that blurry picture suddenly takes over... Some of you might open your eyes to find yourself wandering around a sandy area, outside of a large stone house. There's a large glimmering caravan floating around outside, which might intrigue you. There's also a lot of supplies, food, clothing...all just laying around outside. It's worth investigating, right? A ▢ Your character has found themselves arriving right outside the coven's new digs in Aimintas, and there's a lot of confusing stuff to look at. Th ocean in the sky, that floating caravan...your character probably can't get to that ocean, so they may want to examine the caravan. If they touch it, they'll immediately regret that decision -- the caravan has its own defense mechanism, and you can pick one or the other: - A1: Once your character touches the caravan, they can't remove their appendage from it. Kick it? Their foot is stuck. Touch it? Their hand is stuck. Lick it? Their tongue is stuck. They'll remain like this for 15 minutes without magical intervention. - A2: Your character's hand doesn't stay for long, but the caravan holds onto that hand for five seconds while giving your character a pretty excruciating burn. Medic! B ▢ Maybe they're smart and they don't touch the caravan. Let's go through all of this cool stuff on the ground! It might be sort of obvious that it belongs to someone -- a lot of someone's -- but your character is thirsty, confused...maybe there's some water or answers in this pile. And maybe there's also someone who catches your character going through their shit.

Other new potential coven members will find themselves in a completely different part of town. These lucky individuals will have suddenly appeared in the marketplace area of Aimintas, surrounded by walking lizard beings that suddenly turn and take an immediate interest in this stranger. C ▢ The Palai are very interested in the new coven members, and a new humanoid person -- or anyone that doesn't look like them -- will immediately catch their attention. They'll immediately find your character worth of their undivided attention, talking to them about coven-related things...pretty confusing right? If you need help with the short lizard folk, maybe someone will eventually arrive to help you out. On the other hand, you might learn something interesting talking to them. A friend might join in either way! D ▢ Once you break free of the Palai, you'll find that this marketplace is pretty interesting. It's a mixture of primitive and semi-modern technology...or is it totally unfamiliar to you? Never seen a cellphone before? Unfamiliar with the concept of women wearing pants? There's certainly something to see that'll interest your character here. E ▢ Finally, you might be hungry and thirsty after suddenly appearing. The Palai are masters of making food, including a new concoction of theirs that they're trying out in honor of all the new people. It's a sort of bottled fruit juice that has been energized by the Eltos. It's essentially the first Aimintas Red Bull, except on acid. The drink immediately makes anyone who drinks it extremely giddy, hyper and they may potentially hallucinate. It doesn't seem to bother the Palai's biology, but everyone else...oops!

The setting found in Aimintas is pretty expansive, so you have a lot of room to wander around. Here are a few things that might catch your eye if you're really committed to wandering around. F ▢ A house near the marketplace is incredibly special to the Palai people. Characters who wander near here will find a group of Palai who are even more excited about their new visitors: baby Palai. Some are still in eggs and kept inside, but the juvenile Palai are about two feet tall, rowdy and want to play with these new, bipedal creatures. Some of them still crawl around on all fours and are more lizard-like than others. Hope you're good with kids! G ▢ The Palai have constructed a large library in the middle of town. If you wander in here, you'll find a myriad of books in a strange language. The Palai are a rather visual people, though, so many include pictures and illustrations. They also have a collection of computers here that connect to the Aimintas internet, as well as visual media stations that can play videos -- though they're really just powered tablets that play video files. Time to get a little taste of the Palai culture. H ▢ Wildcard prompt. Go nuts and utilize your own creativity within the setting. This can mean striking out on your own or utilizing a certain location in a different way. The world is your oyster!

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Comments

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[decipheringeye]

[ Kosuzu was relieved to see another human in the area. It didn't occur to her at all that they might be a bit on edge due to their circumstances.

When the keyblades come out, she reacts by fainting immediately. ]

oh my god

[358]

[ ... Well, crud, he didn't mean to do that.

The Keyblades vanish almost as fast as they appeared, and Roxas kind of awkwardly scoots to the girl's side. ... And then he just kind of stares at her. What exactly is he supposed to do in this situation??

He settles on just kind of... lightly tapping her on the forehead. Seriously, he never learned first aid or even a vague semblance of it, and he's pretty sure Cure only works on people who are actually wounded. ]

Hey, are... you okay? I'm not-- I won't hurt you if you wake up! Promise!

don't judge her defense mechanism

[decipheringeye]

[ Fortunately, whatever her faults may be, Kosuzu bounces back quickly. She flinches and lets out a small yell when poked, and then awkwardly scoots away as she sits up. ]

I'm sorry for sneaking up on you! I didn't mean anything bad by it!

[358]

[ Roxas just sighs. Man, he really didn't mean to scare the heck out of someone like that! He feels bad his recent stroke of bad luck bounced to someone else.]

It's okay, really. I shouldn't have overreacted. I'm just a little... jumpy, I guess? This isn't where I expected to wake up. [ Because he expected to not wake up at all, but... semantics. ]

Seriously, sorry I scared you. You didn't bump your head or anything, right...?

[decipheringeye]

I'm okay, don't worry about it... oh! But it sounds like you're in the same situation I'm in! I just showed up here, and I don't really know why...

[ Doubly strange, since it's supposed to be impossible to leave Gensokyo... ]

[358]

... Gotta admit, it's pretty here, though.

[He looks up at the ocean absentmindedly. Now that he knows she's okay, he's back to being kind of grossly incompetent at emotions that he might or might not have.

After a moment he seems to return to reality, though.]

Guess we're in the same boat, huh? Everyone else seemed so comfortable wandering around I kinda thought I was the odd one out... But if you're the same, that means something is up.

[decipheringeye]

[ This sounds like an incident... worst case scenario, Reimu should have it taken care of in a couple weeks.

...Come to think of it, this guy is kinda weird-looking. Is he even Japanese?]

...Actually, this might be a weird question, but are you from Gensokyo too?

[358]

Gensokyo... [ Is that one of the worlds the Organization hadn't been working on while he was there? ... No, it doesn't sound familiar at all. He shakes his head. ]

No, I'm from... well... I'm from a little place called Twilight Town. Way smaller than this. Is Gensokyo your world?

[decipheringeye]

Yes, it's also probably smaller than this one...

Oh, by the way!

[ She bows. ]

My name is Kosuzu Motoori! I was going to introduce myself sooner, but I guess I fainted a little.

[358]

I promise, mine's smaller. Pretty much just a town and a beach. And I've seen even smaller! You wouldn't believe how tiny Wonderland is...

[ He awkwardly watches her bow, not sure exactly what to do, but mirrors her motion the best he can, sloppily bowing back. ]

Uh, the name's Roxas. Got it memorized? [ He pauses. ] ... Sorry, that sounds cooler when other people say it.

[decipheringeye]

[ She doesn't seem to know what to make of the borrowed catchphrase. Still, as names go, 'Roxas' is weird as heck. Must really be foreign. ]

Sorry, it'll probably take me a few more tries to memorize it...

[358]

... C'mon, it was lame enough without you making fun of me...

[ This is what he gets for trying to be cool. He's not exactly giving this girl a good first impression. ]

It's R-O-X-A-S. Rearrange "Sora" and put an "X" in it and you've got it down.

[decipheringeye]

[ ENGLISH... just because she has the ability to read in any language doesn't make sorting it out in her head any easier. She watches the letters tumble around in her head for a second before brushing it all aside and changing the subject. ]

A-Anyway, it sounds like people are showing up here from different worlds, which is even weirder than if a bunch of people from one world ended up in another... do you have any idea why we might have showed up here?

[358]

... I've been thinking about that. I'm not an expert, but...

[ He scratches his head thoughtfully. This is definitely the theory he wants to present to a stranger after no research. ]

Maybe our worlds are totally gone.

[decipheringeye]

WHAT

[ OVERDRAMATIC SHOCK REACTION ]