( TDM | #6 )

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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.

IMPORTANT: This world is low-frequency. No canon powers or abilities are allowed! Also check out the setting information for more info about what the hub island looks like and what can be found there.

ou 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. There's a lot to take in here -- you feel weird, your surroundings are weird. Everything is just weird. For starters, there's that new piece of jewelery inserted in the space above your chest. That certainly wasn't there before you opened your eyes. A ▢ THus hub island is getting pretty chilly, which means the forest that contains the large, dinner-plate sized spiders is very still and quiet. No spiders are out and about to jump your characters -- but they are underground, lying in wait. Sometimes the best way for characters to get accustomed to their magic is to trigger their fight or flight response. One wrong step in the forest and they'll find their foot through a spider's brushy trapdoor or putting a little too much pressure on it for their liking. Are you ready to see what your character is made of? B ▢ The recent surge of rain has caused a few marshy areas, be it in the forest or a hilly landscape. Some swampy ground is more aggravating than treacherous, but the opposite is also true. Your character is strolling along, trying to find their way and all of a sudden SCHLUMP! Their leg is sunk into the ground up to their nether regions. Struggle, and the rest of them might fall in too...! C ▢ While your character is trying to figure out where the fuck they are, they may come across something scuttling about through the forest. Don't panic -- it's simply a scanner pod doing its due diligence and scouting for resources...oh! And it just happened upon something interesting: your character! This scanner robot is curious to investigate and record your data. Is your character going to trust them to do their job, or will they be suspicious of this looming machine?

Here's the part where they finally locate something of use: the base camp. The murky, weathered location is a little distressed, and resource gathering is making coven members sparse. However, that doesn't mean helpful answers aren't only a step away. D ▢ One thing of note is that as they get closer to the base camp, characters will feel more and more of that strong, telepathic surge. Qri's caravan is sitting in the middle of the open area, which may explain the stronger magical signals. Traveling closer to this object, in particular, will cause that unfamiliar pang of intuition to feel that much stronger -- which also explains why their own thoughts are being broadcast recklessly to everyone else on the island. E ▢ Speaking of Qri's caravan, the floating "vehicle" currently has its trap door, hammerspace portal open. It's quite large and inviting, honestly. Want to get closer to Qri? Or maybe just take shelter from the few sprinkles that are still falling from the sky? Crawl on in! Just be warned: the door will close right behind your character, and that thing gets claustrophobic after a while. F ▢ Finally, since Brie is aware that a new world is approaching, she's gotten a little more weapon-obsessed. There are an assortment of weapons just laying all over the place, from swords to spears, from slingshots to...god, what even is that thing your character has never seen before. Whether they're curious about something and like to touch things that don't belong to them or Brie is trying to outfit them with a weapon that works for them, your character is now weaponized. What do??? G ▢ 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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[allweather]

[Oh my god, Zelos, do not die in the mud or he will be so cross!! Now he's watching this display with growing concern...]

You know, maybe you should do whatever works, and I will figure it out... I couldn't possibly carry you back from here for at least three reasons.

[luxuriant]

Yeah, okay...

[Ugh, he hates this. He's filthy and embarrassed and he wants to take a bath!! But, he starts regulating his steps again, focusing a little less on how he's moving and just moving, instead. That seems to be working just fine, but he also winds around to stick close to trees.]

Reim, right? Did you just show up here outta nowhere, too?

[allweather]

[Don't you want to hear the three reasons, Zelos???? No, it's better that he didn't ask. Reim frowns, mostly at the mud, only a little at not getting to share his fun list. He definitely needs the occasional tree to brace himself on, so thanks for that.]

Yes... I was in the middle of preparing for travel, fittingly enough, but this isn't any forest I've ever heard of... To be honest, I'd rather be anywhere in the world but here.

[He despairs, mud is the worst,]

[luxuriant]

You and me both.

[He hates this mud time. He won't even joke about being fake offended at not being great company because he understands and he's still offended by a list of three things back there.

Hm, also, he could mention "other worlds," but that's not something you really mention to just anyone, even if the worlds just joined back home. So, he won't.]

I've been all over myself, and I certainly haven't found any place like this. Aside from that... [He reaches up to tap his own chest curiously as he walks.] Do you have a gem on your chest now?

[allweather]

[It's a good list, Brent.

Behind him, Reim makes a startled noise and whaps a hand over his own chest like Zelos has been peeking at him or something, listen... he hates all chest marbles, in all universes...]

That's— I don't think I need to answer that!! That's personal!

[luxuriant]

I'm asking because I have one.

[Even if he does snort a laugh at Reim's reaction. He turns while walking, spinning so that he's taking his steps backwards for a moment, gesturing at his own gem... below a red sphere surrounded by a golden border. He has two weird gems?]

See?

[allweather]

[Did he ask! To see those chest marbles!! Reim honestly turns his head the other way, then has to double take, ah—]

Why do you have two?

[Reim: that's personal
Reim: this only applies to me]

[luxuriant]

[Covers... his cruxis crystal... with his hand...]

Ignore that one. I meant this other one, here. It's like yours, right?

[allweather]

[Zelos' third nipple.............]

Well, from what I can see of it, more or less... [He's a few feet away and he's not going to shove his nose up against Zelos' chest to look at his marbles anyway, not today mud boy. As an afterthought, he lowers his own hand, which has been delicately covering his chest this whole time.

It's worth reiterating that he's showing absolutely zero skin below the neck. Don't peep him.]

What do you suppose they're for? [since he must be an EXPERT.]

[luxuriant]

That's hard to say. [He turns to face forward again, so he doesn't run into any trees. He did steal a peek at Reim's chest, only to be disappointed he can't see the gem. For the record.]

Do you... feel any different, or anything? Stronger?

[allweather]

[Stop peeping!!! Please, small mud boy, respect his boundaries, they are layered and perfectly tailored to never let anyone see that he does actually have skin.]

I feel like there's an object sticking out of my chest.

[So he's too miserable to think comparatively, sorry.]

[luxuriant]

Heh... [Dumb. But fair.] As long as that's it, we probably don't have to worry about anything else.

[He doesn't want to shove this man off any cliffs just to find out if they work like exspheres.] Hey, the ground looks a little different up there. [Hint: it's spiders in the ground.] Think it's safe to walk on, or should we go around it?

[allweather]

[Hey, shut up? He's delicate and this is too much invasive jewelry even for a man soulbonded to his earrings.]

I think I don't trust anything out here... it could be deceptively solid.

[Maybe there's just a big hole underground?! Things Reim believes.]

[luxuriant]

I'm kinda with you on that one.

[He doesn't want to fall into any more holes. So, he pauses near this tree, surveying the ground.]

But that means we'll have to take the long way. Man, what a pain... If I was gonna get kidnapped, couldn't they have nabbed my rheiard, too?

[allweather]

[Great, some rest for his skinny legs. He gives Zelos three, two...]

Don't just say that and not explain what you're talking about.

[Helpful advice!!]

[luxuriant]

Explain what? Rheiards?

[Because he had to explain this to the original Other Worlders, it's his first guess... He's still resting here by this tree.] It's a vehicle that flies! We could zoom right outta here. Though, I guess these trees would be a problem...

[He's just fantasizing an escape right now, he wants a bath.]

[allweather]

Oh. [Politely, he realizes he's no longer interested in this thing that isn't even here. Also it sounds scary? A cart up in the air, he's picturing.

So anyway...] Well, we should be on our way before it gets dark.

[luxuriant]

Why, are you scared?

[But it works, and Zelos starts moving, this time around the strange part of the ground.] Don't worry! You have the shining knight, Zelos Wilder, here to protect you!

[allweather]

I'm filthy, [but not as filthy as some people,] and I want to be indoors, with clean water and a change of clothes. And tea, if I'm very lucky.

[He hums, like sure, go ahead and assume he is terrified of mud. He's Usually Anxious.]

[luxuriant]

[Hm, yeah, the way he's dressed indicates that he'd be worried about things like that. It's less fun to tease about, though, so he drops his arm from all its waving around and walks a little calmer.]

Tea, huh... That reminds me. You must be some kind of noble, right? Or at least with a noble family. [Butler?? Those aren't butler clothes in his book, but he doesn't know.]

[allweather]

[This isn't the time for discussions about society... he thinks this, but in truth he's relieved for something so basic to talk about to keep his mind off the mud and the mounting panic that's sure to catch up with him eventually. As long as they keep walking, please, quiz him.]

My father is an earl, so yes, although I'm not the heir... I work for a Duke.

[How's that, Arms.]

[luxuriant]

[Conversation is great. It makes it better that the sun is kind of trying to set and there's no apparent end to this forest yet, or that there's rustling from between the trees. Zelos will quiz him away while trying to figure out if there's some connection or reasoning behind who was taken and from where and why...

It probably won't be that easy, though.]

Right. I know all of the families in Tethe'alla, and there aren't any Dukes in Sylvarant... not to mention, you didn't recognize me at all, and you don't even know what a rheiard is. Have you ever heard about other worlds?

[This basic talk turned not basic, he decided to bring it up after all...]

[allweather]

[What's so recognizable about this little man with his buff shoulders?? A mystery. Reim pauses, then says slowly, like he's really not trying to be a wiseass, but he's going to sound like one anyway and this time he's at least sorry about it...]

Well, we appear to be wandering around in one.

[That aside, he's supposed to keep his mouth shut about this stuff, but circumstances being what they are both here and at home, well - whatever.] Yes, though. I'm familiar with the concept.

[luxuriant]

Oh, so you're not an idiot!

[He says that so excitedly, and it sounds a lot like he's being rude to Reim and had been assuming he was, but actually he's just used to traveling with people who are slow on the uptake.]

But if you're thinking the same thing as me, well... I wonder if there's an end to this forest at all. [No, he's just joking around... there has to be... he hopes.]

[allweather]

[damn, he should have left this chump in the mud]

Don't be ridiculous. It's a forest, not an endless mudscape.

[Look, now he's making up words? See what Zelos has done?]