( 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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Comments

iii, ii why is this happening

[ozcourse]

[ a familiar face is (usually) a good thing. what with all the chaos back home and the fuzziness to his own memory, spotting something he recognizes is a godsend. further, it's someone dependable! and reliable! and level-headed! or at least, it's better than running into someone like vincent. oz knows how to count his blessings where he finds them and that while this isn't, say, gil, it's still a person that makes him sigh out in relief.

until he feels he cold seeping of liquid? on his shoulder? what in the world? ]

Ah.... Already? Shouldn't we be sticking together?

[ to find alice? he's still trying to glance at his shoulder to figure out what's on it... ]

idk i think this is on u

[allweather]

[Hey, Reim is a real blessing, thanks. A very sedate and only a little frazzled blessing, but a blessing all the same. He's glad to see Oz, glad that one by one the group seems to be coming together (sort of), and it's his customary good-natured fretting over Oz that apparently gets ink all over his coat.

Oh boy. Reim tucks his hands behind his back, shaking his head. Alice? Alice who?]

We- we could cover more ground if we split up. This isn't such a bad meeting spot, for later... I should find Xerxes.

[yeah who knows what that guy is doing rn it's probably gross]

Later, I would be happy to help with whatever you need... if Gilbert doesn't turn up. For example, laundry.

[He does not know how to do laundry, he's not that kind of servant. Anyway, never mind that.]

slander

[ozcourse]

[ oz weakly laughs at that. it's a good-natured chuckle and he's still smiling but anyone that spends more than a day around this ball of sunshine realizes he isn't always the best at hiding his worries and troubles behind a smile. he just likes to think he's great at deflecting. ]

Laundry? Ah... Maybe Gil would be good at that. He does have enough aprons.

[ what's the correlation? who knows. there's a forced mischevious look to his eyes though. all things considered. ]

Break is usually the one to find us. I think we should just sit and wait for him.

[ that and oz isn't exactly keen on leaving the only familiar face! ]

hmmm well

[allweather]

[Oz why don't you ever cooperate!! Sitting here isn't going to get that terrible ink stain off, er—]

We don't need to stay right here... [He'll get antsy,] Why don't we have a look around? Perhaps that will clear your mind of anything that's troubling you.

[Callout post: Oz's feelings.]

you don't sound convinced

[ozcourse]

[ don't call him out? he already has enough of that on the daily. but again, blessed miracle this isn't vincent or rufus he's dealing with.

the ink stain remains! ]

Sure. [ he sounds peppy and is bluntly ignoring that little reference to his feelings. his hands swing restlessly by his sides. ]

I hope Alice is all right. Hopefully not too starving~ [ she's probably eating all the wild boars let's be real. ]

nah u did this

[allweather]

[Reim calls him out because he cares!! So there. God that's such a horrible stain, he can't even tell if Oz has noticed it and is just letting him stew or what...]

I'm sure she'll be fine. Maybe Gilbert is already with her...

[Or, very possible: neither of them are here. That would be strange, but not impossible... He glances sidelong at Oz instead of just saying this, since he can tell Oz is already in that mood of his. Ironically, Gilbert and Alice are better equipped to handle this...]