( 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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[toblueskies]

Yes, I'm all right. It was kind of scary. [ wait. ] I mean, arriving here so suddenly. I thought I was the only one!

[ nice save. it's going to take more effort than usual to reign in Ritsuka's lack of brain-to-mouth filter, when her mouth isn't directly involved. ] Don't worry. I don't blame you for being upset.

[onasteelturtleiride]

[s o b. It's not that Martha is anxious and embarrassed about her more temperamental side--oh wait, no, that's exactly what it is.]

As did I. This is quite different from how we usually travel. And, ah, thank you, Master. Nonetheless, I apologize for exposing you to such unbecoming thoughts.

Master, where are you at the moment? I'm near some buildings, but I haven't seen anyone else, familiar or otherwise.

[toblueskies]

[ it's okay Martha. everyone knows by now. they usually also know better than to say anything. Ritsuka just... doesn't know better. about anything. ]

Me? Um. There's a stone bench here. Near a pond.

I have seen a few people, but the animals are harmless. Not very talkative though as far as familiars go.

[onasteelturtleiride]

Ah, I believe I saw that pond on my way in. Stay there, I'll come find you.

Harmless? I take it you haven't found any of the spiders, then.

[toblueskies]

Right. I'll sit tight.

Oh, no, I saw spiders! I'd be grumpy too if someone trampled in the roof of my room, too. I think that applies to everyone.

[onasteelturtleiride]

Well, perhaps, but I think that hardly counts as "harmless."

[A bit of that grumpy edge creeps back into her thoughts with that one. But at any rate, she walks into view in just a couple of minutes. She's not as messy as she was when she got out of the woods--she's much less covered in dead spider--but her robes are dirty and she's definitely got visible bites in a couple of places. Not terrible injuries or nothin', but visible.]

Hello, Master. So you must've arrived pretty recently as well, right? Have you heard from Chaldea?

[toblueskies]

[ it's hardly worth arguing either. with a vague notion of agreement, Ritsuka leaves the topic be and goes back to occupying herself by conversing with the local wildlife. though the turtles are hardly seen, the fish are hard to hear, and the frogs scatter as soon as someone else's footsteps approach.

that someone is the fair maiden Saint Martha, looking... much less fair than usual. Ritsuka is momentarily shocked but not enough to stop her from standing up and rushing right over to her. she restrains herself from going for a hug, at least. to business and all. ] Martha, yes. Just a couple of hours ago. At least, I think it's been that long... I'm still disoriented from that misaligned Rayshift.

[ now she frowns, shaking her head gently. ] No, I haven't been able to communicate with anyone. Not even the weakest signal. That's how I couldn't even tell you were here. No sign of Mash or Fou either. [ and how rare is it for Ritsuka to be seen without either or both in step with her? it's deeply troubling. ]