( 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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congrats, amanda, you're the first person to see her sans mask

[gimmecandy]

-But it was enough! The woman snatched the stale treat without a second thought, quick as a whip, and quickly stuffed it into her mouth without even thinking. Sure, it may not have been high quality toffee or chocolate, but it was sweet and chewy and good. Well, as good as a stale marshmallow was going to get.

More importantly, of course, was that she had to take off her mask to do any of that, slipping it to the side as she chewed.-

all she needed to do was be, like, vaguely barely generous

[witchwithoutacause]

[ Holy-

Sure, if the lady wants a stale mashed up almost body-temperature marshmallow, then the lady gets it. Jas wouldn't even eat that.

And, hey, she's kinda cute without the mask. ]

There's gotta be better candy somewhere back around base camp too.

or just take a thread in a direction that required her show her mouth

[gimmecandy]

I really hope so! -Muffled by her chewing.- I definitely really super duper need it all the time, bupbuppuu!

-Once swallowed, she clears her throat, the mature tone returning.- Thank you very much for that. I was in quite the bind without an intake of simple carbohydrates.

[witchwithoutacause]

You do huh?

[ Well, whatever... whoever... whoevers? This girl? Was? She was a bit confusing, but, it seemed, easily placated by candy. ]

Uh, just hope we can keep enough on hand then.

[gimmecandy]

-The youthful tone whines.- That bad, huh? Oh man... I really hope I can get a steady supply. I get dizzy and sick if I go too long without it!

-The mature tone clarified.- My energy output is a lot higher than that of normal, ah... "person". -The quotes implied.-

[witchwithoutacause]

[ Dizzy and sick - not enough energy. Like a sugar fueled robot. ]

It shouldn't be a problem - there seemed to be a decent supply of snacks last I saw - but if things change, I'll just... see if there are any restaurants I can steal sugar packets from?

[gimmecandy]

-The mature tone questioned the strategy.- Wouldn't it be easier to steal actual candy?

[witchwithoutacause]

I'm more likely to get in real trouble doing that, though.

[ Hopefully they don't go to a world where you get disproportionately punished for minor theft? ]</small. So if it comes down to that, I might need a few favors in return.

[gimmecandy]

I definitely don't think I should be getting a girl your age into trouble. -What was with that attitude? Just what age WAS this woman, anyways?- And what do you mean by favors? I already told you I'm not capable of much at the moment...

[witchwithoutacause]

[ Wow, that half of her is responsible. ]

Suit yourself. Anyways, whatshername gave us all some kinda new power in exchange for messing up what we already had, so I'm sure you could do a favor somewhere down the line.

[gimmecandy]

You mentioned that before, but how exactly do I even find out what this new magic is? I'm locked out of my usual magical systems, so I can't just... examine myself, you know?

-The youthful tone comes back.- It's a total mystery! It's really bumming me out!

[witchwithoutacause]

I dunno, I got a letter when I showed up, but maybe they didn't have time this time around.

[ Shrug. ]

Just wave your hands around and think really hard?

[gimmecandy]

You got a letter? No fair!

... Hey, you aren't making fun of me, are you?

[witchwithoutacause]

I mean, I agree, but I guess I'm just special.

[ Ignoring that other people got them. ]

No, no, that's really the best way to figure out magic if you don't know what it is. Trust me, I'm a witch.

[gimmecandy]

Witches are traditionally not very trustworthy people, you know! -She huffed. She loved I-no, to be sure, but she definitely didn't trust her, either.-

[witchwithoutacause]

Yeah, but we know plenty about magic.

[ Amanda wouldn't always trust Amanda either. ]

Don't let it discourage you from making deals with me.

[gimmecandy]

But not nearly as much as me, I assure you. -The mature tone chimed in.- Not that I'm in the mood to brag about it, but you have to understand, coming from my perspective as someone with catalogued and archived knowledge of magic, how 'waving your hands around' doesn't come off as a viable solution.

[witchwithoutacause]

Aaaah darn.

[ Amanda raised both hands. ]

Guilty as charged. Totally messing with you.

[gimmecandy]

You shouldn't tease someone who's already lost like that! -She huffed, puffing out her cheeks.-

[witchwithoutacause]

Yeah? I guess I shouldn't.

[ But she did, and she'd do it again. ]

Anyways, I'll still lead you to base camp. No favors owed.

[gimmecandy]

No more tricks? Mmm... -She pondered on it a moment, tapping a finger against her chin.- Bupupupuuu...

Fine. But if you pull another joke on me, I'll definitely make sure you regret it!

[witchwithoutacause]

You seem like someone who means that when they say it.

[ Which side is she more afraid of though... ]

[gimmecandy]

I definitely wouldn't lie about something like this! -Jack-O giggled.-

So, please lead the way, Miss Witch~

[witchwithoutacause]

Aaah, at least you're honest.

[ So she can be prepared. ]

The name's Amanda, by the way.

[gimmecandy]

You can call me Jack-O', Ms. Amanda! -She did a small pirouette and pose, as if to emphasize her name, extending her back leg way way up, probably well further than it humanly should have, while hopping up to balance on the steel ball below.-