( 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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loads my gun emoji

[shinesbrightest]

[...somehow, that didn't answer his question at all!]

I don't know what you're talking about. What would I need bamboo for, anyway?

[Besides, even if any of that made any sense, he's not sure it would make the weird robot thing go away... There had to be another way to get rid of it besides "service" (whatever that means).]

loads my wine glass emoji

[bamboozler]

If you had bamboo, you could give it to someone else! Wouldn't that be great?

[Service is service. Panda walks forward a bit and, predictably perhaps given what he is, stumbles into a roll. He gets back up after regaining his footing. That's an example of service, by the way, but he's not going to point that out.]

Where are we going anyways? [Panda joined the party!] You're not trying to get me lost, are you?

[shinesbrightest]

["Someone else"... Doesn't he just mean himself?!

Having a new companion should be a good thing, but somehow, there's an ominous feeling about all this instead... Cursed. Shinji frowns.]

I'm not trying to get us lost. ["Us." He's already accepted his fate.] I have no idea where we are. I was trying to find my way out of here before that... thing showed up.

[He looks back over at the scanner pod, which is still doing its best.✨]

[bamboozler]

Ehhhhh...really? I feel a lot more lost than I did before. Before, I only felt [he holds up his paws] this lost, but now I feel [he moves them much further apart] this lost.

[About 80% more lost than before if panda ratios are to be believed. He looks over at Scanner-kun again, who so far is his most trusted guide.]

Mmmm...what's your name, anyways? I bet it's not as cute as mine.

[The scanner beeps in response. Panda nods as if he understands this conversation, and then turns to Shinji, expecting him to answer the same question.]

[shinesbrightest]

[Shinji almost starts to wonder if Panda remembers he's there before he looks to him, seemingly expecting his name.]

Oh... I'm Shinji. What's yours?

[He has no idea what a cute name for a panda would be, but he's got Expectations now that Panda's said that.]

[bamboozler]

My name is Panda, of course!

[He tilts his head (cutely), expecting Shinji to be amazed at how cute his name is. Everything from his name to his appearance is cute, after all! So he stares expectantly. There sure is a lot of staring going on between them, but he's expecting an amazed reply.]

Go on, go on...!

[shinesbrightest]

Uh... [He blinks.] Really?

[That might be a rude question, but he's genuinely... shocked? Confused? He doesn't know what to say.]

Isn't that kind of... well, a bit on the nose?