( 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

[toblueskies]

Ah. It wouldn't be a mean trick...

Maybe something like.... Poking your nose! [ she boop! the snoot. ]

[gimmecandy]

-The act seems to stun her for a moment, particularly because there wasn't really a snoot on the mask to boop, but Ritsuka, even enduring, managed to find a way.-

Huh... -The mature tone returned.- You certainly have a gentle way of doing things.

[toblueskies]

[ Ritsuka giggled at the initial reaction. seems there are two sides to many people; just more literal, in this case, from the sound of things. ] There's no reason to be rough. As far as I know, we're all stuck in the same boat right now.

[ then she put her hands together. ] Oh! Right. Ritsuka. Ritsuka Fujimaru is my name. It's nice to meet you!

[gimmecandy]

Japanese? Really? Outside of a colony? -What the hell did all that mean?- Well we are in 'another world', so maybe that makes sense... -Seriously, what?-

-But before any real explanation can come, the youthful tone cuts back in.- But first, we gotta find some candy! Candy, candy, candy!

[toblueskies]

That's... right...? [ ???

????? ]


Oh. I promised you that, so let's go. [ Ritsuka herself was starting to feel the need to eat something more substantial. it's been hours and a lot of it spent walking. ] Hmm, maybe closer to the center of the camp. I mean, that's where the bigger fires tended to be. Fires for cooking.

[gimmecandy]

Cooking toffee?! -She sounded so hopeful she might burst. Don't let her burst, Ritsuka.-

[toblueskies]

Right now I'd settle for cooking coffee. [ that is a bad dietary decision, but the energy would be welcome. the jitters... not so much. ]

[gimmecandy]

You know, coffee is very bad for your digestive system. It's highly acidic. -The mature tone gently scolded the girl. Saying the one that was on a quest for sweets...-

[toblueskies]

That's the least of my worries with it right now. [ she stopped, putting a hand to her bottom lip, looking rather dire. ] What if we can't find... toothbrushes?

[gimmecandy]

Oh! That is quite the hygienic emergency! -She may have been able to eat her weight in candy, but she'd still need to take care of her teeth!-

[toblueskies]

I guess I'm getting ahead of myself. First we have to eat food before we worry about cleaning it away. [ yes, use other logic to push the former logic away. brilliant strategy. ]

Anyway. This campsite is kind of ... well, it's not like any others I've been too. I haven't even seen or heard of anyone who would be in charge here. Usually they make themselves obvious. [ not ever army leader is Nero, Ritsuka. best not hold them to that standard. ]

[gimmecandy]

Masterminds worth their salt rarely make themselves so obvious. -The mature tone assured? the girl, or at least clarified that the lack of an obvious leadership presence didn't mean it wasn't there.-

I really hope they have candy... I'm starting to get dizzy!

[toblueskies]

If we found some bread and water first, that would help. Then searching may be easier. [ or so would make normal sense. this older(?) girl sure wanted candy pretty badly though, from the sound of things. ]

[gimmecandy]

I dunno if bread will be enough... Unless it's sweet bread! Or cinnamon buns! -She's really getting ahead of herself. But onto the search they went. They had to have a food storage somewhere, right?-

[toblueskies]

[ how dare she be reminded of melon pan at a time like this. Ritsuka is genuinely pouting now as she looks around. her stomach lets out a groan of protest. ] I never thought I would miss Chaldea's supply room rations.

[gimmecandy]

How could one have the power to seal magic, spirit away people from different worlds, and NOT be able to provide food and candy? It just seems completely illogical, you know?

[toblueskies]

[ Ritsuka shrugged a shoulder. ] Maybe they didn't expect so many guests. Or they just have a lousy sense of hospitality.

[gimmecandy]

How rude... -Harumph. But the more they looked around, the more it was becoming obvious that, while food existed, candy most certainly did not. Jack-O was starting to get nervous, hemming and hawing.-

[toblueskies]

[ Ritsuka herself was fidgety but she was more concerned now for this other woman. ] Will you be alright? Maybe you should sit down and rest while I do the searching.

[gimmecandy]

I think... I'll think I'll be okay. If I lay down, though... -She worries she might not be able to pull herself back up.-

[toblueskies]

I'm sorry. If I was as prepared as the Director was, with some dried fruits on me ... [ Ritsuka's voice faded to a quick hush. she steeled her expression to keep from frowning. then she stepped closer, and held out her hand. ]

Lean on me if you have to. I won't let you collapse from a lack of energy.

[gimmecandy]

Ritsuka-chan is so kind... -The youthful tone sings, softly. Even that tone lacks its usual energy, as she sort of slumps against the girl, probably feeling quite a bit heavier than she looked...-