( 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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[tepidity]

[ well that was a thing. unfortunately, nisaka only caught about the tail-end of it, and again he's seen so much weird shit here that he can't even find it in himself to be too surprised. ]

Who said I died?

[ he rolls his eyes, climbing back up onto his feet and dusting himself off. ]

It's just something I can do, okay? [ apparently. these new powers are weird. ] Can you jump back out or not?

[lionhearrt]

Heh.

[ He's not even surprised by the sudden lively kid. ]

You looking for a ride out?

[tepidity]

[ do you have to say it that way....... ]

Are you offering?

[ okay maybe nisaka should be a bit nicer to the guy who's allegedly going to help him out of this mess but... he's rumpled and dirty and tired and he said as much anyway and also kind of a brat. ]

[lionhearrt]

[ He's the leader of a gang. He can handle brats.

And rather than answering he extends a hand out to him. However, be careful of strangers bearing gifts because that hand is suddenly burning with red flames. If he draws near, he'll feel that the flames are warm to the touch and not burning hot. Still, will he take that gamble? ]

[tepidity]

[ a faint scowl settles on the boy's features, recognizing this for what it is — a challenge. now nisaka isn't usually the type to rise to any baiting, but damnd if his impatience and frustration hasn't already put him at the end of his rope.

with gritted teeth, he steps forward, slapping his hand onto the other's. he flinches out of reflex, but finds himself unscathed.

his cheeks color in embarrassment. ]

Is this actually supposed to help me or are you just trying to look cool?

[lionhearrt]

Don't let go.

[ He tells him as his hand encloses around him and suddenly those flames roar to life. The explosion of power hold enough force to shoot them up until they shoot right past the opening and suddenly they're high in the sky, the flames dancing with the wind as they start falling down. ]

[tepidity]

[ nisaka only has a second to wrinkle his brow curiously at that pseudo-warning, before he is suddenly being engulfed in flames and catapulted straight into the air at a speed and force faster and stronger than he's ever felt in his life. in retrospect, maybe he should have expected something like this, but he shouts in surprise anyway, instinctively clinging onto the older man out of fear.

a fear that doesn't exactly go away as they start falling. ]

[lionhearrt]

[ Down, down they go. Hurtling straight for the ground. Then, an explosion of fire. Like before, the blast of power gets concentrated into a central point that goes straight down, slowing their fall until the King lets him go at the last second as he hits the ground and rises up in time to catch him before he breaks his neck. ]

[tepidity]

[ already on his steadily growing list of things he is not a fan of, letting him go at the very last minute?? totally not cool. the only reason he doesn't even scream in response is because the wind rushing up to meet him is already choking all the words right out of him and, sure, the man caught him again, but that just makes it embarrassing on top of terrifying, and nisaka isn't entirely sure which feeling is better.

once he finds his voice again, he's squirming in the man's hold, trying to ignore how his body shakes to wrench himself away. ]

Y-You couldn't have just hopped out?!

[lionhearrt]

[ He lets him get back on his feet. ]

Easier this way.

[tepidity]

[ once back on his feet, nisaka is quick to put some distance between them, almost stumbling in his haste. ]

Well next time warn somebody.

[ ....



oh yeah. ]

...Thanks.

[lionhearrt]

[ Mikoto smirks at the way he practically stumbles away from him. ]

You sure that's something you want to thank me for?