( TDM #7 )

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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 Shehui.

You 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 jewelry inserted in the space above your chest. That certainly wasn't there before you opened your eyes. A ▢ Perhaps the signet in your chest isn't the most pressing matter right now. You notice that the building you're in (Chips!) is pretty large -- but even that isn't the most demanding thing capturing your interest right now. It's the video game you're in front of. Maybe it's Duck Hunt, or a zombie killing game that involves those huge red and blue guns. There are a variety of arcade games in Chips!, after all -- but are you Player 1 or Player 2? B ▢ After a strange incident a couple of days ago, the area around Anmung tower has been essentially dead. This may or may not be lucky for you -- since you're on the top of the observation deck, and all. If you're afraid of heights...oops. It's not that people aren't allowed to be up there, it's just that there aren't too many people. The view is still pretty good, though! C ▢ Let's say that you just want some answers and information about the strange signet you now have. You may find some success in asking around, but be warned: not everyone in Shehui will know what the fuck you're talking about. If you're lucky enough, you may eventually run into a coven member that will be able to explain. D ▢ Since your character didn't show up via any special means, they may not know that magic is a bit taboo in Shehui. If their new magic manifests, it might be a bit of an issue. Locals certainly won't like it, and they'll definitely attract the attention of more than a few monitors. The good news? This is also a pretty good way to snag the attention of a coven member who is here to help! E ▢ Let's get back to some fun stuff. Your character is enveloped in darkness for a brief moment, something clasped in their hand. Lights, camera, action -- the glowing screen that suddenly flashes on turns out to belong to a karaoke booth TV! You and and someone else have been locked in this booth for an hour -- at least there's a mini bar and some snacks! F ▢ For something not so fun, the snowfall has stopped in Shehui, except for those residences and businesses who want to keep paying for it. A lot aren't willing to cough up the credits, so it's safe to say the streets aren't. Everything is frosty and slippery, from melted snow to frozen water littering the sidewalks. Watch your step or you could hurt yourself...or bump into an unexceptional stranger! G ▢ Finally, you may have had the fortunate luck of ending up in the coven's apartment complex. There are names on the door to all apartments, if you want to go exploring. Whether you find the name of someone you recognize, or maybe you just want some shelter from the cold weather, knock knock...is anyone home? H ▢ Wildcard! How will your character react to this strange world?

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[endette]

[...is picking her up really cool or really gross.

IT'S BOTH.

Jörgen gingerly eases his bat back into his pack, then reaches out to...hoverhand around her.]

I have no idea if there's a comfortable way to do this. Uhh...

[holds her...cheeks???? And he's not tossing her, that seems like a bad idea, but he'll go over to the body and hold her out.]

[cadventuretime]

From the bottom, by the cheeks. Don't cover my mouth, that would be a bad idea.

[Despite her usual tendency to be mouthy, she's pretty quiet when being picked up. After all, sudden movements tend to weird people out.]

[As presumably the standing, headless body holding out its arms to receive its head.]

Check this out!

[...who then throws her own head up into the air with an audible "wheeee~~~" as it makes a quick flip and lands on the stub that is her neck.]

Thanks! That totally makes up for sliding into me~❤

[endette]

[woah!! He hops back in surprise, but he still manages to look impressed through the horror of it all.]

Hey, we slid into each other, you can't put it all on me. You're really good at re-attaching things you probably shouldn't be good at re-attaching.

[cadventuretime]

Well, who's keeping track anyway? [She is. Obviously.]

And it kind of goes with the territory. Can't go losing limbs or a head over every little thing, or you're going to have to start looking for replacements.

[She extends a hand cheerily.]

Rottytops.

[endette]

[She's definitely keeping track and he kinda feels real uncomfortable about that, but it's all good. Everything is fine!!]

Not losing those at all is probably better... I'm Jörgen.

[Rottytops sure is...a name. He only knows this is introduction time because of the hand...which he does take! Not too roughly, just in case it pops off, somehow.]

...I think that even though your name is Rottytops, my top smells way worse. Sorry, that's messed up.

[cadventuretime]

Its like that cliche goes, its not what's on the outside, but what's on the inside that counts.

And you look like you're full of tasty insides.

[Devilish smirk.]

[endette]

[ha

ha ha

haaaaa]

Well... I've been bit by plenty of people, and none of them have gone back for seconds. Sorry to disappoint.

[cadventuretime]

Really~ I didn't think you were into that sort of thing~

Did you try biting back?

[snrk]

[endette]

[oh man

someone might think he has more experience than a teaspoon

that's cool]

...I think that's a completely different topic...

[cadventuretime]

--huh?

Why? What do you think we're talking about?

[Not that she's making it easy...]

[endette]

Eating...people...?

[Because that's a less weird topic than kink stuff. That's not being facetious, that's a real fact.]

[cadventuretime]

Well, I am a zombie. That's kind of in my job description, you know?

But I was talking metaphorically when I said that.

[No she wasn't.]

Unless you're offering?

[endette]

[His mouth drops open and his finger comes up to point at her while he stares. It all...tracks, though...

...

...Okay, his mouth can do the words again.]

You're still...a person! You can have a conversation, and stop yourself from eating!

[cadventuretime]

Well, yeah? I mean I had some coffee a few hours ago, so I should be good until dinnertime.

[endette]

Oh man, coffee.

[Gasp... He could drink coffee. Imagine it.

Wait. Zombie girl.]

Right right, but you're a full zombie? How long did it take before you felt okay again?

[cadventuretime]

Are you seriously asking a girl how she died? Talk about poor taste. Sheesh!

[Which is really just a cover. Were she honest she doesn't know much about turning, her life before being a zombie, and much of the early days. Her first memories were bing on the road in a zombie caravan.]

[endette]

[aaaa oh no]

No! I didn't mean that at all! Sorry, I'm just -- it'd be really helpful to know, so I wasn't thinking, aaaugh...

[cadventuretime]

Well...

I guess I could forgive you.

If you buy me a cup of coffee.

[This may have been her plan all along.]

[endette]

[.....................this feels familiar

He's okay with it.]

S-sure. Long as you know where that is.

[cadventuretime]

I have a place in mind.

[She has seven.]

Do you have your card with you? You know the Shihui people are pretty big on that. You could get in a lot of trouble if you don't have one.

[endette]

Really, huh...

[Concerning... In that case, he won't just pull it out and wave it around as proof. That's like inviting someone to steal it.]

What else should I know?

[cadventuretime]

Hmm...

[She pretends to think.]

Oh yeah! The Shehui people are all about family and junk. So they have a really big respect for honoring their dead.

[Does he see where this is going?]

So if I were you, I'd treat me extra extra nice. Its for your own good, you see.

[Wink.]

[endette]

[Yes, she certainly is looking out for him... If it's true, and she counts, then that's something of a positive.]

I'll keep it in mind. I was already going to treat you nice anyway, though, you don't have to tell me to. Undead are treated like dead here, even when they're like you, huh?

[cadventuretime]

[They're not entirely sure what to make of her, honestly.]

Hee~

Well, what are you waiting for? Go and treat the dead a little.

[They haven't chased her out, so that's good.]

[endette]

I'd like to, but I have no idea where anything is...

[he'll follow her to whatever coffee shop or cafe or tunnel to hell that she leads him to, tbh.]