( TDM #8 )

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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.

IMPORTANT: This TDM won't be canon! It's a little dicey in-game right now, which isn't exactly fair for in-game players who are currently trapped, as well as out-of-game hopefuls who want to get as much CR potential as possible. Think of this as an alternate timeline.

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 ▢ Or, perhaps, that isn't the weirdest thing you're experiencing right now. Instead of just being magicked away, blinking your eyes open to stare at a video game or random tree, you blearily awaken from a sleepy daze in a bed that isn't your own. It does, however, belong to someone else...someone who is right next to you. Do they see you first, or are you the first to be aware of your new Shehui sleeping situation? B ▢ Other new arrivals aren't so lucky as to arrive in the warm embrace of an apartment's bed. It's currently raining in Shehui, and because of the current post-winter temperature, the rain is certainly cold. You're now in the middle of a busy street, out in the open -- no umbrella to your name. You have the opportunity to grab some shelter underneath an awning or run into a building. Or will someone take pity on you? Or are you not bothered by a sudden, frigid downpour? C ▢ Shehui is looking to celebrate an upcoming holiday -- Yeunai. Something of a bonding holiday that celebrates a variety of relationships, Shehui residents are really into this consumer, capitalist bonanza. On certain Shehui streets are mats that read the ID data of those that stand on them. Whether or not you'd like to take part in this little shindig, a nearby machine will random spit out some data about you and another person on the same long mat. (Need some guidance? Here's a love calculator!) That's a good ice-breaker, right? D ▢ Despite Shehui's distrust of magic, faux magic isn't a big deal. In fact, there's currently a showcase of street performers making money with their craft. Located around Shehui's famed tower, there's a lot of room for some real magic here. Want to take yours for a spin? It's easy enough to simply say you can't reveal your secrets when you're asked about a certain talent. E ▢ With how prominent cell phones are in Shehui, a lot of new and old arrivals have them by now -- you, newbie, might have already picked one up! Despite not having anyone on your contact list yet, you do seem to be getting quite a few messages...though they aren't going to your cell phone. Instead, they're being telepathically broadcast into your head, or even before your eyes! On the opposite end of the spectrum, it's very likely that you're transmitting your own accidental telepathic broadcast...but what are you saying, exactly? F ▢ Another fun activity -- Chips! is always open! Today they're hosting their regular games, but there's also a SongWars competition, including a huge stage and everything. While you may not know the words to these strange, alien pop songs, the crowd may turn in your favour if you put on a good show regardless. What do you win for besting your champion? A nice plastic trophy and a big Chocorrone. G ▢ For some people, the whole "kidnapped to another world with new magic and cell phones and shit" is actually...kind of a downer. For those of you who want to enjoy the evening and maybe meditate for a while, there are plenty of parks with benches that allow you to sit and think. You may not want company, but it may find you regardless... H ▢ Wildcard! How will your character react to this strange world?

GAME NAVIGATION

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monika | doki doki literature club ( spoilers possible in threads )

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[ ooc: monika has the ability to alter a person's recollection of an event (memory manipulation), though her trade off is that for every minute of a memory she alters, she'll experience a nightmare while she sleeps for the same amount of time she's altered. this is pretty likely to change and is mostly me playing around with any possible powers i could give her, so don't worry too much about it. if you'd like to play around with this ability, lmk and we'll work a thing out! ]

B

[ she comes to in the middle of a storm, not at all like the empty, electronic nothingness she'd expected to preoccupy for eternity. the downpour is an orchestra in comparison to the horrible noises she's used to, now. it's beautiful. alive. it feels real.

...it's nice, and cool. reading rain scenes in books, monika thought it was so unrelatable, how people reacted to it. it was just water from the sky after all; it was best to enjoy it from inside, with a hot drink and lots of blankets. a good book was a must, of course. but that feeling isn't there anything - monika doesn't take refuge from the rain. she feels like it's almost a sacred right she doesn't have anymore, to experience it like this. stand under he dreary clouds and take it all in, let the water drizzle down upon her. it's pleasant.

cool.

it's alive.

once her uniform is soaked, she wipes at her eyes and shakes her head, auburn hair sticking to her skin. ] It's like... the Megalosaurus, on Holborn Hill. For a long time, I just thought it was a way to open the novel uniquely... But this is it, isn't it? I get the opening line now...

...Ah. Sorry. It's confusing if I just say that out loud, isn't it? You'll have to excuse me.

[ she doesn't know who you are, but you're here and she's here, and it's raining. ]

C

[ eventually, monika acquires new clothes.

soon enough, she finds herself staring down the love calculator. there's a mischievous little smile on her face, like a little devil about to sink her teeth into fresh, bleeding meat. she doesn't look hungry, but pleased. a cat who caught the canary. if you've been to a mall, you know there are stalls set up with people who try to get you to try their product and ultimately buy it. monika shares that same conviction with those salespeople: not standing on the platform, she begins to usher you onto it! she seems pretty cheerful about this... are you going to let it happen? ]

D

Magic's a pretty big deal here, huh.

[ it's said like she knows something you don't, her smile a clever little slanted half moon of a grin. monika's behind you, hands behind her back, green eyes shimmering. she looks ... happy. ]

A lot of magician's won't tell you their tricks. It's an unspoken rule, it's part of the shower, after all! But... have you heard about Harry Houdini's Radio of 1950? He started it in 1925 and performed it up until he died. It was a clever trick. Houdini would bring out a giant radio that took up the entirety of a table. Once set up, he'd open it up to show that there no tricks, lift the skirt of the table to show nothing underneath it and set the stage. And then, he'd announce Dorothy Young, who would climb out of the giant radio and do the Charleston. The radio of the future, and all that, I guess... But of course, there was a trick to it. There was a trap door in the table that Dorothy could drop into after being place on the table with the radio. So in reality, there was no magic to the illusion, just a really sturdy table!

Well... that's just Houdini's way of doing magic, though.

[ ooc: monika is capable of pulling off a "magic trick" via memory manipulation here, if you'd like her to. feel free to make this a conversation about magic tricks tho ]

BONUS (TELEPATHY)

[ what comes through is a beat, first. it's hazy, like a distant billboard that you can't quite make out in the grey haze from the rain. but maybe, if you listen to enough rap, you'll recognize the beat; it sounds like someone is trying really hard to remember it. ]

It's not love, it's hate... Think of... ...It really has been a while, I guess. But I remember enough... Think of all the mothers, maybe. Ah, the piano really was nice, and touching on such personal issues. It reminded me of a lot of Emily Dickinson's "I Had No Time To Hate, Because" in a way. If I could just-- Oh! All the mothers at wakes, that's right.

[ sorry. ]

WILDCARD

[ if none of these interest you, feel free to come up with your own starter, or ask me for a personalized one. i can be pm'd or hit up on plurk @ walpurgisnacht! ]

I need to get back home to cool, cool rain

[witchwithoutacause]

[ Amanda's just watching this crazy girl appear out of nowhere and stand in the rain, under the comfort of her own umbrella. Standing there, until she's soaking wet, looking satisfied in a way that Amanda, although someone who can honestly empathize with just wanting to experience something different, can't quite get.

Even with her own umbrella, it felt like she'd be spoiling something to offer it, until Monika spoke. ]

Can't say I know much about dinosaurs or novels but you look like you could use a change of clothes.

telepathy

[deem]

[9S is familiar with his wandering thoughts seeping into their telepathic network. He recalls his early frustrations with it, but at least it allows him to (he thinks) relate to someone who seems to be doing the same]

You're uh. Broadcasting to everybody, right now. I mean, if I can "hear" it, there's a pretty good chance the others can, too...

Although they might not know what all that means.

[He sure doesn't]