( TDM | #2 )

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IMPORTANT: This TDM takes place on the current world the coven is part of. Please read the linked Google Doc about the world AND be aware that the world is high-frequency, meaning canon magic and powers can be used.

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.

WORLD ONE: AIMINTAS

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... Some of you might open your eyes to find yourself wandering around a sandy area, outside of a large stone house. There's a large glimmering caravan floating around outside, which might intrigue you. There's also a lot of supplies, food, clothing...all just laying around outside. It's worth investigating, right? A ▢ Your character has found themselves arriving right outside the coven's new digs in Aimintas, and there's a lot of confusing stuff to look at. Th ocean in the sky, that floating caravan...your character probably can't get to that ocean, so they may want to examine the caravan. If they touch it, they'll immediately regret that decision -- the caravan has its own defense mechanism, and you can pick one or the other: - A1: Once your character touches the caravan, they can't remove their appendage from it. Kick it? Their foot is stuck. Touch it? Their hand is stuck. Lick it? Their tongue is stuck. They'll remain like this for 15 minutes without magical intervention. - A2: Your character's hand doesn't stay for long, but the caravan holds onto that hand for five seconds while giving your character a pretty excruciating burn. Medic! B ▢ Maybe they're smart and they don't touch the caravan. Let's go through all of this cool stuff on the ground! It might be sort of obvious that it belongs to someone -- a lot of someone's -- but your character is thirsty, confused...maybe there's some water or answers in this pile. And maybe there's also someone who catches your character going through their shit.

Other new potential coven members will find themselves in a completely different part of town. These lucky individuals will have suddenly appeared in the marketplace area of Aimintas, surrounded by walking lizard beings that suddenly turn and take an immediate interest in this stranger. C ▢ The Palai are very interested in the new coven members, and a new humanoid person -- or anyone that doesn't look like them -- will immediately catch their attention. They'll immediately find your character worth of their undivided attention, talking to them about coven-related things...pretty confusing right? If you need help with the short lizard folk, maybe someone will eventually arrive to help you out. On the other hand, you might learn something interesting talking to them. A friend might join in either way! D ▢ Once you break free of the Palai, you'll find that this marketplace is pretty interesting. It's a mixture of primitive and semi-modern technology...or is it totally unfamiliar to you? Never seen a cellphone before? Unfamiliar with the concept of women wearing pants? There's certainly something to see that'll interest your character here. E ▢ Finally, you might be hungry and thirsty after suddenly appearing. The Palai are masters of making food, including a new concoction of theirs that they're trying out in honor of all the new people. It's a sort of bottled fruit juice that has been energized by the Eltos. It's essentially the first Aimintas Red Bull, except on acid. The drink immediately makes anyone who drinks it extremely giddy, hyper and they may potentially hallucinate. It doesn't seem to bother the Palai's biology, but everyone else...oops!

The setting found in Aimintas is pretty expansive, so you have a lot of room to wander around. Here are a few things that might catch your eye if you're really committed to wandering around. F ▢ A house near the marketplace is incredibly special to the Palai people. Characters who wander near here will find a group of Palai who are even more excited about their new visitors: baby Palai. Some are still in eggs and kept inside, but the juvenile Palai are about two feet tall, rowdy and want to play with these new, bipedal creatures. Some of them still crawl around on all fours and are more lizard-like than others. Hope you're good with kids! G ▢ The Palai have constructed a large library in the middle of town. If you wander in here, you'll find a myriad of books in a strange language. The Palai are a rather visual people, though, so many include pictures and illustrations. They also have a collection of computers here that connect to the Aimintas internet, as well as visual media stations that can play videos -- though they're really just powered tablets that play video files. Time to get a little taste of the Palai culture. H ▢ 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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[thirtybits]

They do tend to become synonymous. Historical fact inspires and becomes fiction, or anecdotal, false stories become adopted into history...

[Not that he would know anything about it!]

[baiter]

[Pica-- actually is expecting a punch or something along those lines, not a pick up? She puts up a good struggle as she's hoisted up, but it's pretty easy to keep Pica under control when she isn't using any of her magic.

On the other hand: this means that Pica is fully expecting Boudica to bodyslam her, just like in wrestling.

Which is why she's going to elbow the woman in the head as hard as she can >:(]

[storyseller]

[Caster has experienced the wrath of too tyrannical a heart to fight such an adamant claim.]

Very well. However, while I can bring my stories to life, I cannot force reality to obey with a narrative where you meet this person. We must seek a more indirect means.

[storyseller]

Yes... The true contains the untrue. And in the untrue, there are truths. To distinguish between stories based on 'truth' is misguided, for any narrative will contain elements of both.

[baiter]

[--oh, wait a minute--]

... stories?

[That's an odd statement to make.]

[caramelswirl]

No, it's okay. I can always get another one...

[if it was any other clothing article, she would be turning tail and running away. but ribbons seemed harmless on the scale of creepy, so... it was probably fine. probably. besides, considering his eagerness earlier, she didn't want to deny him his ice cream.

she unties the knot holding it together and passes it to the shopkeeper. they take the time to go over it, nod, and gesture to the spread of ice cream in the cart. pick your delicious poison! kotori selects a chocolate-flavored one and waits for roxas to make his choice]

I... think it's safe to say they don't take money at all.

[storyseller]

Yes. [She bows her head.] I was given the designation Caster for I lack any abilities in combat... Except to tell stories night after night. This is my main use.

[unvictory]

[Well...how effective that is depends on whether or not Pica has super strength of any kind, because if she doesn't, it's like trying to get through a steel wall by punching it. Despite appearances, Bouds is completely solid.

Otherwise...she's tough anyway, so she's holding onto this rowdy child.]

If you keep doing that I might drop you, you know!

[drunkle]

Told you.

[ It does look like it hurt, but he's not too worried, because he knows she'll be fine. Bringing pain is all he's ever been good for, why should this be any different. He lets Weiss steady herself before he lets go of her, because it's been approximately two minutes since he had a flask in his hand.

The fact that Weiss didn't yell out earns her some respect from him at least, for whatever that's worth. ]

You should put some ice on that.

[ LMAO get it. Yeah, his respect isn't worth that much. ]

[baiter]

[... she seems a little sad over it. Pica isn't good at comforting other people. But she'll give it a try.]

That's not bad. It sounds... nice. Comfortable.

[mekarekt]

What? Not sure?

[ No, she'll just be missing out!! Some of that energy peters out with Bouds not being into her new favorite drink. ]

You need an acquired taste for excellence? [ She will take the drink back though, cradling it to her chest. Don't worry, Mtn Dew XX, D.Va still loves you. ]

[storyseller]

It can be... Storytelling, I believe, is best done in the company of those with whom one feels most safe and happy. I learned to tell stories for the sake of my little sister, once.

[That was when it was the happiest practice. It wasn't for survival or desperation. It wasn't to try to end her existence. It was merely to bring her sister joy.]

[storyseller]

[Bill.]

In that case, you need no commendation for your work...?

[ouzel]

[ His nostrils flare in amusement but Cassian's eyes are sharp, looking over both Poe and the ship without touching anything. ]

Otherwise, are you all right?

[ No pains or burning or anything else like that, right? Cassian would just pry Poe out of his clothes but that doesn't solve the problem of his hand being stuck to the ship's surface. ]

[glyphic]

Putting ice on an open wound is a terrible idea.

[ YES SHE GETS IT BUT COME ON.

she glances around, and. god. is she gonna have to tear her skirt that would be lame. ]

...I don't suppose you can acquire me bandages from the caravan?

f

[potentite]

[Seeing her confused is frankly very relatable to Jake.]

Oh, um, I believe they would be all right with that, ma'am. I mean, um, if you help them. I don't think it would be an issue?

[volitaunt]

[ Poe pauses a moment to take stock--he seems fine, if thirsty. The caravan's organic seal or whatever the kriff it is doesn't seem to be doing any visible damage. What it could be doing invisibly is a source of concern, but not one he can do much about. ]

Otherwise I'm spiffy. [ It's one of those words he picked up in Wayward Pines, initially meaningless if charming. He says it now with an edge of sarcasm.

Because he's stuck, Cass. This is unpleasant and his leg is bent weird. ]

"can you translate that into simoleons please"

[genice]

Qri's, technically. Genette rode it up to the city.

( he pulls more firmly when the initial round of tugging has produced little more than a loosened paw. the firm tug ends up pulling the little tanuki firmly off and slamming down into Victor's chest with a whoof of air pressed out of Victor's lungs, but hopefully wasn't harmful to the tanuki itself. )

Hah... everything okay?

[unvictory]

It seems that way...it wouldn't be unusual for another species to have similar tools or pastimes to human culture, so I didn't think much of it at first.

But maybe they were introduced rather than developed...

[She gives it some thought, then rests the tablet on her lap, leaning down into it.]

Could you show me what else fell from the sky? [...] Oh.

[She holds down the home button, prompting palai siri again. See, she's getting it.]

Show me what fell from the sky...ocean. Above.

[An entire category for it is filtered, showing a ton of videos all detailing specific objects that fell to their home land accompanied by detailed how to explanations similar to the skateboard.

She just starts scrolling...]

Coffee machines, blenders, laptops...it seems as if this network they use is kind of like the internet, too.

[Maybe they even have online idols here...nah.]

[lohengrins]

[ he has...no idea what to make of that. percival looks towards the young man, a brow cocked as he folds his arms. what the fuck is homestuck. ]

I mentioned nothing of the sort. What, are you a native of this land?

[unvictory]

I mean it might taste differently to you, considering what you said.

[And on that topic, actually-]

You know too much caffeine is bad for you, don't you?

[mekarekt]

[ Tastes like heaven.

As if she hasn't heard the same spiel a million times. It's as if Dr. Ziegler is standing right in front of her. ]

Are you a doctor?

[usavatar]

Me too.

[ He studies her again, frowning very slightly. ] Are we guests? Seems more like we were dragged here whether we wanted to come or not.

[ She's so polite. Like, actually polite, not polite to be a little shit, as Steve's politeness is half the time. A smile finds its way to the corner of his mouth, lighting his eyes for a moment. ] I don't suppose your magic could get this stuff off me.

[ Steve raises his hands, indicating the webbing that binds them together. ]

[ouzel]

Spiffy.

[ His tone implies an eyeroll, but he's glad that Poe isn't actively suffering, at the very least.

So. Cassian circles around Poe again before getting in close - really close - and wrapping his arms around Poe's waist while widening his stance. ]

Ready?

[ He doesn't give Poe much of a chance to answer before he throws all of his weight in the opposite direction of the ship Poe is stuck to.

Surprisingly, it works. Unsurprisingly, then end up in a tangled heap on the ground. ]

[volitaunt]

[ Poe lays there a second, surprised, relieved, with the wind knocked out of him, and then manages: ]

Maybe if I'd actually been ready I wouldn't be on top of you right now.

[ He could, y'know, move. But that wouldn't have the same impact. ]