( 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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Comments

[probablynoteren]

Must be. They're still doing it.

[Unlike the example video, the actual Lizard YouTube video goes on for almost the length of an entire match -- we'll assume they aren't going to be watching this for that long, but -- and is necessarily scaled down to fit smaller lizard bodies. On the other hand, just like the humans, they're bouncing everywhere and not getting a whole lot done.

The ball kind of rolls sadly between players every now and then, or bounces off a head or limb mostly by accident, but making a goal seems to be a long ways off. Regardless...]

... I think I saw something like this, by the octagon. [the mall, he means] They said they do it underwater, too.

[Because why not have an underwater version of everything.]

[sigfried]

[ Apparently, he can. Well, it isn't all that bad, except now it looks weird for him to be cradling a lizard kid. But it doesn't last that long, since he sets it down soon enough.

He'll just shake his head. ]

...I didn't expect you to say yes to something like that.

[rootandbranch]

[Geir tilts his head curiously. that statement really hammers down the point of how far he is from home: any of the gods he grew up with would only expect Loki's son to be something of a troublemaker, if not so slippery as his father. he chuckles, though, the sound a surprisingly light rumble in his chest]

Why not? Isn't trouble fun sometimes?

[teratias]

No, I'm a mage. It's just a differ...wait, do only girls use magic back home?

[That'd....be interesting. But no matter, and all at once, Waver's overbearing pride comes toppling down. Damn, she had to ask the question about magic inheritance, huh?]

Not really. You have to be born with magic circuits, which let you use magecraft. [There's a lot of stuff worth leaving out for a basic explanation.]
Usually when you have kids with another mage, your offspring's more powerful. But you can at least improve the quality of your circuits in your own lifetime!

[Okay, that thesis got him in trouble, but who here would ever know that?]

[sigfried]

[ To be fair, Siegfried was going to pick up all of that food in a bit and stuff it back into his bag, but he was trying to make a point.

Hilariously enough, it kind of backfired a little; the man will hold up a armored hand to block her force-feeding him. Akko, why are you like this. ]

There's no need for that. But, bear in mind that if this was a cooked meal, I wouldn't be so lucky.

[ Following that, once Siegfried has the chance, he will begin to pick up the fallen food. ]

And I doubt you would want other people to go around dropping your food, right?

[yancat]

[He adjusts the cuff of his sleeve and falters for a second. Just a second. What do you even say to that?]

... Then I am glad you are alive.

It appears that there are many blanks I've yet to fill in my head regarding your situation, but would you like me to change the subject? It seems like an uncomfortable topic.

[holy_smoly]

Hmph! Whoever you are, I hope whatever petty satisfaction you take in being rude is worth becoming an enemy of Begnion itself. When I find a way to contact the Holy Guard...

[She'll. What? Tattle on him? Sanaki doesn't take kindly to this kind of disrespect, but she knows how to stop digging. She takes a deep breath and fixes him with a renewed icy glare.]

At any rate, there will be consequences. Fortunately for you, you've proven your profound ignorance, so I will consider showing leniency. I must think on this. [Here, in this perfectly comfortable position.]

[claiomhsolais]

[While he explains, she looks at him dumbfounded, almost as if he's speaking fish language except not because she can speak that now. Look, she's lucky enough she has a basic understanding of her own world's magic. Adding another one on top of that is asking way too much.]

I.. see... Yep, it all makes sense. What an interesting world you're from! But uh... yeah! Where I'm from, only witches can use magic, but there exists a potential in everyone. And there are magic families and stuff and they have stronger potentials or something? I'm from a non-magic family, but I'm still a pretty strong witch!

[decipheringeye]

Really?!

[STAND UP. HAND CLASP. BEST FRIEND.]

That's great! I'll be sure to find some really good books!

[claiomhsolais]

Awww!

[She pouts as her plan backfires. Party pooper!]

Come on, there's no need for that either! And cooked meals are fine too! I think I read somewhere that it takes about 20 seconds for the germs to get all comfy.

So, actually, as long as it was within that time frame, I'd be fine with it! Besides, it's not like I dropped it and then stepped on it and went like "Hah! Now your food is cursed!" I just dropped it. You're really making a big deal of nothing, you know that?

[sluggard]

[Thank goodness for THEM... None for Python though.]

What? A genius name like D.Va ain't your real name? Coulda fooled me.

[Pffft.] Nah, forget sheep, then the lizard people'll just eat me.

I think I'll go for something like... His Lordship.

[holy_smoly]

[Well, that's... that's better. Aside from the crying. Making other young girls cry is never a great look for an empress. Sanaki clears her throat. She'll have to de-escalate the conversation.]

That is quite enough. I of course recognize that under the circumstances, you could not have known who you were speaking to. As long as you behave with the proper decorum in the future, I bear no grudge.

...Also, "Apostle" will do. And it's pronounced... no, nevermind, I suppose that was close enough.

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[passionfist]

[She's done a great job of undergoing Character Development since she last saw Hakuno, and when she first sees her precious senpai, she'd really like to show off just how much she's grown as a person since they last met. Maybe Hakuno would even be...proud of her???

On the other hand, she catches sight of what is clearly Hakuno being accosted by tiny lizard people, and completely misreading the situation approaches with the telltale sound of blades scraping along the ground.]

H-hold still! I'll save you, Senpai...!!

[And up come the GIANT SWORD HANDS.

The shadow of both loom over Hakuno and her new friends with the threat of...whatever she plans on doing. To the credit of the palai, they just think this is super neat.]

[sealeted]

[It's easy to see why it's so popular; it isn't a super efficient game, but you could easily sink time into just watching it.]

I wonder how much of their society is underwater that we haven't seen yet?

[sealeted]

True.

[...well, she hasn't met any other particularly 'Gilgameshish' men just yet. But she can imagine.]

That sounds nice, though. Much nicer than the War.

B...

[yancat]

[On one hand, it's not often that people go out of their way to pick on the heir of a multibillion dollar company. Even funnier is her accusation. Greedy! As a man who has everything, Jumin's far from it. With all these new experiences he's begun to associate with this encounter, in a way, he could call this meeting with BB refreshing.

On the other hand, she called him a pig.]

Hm. It appears that I am being bullied. True, I could ask for your help. But humor a child and she becomes a spoiled brat who has no mind for manners.

[sealeted]

It's... my situation is definitely a bit weird, but I'm sure it must be awkward for you too. I am plenty happy to be alive, though.

[She's still riding the high of living, after all.]

Have you found anything interesting here?

[alphonse]

It's definitely weird. I mean, I'm not complaining, but they were ready to welcome us before they could even make sure we weren't a threat.

[He waves a hand dismissively at the question.]

I'll probably head back in soon too. For now I just felt like getting some air.

[alphonse]

Sure.

[She's bound to be less dangerous to its health than he is, anyway. He holds the phone out on an open palm for her to take.]

If you don't mind me asking, what kind of place are you from?

[alphonse]

It can't be that simple.

[But he can understand not wanting to go into specifics in front of a group of strangers, so he lets it go for now.]

Are your powers limited to animals or can you make yourself look like other people too?

!!!!!!!!!

[sealeted]

[OH SHIT.]

Ah! Ha! Hahah, no, no, careful, they're babies!

[...that's a bit mean to leave it like that, given this isn't a P U N I S H S T A R T situation, so she quickly follows up on it.]

You... you have to be extra careful with them, when they're this small. And. And make sure they have all the right support?

[teratias]

Hm. I follow. [And Waver does, since well, that's a pretty close alignment to most of back home.]

We'd call you a first generation mage back home. The founder of a line.

[alphonse]

You're an alchemist?

[It's the first familiar thing he's heard all day, and he perks up immediately.]

So am I. I wonder... [He's been so caught up in processing everything new that he realizes he's preemptively given up on running into anyone from home.] Any chance you're from Amestris?

<3

[passionfist]

...babies?

[Her hands are now totally stationary. The shadow looms, but the blades have stopped moving.]

You mean...you aren't being attacked?

[guerrilla]

[I'M DETECTING MIXED SIGNALS FROM THESE BRACKETS]

Ugh...you're too soft, you know. Helping you was my way of paying you back in the first place.

[For letting him pretend he was a decent person for all of the handful of minutes he and her Servant fought.]