( 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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[storyseller]

[Jumin you goddamned nerd. She watches his movements askance, choosing to let him take the lead. It is often more simple to react than act. It is often less dangerous.]

It would be my pleasure. Thank you.

[hylance]

Mother of Beasts? I...see. I hope you're not doing any of that fighting.

[no offense Caster but you don't look like you should be in a fight]

[bulletbiter]

[ Is he lonely? That's a good question.

Can someone be lonely if they've only had solitude in their lives? There was that one period when he had a team to work with, but look where that got him? It's better off to stay alone. ]

It's fine. Don't worry about it. [ Having no voice, he means. ] I usually work by myself. I wasn't aware it would be so obvious.

[ Glancing back at the gosspiy librarian again. ]

[rootandbranch]

Is it?

[he sounds as vitally interested as she is unsure. he doesn't have much experience with it being nice to meet him, after all! come on, Shirayuki. you need to answer this question with a firm positive or negative to assuage all of our curiosities.]

[appleofhiseye]

[way to put a girl on the spot!!! but she nods, firm in her answer]

Yes. I mean--I haven't met any other dragons besides you, so it's difficult to compare, but you've been perfectly polite to me. That's more than enough for a first impression, don't you think?

[storyseller]

[NONE TAKEN SHE DOESN'T WANNA FIGHT ANYONE]

I am fortunate that my Master has chosen to allow me to serve at base rather than in direct battle.

[pls don't make her fight she hates it]

[rootandbranch]

Hahaha, I guess no one can argue with that logic. Okay...

[he's teasing again a little, but the sharp edge to it is gone. something in him feels warmed and reassured, a little less hungry than before. this meeting people thing is... kind of fun.]

Thanks. It's nice to meet you too.

[storyseller]

[#notallcasters

i mean look Agartha was a thing BUT STILL]

My Master was kind and did not use me as bait for enemies. Rather, my Master kept me safe and protected me from dying. In respect to that, I wish to support the goals of Chaldea as I may.

[fistsofchange]

Thoughtful nodding as she absorbed this deep wisdom. "Mhmm....mhmm...And that's it? No, like, spells or cyborg bits required?"

REMEMBER: HE ADOPTED THIS MONSTER

[mekarekt]

[ ... What.

This is no giggle. This is no snort. Between peals of laughter, Hana gasps ]

Why would you save that?

[ Half naked guys aren't a new thing for her. Sometimes she got weird pictures from her male fans in fanmail, but-- ]

Maybe he's gay and he was trying to flirt with you or get some pictures back. [ An idea suddenly comes to her mind. ] There aren't kinky photos of you in here too, are there?

[fistsofchange]

"I have to keep concentrating or I'll fall, but so far that hasn't happened."

It WAS starting to feel like a bit of a strain, though, now that she pointed it out. Bai Lin decided to stay on the wall as long as she could, for practice as much as because it was cool.

[goodlistener]

[ruler lifts her head, finally, offering a small but pleasant smile. it's almost too simple in how pure it is, like looking deep into clear water, but because of that there's perhaps no doubt her feelings are genuine.]

I am glad for that. You are well met, Caster... Shahrazad.

[storyseller]

Ah... It seems as if my identity is one that is difficult to obscure.

[It isn't surprising. Still, she feels a weight.]

Your true name is known to me from Chaldea. Your smile merely confirms that you are Jeanne d'Arc, Ruler.

[itemer]

"Nope, nothing like that. They just need to be kept charged." She considers it a moment. "They do need cell phone towers for reception, I suppose. If things are all busted up from war where you're from, those are probably gone or in disrepair."

where's the orphanage he wants a refund

[yancat]

Because it's funny.

[ The laughter is only expected, but he also has a feeling she isn't laughing with him. Is the managing director gay? He doesn't think it's an appropriate question to ask. As long as he stops sending him photos and does his job properly, it should be fine. But why should Jumin send pictures back... What...

WHAT......... ]

Is there a reason I should take pictures of myself? Either way, I wouldn't keep anything salacious on my phone on purpose. The app must be saving images automatically...

[ There are no kinky pics. Just pictures you'd expect from the rich kids of Instagram, only blurry. Also, his cat. ]

that's COLD

[mekarekt]

[ It is funny, but she didn't peg him for a guy that would find it as hilarious as she did. ]

That sounds like an excuse. It's cool. We all have things we're not proud of saved on our phones.

[ Her posing figurines.

What is Hana doing in his phone, now? It looks like she's in his contacts, but not to snoop around. She's putting in her name...

Smooth. ]

This is me. If service comes back, then send me more funny pics. Okay? [ His new contact: D.Va ♥ ^_~ ] Oh, yeah! Weren't we looking for pictures of your really pretty cat?

[silenceofthelance]

I think she's just concerned.

[He adds up instead, thinking on it. He doesn't seem like a bad person, reminds him a bit of the twins, just less... weird. Maybe they'll get along.]

Can I sit here?

[appleofhiseye]

Now that we're properly introduced, is it alright if I ask how you ended up here? I was looking for a way home, so knowing how everyone got here seemed like a good place to start.

[rootandbranch]

[oh, right, there's other stuff to think about while they're all here...]

I have no idea how we got here! Vern and I just suddenly ended up here. We were walking through the woods near-- where we're staying. I'm guessing it was a god or some tear between the realms we didn't know about, but that's just a guess.

What about you?

[burnblonde]

[She smirks.]

Well...I can't deny that I don't love a good umbrella drink. But one of us should probably keep her head.

[Yang can pass on the fun for once--plus she isn't sure she wants to get so loopy as to miss out on the fun of happy fruit juice Weiss. It's just too perfect.]

Maybe next time though.

[fistsofchange]

In Lin's mind is an image of a stone tower with a magic phone wizard at the top staring into a crystal ball.

"I don't think we have anything like that, no..."

[goodlistener]

You're right.

[she's still smiling! having other servants know her true name doesn't seem to bother her at all- if she were being completely honest, she'd have introduced herself properly on her own, sooner or later.]

... Mmm, it's a little nerve-racking to hear there's an identical version of me, in another place at the same time. But it's also not strange at all. If anything, I worry that I'm a faithful representation of myself!

Also- [her voice lowers appropriately,] don't worry. There may be no need to conceal our true names in the first place here, but aside from that, it's only because of my abilities as a Ruler that I know your identity.

[holy_smoly]

"I see."

Then and there, Sanaki lost a brief battle with temptation. There was no helping it; this woman was giving off a certain familiar vibe. An almost... Ikelike aura of general gullibility. And anyway, if she was level with Sanaki's head, she was hardly high enough to hurt herself. (There was a treacherous thought...)

She glanced at the stranger's feet.

"Well, I can see no harm in it if you remain cautious. On that note, I should warn you that the thong of one of your sandals has snapped."

[fistsofchange]

"They have?"

CRASH on the ground.

[holy_smoly]

Glorious. An empress rarely laughs out loud, but Sanaki didn't bother suppressing a slightly-too-innocent smile.

"Oh, my apologies. Now that I take another look, they're fine. It must have been the angle."