( 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!

GAME NAVIGATION

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[itemer]

[ Ember kind of gets the idea that trapped in a game isn't a usual thing around here, but since the issue isn't being pressed she doesn't delve any further into it. ]

Actually, I don't.

That looks pretty bad for my credibility, doesn't it?

[itemer]

"The main difference would be that radios use frequencies, and everybody on that frequency could hear you. With phones, it's a connection only between your phone and the other one."

Get it yet?

[allconsumed]

Doesn't matter to me.

[It really doesn't.]

As long as you're stuck here, it's a good warning for everyone else. Think about it like you're making a sacrifice for the greater good.

[itemer]

If I get my arms back I can make a sign to hang up there or something. But really, I can't bring myself to care all that much. I'd just like to not be stuck here.

[ She sighs dramatically. ] At least it can't get much worse. Show up somewhere new, try to get some answers, get stuck to the wall of a caravan wagon. I didn't even get my answers.

I don't suppose you know much about why I'm here or where here is?

[appleofhiseye]

I was waiting for a friend to return to the pharmacy, and it was getting late...and that's really all that I remember. I thought I'd fallen asleep and was having a strange dream at first.

What makes you think a god did this?

[she has zero experience with god-like beings so, she's curious]

[rootandbranch]

Who else has the power to just snatch people away from whatever they were doing like this? It didn't feel like a normal summoning at all. I don't think I've ever heard of a human wizard with the strength.

If you were brought here that way too, how many people were...?

[holy_smoly]

[so like]

...I see. Yes, I think I've heard of an idiom that references the peeling of potatoes. It stands to reason there would be certain tools tailored to the task.

I suppose I've never given much thought to the culinary arts. All my time is consumed by the duties of rule.

[She turns her nose up for emphasis. She's decided to temporarily relax her standards for how much respect she needs to be shown, at least until people get to know her--they can hardly be blamed for their ignorance right at the start--but this is a step too far, Velvet.]

[nachohero]

[ Another smile from Marco, grasping his hand with a nod. ]

On three, okay?

[ Did it matter? Maybe the element of surprise would have been better, but having a plan seemed to make more sense. ]

One...two...three!

[ A good pull, Marco closing his eyes and hoping for the best. Please work, please work. ]

[ojousword]

[ Asuna is nothing if not serious.

Look at those hazel eyes flash. It might be a joke, someone else might just go along with it and say "No, it was the Queen," but not Asuna. What really bothers her is she doesn't have an answer to his question. That's what's been bothering her the most.

She has no idea how she got here. Her entire inventory is missing and, as if not having a Log Out button wasn't bad enough, she has no menu at all. ]

This is no time for jokes. I could ask you the same question.

[ Her mouth opens to do that, but no words leave her. Nope, now she's giving him a strange look before pointing a bit weakly at his sharp attire. ]

Who... made that?

[ Since when could any tailors in SAO make business suits? ]

[silenceofthelance]

[Oh, look! It does work, because apparently he's been stuck for 15 minutes and just... falls actually. Like drops right before three hits because this caravan is mean.

And now he's just hanging off his arm in alarm. NOT A GREAT PLAN.]

[mekarekt]

[ WHY IS THERE A GOOSE?!

After snatching the cheese and the mystery liquid, tugging the goose out of the fridge, she slams the door closed and joins Lenka by plopping down right next to him. The goose waddles over to the pond and jumps in, honking all the while until it finally settles on the other side. Floating peacefully among the fish. For now...

After ripping off a bit of cheese, she pops it into her mouth with her thumb before holding it out towards Lenka. ]

Here is your reward for winning the battle against Team Koi, champ. I got some pretty good footage too, if you want to watch your highlights.

[ With her other hand, she waves her phone by her face with a shit-eating grin. ]

[nachohero]

[ Definitely not a great plan, Marco's eyes snapping open as he felt the other drop. Was he supposed to let go now? If he did he might fall and hit hard or worse...he might end up against the wall again and stuck. Awkward laughing, good lord was it awkward. ]

Ah...I think...

[ Maybe he would just loosen his grip a little bit, see if the other could get his bearings. ]

...you can get back on your feet now, right?

[ It's not like he'd tried to help just to let him down now, right? ]

i am also mostly canon blind lmfao i know about dave from friends

[mekarekt]

I could be your crush.

[ Wink wonk. Ignore her. ]

Oh! Like a DJ? I'd love to listen to your stuff if you have it on you!

[silenceofthelance]

[He looks frustrated at that, and looks to the closest ground surface, then looks at him and--

--summons his halberd. Again. Look, he needs it this time.]

[nachohero]

[ It wasn't that far down, was it? Marco wasn't really sure, but he knew that he didn't want to look down and risk losing his grip before Tatsumi could get to safety.

Summoning the halberd wasn't nearly as startling this time, Marco nodding. ]

Hey, do you what you need to do, so long as you don't start hacking off limbs or aiming it at me we're cool!

[ Okay, he might not have been startled but he was still nervous. Classic Marco. ]

[mekarekt]

[ Here is Hana, tugging on Jumin's sleeves and arms trying to get them to LOWER. Why is he so tall? Are one of his parents half-giant? ]

Are you serious? I'm nineteen. [ And there is nothing that will get on Hana's nerves more than treating her like a child -- as if she doesn't have as much experience living as the next person.

Nineteen is still young, but don't tell her that. ]

Are you an accountant or something? Want to, gh! [ JUMPS TO REACH HER PHONE ] Be my personal budget manager?

[silenceofthelance]

[He nods, and uses it to hack the tip into the ground, this time trying to drag Marco down with him.

He's still stuck on that caravan, after all. He can't leave his savior like that.]

[mekarekt]

[ Who doesn't know what LOL means these days? First, she rolls her eyes with a small smile tugging at her lips. ]

Hah, you don't know the meaning of a long name! There are always these guys online that have stupidly long names! It makes call outs impossible. One guy wanted to be called "swag four-twenty blaze it" or he wouldn't respond to anyone. Sooo dumb.

I'm calling youuuu... Snakelord.

F

[mewman]

[ it's one of those things star really can't help at all, stopping and staring in awe. her eyes get wider, her smile broadens and she's inching closer when finally addressed. and like always, she's not one to take notice of the atmosphere. instead she simply whispers ]

Lizard babies....!

[ she squeals with delight, finally closing the gap and bouncing with excitement ]

Can I help? I wanna help? Pleeaaase let me help.... I love babies so much!

[mekarekt]

[ Hana can't STAND hackers! They give people will skill a BAD. NAME.

Or so she says. ]

What kind of hacking? Aimbots? Wallhacks? DDoS?

[nachohero]

[ There was a jerk when the weapon connected with the ground, Marco only closing one eye this time as he felt his shoulder budge just a little. Progress! ]

Ha! I think it's workin--

[ Oh no, oh no, it was definitely working. Maybe too well, he was most definitely falling. Possibly right onto his face if he wasn't careful. ]

Watch out, watch out!!

[ He wanted to break his fall using Tatsumi less than he wanted to fall on his face. ]

[necronomicode]

Ew, no. I'm not like the typical losers who abuse their power. Mostly I just shut down trolls these days and use it to give my friends a hand when they're in a pinch - you know, heals or shields.

[silenceofthelance]

[He ends up having to disperse his halberd because he doesn't want both of them to be impaled on it (that would be tragic) as they fell.

On the plus side, they're free.

On the down side, they probably both crashed painfully on the ground anyway. This wasn't supposed to happen. Ow.]

[mekarekt]

[ A good hacker? What do they call those? White Hats? ]

Ooooh, a support hacker. Cool. Having one of those would be nice, but we'd probably get banned if anybody found out about it. [ Well then ]

Trolls and throwers are totally the worst, though.

[necronomicode]

Tell me about it.

[ Futaba has had very personal experience with even the worst trolls, after all. But... ]

Too bad none of that can help us out of this sticky situation.