( 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

[drunkle]

Who said anything about trying to take things? Didn't you know that the more you shout about being innocent, the more guilty you actually look?

[ And no, he didn't do this to her, but he wishes he could because it's a tad hilarious watching a Schnee struggle. ]

[glyphic]

It makes sense. It only happened when I leaned on it for a second, and it looks like - what, supplies? So it's some sort of anti-theft semblance or something.

[ why is this the family member she is stuck with where are her teammates ]

Just not a very discerning one. If you'll excuse me!

[ ............TUG. tug tug tug TUG okay come the fuck on she seriously didn't want any of your crap, caravan, ease up?? ]

[drunkle]

You could try asking for help, you know, break the Schnee mold as it were.

[ As fun as this is, it's not like he can just leave the kid trapped like this either. ]

[glyphic]

[ NO

except she does stop tugging. weiss schnee back at her entrance to the academy would not have given in, but weiss schnee now has spent semesters with ruby and yang and blake, and she has solidified her ideas of what she wants the schnee mold to be. her father was not the first to bear her name and he will not be the last.

so. act in a manner befitting what the name needs to mean. right. breathe. ]

Will you help me, please?

[ alternately send her ruby or yang oh my god ]

[drunkle]

Well. That was unexpected.

[ He was expecting the young heiress to bark at him, though it's not as if he had been hoping for it. His animosity had always been directed at Winter and the Atlas military, while Weiss is just another student and weirdly enough, Ruby's "BFF". ]

This may hurt a little.

[ As he walks closer to Weiss, he takes out his weapon-- wait, WHAT!? Nah, he's just playing. The weapon is jabbed straight into the ground, because he'll need to push against something other than the caravan.

With that out of the way, he grabs hold of her wrist, then waits for her to acknowledge that... this may hurt, as he warned. Yeah, he wasn't joking about that. ]

[glyphic]

[ maybe there is a reason ruby keeps trying to snag weiss as a "bff" even if weiss has yet to verbally confirm it...what the shit, weiss, just admit team rwby is your squad ]

That's fine.

[ she will just press her lips together so she doesn't make a noise, shoulders pulling back in sheer Determination. BRING IT.

though she did kind of widen her eyes at the weapon part until he jabbed it in the ground. qrow, that's mean. ]

[drunkle]

I'll count to three.

[ One foot against the blade for support and Qrow yanks on her hand with maximum force, pulling her away from the stupid caravan of magic. He also didn't count to three. :D It's an old "ripping off the bandaid" trick.

And also because he's mean. ]

[glyphic]

[ QROW THAT'S SO MEAN. weiss doesn't yelp, though, just biting her lip and focusing on NOT MAKING A SOUND.

that really hurt though ]

[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. ]

[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?

[drunkle]

Ugh.

[ That's a yes.

And he just reached for his flask, too, but he already feels like he needs to hand it to her while he rummages through the supplies. ]

Don't drink that - use it to disinfect the wound. ... Don't apply it generously either.

[ Finding booze isn't easy these days, so don't waste too much plz...!! ]

[glyphic]

I wasn't going to! [ to either!!!!!!!!!! a pause. ] ...Thank you.

[ SEE SHE CAN BE GRACIOUS although it is galling. it's easier if she thinks of him as ruby's uncle and not. ruby's uncle who got into it with winter. there's a thin line here. but as promised (kind of???) she only pours a little bit on the wound, biting her lip as she does so, careful not to waste any.

she also doesn't drink any of it so. ]

[drunkle]

Ugh. [ That means "no problem". It's different from his "yes" grunt because of the tone. ]

Stings, doesn't it? Heh. It doesn't go down so smoothly either, if you're wondering.

[ Then why does he drink that stuff?? He also waits for Weiss to hold out her hand so he can apply some quick bandaging. ]

I imagine you've got some questions.

[glyphic]

The first of all is where are we and what's going on, yes.

[ she holds out her hand and holds it steady, after recapping the alcohol to hand back after he...bandages her hand, since his hands are busy? ]

[drunkle]

You're in Aimintas.

[ He says, as if it means anything, continuing to bandage the hand until it's all done. Not surprisingly, he makes quick and easy work of it, suggesting that he probably had to patch up people in the past. ]

And I never said I'd have all the answers for you. [ Even he's not so sure about the grand scheme of all things, and the things he does know will be revealed to her soon enough. ] ...Tell me, what's the last thing you remember before coming here?

[ ...He'll take his flask back, too, thanks! ]

[glyphic]

...I was leaving Atlas.

[ wITHOUT PERMISSION but fuck you permission FUCK YOU ]

I intended to go to Mistral to find Winter.

[drunkle]

Winter, huh?

[ She's in Mistral??? Qrow runs his hand through his face as he holds back a laugh. ]

Heh... heheheheh! Ohhh, that's just great. Well, suddenly I don't miss that place too much.

[glyphic]

What were you doing in Mistral??

[ why is everyone in mistral suddenly wtf ]

[drunkle]

[ He could tell her the truth, but should he...? ]

Since when do I report to you, pipsqueak? You don't really care how an old man spends his nights at Mistral's finest inn.

[ Well. It's not a lie. ]

[glyphic]

I am not a pipsqueak!

[ weiss, you only hit 5'3" when you're wearing heels. ]