( 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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[heartkey]

[ Sora can hardly be considered to be using the computer. More like he's randomly tapping the keys to see if anything shows up. Spoilers: nothing is showing up. At least nothing useful. Just random error messages and such.

But he notices Flynn there behind him after a moment, and turns toward him. ]

Oh, uh, sorry. Did you wanna use this?

[thatdamnknight]

[that is a lot of error messages. maybe he doesn't understand computers at all, but even someone lacking any knowledge gets that error message = bad. maybe flynn's concern starts to grow the more of those start to pop up.

when the boy speaks, flynn smiles and shakes his head.]

No, but thank you. I was just curious to see how this device works.

[and, uh, is it okay for there to be so many error messages??]

[heartkey]

[ He's not going to say he's good at this. Computers are just straight up not his thing. ]

I think you'd have better luck than I am, then.

[ Even if he sounds like he doesn't know how to use one either ... ]

[thatdamnknight]

[flynn hums thoughtfully.]

Then would you mind if I give it a try?

[maybe all of his computer watching could be enough to save this poor machine from all those error messages and potentially exploding. do computers explode? best not wait and see.]

[heartkey]

Of course not! [ And he'll go ahead and move aside so as to give Flynn the room he needs to reach the computer. ] Here. Knock yourself out.

[ Maybe Sora can learn something from him here. ]

[thatdamnknight]

[as soon as he has the room, flynn sits in front of this odd device. hmm, okay let's see here... going off from what he's seen and via the use of a little logic, the best way to handle this would be like so.

click click click! open up a window here, do a reset there... and presto! no more error messages. what an easy to use piece of technology! granted, rita would've likely figured out twice as fast and with less effort, but that's a genius mage for you.]

There, I think that's the way it ought to look to be usable.

[a nice and error free desktop all within a few moments. no big deal, which flynn is grateful for.]

[heartkey]

[ Okay Flynn what kind of technology mage are you?? Sora just watches, dumbfounded, as he works through things so easily. Before expressing that shock. ]

Whoa ... How'd you do that?!

[ Sora had no idea what he was doing, but this guy just made it look so easy ... ]

[thatdamnknight]

[that shock gets a smile in return. why are you so shocked, sora? nothing shocking here at all!]

While observing people using these, I'd seen a good portion of those error message pop up at some point or another-- albeit not all at once --and be dealt with.

[all it took is remembering what a bunch of people did one time and putting that knowledge to use. no big deal.]

[heartkey]

[ Yes big deal. Sora doesn't experience a whole lot of "putting knowledge to use". ]

So you just watched people and learned that way? [ A pause. ] Did you learn how to do anything else with it?

[ He's curious about what it can even do ... ]

[thatdamnknight]

[watch flynn work his magic and show sora the marvels of being too damn quick to pick up on stuff.]

A few things. For example... [click click click and now there's several different games on screen. nothing fancy, just basic solitaire-level stuff.] A lot of people seemed rather fond of playing these games.

[fond or simply bored. either way, games!!]

[heartkey]

It has games?! [ That's news to Sora! Though not unwelcome news — Sora is all for games. ]

Move over, lemme try it!

[ Sora that's rude. ]