( 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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[eternai]

But as devilish as BB-chan is, she's a loyal and irredeemable kouhai of legendary caliber! And a kouhai remains true to her Senpai, regardless of the trials ❤

[Scary... for a moment, she reverted back to her overdramatic self.]

Scheherazade-san, this planet has a strange feeling to it, don't you think? You're a master of fictional worlds, right~?

[storyseller]

[BB why are you like this. Scheherazade stays quiet, deciding that it is best to focus on the direct questions given to her.]

I cannot say that I am a master, but... I am familiar with them, and the manner of their construction. At least, as so far as applies to our world.

[eternai]

[Because! She loves! Senpai!

Okay, in all seriousness: it's hard to break character. And having something fun and relaxing to fall back upon is like a "safety mode" for an AI like her. It's nice and routine. She can recharge her processing power if she has something familiar to return to.]

This world is brimming with mana.

[It's not precisely "Earth's" mana, but there's something going on here. For once, she'll be straightforward.]

Could it be a creation of someone's devious imagination, Scheherazade-san? Is this the "real life" as we know it? Or is this just a fantasy?

[storyseller]

I cannot say with certainty.

[Her voice trembles a little. She is scared of being useless to BB. But she goes on, in consultation.]

It shows none of the magical hallmarks of being created, from what I can discern. Yet its premise is in the fantastical nature of of the unreal. It is a world that would be steeped in Mystery, yet which is not, because of the commonplace nature of its reality for those who live within it. The world within a sphere of water—the strange relics from a lost civilization—even the island that it seems float above. All these belong readily in the realm of fiction.

Yet the world below that we experience has much of the consistency of reality, altered only by its contact with what comes from above.

Thus it is my assessment that this world has been shaped and altered by power beyond the understanding of those within it. Yet whether that is the hand of a Creator or of as-of-yet unknown peoples, I cannot say.

[eternai]

[Not an "Earth" then. And not the Moon Cell. Regardless of differing timelines, there were typically anchors to indicate that this was the planet humanity originated from. A culture of magic-wielding lizards dominating the landscape certainly isn't one of them. It's a possibility that, quite simply, is "impossible" according to BB's databanks and the knowledge she's been given by the Throne.

Finally, the smile is gone. BB appears to be thinking.

This isn't a place in which either of them are familiar with. Which means the variables under their control isn't many -- if they exist at all. It frustrates the computational part of her, the part that enjoys data and the presence of some rules. It doesn't matter if BB is a rulebreaker at heart. Her irrationality allows her to be a rule-follower and a cheater with impudence.

(And it's that irrationality Scheherazade is right to be cautious of.)

At last, BB sighs.]

Geez, I hate humans, but I can't do my job properly if there aren't many around.

[Her job as a Servant, that is. And a bully.]

I guess I'm stuck with you, Ms. Mouse, until we find a way back.

[storyseller]

[She'd prefer if you weren't stuck with her, BB. Just fuck off ok?]

There seem to be evidence of their former existence, so perhaps....

[eternai]

[We ride together WE DIE TOGETHER BITCH]

Not interested.

[Shot down without even blinking an eye!]

After all, this isn't "Earth," is it?

[storyseller]

[DYING IS THE PROBLEM]

It may not be, yet, if they continue to encounter relics from humanity, could this not be another Earth?

[eternai]

[BB is slowly returning to her cheerful persona.]

Eeeh, I didn't know Scheherazade-san was interested in history~

[storyseller]

[scary]

History is another thing that would be considered a story to furnish my tales.

[eternai]

[she's cute? and adorable!]

So that's why you're here.

[storyseller]

[shit]

Y-yes... I thought it would be best, to learn all that I could...

[As she did, before. As she did when she had no purpose to her stories but to entertain her sister.]

[eternai]

Hmm. BB-chan usually doesn't make exceptions, but maybe just this once, I can act as your kouhai in history. Wouldn't that be sweet...

[Her voice drips venomous honey, a pure sadist's tone.]

Se~n~pai~?

[storyseller]

[Yeah she's making Scheherazade shiver in fear.]

No, please... Only Master deserves the role of your senpai, not I...

[eternai]

[The answer seems to satisfy her.]

Uwah, good job, Scheherazade-san! You passed with flying colors!

[It was a test?!]

Anyway, have you asked the librarian for help? Maybe children's books would be better.

[storyseller]

I haven't yet...

[Talking of testing has made her more scared? BB the mouse is hiding.]

[eternai]

Not to worry~ Just this once, I'll lend you my fantastic memory!

[BB sparkles. Isn't she the sweetest?]

So study up on your ABC's, Scheherazade-san. If you work tirelessly, BB-chan might give you a veeery special gift.

[storyseller]

I will consult the computers for images and sounds shortly. So it seemed would be the best course to avoid our difficulty.