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TEST DRIVE: MARCH

— TEST DRIVE: MARCH —


Welcome to [community profile] empatheias' test drive meme. This test drive is to help interested players test their characters in the game's environment. We've included a few prompts that incorporate specific elements of the game, though you'll find all of them have a lot of leeway for players to get as creative as necessary. Before diving in, here are a few things we'd like to remind everyone about the game in general:

  • Date reminders. Reserves open Tuesday, February 23nd and Applications (Canon | OC) open Tuesday, March 1st.

  • OC Reminder! Just a quick reminder that original characters are currently allowed. Those interested can also use the test drive. OCs do not need to be reserved.

  • Emotions are key! Empatheias' premise focuses on how anyone's emotions can affect their environment, be it big or small. While not every emotion will cause a reaction, significant ones definitely will. How much effect a character will have will ultimately be up to you, the player. Also, while we're giving a lot of leeway for the test drive, keep in mind that there will be some limits in the actual game.

  • Everyone has an amulet. All characters have a unique amulet that is specialized for them. It will contain all of their emotion drops and it serves as the network device. Remember, communication is telepathic. Otherwise, it works basically the same.

  • Assume the character is already in the game. Because "OMG WHERE AM I IS THIS REAL LIFE" threads aren't going to be very helpful in this test drive! Plus those are going to happen in-game, anyway. So to make things easier, just assume that they've been around at least a week or so. Still learning the ropes, but not a complete "first day" experience.

  • First or third person allowed. Your threads can be in either first or third, but we'd advise being flexible about it. Remember, these threads can also be used in your application for samples! Reminder: We only require one sample and it can be done in either format. We have also made a change to our sample requirements, so look over the Applications page!

Now with that out of the way, here are some prompts you guys can work from!


PROMPTS

• Prompt A: How about giving the emotions a try?

• Prompt B: Refer to the Task Board and choose a task your character may be interested in taking up. For this prompt, you could have your character ask for help, already be in the middle of the job, or react to it in some way. Perhaps they were an unfortunate victim or want to create a job countering an existing one. You could even have a prompt making a job request. Creating jobs for the purpose of the test drive is absolutely doable.

• Prompt C: How about giving the amulets a go? Start a telepathic conversation and see how it works. Remember, the amulets are sending out the owner's thoughts so might want to be careful about how the stream of consciousness goes...

• Prompt D: Fireworks are a common source of entertainment for the island, and each year the equipment and technology used get more advaanced—and more dangerous. This year they're trying to contain the explosive emotional power from the easily angered by using a new device based off the Tree of Memories petals. Except the "device" includes the explosive powder for the fireworks. You can only imagine how disasterous that could be. YOUR OPTIONS:

  1. Someone is deliberately provoking you to try and make you mad.
  2. Someone else has blown their top and the device (and nearby fireworks) are exploding.
  3. General firework and explosives mayhem.

Note: Calm emotions will help diffuse the situation, but you might want some water or something else to help douse both the literal and metaphorical flames.

• Prompt E: The spring season of Zephyras is on its way, so there's a lot less snow these days. To make the most of it, a lot of the local children have built as many snowmen and snow creatures as they can. Some adults have also taken to it, some actually treating it like some kind of competition. The resulting creations range from the standard to the incredible. Behemoth, monstrous creatures with gaping jaws and horns, majestic unicorns with ice sculpted wings and horns, lifelike human sculptures in various poses. Normally all of these would be considered works of it, but when you're in a world where emotions can sometimes give things a mind of their own...well. Creativity isn't the only way to "breathe life" into them.

  1. Emotions can affect these snow sculptures in various way. Those that trend on the happier side will cause the snow creations to move and frolic around in place, perhaps even try to "play" with those around them. Those that trend on the negative, however, will give the opposite, especially anything that could make them more angry and violent.

  2. A few people have caught onto this and have actually created a snowmen army! Using "stock" made snowmen, at least ten from each side slide and wobble around, chucking snowballs and rocks at one another for pure snow destruction. Hopefully you don't get caught in the middle of it.

• Prompt F: Have you ever ridden on a hover board? Or a flying motorcycle? Well if you haven't, you get to be one of many to try out a new design set to come out by the summer months of Eurus. Of course, they are still in development, so expect some hiccups and stalls. Even more, to help with fuel and power efficiency issues, the engineers have created a system that would help absorb and channel the user's emotions into the machine. Now, it's supposed to only take the energy from emotions and not actually be affected by what kind is given. In theory, even a sad person could power their new flying vehicle! However, that's a kink that still needs to be hammered out, so the test vehicles are still prone to emotional effects just like everything else. Angry emotions will have fire bursting from the exhaust, giving it a super huge boost in speed and power, but lack of control. Joy and excitement are also good boosters, but prepare to have a trail of stardust that could blow back in your face. Some other side effects are: rust, engine stall, decreased acceleration, suddenly flying upside down. Oh yeah, these don't have seat belts. But you get a helmet and a parachute! Good luck.

• Prompt G: Make your own! It could include empty barrel and/or chickens.


For your threads, put the Character Name and the Canon in the subject line to help readily identify them. You're also welcome to use more than one prompt for respondents to choose from. If you have any questions or want to brush up on the game information, refer to the Game Information entry. Otherwise, tag around and have fun!
thedivineroar: (Reflect thy will)

Apollo Justice | Ace Attorney

[personal profile] thedivineroar 2016-02-16 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[ST0203,ST0208, with a bit of C]
...What sort of task are these? [The sound of an unamused Apollo passes through the network. Images of what appeared to be chocolate waffle crisps began to appear along with a chocolate bar and waffles covered in maple syrup? Clearly his mind was wandering without him realizing his thoughts were being broadcast.]

Couldn't they just ask the kids themselves? This is too sugary...I guess that could be one reason why kids like them.

[Now there was an image of a pie added to the food porn.]

...And is Thras supposed to be one those Arethei gods?

[Not knowing what Thras looked like, all he could think of was a man who seem to look similar to someone from a case he once handled. There was a pie in his hand.]

...Hard to imagine they're all-powerful beings when they want us to throw pies at someone.

[D-Option 1]
[Apollo was looking over what the locals were up to with the fireworks with apprehension. Was this stuff even safe? Somehow he doubted the solution to explosive fireworks was to add more explosives. Someone took notice of his skepticism and had a laugh at his lack of confidence in their work. Apollo got a little defensive and an argument erupted between them, with the man throwing insult at the Otherworlder for knowing nothing. Being within such close proximity of the devices, it caused one of them to erupt and it led to a chain reaction of explosions.]

Crap! [Apollo flipping out didn't help matters and another one of the devices goes off. The man he had been arguing with started to yell at him to quit it.]

Sorry, I just-- [With both of their emotions high with tension, neither of them were helping with the situation unless they could both calm down.]

[Option 2]
[Your character is the one who gets Apollo riled up or come to inspect the devices with him.]

[G]
Mikeko! [All around town, Apollo's voice can be heard shouting out the same name over and over again.] Mikeko! Where are you!? [He was checking every nook and cranny for whomever this Mikeko was, inside boxes, flowerbeds, barrels, empty trash bins? And were those tufts of white feathers in his hair and on his clothes? Even his hair seem a little less well kept. What in the world happened to this guy?]

[ooc: I'm also open to whatever else you guys want to thread out besides these prompts. Currently he's sporting this appearance]
prettysly: (a king with no crown)

Todomatsu Matsuno | Osomatsu-san

[personal profile] prettysly 2016-02-16 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
(E)

[ snow structure competition? sure! one of the participants, a man wearing a beanie, appears to be making... a large human-sized macaron, carefully patting snow onto the pastry with the air of an expert chef. he'll happily chat with anyone nearby! ]

Sweet, isn't it?... Sorry, bad joke! It's kind of amazing that people can make their snow creatures move around. Is there a secret to it?

[ BUT if someone might turn their back, the macaron rears up and reveals little snow submachine-guns inside the frosting which fire tiny snowballs right at the unwitting victim. wow, what a snake in the grass.

Todomatsu will quickly attempt to clamp the macaron shut when his victim whirls around, hopefully just in time to look innocent. HOPEFULLY, ANYWAY. ]
spiritofjustice: (I don't mean to brag)

G

[personal profile] spiritofjustice 2016-02-17 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
[Bobby was already aware that a certain aptly-named lawyer is back in Verens. It's been over a year now, so he hadn't expected the guy to return. Turns out, when it comes to newcomers, Verens can still do unexpected things. Who knew, right? The bandage over Justice's eye is interesting, too.

Nothing for it but for Bobby to be, well, himself.

The call of the unfamiliar name catches his attention and he rounds a corner to come face to face with the Chords of Steel, eyes widening with pleasant surprise.]


Ah! Mr. Lawyer!
trenchdoting: (angry)

The D-O1 Case

[personal profile] trenchdoting 2016-02-17 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
[Detective Gumshoe happened to witness the argument erupt, and he had learned just enough about fireworks to know what needed to be done. So, he tries to shout over the voices of the young lawyer and the stranger.]

This isn't a drill, pals! [He has just the solution in mind.] Everyone... think about corgis, stat!!
thedivineroar: (At the road's end)

[personal profile] thedivineroar 2016-02-17 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
[Apollo was just looking under a box when he heard Fullbright's voice. The moment he looked up, he was met face to face with the detective and it made him jump.]

Uwah! Detective Fullbright? [He took a step back, bits of feathers freed themselves from Polly's clothes.] Where did you come from?
cykedfists: (G ♬ Keywords are hard)

G; screams!

[personal profile] cykedfists 2016-02-17 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
[Athena hadn't been paying much attention to the job board lately. Having her own business sort of helped on the money front. So if there was something related to it, she had no idea about it. She was actually just leaving her office to return home when she heard someone call out for Mikeko. She had no idea who or what that was, so she didn't think much of it until the voice got closer. Once she managed to locate who was searching for the person/thing, she froze.

That voice.... Those bandages and that coat.... It couldn't be...]


....... Apollo....? [Was it really Apollo?]
thedivineroar: (Mr. Wright did what?)

[personal profile] thedivineroar 2016-02-17 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
[Both Apollo and the local barely heard Gumshoe over their own voices and the exploding fireworks. At first they ignored him, but then miraculously, they both stopped at his statement about corgis.]

C...Corgis? [The man also stopped his yelling and looked at Gumshoe with confusion. "What do corgies have to do with anything!?" Well he managed to stop them, but probably not the reaction he was expecting.]
thedivineroar: (chosen path is the righteous path)

HELLO. I'VE COME TO TRY THIS AGAIN

[personal profile] thedivineroar 2016-02-17 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
[Apollo stopped mid-step when he heard a familiar voice. A coldness swelled up inside him and then all around him. The case behind the death of his best friend was still left unresolved when he was brought here. Who he suspected was...

His bracelet hand balled up into a fist as he turned around to face Athena.]


Hey, Athena. [His greeting and smile fell flat. He wanted to hold onto that belief that it couldn't have been Athena, but there was still so much doubt inside him.] I didn't realize you were here too.
strayers: (when skies are gray)

Joshua Bright | Trails in the Sky

[personal profile] strayers 2016-02-17 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
D

[Joshua and mad are two things that just don't go together, even when provoked. Then again, staying calm is something he's adapted to due to his girlfriend and her very emotional "hit first, ask later" personality she has. Who knows how many times he's had to diffuse that. So when literal fireworks happen, his initial response his surprise, but it's almost too natural when he goes up to the source of the problem (aka our angry person), and just gives them a genteel smile.

And some water, because who knows what fires are being caused right now.]


Is there something you need to talk about so this all stops?

[He probably doesn't know the person (or perhaps they're acquaintances), but still he's not going to allow a pretty terrible situation to get worse.]

E

[Joshua knows all too well how to decommission angry armies of things. And at a quick speed, too. Thankfully, these angry beings are snowmen, creations that aren't human, so at a near inhuman speed, he takes out his dual blades and in what seems like a swift movement (and perhaps those watching closely may see multiple copies of him), takes them out before they can do further harm.

Seeing that he did have an audience, he just smiles at them, a dark aura kind of surrounding him a little as he fears being asked questions. Ones... he knows he's going to evade.]


Hey, everything's alright now, okay?

[Which is one way to evade as he smiles, but it's a little empty. Still, he's going to use his skills to help others, even if before they weren't used for good like that.]

C

I do have a question in regard to this telepathy. Even though it's used so easily, just how far does it go into one's subconscious -- Could someone else end up controlling another's mind?

[There's a mental sigh as he realizes how dumb he sounds. Still, all of it is still so fresh to him.]

Just out of curiosity, honestly. [Except he's a terrible liar and people are more than willing to call him out on it.]
Edited 2016-02-17 01:03 (UTC)
trenchdoting: (glint in eye)

[personal profile] trenchdoting 2016-02-17 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
[For once, people are listening to him! Oh man, now he has to think of more things to say. First, he tries to placate the stranger.]

Corgis have to do with more than you know, pal! But... we're not talking about ordinary corgis here! No, we're talking babies! Little, cuddly corgis with the tiniest of paws! All they wanna do is nuzzle you, and their barks are like little squeaks! [he can't think of anything more calming than that!]
spiritofjustice: Please don't take without permission! (Disguise yourself)

[personal profile] spiritofjustice 2016-02-17 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
[Bobby's silent for a moment, glancing over his shoulder. Then he turns his gaze back to Apollo, jerking a thumb at the general area behind him.]

From around the corner, of course. It's not like I can move through walls. Only ghosts can do that, ha ha ha! [Oh, just listen to that booming laughter. And if he doesn't get a reaction from a comment like that, he'll know for a fact that Apollo doesn't know.]
cykedfists: (G ♬ Hawk attacks are scary)

THAT'S OKAY. BETTER LATE THAN NEVER :'D

[personal profile] cykedfists 2016-02-17 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
[If he was still dressed like that.... That meant that.... he didn't know the truth about Clay yet... She could only guess considering he had taken all of that off afterwards... which meant that she was still on his radar as far as who he suspected. Great. If the area around her dimming compared to the rest of the lights wasn't an indication to her sinking feelings, what was? She was so happy to see Apollo again, but not if.... this is how it would happen...]

Uhm... Yeah. I've.... been here for about a year and a half now... [Oh right.. He wouldn't know timelines yet... Well.. anymore...] Time works differently here.
iceandwhips: (Lonely Empress)

Mitsuru Kirijo | Persona 3

[personal profile] iceandwhips 2016-02-17 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
Prompt D-2
Walking by herself to anywhere but school was always strange for her. In fact, life without her motorcycle was beyond weird. Except on the nights in Tartarus, when she and the others would traverse floor after floor of the strange tower populated by Shadows. The stately redhead walked with her arms crossed under her breasts, red eyes alert for anything. It was obvious she was waiting for some situation to show up, because when was there time that something wasn't happening?

Where were the others? Iori and Amada, maybe, she could see running off and even taking Koromaru with them. But Takeba, Yamagishi, and Aigis? No, there was no way that the other females in her group would just leave her in a strange place like this alone. Not even Akihiko would do something so rash.

Just as she passed by a group of young men arguing, one voice gets louder than the others and a fire breaks out, causing the cart of fireworks nearby to start to go off. Without thinking, Mitsuru reached for her Evoker, fired it at her head and yelled for her Persona. "Artemisia!"

A stately female figure flashes before her body before huge ice chunks drop from the sky onto the cart and the fireworks beginning to explode. Did you see it? Or are you more worried about the fact that she just shot herself in the temple?

Prompt E
"It's all so beautiful."

Mitsuru hardly expected to see so many ice sculptures outside of one of the parties her family threw. To be honest, there were some beautiful and some horrid, but even the most grotesque was perfectly detailed and called to the eye in a way that she couldn't deny. She stopped before the figure of a youth, trying to figure out just what the face was supposed to be. When it reached out and touched her face with its icy hand.

"W-what?" Her hand reached for the sword at her side, ready to defend herself should the need arise again. "What just happened?"

Wildcard
[Make up your own adventure. I'm probably going to be playing her from right before P4 Arena, but I don't have my icons. So, enjoy some P3 icons! As always, you can reach me over on plurk at [plurk.com profile] makotos]
notquiteangelic: (024)

E

[personal profile] notquiteangelic 2016-02-17 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
[So after Joshua does his thing he'll suddenly find a snowball coming his way.

But the strange part is that if he looks around, there isn't anyone to be seen in the direction it came from, well except for a tree. It's probably not hard to figure out that the person who did it is in the tree and probably not hard to guess it's Renne since she loves hiding and loves high places.]
thedivineroar: (tired of your shit Wright)

[personal profile] thedivineroar 2016-02-17 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
[Fulbright's going to get a reaction all right, a big irritated groan and the slouching of the shoulders in his already pitiful form.]

I guess not... (Ghost you are not, but you could secretly be a ninja.)

Well, since you're here, maybe you help me with something. [He may be overly enthusiastic and annoying, but he was still a detective.]
strayers: (you'll regret it)

[personal profile] strayers 2016-02-17 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
[He may not be able to see, but he can sense. And typically, he can sense the person it is, too. So with a kind smile, he looks in the direction of the tree. Listen, Renne, you can't hide from the person who taught you HOW to hide and be sneaky. Still, perhaps she's being malicious, but part of him hopes that there's still a child wanting to be a child within her.

Or a certain someone rubbed off on him too much to make him think that way about Renne.]


Come on, Renne, you know you can't hide from me.

[Though he does bend down to pack some snow in his hands and make a snowball and lob it in the general direction of the tree where she's hiding. Sure he could have thrown it at full force and she could have evaded it or countered, but he's trying not to make a scene.]
thedivineroar: (I got lost at the masquerade)

[personal profile] thedivineroar 2016-02-17 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
[Apollo, just gave Gumshoe an incredulous expression.] ...Well, that is cute and all, but what-

[While he looked clueless, the local was nodding enthusiastically in agreement with Gumshoe. He seem to have forgotten what he was arguing about with Apollo and just wanted to talk about cute corgi puppies. At one point he pulled out a picture of his own pet dog that was waiting for him back him. An adorable black labby.]
notquiteangelic: (002)

[personal profile] notquiteangelic 2016-02-17 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
[There's always been a child wanting to be a child within her, it's just that her favorite games tend to involve killing people. But if she was wanting to be malicious there would have been a rock in that snowball. She's just wanting to play with Joshua because it's been so long since she could play with him.

She'll respond via telepathy though.]


Then come and find me!
thedivineroar: (to grief and smiles)

[personal profile] thedivineroar 2016-02-17 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
A year? [Well, he could use a topic to distract himself from the issue, although this didn't exactly help with his doubts on Athena. How did that make any sense, she was just in the courtroom with him, Mr. Wright, with everyone. There were witnesses.]

What do you mean by that?
trickpanties: (Hans Klok)

D - Option I DO WHAT I WANT

[personal profile] trickpanties 2016-02-17 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
[ While Apollo is trying to keep his cool to keep explosives from going on, Trucy is stealthily hoarding and shoving fireworks into her huge pair of bright blue patterned bloomers. Instead of the panties being more and more full with explosives, it seems to simply vanish. How deep does this rabbit hole go? Nobody knows. ]
cykedfists: (G ♬ You're joking right?)

[personal profile] cykedfists 2016-02-17 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
This world -- Empatheias -- brings people from different times that you're familiar with. The last thing that I remember was.... finding out who really killed Clay and... a few other people. I've been told that time freezes while you're here, but I don't know that for myself.

You and the boss were here at one point too, but then you guys left... about a year ago I'd say. I'm going to assume that you don't remember being here though.
strayers: (if you will only say the same)

[personal profile] strayers 2016-02-17 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
[The telepathy is still a little jarring to Joshua. Then again, he's not exactly fond of anything inside of his head. Still, if they were going to play hide and seek, he probably should play. He's kind of a master at it (but to Estelle's dismay), but playing with Renne might prove to be a different kind of challenge.

Except it's going to be the type of challenge that involves using his skills as a former enforcer to find her.]


Are you sure you want do that? You know I can sense you, right?

[He's speaking to her, but more or less to see if she's within an earshot. His voice is calm, and his expression has recovered from the initial feeling of having someone speak to him mentally.]
notquiteangelic: (039)

[personal profile] notquiteangelic 2016-02-17 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
[She's still within earshot since moving while in the snow would also give it away if she went to go find a new spot to hide. She's not answering, but she's also not moving. She knows it will be easy for Joshua, but she doesn't care because right now she wants him to find her. She's missed Joshua and having him here and without Estelle is nice. She figures that he'll get the idea that she's fine with that and not revealing that she's nearby in her lack of answer.]
strayers: (when skies are gray)

[personal profile] strayers 2016-02-17 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
[It really isn't hard, even if she doesn't answer, he can still sense she hasn't moved from her initial spot. She's always seemingly been a girl who liked her tricks, but also hid in such obvious spots that she was hard to find as a result. That was way back then, though. Still, he's amazed at how little people have changed even from back then. Or maybe Joshua changed too much, though in his opinion, for the obvious better.

Now recomposed, he walks to the tree he initially lobbed a snowball at, the one he knows she's hiding in.]


But if you want to play that game, I know you're up there.

[Does he need to scale that tree to get you, Renne?]
stickjustice: (☀ time for ultraviolence ♥)

Re: Joshua Bright | Trails in the Sky

[personal profile] stickjustice 2016-02-17 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
[ And while you're busy offing the nasty snowmen, Estelle is here creating an army of (happy) snowmen with sticks, ready to challenge Joshua to a little fluffy duel. ]

Joshua! Check this out!

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