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TEST DRIVE: OCTOBER
Welcome to
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 Saturday, September 24 and Applications (Canon | OC) open Saturday, October 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!
• 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: The increased exposure to Shaarnathian culture has prompted many in Verens to attempt to pick up on the discipline of Dunamis. The interest has become something of a popular trend, resulting in small businesses focusing around teaching the skill to those who are interested. Unfortunately, this doesn’t often go well for those who have lived on Empatheias for most of their life and relied so heavily on technology instead. In the seedier and more dubious schools this sometimes winds up disastrous, or outrageous in weird and interesting ways.
One particularly seedy school seems to take to the hands off approach, leaving their students alone to practice in an outside arena full of gourds of all sorts and sizes. Some also seem like they’ve gone quite rotten, resulting in a strange pungent odor. This goes about as well as expected when a particularly … enthusiastic … and poorly trained student manages to implode every last one into a glorious mess that rockets high into the sky.
Now half the shopping district is covered in various states of rotting gourd, and absolutely no one is happy about it. Nothing is spared, shops, stalls, and worst of all, the shoppers. Perhaps you’re one of the unfortunate victims of this mess, or you’re ready to help start the stinky cleanup.
• Prompt E: Someone is setting up a maze in the cornfield for kids and has run into an infestation that needs to be taken care of, but the bugs must be tackled in pairs because they're tricky bastards. They're a new species that not only releases a type of gas that makes one feel sluggish and apathetic, but they also "feed" off emotions. They're otherwise harmless, but it does make capture difficult. Since the use of pesticide is prohibited, the current tactic is for one person to act as "bait" while the other is armed with a special gun that shoots out a special paralyzing webbing. However, the shooter must stay hidden, and keep their emotions unnoticeable, or the bug will catch wind and will flee. After capture, they're thrown off the island. They're like roaches, no one wants them. In fact they also look like roaches. Still unwanted. Other tactics could be employed, but keep in mind that the farmers would like their crop to come out unharmed. Any damage incurred will come out of your pocket.
• Prompt F: A new acting troupe have established themselves in Verens, with a few new aspiring actors from Shaarnath. Through the use of Dunamis, the plays have become more lively and interactive. Most have welcomed them, but there are some groups who adhere to the "classic" way of acting, which can cause some tension.
Feel free to combine the scenarios and add whatever you'd like.
• Prompt G: Make your own! It could include peanut butter and/or jelly.
• 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: The increased exposure to Shaarnathian culture has prompted many in Verens to attempt to pick up on the discipline of Dunamis. The interest has become something of a popular trend, resulting in small businesses focusing around teaching the skill to those who are interested. Unfortunately, this doesn’t often go well for those who have lived on Empatheias for most of their life and relied so heavily on technology instead. In the seedier and more dubious schools this sometimes winds up disastrous, or outrageous in weird and interesting ways.
One particularly seedy school seems to take to the hands off approach, leaving their students alone to practice in an outside arena full of gourds of all sorts and sizes. Some also seem like they’ve gone quite rotten, resulting in a strange pungent odor. This goes about as well as expected when a particularly … enthusiastic … and poorly trained student manages to implode every last one into a glorious mess that rockets high into the sky.
Now half the shopping district is covered in various states of rotting gourd, and absolutely no one is happy about it. Nothing is spared, shops, stalls, and worst of all, the shoppers. Perhaps you’re one of the unfortunate victims of this mess, or you’re ready to help start the stinky cleanup.
• Prompt E: Someone is setting up a maze in the cornfield for kids and has run into an infestation that needs to be taken care of, but the bugs must be tackled in pairs because they're tricky bastards. They're a new species that not only releases a type of gas that makes one feel sluggish and apathetic, but they also "feed" off emotions. They're otherwise harmless, but it does make capture difficult. Since the use of pesticide is prohibited, the current tactic is for one person to act as "bait" while the other is armed with a special gun that shoots out a special paralyzing webbing. However, the shooter must stay hidden, and keep their emotions unnoticeable, or the bug will catch wind and will flee. After capture, they're thrown off the island. They're like roaches, no one wants them. In fact they also look like roaches. Still unwanted. Other tactics could be employed, but keep in mind that the farmers would like their crop to come out unharmed. Any damage incurred will come out of your pocket.
• Prompt F: A new acting troupe have established themselves in Verens, with a few new aspiring actors from Shaarnath. Through the use of Dunamis, the plays have become more lively and interactive. Most have welcomed them, but there are some groups who adhere to the "classic" way of acting, which can cause some tension.
- The troupe are advertising themselves on various street corners and parks, all dressed in bright, colorful clothing! But instead of a regular play, they are beckoning others to join them in various impromptu acts. Action, comedy, romance, tragedy—anything goes! So what do you say, care to join? You can even pull in or shove the person next to you forward instead. Remember to put some feeling into it! Bonus: The scene may require some dunamis for prop work. Try it out!
- Perhaps you're one of the people siding with the classic actors. Or maybe you just don't like plays in general. There's a bucket of tomatoes just waiting to be thrown. Even better, the angrier you are, the more rotten and sour the fruit will be.
Feel free to combine the scenarios and add whatever you'd like.
• Prompt G: Make your own! It could include peanut butter and/or jelly.
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!
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[Junko has definitely had better days. Seriously, she's covered in squash chunks from residual gord splatter and just...wow, this isn't coming out like...ever. Really, for someone who's as fashionable as she is, this is tragic. Life ruining. Despair inducing. So it's pretty awesome, if incredibly gross, but despite that, she's still going to give him shit for it. It's what she does.]
Seriously, by predicting the opposite with your success rate, that's almost like saying you're responsible for it, right? So you're the guy who's going to pay for my cleaning bill, then aren't you? And for getting my hair done again, and whatever else this is going to cost to fix.
[This is probably the least horrible thing she could threaten him with, especially since everybody knows that it'd be chump change compared to the debts he owes back home, but still, what else is she supposed to say at this point?]
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Well, seeing her just as miserable and full of rotten gourd pieces as himself makes him feel a little better, but...]
This wasn't even in my prediction! [He wrings out a chunk of his hair, but it does little to get the sticky residue out. It's gonna be there for at least several showers.] 'sides, it's not like I gave you a prediction about how your appearance would take a catastrophic hit or not, so you can't pin it on me!
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[Now she's just laughing, which looks even more ridiculous. Switching from being irritated to laughing like this isn't quite as pronounced a switch as the ones she showcased back in that trial, but it's still a fun reminder of what she's really like.]
I've already said it and you can't expect me to go back on my word, right? I know you haven't been here that long, and you tend to uh...what's the nice way of putting this...
[So she can not say that.]
Oh right, Yasuhiro Hagakure is a total space case and has real trouble grasping even the simplest of plot points! But anyways, even you should know that if I say something, it's basically set in stone. Up until it's not anyway.
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And on top of that, he's being forced to put up with her now. Worse, standing up to her still isn't the easiest of tasks, especially on his own like this. But even Naegi would be bound to have difficulty with someone who's supposed to be dead, right?]
Heyyy! Just 'cause it took me a while for for the killing game situation to fully sink in doesn't mean I miss all the plot points!
[Looks like this is a very meta discussion.]
Why do you think you can boss me around here? I have ways of dealing with you now!
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But she won't bring that up right now, instead he's given her a way more interesting subject to talk about.]
Ways of dealing with me, huh? Well, don't leave me in suspense, what are you gonna do? Wait, actually, if you need some pointers, let me know, I can totally give you some better ideas than just cracking a bottle over someone's head.
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Th-That was in a moment of panic, okay?! This? This is totally different.
[To prove his point, he halts his current attempts to get the gourd pieces out of his hair to rummage in his pockets and produce...a bag of salt.
This is going exactly where Junko probably thinks it is.]
You might be Junko Enoshima, but I'm completely prepared to deal with you now that you're a spirit.
[Look at this salt, Junko. Be afraid of the salt!!]
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Hagakure, if she made a list of your brighter moments, it'd be shorter than Naegi.Anyways, now there's just this look of confusion because...salt? Spirit? She gets it, but it's still so hopelessly out there that she can't help but let herself stare in surprise.]
A spirit? Me? Really? Well, I don't know. I've been called spirited before. And I'd like to think talking with me can leave some people in high spirits...or maybe just leave them as spirits. And given some of the things I've done I've definitely spirited people away, but a spirit?
[Ultimate Despair continues to play at being ultimately lost as she just sort of rambles through things.]
I don't think I am. I mean I guess you could say I haunt you guys, but I don't need to be dead for that. You can say something like the specter of Junko Enoshima hangs over the 78th Class of Hope's Peak Academy, and it's not a lie. But I'm very much alive. So I'm not sure what you're planning to do with that salt.
[Now that's a lie, she knows exactly what he's going to do and can see that there's no possibility where this doesn't happen. So it's going to happen, it's going to be stupid, and she's going to figure out something to do in response.]
You can't banish or exorcise me no matter how hard you try, it doesn't work that way. Believe me, if it did, somebody would've done it a long time ago.
[She'll just continue to stand there talking, so do your best Hagakure, you've got this.]
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SHUT UPHagakure will let Junko go on her little monologue, but by the time she's done with it, he's throwing a good handful of that salt at her anyway. With luck, it'll get all stuck in the wads of sticky gourd already on her to do extra damage.]
Those are all things a typical advanced ghost would say! Like I'm gonna just give up and not do what I'm talented at! Take this!!
[And at this point he's lobbing the entire salty contents of the bag at Junko while chanting some sort of anti-ghost mantra.
It's a metaphor for everything she's done to him and his class, really.]
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You really did it. Wow.
[She's not really surprised, despite the dumbfounded look on her face. It's more stating the obvious than anything else. He did it. Of course he did. It's a very Hagakure thing to do.]
You know, I'm pretty sure violence against the headmaster is still against the rules. Like trying to exorcise them, that's basically the same as trying to murder them, isn't it?
[Not really, especially since she's not a ghost, but for the sake of argument sure, why not?]
And you know what that means, right?
[Despite how ridiculous she looks, there's just a smile on her face because he can't have forgotten the penalty for breaking that rule, right?]