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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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There's some quiet rustling and she can see the bugs scuttle out from the corn stalks. She wants to congratulate Rayfa on a job well done but...
One just so happens to get too close to her own feet and she feels it's antennae brush against her open toes and she suddenly yelps in surprise and jumps out from the tall grass shouting all kinds of incoherent things. There are wisps of black smoke coming from her upper arms and shoulders, casting a shadow over her head.
Fingers fumbling, Maya tries her best to aim the gun at the bustle of bugs that's formed near Rayfa and shoots, eyes shut tight. THESE BUGS ARE DISGUSTING OH MY GOD?????? She's almost too afraid to look at whether or not she got them with the webbing......]
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she can't even think about how the bugs have been caught now. she's angry at the fact that maya almost failed. ]
You fool! [ she grits her teeth, palms curling up into fists as if she's squeezing the life out of something. ] What were you attempting to accomplish with that?!
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Hey! I accomplished what we needed to! [She rests her hands on her hips and ignores the obvious NOT-SO-BENEVOLENT attitude. Where did she get that name from anyways, yeesh. The air around them is heating up, and very quickly.] The bugs are in the webbing and-- [Maya spots something out the side of her eye and her jaw drops open at what she sees.
Something dark slithers around the corner and it doesn't take Maya long to realize that it's not a snake or some weird monster... no. It's a flock of bugs, and not a small flock. It's like the ones that she's caught have called all their buddies and now they're mad. Real mad. There is NO way she'd be able to get them all with this gun.]
Rayfa... Don't look behind you... [She's dropped all honorifics at this point because] RUN!!!!
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Get it off, get it off!
[ she's so close to crying now, too. ]
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I got it!
[Maya's other hand reaches up into the girl's hair and she plucks the roach and gives it an aggressive backwards toss.]
We have to pick up the pace!!!
[Maya takes one long stride to step in front of Rayfa and takes her by the hand. Through her huffs and puffs, Maya shouts... She knows she's going to regret this later, but they need to move. NOW.]
Hop on.
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there's barely any time to think about that now when all she really wants is to get out of here right now. she understands that she can't just leave those bugs like that without taking care of them properly, but she also understands the need to reconvene and try at a later time. fine. she "hops on" and latches onto the older girl. ]
Y- You will not speak of this to anyone, do you understand?!
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You can try bossing her around but it probably wouldn't end well for you, Rayfa.Maya lowers herself a little bit mid-run to allow her to climb up onto her back, and she takes hold of both of the girl's arms with one hand, the gun in the other, and runs faster than she's ever run... probably in her life. She's huffing and out of breath and wow totally out of shape but her legs keep bounding through the maze in spite of that.Maya isn't even bothering to look for the exit of the maze anymore. Instead, she's taken to charging through the stalks, some of them slapping the two girls in the face while she pushes away others. She manages to get them out of the maze and the bugs don't follow, and drops Rayfa off her back.]
I won't say a word about this [huff huff] if you promise not to either, Your Benevolence.......
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she barely ran but she's catching her breath as well, as if she's exhausted. that was stressful, and was the greatest chase of her entire life (so far!). it's not something she wants to happen again. ]
I see no reason for blabbering. I will not benefit from it.
[ a pause, and her expression changes to a much more solemn one. ]
You... have my gratitude.
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[She casts one last look over her shoulder to make sure that they weren't followed. Boy are they going to have to explain this one... not only did they not succeed in catching the bugs, but Maya also stomped all over their corn field in her DARING ESCAPE. Maya is a little surprised by Rayfa's gratitude to say the least, but she gives the girl a smile.]
I couldn't have done any of that without you, Your Benevolence. At least we managed to get some of them and then escape, right?
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It was not a perfect job, but I suppose we did our... best. [ she seems pained saying that out loud. doing her "best" just isn't enough. ]