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TEST DRIVE: NOVEMBER
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 Tuesday, October 25 and Applications (Canon | OC) open Tuesday, November 1st.
- OC Reminder! Just a quick reminder that original characters are 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 Boreas Harvest Festival is fast approaching, and the farmers are trying hard to work through the bleak weather conditions to get their crops in before they go bad from all the apathy. All hands on deck—but there may be too many unwanted hands roaming around.
• Prompt E: Aiada, the Arehtei of appreciation and jealousy, has sent a personal request for those who are interested. There is a small island just beneath Empatheias that she has been cultivating over the many centuries. She wishes to contribute to the Harvest Festival with some seeds and spores. However, the recent atmosphere has also reached down there, and now it's all a mess! Giant mushrooms replaced the trees and there's slime and mold everywhere. The cure? Aside from getting a lot of heavy duty cleaners and pushing it off, appreciation will go a long way to help.
• Prompt F: Various parties are interested in the emotion shards scattered all over Thera. But this time around, the focus is on the medical laboratory as the equipment and potential research there is also of interest. For three days those who volunteer are sent back to try and gather as much as possible—but of course this won't be easy.
• Prompt G: Make your own! It could include feathers and/or confetti.
• 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 Boreas Harvest Festival is fast approaching, and the farmers are trying hard to work through the bleak weather conditions to get their crops in before they go bad from all the apathy. All hands on deck—but there may be too many unwanted hands roaming around.
- Scarecrows. The scarecrows that have been set up as a festive reminder of the time of year have unfortunately come under the influence of some errant strong emotions from the farm hands that work in the fields. Unfortunately that includes trying to ward off anyone who enters the fields with pitchforks and is one of them carrying a torch? Maybe if they can be convinced that you are trustworthy they will calm down.
- Invading rabbits. There are ton of rabbits ravaging the carrot patches. They're easily frightened, but some are more tenacious than others. Beware of the white rabbit with red eyes.
- Save the crops! Several batches are already starting to spoil! The only thing that can save them is dumping as much positive emotions into them. Joy of good food, hope for a bountiful meal, love of eating—whatever will work. Just be careful. Too much and those things might grow and explode…
• Prompt E: Aiada, the Arehtei of appreciation and jealousy, has sent a personal request for those who are interested. There is a small island just beneath Empatheias that she has been cultivating over the many centuries. She wishes to contribute to the Harvest Festival with some seeds and spores. However, the recent atmosphere has also reached down there, and now it's all a mess! Giant mushrooms replaced the trees and there's slime and mold everywhere. The cure? Aside from getting a lot of heavy duty cleaners and pushing it off, appreciation will go a long way to help.
- Goop brigade. Grab that bucket and shovel and clear the goop out! Just be careful not to have too much get on you—jealousy might take over.
- Appreciation balls. To help hasten the effort, Aiada has given several tubs filled with light, green orbs. Once channeled with enough appreciation, they can be used as mini-grenades to help explode and wash the area with more positive energy. Those caught in the blast won't be harmed. If anything, they'll just be very thankful.
- Watch the ledges. Careful, it's a fairly small island and the goop and slime has made things slick. If you fall… That's not a good way to go, let's just say that.
• Prompt F: Various parties are interested in the emotion shards scattered all over Thera. But this time around, the focus is on the medical laboratory as the equipment and potential research there is also of interest. For three days those who volunteer are sent back to try and gather as much as possible—but of course this won't be easy.
- Skeletal Scientists. The remains of the scientists who once worked in these rooms are still lurking, ready to protect their work. Fortunately they're relatively weak nerds, so not too difficult to dispatch. Just be careful.
- Flying equipment. The various medical equipment has also taken life, scalpels and needles flying everywhere and stethoscopes ready to strangle.
- Questionable liquid. Most of the easy shards have already been taken, leaving the more difficult to retrieve ones left. In particular they're found in strange, dark pink liquid. It's mostly harmless—except that upon contact intense waves of grief and suffering will course through. The longer the exposure, the worse it is. So hopefully a bucket full of it doesn't fall on you…
• Prompt G: Make your own! It could include feathers and/or confetti.
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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Well, I— I can only assume she must be young, if she's waited to get her father's permission... [god okay but MORE IMPORTANTLY] You own one?
[And also importantly, though with a little more concern than excitement-] You own one and you do not know how big it will grow to be? You... are familiar with the legends, are you not?
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Well maybe the legends from your area are different, because the only dragons I've seen are a little guy that perches on my best bud's shoulder-
[He makes a gesture to his right shoulder with his left hand to indicate the height of Jeep's head while perched on Hakkai]
And some that are a little smaller than horses but people can ride on. That's how big I think Sora said they get.
[Except he genuinely doesn't remember. Oops. He gets a nervous expression on his face.]
Wait... how big do you think they get?
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It isn't "think"— I know that even a young dragon can stand nearly two stories tall! In many cases, it depends on the conditions of its hatching, and the environment it grows in... [He can probably go on if he isn't stopped, so.]
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Would it just be easier if you got to see the little guy? Torin's easy enough for me to grab him and come back or you can swing by. I'll accept whatever advice you're trying to give.
[Mainly because yeah he's guessed that the comments will continue until Gojyo defers to the guy's superior knowledge. Which Gojyo believes him that he has.]
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I— yes. I think that would be for the best.
[holy shit SHOW HIM THE DRAGON play it cool, D. Play it cool.]
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[He gestures to follow him over to his solo house he's taken up residence in. It's not that far from downtown, actually.]
Unless you'd rather wait here and I'll bring him back.
[He shrugs.]
At least then I can come back and pick a job to check out.
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Perhaps you could take down the pertinent information about the jobs that interest you now, while we're here, and then I could pay your lovely pet a visit.
[circle yes or yes]
Hah!
[Less walking that way! He just didn't think about that option.]
One sec.
[He says despite being pretty sure he's going to need longer than a second to look at what's available. Buuut he gets names at least and decides he can just ask for the details over the Network.]
Alright, that's a couple. Off we go.
[It'll be a short walk thankfully. He's way too used to having Jeep on hand now.]
he is very serious
Like, he can't just embarrass himself here. Goodness, that would be terrible.
Anyway, off they go indeed...] What does he do while you are away? Does he have space of his own?
[you know, for when he's suddenly massive and takes up the whole room!!]
I can tell!
[It's a townhouse, not like he has a huge backyard to pen an animal.]
Another week or two and I'll probably be able to just bring him along with me most places. That's how my pal Jeep is -- little white dragon that sits on your shoulder just goes where we go and takes off if we get into any trouble.
[Which was often, but hey, at least he can fly. The fat wyvern couldn't do that... yet?]
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[That said, there are more dragons, goodness. But hold on—]
Jeep. As in... the vehicle? That is an American car, is it not?
[is there a puppy named Bud Light somewhere, he wonders....]
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[He shrugs, because who knows where America is, especially if it's the same country in both their worlds. He knows that much now.]
It's right over here.
[He points to his condo and brings D in.]
Guys are out right now or I'd introduce you to Jeep too.
[And into the spare bedroom he goes.]
Yo, Torin~
[The little wyvern warbles as Gojyo picks him up and turns him around to show D, a fairly fat little guy that's at least as tall as Jeep is long but much stouter.]
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More importantly, his eyes light up the moment he sees the little wyvern. Goodness!!]
Oh my, what a lovely creature! He has your eyes. [D, what the fuck,] May I?
[He holds out his hands, and while he definitely was speaking to Gojyo at first there, he's now definitely addressing the wyvern directly. Hello, may he give all of his affection...]