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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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But it might be Thras. I doubt it, his runs towards pure gold. Elios is the colors of flame. [He tucks his own crystal away while running things over in his mind.] There are a number of ways to check.
What is your last memory from home? It usually is the easiest way to know.
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She did, however, hesitate on the subject of her last memory, freezing in her tracks as Komaeda raised the question. She quickly covered it up by appearing to be deep in thought, brows furrowed in concentration as if trying to remember the said thing.
Of course, she remembered what exactly she was doing--and the memories and illusions that pushed her into doing what she did. Everything she did prior to her death was leading up to that moment, after all. How could she not forget her death and everything about it, really?
But there was the question of how much she was willing to share to Komaeda. While they were both Ultimate Despair, something... felt different about him, and somehow Yukizome could not bring herself to completely trust this Komaeda just yet.
...Even if he was one of her treasured former students, so to speak.]
I'm not sure how this would help, given what happened before I got here.
[She paused, maybe a bit too dramatically.]
I died, you see.
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I was worried that was the case. Mmm, I've died too. It isn't pleasant! I'm very sorry you had to endure that.
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It's almost relaxing to know whatever you do now...is completely outside the script. [Despair washes out from him like the sea rushing over the shore. It's calculated. He has nothing to gain or lose if she's normal. But every card to snatch up if she isn't.]
Of course I'm not exactly dead, but...I've still fallen off the chess board. It's fine. I was prepared to be a stepping stone for what is to follow.
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[Tempted as she was, she didn't react to the wave of despair, all too used to the carnage and physical reminders she had of the emotion. It was, however, the first time she encountered it in its purest form, which almost caused her to tear up at the beauty of it.
But she didn't, and her expression remained solemn as she regarded Komaeda's words.
She'd been this good at hiding it from Munakata and Sakakura, and she wasn't about to let Komaeda blow her cover.
To what effect, she was not quite sure herself, but given the right time, it sounded like it would cause her students a great amount of despair--if they've somehow stopped being Ultimate Despair, that is.
Still, that would be a card she'll be keeping to herself for a while.]
But you know, Komaeda-kun...
[Difficult as it was, she stepped in to close the distance between them, bucket and shovel forgotten for the moment as she chose to gently cup Komaeda's face in her hands.]
...you're not just a stepping stone.
[Her expression was serious as she looked into his eyes, meaning every word of it.]
You're one of my precious students, and each of you are not simple stones, but stars that shine brightly in the sky. Each of you have your own sparkle, and it's each of that which illuminates the world with hope. It's not just the others, but yours too.
[She broke away then, smiling as she did so. Whether or not they were Ultimate Despair, the fact that they were all important to her remained all the same. She had already told Komaeda something similar before, and would not hesitate to repeat it again if necessary.]
I'll get very angry if you refer to yourself as a tool again, so you better get that idea out of your head!
[Placing one hand on her hips, she wagged a finger at him, glaring good-naturedly then.]
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[Aries Mu had spoken differently for a number of reasons. He shakes his head pulling the despair back in and gesturing to the world about them.] But, I am grateful to hear those words again from you. I'm not the same as I was. And I can appreciate it now.
[His clothes return to normal and he says,] So, allow me to formally state my role in the city. I'm a researcher and one of Peromei's representatives. Essentially a liason between her and humans. A peacekeeper if you will.
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...Though he certainly wasn't joking about being busy, if that list of responsibilities was any indication.]
Sounds like a tough set of responsibilities! I hope they haven't been driving you too hard? Otherwise, I'm going to have a loooong talk with your boss!
[There's something in the way she rolled up her sleeve then that suggested it wasn't only going to be a talk the others were going to be subjected to if Komaeda's answer was affirmative.]
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Komaeda holds his hands up with a dry laugh.] A-anyway it's been very rewarding work. I enjoy doing it.
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[Though not fully convinced, she relaxed her stance, letting her arms lay by her side as she pursed her lips in thought.]
That's good. It must be some really exciting research if that's the case! And you have your role with Peromei too! Sounds like something right up your alley!
[She chuckled, remembering fondly how the other felt about the topic of hope and despair.]
I'm sorry... it's just that I'm really proud of you, Komaeda-kun. I'm just, [she wiped away a small tear at the corner of her eye then] really happy to see and hear that one of my students have come into their own!