empatheias_ooc | TEST DRIVE: AUGUST

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TEST DRIVE: AUGUST

— TEST DRIVE: AUGUST —

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, July 25 and Applications (Canon | OC) open a week later on August 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!
Transfer to in-game. If accepted, you can assume threads made on the Test Drive happen in-game if the scenario can reasonably fit. These threads do not count toward AC.

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: The citizens of Verens are nothing if not opportunistic, and the new solid rock pillars jutting down to the surface have already had a few people wondering how to make a profit out of them. Luckily most of these entrepreneurs are having to go through copious amounts of red tape in order to ensure their use of the pillars does not endanger the island or the participants. That doesn’t mean these new businesses aren’t EXCITING, though!

Rock Climbing. Are you a thrill seeker? An all star athlete? Just looking for a good way to get yourself in shape? Well we’ve got something for you: EXXXXTREME ROCK CLIMBING XXVIV!!!!!!! Now open at the western Pillar nearest the city of Verens! Come one, come all to the most exciting and EXTREME climbing adventure. Dodge fiery and watery hazards while clinging to the cliffs of the pillars! The trip down to the surface is provided, and for those who can’t make it all the way up on their own a rescue trip up will only be 150 sylvs a trip! Take up the partner challenge and tie yourself together at the waist in order to gain extra challenge for your climbs up!
Tiered Romance. On the pillar nearest the Airship Docks, something much more calm has stakes it’s claim for business. Romantic Getaways, a company dedicated to dates and private moments for all has set up several decks built off the pillars in order to take advantage of the lovey dovey atmosphere the pillars provide. For a low fee you too could have a blind dinner date overlooking the planet’s healing surface. Also hiring waiters and waitresses to deliver food and other services to those who have rented out the decks!

• Prompt E: It’s not an old tradition by any means, but this summer the city of verens is looking for some lighthearted fun in order to help soothe everyone’s nerves after recent events. It seems like it’s working too, considering the turnout! All activities for these games are Arehtei themed, too! It’s all in good fun, and generating some nice peaceful emotions might just be what the doctor ordered for most of the Arehtei.

Wisp Capture. Arehtei themed artificial wisps have been set free across the island! Each one glows in the color of their respective Arehtei and the goal is to collect a certain amount in order to win the competition. Specially crafted nets and mesh bags are given to each pair participating before sending them out after the last bit of light in the sky has darkened. Depending on how many of what aligned Arehtei wisp gathered, the items you can win will change! But be careful, you have to catch at LEAST 100 wisps to qualify for a prize, and you only get one. Aiada, Piphron and Sosyne will give out small pouches of gems, while Elios, Peromei, Daimonia and Thras will give out sylvs. A single special silver wisp can be found, which will award both prizes on top of whatever color wisp has the majority!
Food Competition. Are you really, really, REALLY hungry? Come compete in an Arehtei themed team food eating competition in the name of your chosen Arehtei!!! But there’s one catch: this competition is ONLY done in pairs. One partner eats, the other must contribute by feeding them. Hopefully you’re not partnered up with someone you don’t get along with or you might get more food on your face than in your mouth. Participants are given small rings with gems themed around their chosen arehtei as a prize.
Ruin Race. In an attempt to boost everyone’s competitive side, the local Parks and Recreation department of Verens is holding a Test of Courage. Drop by the ruins in the outskirts of town to participate. Just remember - the prize of completing this task is coming out of this ~alive~. (So spooky!)
1. Partner up. All participants are requested to find a partner to complete a task together. Partners can either be of the same alignment, or have different alignments. The task is to go into the ruins and look for coloured talismans that pertain to each member’s Arehtei. It might be best to screen your partner, because you wouldn’t want them running off on you as soon as you hear some thumping noises inside, right?
2. Secret Ruins. These ruins are dark and like a maze - if you exit and enter again, the paths will be different compared to the last time. There doesn’t seem to be any threats, but there are croaking, flapping, and thumping noises that can be heard every now and then. The only source of light is the lamp that is given to you upon signing up, too. At some point, you might encounter dead end upon dead end. Remember what the organiser told you before entering: Compliments complement the forgotten past. Spread some positivity between you and your partner, and the walls will light up and show you the path to the talismans.
3. Talis-MAAAAAAN! In the off-chance that you pick up the wrong talisman, you’ll start to feel different. Pessimism will seep through your veins, and so will anger and fear. It will deter you from making the right choices, following the right path, and working with your partner. Fortunately, the effects wear off in twenty minutes. You won’t be acting crazy all night!

• Prompt F: With all the trial and tribulation around Elios, the summer job boom was almost missed. But somehow, there just seems to be an overabundance of summer jobs this time around! From waterpark jobs to babysitting and dog walking to monster culling, there’s an abundance of jobs looking for anyone to take them. It’s created a worker’s market where pay is going through the roof!

MANY MONSTERS. The Yekar Wobbler population is OUT OF CONTROL! The strangely cooler air during the last couple of months has prompted a more active than usual breeding season. The small cotton ball looking creatures look quite similar to Aiada’s sprites, but they prey on farmer’s crops! You can either rush in and help bag them up immediately, or you could be one of the lucky group to go down to Elios’ Domain to gather the Lalri Flower. This flower has strong attracting properties that the Yekar Wobblers are especially weak to. It’ll make bagging them up a lot easier! And it’ll keep them from swarming you—or your partner and chomping down into your arms and legs! (Don’t worry, their mouths are too small to do too much damage, but boy does it smart like a bee sting!)
Babysitting Blues. There’s a definite shortage of babysitters, though for some reason the families that need sitters need at least two for their troublesome tots. No two sitters will have only ONE child to look after but at least 3 troublesome, toddling, terrifying children to look after. Keep them out of danger, and do your best with feedings, and good luck if you decide to go out to the park!
Waterpark Angels. A waterpark has opened up outside of the city to take advantage of the warming temperatures and it needs many hands on deck. Check for swimsuit appropriateness, lost items,and make sure people are queueing properly. Bonus? On your time off you get admission to the park and rides FOR FREE! Bust out some suntan lotion cause you’re going to need it.

• Prompt G: Make your own! It could include talking frogs and/or bubblegum flavoured pizza.

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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[ When Jane walked out on her date with Oliver, she never expected to not make it home. Instead, she's been here for the past week, and as disorienting as it is, it could be worse. Total amnesia and once crawling out of a bag naked into a world you didn't know at all tended to prepare a person for this sort of thing.

Weird as it is.

Now, it's just a matter of trying to orient herself and figure out what to do. ]

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[ Staying still and doing nothing has never been anything Jane's good at, and she has a feeling Remi wasn't either. That's why, even though she wasn't here for whatever the major event was, she's helping to patch up holes. Most of her tattoos aren't visible under her jeans and long sleeved shirt, but the bird on her neck is, along with the tattoos on her wrists and hands, and the very top of her chest that's visible. As she works, she can't help but wonder what exactly happened here, and whether or not her new found life is better or worse than the one she left behind. Not sure how much she should question, Jane decides to take a chance and talk to the person who's been working close to her. ]

Hey. Do you know what happened here? It seems kind of violent. Were people hurt?

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[ Telepathy. Right. She isn't sure how this works, so she just sort of...holds her amulet in her hand and stares at it while she tries to think exactly what she wants people to know. ]

Has anyone ever wanted something they know doesn't belong to them? Maybe not just a thing. But a person? Or a specific sort of life? Even if you think you don't deserve it, do you try anyway, or accept that it isn't suppposed to be yours?

[ She doesn't know if she deserves the kind of life she wants some day, but she isn't sure if this is something people go through or if it's a hold over from being a former terrorist who doesn't think she deserves it. There's only one real way to find out, and that's to talk to people, probably. ]

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[ How Jane wound up here, in this situation is a mystery to her. Maybe it was suggested on the heels of her telepathic question. But she's about to go on a blind date, and considering how her last date went (with flashbacks of her former self murdering who Jane is now) she's not wholly optimistic. Still, she'll try. If only because something happy will be good for the overall community.

Right?

This time, more of her tattoos are showing because she's wearing a short sleeve - but respectable for a date - shirt. From her shoulders to the tops of her hands, she's completely covered in them, but she's also never thought to be nervous regarding what someone might think. They're a part of her, for better or worse. What stresses her out more is whether or not she should be open with the people she gets to know in this place. There's no FBI, no terrorist to stop, but her past is suspect at best and she doesn't even know a lot about it. She can't be afraid forever, though, and she smiles as the person approaching could very well be her date for the evening. ]

[Ignis is always on the alert for new voices and faces alike, knowing how much it had meant to him that people had reached out upon his own arrival. The question Jane poses, however, catches his interest in a way the usual queries of newly arrived otherworlders does not in that it hits him particularly close to home-- surprisingly slow.]

I think that if you have the capacity to try, to change things and encourage your life to become what you want it to be, then you ought to take advantage of that opportunity.

[Not everyone is so lucky. Even through telepathy, his accent comes through crisp and clear, his tone thoughtful.]

It may seem selfish to wish for something more than you have, and I can't say I condone actually taking that something from another, but if it's a way of life you're seeking, we are all constantly changing. You never know what might be yours, if you're willing to work towards it.

[ Jane lets herself think about that for a moment, which may come across as jumbled thoughts until she grabs hold of the thought she's actually trying to get across in response. ]

I want to try. Well, I was trying until I came here. I don't think it matters in this place in the same way it does at home.

[ Here, it's just a matter of believing she deserves to be happy and following wherever that leads her. ]

I don't think what I want would take away from someone. But I do think there's a question of deserving it. I don't know if I do or not.

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[He almost gets the sense of static at low volume as she sorts through her thoughts, and while his own are clear and carefully filtered, he knows full well that isn't always the case, especially for those who are still learning or experimenting.]

I'll confess, being here does seem to uncomplicate matters for many.

[A pause.]

I can't say what you may or may not deserve, but I do believe that everyone has the right to pursue and foster their own happiness, so long as no harm is done in achieving it.

[ Jane would honestly love nothing more than to get a grip on the way sharing thoughts works. She really doesn't want thing she's not ready for others to know to get out. She'll just have to work on it. ]

Is it okay if I ask how long you've been here? I'm just wondering if you have personal experience with knowing how uncomplicated life can get when you're taken somewhere else and forced to adapt.

[ It's different this time, being somewhere she doesn't know, because to the best of her knowledge, she has all her memories, and everyone pretty much showed up the same way. Not having to worry about that aspect of it is a relief. ]

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B! Flings self at you :D

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Tattoo buddies!

can't wait 'til he sees more of them if I app >.>

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