empatheias_ooc | TEST DRIVE: October

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TEST DRIVE: October

— 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 Sunday, September 24 and Applications (Canon | OC) open a week later on October 1st. Apps will only be open for four days!
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: With the crystal having been mysteriously stolen, the weather has been nothing but uncooperative, lately. Actually, uncooperative is an understatement. Just yesterday, it was raining frogs! Now, well…

In the Sky with Diamonds. You might be walking in the streets or in the safe confines of a building when it begins to hail. It's not just any ordinary hail. Instead of ice falling from the sky, it's little beads and pieces of… you guessed it: diamonds! Some are actually fake, but there are some that are genuine. Only the experienced eye will be able to tell. The catch is, it only rains diamonds for ten seconds. And in this short span of time, people have gone berserk over the stone. Looks like some are eager to sell what they've collected, while some are fighting over what "should be theirs". Are you one of those people opportunistic enough to make money out of this, or are you doing something else of your own?
One in a Melon. The crazy weather has not only been affecting the people living in Empatheias, but also the flora and fauna. The fruit stands everywhere have been selling all kinds of hybrid fruit, ranging from melons the size of a building to blue grapes that taste like chocolate! The latter sounds oddly delicious, truth be told. The vendors are all for giving free samples to anybody who passes by, too. In fact, there's one fruit stand that seems to be selling really well. Investigate, and you'll be given a slice of pineapple! Take a bite, and it tastes like Hawaiian pizza. Is this heaven or hell?

• Prompt E: It's safer to stay indoors given the strange weather, but you can't help but go out in the streets and explore! You're in a new world, after all. There is so much to see! Of course, when it begins to rain cats and dogs (either literally or figuratively), you look for a place to hide. Somehow, you've managed to enter a building that's dark, only lit by a flame in the middle of the room. There are a lot of hooded men and women surrounding the flame.

Welcome! When they notice someone else enter, they all look at the door's direction. "Ah! It seems we have a new arrival. Welcome to the Ortheias. You are now in a world where your magic can change the emotions of people. What is your name?"

It looks like you've entered the headquarters of some roleplaying cult. Try and leave, and they will explain to you that nobody can leave. Nobody even knows why they're here. And then someone will casually whisper to you these exact words: "As an OOC Note, we will all leave in an hour and half from now." Do you create a character, or do you play as yourself?
Getting Acclimated. With everyone in the room doing their own thing and "gathering relationships", as they so put it, you've been left to your own devices. Do you talk to other people who might be stuck here for an hour and half, or do you practice your "Emanis"? It seems that this fictional world they've created lets each person manipulate the other person's emotions by casting spells. A short display of fire can make someone angry, or making flowers appear out of nowhere might make the other person happy. Of course, these are all fake and the cult just narrates their usage of magic without actually displaying it.
An Event! Towards the end of the roleplaying session, the "roleplay moderator" announces an event! One of the guardians of Ortheias, the Durathei of fire and ice, Seesonne, has attacked the city of Snerev! A part of the city is now burning, while the other half is encased in ice! What would you do in this situation? People are panicking, so you must stop them from worrying too much!

• Prompt F: While Halloween does not exist in this world, Otherworlders have been present long enough for the natives to slightly change their calendar. For the month of Empta (October), they wish to make sure the Otherworlders are feeling at home by celebrating Halloween! They know nothing about it, but they are going to try and replicate the feeling!

Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo. For the rest of Exi (September), farmers are asking Otherworlders to help them harvest pumpkins. Thanks to the strange weather recently, these pumpkins have grown to be the size of a car. They're rather big! What's more, they've also grown legs and can run! It appears they don't want to be caught, but anyone who gives chase will be able to get them to stop easily. Just chop off its legs! And to make it inanimate, one has to carve a face on it.
What's Your Favourite Scary Story? To prepare for what's to come next month, the natives are asking Otherworlders to go to the Welcome Centre every weekend for a meeting of sorts. One will be able to find refreshments and snacks there, and there are a lot of people listening to speakers who rotate every so often. It seems these speakers are talking about their favourite scary stories. Perhaps you're one of the listeners, or you're speaking and sharing yours! Things are beginning to be spooky, though, that's for sure.
It Leaves a Good Taste in Your Mouth. Children are selling cookies door-to-door, and the only type of cookies they're selling are maple leaf cookies. It's only 10 sylvs a box, and taking just one bite will send one to heaven! It's so delicious that it might make anyone who eats it react in a strange way (the video is just an example, not the exact reaction). Spectate at how people react to these maple leaf cookies, or be the one that gathers a lot of attention!

• Prompt G: Make your own! It could include cat ears and/or nail polish.

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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B. MONSTER MASH (TEXT, POSSIBLY TO ACTION).

Hey, this is my first time using this thing. Just looking to hook up with someone that wants to go beat up monsters for some cash since apparently solo hunting's not allowed.

Prefer to work in a pair. Good with just about every weapon (I'll come prepared) and adept with hand-to-hand combat. I work best with hard hitters since I focus on speed.

Only contact me if you can pull your own weight, though I'll definitely have your back if you've got mine. I'd potentially like to find someone that would be willing to team-up long-term, if possible.

F-1. FIST PUMP-KIN.

[ She's dead and this is hell.

Well, maybe not. But it might be easier if she could explain the situation away like it was just that. It's hard enough to adjust to all of this. Autonomy is a wonderful thing, even if she is experiencing it in this place. While chasing pumpkins. She's not sure this beats the usual gig, but it's certainly less dangerous than a BOW and to her knowledge, no possibility of being infected and without sharp claws or teeth. It was just the speed she had to really worry about and if there's one thing she was good at, it was just that.

There's a trail of pumpkin flesh behind her thanks to an unfortunate accident. She'd thrown herself on one and when her instincts kicked in, instead of going for the legs, Jill maybe (definitely) thrust her combat knife in a little too far and a little too hard. A learning experience, definitely, and something she wouldn't repeat this time around. This isn't a take down, a bit of a stilled and gentle hand would be advantageous.

Wiping the slimy gore and seeds from her knife against her thigh, she makes a sound as another one rushes by her, nearly knocking her over along the way. ]

D-2/G. CINNAMON TWIST, MOCHA LATTE, & CHOCOLATE CREME.

[ Jill's been here long enough and it's time to venture out into the wide world and do some shopping. In one hand, she's eating some free fruit that probably shouldn't taste the way it does (she's going back for seconds) and the other is holding a box of hair dye because the blonde has got go go. She hasn't really experimented in the past, not even back in her early twenties, so it's all very new to her. They all boast coverage and "multi-faceted highlights" and new formulas and this or that, but all she really wants is to get one that's as close to her original hair color as possible.

She'd never have thought of her hair as "Mocha Latte" or anything like that. They've all got food names and maybe they're supposed to be appetizing, but the concept doesn't line up to her. A second box -- "Chocolate Creme" seems a little bit closer. She fumbles to hold it and compare the two, but the box ultimately flips between the other one and her wrist while she drops the pineapple on the ground despite her valiant attempt to hold onto all three. She pauses for a long while before crouching to pick up the dye. ]

Start to a wonderful day, I can just feel it.

[ Now she'll just have to find a way to clean-up her spill and decide on one of the two colors. Or ultimately pick one of the forty others that have minute differences in shade. Fantastic. ]

WELCOME BACK TO THE WORLD OF SURVIVAL HORROR (GOOD LUCK!).

[ Jill is from the middle of Desperate Escape. Feel free to wildcard me with a prompt and I'll write something for you. If you have any questions, comments, or requests you're welcome to PM me! c: ]

[Jill would get a message back]

Heya! If you're looking for a mission partner I'd be up for it. I'm skilled with swords, and I already have my own. Let me know what you think!

[ She's sticking to text for now and plans on doing so in the future whenever she does... this thing. It's a little much to wrap her mind around, but it's no stranger than being here in the first place. ]

I've never fought any of the monsters here, so I'm not quite sure what their strengths or weaknesses are. If you think a sword is adequate, I'd more than welcome it.

I'm more likely to use a gun or knife.

Are you comfortable with retreating if it's required? It's kind of hard to specify "no egos that can't handle a defeat instead of grievous injury" (or maybe not, since I did just do it).

Woah, that one almost gotcha, didn't it?

[sorry, she's kind of been watching in a vague sense of awe.] You're really good at this though!! What do you say about teaming up, huh? I bet we could clear out the rest of them if we worked together!

aaaaaand, with me watching your back, you won't have to worry about another one of those almost knocking you over!

[ Jill laughs a little at the younger woman, not so much at her words but the absurdity of all of this. It's not untrue, is it? Her eyes just a little wide, her eyebrows raised faintly when she shakes her head. ]

Ha, yeah, almost did. [ It's breathy, falling into a silent huff. Guess this is her life now, slaying pumpkins before they knock her flat on her ass. She looks a little embarrassed over the compliment, catching Selphie's eyes to make it clear she heard but doesn't say anything about it. ] Team's definitely don't hurt. Not sure I'd call these things dangerous, but they're a bit of a pain and I bet we could wrangle 'em all the quicker together.

[ So, that's a yes, it seems. ]

I'm Jill. [ That easy. She holds out a hand, stiff and almost professional. ] You been out here long?

Yeah, exactly!! [she reaches a hand out to shake Jill's hand, beaming from ear to ear.]

Selphie Tilmitt! I've been kicking their butts for a little while, but it's kind of exhausting chasing them down alone.

Think we should go for some kind of pincer attack?

[ Jill clasps more than shakes, but it doesn't lack any warmth. Her smile spreads, cracking to show her teeth when her lips part. ]

Well, Selphie Tilmitt, I can agree on that one. I did a little knife-throwing earlier but that... didn't really work out. [ She vaguely glances behind her, a hint of what happened earlier. ] Guess the hard way is the right way, but I'd be interested in your exact methods.

[ Does she mean they go from each side or is this something else? ]

That's okay, it was probably a good idea at the time. Sorta. [but well, okay now she's being asked about her methods.]

Weeeeeeell I've mostly just been running around after them till they tire out, but I'm getting pretty tired doing that too, yaknow? So if we go at em from two directions they'll get confused.... and BLAMMO [She claps her hands together dramatically] Legs get cut off from two directions, and we carve some faces in, right?

I mean, it did stop the pumpkin. Just counter-intuitive to the whole capturing thing...

[ It's not often that she gets into a fight and has to take a specimen back alive and it's certainly never quite this absurd. It's an entirely new experience for Jill but she's getting the hang of it the more she looks at it as a fight rather than a battle. ]

I've done that before, but it's usually a better tactic when there's only two directions to go. [ But she has a point. All you have to do is scare it some and make it think you're going one way instead of the other. ] Hm, yeah, sounds pretty good to me -- unless you'd rather me chase it in your direction and end up cornering it?

[ It's her way of being polite about Selphie being tired without coming off as condescending. Jill would hate that if someone did it to her. ]

Edited 2017-09-19 07:30 (UTC)

(( ooc: my plurkname is

radiantly if you use that anymore! Discord is radiantly#6142 !))

Yeah, kinda. But hey at least it's one less of those things running around all silly! [Hmm. Jill's got a point there, but maybe it could still work? The suggestion of Jill running instead of Selphie herself gets Jill a very greatful expression tossed her way.]

If you wanna start that'd be SUPER AWESOME. We can switch after a couple of em. How's that sound?

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[ I'm still on Steam @P30 +

haddonfield, I guess it's seasonally appropriate now at least! I still barely plurk and when I do it's about wrestling probably? ]

Wonder what the farmer's intend to do with them? Decorations, I'd guess...

[ Honestly, this is really turning her off pumpkin pie. She's not sure for how long, but it probably won't be safe for Halloween... or, maybe she'll just be completely unperturbed by all of this and eat an entire pie to herself. If anything, she probably deserves it right about now. ]

Hey speed's my specialty! [ To which she reassuringly raises an arm and flexes. It doesn't quite get the point across, but she's not about to do a squat to show off how muscular her legs are. ] Just so long as you're ready to go if it gets past you. They're awful fast for being the size they are.

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