TEST DRIVE MEME: JANUARY

[simpathis]

— TEST DRIVE: JANUARY —

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 Thursday, December 25th and Applications open Friday, January 1st.
  
  
• 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!

Now with that out of the way, here are some prompts you guys can work from!


PROMPTS

• Prompt A: Things are a bit out of control right now, and that includes your emotions and the elemental cores. Just the slightest feeling will be exaggerated. You were only smiling a little? You're now a walking light bulb. Just a little pout? Strong torrential rain is now over the entire block.

• 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.

• 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: Empatheias is currently experiencing an island-wide blizzard. Several thick inches of snow covers the landscape, and with the city's unusual architecture, falling snow from the eaves of roofs is an actual hazard to be wary about. So what can you do with it? Do you play in it? Throw snowballs? Try to help clear the roads? Or does your mood actually worsen it by creating your own mini blizzard or make a large patch of melt or even turn to rain and pools of water?

• Prompt E: The city is worse for wear and needs help getting fixed up. This can be done one of two ways: physical labor or using positive emotions to help speed the process a long. Which do you try?

• Prompt F: Empatheias doesn't celebrate Christmas, but quite a few of the PCs have decided to celebrate it amongst themselves. Will you help spread the season of joy and free will? Or try to ruin it? Don't forget your emotions will reflect your mood.

• Prompt G: Make your own! It can even involve pigs or a bucket of paint.

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!

Comments

I swear she'll start talking eventually

[killtheempire]

[Close, with the center of the restaurant being dominated by rectangular counter around a cooking area. The lead chef was chopping ingredients and tossing them into frying pans with a very deliberate rhythm that matched the music playing from an old gramaphone while keeping a running commentary.

Honestly, it was a hell of a show. Akame was engrossed, at least.]

It's all good, I knew what I was getting into

[guitar_case_vagabond]

[That is a hell of a show. The guy's pretty good at what he does, and that's the opinion of somebody who's a pretty good hand at chopping stuff up herself. Ryuko tilts her head a little at the display, cracking a smirk.]

Making a stageshow out of supper, huh? [It's about then that she notices Akame's slightly zoned out expression and blinks, waving a hand in front of her eyes.] Hey, you in there?

[killtheempire]

Huh?

[Blink blink. Oh right social interactions.]

Y-yeah. I just got distracted.

[guitar_case_vagabond]

It's kinda hard to tell sometimes, as spaced-out as you look half the time.

[She sighs, but she's already headed toward that table.]

So, this place is good enough, right?

[killtheempire]

Yeah...

[She took another moment to actually watch the chef himself, rather than the food.]

He used to be a killer.

[guitar_case_vagabond]

Huh?

[The suddenness of that statement is enough to bring her to a halt and she looks back at Akame quickly. Then back to the cook for a second.]

... Seriously?

I have no idea where I'm going with this

[killtheempire]

He's trying to put it behind him, but look at him. How he holds the knives, the way he makes eye contact. It's obvious.

[It was to another killer, at least. Akame sat down as if she had just made a comment about the weather.]

Rollin' with it!

[guitar_case_vagabond]

[That's probably the difference right there. Ryuko's a fighter, to be sure, and she'd even gone into a fight ready and even intending to kill but nonetheless that's where she and Akame ultimately differ.]

Hmm.

[She takes a seat as well, studying the man carefully. She doesn't catch onto everything Akame says about the knife or the eyes but... there's something there, alright. The look of someone trying to move on from something. That much she recognizes.]

... Yeah. I think I see what you're getting at.