TEST DRIVE: JUNE

[simpathis]

— TEST DRIVE: JUNE —

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 Monday, May 25th and Applications open Monday, June 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! Reminder: We only require one sample and it can be done in either format.
  
  
• IMPORTANT! We have 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!


PROMPTS

• Prompt A: How about giving the emotions a try? The following emotions will have more effect than usual: hope, despair, fear, and bravery.

• 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: The latest entry in the hot 'Forgefires' series is about to come out, and lines in front of bookstores are blocking the streets! How will you get to your destination when your path is full of frenzied cosplayers who don't dare move lest they lose their spot in line? You might want to be careful, too—some fans are getting into heated arguments about their favorite characters so things might start literally flying if left unchecked!

• Prompt E: Things have been getting a little gloomy lately, so a group of youths have designed the first ever Verens Rock-Paper-Scissors Tournament. Somehow you've won through the lower ranks, and are now a finalist. The state of the city is riding on you (or so they claim), so face your opponent and somehow manage to make this farce exciting enough to lift the moods of the spectators (mostly kids). Just be careful. If you do poorly, you might find a tomato or two thrown at you.

• Prompt F: Welcome to FEAR FACTOR! An exciting new brand of entertainment where contestants participate in various challenges that touch home to the most innate fears humans share. Lying in a pit of creepy crawlies; climb up high, precarious structures; go one-on-one with wild animals—can you handle it? Are you brave enough to go for the 1 million sylv prize? Or will fear cripple you and leave you with nothing!? Only one way to find out! Oh, and one more thing—your emotions will definitely effect everything, so if you're climbing up that rusty, half broken steel tower and it starts shaking, that's probably because you're scared out of your wits. Don't let it crumble!

• Prompt G: Make your own! It could include giant cheese wheels and/or bucket of nails.

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

[hands4healing]

Winry didn't have anything to say about that for a few seconds, then shook her head. "That's awful. I'm sorry you...had to go through that."

[shadowsandflame]

"What I've been through is nothing compared to others that have been affected by it." She shook her head. "I'll find a way to atone for what I've caused."

[hands4healing]

Winry didn't ask if Shroud meant in this world, or her home. Either way, it was a mess.

[shadowsandflame]

Shroud took a few moments of silence to compose herself. She was fine with suffering through it on her own, but there was no need to drag Winry into it.

"I also... worked as a detective briefly... Sort of." It was a weak subject change, but it was better than nothing. She didn't know how to divert things to small talk anymore.

[hands4healing]

"A detective? Was that...interesting?" Winry's knowledge of detecting comes from radio plays. Mr. Hughes hadn't talked to her about work, so she didn't know he was an investigator. "Was it exciting?" She changed her question.

[shadowsandflame]

Winry's knowledge of radio plays was probably not that far off from what life in the agency was like. She tiled her head back slightly, considering the questions.

"Interesting, yes, but I'm not sure 'exciting' is the right word. I was more of an assistant to my partner than an actual detective. But he needed someone to keep him from getting in to deep."

[hands4healing]

Interesting works. Interesting's good, most of the time.

"So...could you do that here?"

[shadowsandflame]

"Be a detective? ...I suppose?" Shroud had never really done it by herself, even though there had been a time in her life that she assumed she would be following Soukichi forever. "I know the ins and outs of it well enough that I probably could."

[hands4healing]

"If it's a job they offer here. Maybe you should look into it!"

That was Winry, always trying to be helpful.

[shadowsandflame]

"I will keep it in mind. Thank you. i doubt I would have considered it on my own."

[hands4healing]

"You're welcome!"

Have a brilliant smile. Winry liked solving problems, whether they be of the mechanical, emotional, or physical kinds.

[shadowsandflame]

Shroud would have smiled back if she could. It was hard not to think of Raito and his friends. She adjusted her hat.

"Though it would be strange to do that job without a partner."

[hands4healing]

"I'm sure there are plenty of people who could be helpful to a detective!" Winry rubbed her chin thoughtfully. "Have you met Mr. Mustang? I don't know if he's doing anything here yet."

[shadowsandflame]

"I haven't met him. Someone you know?" She was a little relieved that Wonry had people she knew here. She would hate to think of her own children somewhere strange all alone and Winry was such a nice girl.