empatheias_ooc | TEST DRIVE MEME: JULY

— TEST DRIVE: JULY —

Welcome to

empatheias' first ever 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 Friday, July 18th and Applications open Friday, July 25th. Game will begin Friday, August 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: Create any scenario that could cause your character to display some kind of emotion, be it big or small, and write out how it changes the immediate area. Are there literal sparkles everywhere because they're so happy? Or is the ground starting to twist and warp due to their anger or frustration? Things exploding? Rain clouds? Since this is a test drive, don't worry about any limitations on effects—just write whatever comes to mind!

• Prompt B: The following are generic task board prompts that characters could have taken up as a job.

You have to collect X number of materials. Find a partner to make it easier!
There's a hostile creature attacking some of the neighboring farms. If you got a weapon, they could definitely use your help!
How about helping around the town? Delivering something, helping patch up a sign, cleaning out some of those rusted gears—the locals would definitely warm up to everyone.
Make up your own task/quest!

• 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 influx of people suddenly appearing, the locals are a bit on edge. So rather than having your character’s emotions affecting the environment, someone else's is affecting them! Maybe they were just passing by and someone had an emotional outbreak of sorts. Now they have to figure out how to deal with the aftermath—or will their own emotions make it worse? Needless to say, NPC godmodding granted 100%.

• Prompt E: Make your own! It can even involve booze and/or cats.

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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[Meanwhile Elize just happens to find a doll while exploring for a little while. She wasn't sure who it belonged to, but she was sure she could find the owner somehow. Getting used to this strange world was going to take a while, but she was slowly starting to get used to it. Sort of. She noticed a random rain cloud when it was cloudy outside. Investigating the scene, she noticed a familiar face.]

Jude!

[Jude turns around at the familiar voice. He waves at her, water dripping from his gloves as he does so. Still, he's smiling.]

Hey, Elize. Don't get too close, you'll get all wet.

[Noticing the cause of the rain cloud...]

What's wrong?

[The girl is starting to sob less, but she's still in no state to speak so Jude answers for her.]

She said that she dropped her doll on her way here. I was going to go help her look for it.

O-Oh! I found a doll when I was wandering around.

[Showing the doll she found.]

Is this it?

[The girl's face instantly brightens and the raincloud starts to dry up, along with her tears. A small sunbeam splits through the cloud. "Yes, that's Rose! Thank you so much, Miss!"

Jude smiles at the girl.] See, I knew she couldn't have gone very far.
[Then to Elize.] And it was really nice of you to pick that up, Elize.

[Seeing the girl cheer up made Elize feel better too. And then at the comment that Jude made, she couldn't help but blush faintly.]

O-Oh well... I couldn't just leave it there. I figured somebody was missing it. It could have been important to someone, you know?

And you were right.

[Jude steps aside as the girl reaches for the doll, then hugs it tightly to her. After bowing to the both of them, she runs away back up the road.]

I'm glad that turned out well... although not for our clothes.

[He tries to flick some of the water off of his gloves, but everything's soaked and it doesn't make much of a difference.]

I have a feeling we're going to be having that problem for a while, but maybe you should change? It wouldn't be good if you got sick.

I'll be fine, it's sunny out here. ...But it's still a good idea.

[now just to find his way back to wherever they're staying... he takes off his gloves and coat at least for the moment.]

[If she had some Arte to help with that, she'd use it.]

Have you gotten adjusted to this place yet?

[Milla could probably abuse Undine's power to help them... but she's not around right now.]

I guess that depends on what you mean by adjusted. I'm not as surprised by it anymore.

[But the same could be said of what was going on back home. Adjusting to the circumstances wasn't so important as just pressing forward regardless.]

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