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Recollé Mods ([personal profile] recollecters) wrote in [community profile] repeter2018-01-17 08:44 pm
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JANUARY 2018 TDM

TEST DRIVE
JANUARY TEST DRIVE
The city of Recollé...

What do you mean the city's behaving for once?

I.
The large opaque dome enveloping the entire city continues to stand tall and firm, though this may be the first time you've noticed the dome itself rather than believe it's simply an eclipse effect. Faintly reflective in appearance but blocking the outside world, the dome still allows the warmth of the weak winter sunlight to seep through. It isn't hard to breathe, and the flora and fauna seem to be responding just as naturally as always. But the city of Recollé is pitch black except for the light citizens shine themselves.

The dome stretches incredibly high over the city, but anyone who can get close enough to it will find that they can briefly see themselves in the surface. Upon touching the dome, it appears to be smooth and almost rubbery in texture despite a shell-like shield appearance. Soundproof and unable to provide clues to what's happening outside of the city the dome is also harmless for those who wish to touch it and examine it, causing it to bounce a few times under light impact. However, do be careful not to trigger its defense mode! Should anyone attempt to damage the dome itself, it will light up with a bright, sickening blue color for three seconds before delivering a shock to its attacker and rendering them unconscious for an hour. Perhaps you'll get lucky and you'll only deal with the too-hot-to-touch surface that self-activates when the dome is threatened, or the spikes that appear at the source of impact. The dome seems to have a temperament of its own. It may be best to treat it the way you want to be treated.

II.
Going about your normal day, the darkness seems endless aside from whatever light can be shed via flashlights, cell phones and interior lights inside buildings. However, as you wander the streets of the city, under your feet a swirl of yellow light appears before darting ahead, bouncing and bobbing its way over snow and concrete to create a clear path for you. It's a little convenient to have a guide to follow, but you're not the only one. Others around you are following their own lights and they all seem to gather right at the entrance of the old subway station. Perpetually under construction for as long as you can remember, the station appears to be wide open for anyone who ventures in.

The light will guide you for roughly twenty-five feet before it dies down again. You're allowed to turn back, of course. There's nothing stopping you...except for the vine that suddenly snakes along the ground and wraps around your ankle, hooking onto you and beginning to drag you further into the tunnels. Now would be a good time to start calling for help.

III.

Back in the city itself, it's hard to say who, exactly, is to blame for the first hit. People are minding their own business and moving on as if everything is perfectly natural as usual. However, in addition to the hustle and bustle small barrels appear on every street corner with an assortment of colored guns. The moment you step up to investigate one of these barrels it becomes a little more clear what, exactly, is happening here.

A bright red, green, or blue dot appears on your skin as the laser light hones in on you. Someone's decided to make you their next target in a city-wide game of laser tag and you have precisely ten seconds to run. For anyone tagged by the guns, a confetti-effect of red green and blue dots will appear all over you lasting for up to fifteen minutes before you're back in the game.

Will you grab your weapons and join the game? Or will you dodge as long as you can?

IV.
As the evening sets in, there's a smell in the air. It's not the usual winter-y scent of peppermint or warm soup or anything like that. No, you soon realize that the smell is buttered popcorn and now instead of the barrels of laser tag guns there are carts containing popcorn machines, bottles of soda, candy and more. These carts don't move and they do not seem to be manned by anybody so feel free to take as much as you'd like! At precisely 7pm, the street lights dim a little and the dome above you starts to...glow? It glows and a picture stretches all the way across the sky as a movie begins to play for your enjoyment. Maybe it's the first of the Galaxy Fights series, or it could be that crazy archaeologist turned fortune-hunter Kentucky Smith. The movies will rotate one after the other for the rest of the evening until 7am when the street lamps come on, but for now grab some blankets and a good seat. There's always time for a movie with some friends.

BONUS.
Of course communication to people outside of the city is still out of the question. Of course it is. There are absolutely no signs of that changing anytime soon no matter how many times you call or text or email. Snail mail is nearly impossible and don't even think about videochatting.

On the other hand, it seems as though the powerlines above are beginning to spark, pulsing in patterns of a bright blue color visible to the naked eye. What's up with that? Trying to get a closer look will only reveal a thick, crackling sort of energy that is surely not dangerous in the slightest and is nothing to worry about.

The energy won't leave the powerlines at all, but instead the next time you use your phone for anything a song activates instead. It's loud and it can't be shut down, but once it ends you may find yourself in a video chat with a fellow Retrospec user. Say hi!

Welcome to the [community profile] recolle test drive meme! All characters will be begin in-game AU'd as Recollé residents. You may use any of the above prompts for ideas or make up your own depicting your Recollé AU! Prompts do not have to be set in the districts listed above. You can review our list of locations for what's available. Please note that TDM threads can be used as samples, can be kept as game canon, and can also be used for bonus points for future item regains. Share a few minor details of your AU, tag around, and have fun!

For current players, please remember that TDM threads can only be used for bonus points, not regains.

Please note: you will need a reserve to apply, and current characters must have full AC posted at the time of their reservation.

Your January TDM directory is here, and your AU workshop is here! Our mod questions thread for this TDM is over here!
energybent: (sways (116))

[personal profile] energybent 2018-01-19 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
You read my mind. Or my stomach.

[ She'd fingerguns but that would hurt. Korra's grinning as she returns the kiss, though. ]

Nope. You kept me waiting just long enough.
maskreant: (pic#11914365)

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[personal profile] maskreant 2018-01-19 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
[ Unlike someone, Akira isn’t at all ashamed to play some games. From time to time, he checks out laser tag since he knows someone in the airsoft craft. While some other people are running for their fictional lives, he stands there with his bright red gun in hand—he sports a confident, sly smile. ]

Why don’t we have a Western showdown?

[ If she does try to shoot him, he’ll definitely book it, though. ]
energybent: (sways (22))

[personal profile] energybent 2018-01-19 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
Wh--

[ wait!! ]

Dia, is that you?!
energybent: (sways (112))

[personal profile] energybent 2018-01-19 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ .... huh. Korra squints at the screen a little. She looks really familiar... ]

Uhh, hi. I'm Korra. [ .... ] Myyyyy phone got a mind of its own and called you! Sorry about that!
leaveittomother: (8)

[personal profile] leaveittomother 2018-01-19 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
[If she gets sick later, well. Ai will blame herself. For the moment, though, she couldn't care less. Why not?]

Do you want to try?

[She holds out the bag with a slight giggle. She knows the answer.]
energybent: (sways (16))

[personal profile] energybent 2018-01-19 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
Whoa!

[ hello Bolin did you want a screen full of Korra face? That's what you're getting. ]

Bolin, hey, it's been forever!
vitis: (wwwww)

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[personal profile] vitis 2018-01-19 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
... Huh?

[ and john, in the meanwhile, had decided who cares if it's free or not, there's no one looking. so when, arms overburdened with bottles of soda and popcorn and candy and however much else he can carry, he's trying to cut through the crowd and suddenly gets waved down instead, he feels his heart jump. he immediately fixes into place a more easygoing smile. ]

[ ... but thank goodness, it seems like it's someone friendly enough. not that he can particularly see who it is all too well, in all this darkness, light of the beginning projection aside. ]

Yeah, yeah, I guess it's- a good distraction? [ retrospec and their conniving, conniving ways and all. ] Dunno what's playin'.
argone: <user name=cupcakegraphics> (Bored)

[personal profile] argone 2018-01-19 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
[Kara puts on a face. Not so much at him as at the notion of the app acting as some sort of gatekeeper to the real secrets of the world. Fah!]

It is not a bad assumption, all things considered. Before it installed itself...somehow...I had no freaking clue that the world wasn't supposed to be all dark and foreboding.

Or that it was at all weird that there's a gigantic dome surrounding the city.
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[personal profile] unidolize 2018-01-19 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
Ahem--

[ clearing her throat, PRETENDING LIKE NOTHING JUST HAPPENED as she picks her phone back up...she's beet red, though. ]

Yes. Yes, it's me. I...was not expecting you to video chat me.
Edited 2018-01-19 04:26 (UTC)
bylight: (mooglepalooza001)

[personal profile] bylight 2018-01-19 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
I'll make us dinner after I fix you up.

[It's been so long since they had dinner together anyways.]

Learned some patience while we were apart? [Olivia pulls up a chair and sits down, opening the kit to take things out.] Let me know if it stings. It's a good sign.
Edited 2018-01-19 04:26 (UTC)
tuffguy: (pic#8501817)

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[personal profile] tuffguy 2018-01-19 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
Hey, you enjoying the movie?

[ it's totally not awkward to ask your tutor that when you come across her watching a movie, right? ]
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[personal profile] tuffguy 2018-01-19 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, it really has been!

[ the full screen is more than alright because dude ]

How's life been treating you?
energybent: (sways (112))

[personal profile] energybent 2018-01-19 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
[ She definitely noticed........ but she'll be a good senpai and not mention it. ]

I wasn't really expecting it either. The powerlines went all crazy, and then this song started playing, and then... Well, this.
energybent: (sways (16))

[personal profile] energybent 2018-01-19 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
[ She backs up a little bit, but she's grinning widely. ]

Pretty great! I've got an awesome job and and even more amazing fiancee, and I have the best dog in the world. [ so her life is pretty incredible. ] What about you, big guy? Doing alright here?
beneathmoonlight: (Adorable smile)

[personal profile] beneathmoonlight 2018-01-19 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
Of course!

[He’s so happy that someone wants to try new things that he makes!]

Do you like caramel at all? I thought of throwing in some salted caramel swirls.
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[personal profile] tuffguy 2018-01-19 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
Whoa, what the heck, you're engaged?! That's awesome, tell me about them! It's way more important than anything I'm up to right now. [ and if that's a casual deflection, then let's hope korra doesn't notice it ]
stressweets: "Maybe we were trying too hard." "And instead of forcing ourselves to do something that's not meant for us..." "We each should be embracing our true talents." (017. the show stoppers)

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[personal profile] stressweets 2018-01-19 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
[ .......that complaining........

tsukasa's stepping out of one of the shops, holding his own bag (of groceries), and. yep. exactly who he thought it'd be.

does he let him know there's a store he can go in right here or.... ]


Are you really lost, Tori?
argone: (The Look)

[personal profile] argone 2018-01-19 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
[Mini-K and Big-K. They have got to come up with some better names for each other than E and L.]

Yeah, I do. Kentucky Smith?

You have seen this movie, right?
energybent: (sways (16))

[personal profile] energybent 2018-01-19 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
You're the best, you know that?

[ Korra nods, flattening her hand on the table. ]

Something like that. I mean, having Nimbus around meant I wasn't too lonely. He's gonna be pretttttty jealous that you're gonna be sharing a bed with me now...
idealest: (struck from a great height)

[personal profile] idealest 2018-01-19 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ ... Okay, fair. Sakichi perceives no lie. He straightens from his hiding place and lowers his laser gun. ]

People scored points on an unarmed man with a bad leg? Reprehensible.

[ Truly unconscionable!! Sakichi has a route to finish, but it can wait. He has morals to answer for. He makes his way over to Sakutarou. ]

Very well. Where are you going? I will accompany you.
littlemperor: (08 among my busy every days)

[personal profile] littlemperor 2018-01-19 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
[-- Geh.]

Of course not! I know exactly where I'm going! I have an excellent sense of direction, after all! It's bred into me!

[His worth of a noble etc etc. Tori glances at Tsukasa's groceries -- oh, there's a store right here -- and waves his hand.]

As proof, I ended up exactly where I needed to be~. N-Not that I'm here for anything really, I just thought I'd see what the commoners were up to!
Edited 2018-01-19 04:37 (UTC)
beneathmoonlight: (Idea!)

[personal profile] beneathmoonlight 2018-01-19 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
A horror movie about a haunted asylum...it’s just started, but I’ve heard of the series before.

[Atsushi is completely oblivious to any kind of sordid happenings in the city, and he just thinks of this as a fun distraction from studying instead something more sinister. He’s happy to make room on the blanket for the person that he can’t see so well, but that voice does sound familiar...

Atsushi squints in the darkness, and finally he can sort of make out the person’s features.
]

Have I seen you around the library before?
maidofmistakes: Unsure. (She just kept pointing at the cows)

[personal profile] maidofmistakes 2018-01-19 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
Most of it. It's kind of late, but there are a lot of people here. Do you think they'd get mad if I stayed out?
digthefuzz: (watch | where's the beef)

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[personal profile] digthefuzz 2018-01-19 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
[There's a young man nearby chowing down on popcorn and laughing obnoxiously at even the cheesiest of one-liners. At the man's question, Kurt gasps in surprise.]

Dude! You never saw Kentucky Smith and the Wheel of Fortunes?? But it's a classic, man!
energybent: (pic#10347174)

[personal profile] energybent 2018-01-19 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
[ hmmm suspicious.

ah, well. Korra's face lights up. ]


Her name is Olivia. She used to be in the military, and we met years ago. She's strong and brave, and she doesn't take crap from anyone. Not even me. [ Korra laughs a little. ] She owns a bar here, too. She's a great cook--her steaks are the best, you have to try them!

She's pretty gorgeous, too.