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recollecters) wrote in repeter2018-01-17 08:44 pm
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JANUARY 2018 TDM
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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 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! |
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Let me...
[ The girl laughs softly while her uncle, this guy who appears to be wearing his sunglasses at night, sticks his face closer to the bag of popcorn she's holding up toward him so he can sniff it. ]
Nothing out of the ordinary. Only the typical fake butter chemicals. Let me check that drink you grabbed too.
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Danny crunches on his own and swallows it. ]
That's a heck of a party trick.
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I guess it is. I hadn't thought about it that way.
[ Sudden super senses at age thirty two; it wasn't exactly a picnic from the start. If Danny had been on the app back in November he might have seen the panicked message from the niece asking if anyone knew how to stop her uncle's headaches.
Matt checks the drink his niece is holding next and nods at her. ]
Cherry Coke?
[ She laughs, "He's right, it really is a party trick. You even got the brand right." ]
Alright, Mary. I think the food is safe. You find somewhere to sit near your friends and I'll catch up with you.
[ The girl takes off and Matt hangs back, debating whether or not to say something about the Retrospec app to the fellow stuffing his face with popcorn. Most sleepers acted like supernatural abilities were no big deal unless someone pointed it out. Mary for example had been on the app and lost it. Now she acted as if he had always had the world's most sensitive nose since the day they met. If this guy found it impressive he might be on the network. It can't hurt to ask. ]
Excuse me, by any chance have you found an app on your phone that you don't remember installing?
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Huh? Oh, yeah. I figured it was like that time U2 put their album on everyone's phone. I haven't really looked around at it yet.
Are there lots of people with quirky talents on it?
omg the U2 album
[ Sounds like his suspicions were on point. If he's mistaken he'll know shortly. Sleepers don't acknowledge the app. He takes a breath and wets his lips; at least "quirky talents" makes a good starting point in this explanation. ]
Quirky talents, that's one way to put it. Actually I believe over half the people with the Retrospec app have some type of unusual ability or trait. Now that you have it you're going to start noticing things around the city that are off. Sometimes that means waking up changed.
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That doesn't happen, though. ]
Is this where you're supposed to tell me to take the blue pill or the red pill?
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Believe me, I wish it was that simple. We don't have any choice or control over who has the app and who doesn't. It's all in Retrospec's hands. If you try to delete it from your phone it won't let you. I've been told some people attempted abandoning their devices but the app followed them onto their other electronics. No word on camping in the woods making a difference.
[ He rubs his neck. What's a good example of "things that are off" to put this in some context? ]
I believe it was just a couple days ago that horses were properly restored. It sounds crazy, I know, but if you try to think back to a week ago chances are at that time you thought of horses as an urban legend or a mythological creature.