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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! |
Re: Option Bonus
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[Or hearing of before. Some sort of malware or a virus? But somehow Lin gets the feeling this is a great deal more complicated than that.]
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[Derek reaches to his side table, grabs his beer, and takes a swig.]
If your life doesn't suck already, don't worry, it will.
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That sounds quite dramatic, for an app.
[Impressive, even. In a way. Clearly this man thinks this app is trouble, but there's something fatalistic in Derek's description as well, like this is the way it is, regardless of other factors or intent. Lin finds this way too interesting.]
How exactly will my life suffer? Admittedly, I wouldn't say it sucks just now, really. No more than usual anyway.
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Here, let me pull up an explanation I saw someone write last month.
[Derek sets down his phone and pulls and pulls out his laptop from under his couch. Opening it he quickly logs onto the computer version of the app and finds the entry he was looking for.]
Here it is.
[ Derek picks his phone back up and his voice goes really sarcastic at this point.]
Congratulations!
You've unlocked Retrospec's supreme subscription. Not only will you be able to manage all of your social media on our platform, you may also acquire unlimited power. The only catch is that we ask for a monthly fee of your sanity. We also offer a yearly plan where you give a piece of your soul.
Are you interested?
DISCLAIMER: symptoms may include depression, insomnia, migraines, chronic pain, some more bad stuff, recurring death experiences, identity crises, and obviously death.
[Derek glances at Lin on his phone screen.]
Did that answer your question?
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Obviously, death.
[Lin agrees as if clearly that goes without saying. But really, the whole list sounds. Strange. Not quite melodramatic but, certainly enough to catch his attention. Surely it's exaggeration, isn't it? All of this? Lin brings a thumb to his lips, biting at his nail thoughtfully.]
So that hardly sells the product. Unlimited power aside. But I'd say it brings up more questions than it answers, sadly. But it sounds like an exclusive club with a fairly serious set of consequences. I assume there's no way to opt out?
[Not that he would. On the contrary, now he's interested and that never ends well.]
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Of course not. Do you honestly think some one with a good head on their shoulders would willingly join this app if their life was on the line?
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[Especially after so emphatic a warning, however,] But wary, given the endorsement you've provided. But... how is it my life is on the line?
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Let me put it this way mate, sometimes Retro spec causes weird shit to happen in the city.
Back in October a strange fog was going through the city. In the fog was manifestations of people's memories. And not just any memory. They could be your own memories or they could be the memories you will soon be getting of a person who looks exactly like you. One of my memories is of something called a Dementor. A Dementor is a magical being....black hooded figure that drains all the happiness out of you and can suck out your soul with something called a Dementors kiss.
I had to deal with six of those in October. I had to light three of them on fire. Which I really don't understand how that even worked because apparently only a Patronus can protect you from them, and I don't even know what that is.
[Derek picks up his beer and takes a swig.]
Not only that, I also had to deal with other people's memories which included...
[Derek starts counting on his fingers.]
1 Dragon
1 Griffin
1 faceless, motorcyclist wielding a machete
1 freaky ass ghost that wanted to eat me
1 one other crazy hooded figure person who somehow attempted to strangle me twice without even touching me
1 building that not only had red eyes watching you, there was also a vine that just about strangled me against the wall. I still don't understand how I managed to get out of that one.
1 incident where I ended up in someone's nightmare
The only things I didn't mind that month were some slightly violent raccoon things and my new pet owl.
[Derek puts down his hand.]
Need I go on? Because I can.
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That was all in one month. Suddenly I feel like an underachiever.
[A deadpan quip before he adds, more seriously.] Where did all these things take place. Shouldn't any one of them in particular have made the news?
[Because if Derek is sane and not trying to play a really elaborate prank on Lin, this is... beyond curious.]
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See, that's the kicker. The only people who notice this crazy stuff go on are the people who have to app. Everyone else will think it is normal. NORMAL! These things will never break the news.
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[Or some sort of shared delusion between the folks with the app, a folie à deux or well, à trois, à quatre, à soixante-dix-sept?]
Or a deliberate cover up?
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No idea. If you try to show some one the app, they literally don't see it. They think you are showing them Facebook or some other social media instead. Before November there was a building for Retrospec in the city, and you didn't even notice it until you got the app. And now it's gone. In it's place is a waffle breakfast place.