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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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[ ... Not really, but mostly she just wanted to be theatrical. The woman laughs and ducks back behind the bench for cover. She's seen how these things work, either of them will be "out" with one clean shot. The sparkling lights (somehow? they didn't have receptors for the lasers, right?) would knock them out of the game for up to fifteen minutes.
She did also stick her tongue out before she ducked back behind the bench. ]
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[ Just had to add the tongue, huh?! Charlotte scowls and finds her own cover to duck behind, a little portion of a wall. She peeks around it toward the bench, aiming her gun for the moment Natalia pops back up again. ]
Know this! I won't back down so easily!
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[ Sure she stopped being able to be athletic (for a variety of reasons) insofar as sports after she was eleven because of the recovery period from her amputation, but she was a bit of a star before then and has always been out and about and froward. Sure, she's a little younger than Charlotte (ha) but.
Fortunately, that shot at her head when she pokes up misses very, very narrowly. Wow. ]
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[ Charlotte grins a little, hiding in her little spot as she waits for the next opportunity to take a shot. She's not sure she'd be able to live it down if she was defeated by Natalia! Well, she probably could, but she likes to be dramatic about things. ]
You can't hide behind there forever, you know!
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[ ... Okay...
Let's see here.
What is she slides to shoot from around the corner of the bench instead of over! ]
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[ Charlotte pokes her head out from around the corner, poking her gun out along with her.
And as soon as Natalia makes herself known again, she's going to fire! ]
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Sudden laser death! ]
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[ Charlotte lurches back, not sure for a moment whether she's been shot or not. Maybe their shots canceled each other out?
Because she's still in the game! ]
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[ Oh she's not been hit either...?
No, she hasn't.
Fucking score, dude. She's going to shift back around and then try to dart around the other side to closer cover. ]
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[ She smirks, even though it's a bummer that she missed her target as well.
She flattens herself up against the wall she's hiding behind and waits a few seconds before she pokes her head out again, gun ready. ]
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W o W ]
Dammit!
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Alright! Got you!
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[ Sigh. A sigh and she goes to put her gun back in the barrel. She needs to allow herself to de-laser this is.
Lame.
Ugh. ]
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Now don't be a sore loser!
[ Says the girl who would be the sorest loser if their places were reversed. ]
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I'm not! I'll even say we bet ahead of time and treat you to come falafel if you want.
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What, really? Well... I guess that doesn't sound so bad.
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[ . . . this is an impish smile. ]
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Watch it, I'm still armed.
[ Useless as it may be, the threat is still there! ]
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[ Innocently!!
... But she offers a hand (her right, the biological one) regardless, to allow the woman to come along if Charlotte wants those falafel ]
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[ She sets her gun down and takes the offered hand, prepared to follow to the falafel. Of course she's interested! ]
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