repeter | 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

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!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Ah, guess that makes sense.

[He wondered for a moment if that meant she was from out of town, but decided not to ask her just yet, simply offering her the things he'd picked up from the ground before heading back across the street toward his motorcycle.

Nic picked up the helmet he'd left on the seat of the bike, waiting for her to follow him before putting it on her head for her.]

Safety first! Now, you just gotta hold on tight to me, you got it? Think you can do that?

[Heck yeah he was gonna drive fast. At least until he got close enough to need some more specific directions. He didn't exactly know his way around campus much yet. Not like he went, he just... knew some people.]

[Well, she'd been here for approaching four years now, so you'd think she'd have gotten used to navigating by now... but she was, perhaps, a teensy bit directionally challenged. It was too easy to get complacent when you mostly took transportation places.

She blinks and then smiles slightly when he deposits the helmet on her head, buckling it under her chin and nodding.]

I can handle it.

[A small pause.]

I'm Karin, by the way. Thank you again for all this...

[Nic gets on the motorcycle first before he turns his head back to look at her with a bit of a crooked grin.]

Nicolai, but my friends call me Nic. Not that you've gotta... I mean we just met, right?

[He laughed a little then before gesturing for her to climb on behind him with a hand.]

Don't worry about it. Seriously.

[She climbs on behind him, adjusting herself to be pressed flush against his back, arms wrapped around his waist tightly, head resting against him. This is how people were supposed to do it, right? Karin had certainly never rode on a motorcycle before, so she was imitating what she'd seen people on tv and movies do.]

It's very nice to meet you. I'm... ready when you are.

Heh, don't worry, you'll change your mind on that.

[She'll either forget about him or get sick of him. That was fine though, he did something good tonight, and he'd gotten a fight out of it too.

Without another word, Nic revved the engine and then took off into the night.... not really obeying any traffic laws as he went. Sorry Karin, you're just going to get a quick taste of the way that Nic drove. It was maybe a little worse than usual, since he was kind of attempting to impress the girl. Only a little though, she was OBVIOUSLY out of his league.

Once they got nearer to the campus, he would slow down a bit, stopping more often in order to get some directions from her about specifics on where to drop her off.]

[Well, now she'd just have to prove him wrong!

Despite how driving with Nic makes one feel like they're probably going to die in a horrible motorcycle accident, it was still... kind of fun, actually. It occasionally elicited a gasp or a surprised and exhilarated laugh out of her, and she held onto him tighter the longer they went, occasionally burying her face into his back to hide her gaze from the fast passing city around them, enough to almost make her dizzy.

Luckily, she was able to give good enough directions by the time they got close enough, and they'd find themselves outside the student dorms soon enough, where she let out a sigh of relief they were finally there. The ride was scary yet fun, but she was pretty glad to get off of Nic's wild ride after a long enough drive.]

This is it.

[Karin pops off of the motorcycle and unbuckles the helmet, placing it onto Nic's head wit a small smile.]

Hey... Nicolai?

[Good luck on that, kiddo. Nic was pretty stubborn in that regard, but there is a first time for everything, huh?

He enjoys the ride, the way she squeezes him tight in her arms when he is particularly restless, the way she hides her face against his back. It's all very... endearing? He finds it adorable, really. She was SO too nice to be hanging out with a guy like him though. Library girl? University? Geez.

He smiles at her when she returns his helmet anyway after they rolled to a stop and she got off.]

Yes, Ms. Karin?

[She laughs lightly.]

I'm only 21, you don't have to start "Ms."ing me.

Anyways, so... if you're free, say, tomorrow, maybe you could stop by the library around noon? I'd like to thank you properly for your help -- take you out to lunch or something.

It's got nothin' to do with your age, just tryin' to show you some respect s'all.

[He crossed his arms over his chest then, not having bothered to bucks his helmet up yet, but now he was thinking. He hadn't jumped into the fray looking for a reward, and he had his pride, but...

She was cute. She was cute and he didn't honestly eat much good food.]

Yeah, okay. Sure. Library around noon. Not my usual scene, but why not?

Great!

[She perks up.]

I'll see you there, okay? I'll be at the front desk.

JANUARY 2018 TDM

I never saw a thing~ ;O

luckily they didn't even introduce themselves yet

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