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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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[ She's forty-one but between her petite size, purpose hair and her youthful appearance? Yeah, she really, really does kind of look too young for it. and hell, to have two of them who are as old of hers are she might be pushing it unless she got married or at least pregnant young.
Still, only her first name, this time... huh?
Still, she laughs some and...
Inches the spoon closer. ]
< To call me youthful and beautiful, I mean. >
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[ He opens his hands in surrender, without really surrendering anything. His smile always remains the same empty one as before -- nothing against her or against anyone; this simply is who he is as a person. ]
< But I must ask, if you don't mind. Are your children also part of the app? >
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[ . . . This spoon and her are in a mexican standoff. ]
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[ A beat. ]
< It won't kill you. > [ Probably. ]
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[ . . . ]
< You can greet him if you wish! He's eighteen, so really I've only so much say over him. >
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[ His smile never reaches his eyes. But, again, that's just who he is as a person. ]
< Is he already so rebellious? I never became rebellious in my youth. You would think so with moving to a new country that it would make a person ... change. I suppose I changed in that I decided to become less of a worry for my father. > [ Kei makes idle chatter like that will distract enough for her to eat. But what he says isn't untrue. He did decide to change so that his father would be rewarded for doing something for him -- his common sense said that should be done for him. ]
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[ . . . Okay.
Okay.
She can do this.
Inhale... ]
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[ He cheers her on with a tone that honestly doesn't sound too differently than from the start of the conversation. ]
< I never had any children. So I can only guess how difficult or easy this sort of situation might be. All the same, so long as everyone adheres to the obligations of family and happiness, they should be all right. >
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Okay, into the mouth it goes.
... Holy hell that's - okay, she can do this, just dignified chew, chew... swallow... don't immediately panicked go for water, she's not normally bad with spice but wow. Exhale. ]
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I hope it is good. I decided as a new customer of mine that I should attempt to make the best that I could. So, the ingredients are of a slightly higher quality than normal.
[ He holds his hand up. ] Don't worry. I have no intention of charging you extra for it.
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[ Exhale. Exhale. Wheeze a little but not really a wheeze just...
Okay, water. Siiiiip. ]
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[ Eh. Marginally. As relieved as he ever feels, honestly. ]
Those are the words every chef enjoys hearing.
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[ Gaaaah, okay, water down! ]
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[ Knowing he is feeding lava to people and making sure it's all with the carefully chosen ingredients. ]
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[ ... Okay.
Time for spoon 2. ]
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[ As he believes it is best to speak to her in English rather than force her to continue to speak Japanese while she's eating fire. Moral obligations to people, they're a killer. ]
It may be why people come here so often. I'm touched that others enjoy a food I have a fascination with.
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[ Fuuuuuuck okay. Spoon 2. EEeehehhe ]
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As a practicing Catholic, I'm uncertain how I feel about attracting a cult audience.
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She waves a hand ]
A mere figure of speech. I just mean you'd have a dedicated small fanbase.
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I'm not sure what to call them, if I am honest. I apologize for saying something so sobering, but I don't know who does or does not have the app. The things they do and do not notice... how deep does it run? You mentioned only one of your adopted children has the app.
[ A beat. ] So I offer my condolences on how difficult that may or may not be. If there is no difficulty, consider it congratulations on an easy situation. If it is, well, I am sorry that you are in them.
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... Ah, if you mean it like that...
[ Elda frowns because it is sobering, she is exhaling more than she needs, but a finger comes up to play with the ends of her hair. ... Shoulder length now, mmm She really, really needs to cut it... ]
No, there's difficulty. On the one hand, I am glad that he's not been subjected to a lot of the hardships I've had because of the app, but on the other hand, you're right. Most of it is a certain amount of obliviousness more than anything else. It can be grounding sometimes but ...
[ Mmm. ]
I don't think it's something where you should think of it as "them" - people are still people.
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[ His eyes close as he tilts his head to the side. ]
I agree that they are still people. Oblivious people are still people, yes. And while it is good that he will never share in your hardships, he will also never acknowledge or understand your hardships. [ As best he can, his expression becomes somewhat sympathetic. ]
It can feel very lonely to know someone that you care for in any small way will never fully comprehend the world that you're living in. It's very lonely to know that the majority of people around us will never fully understand. And that's fair... society is built up of individuals, but most of those individuals look to their own branches rather than to the rest of the tree, as it were.
[ He shakes his head. ] There will always be a "them," Elda. There is even a "them" among us with the app, I am certain. Those that will never fully see or comprehend the world that you're seeing. And that's why I'm uncertain what to call those that feel anything toward me without seeing anything that I see.
If anything, I suppose you were closer in believing they're a bit of a cult. [ A humorless smile. ] People who are seeing an image of you that isn't you, but no matter what you do... you live up to those expectations because they can't see anything else. A very sobering thought... and one I am sorry to give you, but it came to me and so... well... I did go on a bit, didn't I?
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She hates considering that. Ironic, given she knows she'll eventually not be human. ]
Just a little, but it's not necessarily a bad trait. It makes your thoughts seem very complete in your consideration.
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I repeat what I said before, Elda. I focus mostly on myself since I consider myself a bit of a mystery... when I muse aloud about what I think about others... they tend to make the sort of expression that you do. [ His expression softens. Slightly. ] It's not my intention to cut deep into you or your relationships. It's more... well... you don't need to think the way that I do.
[ A beat. ] Nor do you have to let my thinking color the way you view the world and what you love. Just because you cannot convince me of your line of thinking doesn't make your thinking wrong.
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[ ... That said, okay!! More spoons!! Three!! Four!! ]
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