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Recollé Mods ([personal profile] recollecters) wrote in [community profile] repeter2018-03-17 08:46 pm
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MARCH TEST DRIVE

TEST DRIVE
MARCH TEST DRIVE
The city of Recollé...

To infinity...and beyond!

I.
Wake up, get up, get out there, Retrospecters! Today's a new day and with the roads in place thanks to the efforts of Retrospec users, several locations may be explored. With Pesgare three hours south by boat, Respatrum an hour east and underground, Bosuma two hours west through the Recollé Woods and Magatus seven hours north from the city, visitors may come and go to explore the regions and their points of interest.

The travel may take some time and the scenery will change around you as you go. Those same monsters from before continue to lurk just outside of the city and on the path to these locations and wild flora sprawls over various pathways. Take some time to study them if you'd like.

And speaking of study, along the way you'll find various road signs and warnings along the way including giant man-eating frogs, fire-breathing horses, severe flood warnings and more. In addition you will find large directories in the middle of the road pointing you in the directions of the four locations.

However, you'll also find these helpful guys who just want to do a good job and will get to work on these new roads! But wait, shouldn't they be working on some of the unfinished pathways and not the main ones? How do you stop these crazy things anyway? You may have to find a way to subdue the jackhammers or direct them to a new location. Good luck getting them to listen over the noise.


II.
Then again, with these pathways open now you may find yourself already in one of these new districts and very, very far away from your home. One minute maybe you're driving along, listening to your favorite road trip playlist as you prepare for Spring Break and the next you'll realize a wrong turn has lead you straight into the heart of a snowy mountain. Has this forest always been here? This seaside village is way too crowded!

No matter which of the areas you end up in, it will be up to you to find your way out and back without a map on-hand. There's a good chance you can find strangers or maybe even some friends in these regions to fill you in, but there's always something going on to distract from your main goal.

In Pesgare, you may find yourself in the midst of a heavy rain shower. While some of you may be prepared and have an umbrella on hand, others will notice that the rain is an iridescent color that falls and curves in arcs. Getting soaked by the rain may invoke a strange desire to cause a scene and yell dramatically at whoever is close by (and perhaps even belt it out if you're unfortunately unlucky.)

In Respatrum, the sound of loud cheering and applause draws your attention to a large stadium. In the center of the ring is a man with a red cape, waving it in front of a burning, burly bull. A final flourish sends the bull back into its pen, raring and ready to go the next round. But wait! Without warning, the organizer of the bull fights grabs you by the shoulders and hands you a cape, shoving you straight into the ring with the crowd roaring above you and the bull bursting out of its cage. What a rush!

In Bosuma, the creatures of the forest appear to be out and around including rabbits, squirrels, giant woodpeckers and rainbow-colored deer that aren't afraid to approach people. In fact, all of the creatures appear content to welcome these newcomers and show them around the forest. At night, several large, blooming flowers begin to glow in various neon colors. Colored pollen also appears to be falling from the flowers, leaving a mist over you that sweeps over you like a soft waterfall. Depending on the color though, you may find yourself feeling a little different...

And finally, what's going in Magatus? Why it's sports! A winter sports competition is going on at the mountain looming above the Magatus ski lodge and the snow is fresh and perfect! However, landing on the slope is probably a bad idea, isn't it? Hope you're ready for a slippery ride down the mountain!

III.

Back in the city itself, life goes back to normal and several citizens are preparing for spring. The Recollé Community Center has gathered together to start cleaning up the local parks and community areas to plant brand new flowers to brighten up the city. Are you good with a shovel? Come join them in rehousing potted plants, picking up garbage and dead shrubbery from winter's harsh temperatures and more.

If planting's not your style, over at Recollé High School several citizens are working together to prepare for the musical production Villainous, as put on by the high school's drama club! Sets still need to be built, costumes need to be finished and advertisements need to be distributed! For you artistic types out there, the drama club would love your support and time to get them ready as the premiere draws closer and closer.

IV.
Those of you who have lived here for years know that Mayor Mayer loves holidays. He does his best to never miss a celebration of any kind and while sometimes his efforts are smaller and more personal, this year he seizes the opportunity to celebrate an entire weekend dedicated to St. Patrick's Day! Though the holiday is on 3/17, festivities extend to 3/18 for two days of fun.

What does this mean? It means that everywhere you go you'll find discounted prices for anyone wearing green, carts selling corned beef sandwiches and cabbage salads, and for those of legal age bars are specializing in green beer and green mixed drinks for miles. Seabiscuit the chocobo rides proudly through the city with the mayor dressed as a leprechaun, encouraging citizens to hunt for his pot of gold that he's hidden somewhere in the city! A series of clues will lead players onward and spreading out through locations such as Expressive, the Towers, Freshens and more. With luck, citizens playing along will find small golden coins emblazoned with a chocobo portrait!

Unfortunately, something seems to be in the air and surrounding these coins. Unknown to the mayor, those who pick up these coins will find themselves hit with the overwhelming urge to find someone not wearing green and pinch them as tradition. Whether you're doing the pinching or you're a walking target, the coins' power over you will only wear off when the deed is done.

As for the mayor? Anyone who collects more than 10 coins will find that they're eligible for a prize of $50 which can be collected at city hall. Happy pinching hunting!

BONUS.
The nice thing is that if you're in the city or if you're in one of the new regions, your phone works. Where would we be without technology? It's nice to be in constant connection with your friends and loved ones with the ability to check emails, social updates, maps and more.

However, the internet can sometimes be a strange place and you will find yourself receiving a message from a Retrospec user named Zee Carlisle.

Hey newbies, how's it going? You're probably pretty confused, aren't you? I think I can fix that.


It's all the text says before you find yourself redirected to a private chat with another Retrospec user. Don't be shy now! Say hi and ask all of the questions you need!

Welcome to the [community profile] 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 March TDM directory is here, and your AU workshop is here! Our mod questions thread for this TDM is over here!
sundays: (☆ SPARKLES LOUDLY)

[personal profile] sundays 2018-04-04 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
[you know chiaki is canonly super scared of occult things, but he has yet to regain that memory in here so he's just going to blink in surprise for a moment before laughing


one day this will come back to haunt him]


I wasn't expecting that... but if you like it, then I'm sure it's a wonderful place! Do I get to visit you?
sundays: (☆ RYUSEI RED)

[personal profile] sundays 2018-04-04 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
That's nothing to ask for at all - you're more than welcome to join us!

[ - but admittedly upon opening that passenger door, she will find that there is a large teddy bear currently buckled into the passenger's seat. That was Chiaki's co-pilot. He's wearing a pink bow.]

Mm, I should move my fuzzy friend to the back...

[yes

yes you should, chiaki]
sundays: (☆ AAAAH I SEE)

[personal profile] sundays 2018-04-04 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
[HE WILL SLOW DOWN

a fraction

and turn back - ]


Why...? Are we not in a hurry?!

[HE'S TOO SIMPLE]
sundays: (☆ NOT THIS COOL)

[personal profile] sundays 2018-04-04 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
Just for today?

[Chiaki doesn't worry then - he's not letting go either, he probably won't until Minato pulls away first, so who knows how long they'll really be stuck here? He laughs a little bit, all warmth and amusement even as the emotions have yet to entirely subside.]

I'll keep being your Hello Kitty as long as you need, Arisu!

[where does the confidence even come from - ]
sundays: (☆ COME TO MY BOSOM)

[personal profile] sundays 2018-04-04 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
POLO POLO POLOOOOO!!

[Chiaki has no one to talk to as he runs - so he's just running and yelling, apparently. When he does manage to round a corner that brings him onto the same street as his siblings, he stands still for a fraction of a second, as if just taking in the sight of them. It's only been a few months but -

Did they get taller? Have they been eating well? Do they look well?

A big brother's instincts never really slow down.

He takes off immediately again, running toward them with arms open and grin almost too big for his face.]


Riseeeee!! Hinataaaaaa!!
sundays: (☆ ROLL OUT)

[personal profile] sundays 2018-04-04 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
Knights...? Like the character of myth, practitioners of chivalry and righteousness?!

[personal profile] compendiem 2018-04-04 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
[ Mmmmmmm-- okay, Minato pushes back out of Chiaki's arms, just enough so he can look him in the face. ]

"As long as I need" might be forever, but I need Chiaki too, not just Hello Kitty.
strayknight: (pic#12166294)

[personal profile] strayknight 2018-04-04 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, like that. Though we were a fighting unit too.
imaginex: (♥ smile)

[personal profile] imaginex 2018-04-04 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
[RIP CHIAKI

Your day of reckoning will soon be upon you]


You don't need to ask to visit me. [It'd be rude, for one, and it's not like she minds Chiaki's company. The two of them are still hand in hand as they make their way to the flowers in need of planting]

If you like to come by, I'll make sure to get you something cool~
nachetanya: (Link to the Past)

[personal profile] nachetanya 2018-04-04 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
The three of us, right?

[ It's a package deal with Mia, with him. Or... well, that would be better, because Mia would get even more moody about it otherwise. It's said with a decidedly sidelong smile.

... It does sound fun.

But the two of them, ignorant of who she really is, these days, that's... mm. Well, she will be trying to control is better later. ]
littlestbaskerville: i'm totally and completely 100% innocent (✿ we'll fulfill our dreams &we'll be -)

[personal profile] littlestbaskerville 2018-04-04 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
[Smiling she hugs her waist.]

Mn, good!
agrizzlysin: (but at least i got to beat up captain)

[personal profile] agrizzlysin 2018-04-04 05:04 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, you did. Sorry. It's just really hard to accept, I guess.

It was like she wasn't even hearing me. Or she was hearing something completely different than what I was saying. It was creepy.
angealwings: (Default)

[personal profile] angealwings 2018-04-04 08:42 am (UTC)(link)
"So, chances are Genesis might know about him?" He does abstain from asking, more of an overbearing mother than me? - barely. Then again, it's not like he's had much of a chance to be so for Zephyr.

"Of course I didn't."
pronounces: (89.)

[personal profile] pronounces 2018-04-04 11:53 am (UTC)(link)
You're runnin' sha wrong way!!! [ GOD!!!! nazuna's stuttering now, a little annoyed and a lot distressed! he's not as young as he used to be, chiakichin!!!

and, he lifts his hand to point to the actual direction of the docks. ]
Jeesh! Don't jush be sho reckless!
Edited (how is it i have 100 icons and still use the same one twice) 2018-04-04 11:54 (UTC)
mercurio: ❥mercurio (019)

[personal profile] mercurio 2018-04-04 02:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[he looks up at that, a little surprised by the question and definitely caught off guard]

Huh?
mercurio: ❥ponponpon (261)

[personal profile] mercurio 2018-04-04 02:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[THIS IS NOT A DRILL... his heart may have just exploded from the rush of excitement]

I
'LL DO MY BEST
promise i won't let you down mia!!

...um so i have two dogs and two cats but i share them with my best friend
kinda like co-parenting lol
but i also volunteer at the animal shelter so you'll see tons more!

what are your thoughts on chocobos...
quiet_storm: (I need to think this over)

[personal profile] quiet_storm 2018-04-04 02:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[Mother chocobo, Cloud reminded himself. But how was Cloud supposed to know what that was like, having an overbearing mom? Or a mom at all, really? ]

Do you have the stomach flu?
mercurio: ❥mercurio (100)

[personal profile] mercurio 2018-04-04 03:15 pm (UTC)(link)
--nah, I'm good! Just don't feel like eating something super heavy, y'know?
sanephiroth: (well then)

[personal profile] sanephiroth 2018-04-04 03:17 pm (UTC)(link)
A more literal one than Andrew, that's for sure.

"Potentially. He's the one with at least two men shadowing him at all times."
quiet_storm: (Serious for a moment)

[personal profile] quiet_storm 2018-04-04 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[That wasn't right at all. It was Prompto's idea to order a "huge milkshake." Cloud frowned, ever-so-slightly.]

Is there something going on that I need to worry about?

[It was a trick question. Cloud didn't like asking trick questions, but if Prompto wasn't going to give him a straight answer on something this important then he was low on options.]
mercurio: ❥ponponpon (071)

[personal profile] mercurio 2018-04-05 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
[prompto blinks at the question and then slaps on a grin on his face]

Other than the fact that getting home from here is gonna be a pain in the ass? Nope!

[he's played this game a lot longer, brother]

Y'left your bus card at home?
quiet_storm: (Face the future unafraid)

[personal profile] quiet_storm 2018-04-05 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
[The trick question had just been answered in the affirmative. There was something wrong, and Prompto had no intention of discussing it. Nothing to do but drop it, then.]

Okay.

[Cloud picked up his menu and thumbed through it.]
servileness: (0.22 sec)

[personal profile] servileness 2018-04-05 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
[ If she didn't want to seem be mature, she'd swat his hand then and there. Don't ruffle her hair likes she's 10? That crosses the line into condescending for Clover. ]

I'm applying for veterinarian programs.

[ She's definitely not treating this like a normal conversation anymore, her words more curt than conversational or polite. ]
dirtdevil: (full frontal nudity)

[personal profile] dirtdevil 2018-04-05 05:41 am (UTC)(link)
[ hahaha, what?

no, for real though, what? he just squints at Eren like he's trying to decide whether to walk away right now and chalk this up to the failure of drug prevention programs in schools or to proceed with a heaping dose of skepticism.

eh, fuck it. why not? he'll bite. ]


You know me?

[ just one of many questions that immediately begs asking, but maybe the most important one. the app nonsense can wait—he's more concerned with what this weirdo thinks he knows about him.

morbid curiosity wins for now. ]
angealwings: (Hm)

[personal profile] angealwings 2018-04-05 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
Don't make bets on that one, Zephyr.

"Hm. Did somebody actually attack or threaten him, or is somebody who's in charge of those decisions overly worried?"