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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!
fromcoalcomes: (pic#11985961)

[personal profile] fromcoalcomes 2018-03-18 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
You mean this app's been around for a while?
Ah, but it did feel I only babysat you only yesterday! I'm pretty sure you're taller than me now?
rhapsodist: (📚 59)

[personal profile] rhapsodist 2018-03-18 10:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Been here about ten years, so I'd say it's grown on me.

[There's a lot more to his story, which is why he only provided what he did. He's not even sure why he even said that much but hey, who knows if he would ever meet this stranger again.]

Yourself? What keeps you here?
escardos: (six.)

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[personal profile] escardos 2018-03-18 10:42 pm (UTC)(link)
professor!!!!!!! (*゚▽゚*)

this isn’t a dating app!!

unless you wanna date me

and if you do then i’m sorry but i’m not interested (^◇^;) sorry prof!!
Edited 2018-03-18 22:46 (UTC)
glaciers: (21)

[personal profile] glaciers 2018-03-18 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Since near the beginning of last year.
I'm 5'11" now.
impulsives: (pic#10306706)

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[personal profile] impulsives 2018-03-18 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)
uh...

hi, dia? it's kinda weird seeing you in this app, to be honest.
ohrlyeh: (memory)

bosuma

[personal profile] ohrlyeh 2018-03-18 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[Howard just blinks at the other, wide-eyed and surprised by the sudden offer. Well, they are pretty, he supposes...]

Er. I don't mind, no?

[A pause - he gestures to a rabbit hopping around with a flower crowd around its ears.]

Are the animals enjoying it? Your...creations.
fromcoalcomes: (pic#11985954)

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[personal profile] fromcoalcomes 2018-03-18 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[ don't mind if one of your children snaps a photo of you with the birds, dad. dia's grinning from ear to ear, giggling all the while. ]

You should try smiling more, Father! Look!

[ just shows him the photo reel of kongou looking as impassive as ever. he does have a nicely chiseled face but... dad please..... ]
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[personal profile] escardos 2018-03-18 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[ bizarre science experiment? more like: awesome?

flat’s gonna direct his attention towards her, walking up behind her. ]


So what are you trying to do with the plants?
fromcoalcomes: (pic#11985954)

[personal profile] fromcoalcomes 2018-03-18 10:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Just last year? Now I feel too late to the party... You don't mind filling me in, do you?

Oh, that's really tall! You've really gone all the way! I'm so glad you're eating your vegetables...!
glaciers: (28)

[personal profile] glaciers 2018-03-18 10:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[He could use the distraction for now.]

What do you want to know?

I'm not sure it's the vegetables. But I've been eating them.
beneathmoonlight: (Sweet bab)

[personal profile] beneathmoonlight 2018-03-18 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Hello!

I’ve been here on the app for a little over a month, so pretty much.

It’s nice to meet you!
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[personal profile] fromcoalcomes 2018-03-18 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Shin! You're here too! I'm so relieved...

Why is it weird, though? I thought it's a dating app but it doesn't seem to be the case here, does it?


[ did they really just friendzone shin like that ]
impulsives: (pic#4713286)

[personal profile] impulsives 2018-03-18 10:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[ this is fine... thankfully he's just hella dense when it comes to shit like these. ]

well, it's... kind of not. it's just a social network app that comes with weird shit. kind of a long story, really.
Edited 2018-03-18 23:01 (UTC)
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[personal profile] physix 2018-03-18 10:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Nope.
I do study medical science at the university though.

It's hard to learn that kind of thing!!
fromcoalcomes: (pic#11985953)

[personal profile] fromcoalcomes 2018-03-18 11:01 pm (UTC)(link)
I hope so! They're kind enough not to drop them for now?

[ they're too simple... but dia's practically glowing as they place a crown over howard's head, leaning back and cupping their own face into their hands in utter delight. ]

You look just as adorable too, Mr. Carter! Then again, you've always looked so cute...

[ dia don't even try ]
fromcoalcomes: (pic#11985963)

[personal profile] fromcoalcomes 2018-03-18 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
A social network app? I can see that, but aren't they always adding weird things to apps to make them stand out from the rest?
fromcoalcomes: (pic#11985954)

[personal profile] fromcoalcomes 2018-03-18 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Milk, perhaps?

Oh, but let's start with something small first - who is this Zee Carlisle?
glaciers: (36)

[personal profile] glaciers 2018-03-18 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Exercise maybe?

I think he's the guy in charge of sending people on missions. He works at Retrospect.
I didn't know he did greetings too.
ohrlyeh: (ex oblivione)

[personal profile] ohrlyeh 2018-03-18 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
C-cute?

[That's...not a word he ever thought would be even associated with him. Dark and gloomy? Yes. But cute?]

[He sheepishly scratches his cheek, glancing upwards as if he can somehow see his new accessory.]


I mean, if you say so...um. Either way, they're really well made.
long_live_the_queen: (lookin kinda smug there)

[personal profile] long_live_the_queen 2018-03-18 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[The pink-haired girl continues scowling at him, and takes a long time to answer. Silence and staring are her most-used currencies.]

Hi.

[...this is the extent of Lucy's conversational greeting skills, okay.]
sharplydressed: (it ain't gonna work)

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[personal profile] sharplydressed 2018-03-18 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[He sure is getting used to hearing tragically familiar voices these days... More and more people are being pulled onto the app and he's honestly not sure if it's good or bad.

That said, and clearly of greater importance here:]


Uwah, you're gonna scare away the tourists if you keep making faces like that.

[Not that his own expression is any more pleasant right now?! He also hates the cold, and even though he'd come to Magatus with the understanding that it would be freezing, bundling up only does so much!! The ads for these insulated puffy marshmallow coats are clearly lying, since he feels like an abominable snowbeast and still can't feel his limbs.]
blazeoflife: (Count me in!)

Junpei Iori | Persona 3 Portable

[personal profile] blazeoflife 2018-03-18 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
I. The hell are those?

"Hey, uh, little dudes?"

Jun was staring at the strange little jack hammers, bouncing around happily, working on the road. His first call didn't seem to work, so with a sigh, he cupped his hands around his mouth to try again.

"HEEEY, HEY!! LISTEN TO ME!!! HELLO???"

This was beyond weird. Part of Jun's brain was telling him this was totally normal-- what was making him so unnerved? While another part was going DUDE THIS ISN'T COOL OR NORMAL. And he really didn't know which was right.

Glancing to the person next to him, Jun shrugged helplessly.

"You got any ideas...?"


II. Pesgare

♫ Everybody's always talking at me
Everybody's trying to get in my head~♪


You know, Jun had just gone out to get some instant ramen-

♪I want to listen to my own heart talking
I need to count on my self instead ♫


He had not expected to somehow magically end up in Pesgare (though he really liked the ocean, so it wasn't too big of a deal--)

Nor did he expect to end up singing in the middle of the seaside town, drenched in iridescent water, dramatically posing--

♫(Did you ever) loose yourself to get what you want?
(Did you ever) get on a ride then wanna get off?
(Did you ever) push away the ones you should've held close?♫

♫Did you ever let go? Did you ever not knoo~ow?♫

But okay, this is his life now, he guesses, might as well go full throttle into it?

♫I'm not gonna stop, that's who I am
I'll give it all I got, that is my plan
Will I find what I lost? You know you can
Bet on it, bet on it, bet on it, bet on it (Bet on me)♫


Okay now he's on his knees on the road, fists raised up as he's belting out the song-- like, his singing is pretty good, at least! But... please someone save him from himself.



3. Spring Cleaning

The baseball team's coach was pretty adamant about doing community service like this, but Jun didn't mind too much. After all, might as well do a good turn for the city that was helping make his dreams come true, right? Besides, it was good exercise!

So you could find Jun out with the rest of the team, pulling up weeds, planting in new flowers, and just generally doing a lot of the heavy lifting.

"Hey, do you think these flowers look any good together?"

He gestured as the two different coloured pansies in the boxes next to him.

"I don't have an eye for this kinda thing at all, but..."


4. New World Who dis

wha the

Whats this lol

I don remember downloading a newapp


Jun's a little confused, but he's willing to try this out and see just who he's talking to.
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[personal profile] tailchasing 2018-03-18 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Hello! [There, much more friendly. She looks like she could be called Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way, and he's basically sunshine and happiness, so. Couldn't be more opposite. In fact, he gives a jaunty little wave with the hand that's not rubbing his head.]

Headed anywhere interesting? [This awkward encounter at a bus stop brought to you by: Zidane sort of toeing the ground and anxiously waiting for his bus now.]
cardcaptured: <user name=fleeting> | DNS (Just love me day by day)

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[personal profile] cardcaptured 2018-03-18 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[Xiaolang's already spent a full month and part of a weekend in the literal hell that was Respatrum, so now he was looking to explore someplace a little less... fiery this time around. Or at least, not quite as hot?? And a number of people he knew (including his cousin) happened to be stuck in this particular region in February, so it seemed a good enough spot to start branching out! haha you see what I did there

But so far, Bosuma has provided a whole lot of nothing (or, at least, nothing of his interest), so he's on his way back home, talisman burning in his hand to provide some extra light in the dusk, when a familiar voice catches his attention. Could it be...? She wasn't on the app, to his knowledge, but the regular folks didn't seem to be venturing out here...

He pokes his head into the clearing Mako's in, just in time for her outburst, and looks at the flower massacre at her feet. Yikes. Though maybe it's the heavy amount of red pollen in the air, but the first thing that comes out of his mouth when he sees all of this is:]


... does that really actually work?

[BECAUSE. HE COULD USE SOME ROMANTIC FLOWER ADVICE RIGHT NOW TOO....]
sharplydressed: (AWT48?!)

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[personal profile] sharplydressed 2018-03-18 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[HE'S HERE TO BE THE MESSAGE BOY.

Just kidding, he's here to try being the screaming voice of reason that Chiaki so clearly needs in this moment. In all moments, probably?? Why is it that he, a fellow red, has to be the straight man and babysitter 99% of the time...

But really, he's just planting both hands on Chiaki's shoulders.]


There's no way in hell you're gonna go fight that bull!