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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!
axeswing: (Default)

[personal profile] axeswing 2018-03-19 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Holds his... head... ]

well... if you describe yourself as someone who speaks honestly, then that means you're an honest person
if you were working with them i don't think you'd give me these many options
so i'll trust you!!!

my name is christian! :) i know it's already out there but i think it's better if i introduce myself
i work as a firefighter
admiringly: (174)

[personal profile] admiringly 2018-03-19 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[ meanwhile, this faker will believe makoto is makoto. ]

it is but it isn't
it's a social media app but it's also so much more
i'll answer any questions you'll have makoto but have you tried traveling outside the city yet?
have you seen anything that doesn't seem normal?
reaquila: (OK DAGDA)

[personal profile] reaquila 2018-03-19 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Not yet. I'm kinda hungry.

[He's following Jouhei with a moderate pace. It's okay. Jouhei's thoughtfulness is something that Nanashi's appreciative of. He likes being cared for.]

How about you? Wanna grab something to eat?

[What does Jouhei feel like eating? Nanashi's a growing kid. He's always got an appetite for food.]
axeswing: (pic#12163112)

[personal profile] axeswing 2018-03-19 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Yahoooooooooooooooooo! [ HE'S BELTING ]

Lady Luck has taken a shine on me today! Thank you!

[ He happily accepts the bars provided by Clover, grinning ear to ear as his giddiness begins to mildly subside by the time he opens the first one. ]

Oh yeah, speaking of... [ He pauses, expression leaning to something a tad more bashful. ] Do you... happen to know where we are? I think I may have gotten too excited and strayed off of the path, haha.

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[personal profile] compendiem 2018-03-19 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Minato's going easy route with this, holding little packets of seeds and waiting for other people to dig out the shallow trenches before sprinkling them in, not even bothering with transplanting whole flowers. His bangs have grown out a fair bit since he was a kid, and he's wearing a face mask due to a cold, eyes on the flowers instead of Jun's face or he might've recognized him earlier.

A shrug, a vague gesture with his hand. He doesn't have an eye for color either.

"Doesn't matter," he says eventually, voice muffled by the cloth. "Nature's not perfect, so this doesn't have to be."

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[personal profile] compendiem 2018-03-19 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Hold the icon and drag to the top where it says "Uninstall"
axeswing: (pic#12163157)

[personal profile] axeswing 2018-03-19 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
That's fine~ We're on a first name basis, anyway!

[ He's not calling him Mr. Doh so???

More importantly, as he hums lightly to the compliment and showing signs of acknowledgement, he tips his head at the flower. ]


Is it still being stubborn?
dirtdevil: (old-people smell)

levi | attack on titan

[personal profile] dirtdevil 2018-03-19 10:42 pm (UTC)(link)
III

[ he's not exactly one to volunteer his time in the service of others. it's not that he's an asshole, he's just not what one might call a "people person."

well, actually, he is kind of an asshole, but let's just move on.

every week he drives past parks like these, and every week he has to stop himself from pulling over right then and there to pick up the trash that careless people have left behind. clutter has always annoyed the absolute shit out of him for some reason. it's not a bad thing to prefer things to be tidy and organized, of course, but this is on another level entirely. it's less a quirk and more a legitimate neurosis—the kind so strong and ever-present that it actually pulls him out of his tiny apartment and into the community at large. because there's shit to clean up.

there's always shit to clean up.

he's got one of those sticks used to stab trash, which is awesome because it means he doesn't have to touch anything. he also kind of likes stabbing things. it's therapeutic.

maybe you dropped something. maybe it was an accident, or maybe you're a monster who litters on purpose. maybe you just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, next to the wrong piece of garbage. either way, he stabs it irritably, giving whoever's nearby A Look—a full-on death glare if they're not also volunteering.

after all, if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem. ]



IV

[ St. Patrick's day is annoying. people dress obnoxiously during the day and then go get completely wasted at night. then they stumble around on the streets loudly and sometimes throw up on each other. it's just a shitty holiday in general, and it always leaves a mess.

regretfully, he doesn't realize until he's already out for the day that he isn't wearing green. he would have if he'd remembered, but not because he's festive in any way. it would only be so people don't come after him with this pinching business.

he's walking a dog—an elderly Shih Tzu with a sparkly pink collar who clearly belongs to someone else—which is a dangerous thing to be doing on a day like today when you're not wearing green. anyone who comes too close or approaches too quickly will be stared down (and sniffed by the dog). ]


Don't even think about it.

[ it might be a little more intimidating if he wasn't just over five feet tall and accompanied by an old lady's lapdog. ]


bonus

the only thing i'm confused about is how to remove myself from this goddamn mailing list. if you can't help with that, fuck off.

[ yikes. ]


wildcard

[ hit me with whatever! workshop is here and I'm over at [plurk.com profile] clickboom! ]
floret: (they made the trees)

[personal profile] floret 2018-03-19 10:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Unhappily rubbing his ill-used cheek, Jamie looks down at the offered candy. Then he looks back up at Jouhei's Raidou-looking face... then back at the candy. ]

Is it the kind with a liquid center?
blazeoflife: (Sheepish smile)

[personal profile] blazeoflife 2018-03-19 10:59 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ahhh well. If someone gets angry about it not 'matching' or whatever, I tried at least, right?"

Jun sighed, before bending down to gingerly pull one of the flowers out of its pot.

"So you helping out too, or just here to watch?"

There wasn't any judgement in Jun's tone, an honest question as he started to put the flower into the hole he had prepared.

"We're all going for pizza after this, if you wanna tag along!"
huxceptional: (Don't like this)

[personal profile] huxceptional 2018-03-19 11:01 pm (UTC)(link)
We've never met.

[Despite his comment, however, he looks uncertain. Uncomfortable in a way that suggests he might know what this stranger is implying here. The connection to a strange network... and apparently it's not the first time it's happened to him.

The thought that he was once connected and cannot remember any of it doesn't sit well with Hux. It's already making this terrible and confusing situation even worse to deal with.]


I don't have to answer your questions.

[Just to be a dick, he pulls the umbrella back towards him, making sure that it only covers his head now.]
blazeoflife: (What the?)

[personal profile] blazeoflife 2018-03-19 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"... I guess that's a good point." Jun blinked, looking up at the guy. "I just don't want any of the like, city planners pissed that it doesn't like... match up or somethin', you know how it can be."

...Huh. Something was kinda familiar about this guy. That accent sounded familiar too.

"I haven't seen anyone wear a facemask like that in a while-- are you from Japan?"

So let's switch to his native tongue and see what happens.
Edited 2018-03-20 02:22 (UTC)
floret: (a handprint on the driver's side)

bonus

[personal profile] floret 2018-03-19 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[ no!! It's bad enough someone stole Jamie's phone without him realizing, but now the thief is texting just to taunt him?? ]

Please give it back!! I need it!
justchords: (YOU SUCK AND THIS IS WHY)

[personal profile] justchords 2018-03-19 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
(while apollo may not be a naturally artistic person, or artistic in any form at all, he is gifted at helping people whenever they need something! and passing by solana in the library, her frustration quite evident, he takes this opportunity to go over and check on her.) Uh... miss, are you okay?
lostapprentice: (b: pointed stare)

[personal profile] lostapprentice 2018-03-19 11:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[That certainly answers that, and a look of near disappointment crosses Ren's face as he lets out a breath. That's quickly interrupted by the other man suddenly revoking his initial polite offer, however, and he grumbles a complaint as the rain starts to soak him through once more.]

You were like this the last time, too. [Maybe at another time he wouldn't try to rub it in further—he certainly understands the uneasiness that comes along with having memories rewritten, and he feels it for the near-stranger—but at the moment the iridescent downpour is making him feel a bit more open than usual, and of course he's got complaints. They're mostly directed to Retrospec or whatever higher deity might be watching, though, rather than Hux himself.]

You and the rain again. At this rate I'm going to start looking for you every time I forget an umbrella.
Edited (needs more words) 2018-03-19 23:51 (UTC)
beneathmoonlight: (Eh wot)

[personal profile] beneathmoonlight 2018-03-19 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Basically it’s a social media app that’s run by retrospec, a company that kind of controls the city and we don’t know much about.

At least I don’t.

And sometimes strange things happen, like regaining memories of an old life or different appearances.
dazedaze: (tsuchin11)

a.

[personal profile] dazedaze 2018-03-19 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[ the sound under the waves, huh... well! mitsuru gladly lends his umbrella to mister suzakura (they match! it's this cute fox one) as mitsuru takes off his shoes and rain coat. like leo, he doesn't mind the rain at all. it's refreshing and sounds nice... it's just a little gray. ]

I can check for you! This pier just screams "jump off me like a springboard!" and all, so why not?

[ ...yeah. he decides to have a running start first at the farthest end of it from the coast, at least. don't worry, he can swim...? clearly there are no problems with this plan to impress the cool guy here. ]
guitar_hero: (I'm just saying)

III

[personal profile] guitar_hero 2018-03-19 11:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[he's busy. Doing things. That do not include cleaning up the park on a beautiful day. He's had a rough night. He meets the glare with one of his own--which might be difficult to tell through his sunglasses but it's all right there in his posture.]

What?
espansivo: (06 is a manipulative mystery)

[personal profile] espansivo 2018-03-19 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Right? Get to it, kiddo! I'll be right behind you if the sound's good!

[and leo's got zero problems with sending mitsuru off to jump in, even if nazuna's gonna Kill Him... actually this entire tdm is setting up to be "nazuna kills leo for one or more reasons". regardless!!!! go for it, mitsu!!!!!]
guitar_hero: (your last chance)

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[personal profile] guitar_hero 2018-03-19 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh? Sorry about that. Here you go. [hands his plate of samples to her and then to his phone] Look, I don't care if you have the fucking place booked next Sunday. Unfucking book it. I told you to reserve it two months in advance, you twat, and so it's your problem now. Don't think you can push it on me.
meowchanics: (vlr: back)

[personal profile] meowchanics 2018-03-20 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
[Sigmund waves her off, oblivious to anyone else who may be joining them at the top of the slope. It doesn't hurt to be encouraging, and hey, he's seen worse! From himself the first time he hit a ski slope, just for a start.] Lookin' good! Good lu-

[Thump.]

- oh fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck.

[And from himself right now, as a stranger coincidentally catches his ski at the exact wrong angle for him to keep his footing. Why yes, he will be following Brooke downhill at least some of the way. Backwards.]
eldain: (いつも同じ涙ばかり)

[personal profile] eldain 2018-03-20 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
[ Wow, so Kashuu actually came here without being trapped? ]

I didn't intend to come here, I was driving home. A second later I was here. It's very odd.

[ He's only honest with Kashuu because they're friends. If not, he would have said he clearly meant to come here... ]
complementing: (✿ grave mistakes [ VASUKI ])

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[personal profile] complementing 2018-03-20 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
[The plants...look kind of droopy? Minako squints at them and arches an eyebrow up.]

They look fine together, but. How exactly did you plant them?
meowchanics: (ztd: smile)

[personal profile] meowchanics 2018-03-20 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
[Welp, that just proves it's a prank. May as well play along as far as it goes.]

But which part of outer space? Uranus? 🛸

[personal profile] informantic 2018-03-20 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
You have helped me, you know. Just because vague but dire warnings are impossible to take well doesn't mean you haven't.

Will you do one more thing for me, Odasaku?