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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!
sharplydressed: (not interested)

[personal profile] sharplydressed 2018-03-20 05:54 am (UTC)(link)
I'll start pretty low on the weird scale. See these?

[POINTING to his own eyes, which have probably appeared Normal™ to Ain for the last year even though they're now definitely a brightass, clearly unnatural red.]

They're not contacts. Think back on some other things you miiight've been writing off as totally normal lately, too.
floret: (and never make amends)

bonus

[personal profile] floret 2018-03-20 05:56 am (UTC)(link)
...Free verse?

[ his first thought was haiku, but the syllables are completely wrong. ]
adoringpast: (ehhhh)

[personal profile] adoringpast 2018-03-20 05:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ shaking his head like NO, DON'T, HE'S FINE he doesn't.... need a coat from you..... damn you chiaki for being more of a knight that he is

but he nods and moves onward, hopefully towards chiaki's minivan, making sure to stick close to him under the umbrella they're sharing. the downpour's getting worse, and the last thing he wants is to go home with a cold. just ignore the sniffling. ]
Edited 2018-03-20 05:59 (UTC)
eldain: (心配はいらないと)

[personal profile] eldain 2018-03-20 05:57 am (UTC)(link)
[ There's a pause as Ain just... stares. Well, they were red. Wait, why were they red again?

His usual smile hardens a little, just enough to be noticeable. ]


... is there a reason why I haven't noticed them until now?
argone: (Thinking)

[personal profile] argone 2018-03-20 05:58 am (UTC)(link)
[It's a tragedy, Kara feels bad enough for him that she won't make a quip about him being a forgetful old man. Instead she smiles somewhat fondly, but somewhat reservedly, gesturing for him to follow her.]

The main lot is down this way? Maybe it's there.
sharplydressed: (it was wild)

[personal profile] sharplydressed 2018-03-20 06:00 am (UTC)(link)
[The look on his face is not one that inspires any confidence.]

Ugh... Okay, here's the plan! You go get your stupid van and I'll hold off the bull so you don't die.

[It's like "who will be the red ranger" all over again, now with new fresh fun life-and-death bull demons involved!!

Speaking of, that shit's gonna be zooming their way very quickly.]
sundays: (☆ SUN OF LIFE)

[personal profile] sundays 2018-03-20 06:02 am (UTC)(link)
[yeah chiaki being damp is like a blessing and a curse because he definitely raises his arm as if to throw it around izumi in case he's cold before realizing that he'S STILL WET. CHIAKI YOU ARE STILL WET, DON'T DO THAT.

but then he'll unlock the minivan and move to open up the back part?? because if they're gonna talk why would they do that in the front part that sounds silly.

also there's a giant teddy bear in the passenger's seat. luckily the middle row looks open!!

.... there's a bunch of boxes in the back though. for now he'll just gesture for izumi to head inside - ]


After you!
sundays: (☆ HMMMMMM)

[personal profile] sundays 2018-03-20 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
But I can't let you do—whoa!!

[SLIIIIIIDE TO THE RIGHT

INCOMING BULL]
servileness: (0.35 sec)

[personal profile] servileness 2018-03-20 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ Perhaps his near death experience affected him more than she thought, if he now realizes who she is? Although... it's not like they were well-acquainted and she's not the most memorable person around... So he's probably fine. ]

Yes. Hello. I don't know how long it's been, but you've certainly made your entrance flashy.

[ She offers him a hand to help him up, if he wants to take it. ]

Now, can you try standing?

[ PAY ATTENTION, CHIAKI. ]
resolvetochoose: (pic#12143052)

[personal profile] resolvetochoose 2018-03-20 06:06 am (UTC)(link)
There was this person who sent me a message out of nowhere, and next thing I knew I was talking to you.
sharplydressed: (why can't i just be lazy)

[personal profile] sharplydressed 2018-03-20 06:06 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, there is. It's called Retrospec. Looong story - like, seriously long. Basically reality is a lie and weird things happen all the time that no one really notices or thinks are weird until they get pulled onto this app.

[At which point he'll just whip out his own phone, so he can pull up said app! The network is there, bustling and full of people who are either very old grizzled veterans, or confused newcomers.]
eldain: (いつも同じ涙ばかり)

[personal profile] eldain 2018-03-20 06:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ .......................... what? ]

Meaning.....?


[ kashuu you gotta be more detailed here ]
sundays: (☆ RUN THAT BY ME AGAIN)

[personal profile] sundays 2018-03-20 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
[He'll take it automatically, because turning down an outstretched hand sounds like the opposite of heroic! So he'll let himself be pulled up, finding his own strength so it's not too much of a burden on her at least. He's a little wobbly on his feet, his hand coming up to his head as if it'll get the world to stop spinning a little.]

August—

[ - is when his life changed, so he remembers it well, but he does stumble a little though he's carefully not to stumble toward her.]

Ah - sorry! The earth is... still moving a little.
adoringpast: (your papa-paparazzi)

[personal profile] adoringpast 2018-03-20 06:12 am (UTC)(link)
[ blink, blink blink. the teddy bear all buckled up on the passenger seat is pretty cute and all, but is that really necessary............. ]

Couldn't you just put the bear in the back?

[ DO YOU REALLY EXPECT HIM TO SIT IN THE MIDDLE, CHIAKI AOI, YOU FUCKING IDIOT ]
floret: (whose lightning threats)

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[personal profile] floret 2018-03-20 06:13 am (UTC)(link)
[ Why... can't Jamie have enough disposable income that it would be no big deal to just go buy something cheap and green to wear until this plague of pinches is over? Capitalism wins yet another round, the bitch.

Anyway, it's been A Day, and Jamie no longer has the energy for a really big startled reaction to getting pinched; Zidane will have to make do with a pitiful yelp and an absolutely miserable expression. ]


floret: (how to be american)

bonus

[personal profile] floret 2018-03-20 06:15 am (UTC)(link)
lol!
sharplydressed: (i am confusion)

[personal profile] sharplydressed 2018-03-20 06:16 am (UTC)(link)
[TAKING A BREATH...]

I don't know exactly what's going on here but apparently the reality we experience after Retrospec steps in is the real reality and the rest of the junk you think is real when you're off the network isn't real at all. Like, thinking monsters are normal? That the sky has always been grey? That kinda stuff. If you wanna know more about Retrospec, though, we're only just starting to dig up info. They're kinda shady but their whole deal is restoring things. Worlds, memories... You'll learn about those pretty fast, too. A-ny-way! Some of the guys working for Retrospec are okay, some aren't, but they're all really cryptic 'cause telling us too much would make us monster targets or whatever. Sooo prepare to be really frustrated all the time.

[Ain, living in a world where he can't get answers when he wants them. Terrible.]
sundays: (☆ NOT THIS COOL)

[personal profile] sundays 2018-03-20 06:16 am (UTC)(link)
He was my co-pilot!

[but it's okay, they're both going to sit in the middle!!

... or they will, once chiaki's done rummaging in the back? he at least closes the door once they're both inside the minivan so that the rain doesn't get in, but then he's immediately going to open some of the boxes and look through them. he packed up all his stuff from college to go home, after all?

so he'll pull out one of his jackets - probably some varsity basketball one from high school - and offer it out to izumi]


Here, take this. It'd be bad if you were to catch a cold. I... don't know where to fill up for gas so I don't know if it's okay to turn the heater on yet.... I hope that's okay! Mm, if you're still cold I think I have blankets back here somewhere...
sharplydressed: (AWT48?!)

[personal profile] sharplydressed 2018-03-20 06:16 am (UTC)(link)
[YELLING

CURSING

GETTING A SWORD OUT why does he have a sword--]


Get going already! It's gonna go after you first 'cause your big, stupid head is a target—!

[He'll apologize for being a shit later, maybe. For now, he's just trying to bodily distract the bull, hoping the red he's wearing is enough to draw its attention away from any red Chiaki might be wearing...]
truedetective: (08)

[personal profile] truedetective 2018-03-20 06:17 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not remotely disagreeing.
And as far as I know, it's only been available in Respatrum. Which we've only been able to visit for... a very short period of time.
Of course, that implies that Respatrum itself wasn't created out of the ether.
guitar_hero: (what)

The Doctor | Doctor Who

[personal profile] guitar_hero 2018-03-20 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
III. [if anyone asks he'll say he volunteered. And he did. That a boss of his is part of the PTA helps the cover story. He doesn't necessarily need a cover story. But it helps. There's something somewhat familiar about a school setting that's comforting in a way he can't describe.

This however is not comforting and he looks at the fliers with a critical eye]


Is this really the best you can do? Where's the passion? The creativity? Even Grandmothers would decide oh maybe not I'll just pop round the corner and watch something more interesting like the grass growing. Who is in charge of this?


IV. [he hates this holiday. He really does. It's a harassment charge waiting to happen but because it's a tradition, no one seems to mind it. Also he just wants to go out and get a cup of coffee to help with his monster hangover and trying to dodge sadistic fingers is the last thing he wants to worry about.

He casts a wary eye on whomever is next to him]


If you pinch me I will tie your ass into so much fucking litigation it will take three generations to sort it out. [because he is done]


Bonus:

Oh, great, a fucking dating service. I'm not interested unless you know how to motivate lazy bastards into doing what they're paid for. Then we can talk.

Edited 2018-03-20 06:22 (UTC)
floret: (i was thinking about the easy courage)

III

[personal profile] floret 2018-03-20 06:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ He just takes it... ]

No problem.
Oh, is there any dairy in here?
floret: (and only a layman's batch of napalm)

iii a

[personal profile] floret 2018-03-20 06:31 am (UTC)(link)
[ Jamie is about 99.7% zoned out as he walks past the high school, so when somebody suddenly jumps RIGHT in front of him with a flyer and a sales pitch, he finds it... more than a little surprising. ]

Yeek!!
Umm. ... Wh-what?
adoringpast: (confused)

[personal profile] adoringpast 2018-03-20 06:31 am (UTC)(link)
No really, I'm-- [ but it's futile to reject chiaki's generosity at this point and. well. he's courteous enough to lend something to him, so izumi relents with a sigh and slips it on before hopping onto the middle seat instead of demanding for dibs on the co-pilot's seat like a good boy. ]

Blankets are too excessive. It's not like it's snowing outside? [ pretty sure pesgare's always overcast with rain instead of snow but who cares about that. ] Let's just go. Maybe you won't get lost this time since I'm here and all. ♪

[ he's your gps now, chiaki. be very afraid ]
agrizzlysin: (in 100 years you'll be dead)

[personal profile] agrizzlysin 2018-03-20 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
Horses? Why would I be thinking about horses when

[Well, now he's thinking about horses. And how they didn't exist for a while. Or were birds? Or... Wait. He doesn't bother with backspace.]

How did I forget an entire species of animal?