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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: (☆ DO YOU KNOW WHO I THINK I AM)

[personal profile] sundays 2018-03-20 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
[why does he have a sword--]

Your words are so cutting?!

[BUT HE'S LISTENING, I GUESS??? he doesn't have a sword... he realizes that now. sO HERE HE IS, TRYING TO BOOK IT OVER TO HIS VAN

tho tbh

he's wearing a lot of red]
sundays: (☆ IKEMEN)

i wanted to avoid this.

[personal profile] sundays 2018-03-20 06:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Chiaki doesn't?? see a reason to disagree with that? so he laughs happily even as he keeps rummaging through the boxes]

I'm sure I won't! I trust you, Sena. You've always been better with directions and things than I have.

[????? maybe??

but listen the thing is that chiaki's still totally drenched. he was in the rain longer than sena, after all, even though he did get to an umbrella afterward. so he's gonna pull a shirt out of one of the boxes because yeah his whole closet's in there and give him a second because he

well he has to strip off the wet one to put the new one on so




teenage boys sure are dumb]
espansivo: (26 i call this miracle love)

[personal profile] espansivo 2018-03-20 06:42 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, definitely not! But it's not like one little thing's gonna make 'em hate you either! So relaaax, shouty.

[REST ASSURED

HE WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR HIS BROTHER AND REMINDS HIM OF THIS EVERY CHANCE HE GETS.





he just also has not visited since he returned because of some issues.]


I'm just saying you're thinking too much on the bad! What kind of shounen hero are you if you let this little thing drag your ass down, huh? Kinda pisses me off~.
blazeoflife: (Thumbs up!)

[personal profile] blazeoflife 2018-03-20 06:42 am (UTC)(link)
Riiiiiight. Well, if neither of us can tell, I guess it's fine!

[Man, this dude was like... huge. And kinda intimidating. But hey, if he was here to help...]

Can you grab the pot then? I'm gonna make the hole a bit bigger...

[Which is exactly what he started doing. Digging was easy! Flower arrangement was not.]

Man, I would so not be any good for Ikebana, haha...

Edited 2018-03-20 06:43 (UTC)
detectiveforhierophant: (Are you serious?)

[personal profile] detectiveforhierophant 2018-03-20 06:45 am (UTC)(link)
Tried that 3 times

If this is some sort of scam its not good to try it on a police officer
floret: (and never make amends)

bosuma

[personal profile] floret 2018-03-20 06:47 am (UTC)(link)
[ Jamie's out here studying for a midterm or some shit. A chipmunk is gradually stealing all the chocolate chips out of his snack mix. This is the miracle of nature. ]

Of course not! It would be an honor.
eldain: (最後の時なのと)

[personal profile] eldain 2018-03-20 06:48 am (UTC)(link)
[ To Ain's credit, he listens to all of this with a completely straight face. ]

... I am offended that I only know now instead of earlier.
adoringpast: (loving you is cherry pie)

sure you did

[personal profile] adoringpast 2018-03-20 06:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ ...it's a good thing sena's not drinking anything right now because if he is he's going to spray it all over the fucking dashboard. he knows how jacked chiaki can be as a jock and all but is this allowed?! is this fucking allowed???

duh of course it is. they're both in his fucking car, for christ's sake. sena's wearing his jacket too but at least his clothes aren't damp enough to be taken off but -- ]


Could you just -- hurry the fuck up, Aoi?!

[ he's so steamed, it's just like last month again where everyone's stripping because of the heat and boy if he isn't all flustery right now - ]

Quit showing off and let's move already! God!!

[ HE WANTS OFF CHIAKI'S WILD RIDE RIGHT NOW ]
Edited 2018-03-20 06:51 (UTC)
tobe: (its a fish out of water)

2B ( beatrice lehmann ) nier: automata

[personal profile] tobe 2018-03-20 07:10 am (UTC)(link)
[au workshop is over here! note that bebe has blonde hair and brown eyes, unlike her icons. she still dresses... pretty much the same, though. also, i'll match prose or brackets.]

I. SHIFTY LOOKING COW

Apparently, it's fashionable to leave the city these days. Bebe only recently arrived, but she wouldn't mind exploring a bit. It certainly breaks up monotony to wander off around the city limits. But she didn't realize it'd be so... weird, out here. The creatures are almost entirely hostile, if not outright monstrous. She's careful enough to avoid the scarier looking ones, but there's just something about this one.

This extremely shifty looking... cow? It almost looks like a cow with arms. God, it's bad to look at. Bebe's eyes are in hell. But she can't tear them away from it.

So yeah, there's definitely a young woman silently glaring at a weird cow, not making any sudden moves just in case it decides to notice her.

II. PESGARE

Bebe most certainly did not mean to wander this far. How did she get this far out without a car? This is nightmarish. She has no idea where she is, and somehow she didn't have the forethought to keep track of where she came from. Is she back in Recolle, or some entirely new town? And now it's pouring rain, and she just feels absolutely miserable and lost.

Soaked to the bone, something suddenly overtakes Bebe and she jumps onto a lamp post and spins around it.

"I NEED TO ASK FOR DIRECTIONS BUT I HATE APPROACHING STRANGERS!!! PLEASE ASSIST ME ANYWAY!!"

When she stops spinning and yelling, her eyes go wide and she covers her mouth. She shudders and turns beet red, climbing down and staring off in the distance as if looking for answers as to why she just did that.

"Please disregard that," she mutters to the nearest person who stopped to stare.

IV. ST. PATRICK'S DAY

You can bet this girl who dresses in all black and lace will absolutely refuse to wear green for a silly holiday she has no connection to. She's not Irish. She doesn't have any use for drinking herself into a stupor. She's never even taken a sip of alcohol in her life. She is simply going to go in to work like any normal day, dressed as she normally does, and assist students and other patrons with finding books and other reference materials at the Recolle U library.

Which means she is primed for pinching for anyone who happens to find a golden coin hidden between the shelves as Bebe sorts through returned books and places them back in their proper homes. She seems unassuming enough, only 5'5" and extremely quiet as she goes about her work. The perfect target...?

BONUS

Zee, do you accept constructive criticism on your methods?

[Well, he's probably not around to see them. Bebe just wanted to gripe. She sighs and accepts her fate, addressing the person she's been connected to.]

Hello. Are you affiliated with the "Retrospec" app?
soligenous: (In my eyes)

[personal profile] soligenous 2018-03-20 07:10 am (UTC)(link)
A support group for what? I'm not old enough to be drinking or whatever. And I think I get what you mean about not deleting it since that happens with some apps that come with a phone but. I'm pretty sure this one didn't. Come default on the phone, I mean.
espansivo: (28 dance again with passion)

[personal profile] espansivo 2018-03-20 07:11 am (UTC)(link)
Bombs away, then!

[because he's setting the umbrella aside and diving in with a yell too, listing to the sounds described by mitsuru before breaking the surface himself.

... and sort of pulling the boy closer because he seems to be struggling a Little and leo is not letting anyone kind of drown on his watch.]


Ahhhh, ahhh, you weren't kidding, this really is cold~. Shit, we're gonna get sick, huh? That's probably bad.

[probably.]

But worth it! Your big brother'll understand right? I'll take the heat, so don't even worry about it!
floret: (but i don't have to go there)

bonus

[personal profile] floret 2018-03-20 07:13 am (UTC)(link)
Oh! I was confused about that for a while too. It seems that he's Mr. Carlisle!
I'm Jamie Doh, though.
soligenous: (And a gleam)

[personal profile] soligenous 2018-03-20 07:14 am (UTC)(link)
Why? They don't look like they would hurt anyone. They're just. Cute!

[Look. Evidently she hasn't yet encountered the other creatures. Which is. Probably a good thing? In keeping her safe at least. But even so. He probably isn't wrong.]
floret: (whose lightning threats)

IV

[personal profile] floret 2018-03-20 07:15 am (UTC)(link)
Ouch!

[ This tiny, neutral-tone-wearing college kid... is feeling very unfestive... ]

Wh-why?
soligenous: (Everything)

[personal profile] soligenous 2018-03-20 07:16 am (UTC)(link)
[She is thus then also distracted from her attempts at her poster when she smells the food. When her stomach of course chooses then to start rumbling in reaction and protest of her not having eaten yet.

Her head falls to the table, smack on said poster paper.]


And now my stomach conspires against me getting this done. Great.
floret: (and never make amends)

bonus

[personal profile] floret 2018-03-20 07:17 am (UTC)(link)
Oh! You're probably right.
Sorry about that!


[ . . . who was he trying to reach, though, he wonders. ]
soligenous: (Would it feel)

[personal profile] soligenous 2018-03-20 07:20 am (UTC)(link)
It's fine. I'm fine. I just -- need to get this poster done and I can't seem to think on what to do for it. I mean. Design wise. What font, what pictures to put on it, the layout.....

[It is a lot. A lot of work goes into posters. More than her usual paintings or sketches in considering the font and information, where that goes amid the composition of it.]
espansivo: (06 is a manipulative mystery)

[personal profile] espansivo 2018-03-20 07:24 am (UTC)(link)
[alley oop!! that's his now, hello you sweet little nugget that's going to a pawn shop near you..♪ leo'll drop onto kuro's front comfortably, koalaing like it's nothing. hand idly playing with the other's hair.]

Thank you~. And fine, I'm not taking you anywhere, but let me pretend like I am so I can be your trouble instead of some lucky bull this time.

[he's mostly teasing, but it goes as it goes. kuro is his best friend who he's always down to bed. or at least cuddle.]
espansivo: (27 come! come!)

[personal profile] espansivo 2018-03-20 07:26 am (UTC)(link)
N~ope! Nazu's waaaay too cute like this! Makes me wanna eat him up ♪!

[it's a definitely laugh as nazuna struggles to grab at his wrists, and once he succeeds leo relents and just slides his arms around him again, pressing a cute kiss to his cheek instead.]

Mm mm~. I like that look on your face, Nazu, sort of wish I could see it under me~.
espansivo: (21 and meaningfully avert my eyes)

[personal profile] espansivo 2018-03-20 07:31 am (UTC)(link)
what
do you mean
my last name changed?????

i mean yeah tsukinaga's not the one i was born with but




oh holy shit that sure does say suzakura doesn't it

looks like retro didn't get the message that the only good thing to come out of that family is my little bro
espansivo: (27 come! come!)

[personal profile] espansivo 2018-03-20 07:33 am (UTC)(link)
leo

are you new too, aka, or do you make a habit of asking stupid questions like "why aren't you scared (of a chat app that's got some funny shit baked in)"
espansivo: (08 let's dance! let's dance!)

[personal profile] espansivo 2018-03-20 07:39 am (UTC)(link)
We go back to your place and get warm together. Body heat's the best thing for that, y'know? All my friends say I'm pretty good at that too, [with a Notable drop in his tone, playing with some of atsushi's shirt,] warming them up and all.

[the idea's exactly what atsushi has in mind.]

How about it? We get you out of these clothes and into bed? I be your personal space heater 'til you're not in danger of getting sick..?
Edited 2018-03-20 07:40 (UTC)
floret: (eight co-defendants)

II

[personal profile] floret 2018-03-20 07:40 am (UTC)(link)
[ So Jamie sort of showed up in Pesgare by accident, too, but once he got here he decided to make the best of it by bartering his protein bars for a thing of artisanal cheese and a rain bonnet. (YEAH he could've gotten a whole umbrella if he'd thrown in his ballpoint pen and travel bottle of ibuprofen, but carrying an umbrella is an antisocialist act of aggression, don't @ him!!)

Anyway. He's sitting under an awning zoning out and enjoying a cheese when a person he feels like he might've seen before but maybe not (??) makes a relatable declaration! ]


Well... I don't know this area all that well either, I'm afraid, but...
Where are you trying to go? [ Time to boot up Gurgle Maps! ]
chrysology: (Does it take)

[personal profile] chrysology 2018-03-20 07:42 am (UTC)(link)
I rather get my thrills elsewhere than some social media thing.

Memories? Wait how the fuck do you deliver a whole horse by mail?! Not that I really thought about it but. Most would pick the horse up in person with a trailer, right? Also if you mean fly like. You know. Aeroplanes or helicopters, sure.
floret: (and never make amends)

[personal profile] floret 2018-03-20 07:44 am (UTC)(link)
Wow... so you haven't had your maiden name the whole time I've known you... I'd never have guessed!