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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!
activatingcombatmode: <user name=sefirot> (103)

[personal profile] activatingcombatmode 2018-03-20 04:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[He's shocked he didn't get a downright no!]

Wait, to the dance or the beer??
physix: (why are there more puzzles)

[personal profile] physix 2018-03-20 04:28 pm (UTC)(link)
I've been using the application for a week or so ?
It's not all jokes and games.

You should take this a bit more seriously, Leo.
quiet_storm: (Really starting to piss me off)

[personal profile] quiet_storm 2018-03-20 04:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[What? How rude! Besides, Cloud's phone is zipped away in an inner pocket. He folds his arms over his chest and frowns.]

Check what?
thexiv: (18)

[personal profile] thexiv 2018-03-20 04:31 pm (UTC)(link)
To stop it.

[ but as they can both see, the jackhammer is still working away on a finished road with no end of actually stopping ]
quiet_storm: (Not this again)

Re: iv

[personal profile] quiet_storm 2018-03-20 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[If it was JUST Prompto then Cloud would just tell him to knock it off. But it wasn't.]

What kind of crazy party is... Ow!

[Cloud turned and sulked in the direction of whoever had just done a scurry-by pinching. Too bad they were already gone.]
quiet_storm: (I need to think this over)

[personal profile] quiet_storm 2018-03-20 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't recognize it. Malware or something?
tailchasing: (004)

[personal profile] tailchasing 2018-03-20 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
... Oh. [He looks over, then looks back at her... but then he looks down at the two boxes that are still sitting on the ground. Wasn't one of them...?]

Everyone has a lot to do, and me especially. [That's not a yes or a no, but he does, very suddenly, yank the box back out of her hands, go back to the pile and...

... Pull out another one to shove at her.
] There! This should be the fabrics for set building. [A jaunty salute.] Your contribution is greatly appreciated!
tailchasing: (004)

[personal profile] tailchasing 2018-03-20 04:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Theater! [Said immediately, and without hesitation.]

So I get to be a starving artist on top of a broke college student. Ramen for breakfast, lunch, and dinner is probably going to be my life for a while. Until I get that 'big break' everyone talks about.
mercurio: ❥ponponpon (135)

[personal profile] mercurio 2018-03-20 04:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[this is just too amusing. he snortchuckles in a hardly pretty way.]

D'you need protection?
activatingcombatmode: <user name=sefirot> (35)

[personal profile] activatingcombatmode 2018-03-20 04:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[He reaches out to pat Cloud's shoulder.]

I gotta check if you have the Retrospec app. Because I don't think you would have noticed my eyes if you didn't have it.

[Which means Cloud has the app back and... He's worried. Cloud was safe off the app.]
sanephiroth: (thoughtful)

[personal profile] sanephiroth 2018-03-20 04:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Virus scan isn't picking it up. Either it's new or we've been hacked. :/
tailchasing: (004)

[personal profile] tailchasing 2018-03-20 04:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[Capitalism definitely wins again, considering the only prize for collecting all the coins is $50. And Zeke is going for it, because that's what Zeke does.

At least this one didn't punch him... or try to.
]

Hey! ... Not having a good morning?
quiet_storm: (Not this again)

[personal profile] quiet_storm 2018-03-20 04:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Why aren't people doing it to YOU?

[They're both drinking the same green beer in the same place at the same time. It's not like they look that much different.]
mercurio: ❥mercurio (031)

[personal profile] mercurio 2018-03-20 04:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[rude!]

They know they'll have an ass kickin' coming.

[no, not really. he puts an arm around cloud and shoos someone coming to pinch his bro away. this line of defense works for now, but perhaps not for long. he starts ambling cloud to walk elsewhere with him.]

Y'pick up anything weird?
quiet_storm: (Serious for a moment)

[personal profile] quiet_storm 2018-03-20 04:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[That does take the scowl off Cloud's face, he really is easy to appease when he gets cranky, but he's still skeptical.]

Why would I need something on my phone to notice your eyes? How is that supposed to work?
quiet_storm: (Not this again)

[personal profile] quiet_storm 2018-03-20 04:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[What the hell? Old style emojis?]

Maybe both? So why us?
quiet_storm: (Must...  not...  smile...)

[personal profile] quiet_storm 2018-03-20 04:50 pm (UTC)(link)
What, like a disease or something? Sorry, my life isn't that interesting!

[Yeah, Cloud's just a little bit tipsy himself. He doesn't realize he just left a half-finished beer on the bar.]
activatingcombatmode: <user name=sefirot> (Default)

[personal profile] activatingcombatmode 2018-03-20 04:52 pm (UTC)(link)
It's uh... complicated.

[And Zack's not very good at explaining complicated. But he'll try for Cloud's sake.]

That app makes people notice weird things. And people with the app have weird things happen to them. Like my eyes turning really glowy and bright like they are. Or ... getting really strong out of nowhere. You wouldn't have noticed anything without the app on your phone.

[He shrugs. He's going to leave some of the more traumatic things he's gone through, out.]
espansivo: (07 a perilous persona)

[personal profile] espansivo 2018-03-20 04:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[he returned it that's far too exciting, that's definitely making him want to take it a mile or three more, but then there's a hand between them and leo's press flat against his palm, staring over it as his mind clicks back into place and he settles just for encircling nazuna's waist again. that's fine, not the first time he'd been pushed away, he can take it easy.

... especially for nazuna, who is a good friend to him, though he's gonna tease anyway.]


But I wanna be~. Now that I got a taste of you, Nazu, I just want mo~re and mo~re.

[but he's not doing anything else. just that, just that.]

Kidding~. Nazu's great and I loooove your reactions, but I feel weird kissing you since you're soooo into someone else~.

[... not really weird for kissing, anything farther maybe.]
pronounces: (89.)

[personal profile] pronounces 2018-03-20 04:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ excuse me ]

I am not! [ well this is a lose lose situation, isn't it. he looks vaguely scandalized, but at least he takes his hand off of leo's face. ]
sanephiroth: (happenstance)

[personal profile] sanephiroth 2018-03-20 04:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Beer. One mug.

[Hey he knows how to entertain too when he has to]
sanephiroth: (glances)

[personal profile] sanephiroth 2018-03-20 04:58 pm (UTC)(link)
A valiant effort. [He glances towards the jackhammer again.] Quite an unusual automaton.
quiet_storm: (Not this again)

[personal profile] quiet_storm 2018-03-20 04:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[Okay, fine, that's a good enough reason for Cloud. It's not a good reason at all, but Cloud is way too easy to talk into things. He shakes his head, tugs off his gloves, unzips a few layers, pulls out his phone, types in the passcode, and hands it to Zack.]

Here.

[What did he set his wallpaper to last? Not something embarrassing, he hopes. Oh yeah, the first page of blueprints from Honda's latest model car. Not so bad. Gotta keep up with the times, right?]
sanephiroth: (glances)

[personal profile] sanephiroth 2018-03-20 04:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[What's wrong with that!]

Who knows. Could be worth asking around.
sanephiroth: (eyes shut)

[personal profile] sanephiroth 2018-03-20 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe not. [A pause] I may know someone in the business. But you'll have to prove your worth.