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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!
ritmodobrasil: (Happy || Smile big!)

Re: The Doctor | Doctor Who

[personal profile] ritmodobrasil 2018-03-20 06:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ze simple grins, keeping pace with his 'boss'. He wasn't familiar with the strange holiday, but any holiday that demanded parties and celebration he was all for!]

Come on, signor! It is a party day, we should be celebrating with the locales! Getting ah, into the swing of things, sim?

[He didn't understand the pinching thing but he wasn't going to waste one on John of all people. Not when there were so many prettier things around!]
guitar_hero: (headache)

[personal profile] guitar_hero 2018-03-20 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
And what if someone gets a fucking picture of it hm? Or you end up pinching the wrong ass and get hit with a harassment suit? There's a fine line between lovable playboy and arrogant sod whose reputation is going straight down the shitter.

Be a slobbering drunken idiot all you like, because it's not like I can stop you. But for the love of any god you prefer, keep your hands to yourself. No one deserves that side of you.
floret: (but i don't have to go there)

[personal profile] floret 2018-03-20 07:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh ok! lol

Wow, you "threw it off." That's so dramatic! Did you leave home late at night in the midst of a raging thunderstorm?
ritmodobrasil: (Happy || Tricky talk)

[personal profile] ritmodobrasil 2018-03-20 07:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, I still do not understand why there is pinching, but everything else? Oba! Come on!

[And he is grabbing John's hand to start for the crowd.]

No drinking then, but there can always be dancing! Though I am not sure if this holiday fits for a samba.

Do you likeh to samba?
guitar_hero: (derp)

[personal profile] guitar_hero 2018-03-20 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
No hand holding! [he yanks his hand away] That's just what I'm talking about. Don't presume to touch someone unless they say, yes it's okay to grab my fucking tweenage bffs going to the mall. Drinking is fine but you're on your own if you get shit faced. I'm on the clock. I hate the samba unless it's someone else doing it but if you want to make an idiot of yourself go ahead.

[he shoves his hands in his pockets to prevent further shenanigans of this nature]

floret: (just to show she did not care)

[personal profile] floret 2018-03-20 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
It would be my honor! I'll tell them you died as you lived!

...Unless there's something specific you want me to say instead?
ritmodobrasil: (Neutral || Paparazzi smile)

[personal profile] ritmodobrasil 2018-03-20 07:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ze blinks but still gives him a grin.]

Ah, sim. Is it because of your age? Because I am sure that will not really holding you back.

But, if you are tired, I can walk or do a slow waltz.

[Seeing a chance he puts his arm through John's.]

Ah! See? I knew you were a gentleman! Offering your arm to a friend!

[He shouts that rather loudly over the crowd. Making sure several people heard.]

Coming now? Sim! Ah! Brava!
ritmodobrasil: (Happy || Tricky talk)

Jose "Ze" Carioca || Disney Comics

[personal profile] ritmodobrasil 2018-03-20 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
II

"Ah! W-wait, do I look like a Cha-ah...h-helo Signor Bully." Ze swallowed heavily, something tickling his mind but right now was not the time for it. Instead he grinned brightly, swirling the cape and moving to the center. Unexpected or not, he lived off that rush of adrenaline.

"Ah, but I am thinking right now...that is very literal. Oba...alrighty!" He grabbed the cape, watching carefully as the bull charged him, he ducked to the side with a laugh, "Ole!" Huh. Ah, it seemed to fit. "Come on, signor! This way!!!"

He teases the bull a bit more, taking a small break to wipe the sweat from his brow. Fire on a bull, he had never heard of such a thing! Toy bulls made of fireworks, yes those..aha!

"Come on Mr. Bully, I am have a present for you!" How did one put out a fire? Simple!

Dirt!

For the next few mintues, he had the bull chase him about, kicking up as much dirt as possible. At the last moment, the dust began to settle on the creature and Ze leaned against the wall. Using the last bit of embers, he lit a cigar.

"Ole, my friend. I think it is time for you to going back home to rest." The bull snorts and is walked back to the pen, the crowd cheering as Ze jumps back into the stands to mingle a bit with anyone who watched.

IV

Holidays were fun. Ze knew this and he loved this. This holiday was no different, even if Ze had very little understanding of it beyond the unlimted drinking and lots of green. A color he was very partial to.

For the most part, however, he is taking advantage of the discounts and flirting with sale girls to get an even lower one. And staring at the cornbeef sandwich in his hand because, it is quite a strange looking slice of beef!
floret: (we pulled the draft files out)

[personal profile] floret 2018-03-20 07:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Jamie reaches out and takes the candy. ]

...Thank you.
I like these.
It's always disappointing when one that looks like this turns out to be solid.

[ It's a quiet, earnest moment. ]
floret: (we pulled the draft files out)

[personal profile] floret 2018-03-20 07:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, if you think back to a little over a year ago.

Weren't there no chocobos then?
Like, didn't they kind of not exist? And it was only horses?
floret: (and never make amends)

[personal profile] floret 2018-03-20 07:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh!
Uhh
Hmm.
No... I don't think that specifically has happened. But a couple months ago, it was doing this thing where it played a Tevin Campbell song and then put me on a voice call to someone I didn't know. Has that ever happened with your phone?
floret: (and all my country saw)

bonus

[personal profile] floret 2018-03-20 07:41 pm (UTC)(link)
harsh...
long_live_the_queen: (slightly less of a scowl)

[personal profile] long_live_the_queen 2018-03-20 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't know. No one ever picks the stupid things up.

[Even her swipes sound irritated.]

Sometimes the buses behave. Lately they like to go two hours out of town to a fucking ski lodge.
beneathmoonlight: (WHAT DO)

[personal profile] beneathmoonlight 2018-03-20 07:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh...oh that kiss drives home the fact that this is really happening, and Atsushi’s heart starts pounding in his chest. When the kiss breaks he looks scandalized at that question. Of course that’s where this was going, but only now does it sink in.]

No...

[That was his first real kiss, actually.]

Is it...okay if we do...other things first?

[He means foreplay.]

I’m not sure if I’m ready to do...the whole thing.
beneathmoonlight: (Serious face)

[personal profile] beneathmoonlight 2018-03-20 07:57 pm (UTC)(link)
I believe so, yes.

[There's nothing that Atsushi hates worse than being the bearer of bad news, but lying about this or hiding it from Heigo isn’t going to do the poor guy any favors. Atsushi takes a sip of his coffee before continuing, brows furrowing as he tries to decide the best way to explain this.]

Another you. A past life. I’m not entirely sure how it works.

[A shuddering sigh.]

The other me, for example, lived on the streets and then eventually became some kind of detective. [A beat.] And had white hair and eyes exactly like this.
Edited 2018-03-20 19:58 (UTC)

[personal profile] informantic 2018-03-20 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Then - you're not just remembering a different life, but becoming a different, pre-existing self?

[As soon as the question is out of his mouth, Heigo waves away any possible response with a gesture and a harsh sigh of his own.]

No, forget that. You've already said you're not sure about the particulars, which won't change no matter how many times I ask. [He closes his eyes and squeezes the bridge of his nose for a very long time, possibly enough to cause Atsushi some worry, but he's much closer to his usual coolly composed self when he looks up again.] How did you get here, Atsushi, do you need a ride back to the city? Whatever comes next, I want it to be as far from here as possible.
floret: (but i'll push myself up through the dirt)

[personal profile] floret 2018-03-20 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, that's nice!

Ok um

♫ Pyrophoric metals should be handled with extreme care.
♫ Only let them mingle with a nice inert gas.
♫ Oxygen and hydrogen are dangerous in all amounts.
♫ Dry powder extinguishers could save the whole class.
vitis: (this is cuter without context)

[personal profile] vitis 2018-03-20 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ... that gets another laugh from john; and yeah, it's a lot of laughter, but it's genial and much less the polite chuckles he often forces. he grins, then, fairly open in how pleased he is with that answer. heigo wouldn't have been wrong in surmising any mischief in his demeanor. ]

Well! If you like 'em so much, it'd be a shame to keep 'em tucked away, right?

[ but, really. that decides that!

john lifts the headband from his head, leans on over to snugly prop the garish accessory right onto heigo's.
]

[ there we go. ]
activatingcombatmode: <user name=sefirot> (45)

[personal profile] activatingcombatmode 2018-03-20 08:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Yup. You'll get what I mean once you see a Retrospec post.

[He shrugs...! It never makes sense to people new (or in this case RE-new?) to the app. But eventually, it will all come together.]

Your brother has the app so he knows what's up with it too.
floret: (but daylight won't remember that)

bonus

[personal profile] floret 2018-03-20 08:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Huh... Jamie doesn't remember swiping right on this guy, but it's whatever. ]

Well, I only have experience as a shift manager, but... maybe it's a morale problem?
activatingcombatmode: <user name=sefirot> (69)

[personal profile] activatingcombatmode 2018-03-20 08:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[Clinks! Zack grins widely and then downs a few gulps of his own beer and lets out a satisfied huff when he's done.]

What's with all those coins going around anyway?

[There's one laying on the countertop, even.]

[personal profile] informantic 2018-03-20 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ugh. How did he not see through that scheme? No matter what he chose, he was going to end up wearing something stupid based on his answer, and now he's stuck in by far the dumber of the two accessories.

His flat expression only marred by lips pursed with annoyance, Heigo watches John's outburst of merriment until it finally subsides enough for him to interrupt.]


Aren't you proud of yourself. Make sure you enjoy this moment to the fullest, because it won't happen again.
beneathmoonlight: (Thinking)

[personal profile] beneathmoonlight 2018-03-20 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[It’s a good thing that Heigo doesn’t keep pressing, because Atsushi has been in emotional turmoil about this. It was easy enough to separate himself from the boy he’d seen in his memories until the appearance change. He’s bordering on an existential crisis, honestly, but he has to put on a brave face for Heigo, because he knows all about that newbie confusion.

He gives Heigo a look of concern when he goes quiet, but gives him enough time and space to speak on his own.
]

I walked and got lost on one of those detours...

[A soft smile.]

I’d really appreciate a ride.
Edited 2018-03-20 20:32 (UTC)
thexiv: (13)

[personal profile] thexiv 2018-03-20 08:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he nods in agreement. he understands how that is. the disappointment is...... Real but here, he pulls out nine(?!) more and also holds them out for jamie to take. he feels bad that he pinched his cheek (it looks like it hurt) and this is how he tries to apologize for it ]
thexiv: (22)

[personal profile] thexiv 2018-03-20 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[ those poor bunnies... okay, jouhei will go start walking back to see what he can do about the jackhammer because wtf leave those animals alone ]

... I wonder if they're alive. Can they be persuaded to leave?