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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!
livingimpaired: (Default)

bonus.

[personal profile] livingimpaired 2018-03-18 08:24 am (UTC)(link)
Well. This is sudden.
Hello.
axeswing: (Default)

[personal profile] axeswing 2018-03-18 08:30 am (UTC)(link)
WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA
WAIT IS THIS REAL???







hi.
floret: (spring-street storefront daisies)

[personal profile] floret 2018-03-18 08:31 am (UTC)(link)
[ Of course, Jamie himself has no idea what Everett did or didn't use to look like; all he knows is that this dude is giving him kind of a weirdly intense look. Instinctively, he checks for detritus on his face. ]

Oh, I imagine even the stuffy old ladies swear as much as anyone else! They probably just waited until they got back to the staff room to do it.

Anyway, ummm...
Are you upset?
livingimpaired: (Default)

[personal profile] livingimpaired 2018-03-18 08:32 am (UTC)(link)
It is.
But there's nothing to be concerned about.
There are many people already attached to this app.
So you are truly not alone in what you are experiencing.





Hello.
eldain: (昨日の自分に「さようなら」)

[personal profile] eldain 2018-03-18 08:47 am (UTC)(link)
[ squints and actually reads the name... oh. ]

Something seems to have happened to the messaging system.

I don't think I texted you?
floret: (they made the trees)

iii

[personal profile] floret 2018-03-18 08:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ Bless you, beefy stranger... Jamie is absolutely struggling... He came out because he wanted to plant some pretty flowers, but for some reason the organizers made an extremely optimistic estimation of his upper body strength. His current task is digging out an invasive plant of some kind by the root, but the dirt is still so cold and unyielding, and there are rocks in unexpected places, and this plant badly wants to stay where it is, and... it's just a real bad scene!! ]

Thank y--

[ Ah.
Now they've joined hands.
Jamie's not upset by this, necessarily, but he is quite surprised. ]
floret: (eight co-defendants)

[personal profile] floret 2018-03-18 08:56 am (UTC)(link)
Oh... Surprise! lol
Who were you trying to text?
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Re: ainchase ishmael | elsword

[personal profile] standalonehuman 2018-03-18 09:26 am (UTC)(link)
Richter. This is a surprise!

It's Hitori Togusa, don't know if you'd remember me through Dr. Trevelyan? He's a good friend of mine.


[And so curious that this city is so small that Ain is the newest person on the app. Well, Togusa will see what he can do to help.]
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Bonus

[personal profile] notyourutopian 2018-03-18 09:46 am (UTC)(link)
[There's a weird delay before Lily gets an answer, if only because Eleanor is just staring at her name with a whole barrel of mixed emotions. Finally though...]

Lily?
You can see the retrospec app?
Edited (Oops) 2018-03-18 09:47 (UTC)
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[personal profile] adoringpast 2018-03-18 09:49 am (UTC)(link)
[ the fishing village isn't so bad, sena muses. in fact it's quite quaint - something you'd get as a nice backdrop of a postcard.

then some weirdo steals an umbrella from him and now his mood is all but ruined. ]


Hey! Get back here!!

[ he's just going to run after him in the rain?! all right then ]
adoringpast: (garage glamorous)

a; im laughign im just imagining him as that one tetora card

[personal profile] adoringpast 2018-03-18 09:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ GEH

that... sure is his name being yelled in the rain?! and it just so happens that sena's exploring pesgare today so what are the odds ]


Chiaki...?

[ it's hard to tell if that's one of his classmates from high school in the rain, so give him a moment to take out his glasses and put them on while holding his umbrella. squiiiiiints ]
Edited 2018-03-18 11:31 (UTC)
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[personal profile] beneathmoonlight 2018-03-18 11:10 am (UTC)(link)
Ah...excuse me, but that’s my umbrella...

[Atsushi had just been browsing the inside of the local bakery when some stranger had snatched up his umbrella like it was no big deal and headed out into the rain. Um...what??? Rude! Of course Atsushi had to follow him, out into the pouring rain...

He raises an eyebrow at that statement, trying to grab his umbrella back.
]

That’s...I don’t think you should find out! That water is terribly cold!
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[personal profile] beneathmoonlight 2018-03-18 11:14 am (UTC)(link)
Huh? I didn’t do anything...
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[personal profile] reaquila 2018-03-18 11:33 am (UTC)(link)
[ Why'd you have to pinch him, Jouhei? Ow. Nanashi didn't get the memo isn't wearing any green. He's wearing some casual blue outfit instead.]

You had to go for the face!! [Nanashi rolls his eyes and then sighs.]

That's gonna leave a mark. Your pinches could kill a man, Jouhei. I saw my life flash by me just then...

[He's joking.]
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[personal profile] sanephiroth 2018-03-18 11:57 am (UTC)(link)
"I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing," Zephyr admits, looking over at Andrew curiously. "You're enjoying yourself."

He's tempted to help with a shovel but model hands and all that.
angealwings: (Sideways)

[personal profile] angealwings 2018-03-18 12:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"I guess I am. It's easy and peaceful work. What's not to enjoy? Still..."

He hands over a pair of gardening gloves. "You want these even with the smaller work. The rest of it? Just go with the instructions and be careful to not hurt the plants or their roots. That's generally good enough, for widespread work like this." Andrew smiles, just a little.

"They don't usually pick fragile or fussy plants for it. So it works for everyone."
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Bonus

[personal profile] angealwings 2018-03-18 12:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Zee is an employee for the company that distributes the Retrospec app. It is a fussy thing, and I'm not nearly savvy enough to be able to say that you *can't* delete it, but chances are that it's best that you don't. There are good pieces of advice to find, here.
Those who have the app are aware of things that go weird in the city, and around it, too. Those who don't have it, on the other hand, will have a lot of trouble believing you that it exists.
meowchanics: (ztd: smile)

[personal profile] meowchanics 2018-03-18 12:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[Meanwhile, Sigmund straightens up with all the confidence of a man who's done this, like, twice before and is therefore an expert. Even though he's clearly wobbling a little. It's been a few years.] I'unno, so long as you only want to move downhill.

[He gives her an encouraging pat on the shoulder, in case she's more nervous than she looks. Alright, so maybe it's slightly more across her back than her shoulder. No big deal on top of a ski slope.]
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Akane Tsunemori | Psycho-Pass

[personal profile] resilire 2018-03-18 12:49 pm (UTC)(link)
III

[It’s good to help a community out, Akane thinks. Even if she has a lot of work to do and even if all she wants to do is hide inside and play Lost Fantasy all day and raid dungeons, she forces herself out to do some good deeds. So she’s out at the local park, wearing some fashionable sweats (no worries, she’s not tacky enough to have any sweats that say something dumb on her butt) and a t-shirt, as well as a cute, pink baseball cap. She takes a shovel to start digging a hole to replant some flowers.

She’s having fun with this and it’s clear she’s not afraid to get a little dirt on her face. So not a typical girl, but her fashion indicates that she’s girly enough. Basically, not a tomboy, but she’s going to get hands on.

Or she has a newfound hobby in gardening...]


IV

We’re always so festive here, aren’t we?

[Akane can’t help but let out an awkward chuckle when it’s the 18th and there’s still green everywhere. She had just gone out to do some shopping to restock her dorm room with basic supplies, but does she really want green… everything? No, not really. So out shopping she is while actively avoiding all the green merchandise still everywhere.

Not that she hates it, just that what’s the point if St. Patrick’s day is going to end soon? Also it doesn’t quite feel right being celebrated an extra day, other than the drunk people she’s been running into on the street.

Thankfully, she’s still 20, so she can’t (legally) be roped into drinking yet.]


BONUS

[Newbies? Hmm, she doesn’t recall signing up for anything, and she’s definitely not a newbie on any MMO she plays, so she just believes what she received is spam. And usually, this kind of spam is easy to get rid of and never hear from again.]

Unsubscribe.

[There. She’ll be off the mailing list. And… delete the message! Except she doesn’t realize she’s been put into another private message.]

((Akane's AU workshop is here if you would like to hit it up or reference it!))
Edited 2018-03-18 12:52 (UTC)
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c... continue your bull riding in peace for now

[personal profile] pronounces 2018-03-18 01:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[ nazuna had enjoyed his trip to pesgare that visiting some of the other locations didn't seem too far off. he'd heard that respartum was hell, literally, so magatus seemed like the next best choice. besides, leo sounded like he was getting antsy again, so maybe a little trip out of the city was just what he needed, now that anyone could go!

this was clearly a mistake. it's freezing, but the inn itself by the winter sports competition is nice, and nazuna comes back from fetching two mugs of hot chocolate when he spots leo literally surrounded in blankets. ]
Leochin!

[ he doesn't sound scolding or anything, mostly just surprised (okay maybe a tiny bit) and he makes his way over to him, setting their cocoa down and putting his hands on his hips. ] It's always more fun to share with everyone.

[ ....that slipped out. ah...kindergarten teacher mode. he flushes. ] -I mean, you can't just hog all the blankets!
hollywooding: riskier (104.)

bonus

[personal profile] hollywooding 2018-03-18 01:07 pm (UTC)(link)
its retrospec.
and no one on the case is going to have any idea what it is or care how busy it makes you.
or me. congratulations.

espansivo: (06 is a manipulative mystery)

whew.........

[personal profile] espansivo 2018-03-18 01:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[pfft-- leo laughs loudly at nazuna's kindergarten slip, snuggling in closer to his blankets and peering out at the other.]

But I am! I'll just have people pay to peel them off me. It's, uh, a business venture..?

[yeah.]

Though you're right, it's more fun to share. I'm experienced with that. [considering he's a gremlin that likes sticking his cold limbs everywhere.

so he'll open his cocoon for nazuna expectantly.]
espansivo: (08 let's dance! let's dance!)

[personal profile] espansivo 2018-03-18 01:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[oh-- someone noticed? that's pretty bad. leo leans the umbrella away from atsushi, staring up the small height distance they've got and studying the other.

hm.

sort of cute. he grabs atsushi by the arm and pulls him closer, grinning widely.]


Got experienced, cutie~? You look pretty good wet, so I kinda hope so.
espansivo: (08 let's dance! let's dance!)

[personal profile] espansivo 2018-03-18 01:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[leo turns back briefly to see who's yelling at him and almost comes to a dead stop, eyes widening and his grin faltering into a gape before he snaps it back to attention and pivots on his heel with a new plan in mind, ducking obviously through what crowd there is until he steps into a back alley to wait for sena, protected enough by the overlapping roofs that he can stop using the nice umbrella and lean on it instead.

come on, pretty boy, you didn't lose him did you?]
espansivo: (26 i call this miracle love)

[personal profile] espansivo 2018-03-18 01:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, sure, get me a hot drink and maybe I'll give up a blanket or two.

[... hot chocolate is a pretty good part of winter. snowball fights are too. but in general leo dislikes this, he does appreciate flat's good attitude about it all though..♪]