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JANUARY TDM
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JANUARY TEST DRIVE The city of Recollé. A beautiful city with beautiful people. The place you call home. It's a wonderful home, isn't it? With everything you could possibly ever want right at your fingertips, why would you ever want to leave? In honor of this glorious city, the residents of Recollé are preparing for its annual Founder's Day celebration…you'll help out, won't you? I. Recollé Square is bustling with activity today and several residents are working together to pitch a large tent. Others are working together to decorate the fountain of the founders with flowers and streamers. Children and dogs run through the area and there's song in the air as everyone works together. Are you one of the people helping with the streamers? Or perhaps you're holding the ropes of the tent taunt so it doesn't blow away? Hey, maybe you're catering the whole event to feed those hard workers! The choices are endless…but you might want to catch those balloons that are starting to float away! II. Meanwhile in Chata, business is booming as everyone crowds the parking lot of Freshens trying to fight their way into the store. You really should have thought to buy your groceries much sooner. Everyone knows that Founder's Day is one of the best potluck days and, weather permitting, picnic days. Are you having any luck getting into the store? Is that the last rack of ribs? You better hurry and snag them! On the flipside, shop owners in Chata are busy setting up food stalls and merchandise tables in preparation of the main event. The smell of sweets and spices fills the air and you can't help but follow your nose to check it out. The vendors are all friendly and happy to give away samples of their goods in the hopes that you'll be back in a few days' time. Or maybe you're one of those vendors hoping to attract customers for Founder's Day. Do you have all of your supplies? Your permits? Is that teenager trying to steal apples from your produce stand? Everything's a little chaotic in the days before Founder's Day. III. The work doesn't stop there. Over in Tisse it's party central with flashing lights, sound tests, and a festive atmosphere that says the celebration's already started for several businesses. The line for Expressive is out the door with customers eager for their Founder's Day special. Be careful, you might have to finagle your way through the crowd. Throughout the day you may hear music and mic tests coming from the Atrium as the local schools work together during their dress rehearsal for the Founder's Day Pageant. You might even have an insider's look if you're one of the students in the pageant or one of the stage hands helping with last-minute set design, costume alteration or any of the other countless things that could go wrong. The employees at the boutiques inside the Towers are bustling as well, swapping their floor displays and handing out flyers and coupons to shoppers to encourage them to come back for their big sales. Maybe you are one of those employees and now you're dealing with some wicked papercuts, or maybe the smell of butter is seeping into your clothing as Flix opens its doors to an early marathon of historical films depicting the life and tales of the city. Tisse is most certainly the busiest of the districts today, but there's still so much to be done! IV. Most important of all, back in Tribunal Terrace residents will find Mayor Mayer out and about today which may seem unusual. The Mayor tends to stay inside City Hall keeping the city running from there, but today he's speaking with someone handling a large truck. People passing by may hear some scurrying from inside the truck, the sound of claws skittering on the metal floor, and…is that clucking? No, wait, now it's the sound of hoofs clomping and the whinny of a horse. What's going on in there? Maybe you should investigate and ask around. Employees working for the Mayor will only give you a strange look in response, and the Mayor himself is unavailable for commentary…but it can't just be your imagination, can it? Upon further examination and questioning residents will be told that these are horses for pony rides for the kids on Founder's Day, but that doesn't stop all of the weird noises. What on earth is going on? BONUS. Despite the festivities and the light-hearted mood of the city, it's still winter. Like all winters prior, it's chilly enough that you'll need a warm coat outside, but the storm season has passed. Instead, today in all districts there's a light flurry of snow falling, snowflakes gently twirling and landing on your shoulders and in your hair. It's not enough to stop the work, but it may send several people to crowd inside coffee shops for a hot drink or shops to take a break from the cold. Bet you weren't expecting that influx of business, were you? And later…much later, in fact, those carrying cell phones or tablets will feel a jolt from the device. A closer look will reveal that a new application has started to install itself on these devices, but you can't seem to open it right away. That's a bit odd, isn't it? It might be wise to check other devices in the city to see if the application's installed itself. Upon further investigation, though, you'll find only a handful of residents have the app installed. The app pops up on any public computer you may use but fades away the moment you log off. Strange, strange, strange. Once it fully loads on your device, you'll find that the app, Retrospec, appears to be a social media app with the option to friend people, share statuses, pictures, videos and more. Those sections are currently blocked out, however. Take some time to fill out your profile if you'd like; that portion of the application seems to be the only one that can be accessed currently. All other social media (Facebook, Twitter, and regular texting) are accessible, but the app itself stubbornly remains on your own profile page. Welcome to the 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 if both parties agree, and can also be used for bonus points for future item regains. (Additionally: we will not be allowing TDM threads to be used for memory regains.) Write as many or few prompts as you want, tag around, and have fun!
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[okay so ACTUALLY iii]
He's not expecting that the bars are going to be too busy. Not in the middle of the day. But when he comes upon the new Cabin Eleven, idly deciding to poke his head in and maybe bug the owner for a few minutes...
A faint look of distaste crosses Dante's face at Luke's request. He didn't come here to be put to work. But... he supposes it won't kill him.]
If I'd known you opening up the bar for underage kids meant being roped into this, I might've thought twice about coming in.
[Which time does he mean--now, or when the two of them first met? He isn't even sure he knows himself. But he is heading over to help Luke, taking the opposite side of the large table.]
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Still, he's leveling his grip on the table and nodding with his head as to where it needs to be hauled.]
You would've, sure, but you probably would've come in anyway. You can lift can't you?
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[Dante lifts his side of the table, moving toward the spot Luke's indicated. It's not overly heavy, but it's definitely unwieldy. No wonder he needed another person to help move it.]
How's the reno going? You gonna be ready for Founder's Day?
[The way in which he drawls out "Founder's Day" may give Luke a hint of his feelings on the celebrations at hand.]
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That part's debatable. I've got a lot to do before then. Doesn't help that I keep getting dragged into helping down in Tribunal Terrace. [He doesn't miss the tone at all, but he can't help but smirk wider.] You haven't really been around for Founder's Day, have you?
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It's the premature wrinkling. Anybody could avoid being carded with that many lines on their face.
[Once the table's been placed down, Dante takes a step back, looking at it and judging the effect it creates. When Luke asks his question, though, Dante glances over at him, giving a one-armed shrug.]
No. This is the first time I've had to spend a winter in Recollé. Why do they have Founder's Day in the middle of winter, anyway?
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And I don't really know. Guess our founders were kinda stupid? Who decides to build a city in the middle of winter?
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The table looks all right to him, maybe a bit close to the bar stools on the far side but hey, Dante's not the one that has to think about that sort of thing. Maybe Luke's got a reason for putting it where he did, distance between it and the other tables or something. Who knows? Not him.]
I can get building a city during the winter if you don't have a home and need to shelter from the cold. I just don't get celebrating it then. It doesn't matter if you celebrate in January or in July. The city's still made it another year.
[Also, why does a city need a birthday party? He hasn't had one since he was twelve and he certainly doesn't miss them...]
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I'd say "talk to the Mayor" but that guy's harder to find than the groundhog most years. I think he just likes the party and keeping everybody occupied for a week. [He thinks it's dumb too, Dante, but he also doesn't mind the influx of business.]