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TEST DRIVE

MAY TEST DRIVE
The city of Recollé...

...well. Good luck!

I.
You might've noticed by now that some things in this dear city of yours are a little...weird. Most of the buildings and landmarks around you are only partially visible and the world appears to be covered in all kinds of strange colors.

As you step out the door today, you can't quite shake off the feeling that you're being followed. Every time you turn your head, nothing appears to be in your line of vision but the creeping sensation won't go away. However, with one final well-timed turn you catch it out of the corner of your eye: a large paintbrush dripping in your favorite color, floating in mid-air. The brush doesn't seem to go away no matter how long you look at it, but one of two things happens here.

For those of you who grab the brush, you'll find yourself suddenly yanked forward as the brush guides you to a nearby building, bush, or busy sidewalk, the colored paint splattering everywhere but leaving behind a black finish instead of the original color. The brush has a mind of its own as it brings you right next to a friend or a stranger to get to work. They must have a brush, too.

For those of you who ignore the brush, however...well...it doesn't like being ignored. As you turn away the brush zips forward and begins to paint your face. And your arms. And your clothes? Hopefully someone will come by and try to help soon!

II.
With that exciting chain of events out of the way, it's time to get to work! It's not hard to notice what it is you're supposed to do now. Certain members of the city have paintbrushes similar to yours and only those with brushes can restore the city as it was. Individually painting the area will highlight all items in black, but pairing up with someone else's color will allow for a bit of color to attach. Blending the brushes together will generate new, bright colors that will stick! Two reds can paint an object red while a red and a blue can change an object to purple.

Of course, you're free to go at it alone. There's nothing stopping you from embarking on this journey with your own two hands. On the other hand the longer you work by yourself, the higher your risks become of unearthing something you may not want. One minute you might be painting a garden bench back into existence when suddenly a sound alerts you that something's wrong. The object seems to warp right in front of you, sprouting teeth, eyes, and even sometimes limbs. Non-stationary objects such as vehicles, animals, postal boxes and more will begin to chase painters around all five districts of the city. Stationary objects will do anything to grab you in their grasp and stop your hard work. The only way to soothe these objects is to mix up a new color and douse them with paint, but that just might be a little harder than it looks while you're on the move.

III.

The strange thing is that even with a large portion of the city invisible to the naked eye, by now everyone around you has accepted that this is just how things will go. If you talk to your family or friends or teachers or co-workers who are without a paintbrush, they'll simply tell you that even though it started a few weeks ago there are other things in the city to worry about. They'll tell tales of people with powers and weird physical changes that shouldn't be possible and they'll point out the thinning monsters that are roaming the city and cleaning up the stray paint.

Despite this, life is expected to go on as normal. Classes are still in session and your employers expect you to be at work on time. Grocery stores are up and running and if you can find them several of your favorite businesses are still open as well. Maybe today you're in class procrastinating on a school project, or perhaps you're staring out the window at your boring job waiting for the next time you can catch a break. If you're brave enough, you might be one of those who wanders the half-missing aisles of Freshens because your family still insists on their cookout this weekend. This appears to be the new norm...so what are you doing today in the lovely "city" of Recollé?

IV.
Several citizens have been using their brushes to expand their horizons and paint beyond the limits of the city, working to recreate the roads to go back to other regions. While this will require far more work and dedication, some of the paths are outlined and cleared.

Granted, with the revival of the roads comes the revival of a few other creatures including monsters of varying breeds. Have you ever fought a monster before? No? Well now's your chance! Some of these monsters are easy to take down but others will hunt and attack. While the paint brushes won't do much to deter the creatures themselves, they're useful to paint new hiding spots until you come up with a plan of attack. That counts, doesn't it? Good luck out there.

BONUS.
Perhaps the strangest thing of all is that your phone works. It's fully functional, colored and solid without having to repaint it into existence. Being able to send texts and check maps are vital tools in the restructure of the city, but at the same time it comes with something you may not want.

The Retrospec app appears on your phone and even without setting up a profile you'll find yourself receiving a message from a Retrospec user named Zee Carlisle.

Bad timing, this was really bad timing! Hey newbies, sorry, we are a little swamped with the stabilization process right now but let me kick you to some people who can help out.

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

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.

Finally, please remember that this will be the last application month until September!

Your May TDM directory is here, and your AU workshop is here! Our mod questions thread for this TDM is over here!

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(( OOC: AU/Workshop stuff is here! Appearance-wise for a quick reference, he's bleach-blonde with brown eyes. ))

II.
[ Okay so... outlining stuff isn't too hard and he gives in to the sentient paintbrushes demands after a few bouts with with it, and some paint in his face. He doesn't get why his yellow paintbrush doesn't actually make things yellow for right now, but maybe that's good? It would be like, using a highlighter over everything. Yuck. Inking is fine by him, then! Until he lines something that isn't happy with just that, flapping its wings angrily at him. ]

The hell!?

[ Is that a peacock, a turkey, or some kind of fancy goose? Well, it's chasing Koga now, trying to nip at his legs or the brush, which bristles (ha) before norrowly escaping with a few hairs lost. He's a strong independent wolf, he don't need no help for this kind of problem! Except yeah he does. ]

Grr... Hey you! Get running right now if you want to live!

[ That's a touch dramatic, but he sounds very serious, grabbing whoever was in his path by the arm. Maybe you guys can figure out how to make paint by mixing colors! It's like art class again, except... yeah. This is a bit more urgent than just learning color theory. ]

III.
[ Well work wasn't too bad, Koga didn't really like the decor of the vet clinic anyways. Sure it looks weird when you can't see the actual cheesy posters or the abstract art paintings, but he'll live through his shifts.

How's he gonna die though? Well, some of the vet clientele know him to be sweet with dogs and they get along with him when he doesn't even try. They're also the rich sort who can toss a few fifties at a boy to walk their dogs while they're off at some social function where their pets can't be good companions or accessories. boo for them.

Walking a couple of dogs under these conditions though? Just a bit dangerous! Some things out on the streets don't look the way the should or appear to be completely absent. So the rich pooches go nuts to check everything out and drag Koga with them. He swears that normally he'd have this under control? He's just distracted by... everything around them! ]

Dammit girls, slow down will ya-- Don't you try to lick the paint everywhere either, bad! Ugh...

[ To go down the list of shenanigans:
A.) dogs taking an interest someone's magic paintbrush, either for the color, smell... it's kind of a stick??? meaning koga can almost take a break (and curse under his breath).
B.) the pooches nearly knock a recolle citizen over like a fluffy, paint covered stampede and koga either joins them in bowling over a person or kinda has to stop to check the damage.
C.) of the four he's walking, the Pekingese somehow escapes! please help him catch this overgrown imperial mop... ]

BONUS.
[ Somehow, having the quintessential smartphone and a working network still in full color and functioning as it should(?) is... still bad. How so? Well now there's an outlet for these frustrations after Zee posts that message and some people don't read when they mad. Sorry, chatroom buddy. ]

When the hell is good timing for this bullshit, then?

This isn't some pleasant surprise to wake up to and have to get right on to fixing because everything's fucked up!

We have lives, you piece of

[ --Oh. Fuck you can't backtrack or delete your messages on here, huh. Or at least, the damage is done anyway. This is... a first impression. ]

...Wait shit, you're not the person who wrote that awful excuse.

My bad.

WILDCARD.
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Edited 2018-05-18 05:37 (UTC)

[ He has been working hard on painting the rest of the city with the help of the coalition group, but sometimes it's nice to take a breather and—Akira recognizes this one!! Raising his hand, he wants to wave at Koga as he approaches him.

But once he realizes the rather fast speed and the sound of flapping and chomping, that waving awkwardly stops with his hand still up in midair. Oh? Oh. Oh. Huh. He was sure he was standing here, ready to greet koga, but now he's being dragged away while looking straight into the outlined monster.

Squinting, he tries to make out what it is. It has a large fan of feathers and... makeshift teeth. Uhm. ]

Most of the painted stuff has been harmless so far. Strange.

[ His tone is leveled, brushing this off as something out of the ordinary, but not enough to warrant an alarmed reaction from him. ]

Edited 2018-05-18 06:17 (UTC)

[ Angry Bird looks so stupid, doesn't it. Koga would laugh but he literally got half a second second before it went ballistic on him, how ungrateful! So now we here, dragging the Morrigan-guy to safety in a huff. ]

What's strange is how calm you are about this! ...A-and this dumb bird, I'm not forgetting you, featherbrain!

[ Koga shoots a glare behind him. Thank god it's not an ostrich or worse, an emu? They'd be dead or something. Still, what a noisy bird that's squawking at them. ]

It's not painted! It's... inked in? My paint isn't working right.

[ Technically, Koga here isn't working right. Teamwork! Partnership! Paint mixing! He has yes to do those things, the stubborn pooch. ]

Koga Oogami | Ensemble Stars

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