MAY TDM

[recollecters]

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!

Comments

[idolworship]

doll ?? cute

( dont worry buddy he doesn't want to hear your angst, no bad juju in this circus )

i respect it, thoujgh
yuor attitude, that is
so ill wish you the best
honestl it sounds quite like a dream, past lives and memories, well
i suppos ill get it if it happens to me, but
perhaps of equal and possibly more presssing importance
what is this retrospec
hm
"stuff"
and is that why its been hectic?

( he wanted to quote izumi but he didn't want to quote the cuss, )

[adoringpast]

[ you get me, man... fantastic night all the way ]

yeah
every month some stupid shit happens because the people who run the app are a bunch of incompetents
so it's usually up to us to save the city in our own little way
it's been like this since last year and the reason why you don't know about all this until now is bc you're not on the app

[idolworship]

hmmm...
while normaly i might say thats maybe a bit harsh
i guess yuod have to be doing a pretty poor job tp to lose all the color in a city
or, most of it?
though
what difference does havign this app have?
i think i have a vague sort of idea of what you mean, but
pretty odd that an app would make me notice all of a sudden

[adoringpast]

it's a huge difference
you'll gradually get back everything your past self used to have
even what you used to look like in your memories
which is why you've been seeing a lot of people with neon hair and superpowers lately

[idolworship]

OH
d o we get super powers and neon hair??
for free ????????
hmmm this doesnt sound like a bad deal, actually

[adoringpast]

not all of us can get powers though
im still your average young man in the end

[ too average, lol ]

[idolworship]

( NO................................................... )

if youll be made remember tragedy and all that
they might as well give you something good as recompense
maybe your powers are still coming?
personally, hmm.........
i'd like to fly
if i had to pick a power, that is
still, i wonder
if theres a purpose to this?
is who we are now not enough?
so much focus on past lives, when
thats not hte people we are anymore

[adoringpast]

no, it's no use
i've remembered way too much to realize that im just as ordinary in this world as the one prior

[ it's not like he was jealous or anything, but being put in groups where everyone can do superhuman feats while you remain plain and useless as ever can put quite a dent on your self-esteem, tbh. just a little scratch. ]

it's actually a lot more complicated than that though
we'd be here all day

[idolworship]

( gently buffs that scratch away... )

doesnt that just mean its time to become extrordinaryy now?

( that's the tagline of a self-help book somewhere in the world for sure )

well, regardless
normally i'd make my exit
you know, if its complex
but
really ive gotten more and more curious about all this
if you'd be willing to explain, id like to pay you back somehow

[adoringpast]

somehow that sounds like it came from a fortune cookie
thanks, i suppose

but with what, though
i don't even know who the hell you are

[idolworship]

( he's going to donate that saying to a fortune cookie factory and next thing izumi knows he's going to get that saying in every fortune cookie he ever gets from now on )

i'm garyuu miai! it's all right to just call me miai, though
i could buy you lunch or something; that would be the easiest, but
imm open to suggestions
if youre spending time on me id hate to ask for it for free

[adoringpast]

[ what a shitty a nightmare ]

i don't eat anything made by strangers though
i'm on a diet
but really it's not like you're required to pay me
im used to this

[ and he's... quite infamous for it... ]

[idolworship]

oh?
ou're quite the generous person, aren't you?
a diet, though?
for healh t reasons?

[adoringpast]

no, for my job
im a model
and besides im plenty healthy

[ aside from his complete aversion to hot weather but shh ]

[idolworship]

oh!
i dont think i've ever met a model before
do you enjoy it?

[adoringpast]

i mean i've been in this industry for a while now
and i've gotten a few perks from it
so yeah, i guess
im still a college student though so studies come first

[idolworship]

ohhh
so diliget!
myself, i only like to study when i'm intrtsswested
whats your major then?

[adoringpast]

oh so you must be one of those slacker types
anyways mine's music
i have a good voice if i do so say so myself

[idolworship]

hahaha
life is just too short to do thigns yo don't care about
music is nicet houthh
you wantna become a singer?

[adoringpast]

then why bother go to uni in the first place
you're just wasting money and everyone's efforts

but yeah, i do
it's going to be my fallback option
actually i have someone who's considering me for his band but im still thinking about it

[idolworship]

i care abtuo my major!
i like animals 🦁
well there's other reewsons too but
youre awful quick to judge hm?

( uho )

i knwo someone who had a band
seemed pretty fun
why not go for it?
itd get y ou established, if anything

[adoringpast]

i mean judging from the fact that you're not even making the effort of spelling things right without autocorrect i can already tell what kind of person you are

i mean it's easier said that done
im just not too big on the person who invited me
i think we've been warming up to each other but im still not sure what to think of him

[idolworship]

ah..... is this
cyberbulkyong?

who is it? i know a lto of psople,
maybe i knwo him
did you have a bad first meeting or somethhg?

[adoringpast]

if you really think that's cyberbullying you're rly not up to the real thing on the internet, just saying

but yeah he's
he tried hitting on me the first time we've met
made a lot of passes on me that made me super uncomfortable
he'd toned it down somewhat but it's still annoying to deal with
i want to be taken seriously? and not just bc im beautiful or whatever
trust me, i get that a lot

[idolworship]

ohhhh
have yuo told him this directly?