repeter | MAY TDM

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!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

This is.

All a little much.

[ Her sister was alive, was in Recolle. Only the city wasn't exactly the way it seemed-at all. ]

First thing I did when I found out about it all was get crossfaded to shit. Haven't really stopped since then.

Probably not the best option for you.

I'm not even exactly sure what that means.

Drunk and high. Like I said, don't think you'd be into the idea.

Guess I should've said something about being a useless stoner, too.

I highly doubt you're useless.

[ A stoner on the other hand... well, a little about that had trickled in before the full cut-off happened, so that wasn't exactly out of the blue. ]

For example, who else could have dive-bombed a fire spirit while possessed by a sword she didn't even know how to use?

[ Hopefully, it was obvious the mixing up events was part of the joke. ]

You know that's not what I said.

[her sister's a fucking dork sometimes. Anna appreciates that, even if she's only going to show it on her face and not in her text.]

Not useless anymore. Found out the girl I used to be was some kind of commander or something.

Oh yeah, by the way, that's a fucking thing. We all used to be people and we're all transforming into them.

I'm beginning to reconsider whether or not I should be drinking.

[ Not getting high, of course-she'd tried a couple of times in college and quickly discovered she preferred alcohol as her drug of choice, when she felt the rare need to indulge. ]

Hey, you already know the motto.

It's not always that bad. I know some people who are getting back totally normal memories and powers and stuff. One of my friends is a fucking superhero.

A superhero? Really?

She can fly, she's super strong, she's super fast, and she has a cape. And I think she can see really well, too? She knew when I walked out of my apartment from, like, all the way across the city.

I don't know what other word there is for it.

I guess that would make her a superhero, wouldn't it?

And you said you were some sort of officer? Of the military variety, I assume?

Oh, trust me, the irony ain't fuckin' lost. It doesn't match up with anything else I've got, though. Don't know if she still was by the time all these other memories happened.

Look, I don't want to get too into it. I still need to deal with the fact that my fucking sister's been living in this city for two years right under my nose and somehow I never noticed her.

Well, how often do you watch semipro soccer or go to a classical concert? Because honestly, it shouldn't be that surprising otherwise, especially considering I couldn't find you either.

You kept up the soccer?

[she shouldn't be surprised by that. of course she has.]

I used to do tech support over the phone. You might've heard my voice without even knowing about it, but that's what smoking does.

Yeah. It's the only thing I kept doing besides music once they let me. I need the outlet... and being very good helps, of course.

[ Elizabeth wasn't the sort to brag per se, but she was far from modest at the same time. She simply saw it as a fact. ]

Yeah, that sounds like you.

Look. You got a lot more out of me than I wanted to get out. Maybe it's because I have a lot of my own shit going on right now. But this is still going to take a lot of time to fix, if that's even a fucking thing either of us wants to do. You know that, right?

I do. And everything else going on will only make it more complicated. I just-

I missed you, Anna. It's good to hear from you again. And things can move as slowly as they need to.

Yeah.

[she doesn't know what part of that she means. she never blamed her sister for anything. she never wanted her sister to get caught up in this.]

Things might start moving a lot fucking faster than you want them to. That's just kind of how this place works.

If you don't mind, I'd like to meet up sometime.

It doesn't have to be right away, or anywhere private or something like that.

But it'd be nice to see you.

Give me some time to get used to the idea.

But yeah. Sure.

Thank you. And thank you for explaining... this.

Now I'm going to see about the drinking.

MAY TDM

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