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Recollé Mods ([personal profile] recollecters) wrote in [community profile] repeter2017-01-17 08:13 pm
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JANUARY TDM - OVERFLOW

TEST DRIVE
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.

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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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The January 2017 TDM directory can be found here. The January 2017 Workshop can be found here. The mod questions comment is here.
caelestialis: (082. 🌕 oh god.)

a revelation about camera phones! (stormsprite)

[personal profile] caelestialis 2017-01-20 07:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ try to hold her phone differently? surely her holding it by the top was the right way to take photos! a difficult way but the right way.

but she's never one to say no to her students, more so it it came in the light of wanting to help her so let's see… she adjusts her handling on it, tries to take another selfie of her… checks it for sure… ]


It worked! 🎉 😀 🎉 Oh Celia, thank you so much! Look! No thumbs! [ another photo is posted up and, once again, it's another selfie. this time she's in the park, smiling happily at the camera with no thumb obscuring the photo. she did it! ]

( ooc; continued from this thread! )
seriedefragmento: (7)

fix

[personal profile] seriedefragmento 2017-01-20 07:20 am (UTC)(link)
( that bit of dialogue is meant to be "must be loud in the back"...I'm sorry for the confusion, dyslexia got the better of me there! )
rhapsodeity: ('cause though the truth may vary)

THIS WAS A DISASTER OF A THREAD, THANK YOU SO MUCH???

[personal profile] rhapsodeity 2017-01-20 07:21 am (UTC)(link)
[ first, jade slaps the package to her face and sighs.

deep and long.

oh my god.

and then with a shorter sigh, she peels it away from her face and tosses it over to him.

why does she do this ]
sharplydressed: (what the heck)

free him

[personal profile] sharplydressed 2017-01-20 07:26 am (UTC)(link)
What, rules about parachute pants? The only rule is to not wear 'em unless you're doing some throwback photoshoot or something.

[But if she's looking for generic Fashion Rules...

Let's just hope she's not because she'll be stuck here until the sun sets and rises again otherwise, honestly.]
viktorymaker: (✪ 03)

[personal profile] viktorymaker 2017-01-20 07:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ Shoujo is good, shoujo is fun.. Alas! ]

No comment! For now, at least.

What about you, Anya? Do you have someone you like?

[ . . . on a scale of 1 to 10, how likely is it that viktor has seen her interact with yuri? since we're talking gossip here ]
furtherforward: (AA)

[personal profile] furtherforward 2017-01-20 07:29 am (UTC)(link)
Gooolden? You're really seeing things...

[Still sidled up against the truck, Akira continues staring through the slats in spite of his own negative commentary. No matter how ridiculous Ryoji's statement sounds and no matter how much he felt as though he was hallucinating mere minutes ago, the fact that his company agrees that he heard something like a bird of some kind within the body of the truck intrigues him.

Light catches on something and for a moment, he tenses up. He slams his forehead against the truck hurriedly and stares harder, but all he catches next is the dark mane belonging to a horse, bathed in the light shining in from the slats on the other side of the truck. It sure looked golden for a moment there, but it's definitely a horses mane.]


...Huh.

[Akira pushes away from the truck and stares down the street at nothing in particular with the distinct feeling of something slipping from his grip. No matter what he saw with his eyes, maybe his ears didn't deceive him before.]

Well. [But if it's just a duck, why bother? What is he doing this for anymore? Akira stares down at Ryoji some more, unblinking.] ...Yeah. Tell the driver that you think you saw... a duck. You do it.

[So that Akira isn't considered the weird one. you know.]
constellates: (★ i'm ready to bingo)

[personal profile] constellates 2017-01-20 07:38 am (UTC)(link)
No....?

[boooooo. She looks disappointed before he turns the tables on her and now she looks a bit perplexed.]

Me? Ah, no... I don't know very much about things like that.

[???? she cares more about other people getting dates?

but also probably a? 10? she's pretty open about how much she wants to get to know her friends and they practice and go to school together (viktor no)]
constellates: (★ i'm ready to bingo)

free her now instead

[personal profile] constellates 2017-01-20 07:41 am (UTC)(link)
[well]

Ah, but what about other things?

[she counts off her fingers, reciting weird fashion rules she's heard are you ready]

Why are certain colors not in style during certain seasons? Is there a difference?

I do not understand the concept of "vintage" very well.

No white after labor day? Why? I like white.
benite: (Default)

you're a mean one, mr. binch

[personal profile] benite 2017-01-20 07:41 am (UTC)(link)
Says the man who's barely taller than a child himself.

[ Why Michel mumbles this, he doesn't know. Maybe it's because he has a soft spot for Jacopo despite everything, or maybe he's dying. The world is a mysterious place. ]

I saw you and my first thoughts were the pain of an unwanted hangover. -and it's not like kids these days are innocent, Jacopo.

[ He looks down at the sniffling boy and feels a pang of sympathy despite what he said prior. He pictures Giselle, her warm smile and how safe he feels with her. Like the feeling of home in a person. All he has to do is channel a bit of that energy and they can get this boy somewhere safer than the middle of a street with a criminal.

He crouches so that he's somewhat at eye level with the boy instead of towering above both him and Jacopo.
]

Uh, hello little....fellow? I'm, uh- Michel. Are you lost?

[ Failed step one. ]
Edited 2017-01-20 07:48 (UTC)
viktorymaker: (◑ 09)

yuuri

[personal profile] viktorymaker 2017-01-20 07:51 am (UTC)(link)
I'm fine with anything. Just take me somewhere you like.

[ Thank you for pointing that out, yes. Viktor is now leaning close curiously. ]

What's this? [ Light poke. ] Did you get hurt?
archaman: (pic#10917316)

[personal profile] archaman 2017-01-20 07:51 am (UTC)(link)
[ for yourself?? i guess? i don't know? Also, it's called friend code. Get used to it, you neurotic shit. ]

right... i almost forgot. it can't be hard to make up a story, but i can probably handle the ridicule if i need to.

[ Integrity? Not entirely here. ]

i'm not that careless. i'm actually a good judge of character. how else am i still alive?
katsudonfatale: (32)

[personal profile] katsudonfatale 2017-01-20 07:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ A year ago this would have made him freeze up and turn completely red, but he's so used to Viktor's lack of acknowledgment of his personal bubble now that it barely bothers him. The problem is something else altogether... ]

O-Ow! Please don't touch it! [ He steps back, just in case Viktor was planning on a second poke. ]

It was an accident.
goen: ((๑→‿ฺ←๑))

these will be good friends

[personal profile] goen 2017-01-20 08:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ He catches the toilet paper and then shoots her a thumbs up. ]

Thanks! See you tomorrow, Jade!

[ And then fwip, he's gone. ]
viktorymaker: (◎ 07)

[personal profile] viktorymaker 2017-01-20 08:04 am (UTC)(link)
OK...?

[ He was ready for a second poke, but he can stare at Yuuri instead... Go on? ]
katsudonfatale: (41)

[personal profile] katsudonfatale 2017-01-20 08:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ His cheek twitches a little, but he decides to ignore it in favor of gesturing at Viktor. ]

Let's go.

[ Other things that are being ignored right now: the fact that he's expected to explain his accident. ]
viktorymaker: (✦ 02)

[personal profile] viktorymaker 2017-01-20 08:10 am (UTC)(link)
[ Oh, he's not taking the hint? ]

What kind of accident?

[ He can ask directly too! Especially if Yuuri doesn't want to tell him. Walking along. ]
Edited 2017-01-20 08:10 (UTC)
katsudonfatale: (14)

[personal profile] katsudonfatale 2017-01-20 08:11 am (UTC)(link)
I bumped into someone.
furtherforward: (【ズン】)

[personal profile] furtherforward 2017-01-20 08:11 am (UTC)(link)
[Akira stares at Romani in silence, his lips drawn in a fine line while he mulls over his decision to accept the odd offer some more. He really, really doesn't know how to feel about it – after all, he's never been invited to do much of anything with anybody, really. Of all the things... Finally, Akira exhales through his nose and urges himself to quit dwelling on it. After all, it's his chicken, right?

That's when he's interrupted from his thoughts by Romani's peculiar declaration. Akira gawks at him before glancing down to his empty basket. The chicken......]


Mugged...?! That's impossible! [Akira points an accusing finger at Romani and towers over him with teeth bared, instantly assuming he must be up to no good.] Nobody came through here! I was watching, you knooow. You can't fool me...

[Ah. But Akira remembers seeing the package in his basket as he marched down the aisle, which means that Romani should have it... He lunges for his basket and rummages through it for himself, confirming that there is no chicken. And it doesn't look like Romani could hide a package of chicken on his person very well, right?

Where does that leave them but right back at square one? His posture sags.]
viktorymaker: (↻ 07)

[personal profile] viktorymaker 2017-01-20 08:15 am (UTC)(link)
[ How do you even get hurt like that after bumping into someone...? That's kind of remarkable... He's not saying it, though. Have an arm around your shoulders, Yuuri. ]

Well, at least not everything is unfortunate. That band-aid is cute.
heroforall: (Default)

Izuku Midoriya | My Hero Academia

[personal profile] heroforall 2017-01-20 09:02 am (UTC)(link)
((Original top level is here. New tag ins are always welcome!))
caelestialis: (080. 🌕 but most nights i stay straight.)

[personal profile] caelestialis 2017-01-20 09:08 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, the mere idea of learning anything about them. That'll be an amazing day! [ already her eyes are sparkling at the thought of them discovering the identities of the other founders, what they were like in the past, and how they helped shaped the city that they know today.

wouldn't it be exciting to discover a secret journal or long forgotten book about them? fanciful, she knows, but a teacher and lover of books and lore can dream... ]
No doubt there'll be debates about the discovery of any information about the city. Scholars do love to question and contest and doubt until they're certain the information is true and solid.
heroforall: ([tsuyu] embarrassed)

Ash

[personal profile] heroforall 2017-01-20 09:10 am (UTC)(link)
((continued from here.))

[Izuku isn't bothered by being called 'nice'. As someone who has no chance of ever being considered 'cool' and has zero expectations of ever being so, being considered nice is...well, nice.

He flushes a little and scratches his cheek, suddenly a bit bashful.]


I've never thought about it that way before.

[He's not sure at first how to react to the rest of what the man says. It's extremely blunt to say the least.]

Oh, well...I think you're nice Mr. Ash. [You're being nice to him after all.]
heroforall: (overwhelmed)

Anya

[personal profile] heroforall 2017-01-20 09:16 am (UTC)(link)
((continued from here.))

[He freezes for a moment, and begins pulling his hand back before he realizes that she's joking.

What a relief.

He chuckles, cheeks turning pink when she takes his hand.

Calm down, Izuku. Just get to the produce aisle.]


I-I'm Izuku. It's nice to meet you Anya. [Or, well, officially anyways.]
megabond: (Content)

[personal profile] megabond 2017-01-20 09:28 am (UTC)(link)
[That will be the day. Although he's just a college professor who teaches animal biology, he might try to discover the city's history someday. But maybe he'll stick with animals and hopes that Ainsley might discover them someday for now.]

Well, I'm still glad that we still lived in this unique city, despite that I have to moved to France to study.

[A small price to pay for this scholarship, but it's worth it.]
heroforall: (hero studies)

Luke

[personal profile] heroforall 2017-01-20 09:30 am (UTC)(link)
((continued from here.))

Architecture of pyramids...Eye of Horus...That does sound familiar. It would be in the non-fiction in the ancient Egypt section...I don't think it's been checked out...I shelved it just the other day...[Yes he is mumbling all of this, just loud enough to be heard. And he doesn't seem to notice that he's doing it.]

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