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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.
heroforall: (sweating it out)

Bakugou

[personal profile] heroforall 2017-01-20 09:40 am (UTC)(link)
((continued from here.))

[Izuku busies himself for awhile with shelving the rest of the books he has left on his cart, but when that's finished he's free to go back behind the counter to assist with check-outs.

He's on his way to the counter when he notices Bakugou sitting at one of the tables, pouring over a book and sketchpad. It's none of his business what the other boy is doing, but he's curious.

And if he's sneaky enough Bakugou won't even notice his presence. Right?

Right.

So, very carefully, he slinks up behind the other boy, hoping to take a peek over his shoulder.]
caelestialis: (073. 🌕 this all was ours.)

[personal profile] caelestialis 2017-01-20 10:10 am (UTC)(link)
[ one day she'll discover the truths and the answers during her pursuit of knowledge.

right now? she's simply enjoying the time she's spending with augustine today. it's just nice to spend time with friends. ]
France! You do know you have to tell me about your adventures there one day. I would love to hear about what it's like there.

[ while she knows, deep down, she'll never leave the city because this is home- it doesn't mean she isn't curious of what it's like out there. and nor is it every day she gets a chance to learn about a new place from firsthand experiences. ]
megabond: (Default)

[personal profile] megabond 2017-01-20 10:36 am (UTC)(link)
Sure. Maybe I can tell you if we have some free time next week.

[And he will as soon he and Ainsley are done with their busy schedules for this week. He really wants to tell her what he experience in the city of lights someday.]

Maybe we should find those bickering couple right now and see if they calmed down.

[He means the students who were in an argument until Ainsley broke them up.]
meweh: (12)

it's time to go to a specialty store and buy a tomahawk engraved with her name

[personal profile] meweh 2017-01-20 11:21 am (UTC)(link)
[At least that secures enthusiasm for the bus ride. As a bonus, the nearest station is close, so he heads that way once they exit the Atrium, matching his pace with Anya's to walk shoulder to shoulder.

It's been a long day. After this, they can finally wind down at their respective homes.]
clicked: made by me (the friends who stuck together)

[personal profile] clicked 2017-01-20 01:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Is that supposed to imply that he's a good guy, or. ]

I guess God pities some of us more than others.

[ Not that he believes in any god, but one day he'll realize the irony of that sentence... In the meantime, he casually has pizza delivered to Roman's address. ]

I'll get back to work.

[ By work, he means hacking this app. He doesn't have an actual job. ]

I'll let you know if I make any progress.
prometheanflame: (????)

[personal profile] prometheanflame 2017-01-20 03:51 pm (UTC)(link)
That's... [What kind of bird is that? For all the obsessing he does about birds, even he can't recognize that.] It must be new birds for the zoo. They're coming in the same day as the horses, so I believe there's been a bit of a mixup.

[He look away from the truck, avoiding eye contact.] Some kind of bird from South America, I believe.
daemonized: (28)

[personal profile] daemonized 2017-01-20 04:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ardyn could answer honestly. Or he could deflect the question and answer honestly after he pokes fun. She's left an open opportunity for him, after all.]

Are you saying I'm a man not to be taken seriously? You wound me. What am I, a jester?
daemonized: (24)

[personal profile] daemonized 2017-01-20 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[You mean they will look kind of like douchebaggy people, which, admittedly, can be... fair.

Jack, you certainly have a way with words; you give Ardyn so much to work with, so the man is already rising higher and higher in his book of "people worth engaging in conversation with".

For example: where most people would maybe possess enough tact to not linger on the mention of "scars", Ardyn doesn't even seem to hesitate.]


So you'll soon be sporting ink on one side, and battle scars on the other? I imagine there's a story behind that.
ghostories: <user name=sakurouji site=tumblr.com> (carefree)

yuuko kanoe | tasogare otome x amnesia

[personal profile] ghostories 2017-01-20 04:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[ original toplevel. tag-ins welcome! ]
ghostories: (15)

cashew

[personal profile] ghostories 2017-01-20 04:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[ from here ]

[ She's Edward's brand of heroin. ]

And what would they give for free? Money? Steam Points? Protection?
hjack69: (pic#10540268)

[personal profile] hjack69 2017-01-20 04:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Even better, they're equally tactless; where most people would change the subject, Jack is as casual as can be. ]

Grandma wasn't very nice to me. Kind of a "Judd Nelson in The Breakfast Club" situation. [ He shrugs one shoulder in a way that says he either ( a ) is genuinely unbothered by talking about it or ( b ) has emotionally divorced himself from any and all pain through large doses of liquor and titties. Probably the second one. ] Stole the bitch's car and ran off to Vegas in the end, so it worked out. Got some crazy stories. Remind me to tell you about the time I did coke with Chris Farley sometime.

[ They probably get at least one weird look from passing students - with one in particular, Jack points at his eyes and then to the young man's in that I'm fuckin watchin you sort of way. ]

Seriously. Bet you my best bottle of tequila that your stories can't top mine.
ghostories: (15)

nobooty

[personal profile] ghostories 2017-01-20 05:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[ from here ]

[ Too late.

Yuuko jerks at the slightest touch, and as she bumps into the stall with her behind, the stall... doesn't fall.

It rolls.

Away from the girls, past festival-goers and beyond the absent owner's reach, the stall begins its rapid descent down the hilly street. ]


Ah.
daemonized: (19)

[personal profile] daemonized 2017-01-20 05:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[Even Ardyn has to think that such an admission is said with an unusual easiness, and he wonders idly to himself if it really is something nestled safely in the past, or Jack merely dismisses it because it's frankly just easier that way.

Regardless, the professor may lack a certain kind of tact, but he's not ineloquent with it. His response isn't quite flippant, but it is casual.]


The past leaves its scars, but it only catches up to you if you let it. You appear to have come out all the more lively for it, if you don't mind me saying. [A shrug of broad shoulders. A little eyebrow quirk is thrown at any passing students, coupled with a thin grin. They look away immediately.]

...I'd take that bet, if not for the fact that I'm inclined to agree with you. I've a family of politicians; now, if the question was a matter of "who has survived the biggest cesspit of passive-aggressive manipulation and impossible standards", then I may take that tequila from you.
daemonized: (09)

[personal profile] daemonized 2017-01-20 05:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[It doesn't take long for a response to come. He's already closed his laptop, shuffling a few papers around in a futile attempt at organization.]

I'll look for the woman in white, then.

See you there soon.


[Ardyn is a lot of things, and at the very least he's a punctual man. He doesn't step through the door of Cabin 11 in 20 minutes, or 25, or even 28, but an exact half an hour later. It's busy, but not overly crowded, and so he doesn't have much difficulty finding her at a table nearby. Her white coat is pristine-looking against the contrast of darker hues surrounding them.

Speaking of darker hues, Ardyn himself is dressed in mostly black, topped off with a long black overcoat that sweeps behind him as he walks. (An odd sort of contrast between the two, though he's thought nothing of it up until now.) Grinning, he takes a seat across from her, amusement in his eyes.]


The coat suits you.
mercifulwisdom: (errr)

[personal profile] mercifulwisdom 2017-01-20 06:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[Artists know how to live that's for sure, though 'just check out the nearest stall' would have sufficed. Takakage grins a little at Hibiki's passion.]

In that case, maybe I should go check out the baked goods while they are fresh. Any personal recommendations?
chiseler: (you're gonna go far kid)

[personal profile] chiseler 2017-01-20 06:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[It might not go as well as planned but that doesn't stop Luke from being impressed that the cat actually listened and picked up the right item. He doesn't say anything at first, watching the cat play with the container of cream before facing Ichimatsu with a grin.]

I'd give it a solid 8 out of 10. I didn't think you could train cats to do anything.
mercifulwisdom: (proposed)

[personal profile] mercifulwisdom 2017-01-20 06:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[First a lord, and now a bird. It's a task to follow their train of logic.]

I feel like I should be happy to get a nickname, but I don't understand why a crane.

[Non-malicious? Maybe a sleeper program or a trojan at worst, but why go through so much trouble to hardly do anything?]

Not even collect information?
mercifulwisdom: (errr)

[personal profile] mercifulwisdom 2017-01-20 06:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[With hundreds and thousands of faces, admittedly anyone can blend in as a university student here. Takakage doesn't question anyone, after all they could be from another faculty.]

They are straight down the hallway. The props and costumes should be in there as well.

[With the hectic in-and-out rush, Ryoji might be able to slip in.]
stormsprite: (talkative)

[personal profile] stormsprite 2017-01-20 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
No prob 😄😄 [That one is getting a like.] Just gotta remember, you see that little dot at the top end of the phone? That's the camera lens.
sharplydressed: (careful careful)

ITS TRUE oh no free her...

[personal profile] sharplydressed 2017-01-20 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Eh— Well, yeah, there's a difference. It's about fitting the weather and the feel that it gives you, you know? And what don't you get about vintage stuff?

[He knows probably too much about The Vintage Comeback, because of course he does. Honestly, some of the pieces of clothing he wears can be a little archaic sometimes, so that probably isn't too surprising...]

The labor day rule is pretty outdated, though.

[personal profile] monarchship 2017-01-20 08:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Ok! Well.. her other title in canon is a Military Field Commander under their Royal Counsel. Do you think a military 'official' from a foreign land would work? Not that she would be in charge of anything... just someone to help achieve peace.

I'm not trying to make this fit into her canon, but I am trying to tie it in a bit. XD
alienates: art @ nymphicus (Default)

[personal profile] alienates 2017-01-20 09:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Who said I was offended?!

[ karkat asks, offended ]
sharplydressed: (ugh)

[personal profile] sharplydressed 2017-01-20 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Now you're just being weird on purpose. Obviously it'd be for whatever product they're trying to sell. Maybe it works like Line and they'll give away free coins for stickers or something, you know?

[Though it'd be nice if they did just randomly have a free bodyguard squad for the first 10 users or something.]
hjack69: (pic#10933118)

[personal profile] hjack69 2017-01-20 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't mind at all. [ Jack thumbs the scar on his face - it's nowhere near severe as a brand, but it's still vicious, like someone held him down and took a knife to his face. ] This thing? Gets me more head than a pillow. Not even lyin'.

[ Mad professionalism going on rite here. ]

Man, the fam sounds like fun, though. How the hell did you end up being... uh. [ He waves at all of Izunia. ] You? You'd think a guy would come out of that kinda environment different.

[ This may or may not be vaguely insulting?? He doesn't mean it that way, but. yeah. ]

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