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JANUARY TDM - OVERFLOW

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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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recolle test drive meme overflow post! You may use this post to post new top-levels if you didn't post to the original TDM (found here) or link your original top-level to continue threading.

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.

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[OOC: AU name is "Yin" to most people, but Jinjing Sawyl Longwei on paper. Her info is here and the only thing changed is that she doesn't smoke cigarettes. TL;DR is that Yin's a 20 year old drummer who dropped out of high school after the motorcycle accident where she lost most of her right arm. Approachable but with a rude streak to keep people at arm's length. Plays for all sorts of local rock, metal, or punk acts, but doesn't belong to any one group. Has way too many tattoos and piercings, usually has a fresh cut or bruise somewhere on her at any point in time. Works several part time cleaning jobs, hangs out in bars with a fake I.D. or on the university campus when checking in on her little sister. Lives alone, gets into arguments on social media a lot, posts drum covers, drunken rants, and "dramatic readings" of dark classic fairy tales on her YT channel. Will 1v1 you IRL. ]

( II )
[ hectic as it is in the grocery aisles, people are, for the most part, being civil. until the bell rings for the bakery counter which announces a fresh batch of cookies straight from the oven. you've never seen so many people practically clamouring over one another for a place in line to get those piping hot treats. who can blame them? nothing beats chocolate chip cookies with the chips still soft, cinnamon buns just bursting with the scent of spices, and croissants with the buttered crust glistening in the fluorescent lamps.

apparently, Yin was unprepared for this, seeing as how she was heading away from that section. messenger bag hung across her chest and one arm out to try and part the crowd, she struggled to get clear of the mayhem and into the next aisle. though she stood out with her 6' tall frame and all that blonde hair, all the customers around her had visions of pastries and brads in their eyes. they completely ignored her.

until she boomed out in a loud voice that startled several near her and caused a hush to fall over the crowd. ] Okay! I swear if ONE more person pushes me, I'm gonna make 'em regret it!

[ one small boy took refuge behind his mother and, upon seeing this, Yin's seething expression took a turn for the apologetic. she had certainly drawn the wrong kind of attention to herslf but, honestly? people were being rude. it's that mentality that kept her glare steady as she started pushing forward again, the crowd this time parting for her as she made her way over to the frozen foods section. it would be a good place to, literally, chill out with her forehead pressed to the glass display. hopefully you didn't need anything inside there; she doesn't seem to be moving or acknowledging anything going on around her... ]

( BONUS )
[ several hashtags were slowly starting to trend ever since that app appeared on her phone. only a couple of people she's seen in person, so now it was time to check all her social media apps and see if anyone knew what the heck was going on. ]

anyone know where this #retrospec thing came from or who runs it??

i didnt sign up for any kind of #retrospec beta. dumb thing doesnt even DO anything yet!! cant uninstall it either

( Wildcard )
((if you want some other prompt, or anything unrelated to this, even something taking place more in the past or with assumed CR, just let me know and I'll be happy to write up a custom starter! I like those more honestly. :B ))

[Have a peeved older man glaring at you, Yin. He's also just pushed his way through the crowd to get here, albeit a bit more easily.]

The last thing on my list is some sherbet. Are you going to stop loitering, then, so I can finish up and go home?

[ she slowly opens her eyes and turns her head to the side to glare over and up at the stranger. ] Excuuuse me for having a moment, dude.

[ no, Yin's not moving yet, and with an attitude like that she isn't exactly keen on being cooperative. ]

[He "humphs" under his breath. Kids these days-no respect for their elders at all.] A "moment," by definition, should only last for a short amount of time. Your "moment" should easily have ended by now. [He may be reaching out to nudge her foot with the side of his cane.

[ it will be difficult to move that boot since Yin's actively resisting it. even as she snapped her head up to glare at the man full-on. NEW CHALLENGER has entered the match. ] "Easily", old man?

[ Yin turned around so that she was leaning with her back against the glass. hand is on her hip and she rolls her stump, gesturing toward the crowd she just left. ] I bet you access to this freezer that you can't make it to the preserves and back here without getting trampled. [ that was being easy on him. but that aisle is where the majority of the people in the "line" to the bakery counter chose to make their stand. ]

Edited 2017-01-20 04:21 (UTC)

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