JANUARY TDM - OVERFLOW

[recollecters]

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. Welcome to the 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! As a reminder: as per our app rules, please try not to reference other characters in your threads or in your AUs if that character isn't being applied for! Our favorite example is as follows: if an Elsa from Frozen is being TDM'd, we ask that the player not reference her sister Anna by name unless an Anna is planning to TDM and be part of the same AU. Elsa can reference her younger sister in threads as much as she'd like if she has a sister in her AU, but we ask that names are not specified without having that character TDM'd and without the player's permission. Please also remember that posting to the TDM does not equate a reserve, which open on 1/18. 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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Anastasia | Idolm@ster: Cinderella Girls

[constellates]

[ overflow for original top-level! new tags welcome, of course but mostly i hate captcha ]

kashuu & his parachute pants destiny

[constellates]

[ from here! ]

.... Oh.

[That's it, that's her response.

Though admittedly she's glancing between the phone... and him... and the phone... and him...

A thoughtful hum.]

Never say never?

[Anya.]

he never wanted this

[sharplydressed]

[ANYA PLEASE...]

No, that's definitely the kind of thing you say "never" to. Like, of anything, it should really be that.

[Though he finds her open-mindedness admirable?! If highly misplaced in the World Of Fashion™, at least in this particular instance. Please don't try to bring parachute pants back. Let them rest in the past.]

but now it has to happen

[constellates]

[Her open-mindedness is misplaced in so very many ways, not just fashion. Still she's tilting her head at that. Normally she's of the "really, try anything twice" mentality but.]

I still have much to learn about clothes...

[not really her wardrobe is mostly fine

but also she just has no idea when to say No.]

Are there other rules?

yuri & some pawful puns

[constellates]

[ from here! ]

Would someone do that?

[Anya, people do a lot of crazy things. Still she looks worried at the thought - she does tend to leave her phone unattended in her purse when she's doing things, like helping and volunteering to set up the festival today. Everyone's so nice and there's a lock on it anyway, so she thought it would be okay?!

Apparently not.

There's some more poking around - nothing but the profile and her name - and she pouts.]

I haven't done anything with it...

Even Yuri doesn't know what it is?

how purrendous

[catsudon]

People are assholes.

( (He is also people.) With that educated statement, his opinion on what people could possibly do for any number of reasons is made plain. The fact he delivers this statement with a shrug is either his resignation to this fact, or his apparent apathy. (In the end, it's neither.)

He's about to reiterate that no, he doesn't, why would he? But she's asking, so he sighs to himself and pulls out his own phone, figuring he can try and search a few terms to see if different keywords bring up any possible self-installing malware that's come out in the last few days. He owes that much to trying. Only once he's unlocked his phone, he sees a new icon on the home screen: Retrospec. )

You have to be freaking kidding me!

( Frowning, he taps on the icon, but sure enough? He ends up with the same profile interface that Anya had just been showing him. He turns his phone around to show her, just shy of scowling. Weird enough that her phone's been hit, but what's up with his having the same issue? )

it's a catastrophe

[constellates]

I disagree...

[about people being assholes, that is. But she says it shortly and quietly, so this is basically Anya's Tiniest Smallest Rebellion, but at least she has an opinion on it. A little bit of a too trusting and bright-eyed opinion but still.

But then she's distracted - because that is definitely the same app on Yuri's screen and while some part of her is glad that she's not alone, there is some concern.]

Someone... is playing a prank on us both?

[do they hate dancers or something.]

alicia & shinebrightlikeadiamond.mp3

[constellates]

[ from here! ]

[Honestly when you already look like you were assaulted by pixie dust, what else could happen.

Anya hums curiously as she shifts around first, being careful with her movements in a way that's come with years of practice. Considering that she'd been out and about all day, she imagines it won't take too long to find the rack that she'd definitely seen not even half an hour before - and then it's with quick, careful, and light steps that she finds her way there and.]

Oh!

What a cute tutu.

[don't get distracted don't get glitter on things anya no]

[rosettareflected]

[no, don't tempt fate, the entire world will be lost to glitter

Alicia isn't far behind, steps almost as graceful but definitely with purpose. Anya finds it first, but it's soon enough the two of them browsing the rack.] It does look cute... hmm... oh, this is funny.

[She finds herself looking at what is fairly clearly Cinderella's costume from before the ball; it's about a step above being made of burlap, but for all that it's surprisingly elegant in its lines.]

There's kind of a lot back here, isn't there?

miwa & the sibling struggles

[constellates]

[ from here! ]

[hopefully not, it's such a short list

Still she hums thoughtfully at that.]

Mm, no, I'm okay!

[she'd say that even if she wasn't, though]

Walking is alright if you want to? Oh - but you put up the tent... hmm, yes maybe we should take the bus.

[for nii-chan!]

anya & her tomahawk

[meweh]

[At least Anya will benefit from the ride, too.]

We'll save energy for the walk home. There isn't going to be room on the bus with groceries.

[It's that time of the year when everyone is out and about, after all. He was lucky that he didn't have to stand in the bus on his way here. Not to mention, buses have a certain rule:]

You wouldn't be able to eat the cinnamon rolls, either.

luke & his bar-like cabin

[constellates]

[ from here! ]

[too fucking late]

Hmm... Not immediately, but I'm sure that I can ask around.

[She's surprisingly fairly well connected but also - ]

I would also like some practice if you get permission. Even though I mostly want to take pictures of the stars... people would also be good?

that icon's cute and I'm gonna kick your ass

[chiseler]

Oh yeah? [He regards her carefully, though if Anya knows Luke by now she knows he'll say yes to her, like, pretty much always.] I didn't know you were picking up photography. Stars are harder to capture but people would be good practice for focusing and framing and other picture junk.

["Picture junk." Okay Luke.]

viktor & the hot gossip

[constellates]

[ from here! ]

[ok there's no hiding her girlish excitement-]

With who?!

[SPILL]

kill the captcha kill it preemptively

[viktorymaker]

With Makkachin, of course~.

[ He chuckles, glancing at Makkachin (who is nearby) and smiling fondly. Sorry, buddy. Not this time!]

Just kidding. But I'm not telling.

[ Like they won't be in plain view if he gets his way... But hey, Yuuri can't blame him for misleading Anya if she happens to see them, right? If you want gossip, work for it! ]

karkat & some really awkward friendship

[constellates]

[ from here! ]

[sure, she'll give him that money and hum]

Thank you.

[more certainly now because he is providing her a service and she's glad for it but also]

I will still see you later?

[expectations tho]

[alienates]

I said I will, didn't I?

[ ....... he sounds offended but also like

it's karkat so. NO ONE CAN BLAME ANYA FOR BEING UNCERTAIN ]

sekreuz & making my way downtown, walking fast, faces pass

[constellates]

[ from here! ]

[that's some pretty existential heavy stuff to be thinking in a crowd

Which is probably why when they do find a small area that isn't quite so congested, she'll be looking to him with concern.]

Everything okay?

yams & surprise tinder

[constellates]

[ from here! ]

[that's what the dating app would find out]

Ah...? Then - maybe it is a prank?

[????]

why are you like this

[okitactless]

You think so?

[He doesn't look convinced, but what does he know... it's a better possibility than the things he's thinking of, anyway.]

What should I do?

bonus!

[shandow]

[ Shan strikes an interesting contrast with Anya by their side - a figure tall and lanky, brown hair in waves down to cover their shoulders, indigo eyes (contacts, of course) always slightly shaded by an unshakable smile. Their jacket is fur-lined to ward off the cold, but there than that they seem to be quite at home in the weather.

The two of them probably just met - they're quite striking, with features and voice neither male nor female, a notable mastery of stage sound system and lights, and the ability to switch between seven languages (including Russian). ]

What's the shining idea, Nastya?

[ They give nicknames to everyone they meet, and she's no exception. ]

[constellates]

[a shining idea? Well, she wouldn't call it quite that but she hums happily.]

Doesn't a snow fort sound like fun?

[it sounds. Cold. But okay.]

backflips into the overflow and lands right here

[notbunaga]

[Yeah, how about that...

Usually she'd make some snide remark about stating the obvious, but Anya's a good kid? She can't. Lightning would strike her down where she stands, probably.

Following suit, Nobu crouches down, turns around and lies down fairly carefully by comparison - damn it is cold - and makes a snow angel of her own...

A little too unenthusiastically, unfortunately.

She's made a, uh, snow triangle.]

10/10 amazing, stuck the landing

[constellates]

[Oh.

Anya's sitting up then, looking over and tilting her head curiously. Little clods of snow fall from her hair onto the ground and she's left blinking owlishly.

And laughing ever so gently.]

It's very.... you.

[anya what does that mean]

chuuya & and the hat-stealing snowman

[constellates]

[from here!]

[Oh! Anya's giggling at that, smiling even as her hair is ruffled though she's making some sort of vague attempt to fix it before she nods at this question.]

Of course!

[can't disappoint occhan!! but she can at least learn from here, adjusting the next piece of the snowman to be abooout the right size and then lifting it to join the other two]

He's coming to life!