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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!

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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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[Alicia has also been back here a little while; between carrying things inside, trying to paint, and eventually being on the wrong end of a falling box of glitter, she's had an eventful afternoon. At some point, James came through with a fresh set of clothes from home, but her hands and her hair still sparkle in the light as she moves about and tries to keep getting work done.

As the day goes on, some of the people start to head home, tired of working for the day (or just plain tired). So the stage gets less and less crowded, and Alicia finally starts to get some work done. Although... she feels like she can hear something? It's not Dave, he'd already been working with the sound board earlier. There isn't an MP3 player or anything close to her. So what...?

As the voice rises in volume just a little bit more, she recognizes it for what it is: someone singing, likely while they continue to work. It's a decent song, and the voice is clear and pretty to listen to, so she doesn't object - she simply continues to work, humming along herself when she recognizes what she's hearing, just taking it in when she doesn't.

After several minutes, in a break at the end of a song, she raises her voice in a call she's hoping her fellow worker will notice and not take offense to:]

You have a very pretty voice. I thought someone left a radio on, earlier, but there's a certain... life, I guess, to your sound, something I don't hear often.

[She hasn't moved from where she's in front of a set piece with a palette and a brush, so it probably sounds like someone talking from behind a wall, or maybe over a fence. Her own tone, while appreciative, is a little distant from distraction - can't make mistakes at this late stage.]

[Melody honestly hadn't noticed she was singing loud enough for anyone to hear. And she definitely didn't want anyone to notice, at least not in a situation like this. Her voice cracks slightly as she cuts off her own singing, transitioning right into nervous sputtering, which doesn't sound nearly as good.

She's looking around nervously now, covering her mouth instinctively.]

I-I was just... [Oh dear, and now she's blushing slightly too.] ...You really thought it was pretty?

W-Wait, no, that's not the important part...

[Oh dear, was she trying not to be noticed? Alicia sighs and slides out from the piece she was working on, looking around for the girl.]

Of course I did. Maybe you're not professionally trained or anything, but you still sound good to listen to. I liked it.

...Why wouldn't it be important, though? You like singing, right?

Hm. I'm only professionally trained in other things.

[The blush intensifies a little at the further compliments, but the rest of her face stays mostly serious.]

I... Singing is just something I do for fun. That's all. It's a little embarrassing, being overheard.

And you're this good at the things you're not trained in? How terrifying. I might have some competition!

Having fun is important, though. I understand it's embarrassing, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't enjoy yourself, right?

...It wasn't that good. Don't exaggerate.

[How to deal with being embarrassed: just amp up the tsun.]

How important that is... isn't exactly your business, is it?

Don't sell yourself short. But if you insist, I'll leave it. For now, at least. [That's a promise.]

Just expressing an opinion, although I do think people would be happier if they took some time for themselves every once in a while. It's good for morale and good for creativity. Don't you think so?

...Both my morale and creativity are doing just fine. I can't speak for other people, but I know that focus works better for me.

Meaning as few distractions as possible.

[This is clearly very serious business.]

[Alicia holds up her hands in a show of concession. The fact that they're still sparkling in the light is probably not a good sign.]

Right, right, I understand. As few distractions as possible... I suppose that's fine.

Are you looking forward to the festival, then?

...It's going to be very busy. Crowded. I'm not all that involved with it.

So... no, not especially.

[That might sound a little self involved and antisocial and... to be fair, it is, a little. But big events like this just aren't all that fun to her.]

But we'll see. Maybe it'll be better than expected.

Mm. That's not wrong - it is going to be busy, and I'm not going to be involved much on that day either. I guess I just like the bustle, maybe. So many people to see, things to do... snacks to eat... [Honey, that's not why you're excited, don't lie.]

I'm holding out hope something exciting will happen - that's most of why I'm looking forward to it. It only comes once a year, after all. Wouldn't that be the best time to get our attention with a something big?

Well, different strokes... There are some nice parts, I guess. But it's just a little much for me. When it's so busy, I always feel a little lost in the crowd. There's just too much going on, you know?

[And it's not as if she's got anyone to do stuff with, so that makes it less fun as well.]

Something big and exciting...? I don't know. What, like some sort of special event or something?

It can get a little hectic, yes... But isn't that half the fun? Living from moment to moment, never knowing what's around the next corner... Maybe it's just me, but I enjoy that. It's exciting, the tension. You have to think on your feet, adapt. It can surprise you. [She laughs, mostly at herself.] Although it would be nice if I weren't an attraction myself sometimes.

If there were ever a day to do something big, something unexpected, it's Founder's Day, right? You have everyone's attention, and they're all used to the usual. So break the mold, do something extraordinary. Nothing is likely to come of it, of course, but it's nice to dream, isn't it?

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