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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!

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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( his only other friend he'd use that word to describe is also a dancer; he'd have to poll the greater audience to have an idea on officially disproving that. still, he scoffs, shaking his head and tapping through to his image gallery after pressing over the blank profile image.

may as well be in for a pound if the penny's already paid. )

The people I piss off are more likely to smash my phone then find someone to write a virus just to mess around. Besides, what's the point?

( now where is that image he's looking for... scrolling to find an image of grumpy cat to select as his profile image, Yuri is on a path to Greatness. (for a very specific and perhaps not so great definition of 'Greatness.') )

If you're going to play a prank, at least make it like, creepier or something.

So something like ghosts or jumpscares?

[Yeah, she sounds oddly up for that, laughing a little bit at the idea of pressing a button on an app and then suddenly being scared with an image. Probably not for the faint of heart... and also probably not a good idea overall, even though she's filing away that thought for later.

Still she's not going to fiddle with hers all that much - she's distracted watching Yuri.

And tilting her head when he chooses the picture of grumpy cat and yet she only nods her head solemnly.]

Fitting.

[yuri is the Grumpiest Cat]

Yes! Something like that!

( Why this makes him grin for a beat is anyone's guess. (He's just glad she's thinking along the same lines as he was.)

He grunts in response to her agreement; yeah. He's good at picking out his own image, right? Though generally speaking, no, he isn't. Just crafting his image off stage. He doesn't glance up when her drink is called, just nodding his head toward the counter. )

Drink's up. Table?

( Who uses complete sentences. Not this guy. He has, however, determined there's not much else this weird app thing can do past allowing him that upload of an image, and now it's not even letting him switch it out for a better Grumpy Cat. Ugh. Maybe it really was the world's laziest app, or... laziest... trojan? )

If you have nothing else to do!

[She probably won't be heading home for a while - Mama hasn't texted her about being home yet so Anya doesn't see a point in going back. Normally she'd continue to wander around but if Yuri's willing to stick around, she won't mind the company. This is it. This is friendship.

It's also friendship as she goes to retrieve her drink from the counter and lingers as his gets called up too, bringing it over to him and taking a seat across from wherever he picked, offering it to him.]

Is it trouble?

[The app. Not Yuri. Yuri's always trouble.]

Homework. Some math problems or something.

( Which he gets through fine when he buckles down, so he's less than concerned at the moment. Once he's sitting, he uses his foot to shove the other chair out right before Anya arrives, making it easier to. Sit in. Theoretically. At least he's taken his foot away and has his phone set down on the table, tapping a finger on the upper edge of the case. )

Thanks.

( He says, glancing up with a smile since she didn't need to bring his over too; he was planning on getting back up for it, but hey, look, friends do nice things for each other, who knew. As it is, once he has his drink in hand he just wraps his hands around the cup and half closes his eyes. )

No idea. Dave doesn't know either.

( AS IF THOSE THREADS........... COULD MERGE............................? oh whatever rolls with it )

Hasn't started deleting anything yet, and I don't keep any bank account information on here. ( He shrugs. Less of his identity to steal, he guesses, unless it's logging passwords. Eugh. ) Won't let me switch out the profile pic though.

( Not that he seems to care. Grumpy cat is about the best representation he can ask for on social media he never asked for. Including... useless social media that does nothing. )

[As if Anya wouldn't go the extra mile for her friends without even a thought, psh. Still, she mirrors back the smile before taking a sip of her drink before she answers. It's still cold - warmer inside but it's time to dispel the last of those chills.

Though her brow furrows and she pouts a little bit at what he says next.]

Even Dave? [said in the tone of "but Dave has an answer for everything"]

Hmm... An app that none of us know about and has decided that you are best depicted as a grumpy cat.

[well maybe the app didn't decide that much specifically, anya]

I suppose there are worse things?

Edited (i just can't html tonight can i) 2017-01-31 03:27 (UTC)

( Dave or Dave's connections tend to have answers, so it's more that he was talking before there was a chance to actually get around to any of those contacts. Yuri snorts, shrugging his shoulders and bringing his cup up to his mouth with both hands. He's taking this heat and he's LUXURIATING in it, okay. )

Sure. Like debilitating leg injuries.

( ... why, Yuri. Why This. Taking a nonchalant sip of his drink with that. )

Or cell phones that explode.

[WHY.]

So violent!

[Yeah, she'll say it. She's startled. Startled in a way that only a cat-themed drink can really soothe her soul which is why she's going to drink some of her own followed immediately with a shake of her head.]

Don't say things like that, I'll get worried.

( He shoots her a glance, huffing out an almost laugh and shaking his head in return. )

You don't remember the cell phones that did that a few years back?

( That does not explain debilitating leg injuries, but that's Fine. Phones are technically more on topic as he starts properly feeling his fingers again, tapping his thumb against the rim of his cup. Ah, blessed, wonderful heat. )

JANUARY TDM - OVERFLOW

almost as meowsy as my tag time on this (i'm so sorry!)

it's ok i took a catnap on my tags too - no worries!

you're purrfectly forgiving i am glad (i say, three days later)

not a pawblem (listen the intro will be up in a hot sec anyway)

(we're right at the beginyaning)

(the start of an epic tail)

(leading in to the mane event)

(so excited fur everything)

(ready to scratch beneath the surface)