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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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You were, yes, but I'm the one being a combination of pushy and philosophical about giving that help. It is your right and privilege to decline, if you're so inclined. But... I like that fire in your eyes. It's a good look.

[Holding out her hand, a small series of hangers cling to her hand, clothing still attached.]

Please, go ahead. Shout if you need something, I can hunt a bit more if something doesn't seem right.

[Rachel accepted the offering. She stared at a moment, once again wondering if she had any business wearing any of this. They weren't outstanding or outrageous in any way, but... at the same time, Rachel had mentally categorized herself as forever being plain. Ordinary.

... But this stranger thought she deserved to stand out a little. She nods.]

Okay... I'll be just a minute.

[And she moved to head into the changing rooms.]

[Alicia's expression is, for once, not capricious or even terribly serious - it's a gentle smile, perhaps calmer than Rachel's seen her in the last few minutes, and when she catches Rachel's eye she gives a small nod. As if to say, go on, it's okay.]

Okay! I'll be here.

[As she disappears into the changing room, Alicia takes a few steps back to give her privacy; she audibly starts to look through some of the closer racks, humming softly. She feels like the Muzak isn't loud enough in here...]

[Rachel was still nervous, even as she changed into everything. She also found that while they were wearable, the blouse (which was cream colored and long-sleeved) was a size too large. The skirt, a light blue with white, floral-patterned fringe was a bit long, but Rachel honestly preferred it that way... and once she saw it on herself, her mind recalled that she had a pair of black slacks back home that might go well with it.

Eventually, she emerged, still nervous... but encouraged with her own ideas racing through her head.

Funny what letting someone else in could accomplish.]

Uhm, how do I look? I can already tell that we need to find this blouse in a small size, but... I think I like it.

[The click of the lock releasing is enough to catch Alicia's attention - way too quiet - and she turns back, taking a single step in that direction. Her eyes widen slightly as she takes in what she's looking at, processing how everything looks with several appraising glances, before nodding sharply and coming closer.]

A good start, I think. Definitely need to make the blouse... one size smaller? One should be fine. The skirt works well. It accents you, not that you're trying to be dressy. Good contrasts... not too dark, your hair made me wonder for a moment but it came out okay. Casual and easy enough to move around in, but elegant.

[Alicia's smile widens.] It looks good on you, Rachel.

[The assessment was something Rachel could deal with. She smiled all the way through it, nodding their head. Then... then she got to the part where she just said that Rachel "looked good", and her face turned a particular shade of red.]

Th-thank you. I've never gotten that kind of compliment from someone who isn't my mother...

[Alicia is briefly taken aback at that particular response; a wallflower is something she's never been, so it takes her a moment to catch up.]

I don't see why not. You've got everything you need: good looks, a nice smile - when you're looking up for people to see it, at least - and a solid sense of how to carry yourself. You can do it, absolutely. You just need a little more confidence. It doesn't come overnight, but work at it, and you can definitely turn heads.

[A pause, and a small giggle.] If you want to, of course. It's not the life for everyone, I'll be the first to admit.

[Rachel... looks like she might pop. She's completely blindsided by Alicia's words, and just... ends up stammering for a moment before managing a reply.]

I don't... I don't know if I agree, but. Thank you.

I-I'll certainly do my best to look presentable. I don't really care about turning heads... I j-just want to look presentable!

Edited 2017-02-02 09:10 (UTC)

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