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TEST DRIVE

MARCH TEST DRIVE
The city of Recollé...

...probably needs your help.

I.
Like most holidays, Mayor Mayer will come up with any excuse to hold a celebration and have fun in the city. Today for St. Patrick’s Day, the city seems to be awash with shades of green almost overnight. Green ribbons, lights, shamrocks and garland adorn every windowfront and street lamp. Corned beef and cabbage are the specialty at several of the hottest restaurants in the city. Shamrock shake season is back in action, and mint-flavored coffees are available at both A Good Bean and Expressive.

You could just celebrate with some fun and silly traditions today. Or you could slowly realize there’s a distinct hissing sound coming from somewhere near your feet. As you look down, a serpent winds itself around your ankles before slithering off down the street to follow someone else. One by one, several snakes of all shapes and sizes begin rising up from bushes and sewers and tall grass, taking up space on the sidewalks and the streets of the city. Traveling in packs, these snakes slowly start invading the city and turning up in places you may not anticipate, leaving you to have to fend them off and chase them out of city limits.

Mayor Mayer puts out an emergency alert, demanding all citizens work together to fight back against this snake epidemic. Will you work together to get rid of these creatures and release them back into the wild? Or will you find yourself overwhelmed and looking for a place to hide?

II.
At the beginning of the month, two large domes eclipsed the Recollé Art Museum and the Atrium, the city’s concert venue. The "Modern Living" display has been open for a few weeks, depicting life in the city of Recollé with art pieces and sculptures inspired by buildings and famous figureheads of the city including the police chief, the fire department, and Mayor Mayer. But even with that display at the frontmost portion of the museum, it’s the commotion further inside the museum that’s drawing in the crowds.

Word on the street is that people are beginning to see famous works of art run amuck through the city. At first, it seems like they’re just stories, but as you step out of the museum after an educational afternoon (or even if you happen to be in Appraassage), everywhere you look the art pieces begin to take on a life of their own, slipping out of the museum into the city. With these figures running around, the city continues to warp to their familiar backgrounds and create a new image of the city itself. Several citizens have been working to try and persuade these pieces back to the museum, but they could use an extra hand. Some of the art pieces are quite talkative and may even befriend some people! Others, however, seem to want to find replacements so they may spend more time outside of the museum, capturing an unwitting suspect to drag back toward their frames and lock them away.

Luckily, there’s a way to combat them after weeks of varying success. Should you encounter one of these works of art, a simple touch with a paintbrush will freeze them, plastering them to nearby objects for easy portability. Good luck getting them to hold still long enough to find a paintbrush though. You may need to work on the art of persuasion in order to send them back.

III.

The Atrium seems to be having trouble with their electricity issue still, the lighting issue still unsolved as employees look into the wiring and circuit breakers to bring back the power. As employees continue recruiting strangers off the street to try and locate the source of error, you’ll find yourself among these groups that are brought into the dark concert hall and sent on a mission to check the sockets of the building and ensure everything necessary is plugged in.

Even with a light source such as a cell phone or a flashlight, the light doesn’t spread too far as the sound of leathery wings flap somewhere above you. The sockets in the walls are filled with cords that are plugged in or places that spark with silver-white lights. Getting too close is dangerous, and should you lean too close to examine you’ll find yourself getting shocked and blown away from the wall.

A small, electric buzz fills your ears as a closed circuit overtakes you, rotating around your body and providing you with a light source and a dangerous kind of weapon. Electrically charged, anything or anyone you touch will run the risk of being shocked and burned. The lights are out in the wings, and somewhere up above you’ll hear the flapping again as a large, skeletal bat swoops down from the rafters to challenge you. This bat is in the same situation as you are, crackling with electric energy that can shock anything that gets close enough. It will be relentless, following you through the music hall until you find a way to escape, or you fight back and shock the creature into a state of confusion. Light returns to the bulbs above for every hit the monster takes, but that’s still pretty dangerous, isn’t it? Fighting fire with fire is a risky position to be in, but it looks like you don’t have much of a choice here.

IV.
There’s also something weird going on at the Recollé Zoo. A silver door stands out against the brick building, but as you approach it, the color shifts from silver to blue. Should you open this door, you’ll find yourself entering an area with a blast of snow hitting you straight in the face, a whirlwind temporarily blinding you as the door closes behind you. Inside an icy cave, you’ll find several small, egg-like structures with unborn creatures suspended in time. The mouth of the cave lies before you, ergo the exit from this weird region.

Be careful on your way out of the cave, however. Even briefly nudging one of these eggs will cause it to splinter and crack, the creature hatching from the ice and beating its small fists against the ice-eggs next to them. It’s a chain reaction as these little monsters awaken one by one, freeing their brethren and swarming the area. Rushing for the mouth of the cave, you may see them disappear into the snow and dive down, hiding in wait and ready for attack as they trip you up, cause you to fall on your face and temporarily freeze your limbs. You’ll have to fight your way through these groups out into the snow and all the way back to the other exit hidden among the tundra. A silver door can be found on top of a snowy hill, but the journey forward is a long and treacherous one.

Better move fast. The snow shifts beneath your feet and you’ll find yourself sinking down the further you go. Hope you dressed warmly.

BONUS.
The new app on your phone won’t leave you alone no matter how many times you quit it. Retrospec is desperate for your attention, blinking and flashing until you open the new message waiting for you. Upon opening it, however, it might not be the message you were expecting to see.

Hey, welcome, sorry this is so last minute but we’re in the middle of an operation right now. I think this was already in the works before the rest of the team disappeared but I’m doing damage control to get you up to speed. Some of the others might be able to explain it better than I can though. Post to the forum, ask around, and forward all other questions to my office. Z.

The message disappears just as quickly as it came, presenting you with a directory of people to reach out to. However, all of the names seem to be missing, leaving you with a list of randomly generated letters and numbers. Take your chance and click a name. Maybe you’ll get lucky and find someone helpful.

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recolle test drive meme! 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, and can also be used for bonus points for future item regains. Share a few minor details of your AU, tag around, and have fun!

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Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Maybe that's where I go with this. I do a biopic about all the weirdness. It'd either do big business or people would assume I'm a weirdo.

It's actually nice to think maybe I won't have to worry about that here, though. How what I do might affect my image.

Hah.

At least you'd profit out of it. Although yeah, not being able to worry about that kind of stuff is pretty lucky.

A few people recognize me now and then, but it could be a lot worse. For the most part, I think I blend in. It's nice.

Well, being recognized isn't necessarily bad unless you have to deal with someone crazy. Some fans are like that...

Oh, I could tell you some stories! Thankfully I've only ever received one marriage proposal at a con, though.

[Someone's forgetting that whole "I've done a few things" lie bit by bit...]

[ It's okay, she won't call her out on it.

Yet. ]

A marriage proposal sounds awful. Also I wouldn't mind hearing the stories if you'd ever want to tell them.

It was awkward for everyone. I ended up giving him a hug but made up a story about having someone else. That seemed to take care of it.

Okay, this is the funniest one, but only because no one really got hurt. A couple of kids got into a fight over who they shipped my character with. No joke, they drew their plastic swords before security got involved. It was a fiasco!

Hopefully that doesn't bite you in the butt later. Some people like to gossip, and it's even worse with the internet.

Also that's crazy. Shipping wars are nuts.

It wouldn't be the first time. And if it's a problem, I'll just go out on a date with someone and make sure pictures get out.

Ugh. Tell me about it! I cringe every time I get questions about that!

You make it sound so easy...

And honestly, asking actors questions about shipping are the worst. Especially when it devolves to 'are you dating such and such because you make such a good couple with that person in the show'!

Edited 2019-03-29 16:29 (UTC)

Thing is, it's usually with a friend and we're not interested in each other romantically, but THEY don't know that. I know a few tricks!

UGH. This has been my life for the last year and a half! It's bad enough my parents keep trying to push me in certain directions, I don't need hundreds of fans piling on all the time.

Haha... I feel like lying about that might end up messy in the long run, though.

And you shouldn't have your parents push you around like that. You need to be able to make decisions for yourself.

You might have a point there, but it hasn't backfired yet. Though I probably just jinxed it, huh?

I know, it's just... they've put a lot of time and effort into getting me this far. Dad drove me to auditions like three or four hours away when I was little. I don't want to disappoint them.

Maybe.

And I understand not wanting to disappoint other people. If that's what you want.

That's what I hoped to learn by coming here. To see if maybe stage acting would be more fun.

Sounds like I'm going to learn a lot more about myself than I planned, though.

Well, that isn't necessarily a bad thing.

I suppose not. If nothing else, I'll never complain about feeling bored with my regular life again.

Guess so.

Anyway, it might all suck but hey, at least you're not alone in it. And I'm pretty much always available to talk if you ever want to contact me at a later point, too.

Well, if you're any indication, it seems like I'll be able to meet some nice people here. That'll help out a lot.

Thank you so much! It really does mean a lot, especially facing down all this new strangeness.