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repeter2017-04-16 09:01 pm
recollecters) wrote in repeter2017-04-16 09:01 pm
APRIL TDM
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APRIL TEST DRIVE The city of Recollé. A beautiful city you've called home for quite some time. While things can be a little weird, isn't that true of all homes? It's fully spring now, and there are flowers to be found everywhere. April's showers are a familiarity as well, the occasional downpour or drizzle keeping you on your toes. What will you do today? I. April showers bring May flowers, right? Well, there are already plenty of flowers to be had, but that part of the old rhyme being true doesn't save you from the first part of it. While the weather forecasters do their best, their success rate for predicting the rain seems to be about fifty-fifty. Unfortunately, sometimes when they do predict the rain happening, they misjudge how bad it's going to be. Was the sky was clear when you last looked outside? It may not be quite so clear now. Hope you remembered to bring an umbrella today. But it's not so bad, really! Maybe if you forgot to prepare, someone will share their umbrella with you. Not in the mood to talk to anyone? You can probably find some thrifty umbrella vendors on the streets of Tisse. When in doubt, there are always some loaner umbrellas scattered around in Apprassage at the Recollé Library as well. The library asks that you return any of the mismatched loaners found at the door, but it's not like the system is that strongly enforced. Well, other than the library stamp on the umbrellas, that is. If you find yourself in Chata today, you could always buy a magazine off the street corners to hold overhead. If you look like you may buy something, vendors don't seem to mind if you idle under their awnings. Check out the latest fashions coming this spring while you wait it out. It looks like buckles are in, but some of the high fashion clothes look a little odder than usual. The hot, new dresses range from large like a billowing tarp to appearing more like an artfully arranged handkerchief than anything else. Fashion sure is weird sometimes. II. Recollé Square in Tribunal Terrace boasts a huge assortment of flower gardens scattered throughout the district, though they all appear to be whatever citizens felt like planting at the time. In fact, only flowers in Apprassage seem to match, especially around the University. Today, while the rain's stopped, a large group of people seem to be taking advantage of Recollé Square's mismatching for flower picking, crown and wreath weaving, and bouquet arranging. The activities seem to be loosely led by the city's PTA and some of the other socialite groups from around town. Then again, for long-standing citizens of the city this isn't unusual either. You seem to remember that this is an annual sort of thing even though there isn't actually a name for the event. Some booths are set up around the park to swap seeds, flowers and food for cash or gossip, the guidelines a little more loose outside of the business districts. It seems as though lot of families are picnicking this weekend. There's even some kind of contest going on for the best flower crown - though usually the city tends to collectively pick a kid for the winner, so your best artistic talents might not get you the admiration you crave. In addition, there's the most accurately judged flower-growing contest if you've been waiting for this day for a year or more, but that event tends to have the same people involved every year and the majority of Recollé isn't too heavily invested in it. They're here for the picnics and flower crowns, and it seems about the same as it always does. This year, though, there do seem to be more flowers than ever...and for that matter, they're a lot bigger than usual, too. III. Despite some of the fashion fiascos the magazines are displaying, maybe you should spend some time shopping this week. It may come as a surprise to you that your clothes haven't been fitting properly as of late. Those skinny jeans are just a hair too loose, and your favorite shirt seems baggier than it used to be. The problem, however, is that every shop you go to seems to stock clothes with the same issues. You're down a size or two or three, or maybe they're just marking everything down wrong. And surely you don't have the time or money to replace your entire wardrobe...will you take your chances? Complain to the store's manager? Or maybe you're an unfortunate soul who has to try and explain the unexplainable. Maybe offering a coupon will appease shoppers today. IV. Apparently walking around your neighborhood isn't quite as safe as it used to be - or it isn't safe if you want to trust your eyes. One second the little old lady who lives at the corner appears to be walking her pitbull just as she has every day for the last several years. The next, the pitbull is gone and she's walking a rather angry-looking caterpillar. Blink and you'll miss it, but as time goes on you'll see more and more of these larger-than-life insects wandering around. No matter how hard you try to explain it, the only other people who seem to see this as the least bit weird are people with the Retrospec app. Oh, do you not have the Retrospec app? Think again. The sound of chirping crickets will follow you until the next time you look at your mobile device or a public computer, prompting you to accept a profile and upload a user picture. Congratulations! It seems as though you've been selected to be a new tester! ...it's going to be one of those days. BONUS. While the Retrospec app only infrequently has posts from the company itself - and those have thus far proven to be universally useless - this month there is an onslaught of updates. At least once per day there's a picture of a new type of flower or insect, along with a "fun fact" about whatever the company has posted. Did you know, for example, that wasps feeding on fermenting juice have been known to get "drunk' and pass out? Ancient civilizations burned aster leaves to ward off evil spirits. Ticks can grow from the size of a grain of rice to the size of a marble. Roses are related to apples, raspberries, cherries, peaches, plums, nectarines, pears and almonds. Houseflies find sugar with their feet, which are 10 million times more sensitive than human tongues. Praying mantises prey on other insects, and perhaps you'd better watch your step. Wait, what? As usual, any attempt to get the company to reply about the increasingly disturbing information they're sending out is useless. The daily facts grow less and less useful and eventually seem to be nothing but fun facts about how flowers and bugs could kill you or one another. Kind of unfortunate for you, if this is your first time getting any messages whatsoever from the app. How do you unsubscribe? Good luck figuring it out. Welcome to the 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!
The April 2017 TDM directory can be found here. The April 2017 Workshop can be found here. The mod questions comment is here. |
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[ look. he appreciates the towel, but did you have to throw it at his face? his wet face - so that helps, but still beside the point. you can't just tell a customer to go dry himself outside? the awning at the entrance is way too small? if leon goes outside to dry himself he'd come back in still dripping wet along with the towel too.
so he stays where he is, rubbing the towel over his wet hair and rolling his eyes at takumi. ]
I'll make sure your chair won't soak when I sit down, how's that? A cappuccino, please.
[ so you can't say he's a freeloader. ]
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... But his complexion does brighten when Leo orders a cappuccino. A radiant smile, a boyish charm, this is a reason to buy from this bakery. ]
Do as you please and take a seat—I'll make sure to clean up and deliver your cappuccino when it's ready!
[ Let him take your money or card and do that really quickly. ]
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[ WHEN MONEY IS INVOLVED? is he your best friend or is he just a cash cow to you--
but it's not easy to feel remotely offended when takumi flashes that smile. leon ends up just rolling his eyes and goes to his usual corner of the bakery once the transaction is done. it takes him a few minutes to make sure he's reasonably dry, that he won't be soaking through the chair cushion. the books are next, and he takes them out to wipe the covers down.
the rain is still pouring down hard, beating against the windows. leon likes rain personally, just... not when he's caught in it unprepared. it's still good weather to curl up with a book and a cup of coffee nonetheless... which is exactly what he plans on doing until the rain stops. ]
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Takumi's smile is a lot more natural this time before he takes a seat across from Leon. A good chunk of the customers that were here have left already, giving them good opportunity to catch up. ]
It's been a while, huh. Things have been pretty busy lately--aside from today. [ At least work-wise. ] So... What books did you buy, Leo?
[ He's curious!! ]
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takumi's presence helps, too. it really has been a while. ]
Talk to me about busy. I was doing that shoot for two weeks straight, and of course, it would rain on my only days off.
[ JUST HIS LUCK... it's never been great. still, his eyes brighten up when books are mentioned. he spreads the volumes out over the table and looks very happy with himself. ]
I missed the release date for this one. [ a tap on the cover of one book, it's showing an eerie illustration of a white wolf in the middle of a forest. ] And this is the last copy they had at the bookstore. I'm relieved that I won't have to wait another two weeks for their next shipment.
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[ Takumi only faintly remembers. Leo has shared with him countless of gigs he can choose from, wondering which would be best for his growing career. Of course, Takumi's opinion sucked cause he has no clue. Either way, Takumi thinks back in high school where he would spend a rainy day nested in his bed, playing some games on his phone.
Well, it's not like he misses some down time. He likes being productive, too. Books though... He perks up when he sees the spread before him. As a retired book nerd, he really wants to check these out by the cover alone. ]
These look pretty sweet! [ As in cool. ] What are they about?
[ Mind if he picks one up and read the synopsis despite fucking asking? ]
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[ do you hear the disdain in his voice. do you hear how spiteful he feels. it was ten hours a day outside and even though it was shaded, he was miserable. just remembering it makes him a little irritated... but it's raining now. the sun isn't out, so this is fine. he has books. takumi is here. it's almost like they have the place to themselves other than a straggler sitting on the other end of the store. ]
This one is survival fantasy. [ says leo, smoothing over the cover. ] Apparently the plot involves a a lone wolf in an apocalyptic world. He makes a friend along the way. It has raving reviews, so I'm very curious. The others just seem interesting, so I got them as well.
[ let him sip some more coffee. he's also eyeing the pastries in the display... ]
I want a chocolate croissant.
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[ He knows. Don't worry! He knows about your sensitive skin problem. Let him play the smallest violin--well, Takumi does his best to look sympathetic despite how he's just playfully rolling his eyes in his mind.
The books though... Takumi brushes his fingers against the cover. The imagery, the synopsis, and the palette are engaging and enticing. It makes him want to read it himself if he ever gets the chance. Maybe when he has more time. For now, he'll set it back down and nudge it towards Leon. ]
You should tell me all about it later. I'll live vicariously through you.
[ Only for this moment. The chocolate croissant part makes him raise his eyebrows though. ]
Why didn't you order it with your cappuccino?
[ what the fuck ]
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[ yeah yeah don't even try to sound sympathetic... he knows what you're thinking? good thing takumi isn't teasing him for burning after ten minutes. ]
Well, I didn't know I wanted it at the time.
[ people's minds change?!? he's allowed to want something in the spur of the moment, ok? besides it's not like they're busy. takumi could just stand up and grab a croissant, which wouldn't even take thirty seconds. probably. he should do it anyway simply because leon is a customer here. ]
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[ It's simple as that... Today is one of those days where he can, but they dont come by all too often. He pushes himself off of the seat, stretching his arms over his head before he places both hands on his hips. ]
You sure you're just not using this opportunity to boss me around?
[ Despite the accusation, Takumi returns to where he belongs as an employee, fetching Leo a chocolate croissant. They don't have the normal ones today, this is a chocolate swirl. It will have to do. When he returns, he presents the pastry before setting it in front of Leo. ]
For you, Your Majesty.