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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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Chloe Bouchard Let me know how this conversation plays out.
Chloe Bouchard Believe me, though, that the reality warping has been unsettling to say the least.
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Chloe Bouchard I am Chloe, by the by. It is pleasant to meet you, regardless of the situation.
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but nice to meet you too I guess
[a few minutes later she returns from asking around.]
Ami Aihara you're right, absolutely nobody remembers horses! :O
except for one kid who said they're a fake animal from a video game. I can't decide if that's more or less weird than them not existing at all
you think the app's related somehow? or is it just another retcon?
I find it hard to believe that a computer program alone could cause such enormous changes in the fabric of our reality
[and she will definitely continue to find it hard to believe for the foreseeable future! there is absolutely no reason why she would suddenly start believing in the plausible existence of a reality-altering computer program. none whatsoever.]
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Chloe Bouchard We aren't sure exactly.
Chloe Bouchard We know that they're related because they posted a message about the dancing oranges right before they showed up.
Chloe Bouchard And they have offered the chance to "remember" as part of one of their events.
Chloe Bouchard But we can't be entirely sure that it's causing that.
Chloe Bouchard The only thing we know is that only the ones with it are noticing the odd changes.
[Yep, wasn't going to get any easier to believe, not at all.]
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Chloe Bouchard I know a nice coffee shop near my work if you don't mind meeting in person.
Chloe Bouchard Though, do you want to know all of what's been going on?
Chloe Bouchard There's quite a bit, after all.
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I definitely want to know what's going on though. it's not going to turn into 40 pages of exposition is it?
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Chloe Bouchard We shouldn't worry family.
Chloe Bouchard The short version is: Changes in appearance, bodies, abilities, visions that make us feel like we are the person we are seeing, strange changes to reality, powers and items from our visions have all appeared in our lives since.
Chloe Bouchard My hair was not purple two months ago.
Chloe Bouchard The long version would probably be ten pages.
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Chloe Bouchard Hair color has changed, along with eye color.
Chloe Bouchard A couple other changes have happened that I am not comfortable sharing on other's behalfs.
Chloe Bouchard But nobody has wound up dead.
[Yet. She'd had some very creepy visions that made her glad others weren't involved. And Karkat's horns came to mind too, but it would be rude to out Mr Hoodie Boy.]
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Ami Aihara ok phew. at least we've got that going for us I guess.
so let me see if I've got this:
- phys. mutations (eg. your purple)
- retcons, as we established previously
- hallucination? vision quest? not sure I understand that one
- powers? are you telling me people are developing real life superpowers in addition to all that other stuff??? (that may not be the craziest part but it would definitely be the coolest)
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Chloe Bouchard Yes, at least there is that, so it could definitely be worse.
Chloe Bouchard Some people have called the visions "Memories," or past lives. I am unwilling to call them that because I do not want to be that person I have seen.
Chloe Bouchard I've seen a girl punch a hole in concrete, so yes, I believe I am saying this.
[Her own agility was probably at peak human limits or a little past, but best not to bring that up right now. There was time to show off later.]
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do you have video? I want to see that!
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Chloe Bouchard But I could maybe find someone willing to show off one of these days.
Chloe Bouchard People are a little worried that the changes aren't done, after all.
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but yeah, if this stuff has been going on since Founders Day with no signs of stopping, it makes sense to be concerned.
as cool as it sounds to turn into a superhero or magical girl or whatever, I could see how it'd cause all sorts of problems irl :T
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Chloe Bouchard It seems to cause only a little trouble with those who don't use the app.
Chloe Bouchard As long as you don't bring it up to them, they kind of seem to forget anything is weird eventually.
Chloe Bouchard But, like you said, problems.
Chloe Bouchard Lots of problems, and a lot more questions.
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Chloe Bouchard So long as you don't draw attention to it, they don't seem to notice changes after a while.
Chloe Bouchard Though it is stressful with loved ones.
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how would that work?
would their mom be thinking "oh yeah, that is definitely what I gave birth to, nothing to see here" or what
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BlakKat Watch for signs that they're not showing any concern or confusion about the weird thing in front of them.
BlakKat Think of it this way. You took that picture, didn't you?
BlakKat Did that man ever look like he was worried his pet was going to bite his head off or weirded out by the giant bug?
BlakKat Because I would imagine he didn't, and they're going to act like this a lot if they don't have the app.
but who is this BlakKat character
this is all really wild. I don't know what to think
I'd probably say you were crazy, except I am seeing the bugs and stuff with my own eyes
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BlakKat It's always possible I am crazy, you know.
BlakKat And now you are too, just like the rest of us.
BlakKat But, let us hope not. Being crazy is not exactly on my to do list.
BlakKat If you need help, though, with all of this, give one of us a call.
BlakKat It isn't good for us to deal with it alone.
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(it may just be that it hasn't fully sunk in yet, haha. so you getting a text at 3 in the morning where I'm like "oh god what's happening to my world?!?!?!?!?" is not an impossible outcome here :p)
also, I would be very concerned if going crazy *was* on your to-do list
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BlakKat Even if it were just the mad tea party variety of crazy.
BlakKat But do not worry if you end up calling me at 3 in the morning.
BlakKat Unfortunately, I have already had a few of those conversations, so it would not be new.
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BlakKat Many of us have had the strange visions, or "Hallucimemories," as Dave likes to call them, but not all.
BlakKat And, as I think I said, it has been going on since Founder's Day now, so a few months.
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