repeter | AUGUST TDM

TEST DRIVE

AUGUST TEST DRIVE
The city of Recollé.

...yeah. Yeah, it's just sort of a mess...

What will you do today?

I.
What the hell happened here? Perhaps you're new to the city, or perhaps you've finally started to notice just how bad the damage is to the beloved city of Recollé. The convention center is still crumbled in pieces and several local shops have boarded up windows and doors to prepare for reconstruction. Vendors on the street try to urge residents to purchase monster insurance for all of their home and vehicle needs. But the moment you step outside, you'll find yourself greeted by a member of the Recollé Restoration Committee as they thrust a hardhat into your hands and eagerly chatter about your new assignment.

Whether you find yourself in Tisse and assigned to haul pieces of stone around or you're placed over in Apprassage to pour cement, you'll find you aren't alone in these tasks. It's nice to meet your coworkers, isn't it?

II.
But really, what caused all of this? This is completely insane and while some of you may be willing to help rebuild the city, others might wish to solve the mystery. Poking around the various districts, NPCs will explain that monster attacks "sometimes just happen" which seems pretty strange in and of itself. Monsters shouldn't "just happen", should they? And where are these alleged monsters anyway?

Careful what you wish for, though. Exploring too much and straying off-task will lead to finding some things you may not want. These creatures will immediately hone in on new Retrospec users and begin to chase them, though they won't outright attack. While the smaller ones may be destroyed with a bit of effort, it might be wise to either cut your losses or find someone with a bit more experience to take on the larger creatures. Don't worry; there's bound to be someone to help.

III.
By now, you may have heard the rumors from some of your fellow Retrospec users that several members of the network have disappeared. You may even hear the rumors that those members are lost in "unreality" and that the city itself is a bit...unstable. But they're just rumors, right?

Everything seems fine as you go about your day (monsters notwithstanding.) However, any time you pass from one district to another suddenly a list of names scrolls past your line of vision . As the list comes to a halt and lands on one name, you may recognize it as a friend or a stranger. If you're lucky, you may get a holographic video connecting you to someone still in the city. If you're even luckier, you may find someone speaking up inside your head due to a telepathic connection. Go ahead and say hi. You just might get some answers from those who have been lost and those you haven't met yet.

IV.
As the night begins to set upon the city, a warm sleepy feeling rolls through. Whatever you're doing, it's hard to fight off the urge to curl up under a shaded tree and take a nap. After some time it's nearly impossible to ignore any longer and no matter where you are, you'll instantly fall asleep. Strangely, even

The place that you wake up, however, may look very familiar to you. You've seen this place before. In fact, you've lived through this very scene before. Maybe it's the little league game you scored your first home run, or maybe it's your high school prom. These are your memories played back to you, and glancing back you may find that again you aren't alone. Any Retrospec user has the ability to pass through these pockets of time and can stumble right into your memories. The memory pockets can appear no matter where a person is, and they'll be able to view and interact with the memories they see. Take a walk through your childhood neighborhood. Sit through the nightmare of your college entrance exams. These memories are yours as you've lived them. However, try not to change anything about the past. Memories can be quite tricky if meddled with too much.

BONUS.
While the makers of Retrospec are a bit scattered and busy at the moment, it seems as though they have failsafes to keep their systems up and running. The latest update push operates on its own and begins to download to your device. Your profile remains the same as always (your name and your photo), but it appears you won't have access to it until you apply one of the brand new filters to your picture. Seems easy, right?

Maybe you should have given this a second thought. As soon as the filter's applied to your photo, you might find that people are stopping and staring at you as you go about your day. They may or may not comment, but what's evident is that something's going on that you're unaware of. A quick glance in your phone's camera, a storefront window or a mirror will reveal all. That fun filter's now applied itself to your face with no hope of coming off for a while. Have fun!

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!

For continuity's sake, for the first time we will be stating that the TDM is dated IC 8/17! This is all in one day. Potential applicants/characters on the TDM will revert back to NPC status on 8/18 and will not remember the events of the TDM until the mod-posted Retrospec post goes up 9/1.

Members of Group 2, since the TDM can be considered game-canon, prompts III and IV are open for you to tag around to new players while stuck in your locations outside of the city!

For Prompt III, members of Group 2 may telepathically connect to someone even if there's a video option, but their faces and surroundings will be obscured! Other members of the game + potential applicants may use video if they wish.

For Prompt IV, please remember these are memories from your AU and not your canon! Should characters deviate from these "memories" too much, they will find themselves thrown back to the beginning of the memory to start over!

And finally, the filters provided in the bonus are just examples and you can swap in any others you want.

Your August TDM directory is here, and your AU workshop is here! Our mod questions thread for this TDM is over here!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

... So you're just noticing now.

[ There's some surprise seen as a shine in his eyes, but his expression remains the same. It's comforting to know that they're not alone, but another side of him doesn't want to pull more people into this mess until everything has calmed.

Well, not much he can do. Time to talk about donuts? He sheepishly plays with his bangs. ]

These were leftovers and I thought you would like some.

[ Free pastries? Who could say no?! ]

This isn't a pastry shop, you know.

[He eyes the kid then finally sighs and picks up one of the donuts to bite down into it. After taking out his lollipop of course. That's important.]

If you're not busy there's some cleaning you could do.

[Just because there's monsters doesn't mean they stop working okay.

...okay and the donut is good. He finishes that off pretty quick.]

In pastry shops, employees only make them, not eat them.

[ So there's his cheeky point? He watches Iwai eat the donut in anticipation before sliding behind the counter so he can start cleaning up. He wasn't expecting to do work today, but... If he can help out anywhere, he's grateful.

Before he takes out the cleaning supplies, he notices how quickly it disappears. It puts a small smile on his face. ]

Are they good?

It was decent.

[Says the man not realizing that he's grabbing another to munch on while he flips through the magazine again. The kid has this so there's no need to worry about keeping an eye on him.]

Watching people eat is a little creepy, kid.

[...yes he likes them okay geez.]

Huh? I'm not watching you.

[ See? He's dusting the your merchandise, back facing Iwai as he gets to work. Of course Akira's ears can at least pick up whatever small noise is there (just kidding,
he's peeking over his shoulder).

He doesn't even care of this is creepy. Iwai would have kicked him out earlier if this was a problem. ]

Are you feeling self-conscious?

[ He'll dust this area where Iwai can see that he isn't watching. ]

[Just going to keep munching on this new donut here while he looks through his magazine. Pretty interesting article and all that. Grown up stuff okay.

Still, he snorts a laugh.]

Nice try, kid. I'm too old for that.

[Too old he says as he happily munches on sweets.]

[ It gains a chuckle out of him, too, because he doesn't consider Iwai that old... Though the point really is old enough. This kind of conversation misses life without monsters, just a little bit. ]

You're right, sir. You are a very seasoned individual with no insecurities whatsoever. I strive to be such a person, too.

[ Let him dust this area again, but as he passes by, he checks to see which donuts Iwai chose to eat. Best not to ask which he would like more of... This is all a test, anyway. ]

If you're looking to kiss some ass to get a raise it's not happening, kid.

[He's definitely enjoying...all the flavors so far. At least based on the fact that he's eaten two so far without specifically paying attention to color or flavor. Sweets are sweets okay. He's not going to judge them for being different.]

I already have to pay for monster damage later.

[ Akira stops dusting because he's having an epiphany right now. Slowly turning to Iwai, he has this... flabbergasted look on his as if he saw a ghost between the bundles of merchandise. ]

I get paid...?

[ Sounds like someone doesn't pick up their money envelope. As if he had been without pocket change and disposable income for years, his eyes sparkle as he approaches Iwai. ]

Edited 2017-08-21 02:30 (UTC)

You get discounts.

[Nope. Not going to look at that face. Just going to read this magazine and eat this donut and pretend that face does not exist.]

But you're not getting a raise to actual pay.

[You have to have regular hours if you want a paycheck, kid.]

[ Oh no............ Iwai. How could this be...? Akira's fretful hand that hangs in the air, reaching towards Iwai, shakes before it falls along with his expression and overall dramatized demeanor. ]

Has anyone told you that you're a dream killer, sir?

[ He picks himself back up, a hand to his chest formed into a fist as he pretends he's holding back tears (he isn't going to cry, actually). ]

[Wow this magazine is fascinating. Look at all the model guns inside it. Look at how interested he is in this magazine right here.]

That sounds like something people would say to me.

[How to avoid cute and sad faces by Munehisa Iwai. Step One: Don't look at them.]

[ Dramatized sigh right after. Why don't you notice him, senpai? It's all right, Akira stops playing his act and goes back to dusting on this other side. All looks good now? ]

How have you been then? Also, I finished dusting.

[ What errand should he run now? ]

[Shhhh. He notices you just fine. And pretends not to. That's totally a good way of dealing with the situation, right?]

Hm? You can stock those shelves over there then.

[Might as well keep the kid busy. He is helpful and all that.]

Did you miss me or something? You're a bit nosy.

AUGUST TDM

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omg stop being so cute Akira

i somehow lost this notif... but he's a shitter don't think he's cute for one second??

but that's why he's precious!

i see bad tastes run rampant in this series but i agree

everyone in this series has the best tastes ever

denial..........

THE BEST OKAY

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