repeter | NOVEMBER TDM

TEST DRIVE

NOVEMBER TEST DRIVE
The city of Recollé...

What do you mean the city's behaving for once?

I.
The Mayor's growing desperate with Thanksgiving right around the corner as those gosh darn turkeys continue to elude him. The birds that escaped at the beginning of the month continue to wreak havoc over the city as they mingle with the crowds and lay their golden eggs in less than convenient places.

However, with the clock counting down to Turkey Day, the birds appear to be a little more aggressive. You may find yourself actively chased out of a shop or your classroom by one of these wild birds gobbling angrily all the way. Perhaps a bird is nesting in the middle of the sidewalk forcing you to take a new path. Or perhaps you've come across one of their golden eggs, but be careful! It doesn't take more than a gentle touch now for these eggs to explode, showering anyone nearby with surprises such as candy, shaving cream, mud, bugs, plastic cars, crayons or other small tokens.

Will you attempt to catch the birds to turn them into city hall for the $50 reward? Or are you too busy running around to avoid them?

II.
Even with the turkeys on rampage, that doesn't damper the holiday season. Citizens from all over the city are preparing for the festivities of the month. Over at Tribunal Terrace several members from various volunteer groups and the Community Center are organizing their small annual Thanksgiving day parade that kicks off the city's potluck dinner. Grocery stores are swamped with shoppers picking up last-minute supplies for their big meals and you may find yourself fighting for that last jar of gravy.

Over at the community theater, children prepare for their Thanksgiving pageant and it's a flurry of activity from costumes to rehearsals to last-minute stage preparation before the big day. There's plenty of work to be done whether you're acting in the pageant or working on-set. The theater will need as many volunteers as possible to pull this show off.

Granted, there are plenty of things to go wrong in the chaos. One of the parade floats begins to drift away from Tribunal Terrace and rolls down the street on its own leaving volunteers to chase after it and fight off an onslaught of turkeys. Lights blow out in the theater and some wiring and set pieces need to be repaired. And did that person's grocery cart of food just hit your car? Good luck.

Are you prepared for your celebrations and willing to help your fellow neighbor? Or are you a last-minute straggler left high and dry?

III.

Earlier in the month several stores had discounted prices on all things blue and it looks like the prices just keep dropping. With green fully restored to all items in the city, items such as clothing, art supplies and food change prices every hour, on the hour.

The city of Recollé knows a good bargain when it sees it and hundreds of people hit the streets to snatch up what stock they can. It's like Black Friday came early and after a while some stores can't even keep up with demand. Maybe you're among the crowd hunting for just the right shade of green for your holiday packages, or perhaps you're some poor sap who got called into work at 6am on your day off to deal with a swarm of customers. No matter who you are though, you will find yourself having to answer the age-old question: which color is better, green or blue?

IV.
The blue skies have only been back for a few weeks before the gray of winter rolls in again. The wind picks up a little and the ocean crashes against the shore down at Peach Beach. The city grows dark each day beginning at about 4:30pm and the temperature drops little by little.

It's on November 18th that residents will find that there's a bit of frost on their windows when they wake up that Saturday. Toward the early afternoon, the first snowfall of the season begins. It's nothing much, mostly flurries that swirl and dance through the air and cause a burst of excitement among people. Some residents may even remember it's very similar to the Founder's Day holiday.

Though this won't be the last time it snows in the city, there's something magical about the first sign of winter as fall exits. Get out there and build a tiny snowman or catch snowflakes on your tongue. At least the turkeys seem to retreat from the snow itself.

BONUS.
Over the course of the month residents will find that the spotty reception they've always had has grown even worse. Static rings out over the line and long-distance calls stop going through. Emails bounce back despite numerous attempts, and don't even think about getting clear audio or video through Skype. No matter how hard one tries, by November 30th it will become incredibly clear that all phone calls, texts, emails and video chats to people outside of the city have been shut down. The internet will continue to function as normal (browse and share those cat videos to your heart's content) and inner-city communication functions just fine. You can try calling your service provider...but who knows if you'll get through?

And last but not least in the world of inconveniences, in some instances your calls and emails may be rerouted to fellow Retrospec users. Sorry about that!

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 current players, please remember that TDM threads can only be used for bonus points, not regains.

Please note: you will need a reserve to apply, and current characters must have full AC posted at the time of their reservation.

Your November 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

[Kiddo.]

I'm a fully functioning adult, thank you. [Said with a grin. No but seriously, he knows he's short and looks fifteen.] I'm eighteen.

Haa. Folding over like a plant! That's a great one! But I have no idea. You're probably not wrong on either account.

[Given the way his dad acts. But he just gives another laugh and a shrug.]

So when did they start calling you Cain?

Eighteen? Ha! You're just a dumb kid, kiddo.

[Cain's only four years older than Reed but everyone is a kiddo to him. even people four years older than Cain get called kiddo.

boyhowdy is Reed nosy. he squints at the question, one hand firmly on his hip as he scoffs.]

I dunno. Maybe when I was fourteen. Maybe it was when I killed that man? Maybe it was when I fucked a dog? Why the fuck do you wanna know? [he's joking.] You're being awfully nosy for someone I just met.

Pfft. As long as that's clear, then, cool.

[He stated he was eighteen. That's about all he can do. Sigh.]

You killed somebody? When you were fourteen???

Wait, why would you fuck a dog? That sounds... unpleasant.

[Don't worry, he's only half-buying the delinquent act.

Yes, Reed is very nosy. All in the name of one thing.]

I want to be friends! That's all. Besides you seem super cool, so why not?

[Reed gets a good laugh out of Cain as Cain decides that maybe the kid isn't that bad.]

Nothin' gets by you kid.

[Cain shakes his head at Reed, patting around his jacket pockets for his cigarettes. he find them, taps out a single one and lights it up. with the cigarette between his lips, he takes a long drag before turning to Reed. blowing out the smoke, Cain asks:]

You really wanna be friends with someone who, moments ago, was gonna beat you up?

[he almost feels sorry for Reed.]

This is why yer a freak kiddo.

Ehh, I've been beat up before. That's how I know I can take it. Besides, there are worse things.

Not that I'm not glad you didn't, but hey, you ever need a punching bag, I'm fine with it.

But yea, I totally wanna be friends. Call me a freak all you want, but I say it's worth it. And I can do all sorts of things. Fixing cars and joking around are my specialties, though. So, hey, never a dull moment! I'm a perfect bag of entertainment and a stress outlet.

Huh. You're alright for a dumb kid, kiddo. [he smirks;] I like the cut of your jib.

[Cain claps a hand on Reed's shoulder, jabbing a free finger in his direction. quickly adding before the kid gets the wrong idea or goes off on some tangent about how they're going to discover the true meaning of the holiday spirit or some bullshit about how turkeys are the true power of friendship. whatever. cain doesn't want to hear it.]

But yer still too fuckin' nosy.

[Look. Everyone knows the true power of friendship is ice cream. Reed swears by it.

And he just laughs.]

What? Being nosy bothers you? Aren't friends supposed to know what each other is like?

[Reed. Reed, you have no room to talk. You never let anyone in your personal life.
Still, he shrugs.]

Guess I'll just have to aggressively friend you without being nosy.

[He's still going to be totally nosy. Because he's always going to be testing the waters. Sorry, dude.]

[that hand on Reed's shoulder? yeah. Cain gives it a firm squeeze, a warning of sorts, before letting go.]

Let's get one thing straight kid, I'm not your friend. [yet.] You don't wanna be friends with me, got it?

[he takes another drag of his cigarette, focusing on the release it gives him to try to ignore how excited this kid seemed about friendship. Cain felt bad because he could tell this kid was starved for any kind of attention. but he had also meant it when he'd told Reed that he wasn't the kind of person to befriend.

he coughs, briefly choking on his own smoke as he looked around.]

Where are those fuckin' birds at?

[Reed takes a look around himself. Where are those birds?]

Maybe they're hiding in the golden eggs, now. Those things explode into anything.

[Annnnnd.... now he's looking for eggs to poke at, ready for any of them to explode at any minute, and thus flinching when he taps any.]

So, humour me. Why don't I want to be friends with you?

I ain't touching those shitty eggs.

[one of them had ruined his stuff earlier when he'd happened across one. so it's no surprise that he keeps his distance from Reed when the other goes around poking for golden eggs. fuck those awful exploding eggs. especially the ones with shaving cream.]

I'm no good, ya know? And you seem like a good kid.

Yea, that's fair. You never know what's gonna be in one of these. I'll take the damage, no biggie.

[And then Reed actually.... just stares at Cain for a moment at that answer. Oh, the things he could say. But... well, that's a secret.]

I'm a good kid, huh? Psht, yea, right! If being a bad boy is your only reason for not wanting to be friends, then I'm going to upgrade you to best friend status.

[upgrade you to best friend status. that- well. Cain chuckles lightly, shaking his head and rolling his eyes at Reed's optimistic output.]

Are ya some kind of masochist? [well, Cain doesn't care. you'd have to be a masochist to be his friend anyways.] Well, whatever. You're alright with me kid. Just don't get too chummy now, ok?

Yea, deal!

[Yay, he got a friend!]

OH! THERE'S ONE!

[And Reed books it for a turkey sitting by a tree down a ways. He's going to catch this thing if it kills him.

Well... wait.... Maybe let it beat the piss out of him, but not kill him. He prefers living, thank you.]

NOVEMBER TDM

I couldn't be more ready xD

cain's not pulling any stops here

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dreamwidth ate my tag cries

Oh noooo. D: -gives you cookies-

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