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repeter2017-11-16 11:50 pm
recollecters) wrote in repeter2017-11-16 11:50 pm
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NOVEMBER TDM
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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! |
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Ah, yes, silly me. Can't disappoint the cute girl, can I?
[he seems sincerely remorseful for a moment but then Cain does the unthinkable. still looking Clover dead in the eyes, he brings the flask directly to his lips and takes a good long swallow of it's contents. that's what you wanted, right Clover? for Cain to stop wasting cheap whiskey on even cheaper coffee? good cause he agrees!!
anyhow, the customer in front of Clover looks amused, perhaps even a bit frightened by the audacity of their cashier's brazen acts. with a grin, he turns his attention back to the customer and begins ringing up the items.]
Listen, it's what she wanted. [it's not but, he doesn't particularly care. either way, Clover helped boost his energy levels back up.] And she's right you know? Stop mixing this poor excuse for fart water with the good stuff.
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She's calm. She wants to help him. Really, she wants to help him. He wants to get his life together even if he never acts like it. She has to trust that people want to be better even if they're doing everything to sabotage themselves.
She opens her eyes, walks over to the counter (she's not cutting, she swears), and points to his
stupidjob jeopardizing flask. ]You're only going to disappoint yourself because we both know you don't have anything in there that I'd approve of. [ To the customer between them: ] Please don't hold it against him. It's a little too early for.... proper critical thinking from him. [ Probably. ]
Please let me see that flask.
[ She holds her hand out. Because she cares. ]
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Miss, I'm gonna have to ask you to not cut in line.
[as he says this, he quickly tucks the flask back into his pocket.]
I know you're busy and it's the holiday rush but it's no excuse to disregard your fellow man.
[Cain knows exactly what he's doing and, honestly, he's thrilled by it even if he's doing his very best not to crack a smile as he stares Clover down with all the seriousness he could muster.]
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I'm not disregarding you at all. In fact... [ Here, she checks to see what they're buying. It's not much, which she's thankful for since she's nowhere close to rich, and she pulls out her debit card. ]
I'll cover their purchase because I'm full of holiday spirit.
[ She turns back to Cain. What now? ]
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but today? today was the battle of winning this random stranger at the cash register.]
Oh? Very well then. [turning to the customer.] Is that alright with you?
[with tension in the air, Cain starts to scan the items- tunnel visioning on the items until they were nearly all scanned. all that was left was Clover's items. he'll get you back just yet Clover!]
Is this together or do you want to make a separate transaction?
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Please make them separate. Thank you.
[ Clover only has a couple items, and it wouldn't hurt to put them all together, but she's tedious about tracking her expenses. Also, making Cain do his job doesn't hurt.
She waits until the random stranger leaves before raising her eyebrows at him. ]
Are you mad at me?