NOVEMBER TDM

[recollecters]

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!

Comments

[steadycourse]

[The turkey seems satisfied for now at least, trotting away to leave them to their argument. Of course, Ishida still glares at the bird as it leaves-- if he sees that menace again, he'll make roast out of it and feed it to other turkeys!!

...

Ishida looks away from Leon, feeling slightly embarrassed and slightly mortified that he got that angry in front of him. Not only that, he cursed in front of all his classmates! Ngh, some role model he is...]

Y-yeah, what of it? Never heard someone curse before? [...That's not the right thing to say, huh? He should take responsibility, even if it's Leon. Their personal rivalry doesn't excuse the fact that he swore really loudly!! All swearing should be done internally!]

Ngh, I'll admit that it was out of line.

[hairstroke]

[That damn turkey!!! Leon also makes sure to give it a glare as it smugly trots off like that. Who did that little hell bird think he is? If he wasn't so fond of animals, he would have shown it whose boss.

As he lets out a huff, he takes notice of Ishida looking embarrassed. He had to admit, it did catch him by surprise to hear Ishida of all people curse. He's the last person he would have ever expect to utter foul language like that.]

It's just a curse word, everyone curses. Don't think too hard on it.

[Oh no. He frowns to himself as he was actually... being somewhat decent to him? Well, okay. As much as Leon gives him a hard time, he still thought it was silly for him to beat himself up over saying a word.]

Besides, that turkey deserved it. I've never seen such a rude creature in my life.

[He may not like Ishida but honestly? He hates that turkey more than him....]

[steadycourse]

[Ishida looks a little surprised to hear Leon say such a thing to him. It's probably the first time the other student said something... nice? It's probably best if he didn't think too much about it, but he doesn't want to just ignore this momentous occasion either.

Yes, Leon being a nice person is a momentous-- okay Ishida, you're the one being the asshole now.]

...Thanks.

[He's a little uncomfortable at first, but he's completely sincere as he looks at Leon. He could've easily made fun of him, perhaps poke at the fact that he wasn't being a model student... but his rival did none of those things. Maybe there is some decency to him, even though he's definitely still a jerk for the most part.

Nonetheless, he breaks into a large smile, his earlier energy returning full force.]

It was indeed, very rude! But now that it's gone, we can resume class and put this entire matter behind us!

[hairstroke]

[Getting so sincerely thanked by Ishida causes him to feel embarrassed. It's only made worse when he sees that large smile of his. Leon was so used to seeing the other man get annoyed or act like a model student that this sudden change in attitude felt weird. He didn't know how to react to that.]

... Don't get the wrong idea or anything. I'm only saying that because I really can't stand turkeys and that demon bird from hell deserved that insult.

[It's sort of an attempt to say you're welcome. While crossing his arms, Leon quickly averts his eyes away. In typical tsundere fashion. The look of embarrasment is quite evident even if he's trying his hardest to hide it.

Maybe he would have felt better if he insulted him like he normally did but just this once, he couldn't bring himself to do that. Weirdly, he thought it was kinda interesting to see Ishida break out of his model student behavior and see him curse like that. It felt even weirder to actually agree with him on something. It's that god damn turkey's fault for that too. Curse them for making him actually GASP sympathize with Ishida.]

Yeah, let's just leave it at that and forget this happened. I'm ready to start class without the sounds of gobbling lurking around.

[With a huff, Leon picks up his books off a nearby desk and quickly makes his way to his usual spot in the classroom.]