repeter | NOVEMBER TDM

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NOVEMBER TDM

TEST DRIVE

NOVEMBER TEST DRIVE
The city of Recollé...

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

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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?

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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?

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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

I: The Turkeys Strike...?
I really don't understand how you can mess up an order this badly...

[ So the woman sighed, her right hand coming to cup her cheek, frowning to see one of those turkeys chasing someone around campus. Maybe they got a little too close to the nest...?

... The platinum blonde woman smirks though the moment after that thought connects and she, seeing as how the turkey would have needed to vacate that nest to chase those poor saps, goes to crouch down and find the nest. After all, it'll have those golden eggs with the goodies inside, right? She hasn't bothered to turn a turkey in, but she's sure seen those. Either way, the girl is crouching down to scout out her payday! She even set her bag down near here to give her both "hands" free! Let's do this. ]

II: The Holiday Cheer...?
[ Mmm. You know, more of her family is in town these days, maybe she should get back together with them, like old times. Last year, she spent the holiday working around the days of and had a Friendsgiving. It's this which she has in mind as she wears some nice red skirts and dresses the last few days of year she can get away with that while wearing leggings under it.

Oh well!

For her part, while the layout of the town seems to be changing a lot at her favorite places around town (vegan or health food hotspots, mostly, though some cafes and other stores feel free to assume its one you're working at) she's coming in with bright smile! ]

Excuse me, but do you have somewhere I might put up a flier?

[ She says with an earnest face once she's found the manager? Or at least, that's her intent. ]

III: But Her Color's Red...?
[ All of this shopping stuff is weird. ... Plus her color is red. Like, blues look okay on her but she likes reds and whites! But okay, you know what, she's down for shopping...

Mostly?

Mostly, she's been finding herself looking weirdly at the sky and the newly changed deals, as if she's unsure if she's missing something. All the same though, ]

Did you find anything nice, yourself?

[ She asks, clapping a hand on her thigh to make for a slapping sound and a grin. It's entirely possible Natalia didn't even intend to buy anything, but her look is a little impish. ]

I saw somewhere with a nice deal upfront on sweaters...

[ Alternatively (especially because I'm late) feel free to wildcard anything. I've got my AU Workshop here and I've got my plurk at

bigdamnhero if you want to add me and/or ask some question. Yep. APPEARANCE WISE Natalia has hazel-y colored eyes and platinum blonde hair and her left arm is severed at the elbow/has a prosthetic on that side ]

[ Red's also his color, but green and blue aren't that bad... and it wouldn't hurt to add some to his winter wardrobe.

He doesn't realize she's talking to him until it's been an awkward amount of time between her comment and his answer, and Tsukasa pales a little as he clears his throat. How embarrassing, his parents would look at him with shame, he should be better— he should answer her. ]

Is- is that so? I do need a new sweater, and I have a friend who might appreciate one for Christmas... [ ...Hinata would probably be really happy if they had matching sweaters. He should probably get them ones that don't match or he'll die. ] Would you mind showing me them, miss...?

Just call me Natalia.

[ She nods though, and she offers him...

The fake left hand to hold? Because apparently she wants to see if someone who was slow to even respond will respond well to a pretty girl offering her hand and then offering a prosthetic hand. This is apparently a thing she's doing now? ]

It'd be my pleasure, though!

[ ...Is that a prosthetic? No, don't stare, that's rude— he takes the offered hand after a brief pause. It's not as bad as he thought it'd be? Not that he thought it'd be really bad or anything, because it's not bad it's just different, but

oh no he should talk. ]

Tsukasa. It's very nice to meet you, Miss... Um, it's very nice to meet you, Natalia. Thank you for the help, too. I'm usually not so lost, but the crowds have been busier than usual.

[ It is, and it's very clearly not a human hand you're holding there, Tsukasa. The one she has on now is designed for functionality and she doesn't have a myoelectric one, so while she is wearing a glove that simulates a hand shape to come extent, what is actually embracing your hand is a pair of pincers hidden within the fingers of the gloves?

She seems to be ignoring the discomfort he feels with a smile, or is oblivious to it? Who can say which is which... ]

Oh no, that's not good at all if you're getting lost. Will you need me to showy you to lunch afterwards too?

[ We're off, either way. ]

[ This is definitely not a human hand. No, these are pincers, like she's some sort of crab person. Wait, that's mean. She's too pretty to be a crab person for one, and she isn't crabby enough for two. Heheh, crabby. Wait, question. ]

I should be alright, but... I'd like to treat you for the help if you'll let me.

[ please let him everyone has been turning down his attempts just because they feel bad that he got elbowed in the face once. ]

Nachetanya Loei Piena Augustra (Natalia Fairweather) | Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers

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