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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?

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

[ Neehee's... A soft, thoughtful hum. ]

I've never heard of it, [ because he doesn't visit vegetarian diners usually ] but if it's "fantastic," then I'm sure it's really good.

[ He's looking forward to it...♪ ]

Is your dog cute? [ this is a stupid question ]

Do you even need to ask? She's darling of course! [ Natalia grins, and pulls back from the sweater imaginings to find a photo on her phone! Flip, flip, flip, there we go!

It's a picture of Natalia herself (sans prosthetic on her left arm) cuddling with this dog more or less. There is a finger in one corner of the picture like the one who took it was clumsy and left it in there. ]

[ He probably lingers on her left arm a little too long, but he looks at the dog and ohhhh no how precious... ]

Ah, she really is... What's her name?

[ Something like that... Wanchan, or Butachan... He thinks it's a pug, so pig would be a close wordplay...! ]

She's Porsche!

[ Clearly, the best of names. Por-scha. Still, this sure is the dog's name. ]

[ ...Porsche... ]

Like the car?

Mmhm! Cars are a guilty fascination of mine, and when I saw her running around as a puppy, the name just stuck.

[ Even if she doesn't own a car now, she does think sportscars are fucking cool? Which is something she also feels bad for because environment and all? But. You know. ]

[ Well, sports cars are cool, so. ]

That's very cute. How long have you had her? Does she have a favorite food? What's her favorite spot to be scratched in? [ .......OH. ] Um— sorry. I'm used to asking this sort of thing at my job... I didn't mean to get carried away.

[ ...he likes animals and learning about people's animals. ]

Oh no, who doesn't like to talk about their babies like this?! [ She giggles and!! ] Porsche's on a special designer diet, so that's her favorite! I've had her since she was a few weeks old, and for two years now! Her favorite spot to be petted is riiiight there where the skin is a little loose under her jaw.

Edited 2017-11-26 06:01 (UTC)

[ Well, that unwinds some anxiety out of him, and he smiles a little more cheerfully. ]

How wonderful! [ Ah, she was looking at dog sweaters, right...? He'll take a look too and pick out a red one with a delicate snowflake pattern. ] With that in mind, I think this would suit her best... It's very, um... chic, I believe is the word?

It's probably close enough to a word!

[ . . . That's mean.

But she takes it all the same, considering it... and then nods. This will look good on her baby and she'll take it! ]

But what about yours?

I haven't decided yet. [ He's turning back to the people-sized ones... ] Um... One is for a friend I met through work. He's very cheerful and nice, and he's never shy with his words. It actually gets a little embarrassing.

[ But he doesn't seem to mind, not really, if the fondness he's having a poor time at hiding is any indication. ]

The other is for a girl I met recently... She's very beautiful and cute and kind, and she says we're friends and she baked me cookies, and she's like a snow angel given life. [ kinda. lovestruck here. ] I'm not sure if it's proper to give a girl something so soon after meeting her... Um, but I guess by the time Christmas comes around, it'll have been a while, right...?

[ ... ]

And I thought about one for myself, but I don't know if I'd want to match either or both of them, or if just getting a Christmas sweater like this would count as matching, and I really don't know if I could handle my first friend's exuberance... But it might be nice to match, too... [ ...oh, uh— ] I didn't mean to ramble. Sorry.

[ . . . What a silly, silly boy. She pulls her sweater closer to herself, presses her lips together, and then walks on over.

Creepy? Maybe? No, it wouldn't really be all that creepy, but it might be a little forward? But you know what, it seems fun to her and she feels her lips quirking... ]

Why not match? That might be fun.

[ It might be... He guesses regardless of what he ends up choosing, he'll probably get squeezed to death anyway, so he might as well match, right...? But is it tacky to get the same sweater three times? Maybe. It's not like there's any other better way to match though...

Wait, maybe he shouldn't include Anya in his matching? But she might light up again, and it'd be really nice, ahhh he can already feel his heart soaring at the thought... Her and Hinata are probably already friends too, so it wouldn't be that weird, and even if they aren't they'd definitely get along, so it still wouldn't be too strange. Probably. Maybe. No, it'd still be weird.

Uuurrrrgh. Maybe he'll settle on getting her a really cute scarf instead. He could tie it for her then... ♪ Unless he chickened out or she didn't need his help with that? Oh no—

um, okay, he's snapping out of his thoughts. Clearing his throat. Having the decency to look ashamed of himself. ]

Probably... [ Then it's just... deciding which to pick. Hmm. There's a lot of choices, and he doesn't want anything too embarrassing since he'll have to wear it too... ] I don't want to mess anything up, that's all. I don't go to school like most people my age, so I feel like I'm a little, um... out of the loop.

Oh no, it's definitely normal to match with your friends! It's even in style!

[ No it's not? It's not at all? but her smirk grows, and she's going to tease this poor slow-seeming boy? She flips a few more photos in her phone and then shows off!!

It's a picture of her and a dark haired girl wearing matching swimsuits? This is not an appropriate thing to show someone? But she sure does, with a grin. And then flips to the next one to show them wearing matching tank tops somewhere? her and her best friend one summer. ]

[ His cheeks heat up immediately—Natalia is much older than him and he's not usually interested in older women, but her and her friend are very pretty. ]

A-ah, I see! [ He's going to duck away now, busying himself with the sweaters to calm down. Ahhhh, mature women really are something else... ] Thank you for the insight, Natalia. I'll pick something that'll suit him and I both then.

[ something..... something........ ]

Oh... oh! How about this, then!

[ She puts the phone away, already bounding towards the next thing now she's teased him a little in the form of--

This awful starry night blue sweater that looks normal enough on the front but has a full on santa sleigh on the back. ]

[ oh that looks n what is that ]

You certainly have an eye for these things, don't you. [ He'll go over and... look at it... wow. ] I think it'd suit you more, Natalia.

Oh no, blue isn't my color at all!

[ Red is. Obviously.

... She looks okay in blue. ]

Besides, I don't know who I'd share it with.

[ ...oh, uh. ]

That girl in your pictures? [ ??? Her friend?? ]

Oh, she doesn't wear sweaters. Or shirts, really.

[ . . . It's said with a straight face, more to see if it'll get a reaction out of him. ]

[ .............. WAIT HOLD ON ]

N-Not even shirts?

[ it took him a second but there it is. a hushed, shocked whisper. because he doesn't want to make a scene. ]

Around me, at least...

[ She pushes her hands together, looking off to the side with a smirk.

... Oh, that was a cute reaction. ]

[ ......oh. ]

I- I see. [ they're definitely dating, aren't they? "friend"... ] Um... I'm happy for you.

[ that's what you're supposed to say, right? ]

Oh, that's not the case with your friends?

[ With. A surprised!! Tone!! ]

[ ........um!! ]

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