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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

Only a few times! But if you're asking this much... does that mean you're interested in me and her?

[ HE SQUEEZES THE SWEATER, OH GOD. ]

N-Not like that! [ Please don't paint him as a pervert... He slowly relaxes his grip. ] But I... would like to hear about your friendship...? You two sounded very close.

[ ...i mean

no shit, tsukasa? ]

[ . . . Wow. She...

giggles a little but, ]

I'll tell you at lunch! For now, I need to buy Porsche this sweater and you wanted to get some for you friends too, right?

That's right.

[ Ah... .... .......The one he's holding is disgusting. He feels like dying just looking at it.

Hinata'd like it, probably. He's gonna grab a second for himself and gently fold them both over his arm. ]

I'll buy Anya's later... [ mumble mumble. ] She'd look cuter with a scarf anyway... [ And a little louder— ] Shall we?

[ Oh, wow, that is gross.

... But at the same time, she can't help but laugh. Oh wow, oh wow, the boy is taking initiative now? It's a little silly of him, but the older girl nods all the same. She had already been drifting towards the register and now she marches ahead of him. ]

Let's.

[ He really wants to hear about her "close friendship"...! Despite taking initiative before, he's just going to follow behind her. Slowly attempting to get rid of the regret he's feeling.

Maybe it'll go away if he just thinks about this being training for being confident.......

...he does not feel any less regretful after everything's paid for, but now these are his, so. It's fine. Think of that smile... Be strong, Tsukasa Suzakura... When they're out of the store, he'll glance at her. ]

Please lead the way.

I will, don't worry! I'm glad you were able to find something to match with a friend of yours, that's an important step... Ah, they are real, right?

[ . . .

Look, yeah, we're definitely going, with her now having a bag under her arm. ]

Of course he is! [ Does he look like the kind of person who

never mind. He's following juuust a tiny bit behind her, he doesn't really do full-on side-by-side action... usually... He adjusts the bag on his arm a little and sighs. ] Do you want to hear about him...?

[ Like is that his cue or something... ]

I don't mind, if you'd like to talk about them. You don't need to though.

[ Oh... ]

[ ...Um... if he doesn't need to, then he doesn't have to, right? But if he shuts up now, then is she really going to believe him...?

He's quiet for a second, trying to figure out how to go about this. Name first obviously, but what else...? Should he just start talking and see where that takes him? Maybe... ]

His name's Hinata—he's around my age, with really bright orange hair? He's always smiling, and he's really outgoing... He'll talk to pretty much anyone, anywhere, and he'll decide that he and them are friends pretty much at the same time. He doesn't really grasp the idea of personal space either, but he's always warm, so it's not that bad, especially since it's getting colder.

[ Tsukasa scratches his cheek a little, considering his words. ]

He's shameless, too. He'll say really forward things without thinking anything of them, but he'll mean every word anyway. I don't think there's anyone who doesn't like him, and I don't think he knows how to dislike someone himself. [ Which isn't terrible, honestly. He smiles a little, letting his hand drop. ] Hinata's very... Um, it has two readings for its kanji, and both of them have to do with the sun. I think it suits him very well.

[ Even if it's written with hiragana. ]

Hinata's my opposite in every way, if I'm honest. [ So he doesn't really get why Hinata thinks he's fun to talk to, or hang out with, or any of that? But he appreciates it anyway. It's nice. ] But, um, anyway... That's him.

[ she listens to the boy talking, keeping silent ahead of him and smiling a little to herself. So what she's gotten out of this is... this boy is very awkward, has very few friends, and has experienced something special. It's something she completely can't relate to, having had a close friend from a young age and a big family. But at the same time, it's funny to imagine say... Clover telling her this same story.

Not that she ever would.

But all the same, she hums a little... ]

I'm glad that you'll be taking your relationship to the next level soon, then.

[ —HOLD ON HOLD ON HOLD ON!! He's shaking his bag, no no, um, this is just a misunderstanding, clearly...!! ]

We're— I'm— It isn't like that! [ He's whining just a little. ] We're just friends!

Aren't you going to upgrade to sweater friends soon though?

[ he feels like he just got played

god. ]

It's just a gift. For Christmas.

[ Mmmmm.... ] But will they get the chance to wear that if you give it to them then? Not until he next year, right?

[ ... ]

He can still wear it after Christmas?

[ he... guesses? Maybe? It's a sweater, and it doesn't have anything too super aggressively holidayish about it... ]

Oh, see, like I said, sweater friends! You're going to match with him after Christmas?

[ Heeeee. ]

[ Why does it sound weird when she says it like that. ]

They're just sweaters! [ Is this to her or to himself..... a little of both. ] But... Not all the time? If we sync up, then we sync up!

Mmmm. You could also match elsewhere...? Socks? Underwear?

I am not matching underwear with him.

[ Then it really is like they're dating....... He's fond of Hinata but it isn't like that!!! ]

Oh no, I hope you remember to wear it then... that could be bad, if you need to take your shirt off for him...

That isn't going to happen!

[ This is about what he expects-fears... being picked on. ]

Oh... That's too bad.

Oh well, it won't be too much further to the place.

[ That diner, that is. ]

[ The place...... oh, the diner, right?

Then he can turn the tables on her!! ...That probably won't happen. ]

Alright. [ ... ] How long have you and your friend known each other, by the way?

[ get this started early so he can stop thinking about stupid stuff ]

Mmmm, we met in Kindergarten...? Maybe it w as pre-school? Either way, it's been at least fifteen years now, I think?

[ That sounds about right. She's always been there ]

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