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

[stressweets]

[ .......you know what this is very picturesque, wonderful to look at while he tries to become one with the seat and also his milkshake, why is he That Friend. he just paid for these, it isn't worth a declaration like that..!! ]

A little. [ ugh, he's just glad he didn't break it. what would his parents say. ] I haven't really noticed it hurting it all that much anyway... You're a good distraction.

[ laughter is the best medicine and etc. even if he's been mostly mortified ]

[livens]

Haha! Well, if it's helping than I'm glad it is? I think it's always easier to get past pain when you're with other people, too! Aniki used to give me really cool sentai bandaids whenever I got hurt, you know? And he'd do hero poses until I forgot what was wrong.

[stressweets]

[ ...... ] Is your whole family like that? [ okay that sounds kind of rude— ] Full of energy.

[livens]

They are! Well, Neechan is a little less over the top~? But they're all great people and have lots of drive! Mm, it's too bad Aniki's away for college, or I'd introduce you?

[stressweets]

[ he's going to just have some of his milkshake to hide his lowkey terror at the idea of meeting someone who's like, twice as hinata as hinata is.

but this milkshake's actually really good?? he's lighting up, this swirl was totally a great idea, he loves it— ]

Well, if he ever visits, then I'd like to meet him, too. [ polite boy. ] I don't think my oneechan'll ever come back from Japan, but... if she does, then I think I'd like you introduce to her as well. I think she'd like you a lot.

[livens]

[ someday maybe tsukasa will be that unlucky? SOMEDAY. ]

What's your sister like? [ IS SHE REFINED ]

[stressweets]

[ HAHAHAHAHA tsukasa pauses, trying to figure out how to start, then leans his cheek in his hand. ]

Well... She doesn't like people telling her what to do, or how to act, or anything like that—so she's never gotten along with our parents, and she even moved to Japan when I was much younger because of that. I've only ever really seen her in pictures and talked to her over email, and sometimes on the phone... I guess I'd call her strong-willed? She's kind though, and determined to do what she wants to with her life. Mom and Dad don't like me talking to her though—I think they think she'll be a bad influence on me.

[ ...talking about his older sister always makes him slightly depressed, he really likes her and misses her and wants to actually hang out-hang out with her... ]

I guess she's the type of person that if she met you, she'd thank you for taking pity on me and being my friend...? That sounds mean, but she wouldn't mean anything by it... Maybe. She's fun.

[livens]

It's not like I've taken pity, though~? [ at least, he doesn't see it that way...hinata doesn't hang out with anyone he doesn't want to hang out with. ]

But she sounds really cool! I hope she visits sometime, so we can all hang out in person. We could show her the h...chocobos, and take her out for ice cream!

[stressweets]

[ ... ] We'll have horses back before she comes here. [ that's a nice way of saying "in a million years." he doesn't mean to be a downer but he just can't see her visiting.... ] That would be nice though.

[livens]

When horses come back, we should go out to dinner!

[stressweets]

Your treat, right?

[livens]

I'll even open the doors for you!

[stressweets]

You don't have to go that far! It isn't a date, after all... [ just a celebration

except tsukasa's the type of person to just open doors for people so w/e ]

[livens]

Soooo? Are you just protesting because you want to open the doors?

[stressweets]

Wh— no, that's not... [ .............. ] Maybe.

[livens]

I'm okay with you opening doors for me if you prefer it~! Sometimes being treated like a princess is nice!

[stressweets]

Do you really consider it being treated like a princess? It's only polite.

[livens]

It's like being a princess with a loyal retainer!

[stressweets]

We haven't known each other long enough for me to be your retainer. Those are usually in families for generations, aren't they?

[livens]

Theeeeeen a hired bodyguard? A knight??

[ are they roleplaying or what ? ]

[stressweets]

[ they're being stupid ?? also that's a laugh. him, a bodyguard!! or a knight!!!! ]

...Please try imagining me protecting you, Hinata.

[livens]

...Is it meant to be impossible?

[stressweets]

[ ???????????? ]

Yes?

[livens]

Eh? It's not like you're super weak, you know! You work at the stables, too...it's a lot of physical stuff in addition to helping out. Besides, you definitely kind of look like a guy who could have a fencing epee and look at home...

[stressweets]

I'll concede about my physical strength, but... [ an epee...... that's really noble? ] I don't think my personality lends itself to knighthood though.

[ look he knows he's reserved and shy. knights aren't?? ]