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The Wardens ([personal profile] directrice) wrote2021-09-15 08:39 am
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[TEST DRIVE #1]

TEST DRIVE #1


"Sit up straight, Inmate! Do you slouch like that in front of your mother? Have some self-respect-- no one else is going to have it for you!"

The demanding voice rouses you from your slumber. In the blink of an eye, you've found yourself some place. . . different! Let's take a brief look into what your new life as an inmate at the Edge of Reverie will entail.
PROMPT I: Respect for the Dead (???)

[This month, your assignment from the Warden is. . . to go grave robbing?? Some elaborate and lavish mausoleums have appeared in the cemetery, and if you could somehow get inside, there's probably plenty of treasure for you to pilfer. The only problem is that each and ever mausoleum is shut tightly with an iron-barred gate. Perhaps those with super strength of mad lockpicking skills can brute force their way inside?]

[Once you do manage to get inside, you'll find some treasure! Everything from golden jewelry to fancy clothing to elaborate artwork. . . it's all yours for the taking! Except. . . when you touch it, you start to feel kind of. . . weird?]

[Jewelry: You start to feel very envious of what those around you have that you have not. And no matter how hard you try to quash that envy, you just want to take their stuff for yourself.

Clothing: You feel very vain, and just have to show off to those you meet. Look at this coat, isn't it to die for? You worked sooooo hard to get it! Wouldn't they love to have one of these for themselves? Haha, it's too bad that they can't!

Artwork: The entire world suddenly seems oh-so beautiful, and you simply must express this fact. That person you're talking to? They're gorgeous, and all you want to do is hold their hand or touch their cheek or play with their hair. Wow, who knew art could make someone so touchy-feely?

Misc: Feel free to make up your own effect that's associated with some kind of objects that doesn't fall into one of the categories above! Any type of compulsion will do, be it harmless and silly or dangerous and maybe a little violent. Have fun!]

PROMPT II: Get Jiggy With It

[The jukebox in Theo's diner is blasting some tunes today! It cycles from song to song, some of them low and melancholy, and some of them upbeat and bouncy. And some of them might sound familiar. . .?]

[Either way, as soon as you hear the music, your body starts to move on its own volition in time to the music. Whoa! It's time to dance!! The only way to clear the compulsion to dance is to find a partner and boogie down. But hey, maybe this is a great way to meet new people?]

PROMPT III: Team Bonding. . .?

[So. . . you're locked in your dorm. With the other members of your team. And with the instructions, so "helpfully" provided by the Warden, to get to know each other better. Today is going to be a fun day!!]

[At least there's a helpful list of team building activities posted on the (locked) front door to give you some guidance:]

[1) Do a trust fall!
2) Play charades!
3) Ask someone a super embarrassing question!
4) Give someone a kiss!
5) Punch someone in the face!!]

[. . . hm! Well! You can also make up other "team-building" exercises as you wish, and assume they are also on the list. Have fun!!]

PROMPT IV: La Lune

[You know what they say about monsters and the full moon, right? Well. . . tonight, the clocktower's hands have shifted: the hour hand points to XIII, and the minute hand points to V. Tonight's moon is bright and crisp and clear in the sky, and whatever possession has a hold of you may be a little. . . ah. Stronger than it normally is]

[Those with full-on possessions may find themselves temporarily controlled by whatever entity is residing in their body. Those with nothing more than monster instincts may find them wishing to follow their ID more often than not-- a little nibble on someone here or there, nothing more. And those who are fortunate enough to still 100% be themselves will be. . . well. Unaffected! Aren't you lucky?]

[Be careful. Life in the Edge of Reverie isn't all fun and games.]

PROMPT V: The Wildcard

[Make up your own prompts! You can use any part of the setting as inspiration. Have fun!]

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OOC READ ME: You can pick whatever team and monster you want for your character and go with it for the TDM! At this point, however, TDM threads will not be canon since teams and monsters aren't official yet.

The game will open on October 2 at some nebulous time!! Whenever I wake up and feel like posting the intro log, basically.

Apps are now open, but I won't be responding to them until closer to the 2nd. Probably I'll have all initial teams sorted and done by the 1st but waggles hands. WHENEVER I GET TO IT, REALLY.

Also, please bear in mind the invite policy for this game. Thank you so much for your interest, and have fun!

ETA: CELI MADE A DISCORD SO FEEL FREE TO JOIN!!
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[personal profile] survivaltricks 2021-09-18 05:12 pm (UTC)(link)
a. GRAVEROBBING

[there is a young man standing in front of the mausoleum, staring at it with eyes squinted and arms folded. he looks about seventeen, with black?? feathers?? growing among his curly locks and two tiny little feathery wings tearing through the back of his prison outfit]

[there's another pause, and then he hums]

I'm not sure today is a good day for inviting a ghostly curse upon my household.

[oh]

b. jukebox

[that same young man is sliding into the diner just looking for some food, only to have his body suddenly jerk to the side as he starts to dance in time with the music. he looks momentarily bewildered? before he just]

[kind of shrugs and goes along with it]

Sure, okay. This is exactly what I came here to do, after all.

[NO IT IS NOT]

c. wildcard.

[IDK HIT ME UP Y'ALL KNOW ME I'M EASY]
hatesdeerstalkers: (oh no it's bartender grandpa)

a

[personal profile] hatesdeerstalkers 2021-09-18 05:22 pm (UTC)(link)
A superstitious sort, are you?

[That's said in a joking, british tone as an older-looking man with silver fox ears and 6 tails comes up behind him, noting the feathers and wings.]

Then again, given our situation, that's not surprising.

[You know, the....oh, everything.]
survivaltricks: (pic#12975852)

[personal profile] survivaltricks 2021-09-18 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[. . . fluffy. . . stares at the tails in COMPLETE TRANSFIXION for a minute before he blinks and looks up again, wings fluttering a bit behind him. his eyes are a bright yellow!]

I'm the type to throw salt over my shoulder every time I spill the shaker. Better safe than sorry, as they say.

[HIS TONE IS PERFECTLY EVEN is he being serious]
mapsio: (156)

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[personal profile] mapsio 2021-09-18 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
If not today, then surely you wouldn't do it tomorrow, right?

[ When did Haru get here? Has she been standing there for a while? Maybe. ]
messianic: (of plaintive sweetness)

b.

[personal profile] messianic 2021-09-18 06:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[As promised, here I am. Minato also looks momentarily bewildered as Akira starts to groove it up, but after a moment he just kind of claps a little.

Clap clap clap.

And blandly:]

Wow, good job. You're tearing it up.

[Minato's time is Coming]
laughitoff: (how to get ahead.)

[personal profile] laughitoff 2021-09-18 06:14 pm (UTC)(link)
i. graverobbing

[well here's a guy who kind of looks like he belongs in a cemetery, pale and lanky and dressed in black robes with red accents. there's a pair of black fox ears on his head and a matching tail switching back and forth behind him in interest, as he surveys one of the mausoleums and the possibilities of getting inside. he'll say, to no one in particular:]

Isn't this a little bit on the nose?

iii. team bonding

[he's sprawled in an untidy seat on the floor as he surveys the list, but he doesn't seem as interested in it as he is in the bottles of alcohol he swiped from Liz's Pool Hall. there's one open in his hand and a couple of others stood up beside him]

Eh...why don't we just have a drink together instead? That counts, right?

v. wildcard

[idk man if you want something else i'm here for a good time]
Edited 2021-09-18 18:16 (UTC)
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[personal profile] survivaltricks 2021-09-18 06:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[his gaze snaps up, like he's surprised to see her, but. . . after a moment he smiles and laughs, wings fluttering]

Yeah, probably not. There are some things in life that just aren't worth it.
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[personal profile] chevaliere 2021-09-18 06:21 pm (UTC)(link)
a. TEAMBONDING

When I think of bonding, I cannot say it is exactly like this. Someone would willingly let another strike them in the face? Perhaps they mean it an ambush...but how is that positive bonding?

[ But the importance of bonding is all the same. So, he's open to trying...most things. Perhaps a little friendly convincing if anyone wanted anything else from him. So Aymeric will be comfortably wallflowering and observing for the moment. ]

b. WILDCARD

[ Aymeric is still sorta new for me, SO PLS BE GENTLE. Poke me here if you wanna do something different, I'm pretty easy to go along with anything! ]
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[personal profile] survivaltricks 2021-09-18 06:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[somehow, amidst all the the moving and grooving, Akira manages to take a sweeping bow]

Thanks. I took ballet as a kid.

[this]

[is not ballet???]
improbablenotimpossible: (You know my methods)

[personal profile] improbablenotimpossible 2021-09-18 06:24 pm (UTC)(link)
a. Tomb Raiding

[Graverobbing was not something the Detective was keen on, but with graves come grave goods - and information. Lock-picking was quite easy for him, as he starts to examine the artwork, careful not to displace anything. However, at a dust-covered inscription, he starts brushing it off, the long, silky tail wagging in curiosity, upright ears perking, making look very much like a dog happily digging up an old bone except for his glowing red eyes]

Let's see what we have here...

b. the song everyone knows

[He didn't expect that song in the jukebox at all. His ears perked up, tilting his head in confusion before he suddenly all but flings himself from his seat.]

What on...

[Soon he pivots on the ball of his foot before leaping dramatically on the table, fur flying as he spreads his arms out, kicking high in the air going nearly perfectly vertical... guess he'll just can-can until the music over? It isn't exactly dignified, but he suppose it could be worse... please don't turn and bow]

C. Two words follow by spinning motions

[Charades! Sherlock happily guesses words when prompted, but when his turn is up - he first holds out two fingers, then he points to his canine-like ears]

D. Wildcard
[hit me up with anything]
Edited 2021-09-18 18:39 (UTC)
messianic: (I slam the screen with a newspaper)

[personal profile] messianic 2021-09-18 06:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[this is not ballet at all

minato considers that]

Right. Makes sense.

[sure.

He shrugs a little and... in the course of shrugging, also starts to groove a little.

he looks at his arms like they have betrayed him.]

Oh. Me too?
messianic: (schedules of sentiment)

c

[personal profile] messianic 2021-09-18 06:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[Minato considers this for a moment!

And then blandly:]

Two words. Ear mites.

[no]
improbablenotimpossible: (Mortified)

Re: c

[personal profile] improbablenotimpossible 2021-09-18 06:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[His ears spinned back before shaking his head, lips cured back sightly before he gestures to his ear then to his ringer finger]
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[personal profile] survivaltricks 2021-09-18 06:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[omg. huffs a little laugh, his li'l wings fluttering a bit!!]

Hm. Is this suddenly a dance off? Isn't this how the animal kingdom establishes a pecking order?

[AKIRA]
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[personal profile] survivaltricks 2021-09-18 06:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[staring at his ears. . . because they're cute. . .]

[then snaps back to himself with a shake of his head, wings twitching behind him]

Juuuuust a little bit. I'm surprised we're being expected to do more crimes.
laughitoff: (king in my story.)

[personal profile] laughitoff 2021-09-18 06:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[they're very cute and fluffy!! his wings are getting eyed as well]

Maybe they're testing our capabilities as criminals and we should do it badly? What do you think?
messianic: (He is Prism born.)

[personal profile] messianic 2021-09-18 06:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[akira no]

Ah... I'm not that interested in that sort of thing.

[Just saying

They're still dancing, but he is not.]

You can have the top spot if you want.
messianic: (with the same words)

[personal profile] messianic 2021-09-18 06:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, that was wrong. [duh, minato]

Ring... worms. [no more parasites, minato]
improbablenotimpossible: (Default)

[personal profile] improbablenotimpossible 2021-09-18 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[Another shake of the head - just good one considers the unsavory things, but please stay off the parasites.

He tilts his head, before he cups his hand next to the ear, before pointing to the ring finger, his tail no longer wagging]
hatesdeerstalkers: (YOU WA SHOCK)

b

[personal profile] hatesdeerstalkers 2021-09-18 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Honestly it's a good thing he didn't show up until after the can can ended, because then everyone there would be hearing him crying about his back until the cows came home.

Instead, another song accompanies him as he enters, and the 6-tailed kitsune is basically compelled to grab the closest person and start waltzing.

CONGRATS, YOU'RE THE CLOSEST.]


Ergk?!
messianic: (And made dust and dropped)

[personal profile] messianic 2021-09-18 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmm...

[he tilts his head to one side.]

Ringing in your ears...? No, you said two words, I think.

... I'm starting to think I'm not very good at this game.
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[personal profile] featherbeaned 2021-09-18 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
A. Team Bonding
[ there is a whole entire dragon approximately the size of a horse in your dorm, with fluffy iridescent plumage and teeth that are maybe, possibly, worrisomely large. ]

Who wants kisses!

[ LINE UP, PEOPLE ]

B. Wildcard
[ GO WILD I'm easy ]
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[personal profile] survivaltricks 2021-09-18 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[the wings seem to stretch out a li'l more as Wei Wuxian eyes them, whether Akira is conscious of it or not. they're tiny! little bird wings, no bigger than like. . . a foot. he definitely can't fly with them]

[mutters quietly to himself]

Again. . .?

[and then, a little louder]

Or maybe they're testing how good we are at resisting temptation?
hatesdeerstalkers: (WINK WONK)

[personal profile] hatesdeerstalkers 2021-09-18 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[They are a very pretty color too!!! And so fluffy. Foxes are mostly fluff. Though Moriarty's own eyes have slit pupils, though they're blue-gray instead of the more common yellow or brown.

When he notices the staring, he waggles them a bit mischievously.]


Haha...My, I'm surprised to see one of the youth so inclined towards such things.

[He's still sounding friendly, though. An ear flicks.]

Or is it more that doing what our captors wish nettles you?
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[personal profile] survivaltricks 2021-09-18 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh. No sense of competition, huh?

[LIGHTLY AMUSED]

In that case, why don't we try co-op instead of PvP?

[and he extends a hand, one brow raised above his eerily golden eyes]

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