memesinthenight | TEST DRIVE MEME #1

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TEST DRIVE MEME #1

Hello and welcome to the In the Night test drive meme for June! Thanks for your interest in our game! Reserves open on June 20, and applications open on June 22.

While you're here...
Take a look at our rules and faq pages to familiarize yourself with the game.
Note that we have a reserve/application cap of ~~20 apps per month~~ (this has been waived for the first month!).
TDM threads can become game canon if both players wish. If the situation isn't something that could happen in-game, you're free to chalk it up to some strange hallucination, a shared dream, or other mysterious circumstance.
Note that this is not limited to new characters threading with characters already in-game. If current players wish to thread out the TDM prompts as canon events, they are welcome to do so.
Though threads can become canon, they cannot count toward AC.
If you plan to apply, please keep in mind that we do require at least one sample thread on the application to be from our TDM (though it doesn't need to be the current TDM).
You're welcome to use the provided prompts or come up with something on your own, but we do ask that all threads take place in our game's setting.

Thank you again, and we hope you'll choose to join us!

log prompts

YOU'RE DEAD, JIM

You haven't been in Beacon long when you find yourself in Bonfire Square, staring into the flames and thinking about how you ended up here. Maybe it was an accident, a sudden freak thing that you never saw coming until you woke up on the ferry, or maybe it's a miracle you made it as long as you did. Maybe death was a relief. Maybe it was just your time. Whatever the case, you can't help but reflect on your final moments as you linger in the firelight.

But however you died, it's behind you now, and you're here, stuck in this little town with just a few buildings and a smattering of other people. You're going to be here a while, so you may as well get to know your neighbors, but... Would it be cathartic to commiserate about your deaths? Or is your time better spent stocking up at the general store? Then again, you've got plenty of time, so why not catch a drink or two (or three) at the Invincible? Pretend you're unaffected by your death, and, well. Fake it 'til you make it, perhaps.

Point is, you have options. You're dead, you died, and this is your "life" now. Better get used to it.

AND THEY WERE ROOMMATES

Currently, there's only one place to live (technically speaking) in Beacon: the Invincible, a tavern and inn located in Bonfire Square. Luckily, the place has working amenities (minus light), and the forest spirits don't charge anything for your stay. Unfortunately, it seems there may not be enough rooms for everyone. Guess you'll have to get cozy!

Maybe you'll try to pick a roommate from around town or in the bar downstairs, or maybe you'll just walk into the first room you see and choose that way. Want a room all to yourself? Get ready to fend off any potential intruders. And the fun doesn't end there.

The Invincible's rooms aren't all created equal. Some may have had their furniture stolen or become a dumping ground for unwanted pieces, resulting in a single bed, five dressers, and other equally distressing situations. Will someone sleep on the floor? Will you nail two beds together to form bunk beds? Maybe you just want to make this room into something more like home— potentially to your roommate's chagrin. Whatever you decide, this is where you're staying for now, so you might as well get comfortable.

network prompts

HACKER VOICE: I'M IN

In order to use the network, you have to register a username. Er, at least, that's how it's supposed to work. For some reason, new users have recently been able to bypass that requirement, allowing them to post anonymously. Time to troll strangers on the magical internet!

Eventually though, you'll need a username in order to use the tablet's other functions, like the direct messaging system. So hey, why not take advantage of the ability to source opinions, and workshop your potential usernames on the network? Share ideas, get feedback, steal ideas, critique others, and figure out what you want everyone to call you.

TURN ON YOUR LOCATION

When you wake up, you're in the woods. An iron shackle complete with a chain leashes you to a tree, and the only light you have is your lantern. You've never seen this area of the woods before. You certainly didn't go to sleep here.

Hm.

But, all is not lost. You find your phone in your pocket, as well as a scrap of paper covered back to front in cryptic scribbles. Are these clues to your location? They must be. You also spot a key dangling from a branch, though it's hanging from a tree you'll never be able to reach from here. Perhaps someone on the network will be able to lend you a hand...

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you're dead jim

[ the campfire is eeriely familiar despite everything else.

dead is a weird concept to him because... well, maybe he should have been dead a long time ago? prompto had always felt he'd been a weak link in the group when it had come to fighting—always using too many potions, sometimes the keeper of every single phoenix down they could spare because he was meant for long-range combat and not anything close and personal. yet, the few years that had followed everything in zegnautus keep had changed that for him. he'd gotten used to the dark, to fighting every single day without reprieve, with no sunlight or light at all except the artificial specks of the major cities still trying to protect its people. and how had he come to be here? his clothes are filthy, evidence of having been thrown around, but there's no sign of a struggle like some of the others he'd seen on the way here. so, he tries to think it over as long as he can before giving up and looking at the fire as he searches around for the tablet he'd been given. ( it's nice to have some tech that's not just basics, and man, he still really misses his cell phone. )

prompto messes with the function of it until he discovers the camera app and — yes. he snaps a pic of the person closest to him – mostly by accident – and quickly gets up to wander over to them. might as well be social rather than mope around trying to figure out what had happened to him. for now, anyway. which is probably why he presents the slightly dim but still aesthetic pic with a sheepish sort of grin. ]

Hey, have you checked these things out yet? Pretty basic, but it works. [ he hopes it doesn't actually come across as awkward as he sounds. ]

hacker voice - un: viewfinder

[ okay, so the network function is pretty cool, but he honestly is sort of at a loss for words. maybe this place just needs an icebreaker? yeah, okay. he'll go with that one for now and hope it doesn't backfire in his face later on. ]

hey so i realize most of us probably just got here but why not learn about each other
or something like that
anyway uh
name's prompto and i'm from a place called eos
if anyone's heard of that lmk

and if not...
well here's a couple fun questions to answer in the meantime 👍

what's the scariest thing you've ever done for fun?
OR
what's the best gif somebody's ever gotten you??
no answer's a wrong answer so yeah!!

wildcare

[ also open to the other prompts and anything else available on the location's page. just hit me up here or send a pm so we can hash out some details! ]

Incredible. [ Wade leans in a little, studying the perfect reflection of his own face, a photograph instantly developed and preserved behind glass. ] In color, too. Do you know how it works? [ And, for that matter, how does one get it outto frame or carry around? Wade keeps the question relatively simple for now, though - maybe if this guy knows he'll get to that when he's explaining.

A color photograph in the blink of an eye. Goddamn. ]

[ he hasn't really come across anyone who doesn't know what a camera is, so the comment is a bit surprising. still, prompto's glad for some semblance of normalcy in all of this, and talking about photography is easy. well, easier. ]

Do you mean, like, the science behind it? Or what exactly? 'Cause there's a whole lot to cameras and stuff. [ he tilts the device to show the screen. ] You angle it however you wanna get the shot and just press here. Lighting's not all that great, but you can still work with it.

How does the film develop? [ It's pretty damn remarkable to be able to use a camera for anything more than just photography, but equally surprising that they come out so quickly with seemingly no intermediate step - at least to someone who spent the entirety of his now concluded lifetime in an era when photographs had to be chemically developed by a professional.

The amount of the limited light around the fire that the lens actually manages to capture is pretty fascinating, too - maybe this place isn't entirely bad. ]

Is it the thrill that makes it exciting for you?
Heightened senses. Quicker responses.
I see the appeal for others even if I don’t feel it for myself.

the thrill of what exactly?
i'm just trying to get to know people you know?
might as well since we're all here

Fear.
"The scariest thing you've ever done for fun."
I'm trying to get to know you, too.

prompto / final fantasy xv ( ota )

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hacker voice - anonymous

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wildcard

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@kingsknight

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hacker voice ー @parker

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