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In the Night Moderators ([personal profile] inthenightmods) wrote in [community profile] memesinthenight2019-06-14 11:39 pm
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TEST DRIVE MEME #1


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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featherknives: (Move your feet)

[personal profile] featherknives 2019-06-18 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
i cannot tell

we did not have these things back home

vastayans prefer talking face to face


paletteswap: (Determined)

[personal profile] paletteswap 2019-06-18 02:36 pm (UTC)(link)
As do I. Technology is not to be trusted.

But it could be useful, in such a place as this.
featherknives: (Move your feet)

[personal profile] featherknives 2019-06-18 03:08 pm (UTC)(link)
i found that this box can illuminate the darkness somewhat

kind of the only purpose it has for now since i dont know any other uses for it


[Xayah... you're using it right now...]
paletteswap: (I know)

[personal profile] paletteswap 2019-06-18 03:29 pm (UTC)(link)
There's the communication aspect, that may prove useful.

I'm certain someone will wander into the darkness and be unable to find their way back.
featherknives: (stick to the plan)

[personal profile] featherknives 2019-06-18 03:53 pm (UTC)(link)
i suppose thats fine no need for yelling

did you get lost in the darkness
paletteswap: (Default)

[personal profile] paletteswap 2019-06-18 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
No.

[Yes.]

The forest surrounding us appears to be vast. Maybe during daylight we'll be able to find out more.
featherknives: (say that to my feathers)

[personal profile] featherknives 2019-06-18 07:41 pm (UTC)(link)
i love nights

but i never thought id crave sun this much
paletteswap: (Default)

[personal profile] paletteswap 2019-06-18 07:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Nights are one thing. A magical darkness so thick that light can't penetrate is something else.

How long have you been here? This night seems to be lasting far too long.
featherknives: (This is a preemptive 'No')

[personal profile] featherknives 2019-06-18 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
i cant tell

without sunrise or sundown time has become nonexistent
paletteswap: (Default)

[personal profile] paletteswap 2019-06-19 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
There's no sun? At all? I had thought maybe the night cycle was longer, not that daylight never came.

That will complicate things.
featherknives: (It has to be done)

[personal profile] featherknives 2019-06-19 01:00 pm (UTC)(link)
i havent seen it rise yet

and it feels like ive been here for a few days already
paletteswap: (Default)

[personal profile] paletteswap 2019-06-19 06:35 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm even more grateful for the lantern if that is the case.

Not speaking face to face is unsettling. I didn't introduce myself, I am Grandmaster Sub-Zero.
featherknives: (here to collect)

[personal profile] featherknives 2019-06-19 07:06 pm (UTC)(link)
xayah

i do prefer talking face to face myself


[she can't judge character over the phone]

i will be by the bonfire in case you would like to talk further in person
paletteswap: (Defender)

[personal profile] paletteswap 2019-06-19 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
I shall meet you there.

[Bold words for someone who is currently lost in the woods. Fortunately Rastus has come to his aid (or he finds his way out - that thread is ongoing) so he does show up to the fire..... Eventually. Unfortunately he has no idea what this person looks like so he's peering at everyone trying to figure out who most looks like a Xayah.]

featherknives: (Pondering)

[personal profile] featherknives 2019-06-20 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[She doesn't really stand out. Or, well, she tries not to. While she has herself wrapped in her feathered cape (it's actually her wings but shhh) and with a cowl over half of her face, her tall ears are a dead giveaway. She's been inspecting the fire carefully- there was something odd about it- when she spotted someone looking around, avidly so.]

Searching for someone? [She asks when the man comes close enough to hear her.]
paletteswap: (At Ease)

[personal profile] paletteswap 2019-06-21 07:04 am (UTC)(link)
Yes. Someone named Xayah. Are you them?

[It doesn't even occur to him that anyone could pretend to be that person and he wouldn't know the difference. ]

We were talking on the .... I'm not sure what to call it. Network I suppose.
featherknives: (stick to the plan)

[personal profile] featherknives 2019-06-24 09:00 am (UTC)(link)
[Xayah doesn't do pretending. She doesn't see the need to do something like that. You either are or you aren't.]

That would be me, yes. [Her eyes carefully take in the man's looks- the age, the scar, posture. A warrior, soldier? Her feathers usually get "ruffled" when talking to humans but, she's not sensing anything from this man since they are dead.]
paletteswap: (I'll end you)

[personal profile] paletteswap 2019-06-25 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
I'm Sub-Zero.

[ He tucks the tablet away, glad to not have to use it for the time being.]

This is much better.
stickbow: (They think they can catch me)

:eyes emoji:

[personal profile] stickbow 2019-06-18 10:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Excited yelling near Xayah that the voice to text miiiiiiight catch: ]

hey babe we can write on it too look at what i can do

[ It's fine it only looks like Xayah is having a weird conversation with herself while Rakan fucks around with his own tablet. No thread or reply necessary for the interjection, the mun just wanted to be cheeky and stir up a little trouble. ]
featherknives: (Shhhhhhut the fuck up)

👀 omg (icon keywords important)

[personal profile] featherknives 2019-06-18 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[And Xayah's actual response to him is-]