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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Will Ingram | @dr | NPC

[donttalktome]

And They Were(n't) Roommates

[Looking for somewhere to bunk? Here's a nice convenient open door! Unfortunately, stepping through it gets you a dresser shoved into your side for the trouble. How rude.]

Out of the way!

[There's a well-dressed man in glasses behind that dresser, and he doesn't seem like he's going to give you much of a head start before he starts pushing again.]

And don't even think about trying to sleep in here.

[He punctuates this with a very emphatic point in your direction. The room seems otherwise empty aside from him, so what gives? Looks like he's planning to barricade the door and keep this whole space for himself. Maybe you'd like to argue, though maybe you're better off letting it go. Who'd want to room with this guy anyway?]

Hacker Voice: I'm In

So I'm assuming you're all posting anonymously not because you've figured out how the network functions, but because you've somehow managed to break it on your first day here.
Fucking incredible.
Guess I have to do everything around here.

Wildcard!

[Will is usually found somewhere in the Invincible, probably taking up an entire table in the bar. He can also be found near the bonfire, futzing with his tablet. Or he can be somewhere else if you want! Come at me!

Will is played by leucrotta!]

And They Were(n't) Roommates

[tribridfreakshow]

Ow!

[Hope looks over at the man who so rudely just shoved a dresser into her side, and when it becomes clear that he's going to continue to be difficult, her temper flares.

Nothing ever good happens when Hope gets angry, and trying to commandeer an entire room when there's not enough to begin with? Not cool.

She says a few Latin words, followed by a twist of her hand, and the dresser seems to very forcefully turn itself over, landing drawer side down on the ground with a crash, leaving the doorway still partially blocked, but it's easy enough to step over it.]

I'm sorry. What was that? I didn't quite catch it.

[donttalktome]

[Some alien-sounding gibberish and then the dresser falls over. Ah, one of those.]

What, you think I've never seen magic before?

[This ain't his first rodeo. This also ain't exactly good for him, because he's not endowed with mystical powers himself. But nevertheless, he holds his ground with a very unimpressed expression. This is perhaps a bad idea.]

Now you've just made it harder to move.

[tribridfreakshow]

Congrats. You found the point.

[She doesn't care if he isn't impressed because all she's trying to do is make things difficult for him so that he either shares or leaves.]

You're not the only person that has to exist here. You want your own personal space, find a closet or something.

[donttalktome]

The point was inconveniencing me? You people do that all the time anyway.

[It's unclear exactly what he means by "you people". Maybe it's just everyone other than himself.

Will crosses his arms, as ineffectual of a gesture as that is.]

Are you suggesting you'd like to sleep here, too? Trust me, this is for your benefit. I doubt anyone would enjoy my company long-term.

and they were(n't) roommates

[hexas]

[Finding a place to stay would be crucial, if this is a body that needs shelter and sleep alike. But walking through an open door (curious, a want to investigate) was met with a dresser knocking itself against his shoulder. A dull pain aches through his body, and Sam moves automatically out of the way before the rest of him is bulldozed over.

He's stepped farther into the room, though, which he cannot quite parse whether or not this is favorable. An accusatory finger is pointed his way, and Sam stares for a moment, considering. This looks an awful lot like a barricade.]

What are you trying to accomplish here?

[?? ?? ? what you doin dude]

[donttalktome]

[Spoiler alert: this is not favorable.]

I was trying to keep people out. Don't you know a private room when you see one?

[He is absolutely not about to try and strong-arm the guy out of here, though. That's what the dresser was for. Or, well, it was going to be, but now the intruder is on the wrong side of it??? How did this happen.]

What are you trying to accomplish here?

[hexas]

[So, then, barricading the room itself is confirmed. Though Sam believes that to be an extreme effort, opposed to what he assumes is the normal way of going about it.]

I am looking for a place to stay. I will need a place to sleep, and there are available rooms here. The door was open.

[Which transitions nicely into—]

A simpler solution to your problem [“““problem”””] is to keep the door closed.

[donttalktome]

Oh "just keep the door closed"— [he says it in a mocking rendition of Sam's own voice—] Why didn't I think of that? Truly, I am in the presence of an astounding genius.

[Sure hope you understand sarcasm, Sam.]

Most of the doors in this place are closed, that isn't stopping anyone. A large stack of furniture is a much more effective "get lost". Besides, I had to have the door open to get rid of the extra bed.

[And then he just fucking forgot to close it, but listen he's still the smartest person in this room for sure. He thinks so, anyway.]

Hacker voice!

[evocation]

if you have to do everything around here already bring me a drink too
i'm by the bonfire
thanks

[donttalktome]

Oh you're very clever.
What a fantastic joke.
I am just in awe of your spectacular wit.
Do me a favor: get your own drink, and preferably choke on it.

[evocation]

that would be a good threat except i'm already dead so i can't choke
i dig the effort though

[donttalktome]

What makes you think it was a threat?
I told you to do it.
And boy are you newbies in for a surprise if you think you can't die here.

hacker voice

[survivaltricks]

By "everything" do you mean "everything" and do you take requests?

[donttalktome]

Oh, none of you understand figures of speech, either.
This gets better and better.
I don't take requests, but I do take commissions.
Just so long as it isn't anything stupid.

[survivaltricks]

Be careful what you're offering or else someone might take you up on it.

What do you take as payment in a commerce-less place like this?

hacker voice | anon for now

[callada]

So you're from here? Do you know what this place is?

[donttalktome]

No I'm not "from here".
I'm not from anywhere, technically speaking, unless you mean another universe.
Which is what this place is.
Another universe.

[callada]

Taking a lot of responsibility for someone who's not from here.

But before that hold on a minute. How is it possible we're in another universe? How do you know?

network!! @raylan

[ultimatums]

Now is there really any need for an attitude?
We're all friends here

[ not true at all, but if there's one thing raylan can't bear it's someone being more ornery than him. ]

[donttalktome]

Oh look, someone figured out how to register a username.
Congratulations.
Also, we're not friends.

[Listen, ornery is his middle name.]

[ultimatums]

[ sorry hold on a second let him just bask in the glow of doing a technology thing correctly and having someone kind of compliment him on it. he's taking that 'congratulations' a hundred percent on face value; if there's a hint of patronisation in there then he's ducking to let it go flying right over his head. ]

Not with that attitude we're not
Did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed just this morning or is this one of those 'born on the wrong side of the birth canal' things?

[ nobody is going to be friends with you if you start talking about birth canals five seconds into a conversation raylan ]

roommates

[littlegentleman]

[The cool thing about this is that when a dresser is shoved into his side...it simply goes right through him. Junior stands where he was, baffled, perhaps, but unmoving and unchanged. Clearly, unhurt. The only real expression of his surprise is the raise of his eyebrows. Otherwise, his face remains stoic.]

...what are you doing?

[donttalktome]

[Will stops pushing and frowns at the person just sort of standing in the middle of his dresser. Well, the dresser that will only be his for a few more moments, anyway.]

I was trying to push this out of the room.

[He stares for another second. He's seen a lot of strange things that others can do, but this is a new trick.]

What are you doing?

[littlegentleman]

[In lieu of a response, Will gets little more than a blank stare. The question goes unanswered.]

Are you going to leave it in the hall?