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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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ultimatums: (and i go to your grave)

[personal profile] ultimatums 2019-06-23 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
Mm, I can kinda see the appeal, [ he says after a moment of consideration. he's not about to rush out and buy some, but the idea of tossing them around like lethal frisbees kind of has some charm to it. ] How lethal are they? Just outta curiosity. Must take some strength to kill someone with one.
kungfuey: (scar-034)

[personal profile] kungfuey 2019-06-23 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
Depends. [ She passes the bottle back and proceeds to pick up one of the stars from the bed, the sharpened edge catching the light from her lantern as she turns it over. ]

They were originally designed to be a distraction but you hit the right spot and they can drop an opponent.

[ Of course, she can throw them with a little more force than your average person, but she wasn't about to slip that into the conversation. ]

A little poison on the blade and they work a treat. [ A grin slowly working its way onto her lips as Scarlett flings it across the room and watches it stick into a wooden beam. ]

Plus they're just kind of fun.
ultimatums: (it's nothing more than a coincidence)

[personal profile] ultimatums 2019-06-25 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[ raylan barely flinches, which is kind of cool on the surface but unreasonably stupid if he actually puts any thought into it. what happens, he wonders, if you die in the afterlife?

it's a fairly horrible thought and he doesn't want to waste more time thinking about it, so he has a swig of whiskey and nudges it back to her instead. ]


You get much use out of all that? [ he has to imagine she does, but he can't conceive of what situation he'd ever be in that would necessitate more than just a gun. wherever she's come from, it probably has little or no similarity to what he constitutes as normal. ]
kungfuey: (scar-86)

[personal profile] kungfuey 2019-06-26 12:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Really, now. If she was going to try to kill him, she would have done so already. The one thing you could say about Scarlett is that she followed her instincts. It was undecided as to whether that was a good or bad thing. ]

More than you'd think. [ Casting her gaze over the pile of sharp objects as she starts to unstrap what looks like arm guards. Maybe it would be smart just to keep her mouth shut? She didn't have to be a genius to guess they had very different ideas of what constituted a threat. He carried a gun, after all. ]

Vampires. [ Or she could just throw it out there like she was talking about her preference for drinks. ]
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[personal profile] ultimatums 2019-07-02 06:28 pm (UTC)(link)