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JANUARY TEST DRIVE MEME
Welcome to Sphere's January Test Drive meme! This is a great place to get a feel for the game and how your characters might fit in here. Explore the setting, and get your samples and some starting CR all at the same time! A note for current players: this will not be the same as the main February plot so if you're feeling this, come on over here and have fun!
- Applications and Reserves are always open!
- Threads on the TDM are considered game canon if both parties agree to it!
- Threads on the TDM may be considered for Activity Check if need be!
blue moon
So the people within the Sphere City miss the moon. At least, that’s what someone can draw from the fact that as January slips into February, large images of the moon are everywhere. The Full moon, to be more specific. There are silver streamers around the merchant dome, and lights have been modified to have a more silver than golden glow in appearance, even at all hours of the day there. Sure it makes things a bit difficult to see, but that’s not really a problem is it?
At night, several domes have large projections of the moon made against the domes. They’re pictures of the moon in varying states of artistic and scientific values. There's a kind of dreamy music that’s played, and a lot of the locals have silver flowers in their hair. Fire pits are common, and older residents are seated around them, telling tales of the moon and its connection to the waters above them. Some stories tell how it glows and shines or is made of green cheese. They also tell how sometimes there were people in the moon, men or women, gods or goddesses, or animals like rabbits. And some stories tell of how the moon would make people mad, and that’s where the term lunacy comes from.
Oh, and there are a few stories about werewolves too. And about how there walking among the people in the Sphere. Even now.
Food at the festival is based around the moon too, or at least the idea of the moon. There’s mooncake of course, but there’s also moon pies, half moon cheese pies, and pierogi, and various cheese and cracker platters, because the moon is made of green cheese after all. There’s moon-based cocktails, that are blue and silver. And some that are shimmering and shining.
People can draw fortunes from the moonwell, but, they’re silly and nonsensical, and people eat the silvery rice paper after they’re finished with them. A few of them however have more ominous sort of fortunes in them. Things like “help me” or “they’re out to get you” or “they’re coming and you can’t stop them.” People shrug those ones off too though. if someone asks about them.
what big eyes you have
So, there are rumors about werewolves that have been circulating around town, and people seem to be given red cloaks at random. Pretty girls and women are offered them the most, but they are open to anyone. If people put them on, which the surrounding locals will cheer and encourage them to do. Then they tell them that their clue is in their pockets and that they will save the town.
In the pockets is another silver disk with a list of names on it. One of those names is a werewolf. You’re given three clues (something like: ‘wearing a blue sweater’ or ‘bald man’ or ‘at the candy stall’) for each one, and then you either accuse them of being a werewolf or clear them. If you accuse them and you’re correct then you’re given a small vial with glowing stones in it and are told that they were actually pieces of the moon before it was lost. Whatever that means. You may want to hold onto them.
If you accuse them and you’re wrong, the game is over for you for the moment and the cloak is taken away. Each cloak has a different list of six names on it, and the names replenish every time someone gets a new cloak. Why yes, the Sphere is playing a game of werewolf with you. How the game goes entirely up to you, and whether or not your character gets invested or what. NPCs are definitely available for this if need be! Please feel free to go a little nuts with this, and player characters can definitely be one of the suspects if they're up for it.
something that was lost can be found.
It’s big news around Sphere City: some old lost and sealed domes have been found along the edges of town. Not only have they been found, but they’re open! Not only are they open but the stuff inside is there on a first come first serve basis. These old domes show no signs of dust, but there are some personal effects within them, pictures and the like. They definitely belonged to someone who had been pulled into the city at some point within the last seven years.
And they’re definitely worth checking out. One never knows one might find in them. Various varieties of clothing are available, as are books, food items (probably shouldn’t eat them), toys and there may or may not be some magical or important historical things hidden here or there if your character is very lucky. Mod note: Nothing world breaky or living can be found, but small things like potions or jewelry or amulets or small weapons (daggers or guns with a very limited amount of bullets.)
wildcard
This is a good place to test out something like the network or an idea of your own! Remember upon waking in The Sphere, each character is fitted with a small golden circle behind their right ear. This is how they are connected to the network through a neural link. Touch and hold the button to create a broadcast of one of three types:
- Audio. Your character thinks audible words onto the network.
- Writing: Your character thinks text into the network.
- Video. Your character projects a broadcast of a video of themselves onto the network.
photo inspiration
Rick Grimes ( The Walking Dead )
It's perhaps out of habit that Rick makes his way to the domes that had been discovered when he had heard the mentions of them. He was careful as he explored, in search of things that could be useful.
Weapons. Gear. Information.
If someone came upon him suddenly they're likely going to find a small revolver pointed at their direction until he accesses they're not a threat. Because, no, he doesn't really trust most people here.
( B. Network - audio )
Who exactly is really in charge here?
[ None of what he's hearing sounds legit to him. ]
( C. Wildcard )
[ Will match styles, open to any other scenarios too if you want to throw something random at me. ]
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It's...not actually the first time someone's pointed a gun at him? And that gloved hands and long sleeves even though the temperature in the domes and comfortable? Not suspicious at all, right? At least he raises his hands to show they're gloved, yes, but empty.]
Is that really fair? We're both looters here, after all.
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Whoever used to be here is long gone now. [ And he hasn't found anything useful, yet, anyway. ]
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[His tone is more relaxed now that the weapon is away, but he lowers his hands as well. He also doesn't sound like he's judging Rick in any way. He's here too, after all.]
Found anything?
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[ Of that, Rick assures himself often anyway. He's never particularly liked looting, but after a while it became normal. ]
Nothing of note, yet. But I haven't been looking long. You?
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[He shakes his head, lowering his hands now that there wasn't a gun pointed at him.]
This is my first stop. Unless we're including people, then...yeah. I guess I have. Jagger. Jagger Crowe.
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A;;
Jesus raises his arms to show he's unarmed, but he's smiling.
"I hope this won't be another competition for supplies?"
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"I really will knock you over the head if you try to make it one," he said. That first go at it had been incredibly infuriating if nothing else. It'd led to quite a few good things in the end but Jesus had been quite punchable in that first meeting.
"When did you get here?"
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"A few days, at most."
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"About as long as me, then."
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"Is this how you greet everyone you meet?" Her voice was even, smooth and sweet. She wasn't afraid of guns but she really didn't like guns. It hurt when you got shot and, more often than not, they were an inconvenience that got innocent people hurt or killed.
She honestly didn't like most weapons for that reason.
"I don't mean to interrupt you. I was taking a look around."
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But, he also wasn't against giving people a fair shot either.
"Unfortunately it doesn't seem like there's much of note in here."
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"May I ask one thing?"
She waited for a confirmation before gesturing around them.
"How can this be nothing? People lived here. There is history here and things we could learn. It might not be useful in a traditional sense but people can live on in our memories, even just a little bit, and that makes them immortal."
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B | Audio | UN: MsCarol
Rick? Is that really you?
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[ He's pretty relieved as well. ]
It's me.
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But I'm relieved to hear you're here too.
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