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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:

1. Audio. Your character thinks audible words onto the network.
2. Writing: Your character thinks text into the network.
3. Video. Your character projects a broadcast of a video of themselves onto the network.

Replies are determined by the player. The network needs to be accessed by choice, so character broadcasts are not automatically beamed directly into people’s heads. The Sphere isn’t that rude.

Private messages are allowed by pressing and holding and pressing and holding again as you picture the person in your mind. This can be an image or a name, err more on the side of things being more accessible than less.

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Carol Peletier | The Walking Dead

[becauseyouhaveto]

A - Blue Moon

Well, this little celebration is fun. She's refused to partake in the cocktails--Ed had drank enough for the both of them before. The bonfire storytellers draw her in for a moment, if only to listen and smile fondly at the stories of werewolves. The music being played is soothing, the decorations are lovely, and the food is delicious. All in all, she's having a wonderful time.

A nice man offers to place a silver flower behind her ear, and she smiles and accepts the gesture. Soon after, a young lady encourages her to draw a fortune from the well. The fortune she gets makes her pause for a moment. Find a peaceful place where you can make plans for the future. She blinks, glances around quickly, then tucks the paper into her pocket gently.

The Moon Pies grab her attention next. She snags a couple with a girlish giggle, then sits down beside someone. "You know, I haven't had one of these in so long. Would it be selfish of me to take two?"

B - What Big Eyes You Have

Carol can't help but laugh at the premise of this game. The man who offers her a cloak explains the rules, a sly grin playing on his lips as she takes the red cloth and draws it around her shoulders. For further effect, she draws the hood over her head. At his urging, Carol checks the pocket for the clues, reading them over before walking away from the man.

1) Has dark hair
2) Wearing boots
3) Near a fire

Next, she looks at her list of names. It's split evenly--three male names and three female names. She recognizes one of the male names. How serendipitous~

Carefully, she makes her way around the fires, looking for people who match her clues. Eventually, she takes a seat near one, sighing as she pushes the hood back. "These clues just seem too broad to be of much use," she laments to the person sitting next to her.

C - Network Post

Audio | UN: MsCarol

[The voice that floats across the network sounds harrowed, the words coming quick and panicked.]

Does anyone know what's going on here? Have I died? Is this the afterlife?

[A pause, punctuated only by a shaky inhale.]

I suppose that makes the most sense. I was bleeding pretty heavily before. A friend had dressed the knife wound, but I passed out before anything could be done about the gunshot. I don't know how long I was out. It doesn't feel that long, but I do feel rather well-rested. And my wounds seem to be completely healed.

[Again, she stops and takes a breath. When she starts talking again, her speech is slower, more deliberate.]

Ed, if we're in the same place, you'd better stay far away from me. Sophia, honey, if you're here...Gosh, I miss you.

D - Wildcard

[[If you've got an idea you'd like to bounce off her, feel free to do so!]]

B

[customplates]

While the rest of the domes aren't exactly cold there's something Aaron's always enjoyed about a campfire. There was something uniquely warming about the golden glow and the flickering flame that made sitting by one all the more rewarding. When Carol has a seat next to him, he's actually tinkering around with polaroid camera he received for Christmas (or at least what he assumes as some sort of celebration of the holiday, compliments of the Sphere). He looks when she has a seat, and the smiles broadly.

"Carol?" And he blinks. "Uh...clues?" He does have darker hair, is wearing boots, and is near a fire...

[becauseyouhaveto]

"Hi, Aaron," she says with a smile and a playful bump of her shoulder to his. "It's this silly game they're playing. There are werewolves out tonight, and those of us in red cloaks have to figure out who they are." She pulls her clues from her pocket and shows them to Aaron. "Actually, you're a pretty good match for these~"

It's nice to see a familiar face and not have to worry about the real monsters.

[customplates]

It's funny. He's never actually heard of this game, but it sounds really fun?? He'd really just been enjoying the atmosphere, but this could be a welcome distraction in itself. He grins at her though, then glances down at her clues.

"Okay. I get I can be hairy, but you really think I'm a werewolf?"

[becauseyouhaveto]

"I dunno what to think. You fit the clues pretty well~" Maybe he's pretending. Or maybe he really isn't the werewolf. Do the werewolves know who they are?

[customplates]

They probably do, and the one thing Aaron isn't is deceptive. "It's a pretty generic description, Carol, and I don't know if you noticed, but I'm not exactly remarkable." Meaning he fully realizes how generic he can appear.

"How long have you been here? It's...good to see people from home."

[becauseyouhaveto]

"I know...I'm gonna have to find some clues or something to narrow it down." She sighs, pulling out her list of names. "Or I could just go down the list..."

She looks back up at his question. "Not long. A day or two, I think. How long have you been here?"

A.

[lift_together]

I don't think anyone here minds.

[Which sounds like she's mildly baffled by this. But certainly not unhappy about it. A place that doesn't revolve around credits. What a world.

At the same time she's not sure what to make of the mildly unsettling 'fortune' still in her hand. Other people eat theirs, but this is going to pose a problem for Eudico for... obvious reasons.]

[becauseyouhaveto]

I'm going to take two, then. One for later. Oh, these were one of my favorite snacks as a girl~ In recent times, I haven't really seen them around.

[She pockets one, then unwraps the other, biting into it happily. And then, she realizes she's talking to a robot. She takes a moment to look her over, noticing the paper still in her hand.]

I didn't eat my fortune, either. Slipped it into my pocket for safe keeping. What does yours say?

[lift_together]

[To be fair, it's a bit ambiguous what's going on here -- most of her body seems human, just not her chest, and... head. And one foot, if we're getting technical.]

Oh... Nothing important. Silly, really. I think someone mucked up a few of them.

[Eudico tries to pass it off lightly, though sounding perhaps a little... nervous? It's definitely harder to say without facial cues. She tries a different tack with:]

Everyone seems to be having a good time here, don't they?

[becauseyouhaveto]

Hmm, that might be the case. And these silly things were meant to be vague, anyways.

[She looks around, but is really only trying to be polite as she sneaks peeks at the woman's robotic parts. It's nothing like what she'd seen before. Not even in movies.]

It's nice to be able to sit back and watch them. It's been a while since I've been a part of a community that's felt safe enough to do something like this.

[lift_together]

[Not everybody's got a rig, figures an outworlder'd gawk a little. Eudico isn't offended... or at least is unsurprised.

As for safe, well, it's hard to deny that. Even out of the Solaris camp, there's all the other colonies with their own problems. Grineer, Infestation ...the Corpus. Who knows what this woman's been dealing with, wherever she's from.]

I hear nobody's even forced to work if they don't have to. Seems a bit unreal still, to be honest.

[She confesses, still a bit uncertain.]

[becauseyouhaveto]

[Carol had yet to see, or even hear about walkers here, so by her standards, it was safe. That's not to say she was placing her trust in those who ran things.]

That's nice of them. I think I'll be taking a job, though. Maybe teach the kids or something. What about you?

C

[jaglikethecar]

I'd be pretty depressing, wouldn't it, this being the end?

[becauseyouhaveto]

[The voice startles her.]

I...I don't know. I woke up in a room and someone kind of explained things, but...[She trails off, unsure of what to make of this situation.]

Am I in Hell?

[jaglikethecar]

...no. [He pauses for a moment.] Seriously? All this and your first thought is 'I must be in Hell'?

[becauseyouhaveto]

[There's a scoff.] Look, I know what I've done, and I know I'm not getting into Heaven because of it. Besides, I think everyone that got stuck with those...those things might've missed their chance to go up there.

[jaglikethecar]

Look. We aren't dead. None of us are.

[becauseyouhaveto]

We're not? [That's sort of comforting.] I was told we were in the Mariana Trench. I must've been out for a long time to get here from the Atlanta area...

C

[ragnarsson]

[The video opens up with a young man with startlingly blue, intense eyes that seem to have a hidden fury behind them at all times. He has a Northern European accent that is hard to place.]

If this is what you think your afterlife is to be like, you must come from a very strange place. It certainly isn't the halls of what Valhalla will look like when I die.

Video

[becauseyouhaveto]

Well, I come from Atlanta...Uh, that's in Georgia, in the United States.

[The video shows a short-haired woman, locks seemingly prematurely gray. Her eyes are a calmer blue.]

If Valhalla's your afterlife, that means you're a Viking, doesn't it? I learned about you guys in school!

[ragnarsson]

I've learned about where America is. Though I doubt I could point out any specific places on a map.

[He'd learned a lot about the modern world from the moon he'd been on before and being in the sphere both.]

Yes. I am King Ivar the Boneless.

[One of the most famous Vikings remembered in the modern age. He's pretty young to be a king, for he doesn't look over the age of eighteen.]

[becauseyouhaveto]

I'm in the presence of royalty? [She laughs, a polite and cheery sound.]

It's nice to meet you, your majesty. I'm Carol Peletier. If you don't mind me saying so, you look pretty young to be a king. I'm sorry, I wasn't very good at World History, but I thought the Vikings died out before Columbus's time?

[ragnarsson]

You can just call me Ivar. [He doesn't stand for most royal formalities, so long as he's acknowledged with the respect of a king.] A bit. But when I want something, I don't stop until I have it.

[That included the crown of Kattegat.]

Possibly. I learned most of what came after my time from people telling me about what happened in the future.

[becauseyouhaveto]

Okay, Ivar. You're an ambitious young man.

[That last bit catches her off guard.]

O-other people? From the future? Does that mean you've been here a long time?