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TEST DRIVE 001

-TDM threads can be considered game canon if players involved agree & if it suits any roles you may decide to choose for the current plot.
-Any reserving player that does not submit an app by Saturday morning will be subject to challenging applicants.
-Participation in the Test Drive is worth a flat 10 points per month rather than per thread, and you must have a minimum of 5 comments in that month to qualify for it.
-This TDM is good for the duration of the Mist setting. A new TDM will go up before the next setting.

The NETWORK for this setting is a voice-only walkie talkie system that can be used to communicate between all locations. The default channel will be open to all walkie talkies, but characters can change to an unused channel for private conversation.
of note: There seems to be something strange about these walkie talkies, in that there is no static. The quality is disturbingly crystal clear, like the person you're speaking to is right next to you instead of miles away.

CONTENT WARNING: Some prompts contain gore, character death, and substance abuse.

Reserves will open on Saturday, September 8 until Saturday, September 15
Applications will open Saturday, September 15 until Saturday, September 22

General Prompts

The lights above you are a blindingly, pristine white. The walls around you curve up into the ceiling like the inside of an MRI machine. Your hands, feet, and midsection are strapped to a clinical table, and minutes seem to tick by, with no clear course for escape presenting itself to you.

The curved white space above you flickers with color, and a perfect square like a television screen expands before your eyes. It pans over what appears to be a town, something small and simply populated.

“Hello, and welcome to your first setting,” a neutrally cadenced feminine sounding voice begins, riding the line between human and machine. As she speaks, captions of the text type themselves in neat and perfect Arial font. “The location is loosely based off Bridgton, Maine, United States of America, Earth. The year is 2007. You have been selected to participate. Obedience ensures an enjoyable and immersive experience for our audience. If you have been granted a role, instructions will follow. Do not talk about the role. Do not attempt disobedience. If you have not been granted a role, your objective for this round is simple: survive.”

After that, the shackles may release promptly and allow your character to roam free. Or perhaps not — perhaps they've been given a role to play, and if so, further instructions will play out upon the screen. Once suitably briefed, characters will be released to their own devices. Beware the mist.

CHECK OUT THE CURRENT SETTING PAGE FOR DETAILS ABOUT THE LOCATION.

learn from the mistakes of others

A pair of unperturbed mall inhabitants decide to chance the mist. They're the first of a handful to trickle out the front doors, and they seem to get by just fine. About a minute ticks by, and they disappear completely into the dense fog that presses in from every direction. It's so anticlimactic that for a moment it almost seems stupid to feel uncomfortable by the sight of it.

Until precisely one half of a body is hurled abruptly and with great force from an indeterminate point in the obscurity. It's not a top half or a bottom half; no, it's a cleanly sliced left half, head to toe as though a neat line were cut down the middle. It slams into the transparent glass doors and crumples before them, still and obviously unmoving, slowly leaking.

After a few seconds, a dark tendril of something reaches out, curls around the jutting left ankle, and drags it with painstaking slowness back into the fog.

At least the rest of them probably made it, right?

Right?

Hopefully you weren't one of the others to follow their lead. If you were, that dark shape seems to be closing in awfully quick.

eff this, let's bounce

A pair of car keys can be found discarded or perhaps dropped in their owners' haste. Braving the mist when it's at its lightest and pressing the key fob will cause a car to beep politely, flashing lights to indicate its location in the fog. Take anyone willing to go with you and pile in. Try to get the hell out of dodge!

An excellent idea....

Within five miles of the car's journey the battery will die and the engine will stall. Consider yourselves effectively stranded and with no one but yourselves to blame. Perhaps help will come if you wait long enough? Hours, surely no more than a few days... Maybe you should consider braving the fog to get back? Five miles can feel like a hundred in conditions like these.

Either way, it seems like you're trapped in the car for about as long as R. Kelly got trapped in the closet during that one unfortunate CD.

radio chatter

Characters in the library and the church will be able to communicate via walkie talkie radio chatter immediately! Characters in the mall will not have this ability until later in the month, so any network style threads with a mall character will take place during Week Two of the October plot or later, after most people have already been fully introduced to the setting and given time to adapt.

Roles

Employee of the Month (Multiple)

Some characters will be printed wearing a designated kiosk uniform, their name sloppily stickered in slightly crooked letters onto a Dippin' Dots badge, or whatever store they may happen to be assigned to. The cool voice that introduces them to the mist will carry on to tell them that they'll be playing employee # _____ in this month's immersive experience. Their motivations and objectives are simple: go to work.

Except the role seems to be bugged, because they can never not go to work. If they leave the five or six foot radius of their designated post they'll begin to experience consequences, which worsen in severity based on distance and duration. The role doesn't end at mall closing, it doesn't end on Saturdays, it simply doesn't end. Hopefully next month's code push will have a bug fix; we apologize for the inconvenience.

(If choosing to keep these threads as game canon, the role will wear off within the first in-game week)

Aggravated Assault

Congratulations, participant! You will be playing the role of a CONVICTED FELON having recently been released on parole. Your motivation for this month's immersive experience is frustration. Having undergone hard time, you'll find that we have increased your aggression and temper characteristics, and lowered your inhibitions. Your objective is to find and begin an altercation with Snuff the Rooster, who will be playing the role of the person who turned you in, NARK. Your altercation must take place in a public space with witnesses, and may not stop until Snuff the Rooster is unconscious, evicted from the mall, or someone intervenes.

Thank you for your participation!

Consequences for not completing the objective in this role can be moderate to severe.

Snuff the Rooster

Congratulations, participant! You will be playing the role of NARK. Formerly a close friend and ally of CONVICTED FELON from Aggravated Assault, you were quick to roll on them during police questioning in exchange for your freedom. Your motivation is to turn over a new leaf, and get your shit together. Your objective is to survive the altercation.

Thank you for your participation!

The Lovers (Duo Role)

Congratulations, participant! You will be playing one half of a partnership role! Please seek out (character 2). Your motivation this round is love, and the need to protect your partner from threats both inside and outside of the mall. Your objectives is to greet your lover with a kiss and place them above all others. Do not act like strangers.
Consequences for not completing the objective in this role or failing to present a convincing couple can be mild to moderate.

Pathological

Congratulations, participant! You will be playing a background character in our current setting. Your motivation is to tell lies; at least one third of what you say must be unarguably untrue. Your objective is to keep these lies from being discovered as false.
Consequences for not complying with this role can vary from mild to severe, with the compulsion to tell larger and larger lies growing as time goes on.

Scared Speechless

Congratulations, participant! You will be playing a background character in our current setting. You may choose one person, stranger or otherwise. This is the only person you may communicate with, either verbally or through writing.
Consequences for not complying with this role are severe.

Glitches

potency error

Someone seems to have miscalculated the relative strength of intoxicants; all inhibition-altering substances seem to have been cranked up to eleven. One shot has the strength of three, though the taste seems to stay exactly the same. One or two drinks will quickly creep up on you. One of the joints found discarded in the bathroom trashcans will easily green you out. God forbid you've got anything stronger.

greatest movie of all time

Settling in to the relatively nice theater found at the far end of the mall is a decent way to make the time go by. The projectors are automated, and there are six different theaters that show flicks at scheduled times.

Except that every single one of them is showing Spider-Man 3. Every single one, every single showing, no matter what is advertised, becomes Spider-Man 3. That's how you know this is a horror game. Hope you didn't wander in by mistake because the doors will shut behind you and leave you to watch the entire showing. Please keep your feet off of the seats.

please replace toner cartridge

It seems there was an error in printing someone this first time around; everything came through but the visuals somehow. Your character is flesh and blood, fully formed, wearing tangible clothes even, but are completely invisible. Donning additional clothing causes it to clip out and then promptly disappear. Taking clothes off will cause them to reappear. Hopefully this gets fixed in the next lite patch.

(If choosing to keep these threads as game canon, the glitch will wear off within the first in-game week)

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( this boy....looked too much like someone she knew, someone who she had been protecting for a while now too. the coincidences were painfully accurate- like the dark hair, glasses, but she had to do what she had been assigned, or face the repercussions.

she stood before him, watching as he appears to be unsettled by all of this like her. it caused her to become a less rigid, he was just as nervous by this and he had nothing to do with forcing them into this situation.

kirie offered him a smile [after a long sigh], and nodded at his question. her voice is more natural this time. )

Yes of course. I've missed you too.

( she took a step forward, feeling a bit of a pull in her legs, but she continued on. her arms reached out to hold the other close to her, her chin gently sliding onto his shoulder. he wasn't much taller than her, so it helped for them to be even closer like this.

after a moment, she pulled away [not too far], the smile remaining. )

I've been....looking for you?

( she wasn't sure on when she should kiss him, where, but whatever had been watching was clearly not amused by how distant she was acting.

so kirie decided to increase the closeness and acting. she gently placed an arm around his waist, wordlessly saying 'i'm sorry' to the other. )

How about a kiss? I've longed for your embrace.

[ The smile that the young girl offers him somehow catches Shinichi so off-guard that it stuns him for a moment. To see a smile in this sort of situation (whatever exactly this situation is?) is so very unexpected. It's a small dose of kindness, warmth, humanity, and it touches him. He doesn't understand any of this, only that something horrible is going on, and he can only follow these bizarre instructions laid out before him.

And he isn't the only one. This girl is just as trapped as he is.

When she reaches for him, he draws closer, hugging her back. Despite everything, it actually feels very nice to have some human contact, and the hug he gives her is warmer than he anticipated it being. There's just a smidgen of desperation in it, and there are little tremours in his body, betraying how frightened he is by all of this, as he pulls back slightly after. ]

I...have been, too. Looking for you. Ah.. I was very worried about you.

[ He finally offers a little smile of his own, shaky as it is. Ordinarily, this would fluster the rather inexperienced young man when her arm moves to his waist and one of his does the same to her. But he's still so shaken by this whole thing, and afraid to feel the odd sickening movements in his stomach again, that he nods to the "I'm sorry", brows knitting together just briefly enough to convey that he is, too. ]

I would like that.

[ He turns his head and gently kisses the girl on her cheek, a soft peck that barely ghosts her skin. But it's too casual, like something siblings might do. This time the reaction is even more quick to strike, a pain in his abdomen that has Shinichi doubling over all of a sudden, coughing. He holds his glasses to his face as his coughs become more violent, and he can feel Migi shifting uncomfortably. The boy can only glance up to the girl to see if she's having any sort of bizarre reaction as well, his vision somewhat hazy. Whatever is moving inside of him hurts, and it frightens him, but despite this, there is worry in his expression for her. ]

( there it was, a pain in her lower stomach- a direct hit to her femininity. she couldn't help but grind her teeth against each other, a soft hissing sound coming from her lips as he placed a kiss upon her cheek. she was torn between a small feeling of excitement, embarrassment, betrayal, and pain. it had been ages since she had been touched like this, the action so rare for her to experience. she couldn't help but blush, but she was also feeling pain.

it was time to take action. )

Ah...please don't tease me like that...

( after biting down on her lower lip and taking a very subtle deep breath, she tilted her head a bit, pressing a kiss on the other's lips. it was do or die, or in this case tumble down in pain.

kirie had made her choice and she would understand if the other hated her for this- she was a stranger after all.

after a few moments, she pulled away, trying her best to act as if she was deeply in love with him. she preferred that than being punished of course. )

Come on, I need to protect you after all.

[ Shinichi's brow furrows tightly as he watches the girl experience pain of her own, a flare of intense guilt welling up in him as he shakily stands up straight again. The punishment has made itself clear, and he feels horrible to be a part of it, to hurt someone like this. He should have done better. He's opening his mouth to ask if she's all right, but hesitates... That would probably only result in another punishment.

When she tilts her head, he understands what she's doing, moving closer to accept that kiss. He's still shaking a bit from the attack, but Shinichi moves his lips ever-so-slightly against hers, his eyes closing as well. From the outside, it probably does look sweet, even genuine, and when she pulls back, it's his turn to finally flush a bit. ]

Y-yes, let's go somewhere safe... [ He gently slips his hand into hers again, and gives it a small squeeze as he moves forwards with her. It's a wordless way to convey some comfort to the girl who is in this odd, nightmarish place along with him. ]

The people in this place seem a bit strange, don't they... Kirie? [ He realises he hasn't even spoken her name yet. It was given in the instructions to him, but it felt so foreign to think about saying it aloud. He tries it out now, trying not to make it seem as though this is his first time technically meeting the young girl. ]

( thankfully this wasn't her first kiss- she had been down that path before. it had been so long though, since she had any human affection like this. it was sort of.....like doing it for the first time with a complete stranger. the feeling wasn't something she could hide really. if shinichi were to pay more attention, he would see how her once pale face was turning slightly red with each movement.

once the kiss ended, she took his hand into hers, her fingers soft and forcefully trying to relax into his. it doesn't take long but her hand soon becomes sweaty, nervousness taking over.

it isn't until he says her name however, that she stops briefly. )

Yeah...

( how odd it was for him to say her name like that-

it took her by surprise, even if it shouldn't. in fact it reminded her that she had yet to say his name. should she even? was that too personal?

or maybe not good enough. maybe she should call him by a pet nickname. perhaps that would satisfy whatever was threatening to strike her down with pain. )

Sweetie? I realized this might be....strange...maybe we should make way towards one of the coffee stands, get a coffee, and think of a plan? If that's alright with you.

[ His hand is probably just adding to the sweatiness, but Shinichi keeps it there against the girl's anyway, looking over at her. He's still too frightened to really feel his usual shyness, though it will no doubt flare back up and overtake him as soon as they're settled somewhere. For now, he's just really hoping to get them out of any line of immediate danger... if that's even possible, in this place. ]

That sounds great to me. [ He nods, eyes still wide and worried, walking through this relatively abandoned mall with her. He wants to shoot a million questions her way, but he refrains, keeping quiet all the way until they actually reach one of those coffee stands. Ordering something from one of the weird robot-like people is unsettling, but Shinichi manages a somewhat normal face through the exchange...

When they finally can sit down, he wraps his hands around the drink, hesitant to take a sip. Instead, he wets his lips nervously, looking up at Kirie. ]

Um.. Now that we've found each other... maybe we'll be able to leave this place...? [ Is that how it works? ]

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