Test Drive 21 (October & November)

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→ Holds and applications are always open. Holds are required for all applications.

→ Choose one of the scenarios below or make up your own. Feel free to try multiple scenarios.

→ Write LOGS or TEXT prompts, or both.

→ THERE ARE ONLY THREE RULES FOR THE TDM:

1. It has to take place in the 6I universe.
2. It cannot be the character's arrival into the game.
3. Please only test new characters who do not have a version in the game. Our cast list is here.

→ TDM threads cannot be used to meet AC, but if the character is accepted into the game and both players agree, you may keep the CR.

→ Character want ads are here.

Prompts

1. STAYING POWER - Go down to the bunker, they said. You can get yourself amazing powers from the vending machine, they said. Well, you've done that, and you've made your choice, but one thing nobody told you was that unless it's a power you're familiar with, you might be on a teensy bit of a learning curve when it comes to keeping it under control. You have a week to figure it out without killing anyone; have fun!


2. FORGIVE AND... - You poor thing, you've gotten into some dust moths. Not that you can remember that, because depending on how big that swarm was and how quickly you got out of it, you might not remember much at all. Better hope somebody's got some Forget Me Nots on hand.


3. HIT & RUN - Life in the village can be pretty sleepy... until suddenly, it's not. Were you being a troublemaker? Were you disturbing the local wildlife? Because it's now disturbing you, chasing you down the street in front of everyone. Maybe it's a herd of chupapaca or a swarm of fireflies. Or maybe you went old school and it's just a really pissed off badger. Godspeed and good luck.


4. WILDCARD - Choose your own adventure. Maybe play powers roulette.

Texts

All characters are fitted with a smart watch-like device on their left wrist, which they can use to send text messages to other villagers.

- Texts may only be 140 characters long
- No video or voice, text only
- Display names may be changed by characters on the fly, but anyone can tap to see someone's real full name

Please list your CHARACTER NAME, CANON & PROMPT in your SUBJECT LINE.

Comments

[allscreening]

"Okay, try a spread this time," Barbara suggests. "Draw three. Then six. Then select randomly how many you're going to draw."

Hey remember how fun training with Babs was, Steph?

[spoileralert]

She is beginning to recall. She sighs, but does what she's told. There's not really a way out of this that she can see.

"Are you planning on doing anything with this amazing power, or just experimenting on it?"

[allscreening]

"If I get any visions of near-certain doom, I'll be sure to tell you. Unless that happens, I want to focus on understanding exactly what I'm capable of and my limits. I don't know, for instance, if predicting more complicated events, like card spreads, will be more taxing or not. Or if it effects how long the drug-induced powers last."

A few beats. "Two of hearts, 7 of diamonds, queen of clubs."

[spoileralert]

"Thanks, but I'd rather not know," she grumbles, feeling very much like a student caught in misbehavior. She isn't Oracle's student anymore. She doesn't want to be. She just wants to be, god help her, normal. Or at the very least safe.

She sets the cards down so Babs can see she was right. Then she draws the next six cards.

"Next time I'm in the bunker I'm going for bird shape again. That was fun."

[allscreening]

5 out of 6 right this time. A 7 of clubs where she predicts an 8.

Still, impressive for a beginner. She Steph draw six new cards.

"What kind of bird?" she wonders, and- yeah, she has to admit there's some appeal there. She almost smiles at the thought. Almost.

[spoileralert]

"Dunno," she shrugs, drawing more cards. "I didn't ask." And mirrors are very difficult to get to when you're a bird.

"Some kind of songbird, probably, by the size."

[allscreening]

More predictions are made, growing increasingly more accurate.

"Okay. Fine," she says, hopefully before Stephanie's patience wears out too far. "We can take this outside. You can throw things at me, it'll be cathartic."

[spoileralert]

Steph has long since stopped paying attention. She doesn't really even need to be here for this. Instead she lets her mind wander, which mostly leads to brooding, which at least has the effect of making her okay with sitting still for extended periods.

She jumps right to her feet at the permission to go outside and starts stretching her arms.

"You know how much I love throwing things."