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November Test Drive Meme
Test Drive Meme #6Whether you plan to app or not, anyone is welcome to use this meme as a way to try out the setting, test out a character for future app cycles, or just for fun. You may also borrow ideas from this meme’s prompts for use in the main game.
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Scenario A: No Rest For The Weary
Sleep is a brand new concept for the world, but there are still some hiccups that need to be worked out. As one gets tired, their eyes get heavy and the lights around them begin to slowly dim to mentally prepare them for rest... or, sometimes, the world forgets about those reminders. When this happens, it's not unlikely for someone to abruptly pass out on the spot when reality remembers they should be more tired right about now. It's an easy thing to overdo!
With these bouts of narcolepsy becoming an increasingly common problem, some of the more mischievous creatures of the world have begun to take advantage of it. If someone is unfortunate enough to fall asleep while outside, they're at risk of getting a new makeover from one of the wild painters, or shiny trinkets snatched by curious feathered dragons. There could also be something large and hungry roaming the area, or they might fall asleep in a precarious position. With so many ways for things to go wrong, it never hurts to bring a friend along when you're out and about.
There's also a very rare, very unusual occurrence where sometimes a person will fall asleep in one place and wake up deep within the tunnels of Mementos... but maybe it's just a case of sleepwalking? Although it is strange that no one ever seems to see it happen.
Scenario B: An Ode for a Gentle World 2: Electric Boogaloo
Whenever rain and lightning flash outside the electronics of the world begin to awaken. Though often unreliable thanks to their reliance on the weather, the few non-sentient machines in the world certainly have their uses. Trains carry people from place to place, and the computers offer a selection of programs for both work and play.
The jukebox in the Heavenly Blanc provides hours of "entertainment", for as long as the current storm ends up lasting. Music is something that's already been introduced to the world, but it seems that this time it's tried to put its own spin on things to questionable results. The songs it plays are, at first, the same few pop songs that have been taught to it, sung by an androgynous and generic-sounding voice. By the end of the first verse it starts adding new instruments - and it's apparently unsure of what does and does not count as an instrument. New lyrics have been added as well, featuring verses that are as likely to be random strings of nonsensical words as they are to be exact conversations that have been overheard tuned to fit the song. These new remixes are loud, confusing, and completely awful to listen to, only growing more chaotic as the track drags on.
Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a way to force the jukebox to turn off, and volume stubbornly turns itself back up every time thunder booms in the distance. But it does have a karaoke version, if you're into that.
Scenario C: Gotta Catch ‘Em All!
Poké Balls are the hottest new thing to hit the market! Try your luck at Shibumenosaki's gatchapon machines and you might even win yourself a Master Ball, the only ball with a perfect-catch guarantee*! The economy is fake and everything is free, so what do you have to lose besides your dignity?
Once you have your favorite Poké Ball, all that's left is to use it! The "using it" part may be much harder than the "getting it" part, however. There are several different species that currently roam the world, and though some of them can be quite docile, others range from feisty to downright dangerous. It might be better to start with a small bird before trying for a vicious finned dragon. Even if you succeed in catching a dangerous species, there's no guarantee it'll want to listen to you without a great deal of convincing. If you want to be a good trainer, you have to put in the work for it!
* 1/8000 odds, perfect-catch is not guaranteed, Shibumenosaki UA is not responsible for any harm caused by the use of their products
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Re: bathhouse
[ she steps back at the burst out of the pool, though not so fast that her clawed hand doesn't get grabbed. mipha's a little cold to the touch, but viridi has quite the grip! she's startled and confused. ]
Are you, ah, the one who runs this bathhouse?
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I'm just the patron saint of sticking it to humans.
In you go!
[Tug... tug...]
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I'm certain you mean well, but I do not want to offend.
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Offend what?
[Viridi frowns.]
If it helps, I technically am employed to carry out a job here. ...Technically. Really, you'd be making everyone who cares happy.
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I will enter the pool. If you permit me to do so.
[ which, it sounds like she does, so mipha pulls her hand away and slowly steps in. she has to go a little slow as her body adjusts to the intense temperature change, but it feels nice even as she just gets her legs in and sinks the rest of her body down. ]
Ah, it's lovely.
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Take that, Voidworld! I grow more powerful in the face of defying arbitrary rules created by unseen powers not here to enforce them! I am the only power!
[From a certain perspective, one might find it sad that this is what brings Viridi joy after spending several months trapped in the horrors of Voidland. From another perspective, suck it.]
It's pretty good, isn't it?
...So the job technically says to wash your face, but as much as I like infringing on your personal space, that's super weird.
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Hehe, I think I will wash my own face. If anyone asks, I will kindly deceive them on your behalf. [ a harmless white lie won't be of any harm. ] Thank you for your encouragement. May I request your name?
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[Viridi holds up an employment offer from the bulletin board in the underground mall that clearly demands that she 'wash 10 faces.']
It's fine. I don't really need the reward anymore, anyway.
You can call me Viridi. And you're what, a three-quarters mermaid?
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[ she isn't certain what a mermaid is, but she presumes it's the closest thing this girl knows to a zora. ]
Tell me, if you do not run this bathhouse, what do you do in this land?
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[spoken with such firm conviction that it might be believable to anyone who hasn't spent more than 10 seconds around her]
Somebody needs to keep things moving the right way around here.
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[wow viridi actually sounds like a reasonable person right now]
You do have good manners. All these humans could stand to learn a thing or two from you.