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TEST DRIVE MEME ⚔️️ 17
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A ⦿ Soaking in Your Arrival
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If anyone tries to ask the Lady of the Lake for directions, she will direct you to Archimedes at the Rent-a-Ride. Those with animal magic may get their info from the mossatees, though may notice that they're really overly friendly and have zero concept of personal boundaries. Everyone may notice they have no concept of personal space, as they will happily run right into someone's belly for a snoot squishing. The shores themselves are littered with new arrivals complaining their way up a staircase carved into the walls of the White Cliffs. There is no railing, so be careful, but if you do fall, be prepared for a mysterious sand hand to reach out of the side of the cliffs to catch you. The hand will pat you atop the head twice before retreating back into the wall. This is the Cliff Beast; despite the name, he is quite friendly. | |
B ⦿ The Caravan to Camelot
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Once everyone is wrangled up to the top of the White Cliffs, the handsome owner of the Rent-a-Ride, Archimedes, will distribute smart phones and a pair of ear buds and tell them to "Check the Shit Box." The "Shit Box" refers to wardrobe more formally known as the Wardrobe of Finding, a hammerspace-like wardrobe that opens to each person's items and pets when the person touches the handle. From there, Archimedes directs everyone to settle in groups into modernized carriages pulled by horses and gives them a basic explanation of why and how they've been brought to Avalon: The rest of the universe is frozen in time and your character has been brought here by a familiar that was able to bond with them. They'll have to learn magic to help save their own world from destruction, but first they've got to get them to Camelot. It is here that you have the first opportunity to decide who they will be in their new home. You'll have about an hour to wander around here, meet and greet, and pet the horses before it's time to go. |
These carriages use fae technology that combats weight, so your character will be able to get in regardless of whether they're light as a feather or weigh two tons. The carts have air conditioning when it's hot, heating when it's cold, and a mystical shield to protect from bugs. There is also a mini-bar that pops out of the console, with a special feature for warm winter drinks like hot apple toddy and butter beer. Characters can use their smartphones to connect to Camelot's internet service, avalononline (AOL), to chat with other characters, watch dumb videos, learn about the world, contact Camelot Support (they'll answer any questions they can for you, from how to use a smart phone to where to find quests and resources to learn more about your magic). Be careful if you decide to use your phones while in the caravan-- if you don't use those earbuds and start forcing everyone to listen to your nonsense, Archimedes may make you walk. | |
C ⦿ The Red Spring | |
The journey from the White Cliffs to the City of Camelot is a long one, and the first evening you arrive you'll end up spending at the Red Spring, a booming resort town. Newcomers get free inn rooms for their one night stay on the way to Camelot, containing two twin beds, a bathroom, a mini-fridge and microwave, and a TV equipped with a couple of entertaining video games and movies. Don't want to relax in the room? Take a dip in the communal hot spring. The waters have restorative properties that help horses and travelers recover quickly. It is known to relieve stress, improve energy levels, and mildly accelerate healing. It may be a little chilly when you get out though, so make sure you don't slip rushing back indoors when you get out! |
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When everyone arrives it seems like during the siege on Camelot the training grounds were absolutely trashed! |
A ⦿ gArBo HuNgErS | |
| With everyone focusing on recovering Camelot main and the bulk of the resort facilities at the Red Springs, the training grounds at the Red Springs have gone a little neglected.. at least enough to be taken over by a band of local decay sprites. |
What's more, they grow in size each time they eat something new, so some of them are already big enough to swallow an orc! Don't worry, the trash goes into a hammerspace to decay over a long period of time, so if you get swallowed, there's still a chance for someone to get you out... which they can do by fighting the decay sprite. Decay sprites can suck things up similarly to Kirby, though they do not gain your powers, so finding a way to keep your feet on the ground with magic should be your first step. Beware though, defeated sprites will spin in a circle and fall over, and everything they've eaten will spill out onto the ground... so you're going to have to clean it up yourself. | |
B ⦿ Slightly Shabby | |
The state of Camelot isn't exactly great when everyone arrives. It's been ravaged by siege. Things are broken, scattered, and though many of the buildings are still standing, most people are focused on things like taking care of kids, rebuilding, or rerouting the new arrivals since the inn is not available right now. The castle rooms are already pretty full of people whose homes got trampled during the siege, so new arrivals are going to have to find their own place to live. |
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kinda clingy feelings toward anyone who lets you out. Though acting on it can be fought with strong enough willpower, it's certainly going to get you and a stranger much closer than you planned a lot faster. It looks like you may have gotten caught up in some kind of dark web experimental product... oops. | |
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The start of the month begins with the usual March rituals like the Lesser Banishing of Frost Fairies before flowers start to bloom throughout Avalon. Once things start to get cleaned up, some Camelot citizens think of ways to get Camelot back to its normal glory.
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A ⦿ Running of the Moon Rabbits | |
Doing the Lesser Banishing of Frost Fairies often attracts Moon Rabbit kits. These friendly small rabbits do eat a lot though, and it's important right now that the youngin's are nourished without depleting Camelot's food stores. |
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B ⦿ Eggxacting | |
| With the streets clearer and Camelot finally starting to look more like its former self (albeit a little sparser) a culinary wizard has taken to trying his hand at a kind of magic that should help to quickly decorate the city and encourage floral growth. Using a wild combination of animal magic and green magic, the wizard created a special brand of eggs he's calling Oeufs de fleurs. He's selling them for a low price (hey, he does need to bring in some income to afford his expenses) for everyone and new arrivals get half a dozen OdF eggs for free! Just make sure that you follow the directions and there won't be a problem! 1. Blue eggs should only be thrown at night. More information is available on the chef's Instagram page, of course, but that's all that's included. The further information lets you know that blue eggs are |
photosensitive and will turn into bear firs if thrown during the day, but if used correctly will blossom into moonflowers at night. The white eggs react to the moon and will grow into 60 foot tall trees if you throw them at night... but if you're throwing them during the day, they will become beautiful morning glories that only blossom during the light. | |
• All test drive prompts are open to anyone in the game at any time to create your own logs with, as the events within are considered game canon. |
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And if something went wrong... then it wasn't his tail fin on the line, was it?
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The little monster slides down and wails up at Floyd, then the ball starts shaking.
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Floyd stays crouched there, moving to put his elbow on his knee and rest his chin in his hand, watching to see if it would stop shaking before he tries to pick it up. He glances to the little sea monster thing, "It's ok. I think. Or not. We'll see." Sticking out a finger to try and poke softly at the little monster. What a cutie.
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He doesn’t seem to mind the poke, but starts to grow and opens his mouth, trying to snatch that ball. That is his human, thank you.
I'm sorry, it took me THIS long to realize I changed format on you, I blame my other game/characters
Instead he shakes the ball, seeing if it made any sound, then raises it to one of his ears to see if he could hear anything. Could Gokudera hear him inside of it? "Hey! Can you hear me in there?!"
I actually prefer prose to brackets c: no need to apologize
Due to the nature of this ball, Gokudera is already resting, stuck in a stasis and wondering if he’ll be let out. Just great! But… honestly, it isn’t that bad in here.
Oh good. I normally try and match to what others do but it seems my brain totally spaced this time
"Fiinnee~ hold on, I'll let him out." Or something, whatever this button does. "It's no fun if he stays in there after all, right?" Though Floyd does hesitate long enough to wave the ball in Larry's direction first.
"Ok, here we go." Tapping a finger to the button on the ball. He doesn't take into consideration if this is safe or not for him, if he would also get sucked into it somehow. But hey! If that happened, it happened! Floyd really wasn't the type to put too much forward thinking into stuff, he was better at reacting to what was happening at the time.
It’s a treat c:
When the button is pressed, Gokudera is suddenly appearing as a silhouette of light, dazed and blinking up at Floyd. The stasis had been nice, and he kind of wants to go back, but for a moment, looks expectant. What does Floyd need?
“Hm? Need something?”
He stands up, brushing himself off from where he’d been sitting on the floor.
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"Hmmm," What did he want... was he really going to get what he wanted? Lets test this... "Gimme your shoes." If it didn't work, eh, so what. If it worked... Floyd would have to test this more. Was this just someone who was willing to be a bit too helpful, or something else...
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“Do you think they’ll even fit? You’re bigger than me.”
Gokudera looks Floyd up and down. Tall. He’s probably got bigger feet.
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After a few moments he threw his hands up behind his head, linking his fingers together the best he could while still holding that sleep pod ball thing in them. "Eeeehh, you're right. I don't want them anymore." Before onto the more interesting part of this, "Why did you do that?" What was the reason to just go along with that? It wasn't a normal request after all.
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“Because you told me to?”
Why else would he? He doesn’t feel strange for following around with the command Floyd issued. Wouldn’t be the first time he’s had to follow orders, before. But for some reason, he’s compelled to listen for anything else Floyd may request of him. He even takes a half step closer.
“Was there anything else you needed from me?”