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cordibus ([personal profile] cordibus) wrote in [community profile] skippedabeat2017-04-21 11:29 pm
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Round 1: Test Drive

Welcome to the first test drive!

Please don't worry too much about using your Personas correctly or following the prompts exactly. They're meant to give you starting ideas, but by all means, go wild and add more options!

The objective here is to try out characters and see who you could have the most fun with in the game's setting. However, feel free to follow this link to request a Persona be generated for you as if you were part of the game. (Please try to limit this to only one of your test drive characters if you can as to not overwhelm us! Never mind generating Personas is a pretty fast process! Request for as many characters away as you like!)

If you have questions about the test drive itself, you can ask them here! If you want to play an AU don't forget this entire post can be used for you to get AU scenarios set up and see who your character might have been related too or know before Awakening.

Now then, let's begin...

Prompt 1 - From Dawn to Dusk

The city has been abuzz for the past few weeks. A new string of murders is making front page news and serving as a grim reminder why the nightly curfew is so important. As families, perhaps even someone close to you, mourn, pressure continues to rise at the many police stations and at city hall. The people are afraid and they’re demanding answers.

There's not much time for you to dwell on this.. Like everyone else in the city, you have a lot to do, and a tight schedule to do it in. You don't even notice the application that has appeared on your phone's screen. The headache that follows, however, is strange and disorienting, and it brings with it an odd sensation that something is wrong today. You’re just not sure why.

The day passes by and soon, it's close to midnight. Your body, if you're not in bed by now, is completely exhausted. Despite your best efforts, you'll find yourself closing your eyes. Too bad it's quickly interrupted by a strange noise, and movement like something pulsating softly.

It's your phone, or at least you think it's your phone, but it's never glowed this orange before. There’s mist rising above it almost like fire...something's definitely bizarre about this. Despite your fears, you forces yourself to open it, and click on that strange snake-like icon.


It opens revealing a single statement and blank box;

To begin, please write your name.

Your fingers move on their own. Before you have time to really think about it, and as the pain inside your head becomes so terrible you start breathing rapidly and sweating, you've entered a series of letters and pressed enter. Now you're in a large chatroom with many others...but your 'name' you've never even heard of it...have you? It almost feels like you have...

Prompt 2 - Awakening

The last rays of the sun disappeared over the horizon almost an hour ago, yet here you are, walking through the apple orchards located behind one of the campus wings. The strange app that's been sending you strange clues the past seven days now says you're ready to face the truth. It told you to come here tonight, but never to travel alone. Repeatedly, it warns you to make sure to have someone close by if you're to survive…but besides some friends, what else did you bring with you? Did you pack for this, or did you figure you'd make it up as you go? Are you in a position to be able to bring weapons with you that no one would suspect?

Something is out there, and it's getting closer.

Before you can think, you see it: a large, blackish mass, almost like slime, slithering along the ground resembling a vaguely humanoid shape with glowing yellow eyes. When it roars again, it reveals rows and rows of teeth. This was a mistake your brain warns. The strange name from the chatroom, the days leading up to this...you're fairly certain even if you are prepared that you're going to die.

And yet, something inside you stirs. Even as they move closer, you find yourself charging instead of running, as your heartbeat increases. A voice inside is guiding you, each movement bringing forth a surge of memories of a past that you had lost. You’re angry and confused, but your pain, your fears, your rage for all of this… all of that needs to be taken out on those creatures.

All you need to do now is to tear out your heart.

Prompt 3 - A new, old life

Now that you have your memories back, the strange veil of this world has been somewhat lifted. Things that seemed simple now seem strange. You have so many questions, but not enough answers. Then there's the new weapons you wield and the strange creature inside of you...your Heart Persona.

During the day, you are encouraged to continue to live as you did before, but with old and new memories together, sometimes it is difficult to keep acting like you did. Will it cause issues in your job or school life? Will it change your reactions to whatever life you had here? Do you notice others like you who have awakened?

Maybe it would be a good time to send a chatroom message, just to ask others what they are planning to do. Maybe you should set up a meeting to fight shadows at night. Maybe you’ll organize a plan of attack or set up a club to escape the strange looks others have been giving you. Maybe you just want someone's opinion on the best place to have pizza. Hey, no one said you had to use the AppleNET just for serious things, after all.

magicdancer: (Wait what?)

Shantae | Shantae

[personal profile] magicdancer 2017-04-22 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
Prompt 3:

Her life here was a lie. She's been stolen from her home, from her life, and put into this... lie. Her friends, her family, she couldn't see any of them. The city was a prison. But that wasn't the worst part of it. And she took to AppleNET to vent her grievances.

two things. first, does anyone know where i can get good quality hair cream for magic hair. second, WHY IS IT SO DARN COLD AROUND HERE?
thewrench: (O o)

[personal profile] thewrench 2017-04-22 06:07 am (UTC)(link)
what makes it magic? is it like rapunzel magic or medusa magic?
thewrench: (! !)

[personal profile] thewrench 2017-04-22 06:12 am (UTC)(link)
a genie? like a 'grant me three wishes and hopefully without the restriction on wishing for more wishes'-type genie?
magicdancer: (Arguing)

[personal profile] magicdancer 2017-04-22 06:13 am (UTC)(link)
half, but yes
thewrench: (? ?)

[personal profile] thewrench 2017-04-22 06:16 am (UTC)(link)
what do you mean by half? just one and a half wishes? how do you half-wish for something?
magicdancer: (This is serious)

[personal profile] magicdancer 2017-04-22 02:43 pm (UTC)(link)
i mean i'm a half genie. mom was a genie. dad was human.

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magicdancer: (Oh cool!)

[personal profile] magicdancer 2017-04-22 02:49 pm (UTC)(link)
hey thanks! i'll do that.

does it help with split ends and strengthen? if i'm gonna fight monsters i need it.

i lived in a fishing town near a desert.
magicdancer: (I'm on the case!)

[personal profile] magicdancer 2017-04-22 07:12 pm (UTC)(link)
darn right i am. it's my baddie basher!

that sucks. i miss the beach.
magicdancer: (Wait what?)

[personal profile] magicdancer 2017-04-23 05:56 am (UTC)(link)
it's better than nothing.

that's still good, everyone beats baddies their own way.

well i'm not exactly human, i'm half-genie. mom was a genie, dad was human. why? what are you supposed to be?

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umbral_idol: (I am basically the best)

[personal profile] umbral_idol 2017-04-22 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
All right, this is my area of expertise! So what type of hair do you have? "Magic" doesn't say much about it.
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magicdancer: (I'm on the case!)

[personal profile] magicdancer 2017-04-22 02:50 pm (UTC)(link)
i have magic half-genie hair that moves when i want it. and i whip baddies with my ponytail.
umbral_idol: (baring your fangs)

[personal profile] umbral_idol 2017-04-23 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
...

"Why would you do that to your hair?!" she screamed at her phone. That's just... So unsanitary. Just thinking about her hair getting all covered in random gunk from baddies... After taking a deep breath, she tries to make a proper response.

Elizabeth Bathory: Honestly, I think the best thing you can do for your hair is not use it to fight. If that's not an option, then you'll want to try to avoid heavy conditioners. Moistorizing conditioners would be good, but you'll want to avoid ones for Curly hair; They might weigh your hair down and make it hard to move the way you want it to.
magicdancer: (Wait what?)

[personal profile] magicdancer 2017-04-23 05:58 am (UTC)(link)
yeah that's not happening, i'm not giving up my hair whip. it's filled with light magic and is really effective. back home they sell all the hair care products i need to keep going, but there's nothing really like it here. magic hair cream isn't easy to come by.
umbral_idol: (rejected)

[personal profile] umbral_idol 2017-04-23 07:25 am (UTC)(link)
Elizabeth Bathory: Then yeah, stick with moisturizing conditioners. They should help keep the ends healthy. You'll probably just want to stick with ones for wavy hair, though. As I mentioned before, the ones for curly hair might weigh your hair down.
magicdancer: (Oho?)

[personal profile] magicdancer 2017-04-23 04:23 pm (UTC)(link)
good to know. thanks. if we run into each other i'll show you how i whip baddies.
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[personal profile] draculabackwards 2017-04-22 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
--Well, I don't have magic hair, but I do swear by a certain conditioner that does wonders for my own hair.--

[And Alucard has a LOT of long hair.]
magicdancer: (Oh my...)

[personal profile] magicdancer 2017-04-22 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
i'll take what i can get at this point. gotta strengthen up for fighting monsters!
draculabackwards: (uhhh)

[personal profile] draculabackwards 2017-04-22 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
--Do you really fight monsters with your hair? That's certain nothing I've ever seen before.--
magicdancer: (I'm on the case!)

[personal profile] magicdancer 2017-04-23 06:00 am (UTC)(link)
darn right I do! it works really well too.
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[personal profile] draculabackwards 2017-04-23 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[Maybe that's not so farfetched. The Belmonts fought all sorts of monsters with an actual whip. Using long enough hair as a whip is only a step removed from that.]

What else can magic hair do? Other than fighting monsters?
magicdancer: (Shrug?)

[personal profile] magicdancer 2017-04-23 06:38 pm (UTC)(link)
uh i don't really use it for much else really. it can move when i want it to, but i never really tried to use it for anything else.

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