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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...
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. (
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;
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...
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.
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.
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.
Wrench | Watch Dogs 2
A strange erroneous user pops up in a public chatroom. His profile is invalid and apparently non-existent, but his description mockingly (or perhaps not so mockingly) reads 'YOUR FUTURE, BOYFRIEND' if you can manage to access it without getting more errors.
[//$:^)ERRORUSERNAMENOTFOUND]: Attention attention
after extensive play
i mean research
let's face it: applenet sucks royally
i have alleviated a small portion of the pain, however
feast your eyes on the best app ever
yes, you can now play frogger AND doom in the auto-correct bar
LINK IS HERE: Download DedRibbitDoom.exe
you won't fucking miss it
auto-correct sucks balls in the first place
ESPECIALLY HERE
^_~
come on people get it while it's hot
In the meantime this character will test to see how long his download lasts, among other things.
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9S reads the string of text that pops up on the screen, his interest heightening when the user's profile comes up as invalid. It immediately sets the user apart from the string of individuals he has seen pop in and out of the chatroom in the last few hours. His eyes wander over to the download link, investigating the address the link is destined to take him to with a press of one of his fingers. This is how people get viruses on their systems. By not being cautious and clicking on everything that pops up. But he's curious, and when his initial scan reveals nothing unsavory about the download in particular, he decides to give it a try, discovering that it's as legitimate as it appears to be, his autocorrect bar turning into a haven for a very distressed frog. ]
Interesting code.
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i barely did a thing to it, most of it's just original game code from way back when
Someone who talks shop. Interesting. And the file remains untouched. It doesn't seem to be flagging anything.
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Interesting. Just "way back when" was the user talking? He feels like the names of these "games" should be familiar, maybe—at least to his human self—but with his memories overlapping, it's hard to pick out specific details anymore. His new memories are slowly cannibalizing the old.
Would you mind sharing the source?
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Your Future, Boyfriend [ERRORUSERNAMENOTFOUND] wants to send ClassicPCGamesCollection.exe
Note: Knock yourself out ^_~
OK | Cancel
Just so you know there are some great nostalgia trips in there, took me forever to rip my eyes away from the monitor
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
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I'll be sure to save it for when I'm able to properly multitask.
Though he doubts his operator would have approved of him attempting to download and port old human video games onto his system. Though he still wishes she were here to see it. After a moment, 9S downloads the file. It wasn't like it these games were going to take up much processing power or memory anyways.
I don't have much to offer in return, but if you enjoy stuff like this, maybe I could introduce you to something similar. It's a game I coded in my spare time. Consists of randomly generated levels, if you're interested.
And the "game"—he's not sure he can rightly call it that anymore, now he has his memories back—bore a disturbing resemblance to the training simulations he had practiced on when he was alone and had some time to spare. ...Which was often.
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one too many beers
A game? That's unexpected. Well, he's gonna be stuck here for a while without the usual firepower he has access to. If it passes his security checks, it would be a fun way to pass the time. Possibly usable in the future... even as another thing to fit inside the auto-correct bar or something.
And they say everyone on the internet is a giant asshole
merci beaucoup for the gift
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Part of him still isn't sure what to make of the user's language patterns, but... that last bit about assholes was meant to be a compliment, right? He digs into his phone files—one place where he keeps the game he had made stored. You could never have too many backups. After a moment, he uploads the H.Simulator.zip file for download, with a couple versions contained within the archives: one for Mac, Linux, and PC.
It's funny, how similar the game was the hacking space he had entered time and time again. How it reminded him of the training simulations created from unit combat data. It was a little different, but essentially the same. He knows he hadn't had any memories of his "real" life before now, but here it was. It's comforting to think that he perhaps some things couldn't be completely forgotten.
Your goal is to destroy the grey core in the middle. There's a time limit. Three hits is a game over for the level.
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Nice virus fucker. I ain't downloading that shit.
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while everyone's having fun crossing the road with their little happy green pixel frogs
you'll be cursed with a phone that replaces your Virginias with vaginas
and buts with butts
and pen is with penis
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I thought they have their own forums out there.
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and that my chatroom companion is a huge no-no
you can't trust animals
and you sure as hell can't trust people dressed as animals
they're too far gone
lost cause
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But I'm intrigued now. Why the hate on the those creatures? I mean, not like I enjoy them for anything but food but I don't get all flustered like that.
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not acceptable just passable AND they get run over eventually
unicorns are also passable
animals are plotting to kill us all, are you blind?
and those people in the suits think they can get on their level
they'll be the first to be brainwashed
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Dude I don't want to make a secondhand guess like some kind of fucking oracle but you sound insecure as hell. Did some people in animal suit abandoned you when you were a child or something?
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WrenchYOUR FUTURE, BOYFRIEND weave you a tale of the dark side of the animal kingdom.there's insecurity and then there's cautiousness
steve irwin, crocodile hunter. fucking amazing guy. loved animals.
KILLED BY A STINGRAY
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And the guy is being remembered the most because of his cause of death. It's a win situation for him.
Your point is?
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i am looking forward to leaving this weird place and enjoying a few beers while I set off some strategically placed illegal fireworks, away from all puppies, kitties, alpacas and what not
they are out for us
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But regardless man.
I hope this illegal fireworks arent some crappy toys that you could find in some kiddies store. Tell me that it's the real thing.
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plus a sparkler would put these people on high alert
it's pathetic
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Do it, you loser.
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besides it would be completely stupid to do anything right now
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Well, he wasn't expecting a pixelated version of his own memories, the real ones - or an approximation thereof, at least - staring him in the face. Great. Because this whole thing needed to be more unnerving and frustrating, and he needed another headache.
Maybe he can blow off steam by fucking with this guy a little, at least.]
DoomMarine: Hey.
DoomMarine: Not funny.