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cordibus ([personal profile] cordibus) wrote in [community profile] skippedabeat2017-05-22 12:25 am
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Round 2: Test Drive

Welcome to the second 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 - Flower Festival

The Festival of Flowers is in full bloom in the city! As an inhabitant of Eddan, you're excited to go and attend some of the activities! But unknown to you, something else might be starting to beat in the deepest, darkest depths of your heart.

The festival log prompts can be found here. Please note that you can use these to post in the test drive, but not on the player log itself!

Additionally, if both test drive player and game players agree, the festival test drive threads can also become game canon! As long as the test drive character is played as being completely unaware of what has happened in the game up to this point. Keep in mind that they would NOT have had a message on their phones. Two Test drive players can also make these game canon if they get accepted (and they keep the same requirements as above).

Prompt 2 - 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 3 - 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 4 - 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.

poundsthemochi: (shock)

[personal profile] poundsthemochi 2017-06-08 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
USAGI: our phones are HAUNTED?!?!?!
USAGI: i can't afford to pay someone to exercise my phone
truthkills: (i got a transformation trinket)

[personal profile] truthkills 2017-06-08 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
[There's a pause so someone can laugh his head off.]

yes, that's it

you got me

I am definitely the void

great and powerful and all-consuming
capital_asset: (I just work here.)

[personal profile] capital_asset 2017-06-08 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
Raidou: Very, very bizarre malware.
Raidou: If you switch devices, the thing will just move to your new device. And for some reason, only some people seem to be aware of it.
Raidou: It's not something [INFORMATION LOCKED]
Raidou: [INFORMATION LOCKED]
Raidou: Goddammit.
Edited 2017-06-08 03:06 (UTC)
hachitaro: (tch.)

[personal profile] hachitaro 2017-06-08 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
Taro: i dunno! id ont know what else it could be
Taro: i wouldnt put holy water on it that just seems like youd short out your phone
poundsthemochi: (shock)

[personal profile] poundsthemochi 2017-06-08 03:11 am (UTC)(link)
USAGI: oh no whats locked
USAGI: maybe its a magic malware
USAGI: with magic codes
capital_asset: (This will probably hurt.)

[personal profile] capital_asset 2017-06-08 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
[That would honestly not surprise him at this point.]

Raidou: It seems to be very strict about what kinds of personal information we're allowed to share.
Raidou: I can try to tell you [INFORMATION LOCKED] or [INFORMATION LOCKED], but... well, you can see that for yourself.
Raidou: Anything that might identify us gets blocked.
Edited 2017-06-08 03:14 (UTC)
poundsthemochi: (shock)

[personal profile] poundsthemochi 2017-06-08 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
USAGI: no way im already in trouble over breaking one phone already
poundsthemochi: (shock)

[personal profile] poundsthemochi 2017-06-08 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
USAGI: PLZ DON'T EAT ME VOID.
hachitaro: (suspicious.)

[personal profile] hachitaro 2017-06-08 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
Taro: i dont know what to do
Taro: surround it with salt? or would that break a phone too
poundsthemochi: (shock)

[personal profile] poundsthemochi 2017-06-08 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
USAGI: i dont think i like this app raidou
USAGI: its way too spooky
truthkills: (wanna race)

[personal profile] truthkills 2017-06-08 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
but what do you have to give the all-powerful void in return?
poundsthemochi: (shock)

[personal profile] poundsthemochi 2017-06-08 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
USAGI: are we putting the salt on the phone or just in a circle around it?
poundsthemochi: (shock)

[personal profile] poundsthemochi 2017-06-08 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
USAGI: i dunno i already spent all my allowance :c
capital_asset: (Really?)

[personal profile] capital_asset 2017-06-08 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
Raidou: I don't blame you, honestly.
Raidou: It makes me wonder about whoever it was who came up with it.
truthkills: (talking)

[personal profile] truthkills 2017-06-08 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
bummer

got anything else to eat?
hachitaro: (Default)

[personal profile] hachitaro 2017-06-08 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
Taro: in a circle around it i guess?
Taro: i cant get another phone yet
possedere: (angry | fifth hell)

[personal profile] possedere 2017-06-08 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
[Honestly this sounded like the sort of thinking Mukuro hated the most, where people who weren't capable of anything on their own had to band together in an effort to be useful. More often than not, they were only that much more useless, but until he knew more, he'd have to swallow that bitter feeling and go along with it.]

Mukuro Rokudo: Of course. Let me know if you hear anything, but I'm logging off for now. It was a pleasure to meet you, Shirou Fubuki.
poundsthemochi: (shock)

[personal profile] poundsthemochi 2017-06-08 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
USAGI: ok

[Minutes pass.]

USAGI: it didn't work :c
poundsthemochi: (shock)

[personal profile] poundsthemochi 2017-06-08 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
USAGI: the bad guys
poundsthemochi: (shock)

[personal profile] poundsthemochi 2017-06-08 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
USAGI: my homework?
USAGI: then i really could tell my teacher it got ate
hachitaro: (uh oh.)

[personal profile] hachitaro 2017-06-08 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
Taro: (°ロ°) ! oh no!
Taro: well at least the phone didnt get wrecked??? (っ´ω`)ノ(╥ω╥)
capital_asset: (Moonlight)

[personal profile] capital_asset 2017-06-08 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
[...How old is this person?]

Raidou: Yes.
Raidou: I've got to wonder what the point of this whole thing is. They've got to be getting something out of it, right?
truthkills: (lean)

[personal profile] truthkills 2017-06-08 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
homework's too high in carbs
I'm trying to cut down
bad for my voidly figure
spoilsfun: (The Adventure of the Yellow Face)

[personal profile] spoilsfun 2017-06-09 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
"I still have to go to elementary school. What do you think I've been doing with all that time?"

People watching was definitely more interesting than reciting the times table. Again.

Conan's expression twitches faintly. He'd been doing his best to ignore all of those particular memories.

osakanpride: (Realization; oh yeah)

[personal profile] osakanpride 2017-06-09 03:42 pm (UTC)(link)
There was a pause in Heiji's reaction. Something the detective entirely forgot about since his awakening: school. It didn't help that the facade he had been living made him a rather devote student. Heiji would draw too much attention just inexplicably skipping school.

"Right. How 'bout after school then?"

While Heiji didn't have to agonize relearning elementary material, just reviewing anything he already knew was enough of a deterrent.

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