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cordibus) wrote in 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...
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.
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[...She gears up for a bit elaborate introduction, and then...]
...Wait, do you want the name I got back, or the name I use as a normal person?
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[ Look, his brother is rubbing off on him. ]
i'm sorry, she loves her ridiculous introductions
...Well, it's been a long time from the perspective of my new memories, I think I'm doing pretty well at being treated as a lady here? ...But maybe I'm not...
[Wait, she's getting knocked off track again! She forcefully pushes herself back to the issue at hand.]
But more importantly! My introduction! I haven't been able to introduce myself properly yet, have I? Then...
[She takes a deep breath, and...]
Sometimes Dark, sometimes Corroded, but always shining like the sun! I, the Dark Idol, Elizabeth Bathory, have descended from the moon to make my appearance here! Please call me Eliza!
ITS GREAT
Eliza? Yeah, that's cool.
[ Maybe she's in theatre or something. ]
Where are you? It's kinda unsafe here. We should go together.
Re: ITS GREAT
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[ The link is hazy at this distance but hopefully it'll improve as he comes closer. ]
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[ Now that he can scan her, he can confirm that she's okay. ]
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Also, she's strong against Electricity and weak against Wind.]
Well, I mean. There are things to hunt, and we have powers to hunt them. It seemed like the obvious thing to do? We've gotta grab that XP and level up while we can, right?
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That's true, but... it's nighttime. Don't overtax yourself, okay?
[ They have to wake up and go back to some sort of life tomorrow. ]
I can accompany you for now.
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All right! Let's get to work! Let's work on securing our escape route!
[That means more fighting, but! There's a partner now! We can beat enemies in half the time and effort! Or so she is telling herself. She doesn't seem to be aware that navigators aren't as good at fighting.]
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Hey, Eliza, right? It's Teru. Which direction did you come from?
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[Don't mind her, she's just retracing her whole path in her head.]
Let's see, I went from my dorm to the orchard and then stopped by to make sure there weren't any more of those things hiding out in other areas of the school, and then I had to backtrack a bit to avoid getting spotted...
I'm pretty sure I came from the left, if we're facing the building.
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Hm... spotted by what? I think I can map where the dorm is vaguely and we can go that way.
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D'you know where they're coming from?
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[ What a great mystery. ]
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[She's choosing to ignore the fact that "where she was from" was a giant computer that was the moon, and that it was capable of simulating the entirety of Earth simultaneously.]
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[ If there's no source then what's the point of continuing fighting? ]
D'you still wanna seek them out?
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Sure thing. I gotta get my experience on too. Let's go.
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[And then she'll follow Teruomi's directions for a bit, before...]
Ah, by the way, this might seem like a bad time to ask, but have you had much in the way of experience with this stuff before? If you need me to run through you through the basics, I can do that! I might look like this, but I've had the basics of how to be a Master placed into me in case we need to do the tutorial thing.
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Well, not in fighting slimes, but I was an Operator back home. Data coordination is a forte of mine.
[ So this is why he's not there whacking as often as she is. ]
You're pretty strong, we make a good team.