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This Must Be...

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You awaken amidst the darkness with only a faint light to greet you. Your body is hemmed in by shards of crystals, gently sparkling and possibly pricking your skin. The surrounding landscape is dyed in the pinks and purples of the dusk filled with crystals protruding from the ground, some as large as a skyscraper. After an hour or two of wandering through the crystal wilderness, a group of people find you worse for wear. They are the gallant Moon Knights from the planet of Prismatica. Because of the strange phenomena during the past months when scientists observed the sudden appearance of rainbow crystals in the sky, the government has been feverishly combing through the moon for more Moonblessed to be rescued. You’ll eventually be brought into Iris’s moon government center.

You all may have your usual inquiries — Where are we? Who are you? What's going on? — and the Prismals are almost too eager to answer. They tell you about their world and about the first appearance of the Moonblessed as the medical staff give you an examination to make sure you’re not carrying any viruses or biological hazards. If you react violently, you may be restrained and nerfed with a specialized neurotransmitting gun that releases a numbing agent through the top of your spine. Once the examinations are over, you’re informed that you will be provided accommodations on their planet during your stay. You will then be escorted to the docks, and led onto a large transport vessel that makes frequent trips back and forth between the Iris moon and the planet. Faces onboard vary from both old and new Moonblessed as well as the local Prismals.

The next destination: Prismatica.

▶ Welcome to the Jungle
Iris Moon, Government Center (Arrival) and Planet Prismatica, City of Lunatia | top

Welcome to Prismatica’s hub, Lunatia, the city of your dreams! A bustling metropolis lush with bright lights, vibrant colors, luxuriant plant life, and all the conveniences of technology absent from your own world… It seems like paradise to all the uninitiated. After a quick tour of the city, new arrivals can find themselves getting cozy in their new homes.

 A  Settle in your new home at Level 2 to find new roommates and say hello to your neighbors! City officials will give you directions to the designated districts across Level 2 and instruct you to pick out a unit. Each apartment complex has a different aesthetic, some may look cozy, some stylish, and some bizarre. The free accommodations have a basic living space that can only fit two or three people at most in one unit.

Starter Chromaspace furnishings are provided which can be controlled with the touch of a built-in panel. Examples are color-changing curtains, transforming sofa beds, cabinets turning into tables, etc. Customizing your apartment or moving out will have to wait until you earn more chroma. Until then, why don’t you check out your new neighborhood or explore the city levels? Maybe your new roommates or neighbors can give you a “hand” with allowance for dinner.

▶ Rock Your Body Right
Lunatia | top

Oh my god, they're back again. After taking more than a year-long hiatus, *BTSB (Backstay Sailor Boys) takes the planet by storm once more with their latest single, Anybody (Yeah). With an album out and a concert on the way, the five-man fox Prismal group from Amegahara has been busy with promotions. Their appearances on billboard ads, magazines, TV shows, et cetera make their worldwide handsome faces pretty hard to miss! Everyone and their pet robot in Lunatia can be found jamming to their songs, and every teenager on the street can tell you who their bias is and why.

 B  Be a part of *BTSB's Prismagram campaign and get a chance to win a physical copy of their album and backstage passes to their upcoming concert! Simply take a picture of you and your friends with official merchandise and post it on Prismagram with the hashtag #WeAreBTSB. Be careful, though: touching *BTSB merchandise tends to make people crush on the first face they see. The posts with the best pictures and stories will get their prizes in the mail on the 24th.

Why would a Moonblessed want to meet them, you ask? Community spirit! A sizable portion of the locals will start singing or dancing with you and your friends! “I want it another way. Tell me why? I never want to hear you say, I wish it wasn't that way. Don't be that way!” Play along and they’ll be willing to pardon your unpaid meal tab for one time or offer an incredible discount for one item you really wanted at the mall. The boys are also considered talented magic users in their own right. They might have some spells and magic tools to add to a Moonblessed's arsenal!

▶ What’s the Deal With This Pop Life?
Lunatia | top

Before you meet these foxy boys, you'll want to do your research on them. Thankfully, their ridiculously huge fanbase (who refer to themselves as NAVY) has already done the work for you.

Suzaku is the leader and the brains of the group. Both his witty, rapid-fire raps and lightning-fast spinning breakdances are known throughout the planet. He is also a newscaster and likes making informative but interesting Prismagram posts. His brother is also an idol, albeit a washed up one-hit wonder.

Kaya is the group's down-to-earth mom friend and soulful vocals. He is the most responsible of the boys and handles their meals and laundry. A former delinquent in his youth, he now spends his free time cooking for schoolchildren and advocating fox rights. He does not support fox pelt products and owns an animal shelter for strays.

Lecter is a dancer who oozes with sex appeal. If not in the studio, he is always hitting up the gym. Once a member of the Little Moonblessings Club in his childhood, he has grown out of his boy-next-door image. Currently, he is #2 on Prismal Magazine's Top 100 Sexiest Men Alive for his well-built frame and photogenic looks. Contrary to his cool appearance and reserved demeanor, he is surprisingly personable. He is also a prolific actor. He likes cats.

Tarn is the baby of the group who maintains a gaming channel. He often does spontaneous livestreams where he does Let’s Play sessions, live Q&As, and encourages people to make memes of his face. He jokes about playing more LmaO than going to practice but he’s got clear and strong vocals.

Rasha is a narcissistic man who can’t get enough of his fans and himself. When hanging around his fans, he tends to ask if they have a mirror to look at himself with. Don’t let his vanity fool you! He’s funny, incredibly easy to be with, and willing to treat people to drinks. He writes most of the lyrics for the group’s songs.

 C  Every hour, you will receive a text from the official *BTSB fanclub with a link to a poll. The texts will not stop unless you answer the poll. Please answer it ICly, as the answers will affect the event later this month!

Upon voting on the poll, you will be redirected to a video and text chatroom where you will be connected to a random stranger who has also answered the poll. Both you and the stranger will then need to answer the following questions:

1. Do you think the other person in this chatroom can be your fire? One of your many desires? Tell me why. Be honest.
   
2. Among the Moonblessed, who do you think is tasty? The tastiest?

Until both questions are answered truthfully, it will be impossible to switch apps, close the app, or delete it entirely.

▶ Questions

If you have any questions regarding this test drive meme, please ask them in the Questions thread below.

WHO CAN POST? ▶ Test drive memes are for new characters only. Existing players may not post starter threads in the test drime meme. However, current players are more than welcome to use these prompts for their own posts in the IC communities, personal inboxes, catch-all posts, etc.!

IS THIS CANON? ▶ As our test drive memes are game canon, feel free to keep any threads that happen here as canon for your character should they be accepted.

PRISMAGRAM CAMPAIGN - The mods will not will not be picking any winners for this contest OOCly. Feel free to assume your character/s won (or lost terribly).

PLAY ALONG - The gifts you can earn from playing along with the locals, as mentioned, includes free meals or drinks, a good discount for a high-end shirt, and so on. Feel free to come up with your own prizes OOCly this as long as it’s reasonable. You may not have won the lottery, but you could get a small token of appreciation!

NEW SPELLS AND MAGIC TOOLS - Details of these will be released in the next event!

POLL - Please answer the poll ICly, as the answers will affect the event later this month!

Comments

[knightofzilch]

[They don't want to take up too much of Lelouch and Suzaku's time, but as they hand over the Demichroma, Suzaku is compelled to ask...]

EX-OLife?

[The girls giggle, surprised that he's never heard of it, but Suzaku admits that he's new. They promise to shoot him a link soon so he can check it out, and head along on their way. As they leave, Suzaku looks over at Lelouch.]

The people here are surprisingly friendly...

[But...?]

[endgamed]

[ The money they've made is good enough for maybe a few days of food... Lelouch knows he'll have to buy some new clothes, because he's sure he'll be here for more than a day. . . Or maybe he can just do the laundry in whatever apartment he'll claim for himself.

In any case, now that the girls seem to be gone and the two of them are left to their own privacy again, Lelouch fixes his collar and clears his throat. ]

You certainly had no trouble blending in.

[ He's still reeling from the ghastly role he had to do. ]

[knightofzilch]

It reminds me of our time in Ashford, in a way.

[Y'know, back before they wanted to murder each other. And even while they wanted to murder each other at times, too.]

[endgamed]

[ They're happy memories tucked deep inside Lelouch's heart. Memories of the past, and of the future that Suzaku's likely already experienced, all must have been fun. These aren't things he deserves anymore, but he'll accept them as things to look back at.

This one? Not really something he'd classify as something similar to his memories in Ashford. ]

I'd have much preferred being behind the scenes.

[ As per usual. ]

[knightofzilch]

[There's a scoff.] You'd be miserable if you were anything less than the star of the show.

[From Zero to the Emperor, Lelouch was the single most overly-dramatic, grandiose motherfucker the world had ever witnessed, and he needed to make sure the whole world had witnessed him.]

I've seen you practicing your victory speeches, you know. [And speaking of] You should go with the third one, the other two just make you sound like a villain out of a cartoon.

[endgamed]

[ He didn't ask for your opinion, Suzaku! ]

Like you would know how to craft a speech... [ Though the words are more to himself than Suzaku. ] So, how much did you make?

[ ... As much as he doesn't want to look so greedy by counting the Demichroma they amassed, he needs to figure out how many days worth of money he has. Suzaku counting his would be a good segue for him to count his own, too. ]

[knightofzilch]

[Titles aside, they're on equal footing now; he'll offer his opinion when he damn well pleases. That's the kind of honesty they have these days.

And speaking of honest, Suzaku does an inventory into the amount of Chroma and Demichroma he has.]

I have.... 270 Demichroma, along with some coupons and gift cards. It should be enough to get me through the next few days. And even a change of clothes. [And he'll just... not discuss Chroma right now.] What about you?

[endgamed]

[ If he were more expressive, he would have started cackling by now. Fortunately for both of them, Lelouch only manages a jovial chuckle upon seeing how much Chroma and Demichroma he has. Chroma, he has none— not really a wonder or anything, it's more of an obvious matter, if one knew Lelouch well. As for Demichroma... ]

280 Demichroma.

[ There isn't an unannounced contest or anything, and for all Lelouch knows, he's the only one aware of the competition, but he doesn't give a shit. ]

That should be enough for a few days, yes... If we were to eat fast food. [ Which at this point, he doesn't mind. Like he'd want to eat gourmet alien food, anyway. ] That's more than fine.

[knightofzilch]

[There's the smallest twitch of an eyebrow. No, this isn't a competition, but its still kind of annoys him that Lelouch got more Demichroma. At least his.... emperor isn't being insufferably smug about it (out loud, anyway, his face feels insufferably smug and punchable, though).

Still, after months of politely eating whatever Miss Cecile offers him, Suzaku has a stomach made of steel. Lelouch, though...]

You're okay with cheap... alien food? [Just saying that feels so absurd, and yet....]

[endgamed]

That is always an option. You don't think Rivalz has made me eat a double cheeseburger more than once? [ Though he only maybe had a bite or two. Lelouch doesn't eat much to begin with... look at his noodle body. ] But I may just resort to cooking my own food.

[ He won't go out, and no one will bother him! It works out in the end... for him, anyway. He's never been bad in the kitchen, either. Whatever he'll be eating will be 100% up to his standards, for sure. ]

[knightofzilch]

[Suzaku makes a thoughtful noise.] I may have to find an excuse to visit you.

[Not that he really needs one. Still, cooking is one of the few areas Suzaku doesn't mind when Lelouch is so ruthlessly calculating.]

[endgamed]

[ Lelouch would prefer to not tell Suzaku where his apartment is, but they're supposed to be... what, allies, now? Maybe he'll find another apartment to hide away on his own, and only use his apartment now if he's expecting visitors. That certainly makes more sense to him.

But that means two apartments to furnish, and twice the expenses in some cases... Like 270 Demichroma would be enough for that at this time. What a pain. What's even more of a pain is Suzaku right now. ]

You're expecting me to cook for you?

[knightofzilch]

Not at all. But most recipes require you to make two servings. [He won't mention the fact that Nunnally isn't around o join him, she's a complicated subject for the two of them, and Suzaku isn't that much of a dick.] It'd be a travesty if you had to waste food.

[endgamed]

Persistent, aren't you.

[ And a little bit annoying. For all that violence earlier that Suzaku had given him, here he is now, inserting himself in Lelouch's Lunatian life like he's some kind of... barnacle. That's certainly a creature Lelouch would compare to Suzaku right now.

He'd much prefer to cook for Euphemia than this guy. ]

I expect payment. [ At the very least, a share of the ingredients, so that he can cook for three and not for two. Though these meals shared definitely won't happen all at the same time. ]

[knightofzilch]

[So long as they're here, his promise is on hold, if not potentially lost. So, yes, Lelouch can expect the Knight of Zero to be breathing down his neck until he gets some answers.

Also, he trusts Lelouch's cooking more than he does Space-KFC. Two birds, one apartment.]

Just let me know what you need.

[endgamed]

Expect invoices.

[ He might be in an alien planet but you can bet he's going to watch his expenses like a HAWK. All the shit he'll spend on food and Suzaku, he'll have a separate column in his diary for it... Just list them all down, write a formal invoice and hand it to the boy when it's time to collect money. He'll even give a few days of lead time before the deadline for payment.

What a loser. ]

[knightofzilch]

How formal, Your Majesty. Did you treat the Black Knights this way?

[He wouldn't put it past him, to be honest.]

oh my god i never pressed post comment to this...

[endgamed]

Just call me Lelouch.

[ Especially with those knives all over that "Your Majesty"... sheesh. Lelouch has no idea what made Suzaku even come to his side, but he'll get that information sooner or later. ]

You forgot about meeeeeeee! *wails dramatically*

[knightofzilch]

[There's a certain stillness from Suzaku when Lelouch says that. Honestly, it's easier to call him Your Majesty, there's a certain distance and objectivity to it, a reminder that what they have is a contract. Its a business decision to achieve their goals.

And yet...

Calling him by his name in front of others is fine, that's a cover for business. When its just the two of them, though? It...

...]

Whatever.

[It kinda sucks to miss your best friend when he's only a meter away from you, but they're both so stubborn that they probably won't get to the 'hug it out' phase until one of them is on their deathbed.]

I still need to secure an apartment. You coming with, or...?

:'(

[endgamed]

[ The only time Lelouch will hug Suzaku is when he needs support because he stabbed him in the chest. ]

What, will you be needing help with interior design, too? [ Of course he's going to sound bitter about this. You're a grown boy, Suzaku. You're a fucking soldier! Find an apartment yourself. ] I'm going to go buy some clothes.

[knightofzilch]

[Maybe he wants to hangout??????? But also strangle him????????

Listen. It's complicated, okay?

But it looks like this is where they part ways. For the time being, at least.]

Then I guess I'll see you later.

[endgamed]

You should have received a device that's like a cellphone. Use it if you need to get in touch.

[ And for the love of god, call him Lelouch.

He looks around for where to go. He wonders if the device has a map of the city so he knows where the shopping district is. That said, he's busying himself now as he walks away without so much as a goodbye. Whatever, he's gonna see Suzaku again, anyway. ]

[knightofzilch]

Yeah, I...

[Aaaaand Lelouch is already leaving. And while Suzaku thinks about saying something, he lets it go, and lets out a breath. Time to go his own separate way.

(but Lelouch is 100% "Your Majesty" in his contacts list).]