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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.

▶ How to Train Your Dragon 2: Electric Boogaloo
City of Lunatia and Kingdom of Lyestellus | top

As the weather grows warmer and the skies around Lunatia clear up, the toxic fog that once clogged up the airways is dissipating. This is great news: air travel has now become easier, safer, and more enjoyable. The recent increase of renewed flora and fauna must have led to these new developments.

While a clean atmosphere benefits Prismals and Moonblessed, it invites dangerous predators to lurk closer to the border. Fortunately, friendlier creatures also start to flock to the city, including familiar faces from the Lyestellus Kingdom. Indeed, the baby dragons once raised and nurtured by the Moonblessed have grown into the mighty, noble scaleborn they are.

The dragons’ giant shadows blanket the metropolis as they fly overhead for a friendly visit. One of them carries their sovereign, King Shiryn Lyei Drastellus XIII. In light of the Nothing’s recovery and the Inari Highway’s success, the king says that Lyestellus is inspired to further deepen their relationship with Lunatia. He announces that the kingdom has developed a construction plan for a skyway connecting Lunatia and the mountains of Drasomnis.

The Moonblessed are welcome to join their efforts. Lunatia and Lyestellus will be sponsoring a labor exchange program to ensure that everyone is well-rewarded and kept safe on their way to Lyestellus. The dragons will be flying and protecting Lunatian locals and any volunteering Moonblessed alike. But as there are only so many dragons, everyone is expected to share seats.

Several of the dragons are known to be excitable. As they’re looking forward to inviting the Moonblessed back to the kingdom, some overly eager dragons may snatch even the most reluctant person in their jaws to carry the whole way. And when we say excitable, they might destroy a wall of your humble abode to reach you as they are particularly good at sniffing out anything hidden. But how long can you resist their puppy eyes and wagging tails?

B In Lyestellus, one of the available jobs is to wrangle and care for small chicken-sized dragonlets that seem to be especially attracted to Sanguis Moonblessed. Their parents are away because of the skyway construction plan, so someone has to babysit them. These wily dragonlets love to run around in their coops, leaving rainbow-colored droppings everywhere, pulling at your hair or clothes, and cutely singing to try and coerce the Moonblessed into spoiling them rotten or helping them get away with mischievous behavior.

They are also attracted to Chroma and will be attaching themselves to Moonblessed. If they are too excited, they might bite onto their arms, mouth, neck, legs, nipples, and just about anywhere they can reach to drink their Chroma-infused blood. If you experience excess blood loss, you can recover it easily with moonlacing, but it’s best to avoid getting cornered and overpowered by too many dragonlets.

▶ Rise and Wine, It’s Wine o'Clock
Kingdom of Lyestellus | top

Several job openings are now available at Lyestellus’ wine distilleries. The kingdom is famous for its Dragonfang Wine, a luxurious drink pressed from the fragrant wildflowers and aged in barrels of wood found only on the mountaintops of Drasomnis. The wine itself is a vibrant violet with a rich scent the locals describe as heavenly. It is traditionally served during special occasions. With the skyway construction plan in motion, they will be needing to speed up production in time for upcoming celebrations.

C One of the job openings is for flower pickers. This line of work is not for the fainthearted. As they climb up the Drasomnis mountains to pick flowers, they need to watch out for wild wyvern attacks. Their majestic wings are powerful enough to blow a person off the mountain tops and they are proficient in wind magic. Try to avoid fighting near flower fields, as their gigantic feet may end up crushing the poor flowers.

Another available task is to participate in wine tasting to ensure the quality is consistent in each barrel (spit buckets will be provided to each person) as well as to create a menu benefitting to serve for the celebrations. The goal of the menu is to bring out the best flavors of the Dragonfang Wine. For inspiration, the locals will be providing large platters of cheese and draconic mood music.

Be careful not to drink too much: the violet-shaded wine’s delectable taste could lead to overconsumption. Those who get drunk may display flirtatious “peacocking” behavior towards other Moonblessed. Watch out for the cheesiest of pick-up lines!

▶ Slime Beneath Me, Slime Up Above, Ooh, You Love My Toxic Love
Kingdom of Lyestellus | top

Like their previous visit, the Moonblessed will be allowed to stay in bubble-shaped dwellings surrounding a breathtaking mountain springs known to have mysterious effects during the evenings.

Bathing in the springs during the day provides great relief, especially to any hardworking person. It has restorative properties that accelerate healing and the relaxing experience paired with gorgeous views can reduce stress and anxiety. The Lyestellus locals consider it as one of their treasures and will encourage all their guests to bathe in them at least once.

D Unfortunately, the largest hot spring in the center known as the Eye of Basti has turned disturbingly discolored for reasons unknown to the locals. It was reported that anyone who comes too close to the water will be swallowed inside. For public safety, they’ve closed the center area of the springs but there is a job listing that will grant access to it.

Those who investigate will notice that the discolored red waters have a strange, thick slime-like consistency. Standing too close will cause the waters to rise and form blood-like tendrils that will indiscriminately grab at anyone within the vicinity. They will repeatedly attempt to drag people into their watery depths. If they fail to pull their target into the water, then a curse will be cast on them. Cursed targets will be turned into translucent slimes which will mindlessly crawl onto any potential source of Chroma to suck their Chroma dry. This includes another Moonblessed, local Prismals, the nearest lamp post, or somebody’s car.

Nothing you try seems to affect the bloody tendrils. But fight long enough in the waters, the natural Chroma of the Moonblessed will gradually purity and restore it to its former beauty. Those who were swallowed, including lost locals, will be able to resurface safely and those who turned into slimes will transform back to their original forms.

▶ 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.

DO I HAVE TO PARTICIPATE? ▶ As always, all content is optional. You do not have to be affected by any of the prompts if you wish to opt out.

HOT SPRINGS ▶ As stated, only the Eye of Basti spring is badly affected. All other hot springs are completely safe.

TRANSLUCENT SLIMES ▶ Color, size, and appearance are all up to player discretion. Yes, you may choose to have only certain body parts to be slimed.

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[...]

[He's just gonna say it--]

Iris is sometimes called the "sex moon" because it makes people go into heat.

What?! The moons can do that to people?!

[Lucy shudders at the thought.]

Just what kind of place have I gotten myself kidnapped to..?

Honestly? That's just something you have to get used to if you ever want to feel comfortable here. And it was a pretty steep learning curve for me, too. I'd say it took me about three or four months before I really felt like I was used to this place.

[Of course, he had other reasons for not really adjusting very well at first, given the whole "thinking he and all his friends were dead" thing.]

I know, I know! I can't stay locked up forever.

[Or she would.]

It's weird, but if I'm going to live here then I'd better... make it my "normal." But right now, it all feels really weird! I mean, come on. A place where you can survive just by having a friend to hold hands with?

[She gives a loud sigh, then continues more softly.]

... But I don't hate it, either. I'll just... have to adjust to it being a good thing.

I think focusing on the positives might help? I know I just made the moon cycles all sound awful-- and they are, sometimes. But they're not all bad either.

For example--

--I make a pretty cute catboy, right?

[Shocked his ego can even fit in Anne's room smh.]

It's not actually Cordis right now. There's a shop here that sells magical items and things, and one of them can make some of the moonblessings permanent! So I decided to keep these.

... Sure.

[Lucy does find those cat ears adorable, actually. He has good taste.

But she's embarrassed to admit to liking them.]

That clears up why everyone has animal ears. [She sways on her feet. Staying in Anne's Room for too long is tiring after all. Though Lucy recognizes she's tired from using chroma, she still doesn't want to say as much around Anne.]

You done in Anne's Room? Let's get this stuff to your apartment and mine.

[He can read between the lines. He knows she finds him adorable. His new goal is to make her admit it.]

Ah, right! Let's hurry up and get everything moved, then!

[--and the moment they're out, he is going to reach out and take her hand whether she wants him to or not, because he also saw that swaying.]

[Lucy doesn't resist this time. She knows that she needs this. Whether it's for the chroma or practicing with her comfort zones.]

Where do you live? I can drop that candy off first. [Then he doesn't have to come to her apartment.]

Ehh? Why would we drop off the candy first? I got some of it to share!

[Did she think he was just giving her that candy he picked out with her in mind? He still wants to try it too!]

Because there's no reason for you to swing by my place, is there? So, let me bring your stuff to your apartment. Then I can leave you alone.

[It's said aggressively, but Lucy is trying to be thoughtful.]

...if you'd rather be alone right now to digest everything, that's fine. But you're not bothering me, if that's what you think.

[He's used to tsunderes and people with no self-esteem -- he's got this.]

[How did he figure her out so easily? Lucy flinches when he hits the nail on the head.

Does she want to be alone? Lucy considers it. Maybe if she could be with Anne, but her chroma is quite drained.]

It's not that I'm worried about bothering you. [She was.] I didn't want to invite a man to my apartment, that's all.

[Convenient excuse.]

All right, that's fair. But would you be comfortable at mine?

I, uh... live with my boyfriend, but I don't know if he'll be home.

[One of his boyfriends, at least. Technically two. #itscomplicated]

[That is a fair question. Her flimsy excuse has been called out. To begin with, Lucy never thought Ranpo was an actual threat to her. She scowls, considering a way to answer without making herself look too foolish.]

I trust the Agency to be safe. So I'll extend that trust to you, too. Fair?

Fair!

[ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED??]

In that case, let's go! But say-- since you're coming over, that means you'll get to meet Watson, too!

[ooc: also, please let me know if you're sick of threading with me gfghgh thanks so much for helping with the tdm.]

Uh... [Before she agrees:] What's a Watson?

[ooc: I'm enjoying this thread a lot actually!! They're surprising cute together!]

[Heh]

He's my son!

[This joke is literally always funny to him smh. But will she believe him??]

[ooc: ah, thank goodness! I am too!]

[well,

he did say it had been 9 months.]

Excuse me?! Y-You have a child?!

I sure do! He's really cute, too-- and he loves meeting new people!

[The worst part is he's technically not lying. He's just leaving out the part that Watson is very much not human.]

Well. I mean, if your son is there.

Wait. [A realization:] Then why aren't you there with him right now? Lead the way! You shouldn't leave a kid alone, right?

[Legitimately not sure how to handle children outside of an orphanage scenario. But that sounds like childcare 101.]

Ah, good point! Then let's go!

[And off they go, to Ranpo and Atsushi's apartment! Obviously at least one person here must be a book worm, given the sheer amount of book shelves. But more importantly--]

Watty! I'm home!

[And from deeper in the apartment comes the sound of tiny feet... very, very tiny feet. Because what comes running up to them isn't a child. It's a very small white fox with three tails that seem bigger than his whole body, and a set of tiny white wings. But there is a reason he refers to him as his son--]

["Papa!" He speaks! In a very squeaky voice. "And... friend?"]

[So, Lucy feels stupid.

Stupid, embarrassed, relieved, and then stupid all over again.]

Ah... This is Watson. Your... son? [She can't believe that she ever considered Ranpo might have a human child. This is so much better. Actually, she finds herself a bit jealous. A talking furry animal companion? What kind of shoujo heroine is Ranpo?]

Lucy Maud Montgomery. Nice to meet you...?

[The kind that slowly amasses a harem of beautiful people, if his love life has anything to say about it.]

[Watson is going to Try His Best with Lucy's full name, but clearly his speech is a work in progress. "Lucy Ma... Mon-gum... Mon-gummy!"]

[Ranpo, meanwhile, is trying not to laugh and discourage him. HE'S SO PROUD.]

Well, I can't exactly call him my pet when he's so intelligent! And he was born from a magic stone I filled with my chroma, so I still technically made him, too.

[Nooot gonna think too hard about that last bit, Ranpo!

Lucy just giggles, pleased to hear her name attempted at all.]

Yup! Montgomery! I don't mind 'Lucy' or 'Maudie' if you like those better, Watson. [Not "if you can't say it." But "If you like those better."

Lucy knows how to be bullied. She won't turn it against Watson.]

Chroma sure does a lot of things, huh. [Her eyes scan the space,] Are you an avid reader, Ranpo?

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