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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.

▶ What’s Behind Door #1?
09/08 | Crystal Beach, Lunatia | Submitted by:

machizumo | top

The recent torrential rains and showdown with the Viergian Queen Tempeste have shifted the sands of Crystal Beach and dredged up seaweed and flotsam from below. The slight mess coupled with the seasonal transition into fall makes for a quieter beach and a more open space, if you pick the right time of the day.

Kazuma Kuwabara (

machizumo), one of Lunatia's Moonblessed, has done his best to pick the right moment. He's saved up his energy -his Chroma- as best as he’s been able to, and he's decided that he's going to give busting out of Prismatica a shot. He's not sure how good his odds are, but there are odds. While Kuwabara is only but a human fighter who won't really be able to stack up against the demons that he normally keeps in his company, he does have one thing that nobody else he's heard of has... the ability to slice through dimensions!

It's not easy to summon, but he manages it, reflecting on his home and how to best reach it, how to potentially help others reach theirs. It's just past dawn when a large, clean tear in reality rises up along the atmosphere just above the mostly deserted beach, as though the scenery were made of fabric being met with sharp scissors. Beyond the tear is a swirling vortex of color and more.

What more means, Kuwabara doesn't personally get to discover. His energy is expended almost instantaneously, and he grows solidly crystallized before he hits the ground. The rest of it... that's for Prismatica and the Moonblessed around to discover.

B The dimensional tear gives way to several more multicolored tears all across the planet. These strange rips have a strong gravitational pull that is near impossible to outrun. Find yourself close to one, and you may be pulled inside before you can even think to escape.

What’s on the other end? Inside, you find a scene of Prismatica ten years into the future, and the world is significantly more advanced. It is a time of great prosperity. The planet has been completely restored, flourishing with new life. Ten years' worth of memories flood your mind, and you have settled so deep into the culture and the world that you now think of yourself as a true-blue Prismatican. Maybe you have a good job. Maybe you have a spouse and three kids. Maybe you still think about home from time to time. Maybe you wouldn’t mind staying here with your loved ones. Hey, a lot can happen in ten years.

▶ Fire and Brimstone
09/08 | Dimensional Tears | top

Not every dimensional tear leads to paradise. Some may pull you deep into the flames of a dying world, during the Calamity centuries ago. The first to greet you is King Majestas, his visage sitting on top of a throne built over a mound of crystallized bones. He fondly strokes his beautiful satyr lover, Lunae, as he encourages you to explore the vast wasteland. Attacking him is useless as he will disappear with Lunae after saying his piece.

C All Chroma has evaporated, and everything is covered in an endless diamond sheen. In the distance, you hear the screams of people dying and the constant sounds of crystals being ground up.

Eventually, shadows appear before your eyes. Possessing crystal horns and a crystal tail, these devil shadows are consumed by your worst sin and will not hesitate to hurt you and those around you. The slothful can put others to sleep and soon ravage them in their slumber, the lustful can awaken the darkest taboo desires in you, and so on. No matter what your worst sin is, the shadows will thoroughly enjoy committing vile acts until you submit yourself to them.

▶ Closing the Gap
09/09 - 09/10 | top

A day or two after the dimensional tears start appearing, Lunar Scientia announces that they have finished analyzing the mysterious rifts and will proceed to seal them after rescuing the missing Moonblessed. They will be calling for the Moon Knights and any remaining Moonblessed volunteers to grab some dimension sealing equipment. Yes, you read that right. The tears will be sealed shut in nearly the same way one would vacuum seal food for extra freshness.

D These dimension sealers are not just any ordinary vacuums. They require an excessive amount of Chroma to power. Just hugging one person alone won’t cut it. Prolonged awkward and uncomfortable hugs with at least two or three different Moonblessed will do the trick.

The Lunar Scientia will suggest setting up camp with your chosen partners and dimension sealers near a dimensional tear. Spooning is naturally the most optimal of positions. The longer you moonlace and the more people you engage in contact with, the higher the effectiveness of the dimension sealers. A meter on the device will indicate when it’s ready to be activated, but beware of the sinful shadows from Prompt C trying to stop you from sealing the rifts.

Once the holes are sealed and everyone is rescued, the Lunatian government and mainstream media stations will start issuing friendly PSAs on all the public access networks about the dangers of cutting holes through the fabric of their universe.

▶ 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.

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NOTICE: We had a typo error on the log! Lunae is meant to be a satyr, not centaur. All typos have been fixed.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[Ignoring the fact that this rude jerk isn't even asking if he's okay, Laguna rubs at his forehead. Grimacing, he turns to face Rufus.]

They should've kept it that way! Someone could get seriously hurt!

[So, he believes him. Perfect. Guess he shouldn't expect anything less from someone that ran face first into an overhang. It's always nice when people meet his expectations, especially for situations like these.]

Are you unaware of how unusual this building can be? [He relays a completely serious look, his eyebrows furrowed as he continues to study the overhang. Rufus raises a hand to his chin, as if to add more effect to this.]

Let me guess, you're new to this world, to this city. Change is abrupt here, the shifting layout often confusing.

[Someone who not only ran face first into an overhang, but who's (somehow) president of an entire country that's technologically advanced.]

[So the idea of the buildings shifting and changing? Not entirely too out there for Laguna.]

[Also, he's a himbo of the highest caliber.]

Woah, really?!

They didn't warn us about that in the... orientation? I guess that's an orientation?

[Peak himbo.

It's okay, Rufus enjoys dealing with peak himbos. Honestly, one of the more entertaining types. He manages to keep any amusement off his expression, although he's definitely struggling now compared to many other situations. Laguna is just that amazing.]

Some details are unfortunately left off, careless of them, isn't it? But perhaps we can't be entirely judgmental, there must be a lot on their minds.

Nonetheless, we must remain vigilant. I've seen some truly horrifying accidents.

[He’d agree wholeheartedly that he’s amazing! ...Just not with the realization that he and Rufus aren’t exactly on the same page there.]

Geez... I get forgetting a thing or two when dealing with a bunch of newcomers, but this is way too important to leave out.

[Laguna steps closer to the overhang, as if studying it with an expert eye. He’s not an expert. He barely uses his eyes. Nobody knows what he’s trying to prove here.]

What kinda accidents have you seen, uh...

[He trust to face Rufus.]

...I don’t think I caught your name. I’m Laguna.

[It's definitely fortunate that no one is around to watch them stare at an overhang with a great amount of intensity. The thought of someone catching him in a slightly unbecoming position makes Rufus step back a little, before turning his gaze at Laguna.

And smiling pleasantly at him.]

Rufus Shinra.

[He'll at least give Laguna his full name, lend some sort of advantage to him.]

But to answer your question, the most egregious incident involved a staircase suddenly forming, and one unfortunate individual tripped and tumbled down. One small misstep can cause a multitude of injuries.

[One pleasant smile begets another, and any initial tension may have felt at the nature of their meeting immediately melts away in favor of a friendly interaction. He holds out a hand for a good shake.]

Nice to meetcha, Rufus!

[He listens carefully to the clearly fake story, believing every single word of it.]

No kiddin'! Hope they were okay after that.

But that's the exact kinda thing I'm talking about! There needs to be a sign or something.

[Does he shake his hand... guess it will help reinforce the facade he's trying to put here. At least this guy seems clean.

So, without much falter in his posture or expression, he reaches out and takes Laguna's hand.]

Feeling's mutual, Laguna.

[But hmm, perhaps he can continue to tease Laguna here for a bit longer. He's just opening himself up for endless possibilities. Good man.]

Now, there's an idea. Why don't you create a sign, warning others in this building about the potential danger. It's nearly upsetting that none of us thought of that before.

[Don't worry, Rufus, Laguna is clean.]

[Mostly.]

[When Laguna shakes Rufus' hand, it's with a friendly gusto, but still reminiscent of something more professional. He's done this a lot.]

[...The same can be said about making a complete ass of himself.]

Hey, well sometimes it takes a fresh new perspective, you know? I don't mind taking up putting together a couple of signs.

[The somewhat professional handshake actually surprises Rufus, a questioning look passing across his eyes before pulling his hand away. He can't look too deeply into one simple gesture, but it does speak some volumes about his character.]

You're a rather responsible individual, aren't you? In that case, I'll leave this project in your capable hands. [He truly has the utmost faith in him.]

I'm afraid I have other matters to attend to.

[Truly.]

[Utmost faith.]

[woW]

You got it, bud! No worries!

See ya around?

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