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▶ TDM .005
▶ Fox and Friends
Moon Iris; Lunar Scientia, Lunatia | top
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. Even the few shy moon creatures you find in the wild have strange crystal growths on their hides. This is far from home— perhaps a dream? You pinch your skin and slap your cheeks, yet nothing seems to do the trick. Searching for answers yields nothing but an endless expanse of purple dust as far as the eye can see. You have four options: one, panic; two, soil yourself; three, admire it all then soil yourself; or four, go into survival mode. Eventually, you’ll realize that you’re not alone.
After a day or two of living off the crystal wilderness, a group of people find you worse for wear. They are the gallant Moon Knights from the planet of Prismatica. After the strange phenomenon 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? Why did I think grocery store sushi was a good idea? — 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 gives 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.
While waiting for transport to be prepared, you may freely roam around the government center. Eventually you’re called back from exploring, escorted to the docks, and led onto a large transport vessel. Destination: Prismatica.
▶ Crab ‘n Go Menu
Lunatia | top
Several tents decorated with streamers, shells, and pearls have been set up along the shorelines of Level 2. A giant clam mascot tells you that hey, hey, hey! There’s a beach festival happening tonight! It will be full of fun activities, and anybody who is anybody will be there. The Prismals involved are inviting people all around Levels 1 and 2. Bathing suits will be provided to all participating festival-goers. What are they celebrating? Who knows. Maybe Prismals just want to have a good time! Hey, hey, hey!
As the festival winds down, some Prismals can be seen dancing and eating by the campfire. Everyone is welcome to relax and watch a nice fireworks show by the pier while a local band known as the Briny Seamen plays a compilation of their greatest hits. Expect an uncomfortable amount of marimba solos!
▶ Some Assembly Required
LEVEL 2, LUNATIA | top
Once you’ve been all crabbed out for the day, you can finally settle in your new home in Level 2:
Officer Fahrouk
Subject: MOONBLESSED THERE’S A SALE AT KRABBA!!
To my heroes and my greatest inspiration,
New arrivals, welcome! Old friends, hello! I hope all of you are doing well.
I am writing to let you know there is a sale at KRABBA, Lunatia’s most popular flat-packed furniture store. All crab-themed decors are 50% off!
Here is a picture of my daughter with her new KRABBA shelf. Now we can display our Moonblessed bromides with joy and pride! We had so much fun putting it together and hope you do too.
Here’s a big bear hug from us both! We also attached directions to KRABBA. Happy shopping!
Love,
Fahrouk and Hala
True enough, attached is a picture of him and his daughter standing in front of some newly assembled furniture as well as a map to the KRABBA store in Level 2.
Also true is the sale at KRABBA! The prices are affordable, but the crab-themed items are especially cheap and ready to brighten anyone’s day. Among the notable items in stock are a sea shell-shaped loveseat called Havsskal, a foamy green kitchen table named Tång, and a bed named Havsbotten that somehow resembles the sandy sea floor. Please do not lie down on the beds! The staff have been made to wear crab-themed outfits and will not hesitate to use those claws to get people in line.
After paying at the cashier for your items, feel free to order some of KRABBA’s signature meat (?) balls with Moonberry sauce. You deserve a break!
▶ Questions
If you have any questions regarding this test drive meme, please ask them in the Questions thread below.
▶ As a reminder, test drive memes are for new characters only. 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.!
▶ 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.
Moon Iris; Lunar Scientia, Lunatia | top
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. Even the few shy moon creatures you find in the wild have strange crystal growths on their hides. This is far from home— perhaps a dream? You pinch your skin and slap your cheeks, yet nothing seems to do the trick. Searching for answers yields nothing but an endless expanse of purple dust as far as the eye can see. You have four options: one, panic; two, soil yourself; three, admire it all then soil yourself; or four, go into survival mode. Eventually, you’ll realize that you’re not alone.
After a day or two of living off the crystal wilderness, a group of people find you worse for wear. They are the gallant Moon Knights from the planet of Prismatica. After the strange phenomenon 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? Why did I think grocery store sushi was a good idea? — 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 gives 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.
While waiting for transport to be prepared, you may freely roam around the government center. Eventually you’re called back from exploring, escorted to the docks, and led onto a large transport vessel. Destination: Prismatica.
a.) An envoy of Prismals with fox-like traits is currently visiting Prismatica to meet with the Queen. Their kind was so awed by tales of the Moonblessed that they have gathered to greet all of them with a ritual dance of their people. They also offer to teach the Moonblessed an amazing trick — with a wink!
Flowing robes follow their delicate bodies as they perform a passionate series of steps and acrobatics with their paper fans. Early in the performance, they peek above their open fans and wink at their audience. At that moment, your limbs are suddenly enchanted with exceptional grace. Couldn’t put your leg behind your head before? Had trouble doing a split? Well, now you can perform these flexible feats and more. The fox Prismals will be inviting the Moonblessed to join them so they can attempt to feel their invigorating chroma against their bodies.
b.) The dexterity spell the fox Prismals cast is one of many a fox has in their repertoire of charms and curses. It can be very useful for making a quick escape! While the older fox Prismals teach this spell to the interested Moonblessed (read: teach them how to wink and use chroma at the same time), you can explore the city with the younger fox Prismals.
A delicious drink called bubbly tea is very popular among teenagers in Lunatia right now! Unfortunately, defective apricot pearls inside may cause you to float a few feet in the air. This effect goes away as soon as the affected pass the pearls at a bathroom, but getting there will be an adventure. Maybe you Moonblessed have abilities that can get rid of the effect? The fox Prismals don’t have a spell to cure this...
Help the affected young fox Prismals get to a bathroom and they will teach you another spell: simply place a finger over your lips, and no one else but your friends can listen in on your secret conversations!
▶ Crab ‘n Go Menu
Lunatia | top
Several tents decorated with streamers, shells, and pearls have been set up along the shorelines of Level 2. A giant clam mascot tells you that hey, hey, hey! There’s a beach festival happening tonight! It will be full of fun activities, and anybody who is anybody will be there. The Prismals involved are inviting people all around Levels 1 and 2. Bathing suits will be provided to all participating festival-goers. What are they celebrating? Who knows. Maybe Prismals just want to have a good time! Hey, hey, hey!
a.) One of Lunatia’s favorite beach party games is “Find the King Crab.” King crabs have a golden belly and are hidden among other disgruntled crabs. Protip: king crabs are often found in the center of large clusters of crabs. Be careful while flipping them; they are very eager to clip anything that comes near their nest! Be the first to find a king crab and claim the grand prize —- an all-you-can-eat buffet for four at a King Crab Sandcastle, a high-end seaside seafood restaurant. You now get to exact vengeance on these crabs by eating as many as you please.
b.) There’s an educational tent promoting the soothing pastime of conch listening. Glossy conchs of various shapes and sizes can be found on the tables. Some special ones are said to link to one’s innermost self. Special conchs are encrusted with tiny glistening gems, making them easy to spot in the sunlight. Pressing them to your ear will draw forth the sound of someone’s voice — be it yours or someone familiar. Depending on the listener’s mood, the sound of the voice will range from peaceful singing to blood-curdling screams.
c.) Another tent is dedicated to scuba diving. You can either rent out a special set of nodes which are worn on either side of your neck to replicate the function of gills, allowing you to breathe safely beneath the water, or traditional scuba diving gear since some Prismals like the challenge! Explore Lunatia’s vast undersea world and bear witness to its wonders, such as its crystalline corals and tropical fish, a myriad of species unique to Prismatica. A few of these species are the rainbow seahorses carrying newborns in their pouches and greater clownfishes that can’t seem to find their offspring. Venture further under and you will eventually find aquatic bears with scaled bodies that seem to be very territorial over their habitat and hoard of delicious (?) sea honey. As they often say, don’t poke the bear…
As the festival winds down, some Prismals can be seen dancing and eating by the campfire. Everyone is welcome to relax and watch a nice fireworks show by the pier while a local band known as the Briny Seamen plays a compilation of their greatest hits. Expect an uncomfortable amount of marimba solos!
▶ Some Assembly Required
LEVEL 2, LUNATIA | top
Once you’ve been all crabbed out for the day, you can finally settle in your new home in Level 2:
a.) 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.
b.) All Moonblessed new and old receive a frazzled email from their favorite Moon Knight, Fahrouk. He was involved in Obscuria’s Glow affair, resulting in both him and his daughter becoming new unofficial Moonblessed Community Ambassadors.
Officer FahroukSubject: MOONBLESSED THERE’S A SALE AT KRABBA!!
To my heroes and my greatest inspiration,
New arrivals, welcome! Old friends, hello! I hope all of you are doing well.
I am writing to let you know there is a sale at KRABBA, Lunatia’s most popular flat-packed furniture store. All crab-themed decors are 50% off!
Here is a picture of my daughter with her new KRABBA shelf. Now we can display our Moonblessed bromides with joy and pride! We had so much fun putting it together and hope you do too.
Here’s a big bear hug from us both! We also attached directions to KRABBA. Happy shopping!
Love,
Fahrouk and Hala
True enough, attached is a picture of him and his daughter standing in front of some newly assembled furniture as well as a map to the KRABBA store in Level 2.
Also true is the sale at KRABBA! The prices are affordable, but the crab-themed items are especially cheap and ready to brighten anyone’s day. Among the notable items in stock are a sea shell-shaped loveseat called Havsskal, a foamy green kitchen table named Tång, and a bed named Havsbotten that somehow resembles the sandy sea floor. Please do not lie down on the beds! The staff have been made to wear crab-themed outfits and will not hesitate to use those claws to get people in line.
After paying at the cashier for your items, feel free to order some of KRABBA’s signature meat (?) balls with Moonberry sauce. You deserve a break!
▶ Questions
If you have any questions regarding this test drive meme, please ask them in the Questions thread below.
▶ As a reminder, test drive memes are for new characters only. 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.!
▶ 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.
omg lambada why~!!
Listen here, munchkin! If you don't get out of my way, I'll just cut you down with my cutlass and be done with it.
[ Yes, he's armed, shortie. Well armed with a cutlass, sword and a flintlock pistol that's locked and loaded. Luckily the firearm is virtually useless since the gunpowder is all drenched but he can still club folks with it. ]
NOW MOVE!
[ Incoming grab at two o'clock! Bastien is this close from trying to chuck the little brat over his shoulder and into the approaching crabployees. ]
forgive him he's programmed with spite
Are you really going to threaten me with such ancient technolog-
[whatever smug commentary was next gets interrupted, though. by him getting grabbed.]
Hey-
[well, he may not be strong, but all he needs to do is let the employees catch up. with that in mind, he just grabs onto the material of the larger man's clothes. try chucking him now, asshole!!]
aborably spiteful!
[Bastien lets out an annoyed snarl once this little pipsqueak latches onto him like a damn boa constrictor. He glares down at the lad briefly before deciding to start hauling ass before the employees reach him.]
You plucky son of a wench! [He fusses as he glares down at this little man.] Better hold on, mate. I run mighty fast...!
[Without warning Bastien grabs a hold of this cheeky fellow and takes off running like a bat from hell. For someone who doesn't normally fair too well on land, Bastien is an excellent sprinter despite the extra hundred so pounds on him.]
no subject
[I mean, it doesn't last long considering Bastien has decided to call his bluff in terms of his ability to slow him down. Lambda can't really slow him down because regardless of his height he's just remarkably light. It's that wonderful nerd physique.]
You know- [startled or not, he refuses to be polite now that they're in this situation]
Now, it's kidnapping. You're only doubling down on crimes.
[awful sassy for someone being hauled like a bag of potatoes]
no subject
[ Which isn't entirely untrue but it's utterly ridiculous nonetheless. ]
Once I'm scott-free, I'll make you walk the bloody plank for interfering!
[ What plank? Bastien is without his precious ship here but he can still toss this little bugger in to the drink whenever he wants. Maybe that's the plan here? Who knows? Bastien operates on a whole different level of idiocy all together. ]
Aha! Freedom!
[ They finally made it out of that blasted store. ]
no subject
[He doesn't have the processing power to establish how stupid that is, now that he's stuck in a human body. And- what's with the threats this man is issuing?! What era does he think it is?! Either way, they make it clear of the store. That probably doesn't save them from any sort of consequences but, well, maybe they can slow things down, now.]
Anyways, if you do such a thing to me you'll upgrade to murder.
[his grip has loosened slightly but his eyes are flicking around waiting for a moment he may need to sink his nails in again]
And while murder is normally heinous I imagine the murder of a Moonblessed would be exceptionally frowned on.
no subject
[ There's barely anything about Bastien that really screams pirate other than the fancy blue overcoat he wears and the tricone hat he lost somewhere. He doesn't sport the usual gold teeth or eye patch. Hell, he doesn't even have a beard! So how is anyone suppose to believe he's a pirate? Maybe once he draws the flintlock pistol and aims it at this louse here, maybe this bloke will finally realize. ]
Listen loud and clear because I'm only sayin' this once.
[ Bastien still has his left arm wrapped around the man's waist as he points his pistol right at him. ]
Either let me go here and now or get a face full of lead and gunpowder. Your choice.
no subject
A pirate? [he echoes]
[There's discomfort, of course, at the fact Bastien has asked him to let go while still holding onto him. He fights the urge to squirm and- well, his grip does loosen slightly.]
I see! Your behavior does fall in line with the pirates I know. Cowards and opportunists that pilfer without regard for others or their own lives.
[and he sounds almost delighted to say that, despite the gun pointed at his face. his grip has loosened entirely, so he's technically fulfilled Bastien's request.]
No wonder! The disrespect. The compulsion to steal.
[like, he might still get shot just for being annoying]
no subject
I'm not some stinkin' coward! [ He damn near shouts loud enough to wake the dead. ] I'm not afraid of nothin'! Neither you or anyone else.
[ That's not entirely true but Bastien sticks with it. ]
I might be many things but I'm no coward, now get off me!
[ He lowers his gun and release the little man. ]
C'mon, now. This is gettin' a wee tad old now. Besides, I want to examine my spoils.
[ Just what did he steal from that hideous crab themed shop? Must've been something good, right? ]
no subject
You're saying this is getting old... [he never asked to be kidnapped!]
[Either way, they separate, and Lambda starts to smooth out his clothing immediately. He doesn't leave, though. He wasn't told to leave. And, well, maybe he wants to see what the fool wanted to steal anyways.]
[and, you know, taking in his features in case he needs to give a description to the police]