xistentiaooc | Test Drive Meme #2

Test Drive #2

I saw a flower, furrow, and brook

New TDMers are free to RP here as if "new" or "established;"
"new" is likely easier to keep in continuity after apping.

When gameplay begins, the second wave will have
their own intro plot and crash log!

CREATURES IN THE DARK

Far away from the city, the wall of light that is F.A.T.E.S. seems calm, glowing peacefully. You’re on an evening walk through the city, or maybe on a camping trip in the woods, or maybe on a romantic date on the beach; whatever it is, you’re outdoors, enjoying the apparent peace and quiet, for once.

That is, until you hear a noise. It’s a rustle, or a step, a branch breaking underfoot, a heavier sound than a human would make. And that’s when you find yourself faced with one of the many Xistentia critters: the Green Backed Bison. She's massive, with small horns and a broad, mossy back, a small calf at her side. She does not appear to want to charge you^[1], but that might change, depending on what you decide to do! Either approach it, run away, or go into aggressive mode; how will you react to being introduced to the incredible fauna of Xistentia?

Glitch in the City

The city of Xistentia now boasts a population of over 200 sentient souls! Congratulations on surviving your apocalypse, now feel free to enjoy the city and outlying forest. Today, a number of local businesses are open, including the local tailor, our diner Pop's Chocklit Shop, and Sue's Salads. For now, the only bar and lounge is the atrium of the Citadel, the outpost overlooking the sea. It's a lovely day to be out and about.

But at midday, the rendering errors begin. New arrivals, those who came into Xistentia since the second crash find themselves subject to a bizarre phenomenon, where a holographic projection seems to be floating above their head! It contains data about the character's marital status, preferences for fun and dating activities, and pet peeves... and perhaps embarrassingly, it isn't necessarily accurate.

As your daemon will explain the glitch is easy enough to fix! You can either move 100 yards from the location where it began, or another character can remove it for you by touching the graphic.

RENDERING ERROR #285
Preferred Alias: F.A.T.E.S. McWeirdo
Marital Status: Hateboning Nemesis
Preferred Dating Activity: Creating new universes, maintaining the equilibrium of the multiverse, organizing temporal divergences/alternate universes, restoring damage inflicted by D.E.S.T.I.N.Y.
Other Enjoyable Activity: DJing music
Pet Peeves: Unfiltered tap water, gluten-fee pasta, unscheduled apocalypses

Optional Code

GAME NIGHT

At 6 p.m., your Daemon starts making noise - a software update is being installed. It lasts for a few minutes, your Daemon mainly unresponsive if you attempt to make it do anything else than upload the data F.A.T.E.S. is sending it. Afterwards, it resumes acting as normal as it did before the update, but if you ask it, your Daemon will tell you:

Upgrade was installed for entertainment and integration purposes; Hangman.exe was installed.

Launch the application, and you will be given a match against one of your fellow citizens who also decided to join the game. On your holoscreen is a rudimentary, simple game of Hangman, as well as a chat window to taunt your opponent if you so choose. However, it becomes clear that F.A.T.E.S. has no idea what she's doing... the first word is 16 letters long, and she has pre-filled in the letters Z, C, and Q.

It's a good day to complain about technology, or start a new game afresh.

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE

hells yeah

Footnotes

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Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[ Usually the fact that you think it's worked means it hasn't, Rosie posie! Ah... Magnus' protective urges toward her are gonna act up again, we can sense it. ]

This is certainly a different situation, though maybe similarly nomadic? [ He smiles, wryly. Leave it to Magnus to find some kind of humor in the situation (traveling from universe to universe is not the same as couch-surfing). Or at least a means of lightening things up a bit. He's not the best at dwelling. After all, his immediate means of coping so far appear to include milkshakes and word games.

Not explicitly unhealthy! Only when taken to extremes. And no one's tried to kick him out of the diner for drinking too many milkshakes yet. The app hasn't locked him out for playing too many games of hangman.

So. ]

I see, [ he says, in response to the information about Vanyel. ] I'm sorry to hear that, Rose. I understand why you'd be reluctant to bring up something else that's difficult in light of everything that's happened. [ But that sort of implies that it's something difficult for her, in which case... ] If you would like to talk about it and you feel comfortable talking to someone else, I know someone who would be more than happy to listen.

[ Doubtless they will. Especially considering there's actual danger here... ]

I didn't think of it like that, [ she admits, hint of a smile on her face as well. Perhaps she hadn't thought of these worlds as such since Eudio was supposed to be home. So was Tamriel. Now, they're stuck in Xistentia instead.

It's not difficult. Well. It's... Rose doesn't mind if it's difficult for her. It's Vanyel who she's worried. Him who matters, not her. That isn't probably the healthiest way to think of a relationship, but... Relationships are still fairly new to Rose and all. ]

Let me guess, he's a fan of the Top 40 and standing right in front of me?

[ He might need a drink when he starts thinking about it, if we're going to be perfectly honest. ]

I understand wanting to settle down. [ His smile is again sympathetic, maybe verging on a bit sad. ] I have to hope we'll make it there before long, all of us. [ He's a newlywed who has historically only had time to spend with his husband in universes other than his own, so his perspective on the whole thing is...

Maybe a little unique?

Magnus has a history also of doing just what Rose is doing now. He's learned the hard way that prioritizing himself as well is wise. He'd somehow pass that knowledge along if he could.

But, for now, just watch as he looks around, like he expects to see someone behind him. He then points to himself. 'Who, me?' ]

I do love pop music. What can I say?

[ She's lost an eye (twice), a hand, and suffered several various other casualties across the multiverse. Magnus, you're in for a lot of drinking. ]

I don't- [ she starts, not... indignant, but. 'Settling down' has a lot of (not actually) scary connotations. ] Well, okay, I wouldn't mind settling down. I figured I'd still travel and stuff in Tamriel though. Go to see you guys. I don't know if I can stay in one place for too long. [ Even for as good as Eudio had been, it sometimes felt... confining. And Rose doesn't do well when caged. ]

I'm shocked, [ she admits, sounding absolutely not shocked in the slightest. ] But thanks, dude, I know I can always talk to you.

[ Even if she doesn't do that as much as she maybe should. ]

[ Better set aside a case or two of whiskey for Rose-related incidents. ]

Settling down doesn't mean you can't get up and go too, does it? [ It sounds as though he's not even considered this idea. Of course there will be travel in his settled-down life! Of course there will be visits! Of course.

Right? ]

Always, [ he reiterates, for emphasis, smiling affectionately in her direction. ] I'm very hard to get rid of! [ Again, he looks around significantly. ] The universe seems to be proving that point for me.

[ Given this is the second time they've crossed paths by pure chance, he may be right about that? ]

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