Test Drive Meme #2

[spoofer]

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
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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

1. Note any violence or injury in your subject headers, thank you.

Comments

b.

[lacquers]

[ Here's the deeply saddened huff of your one-time landlord, impeccably dressed as always and looking at Jace's profile before tutting softly. ] As I thought.

[ What did he think? It is a mystery. He does not elaborate. Just looks very Magnus about the whole thing.

Whatever the thing is. ]

[estrayer]

[ Jace turns at the sound of that thankfully familiar voice. With any luck, at least Magnus might be able to help him turn this stupid glitch off. ]

You thought what?

[ To which of those mostly inaccurate statements are you referring, Magnus? ]

Magnus, help me, I can't get rid of this thing.

[lacquers]

[ For the time being, Magnus just shakes his head to the first part. He will elaborate momentarily.

He takes a step forward, hand outstretched. ]

May I? [ Pointing in the direction of the graphic now. ] Someone told me how to be rid of them.

[ That "someone" may have been the giant monarch butterfly that's flitting around at shoulder-height near Magnus. ]

[estrayer]

[ That would make Magnus' butterfly a good deal more helpful than Jace's falcon. That might also be because Magnus is willing to give the butterfly the time of day. Jace stands still, and gestures for Magnus to go ahead. ]

Please. No one needs an introduction like this.

[ The falcon makes an attempt at landing on Jace's shoulder, only to be waved off. It settles on a tree branch instead, and chirps unhappily at the butterfly. Jace has the distinct impression it's complaining about him. He focuses on Magnus instead. ]

Does that mean this happened to you?

[lacquers]

[ Magnus' butterfly, like Magnus, is pretty chatty. Not in the same kinds of ways, but nonetheless. Ironically, she's said not a word since he and Jace crossed paths.

If you think that smile on Magnus' face looks a bit sympathetic, you'd... well, you'd be right. He leans forward, just enough that he can tap the graphic and make it disappear. ]

There! Easily sorted. Walking 100 yards will also do the trick, but this was quicker. [ He folds one arm over the other now. ] I had some pretty interesting information on mine.

Not all of it totally incorrect. Like yours, some of it more accurate depending on where you're standing, I'm sure.

[estrayer]

[ Jace grimaces. He's not sure he wants to know which parts of his Magnus thought were correct. He's glad to be rid of it, all the same. ]

From where I'm standing, mine had plenty of problems. Thanks for the assist; walking around with that over my head wasn't my idea of fun.

[ He makes moves to walk again, but keeps talking to Magnus. ]

Where were you going?

[lacquers]

[ A raised brow serves as Magnus' initial reply. ] Of course. I'm not a fan of people being forced to reveal information they'd rather not, moreso when it's not entirely correct.

[ He sounds mildly apologetic there. ] Oh, I was out, looking for something for Alexander and I to have for dinner.

[ A beat. ] Yourself?

[estrayer]

Scouting the area.

[ Which sounds unnecessarily militaristic, but it's the truth. Jace can't settle here, not knowing their home is in danger. The idea of getting comfortable in a mostly abandoned but somehow accommodating alien city just doesn't work for him. He'd rather be doing something, fighting someone.

Patience is the key. Unfortunately, Jace is not exactly known for it. ]

I didn't find anything. There is food, I know that much. If you're hoping for gourmet, you're gonna be disappointed.

[lacquers]

[ It does sound unnecessarily militaristic to Magnus' ear. He arrests the urge to roll his eyes by a hair, closing them for a second instead. When he opens them again, he adopts a more chipper expression. ]

Oh, we're making do, [ he says, relatively casual. ] There's a diner. They have excellent milkshakes!

[ He drums his fingers on his arm, looking around. ]

Have you spoken to Alec? [ Raising the same hand, he gestures as if to say, 'wait a minute.' ] Actually, you should tell me first what you remember last. Were you in New York before you came here?

[estrayer]

[ At this, Jace turns to Magnus with a frown. He'd assumed they were both on the same wavelength, but clearly, that was a mistake. There must be a reason he's asking that question. ]

Not yet.

[ No, he hasn't seen Alec. It makes sense that Alec is here with Magnus, though. That part's not a surprise. ]

I will. I was in Idris, meeting with the Clave about the demon attack. I thought you knew that. What do you remember last?

[lacquers]

[ Idris, demon attack. Hm, that's not ringing any bells. ] In New York? The Soul Sword. [ If that doesn't evoke a particular image, then they have unique new timeline issues to unravel. ]

'Eudio' doesn't ring any bells, does it?

[ If not, there's more to be said. And solved. Still, he'd be lying if he said it wasn't good to see Jace. ]