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

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

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[ This is entirely the wrong blond to come rushing to Nico's side. Still, when he'd been doing all that shouting she had to come flying from where she was hiding to tell him, ] Sh! [ as she tugs at him to fall back. Probably interrupting whatever he was saying. Hopefully it wasn't important.

Her dogs surround them in the underbrush, crouched down and eyeing the agitated bison. Their tails flick nervously, paws digging into the soil beneath uncertainly. They look ready to fight if need but would probably rather not. ]

It's a mother, [ she tries to explain. ] It's more worried about its young than you so if you put your sword away and step back it'll probably leave you alone.

[ Probably. It might be too late at this point, but she's trying to stop one of her friend's boyfriends from potentially getting gored by a bison before they're even reunited. ]

[ turning towards the familiar voice, nico's eyes widen. it takes a few seconds, be he lowers his sword and grins at the woman surrounded by a pack of dogs. he'd know her anywhere. and it's a good thing he's now seen someone else from eudio who's made. he feels a lot less panicky. ]

Gods, Rosie! [ and then sheathing his sword as suggested, he takes a slow step towards her. ] Am I glad to see you. You sure she won't attack? I... have a bad history with creatures like this.

[ An easy smile at his grin. She is, despite the circumstances, happy to see him too. She knows that Will will also be ecstatic, which is a double happy factor since he's been obviously worried about Nico's absence. ]

You too, dude, [ she answers, voice barely above a whisper still. The dogs are happy to see hin too. They still are cautious but creep closer and sniff snoof at him in greeting. ]

Me too, believe it or not. But she shouldn't, [ the bison snorts in time with this, as if she knows she's being discussed. Still watching them while guarded but not overtly aggressive just yet. ] if we're careful.

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[ seeing her grin assuages any other worries he might have; after all, this is a friend and with her dogs currently sniffing at him ( and not backing away for once ), nico breathes a sigh of relief. ]

Should we back away, then? [ whispered just as lowly as she had. his fingers stray away from the hilt of his sword and he glances toward the beast. he hadn't seen the calves, but knowing now that the creature is just wanting to protect its children makes him not want to do anything to harm it. ] I'll let you take the lead on this.

[ Her dogs are thankfully familiar with all types of supernatural by now. The only time they're on the offensive is when someone startles them or is clearly not a friend of Rose. As it is, she'd approached Nico first and nothing bad happened so he is deemed safe. Spoopy, but safe. ]

We should absolutely do that thing, [ she answers, tilting her head back towards a little space they can probably stay that's far enough away to let the mother and her baby bison pass. ] Thanks, dude. I know Will wouldn't appreciate hearing you got speared by a bison like five minutes into being here, so. Oh. Will's here, by the way. He'll be happy to see you.

[ An understatement, definitely. ]

I wouldn't let that happen... [ a slight scowl, but he perks up at hearing his boyfriend has made it safely. he'd worried when they'd been separated. ]

That's good to hear, but I'm sure he'll nag me for being stuck in the shadows for so long. How long has it been since he got here?

Look, dude, I'm not saying you're not capable or nothing, but-

[ She worries, alright. Her friend's safety is way more of a concern than her own. It isn't mean to be, like, condescending or saying he can't take of himself. Just. It'd suck if she could have done something and didn't.

She's been in the position where she couldn't too many times. ]

It's been, like. Three weeks now? I think? Give or take. So not too long, but he's been missing you.

[ a soft, greek curse escapes him and he frowns. three weeks... he hadn't expected it to be so long. the last time he had issues like this with the shadows, will had been there to ground him. he feels like he needs that grounding now.

but it'll have to wait. right now, at least, he has rosie with him. there was a time when friends seemed like an impossibility, but knowing she's there for him ( like hazel, like reyna ), puts his mind at least a little at ease. ]

Let's get out of here, then. Before mom over there decides we're invading her space.

[ Well. Maybe it is a little long. Her sense of time is admittedly a bit skewed, all things considered... It feels like a lot has happened in the last couple of weeks. ]

You read my mind, dude, c'mon. Boys, [ Rose whispers, but in a tone that alerts all the dogs. They perk up and start following after the two now as Rose leads back towards the city proper. The bison is still watching but seems less and less interested the further they get away from her. ]

Did you come right from Eudio? Or go home for a bit first?

Test Drive Meme #2

01; mild powerprose lmk if not okay

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