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

clary fray ( shadowhunters | eudio crau )

[creatio]

a. bi-son, i gotta go.

[ Clary Fray has never really been any good at staying in one place.

Ever since she can remember she's always loved exploring the world around her. Whether that be her apartment building, the streets of Brooklyn, or hell, even Luke's cop car, she's always done it without care nor permission. Sadly this often sent her parental figures into a panic, or best friend into a sulk when she didn't think to take him with her. But she couldn't ever help herself. What was the point in sitting back when the whole wide world was out there, living and learning and generally being amazing? What was the point when she could be doing instead of waiting. So, while logically she should be devoting her time to getting her feet, Clary has decided to stay true to who she is and find adventure.

( Alec said something about rock trolls, what did anyone expect? )

She's halfway to the beach when she hears a noise in the undergrowth, hand falling to where she's tucked her seraph blade into the waistband of her jeans. Without pulling it free, Clary instead cocks her head towards the sound and then turns slowly, silently. She does not expect the creature that ambles out, like a being from a fairytale, all mossy movements and gentle grace, the snuffling fumble of a child beside it. The breath she sucks in is loud, but unfrightened, and the bison swings it's gaze towards her and lets out a snort. ]

Oh my god.

[ It's half a whisper, wonder creeping into her voice. ] Oh look at you, you're gorgeous.

[ She wishes she had a camera. Or someone to clutch on to. She probably needs someone to stop her from stepping too close, but whatever. Clary's already doing that, hands held up in a soothing motion. ] Hey there.

b. okcupid is an asshole.

Rendering Error #285

Preferred Alias: Clarissa Adele Morgenstern.
Marital Status: IT'S COMPLICATED.
Preferred Dating Activity: Rollerblading, visiting art galleries, saving the world from men who go to get demon milk one day and then don't come back, sparring, fighting, getting ice-cream, dancing badly, graffiti parties.
Other Enjoyable Activity: Sleeping, drawing half naked men, anime.
Pet Peeves: Pineapple on pizza.

Okay, first off -- ?

[ Yes, that is a very annoyed redhead bickering with a yellow mouse-like creature on the sidewalk outside. What of it? ] That's not my name so it's not preferred. Seriously, I have hives now. And second, rude. My relationship status is not complicated! [ She throws her hands up, agitated. It is complicated, but you know, don't look at her. ] And I don't like fighting. Stop lying.

[ The daemon intones the information on getting rid of the projection and Clary makes a noise that would probably a swearword if she were anyone else, twirling on her heel to angrily stomp away. ] I thought my Cuddlr made me weird, but this?

[ Is that a bench? Yes. Is she going to sink down on it, crossing her arms over her chest and huffing as she eyes up her bright yellow companion speculatively. ] I wish you'd do the Pikachu voice.

c. a, e, i, f u.

[ Whatever, she'll take it.

Clary is tucked into a booth, a milkshake on the table and the game of hangman before her. She's lazily stirring her straw around the glass, but she stops whenever she looks up at approaching footsteps. ]

How many letters is in Zachary Quinto? [ Wait, the world ended. ] Oh man, this means Chris Pine is dead.

d. wildcard.

[ Whatever takes your fancy! I'm at athosing for plotting. ]

b

[helical]

You absolutely do like fighting.

[ arms crossed. watching her from where he is, leaning on a tree. eyebrow raised, of course. ]

[creatio]

[ Without even looking up. ]

Do you wanna go, Lightwood?

[ (ง'̀-'́)ง ]

I got trained by a Jedi Master because someone left me to my own devices. I could take you.

[ ... Probably not. ]

[helical]

[ scoff. ]

A Jedi Master?

[ really, clary. half of their strength comes from using the force that doesn't really count as being a good fighter ok. but nevermind alec's star wars opinions. he pushes off the tree to make his way toward the bench, taking a seat. ]

It goes away if you walk, or if you let someone touch it.

[creatio]

Well, I think he was a Jedi Master.

[ She should have gone home to see Rogue One, damn it. ]

He kept talking about the force, I just didn't recognise him.

[ But hey, Alec's giving up the solution to her hologram problems so she won't let her lack of cinematic opportunity get to her. ] So you're going to get rid of it for me, right? Right? Because the pineapple on pizza thing aside, this is all bull.

[helical]

[ thinks it seems pretty factual actually, but look. he's not gonna argue with her when his own box made him feel equally stressed. he's not that much of a hypocrite. ]

Yeah, I'll put you out of your misery.

[ he'll just go ahead and tap the thing to watch it bleep away. ]

Feel better?

[creatio]

No. I want to punch something.

[ Who said she didn't like fighting again? ] But I'm going to pretend like nothing happened and that wasn't the most embarrassing thing to happen to me, ever. [ A pause. ] Okay, this week. [ ... ] Today.

[ She looks at Pikad speculatively, watching the way he has plopped his butt on the sidewalk in wait. Clary shakes her head disbelieving and turns back to Alec. ]

At least I have a Pokémon now.

[helical]

[ SHE DID. but it's okay alec kind of likes her fightiness when it isn't cause everyone trouble. he wonders if it comfort her to know the glitch happened to him too. should he say so? but then she might ask what was on it, and having it displayed is one thing, having to voice it is another.

it's not even that bad. but he doesn't like not being given the choice.

he looks at the Pikachu, kind of like oh, is that what that thing is. ]

You must be happy about that.

[ he leans his forearms on his legs, linking his hands together and watching her. ]

I had that glitch happen to me earlier too, so you're not the only one.

c.

[lacquers]

[ Hello there, Clary. It's your friendly neighborhood high warlock. He peeks over her shoulder very briefly, but then takes a step back, looking contemplative. ]

He could be here. If only we had something of his, we could track him. [ A thought: Shadowhunters would make the worst-best celebrity fans ever. ] A Starfleet captain's uniform, perhaps?

[ Alas, he's probably not current enough on important world affairs to be making references to bomber jackets and the like. ]

[creatio]

[ Because he's behind her, he can't see her eyeroll. But he does get to hear her laugh even as she waves him to the bench opposite her, already sliding the menu for the shakes his way. ]

But then wouldn't that be Captain Kirk? Like the actual Kirk? [ She's been to a multiverse before, she knows how this goes. And actually, she wouldn't mind getting up, close, and personal with the bluest pair of eyes in Starfleet. ] Although, we might end up with Shatner.

[ ... She still would. ]

[lacquers]

[ Magnus will happily join her, smiling a rather sparkling smile as he does. He makes a show of giving the menu his full attention before dropping it at the Shatner comment. ]

Why, biscuit, I believe you're right. [ Deeply contemplative look goes here. ] It is their mission to explore strange new worlds, so it would be only fitting.

[ Brief look around the area. ]

I would say this counts as both strange and new, wouldn't you?

[creatio]

It's definitely strange.

[ Maybe not so new, considering the vegetation and debris but it's getting there. ]

At least we won't get bored?

[ With a wry smile at the still suspended hangman game. ]

[lacquers]

[ Okay, fair point. The definition of new has to be examined by the court of milkshakes and word games. ]

Oh, I hardly think we've ever been in danger of that, have we? [ Deeply wry.

But also gently amused. ]

[creatio]

[ She makes a noise that's much like a cartoonish ha. ]

I can't remember when I last had a day that nothing happened, you know?

[ Just one where it was pajamas and sleep and catching up on television. ] Can you?

b

[hasitsthorns]

Drawing half-naked men, huh? I understand. I too find half-naked men aesthetically pleasing.

[ Rosie, oh my god

Her eight dogs swarm Clary where she sits, snuffling her curiously. They'd missed her! Also, who is her new friend? They've never seen a mouse this color of size before, hmmmm. ]

[creatio]

[ If Clary weren't such a redhead she might have been able to hide her flush of embarrassment. But unfortunately, those genes are inside of her and it floods to her face unbidden. ]

I watch a lot of fantasy anime.

[ Flowing hair, horses, swords, inexplicably ripped clothing. You know how it is.

None of that matters though, not when she's beaming and reaching down to pet each of the dogs. Rosie's here, alive and well, and so are her pack. That's enough to lift her failing spirits. ]

Plus, life model classes.

[hasitsthorns]

[ Aw, no, that's super cute. Though she does definitely know how that is. Sometimes with Feldspar and the other Morgan brothers, her life had felt like living a fantasy Anime most days. ]

Ah, well, that explains a lot.

[ Meanwhile, the dogs are all happily sniffing and licking and tail wagging at the attention. Rose takes a seat on the bench next to her friend, giving a sigh, ]

Glad you made it though, even if you're fashionably late.

[creatio]

[ It does explain her life. More specifically, her terrible love life. ]

I'm always late. Except this time I can't even blame the Jigglypuff. [ Which comes with it's own specific kind of guilt. She hadn't had time to find it before the Portal. ]

And to think, we never even got to do the clichéd roommate slumber party thing.

[ She grins up at Rosie, still mostly distracted by puppies. ] Have you found Magnus and Alec yet? They arrived with me. [ And Jace, but she's not sure if Rosie knows him. ]

[hasitsthorns]

Better late than never. Is that bad to say?

[ Rose wonders, briefly, where the pudgy pink Pokemon is. She supposes she was lucky to have gotten all her dogs through the portal in time. Charlie had made it too even if she hadn't actually made an effort for him. ]

Oh, man, I know! Well. You're free to sleep over at my house here anytime, though. Now I got two boyfriends instead of one so. [ Well on her way to a dozen. ]

I've run into 'em, yeah. Still the same as I remember, which is... relieving.

[creatio]

Axel!

[ Oh, but her foul mood dissipates immediately. She's on her feet in seconds, rushing over to him with the Pikachu in her wake. She only stops when she's inches from him, rocking forward on her heels like she might hug him before deciding better of it.

She's learning to not assume. Maybe he's not a hugger. ]

Oh, thank God, you made it.

[ There were a lot of people in Eudio. She's been worried about all of them. ]

[creatio]

[ She squeezes him as tight as she can in her grip, helplessly pleased that he's here. They may not have been the closest of friends but Axel is one of the people she liked talking to the most. Most of Eudio was, actually, and to know some of them are lost is a little overwhelming.

Best to focus as positively as she can. ]

All of my favourite guys. [ Except Vex, she barely knows him ... but she will let that slide. ] Magnus and Alec found me, actually. They'd just come back, before -- before everything.

[ The world ending. ]

How have you been? Are you okay?

[creatio]

You mean no one else had an embarrassing announcement hanging over their heads when they arrived? [ Her voice is lightly laced with sarcasm. Mostly she has to laugh at herself or she might cry. ] Damn, I want to speak to my travel agent immediately.

[ She glances upward to see if it's still there before Pikad informs her that she needs to walk another few metres to have it disappear. Clary sighs and then gathers up the daemon in her arms, uncaring about whether or not it's a computer.

It looks like Pikachu, she has to love it. ]

How long have you been here?