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

[ The first thing Jace sees is Pikad as it bounces round the corner, an unwitting announcement of Clary's arrival before the redhead herself makes it too. She has her hands in her pockets, a frown on her face though that smooths away when she sees him. The smile is instinctive and real, a fondness to it that even the things they've been through were unable to do away with. She's glad he's here. She's glad he's alive.

Slowly, her gaze rises to above his head causing one eyebrow to arch. ]

So I guess you don't want to meet Whiskers Van Gogh.

[ She is resolutely not going to mention his relationship status, because that is none of her business. Nor will she comment on the long list of alcohol, though she thinks she could use a drink too. Instead she just steps closer and then swivels on her heel to join him at his side while he storms across the city street. ]

I didn't realise Alec had adopted you. [ Lightwood-Bane. How do you feel about your mother remarrying? ]

[ For maybe the first time since they've known each other, Jace's full attention does not immediately go to Clary. That's because it's focused on the crazy yellow rabbit that's just run into his path. It's clearly not a threat, but it's like nothing he's ever seen. He's about to ask the question of the falcon beside him, but then Clary is there, and his eyes flick up to her. They're holding a frown. She should absolutely not be here. ]

His parents did. [ Which he says in a tone that says you know that, Clary. More pressing matters now. Obviously she is the one responsible for the rabbit. ]

What the hell is that thing? And what are you doing here, Clary? I just left you at the Institute.

[ And yet, somehow he's not surprised. No one has the ability to find trouble like Clary Fairchild. ]

Test Drive Meme #2

( b. ) i'm not sorry.

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