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

[helical]

[ alec grins a little at that description. sounds like the exact combination of things magnus likes. ]

I'm not surprised you like it.

[ happily walking arm in arm!! headed... he's not sure where. just walking, taking in the fresh air. it has a different quality than the air of new york, than the air of eudio. ]

We'll figure out a way to get our hands on it, and I'll probably like it too. [ unless the humour is completely over his head, but he's been getting better at that. ] You know I've watched more movies since I met you than I have in all my life? Especially cartoons.

[lacquers]

[ It was the "handsome protagonists" that sealed the deal, wasn't it?

No, that's not really fair. Magnus may have a general appreciation for beautiful people, but he only has eyes for one beautiful person now. One and only. ] I have a feeling you'll like it, too. [ While they walk, he considers this. ]

Yes, I think you will. [ Maybe not absolutely every last detail, but if Alec watches it and doesn't laugh once, Magnus would be shocked. ] I'll make a note to keep an eye out for it. [ And that will get more of his attention later. For now, it's squarely on Alec. ]

I'm glad to have introduced you to the wonderful world of animation! [ He touches his shoulder to Alec's. ] And the joys of behaving like teenagers while a movie is on. [ Making out like a couple of kids. ]

[helical]

[ and romance and humour! which alec also enjoys, though his idea of both tends to stray from the norm. but that's okay, because magnus does too, doesn't he? in all the best of ways.

he nudges back against magnus' shoulder, a lopsided grin on his face. ]

My favorite part of that learning experience. [ not gonna lie about it!!!! but he's gonna tease. ] You're a terrible influence.

[ in giving alec the opportunity to do a lot of things he missed out on. ]

[lacquers]

[ Magnus likes both the romance and the humor, in much the same ways as Alec, it would seem. So perhaps that's a positive sign regarding the movie he's referencing now?

It's certainly positive overall. Sharing things with Alec is one of the grandest things he can thing of. Watching Alec grin, Magnus smiles broadly. Delightedly. He leans over to offer another nudge. ] Oh really? Your favorite part, hm?

I'm happily your terrible influence.

[ He huffs softly, in a faux-fussy sort of way. ] And I'm providing a valuable cinematic education, you know! Besides, I did promise to stop singing along to the music so loudly, didn't I?