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

[hasitsthorns]

What I should or shouldn't do isn't your place to tell me, [ she returns, stepping gradually closer to Jaden. Her eyes never waver from him, a a slight power play. Oh. He's tall. Stands close to (if not) a good foot above her, actually. She kind of loves it it.

It makes the dynamic that much more interesting when she's obviously exercising her own influence over him. Rose isn't an alpha - never has been and likely never will be - but she definitely likes giving other wolves a run for their money in the hierarchy. Especially when she looks like she should be doing anything but. ] Kind of hypocritical, don't you think?

[ Telling her what she should do without listening to her before and all. The blond crosses her arms. ]

Though if you wanted to walk me home, you just had to ask.

[ Teasing. ... This is fun, actually. She missed werewolves a lot more than she realized. ]

[poenitudo]

[ He raises his eyebrows when she steps closer. There's definitely something about her, but while Jaden's no Alpha - how could he be when he's never had a pack - he's also not the submissive kind. Whatever authority she's trying to assert only makes him cross his arms over his chest as she is, standing even taller as he looks down at her.

He's got to admit, he's impressed by the balls on her. ]

So it's okay for you to tell me what to do, but not the other way around? What gives?

[ Surprisingly enough, his voice is soft, and there's the beginnings of a smile on his face. Maybe, maybe, he's starting to enjoy this. ]

Now, I would never presume you require help. Unlike some people.

[ Now, he actually smiles, giving her a challenging look. Bring it, Rosie. ]

[hasitsthorns]

[ Exactly the impression she was hoping to make. Bemusement paints her own expression in subtle ways; it's clear she's having just as much fun. It's been a while since she truly had the opportunity to test her dominance in this way.

Good to know she's still got it. ]

Of course you wouldn't because, last I checked, I'm not the new wolf in town. That would be you. [ Puntuated with a poke to his bicep. She's really trying to test her limits, seems like. ] Which is also why I can tell you what to do. Seniority and all.

[ Let's see if he'll make a predictable 'old' joke. ]

[poenitudo]

[ It's completely out of habit that his hand snaps around hers when she pokes him. It's not like he thought he was in danger, it's just - habit. He doesn't really get touched that often, and his reaction is completely mindless. His hand closes around hers, not to hurt, but holds it away from his body; she was way too close to his scars anyway.

He lets her go, though, a second later. ]

So what? You're the big bad alpha of this place? Gotta submit to you? [ His left eyebrow climbs even higher. It's an funny - and a little interesting - image in his head.

He leans down, a little closer. ]

Because fuck that.

[hasitsthorns]

Oh. [ Oh.

It's a quiet utterance as he grabs her hand; her eyebrows raise in intrigue. It's been a long, long time since anyone had the gall to challenge her in such a way. Most people in Eudio were fairly complacent. The closest she'd seen was Vanyel Shouting down her door, but that was... different than this.

This makes her heart thump and gets her adrenaline pumping. Sensations she hasn't felt in the better part of a year. For as good as Eudio was for her, she can't deny some small part of her missed this brand of excitement. Though her dogs don't seem as enthused as she is about it. The canines raise their hackles, soft growls rumbling low until Jaden lets go. They don't attack but their displeasure is abundantly clear.

Rose is the alpha of this pack, definitely. When it comes to other people though, ] No, [ she finally says, shaking out the hand he'd taken once it's released. ] Just been the only wolf around until now. Kind of easy to be top dog when there's no others.

But that doesn't mean I don't enjoy making others submit to me. Because I absolutely do. Especially pups that need to learn their place.

[ She doesn't back down. Not even a flinch as he draws down closer. Rose has looked much bigger, scarier things than Jaden in the face and still taken them down. Though she can already tell this will be fun in a way those fights weren't. ]

[poenitudo]

[ A shiver of anticipation rushes up his spine as Rosie stands her ground. His eyes flick over her face, down to her lips and back up, a helpless, mindless thing. Jaden's been in many fights in the last few years, and he's been stared down by older, stronger wolves than him, but he didn't back down then, and will not now.

He has to admit to himself that there's an edge here that he's not used to. Usually, the kind of tension that's coursing between the two of them would lead Jaden to grab her by the waist, pull her close. It's the kind of tension he feels after charming a girl at a bar, not the kind of tension he's used to when challenging another wolf. He doesn't exactly want to fight her, right now. ]

And how exactly do you expect to make me submit? [ His voice is low, barely above a growl, but it's not meant to threaten. It's obvious that the emphasis he puts on the word 'me' means he doesn't consider himself a pup; Jaden's one of these kids that had to grow up way too fast to feel like his own age anymore.

He tries to keep some amusement in his voice, but it's underlain with something darker, more intimate. He swallows visibly, feeling like his heart is in his throat. Definitely not what he expected of a nighttime walk. ]

[hasitsthorns]

[ She's a lover at heart. Still, it's hard to take the fight out of a fighter after it being so deeply ingrained. That leads to situations like these where a certain sort of tension of her own doing lends itself to being a bit more sensual than anticipated.

Not that she minds in the least. Somehow, she doesn't think he does either. Not with that glance to her lips, the low tenor he speaks.

There's a myriad of ways she can think to say. Even now, she's resisting the urge to tug at his shirt. Pull him down to her and show him how she expected him to submit. God, it's tempting. She almost does it. But then something even better comes to mind. Her smile gains an almost smug tinge to it. ]

In the way you least expect, [ she answers, lingering just long enough to give the hope that she might grab for him yet. But she doesn't. That'd be far too easy.

When she moves forward, it's actually to step passed him. She gives a sharp whistle for her dogs to follow. The pack starts to trot after the woman now walking away without another word. The bison snorts at the noise but seems rather disinterested in the two at this point. ]

[poenitudo]

[ Jaden feels dazed. He stays right where he is, slightly hunched over, staring into space. One second Rosie was here, close and challenging and mildly intoxicating, and the next she gone. It takes him a moment to straighten out and look at her retreating form, his eyes falling to her hips for a second.

He could call after her, or follow her. He could, but he won't. One, it'd be creepy, and two, he's kinda looking forward to the next time they meet, now. Maybe he should keep this encounter as is, a thrilling moment that isn't meant, yet, to last longer.

She's definitely won this round, and Jaden will gladly give her the victory. He keeps looking at her as she walks away, and only starts making his own way back to his own apartment once she's turned away and disappeared from view.

Well, damn. This place just got a lot more interesting. ]