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August-September 2024 Test Drive Meme
August-September 2024 TDM
Introduction
Welcome to Folkmore's monthly Test Drive Meme! Please feel free to test drive any and all characters regardless of your intent to apply or whether you have an invite or not.
All TDMs are game canon and work like "mini-events". For new players and characters, you can choose to have your TDM thread be your introduction thread upon acceptance or start fresh. Current players are also allowed to have in-game characters post to the TDM so long as they mark their top levels ‘Current Character.’
TDM threads can be used for spoon spending at any time by characters accepted into the game.
Playing and interacting with the TDMs will allow characters to immediately obtain a canon item from home, especially weapons or other things they may have had on their person when they were pulled from their worlds! There will always be a prompt that provides some sort of "reward" to characters who complete certain tasks.
🦊 New Star Children meet the Fox still in their worlds, and she brings them into the new realm of Folkmore. As you follow her, your body begins to change and new characteristics emerge. These may stay for a while, or perhaps they will hide away after. And during all of this, the Fox explains to you where you will be going: to Folkmore.
and then... you fall like a shooting star, falling to the land in a burst of starlight.
🦊 Experienced Star Children are already familiar with this time of the month. There are shooting stars all across the sky, and some fall to the land, which means the Fox has brought new arrivals. These newly arrived Star Children will face some tests, but Thirteen wants the more seasoned residents to participate as well.
Perhaps you follow the falling stars on your own, or perhaps the Fox simply teleports you there, but it appears you too will be part of this.
Content Warnings: Potential Wilderness Survival, Potential Death
New Star Children arrive in Amrita Academy, the largest school in Folkmore. They might arrive in the medical wing, or they could arrive in areas of the school that don't look like a school at all: forests with animals to hunt or gather, including for their medicinal properties; rocky crags with climbing routes; fields full of growing grains; meadows with sheep covered in soft wool; lakes and rivers with unusual denizens. It's like a miniature of Folkmore all in one school.
A fox with a clipped ear and a few scars greets each Star Child upon arrival. She explains that while things can be summoned with Lore, the best survivors learn to scavenge and to find what they need. New Star Children haven't earned much Lore yet, so that surely applies to them double. In fact, as befits a survival school, there are items that will help Star Children survive hidden all around and immediately outside the school. Star Children are directed to make a list on their Relic of everything they think they need to survive. Once made, the list cannot be changed. They will be more likely to find those items than others (though it will not be impossible).
Race, jog, or stroll around the expansive school in search of these items: clothes, bags, first aid kits, tents, survival supplies, etc. They might be harder to find than expected as they will be miniature and in little cubes aka survival squares (a misnomer). These cubes may be tucked away above, below, beside, or inside something. They also may float against a rock face or in the air among tree branches. The most likely locations are those densest in Lore. The longer Star Children explore, the more they will realize that these cubes are best and most easily obtained by working together. In fact, they will try to dodge and avoid the grip of a Star Child more than ten feet away from any other Star Child. Perhaps that's because two Star Children interacting are creating Lore and a Lore dense location? Once two Star Children touch the cube at the same time, the cube will disappear, and the item inside will grow to full size. Congratulations on being one step closer to survival. Remember to share.
Come mid-September, few cubes will remain inside the school. Star Children will have to check the perimeter of the school to find more survival squares. That task grows exponentially harder as the cubes are in the molasses-thick moat of concentrated Lore surrounding the school. Should anyone dip their spoon in the moat, in the Lorasses if you will, they will find that it tastes sweet, a rich spicy sweetness. Amazing! Less amazing? It is impossible to get past the moat of Lorasses. No matter how strong a swimmer or oarsman, it is impossible to make headway through or atop the Lorasses. Anyone attempting to fly across the moat will find themselves slapped by a giant sticky slappy hand rising like a goliath from the depths with perfect aim. Star Children can find themselves slapped anywhere from the shore to the center of the school. Star Children are free to get creative with ways to dig the survival squares out of the Lorasses, but beware! They'll have difficulty freeing themselves on their own from the sticky substance, should they fall in.
Since Star Children are likely to find themselves in sticky situations quite literally, they may be pleased to know that Amrita Academy has showers available for use. Unfortunately, due to one student's experiment, the shampoo is all made of beer. That's right, beer. It's good for one's hair! Or so the study should demonstrate. Be sure to fill out a feedback card outside the locker rooms.
New Star Children arrive in Amrita Academy, the largest school in Folkmore. They might arrive in the medical wing, or they could arrive in areas of the school that don't look like a school at all: forests with animals to hunt or gather, including for their medicinal properties; rocky crags with climbing routes; fields full of growing grains; meadows with sheep covered in soft wool; lakes and rivers with unusual denizens. It's like a miniature of Folkmore all in one school.
A fox with a clipped ear and a few scars greets each Star Child upon arrival. She explains that while things can be summoned with Lore, the best survivors learn to scavenge and to find what they need. New Star Children haven't earned much Lore yet, so that surely applies to them double. In fact, as befits a survival school, there are items that will help Star Children survive hidden all around and immediately outside the school. Star Children are directed to make a list on their Relic of everything they think they need to survive. Once made, the list cannot be changed. They will be more likely to find those items than others (though it will not be impossible).
Race, jog, or stroll around the expansive school in search of these items: clothes, bags, first aid kits, tents, survival supplies, etc. They might be harder to find than expected as they will be miniature and in little cubes aka survival squares (a misnomer). These cubes may be tucked away above, below, beside, or inside something. They also may float against a rock face or in the air among tree branches. The most likely locations are those densest in Lore. The longer Star Children explore, the more they will realize that these cubes are best and most easily obtained by working together. In fact, they will try to dodge and avoid the grip of a Star Child more than ten feet away from any other Star Child. Perhaps that's because two Star Children interacting are creating Lore and a Lore dense location? Once two Star Children touch the cube at the same time, the cube will disappear, and the item inside will grow to full size. Congratulations on being one step closer to survival. Remember to share.
Come mid-September, few cubes will remain inside the school. Star Children will have to check the perimeter of the school to find more survival squares. That task grows exponentially harder as the cubes are in the molasses-thick moat of concentrated Lore surrounding the school. Should anyone dip their spoon in the moat, in the Lorasses if you will, they will find that it tastes sweet, a rich spicy sweetness. Amazing! Less amazing? It is impossible to get past the moat of Lorasses. No matter how strong a swimmer or oarsman, it is impossible to make headway through or atop the Lorasses. Anyone attempting to fly across the moat will find themselves slapped by a giant sticky slappy hand rising like a goliath from the depths with perfect aim. Star Children can find themselves slapped anywhere from the shore to the center of the school. Star Children are free to get creative with ways to dig the survival squares out of the Lorasses, but beware! They'll have difficulty freeing themselves on their own from the sticky substance, should they fall in.
Since Star Children are likely to find themselves in sticky situations quite literally, they may be pleased to know that Amrita Academy has showers available for use. Unfortunately, due to one student's experiment, the shampoo is all made of beer. That's right, beer. It's good for one's hair! Or so the study should demonstrate. Be sure to fill out a feedback card outside the locker rooms.
- All new Star Children arrive in Amrita Academy.
- Star Children are greeted by a fox who prompts them to write a list of what they need to survive. These lists cannot be changed once made.
- Star Children search for tiny cubes with survival supplies, especially ones on their lists.
- Star Children must work together to catch & open the cubes.
- Come mid-September, Amrita Academy is surrounded by a Lore-rich molasses moat—Lorasses. Thou shalt not pass.
- Once the moat arrives, most cubes are in the moat. Shower to get clean afterward with beer for shampoo.
Content Warnings: Forced Close Contact, Coerced Behavior
It can be stressful to arrive in a new place among strangers and strange things. It can be even more stressful, sometimes, to be among people one knows. The fact remains that in Folkmore, no one is an island. The Shattered Spoon Shrine is a testament to that. Interact or perish. Those interactions usually don't even have to be positive. An emotionally charged argument generates Lore same as a touching reunion. However, Amrita's iteration has taken charge of Folkmore this month. She values cooperation and connection.
What does this mean for Star Children? It's time to get along.
When Star Children fight—physically, vocally, emotionally—they get stuck together in a magical t-shirt. This plain white t-shirt has 'This is our get along shirt' written on it on both sides, one in each Star Child's handwriting. (If a Star Child does not have handwriting, Thirteen will invent a handwriting she feels best represents them). The shirt works exactly as written on the tin. Until the two Star Children can get along, they will be stuck together in the shirt. Getting along can look a few different ways. It could be working through the reason they were fighting. It could be cooperating to accomplish something else. It could be helping someone else together. It could be large or small. Somehow, Star Children will have to get along to accomplish something.
The shirt will disappear, leaving them standing next to each other, only to reappear duplicated in each of their hands, perfectly sized to fit each individual. Should they so choose, either can be used for a repeat performance, with both of them trapped inside again. While the same condition will apply—they must get along to get out of the shirt—the shirt will now make it easier for them to work it out. Note: only the two people who originally wore the shirt can put it back on. No one else can wear these shirts.
One time only, a Star Child's cooperative escape will have an additional prize: their souvenir t-shirt will be wrapped around an item from either their home universe or their partner's. That's right, getting along can get a Star Child something from another universe.
It can be stressful to arrive in a new place among strangers and strange things. It can be even more stressful, sometimes, to be among people one knows. The fact remains that in Folkmore, no one is an island. The Shattered Spoon Shrine is a testament to that. Interact or perish. Those interactions usually don't even have to be positive. An emotionally charged argument generates Lore same as a touching reunion. However, Amrita's iteration has taken charge of Folkmore this month. She values cooperation and connection.
What does this mean for Star Children? It's time to get along.
When Star Children fight—physically, vocally, emotionally—they get stuck together in a magical t-shirt. This plain white t-shirt has 'This is our get along shirt' written on it on both sides, one in each Star Child's handwriting. (If a Star Child does not have handwriting, Thirteen will invent a handwriting she feels best represents them). The shirt works exactly as written on the tin. Until the two Star Children can get along, they will be stuck together in the shirt. Getting along can look a few different ways. It could be working through the reason they were fighting. It could be cooperating to accomplish something else. It could be helping someone else together. It could be large or small. Somehow, Star Children will have to get along to accomplish something.
The shirt will disappear, leaving them standing next to each other, only to reappear duplicated in each of their hands, perfectly sized to fit each individual. Should they so choose, either can be used for a repeat performance, with both of them trapped inside again. While the same condition will apply—they must get along to get out of the shirt—the shirt will now make it easier for them to work it out. Note: only the two people who originally wore the shirt can put it back on. No one else can wear these shirts.
One time only, a Star Child's cooperative escape will have an additional prize: their souvenir t-shirt will be wrapped around an item from either their home universe or their partner's. That's right, getting along can get a Star Child something from another universe.
- When Star Children get in a fight of any kind, not just physical, they get stuck together in a magical t-shirt.
- The shirt says “This is our get along shirt” front and back in characters’ own handwriting (or imagined handwriting).
- As written on the tin, Star Children are stuck until they figure out how to get along
- When they separate, both partners will get a copy of the t-shirt that fits them. They can choose to get back into said t-shirt together to figure out how to get along easier in the future.
- One time only, Star Children receive an item from their home universe or their partner’s.
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[Casey laughs. How very Donnie of him.]
If he shows up and things start detonating, I'll pick a safety tree. Speaking of, what's that?
[He points up to one of the trees they're about to pass. Looks like there's a box between some branches.]
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[And he's stopping to look up the tree that Casey is pointing at, squinting up at the box in the tree branches.]
Well, if I wasn't as smart as I am? I would dismiss it as a box someone probably tossed up there. But I am a genius, so perhaps it's a supply drop of some sorts?
[Because why else would there be a box in a tree?]
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[Donnie can probably ninpo-jetpack his way up there but he's already got his grapple, so he fires it off and zooms up to the crook of the tree, giving the box a poke.]
Seems sturdy... okay, here it comes.
[He tries to push it off so it drops down to the ground, but before his hand makes contact, the box moves itself away from him, hovering in the air out of reach instead.]
...Hey!
hello i come in here (somewhat) uninvited
Ah! [Spots Casey,] Well, you are welcome. Now, where's this impos...ter... [Yeah, he sees him. And that's...definitely kind of himself. A little taller, a little more filled out, and wearing........overalls? Look, Donnie won't argue the utility of coveralls; there's a reason why they're consistently ranked in the top ten in Fits for Physics monthly edition.
But. This could be a trap.] ...what are my top four favorite flavorless juice textures?
tee hee
And sure he's about to say something when, that is him. Sure a younger, smaller and probably not as smart (He assumes, because he has grown a little with age!) version of himself. He squints up at the duo now, and hears the question posed of him and...]
Think you can get down here with it now, Casey?
[Ignores himself, because the question is just not one worth answering. Because he knows his answers, and he is sure his younger self knows them as well, so why waste the energy and time? Also he knows it will, probably, annoy the heck out of himself to be ignored.]
i fucked up!!!! 8D
Uh. ...Yeah, lemme try again-
[He tucks the box under his arm and uses the grapple to drop back down. There's a moment halfway where it starts to bounce away from him a second time, but as he gets closer to where the older Donatello is on the ground, he's able to drag it back again. Once he lands, he sets it down and plants his boot on it, just in case.]
Kinda slippery, isn't it.
shhh shhhhhhhhhhh
Donnie alights on a sturdy tree branch and cuts the jets, glaring down at his 'counterpart' before scoffing and throwing his hands in the air, all flair and dramatics.] I'm sorry, I thought I was called out here for some specific purpose! Am I, [pointed look at the other Donatello,] suddenly too good to verify my identity now? And we know that you are not a Trial element or a- a fae in disguise, how?
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[He says to Casey, still ignoring Donnie for a moment. But... Being called a fae, really? That's insulting, as he levels a glare at the other turtle.]
Well, if you really want, I could tell Casey here about that.
[No hint or clue, just that he is very much willing to expose an embarrassing moment in front of Casey. Just to get at his younger self. Hell, push him. Maybe he'll bring up the time he had to deal with his brothers being as smart as him? Or perhaps a childhood incident. He is that petty.]
Honestly, flavourless juice? You could pick something challenging and worth my time.
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Reluctant as he is to get in the middle of whatever this is about to become, Casey raises his hand.]
Uhhh, I'm not sure even Leo could name four of them. That's totally the kind of detail most people wouldn't know about you guys.
[It's not an "I don't care about you" missing detail so much as a "I got bored and stopped paying attention when you told me and you don't repeat yourself" missing detail.
...Also why do flavourless juices HAVE multiple options?? Modern living just got even weirder.]
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Choices.
He hops down from the tree instead, landing in a crouch and glaring...up, god damn it, at the other Donatello.]
-fine! Last line of dialogue in chapter five, The Lone Electron. [Yes...he is invoking (as surreptitiously as he can) the self-insert Atomic Lass fanfic they- he wrote at thirteen. He has told no one and shared with no one. His brothers are demons and would mock him mercilessly. If this one knows about it...well, time has branched before, and he'll...cope. If he must.]
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So he is now obviously uncomfortable with the subject even being brought up, judging by the shift in his own body language and expression that only Donatello can show.
Now he could lie and say it's been so long that how could he remember that, but he's a horrible liar.]
You're really going with that line? [He's trying, oh he's trying, to not crack here.] And in front of Casey?
... that and it's been seven years since I wrote that.
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shhh don't look at how long this took me to tag back
Ignore the cold sweat. It's not there. You are both imagining it.]
...S-
So? I didn't realize "my" memory would go so soon. [Maybe if he was feeling slightly less threatened, he would recognize that he's being way to stubborn. But that requires so much more therapy than he's gotten, which is so very little.]
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[Offended, so offended by his younger self's words! So much so that he is going to get into his space and jab at him with a finger. Seems like both Donnies are threatened, although the older one is more at having horrible secrets get out to certain parties.]
I didn't realize I was so lacking in foresight in my youth, as we both know Casey will tell Leo and then everyone will know about it.
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[Well, okay, he knows a couple of Uncle Tello's, and neither of these Donnies are him. And generally he learned of it by nature of being in the lab way more than Master Leonardo who had an actual resistance to run. But still! He can keep (occasional) secrets (for a while).]
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...no...Leo is conniving in his own right, even if that were true. It's too big a risk.
Donnie grabs the offending finger betwixt his own pointer and thumb, pointedly dragging his 'other self' towards a small copse of trees set far enough away that a regular human wouldn't be able to overhear a conversation, let alone a whisper.]
All right, whisper. Tell it to me.
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... Fine.
[And he'll lean in to whisper into his younger self's 'ear' area, the line is... Similar, but the wording is a little off. But one could chalk that up to it being so long ago since he wrote it, or possibly a divergent timeline?
... But not quite remembering it word for word is more likely, that and just in case Casey does hear him! He's got to protect his stupid tween fantasy of Atomic Lass, even at this age.]
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Walks back out with his counterpart back to the clearing where they'd left Casey behind.] All right. I suppose this is also Donatello. [yeah they know that, you punk] You did indeed find someone as smart as myself, Casey. Mazel.
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Yessss.
[He didn't hear it, but maybe his mask did. That'll be a little present to himself later.]
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I forgot that I was this annoying when I was younger. [Sure he could make a comment about him being smarter, but he decides to just stick with annoying for now.]
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