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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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That he could trust him.
But he'd adjust in time. For now Ford tried to crane his neck around again, further back to try and glimpse it. He caught a point of the triangle in his peripheries about the same time he nearly tripped back stepping on his own flight feathers and bawked as he staggered and spun his arms to sort of- clamber at the air and steady himself. He didn't fall backwards but he did feel sufficiently embarrassed judging by his face turning more red and how his head sort of retracted on his neck into the collar of his coat.
He cleared his throat pointedly and tried to pretend that didn't just happen as he'd speak up. "I- well. I have to assume whatever it is has something to do with the wings and the whole.. role, thing.. The fox laid it out fairly well but it's still-.. it's.." Ford trailed off again, less stumbling bashfully and more.. distracted. He was staring at Bill's horns.
"The fox said I was a legend and really I wasn't going to argue it, I am paving unprecedented paths for scientific advancement but.. mm." He went quiet for a moment like he was second guessing saying something. Ford then shook his head and cleared his throat once more. "Nevermind, it's not important!" He suddenly blurted and started looking around them, "Have you been told the whole.. cubes thing? We should get on that, instead- Three eyes are better than two anyways, ha!"
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And of course, he couldn't help laughing as Ford tried to look at the back of his own head and tripped over his wings. Priceless!
But then he shifted his stance in a way that almost seemed uncomfortable under the staring. He needed a good excuse for whole, well, Myth thing, and while he could absolutely come up with one, it probably wasn't going to help matters.
Or... maybe Ford was just going to blatantly ignore the elephant in the room. That was fine by Bill. He might as well let him stew on it and then pretend there was an obvious answer if Ford had only asked.
"Y'know, I might have stopped listening when she got to the cubes. They're a terrible shape and I've never been a big fan of her voice to begin with. So why don't you fill me in, smart guy? Let's walk and talk."
Or rather, let Ford talk. Couldn't hurt to throw him a bone and let him explain something.
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"It was another fox explaining this bit, that to get the lore needed for requiring things- along with the things themselves really we need to find these cubes. We each had to- or you will have to at any rate.. make a list of survival tools. Now I'm fairly certain I've put together quite the list myself!" He said proudly, showing bill the screen with incredibly scratchy scribbled words using the screen pen, barely legible as words.
"Rations, supplements, water filter tubes, matches, lighters, rain ponchos, tarps, tinderboxes, fishing lines and rope and all those sort of things!" He then paused and tapped his chin a bit in thought. "Might have forgotten coffee... drat!" He huffed then shook his head, his feather fluffing a moment before settling. "You can't change the list once it's settled, but once it is you'll find it much easier to find the cubes that have these items in them. They're scattered all about the place. Everything is small inside them and once its opened- they'll expand to proper size."
He sighed and tucked his relic away before crossing his arms. "It seems fairly silly that we should be whisked away from the work we were doing for some scavenger hunt..." His brows furrowed again in thought before looking to Bill. "Never a fan of her voice.. do you know the Fox? Foxes? Whatever that situation is?"
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"Well, at least you thought of almost everything." Not that he cared much about coffee. Right now he was seriously regretting the fact he didn't think to put alcohol on his own list.
Something flickered across his face at the comment about the work they were doing. Bill had, after all, been having a much worse time of things in his own, well, time. But there'd be time to worry about that later--or preferably never.
Either way, he moved on quickly.
"One fox," he said, with more confidence than he actually had in the situation. "But she's got a closet full of faces. You know how some people can't wear the same dress twice? It's like that."
Probably, anyway.
"And I can't say we've met--guess she thinks she's too good show up to movie night with the other local gods. But she'll sound awfully familiar in about oh... twenty years, give or take. Turn on a radio once in a while, why don't ya?"
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"I never understood that.." He mumbled a bit at the comment about dresses. He found it very easy to stick with what he knew to be comfortable and functional, not to deviate too far from it. His coat being a prominent example of that.
He raised a brow at the mention of the radio thing and then went to pull something out of his coat.. only to find the inner pocket empty. He stopped his pace to pat down the rest of his coat a bit more furiously- only to stop and sigh with his head hung a bit.
"Seems we've come in with nothing but the clothes on our back- my journal isn't here." He huffed a bit, before rubbing his chin with a foot tapping on the ground. "Perhaps we can find a replacement for now around the classrooms here, it is a school."
He then mulled on it a bit longer. "How familiar would she be with you, though? If you haven't met, that is. It seems a bit farfetched that she'd be able to bring you here and constrain you to a human form if she doesn't know much about you to begin with."
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Ford was, of course, right that Thirteen must know more than Bill was comfortable with, but, well, he wasn't about to admit that. He wasn't about to admit he was off balance and possibly even afraid. Ford didn't need to know any of that.
"That or plain old jealousy. Once you've been around the block a few times everyone wants what you've got, and they don't want to earn it." Yeah, that was it. The Fox wanted his powers because he was, clearly, so much cooler than her.
"But we've got plenty of time to knock her off her high horse. So how's about we do find you a new diary in the meantime?" That was a simple goal, something to keep Stanford occupied and give him a chance to poke around the place--and get his bearings--a bit more.