![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
Entry tags:
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.
no subject
He doesn't know whether One For All would help. His explosions didn't work, but Izuku's quirk—All Might's quirk—has always been special. "Time to Full Cowling kick off of me, Deku. Break the shirt."
Either it will work or he won't be the only one to look dumb. Win-win. Plus if One For All can't beat it, this shirt is something else. Something particular.
no subject
Well, he’s definitely not saying why out loud, he’s not that dumb.
He’s distracted by that line of thought entirely by Katsuki’s suggestion, and visibly balked. “What? I’m not going to - kick off of you. You’ve been hurt and even if you weren’t, I could seriously hurt you like that!”
It’s different if they were just sparring. When Katsuki was already on the defense and ready to blast him away. They’re right next to each other with barely any room between them!!
no subject
"Fine," Katsuki guides them over toward a wall. Hopefully an insignificant wall. If Izuku cares less about property damage, it will work. "Kick off the wall then. Go on. I'm waiting."
He crosses his arms, appreciating that he has access to the outside of the shirt. Then he relaxes his arms so there's more give to the shirt and Izuku can better line up against the wall. He also braces himself for the shirt to pull against him. If need be, he'll give off explosions in the same direction as Izuku to provide a counterweight against the shirt.
no subject
“Hopefully nobody yells at us for this …” Izuku said, but he did care far less about property damage than hurting his friend. He took a deep breath and focused - prepared to kick off the wall with as much energy he could focus into his legs without damaging them. “Ready … steady … go!”
He kicked as hard as he could, seeing if that didn’t blast them free.
no subject
He looks down to see the shirt they were wearing in his hands, only now it's sized just for him. What the heck? "Deku, are you okay?" Katsuki roars. Was this a trap for Izuku? If it was, they won't get him that easily. Whoever they are.
no subject
Izuku used the dark whip to quickly snag one of the overhanging fluorescent lights overhead, snagging him. It would arrest his movement in one direction, yanking him to swing in the other. “Watch out!”
The force of this swinging momentum tore down the light with a crash, and Izuku tucked and rolled as he landed on the floor. At the end of it all, he splayed on his back, wreckage from the ceiling beside him. “Fffffyeah. Okay. I’m okay. You okay, Kacchan?”
no subject
"I'm fine," Katsuki says. No new injuries. He crouches next to Izuku and lifts a t-shirt off him, an identical one to the one that appeared in his hands. That's strange. He doesn't trust these shirts, the cast off of some quirk or... equivalent thing.
"The shirt went through mitosis."
no subject
He’d then get up onto his feet, and brushed some of the dust out of his hair. Sneezed. It made the tiny wings behind him fluff up when he did.
no subject
Katsuki catches movement, and he peers around Izuku to stare. "That is so weird."
no subject
But then Katsuki was looking behind him, and - "What's weird? What's on my back?"
Izuku would turn around to try to look, his little wings flapping a little as he tried to twist.
no subject
Katsuki is tempted to stand there and watch Midoriya chase himself in circles trying to see his own back, but knowing Izuku he'd do that until he hurt himself. Best to step in before that point. "You have wings, tiny, useless, baby wings," Katsuki says, "It doesn't look like Hawks's quirk. They're green."
no subject
He thought to himself, "And I've seen other people running around, some of them have wings, or horns, or ... I suppose some of them have nothing at all. Why have some people changed here and some haven't? Or maybe heteromorphs are just more commonly picked by the fox? But then, why have I grown wings? And they don't even seem particularly useful ... unless they're stronger than they look ..."
The tiny wings behind him flapped, but at the size they were at right now - it didn't really do much.
no subject
He manages not to joke that it's because Izuku spent most his life quirkless. It's not a quirk thing, so much as he's gathered. Not that the wings on Izuku's back are much of anything. Even flapping, nothing obvious happens. "Don't think you have enough information to nerd mutter your way to an answer, you damn nerd."
no subject
He made a vague gesture. "I made a huge list of all the things we'd probably need out here to survive, and I haven't even found half the stuff on it yet. I guess I can figure out my wing thing later, if they can't do anything right now."
It didn't bother him much that his wings were pretty useless - it's not as if he'd ever had them before? - but it was weird Katsuki wasn't immediately poking fun at them. Maybe because he didn't seem to have wings himself. What role did he have? Hm.
no subject
"Lets go check for who did this," Katsuki says, "We might find stuff we're looking for while we do that, but we want to make sure no one else is in danger. It's fine if they target us, we can handle it, but if they're targeting other people? They could be in real danger."
No, Katsuki isn't commenting on the useless wings. He's pretty sure what they mean, but he's not going to say something and wind up talking out his ass. Not in this weird new place.
no subject
He nodded. "They could be, yeah. Okay. If we find other people who're trapped, too - we can give them advice to help them get un-stuck as well."
A lot of people ... probably wouldn't be willing to cooperate with the person they're arguing with. It's kind of a small miracle that Katsuki wanted to cooperate with him, he thought to himself, but Izuku wasn't going to say that aloud. It's not like they're facing some kind of bigger threat, though.
He resolved that he's just going to try not to fight with him until they figured the shirt thing out.
no subject
"What advice are you going to give people who are stuck?" Katsuki asks. He's not a hundred percent sure what did it. He doesn't think it was One For All that got them out of the shirt. So what, face an external threat together? The shirt only represents whoever is behind it. Plus, other people might not be experienced at working together with someone mad at them or someone they're mad at. Class 1-A has a leg up there. Heroes too more broadly.