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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.
Mickey Mouse | Mickey Donald Goofy : The Three Musketeers | Legend
[ Any second now, Mickey expects to wake up. Because surely, all that just happened was a very strange dream! As if he’d ever leave behind the princess! As if he’d just follow a fox into nowhere! As if someone like him could possibly be legendary!
But naturally, the longer he stays on the ground, the more obvious it becomes that this is more real than he’d like to imagine. Even a few hearty cheek slaps aren’t enough to stir him from this slumber, if this is a real slumber at all. Man, he feels like he just got his sword, and he already lost it! At least he got to keep his lucky hat, and as he adjusts it, that’s when he notices the halo above his head.
Not that he has any idea what it is – to him, it’s a weird floaty ring. So after several long blinking sessions, he gives it a poke, and even tries to ring it around his finger like a toy. Nope. ]
Boy, the fellas ain’t ever gunna believe the stuff I’ve seen when I tell ‘em all about this funny place…!
[ Feel free to catch him trying to ‘wake up’ by sleeping on the ground, or playing around with his halo. ]
Scavengers Survive
[ Now he gets to go to school, too?! Will wonders never cease! Back home, only the privileged few could be educated, and even then, you needed actual family to help you out. The fact that he can just stroll on in without paying a single coin or needing special hoity-toity names is mind-boggling. A happy mind-boggling, but the mind is boggled all the same.
The challenge presented to him is one he doesn’t see as too difficult. Being a poor orphan, he’s had to scrounge up meals and other supplies most of his life. He might even have an easier time of it now, since he no longer must make sure three other mouths are fed… Then again, given who this guy is, all it’ll take is a whimper and he’ll hand over everything he’s got.
In fact, as he glances over and happens to see you with fewer cubes than he does, he can’t help but mull over the situation, and then extend his gloved hand out. ]
Hey, uh, I’ve got some extras if you need ‘em! [ they are absolutely not extras ] I don’t need ‘em as much, you can have ‘em! [ he totally needs them] I’m sure we’ll find even more soon enough!
Network
[ This technology is wayyy more advanced than anything his world is currently capable of coming up with. As far as he can grasp it, it’s kind of like sending a letter… but instantly? He guesses? So if it is a letter, he needs to be formal about it! ]
Dear everyone,
My name is Mickey Mouse. I’m looking for my friends! If you see dog named Goofy, a duck named Donald, or a pup named Pluto, please let me know A.S.A.P.!
I guess now that I’m thinking about it, I should also be keeping an eye out for the princess. If you see her, Princess Minnie, let her know I’m on my way, and I will escort her home like I promised!
Sincerely,
Mickey Mouse.
P.S. If you see Captain Pete maybe don’t tell him I’m here just yet, I think I need to be prepared first.
Wildcard
[ Make your own prompt! Feel free to plot with me at plurk/discord at melcat33 – and yes, your character can recognize this is Mickey Mouse… just expect him to be VERY confused why he’d be famous anywhere! ]
Scavengers Survive
She looks at his offered cubes and pushes a hand back in rejection.]
Denied! I refuse to live off of your pity. My survival has to be earned through my own skills alone!
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Well, then... how about we work together t'find some more? I bet with those nice wings'a'yours, we can find even more!
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That's the spirit! I'm just used to these kinda things... lookin' for a good meal and a roof over my head when no one else is gunna give y'one.
[ But there's no need to discuss depressing things. Being a proper gentleman, he does a bit of a bow while momentarily taking off his hat. ]
My name is Mickey Mouse!
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Mickey Mouse? [That name sounds familiar, but she can't quite place it. Was there some kind of cartoon with a name like that...?] Not a bad name. It sounds very marketable!
As for me, I am Cassandra Jones! [She poses dramatically as she forcefully declares her name.] My friends call me Casey!
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Well then, Casey, you can just call me Mickey! It's nice t'meetcha! Are there any places you haven't searched yet?
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R-right... Let's focus on the campin' stuff first! And a place to set it up - a nice wide space with plenty of room to lay down and make a toasty lil' fire for ourselves!
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[She starts Naruto-running there. And she gasps.]
Did you include s'mores on your list? I may have forgotten to list them myself. How foolish of me!
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Uh, no, cause I dunno what a "s'more" is. S'more of what?
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[ Ignore any of his stomach rumbling. Not important. ]
Usually when the fellas and I have a campfire, we just heat up whatever we managed to scrounge that day. We rarely ever found chocolate!
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i hate how much that made me laugh
thanks stranger
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network; un: goddessoflove
Minako does read the message, but there's only one thing that can come to mind at it.. ]
Are your friends regular animals or do they talk?
[ Hey, it's not like the latter concept is unfamiliar to her. That's why she's asking! Also-- no, she doesn't realize the 'mouse' part is very literal.. ]
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Dear goddessoflove,
Goofy and Donald can talk. But sometimes it can be pretty hard to understand what Donald is saying.
Sincerey,
Mickey Mouse.
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Don't worry, Mickey! You don't have to write all formally to me. You can only write what you want to say, it's fine!
I don't think I've seen a lot of talking animals here though. I know a talking bird, but he's definitely not a duck. I'm sorry to say this, but.. it's possible that your friends might not be here. [ It's often the case, after all. It took a literal year for some of Minako's friends to shpw up in this place, and she knows others don't have anyone at all from home here whatsoever. ]
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But... if talking animals weren't here, what else would there be? What did that make her? It seems rather rude to ask, even if he's so very very very curious... ]
Thanks for letting me know, Miss Goddessoflove.
[ ... he has a good feeling that's not her real name, but hasn't quite grasped what usernames are yet either. ]
I'll still keep an eye out for them anyway. We're never apart for too long. And if what that fox was saying was right, why, they'll want them even more than me! My friends are super amazing and legendary in their own right! Goofy's full of great ideas, and Donald's super brave, and Pluto's the most loyal pup you'll ever meet!
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[ .. even though it is kind of nice to be refered to has a goddess by someone..
But the way he writes it means that he's obviously just talking about her username, which drags that thought down enough that she figures she might as well provide this Mickey with her actual name. It seems easier. ]
But.. This might seem like kind of a strange question, so you'll have to forgive me for that, alright? But do you just trust everything that fox told you?
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[ A combination of being painfully naive and trusting, while being way too humble as well. ]
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Minako hardly even knows who this is beyond a name, some friends and a few texts, but she's already full on getting the impression that this is someone who has to be protected. Someone too naive for this place. Someone who will get hurt.
It's why she thinks for a moment, and then sends back: ]
Do you know where you are right now? It might be a little bit better for us to talk in person! [ So she can make sure you're okay, Mickey!! ]
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Looking forward to seeing you in person!
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[ And - true to her word - Minako really does end up there relatively quickly. She's not totally breathless, but something about her breathing being slightly heavier and faster does indicate she may have ran all the way here, just to make sure the new person wouldn't be alone here by themselves for too long.
The girl looks around to try and spot them, and..
.. oh.
That's-- That's a mouse person, huh. Mickey Mouse? His friends being talking animals? There's no way this isn't the person she was talking about. ]
Hey! [ She calls out, waving a hand. ] You're Mickey, right?!
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Still, he is glad to see her. ]
That's me! And you must be -
[ Ah, wait, hold on. He's a musketeer now - which means he needs to be a gentleman! He clears his throat, takes off his hat, and does a sweeping boy. ]
A-hem. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Miss Minkao.
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[ A lot more casual in return, sure, but Minako does look kind of pleased as punch at the way he decided to introduce himself to her. Sure, he's just a mouse and not a cute guy, but.. It still feels kind of nice to be respected like that. She doesn't get a whole lot of it!
(Wow, guess why.. It's a total mystery, clearly..) ]
Sorry, I didn't imagine you were so.. small! [ As ever, Minako is about as subtle as a brick to the face. Though judging by the smile she's wearing, it doesn't seem like she means it maliciously.. It's just that she's a little too blunt for her own good. ] I hope that hasn't given you any trouble so far in this place?
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The word small seems to hit him like a stab through the chest. He flinches, and his smile is definitely cracked. He lets out a nervous little laugh, trying to downplay how much that hurt. ]
Yeah, I, uh... I get that a lot... b-but I'm fine, really! Nothin' I can't handle!
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