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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 βCurrent Character.β
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.
π¦ 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.
π¦ 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 moatβLorasses. 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 fightβphysically, vocally, emotionallyβthey 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 applyβthey must get along to get out of the shirtβthe 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 fightβphysically, vocally, emotionallyβthey 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 applyβthey must get along to get out of the shirtβthe 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 βThis is our get along shirtβ front and back in charactersβ 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 partnerβs.
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Why do you sound worried? Wouldn't you want a tornado to blow me away? I hear they're chaotic compared to a normal breeze. Is that true?
[All spoken with confusion but innocence. Other than her mother, this was the first human that wasn't screaming, throwing rocks at her, threatening her, or trying to attack her. What should she do...?]
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Tell you what. You come on down here with me and we'll talk tornadoes. Deal?
( and he's just going to wiggle his fingers a little as if it might be enough to entice her to come down. )
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Do you promise!?
[It isn't long until she notices his fingers wiggling at her. That's a way to give permission to get close, right? He won't capture her like law enforcement tried to, will he? Then again, he isn't threatening her, nor did he feel dangerous. If anything, he sorta reminds her of her AI Father except less strict.
Nuvia will reach out for his hand with both of hers as she controls her body weight to slowly come down but will stop before reaching the ground. Don't mind a 5'4" cloud girl weighing less than 100 pounds hanging onto his wrist controlling her weight some more.]
Hello! What's your name? You might be the second tallest human I've ever met.
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mindful of the way she holds to him, he gently helps guide her down towards the ground there, making sure she won't accidentally tap down onto anything jagged or uneven. been there, done that himself. no need to have her go through that. )
Only second? And I thought I didn't get out much. But you can call me Dante, little miss.
( she reminds him a little of patty. when patty wasn't 18 and screaming at him to come over to her birthday party, but. )
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Little miss? [Thinking. Was he giving her a nickname? Is that how people give each other nicknames? Her mama did give her a lot of those, saying it's to show her affection. Was he showing his affection to her too?] Are you giving me a nickname, Dante?
[At the mention of not going out much, she will nod her head.]
That's right. This is my first time out of my island home! I've been living there with my mama for almost 100 years. But my mama isn't taller than you are. My AI Father is!
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once she's safe and sound there on the ground, he lets go of her hand. brow raised, he looks to her a little surprised. )
A hundred years, huh? Well you look pretty damn good for your age.
( not human then. like him. well... part human, in his case anyway. thanks, mom. )
So what do they call you? Or do you prefer little miss and nothing but little miss?
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[She has no idea what to make of his statement. Why would she look good for her age? Wasn't everyone older than her over the age of 100 too? Her mother was a lot older than her and she was a human. Whatever the case, Nuvia will believe him without considering the implication behind his words. She'll take it as it is.
When he begins to wonder about her name, Nuvia will think about it for a moment, trying to decide if she wants to give it to him or not because the last time, she gave out her name she got attacked by enforcers and their partner drones. He didn't look like an enforcer though. She could already tell he was a good person. He hasn't tried to hurt her. Quite the opposite, and he looks like her AI Father, so...]
My name is Nuvia, Dante. You can call me by that, but I like the new nickname you gave me though. Can't you use both?
[Little Miss Nuvia has a nice ring to it! But it's quite a mouthful, wasn't it? Hm.]
One or the other. Whichever is easiest for you.
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Alright then.
( a glance around and... he's got nothing. literally. neither of his weapons are with him and, far as he can tell, not a vehicle in sight he can commandeer for a hot minute. by foot it is then. )
Well I don't know about you, but I'm starving and not really looking to spend the night out here on these craggy rocks. They've got to be bad for the back.
( looking over to nuvia then, he tilts his head. )
Whattaya think? Blow this popsicle stand?
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Could it have all been a dream?
Nuvia wasn't certain. She does remember the fox but everything else was a blur. Turning to Dante, she will notice his lazy smile which was enough to help her feel more at ease over the situation. She hasn't thought of her AI Father at the moment because he hasn't made his precense known yet. For now, it seems he was willing to give her a chance to prove her self-worth like he promised he would try to do. At the mention of feeling hungry and the rocks being bad for his back, Nuvia will remember that humans need to eat. She'll glance at the nearby goat deciding to hide it from Dante's sight. After all, didn't the people from the Old World once eat animals for food? Time to protect the goat.
AND THEN HE SAID THE MAGIC WORDS!
Blow this popsicle stand? He can make things blow up!? Without thinking, Nuvia will nod her head because she wanted to see it.]
Can we blow it up as loudly as we can? Just like a firework? Have you heard of those?
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Sure have. Tell you what. We find ourselves some sparklers along the way, we'll start with that and go from there, capisce?
( with that said, he hops down on the rocks he'd been standing on, kicking a few smaller ones up as he does before he's looking back to her. )
You good to walk or is floating for you easier?
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[They sound like something that may sparkle! Nuvia does enjoy shiny and glimmering items. It was easy on the eyes and to entertain her with.
Nodding her head, Nuvia will agree as she raises a hand up dutifully.]
Capisce!
[She liked the sound of the word. Only reason she decided to repeat it without realizing what it could have meant. As he begins to climb down, Nuvia will bounce from one rock to the next by controlling her water weight some more. She may look like an elegant ballerina with tattered shoes doing those jumps by using the tip of her feet.]
I like floating and gliding a lot more than walking!
[She enjoys gliding between trees especially. Those were fun things for her to do next to surfing.]
I can't get dirty or else my powers won't work in covering my body.
[She will show Dante how the dirt was now removing the effect of her mist shoes due to under the soles of her feet getting dirty.]
I don't have anything else on underneath.
[Human clothes felt uncomfortable to her. It made her feel warmer and itchy and restrictive. Thinking about her dilemma some more, she'll begin to wonder.]
Do you like to float and glide too?
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he waits for her to catch up, coat gently flapping in the breeze that drifts by them. )
Sure. Who doesn't? If it gets you there quicker, I'm all for it.
( it's said rather cheerily, yet he's keeping an eye on their surroundings. he's without his weapons and he sort of hates that. not that he can't handle himself without them, but. just leaves him feeling a bit more exposed in ways he doesn't like. granted, he doesn't like feeling exposed in any kind of way, so. )
I'm thinking we head that-a-way.
( he points off towards the center a ways off where there seems to be a building of some sort. the academy, most likely. )
Any objection?
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No objections on my end! This may be our first clue in figuring this place out.
[She will begin to get a head start at running before using her weight to control her momentum due to lack of friction in the air. A cheerful "weeeee" will be given thoroughout.]
Dante, let's go! Last one there is a rotten brat!
[She will begin to create bubbles out of her hands to use the pops to give her more momentum in her glides.]
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he takes off after her, though by no means makes a real hard effort to keep up. he feels he can just fine with the strides he takes, mindful of any jagged rocks jutting out here and there that he hops around in his way. tripping up and landing on one of those bad boys with your keester is not anything he's looking to stamp on his bingo card. )
Slow down there. Uncle Dante here is getting up there, you feel me?
dante is too wholesome i am loving this thread so much thank you for responding back
Oh!
[It'll stop the complete transformation she was going through as a new familiar, but it doesn't seem she has noticed those changes just yet as she uses her weight to return closer to the ground.]
Uncle Dante? What's an "uncle"?
[But that isn't what she wanted to ask him. What she wanted to ask him was.]
You can't float around?
nuvia is too precious not to
An uncle is what my brother made me without either of us even realizing it because he's a lot dumber than he thinks he is.
( seriously, vergil. someone missed the safe sex commercials in his youth. her question, however, gets him to regard her with a casual expression there on his face. float around. sure, when he slips into his demonic skin. he's even got wings! but not really the sort of thing one whips out oh-so-casually on others as a party trick or for the hell of it. besides, he needs to figure out how this place feels about demon-blooded devil hunters first. )
I don't really know how the winds are here and the last thing either of us needs is for you to wind up whisked away on a rogue breeze that's got a mind of its own.
( is that even a thing here? who knows. better safe than sorry for others as far as he's concerned.
looking back to her then, he tilts his head some in thought. )
What are your opinions on piggybacks?
thank you. i'm really glad you are enjoying her.
Whatever a "brother" is, it sounds like you care a lot about him and the dumb decision he made. [A pause, thinking about her next question.] I can call you "Uncle," Dante? It sounds like a very....intimate title to give to someone. I only have my mama and AI Father. I don't have much else...
[She doesn't mind referring to him by "Uncle"; she was more worried about him handing away such a unique nickname to someone. In her mind, it must mean he cares about her as he would his "brother."
Then again, with how he worries about her, Nuvia will perk up at the mention of a piggyback ride.]
I know what that is! Mama used to carry me that way all the time!
[Needless to say, she definitely loves them and would be open to riding one.]
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the go-ahead for the piggyback ride gets him to smile, though, and he gestures to his back with a thumb for her to hop on. )
Well let's get shakin' then, shall we?
( it's been awhile since he's carried someone on his back, but. nothing he can't handle. )
And just Dante's fine. Although, if you come up with a cool nickname for me, I might be open to hearing it.
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Pointing ahead to the building in the distance, all she could do was!]
As the famous Captain Jack Sparrow would say, "Heave ho!"
[As for his cool nickname, Nuvia will think about it hard because she wanted to give him a cool one too. It could be their secret way of calling each other! A nod will be given along with a smile.]
You got it, Dante! I'll find the best nickname to bestow upon you.
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fingers gripping at her calves, he crouches down some and smiles to himself as he looks off ahead. )
Please keep your arms and legs inside the ride at all times, little miss, because we're about to go for a ride.
( well. not the flying sort at least. again, he's not slipping into his demonic skin, but! doesn't mean he can't run like the wind. or close enough to it.
with that said, he takes off with a burst of energy and starts sprinting down the jagged path, leaping from rock to rock dozens of feet apart from each other, not anything a normal human would be able to pull off, wind whipping against them while dante just laughs as he goes. )
Whoo!