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livinglot2016-09-29 10:38 am
ringleaders) wrote in livinglot2016-09-29 10:38 am
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⇨ TEST DRIVE MEME #1
WELCOME TO THE SHOW!↴ Or, more specifically, Lost Carnival's first test drive meme! This is an opportunity to try out your characters in the setting before you apply, or to put together samples for characters you've never played before. There are going to be options for both new arrivals and veteran characters. Before we get started, let's lay down some details:
NEW RECRUITS↴  You gotta start somewhere, right? These prompts are for characters who are arriving in the carnival for the first time, and who are destined to sign a contract. How they go about that is up to you, but in the meantime they can enjoy the sights and sounds of something truly out of this world. Visitors to the carnival comes from many different worlds today, as the ringmaster casts out her recruitment lures. Will you become her most recent hire? ► ADMISSION FEES: After crossing into the carnival's realm and passing through the trees, most visitors will find themselves at the front gate - though not all choose to enter that way. If they enter legitimately, however, they will have to pass by a clerk who will trade admission and tickets for various attractions and rides in exchange for "anything of value." What is of value may seem highly subjective, and so some may struggle to produce payment at first, though in actuality the carnival will take anything from mundane currency to items of purely sentimental value. ► MIRROR MAZE: The mirror maze (pictured above) is a big attraction in the carnival, and stretches much further on the inside than it looks like it will on the outside. It's hard to get through, and what's more, after you've been in there for a while your reflections will start gaining a mind of their own - mostly in order to taunt and distract you with personal information. They don't know everything you know, but they know more than they should, and their mind games can be pretty hit or miss. ► GAMER'S CIRCLE: Almost all of the game booths are organized in a large ring around the Cookhouse, called Gamer's Circle. Your can play just about any carnival game you can imagine here, for a variety of prizes sometimes traditional, exotic, or outright magical. Dart tossing? Got it. That game with the water guns? Got it. Most of these booths are currently manned by humanoid spirits who look like they are made of smoke. If they can trick you into earning debt, they will. ► TRYING TO LEAF: No matter where you came from, you seemingly emerged from a forest. Obviously, to get back home you should be able to go back in the same direction, right? It turns out you can't. Worse, trying too hard to get through the wood will result in you getting lost, or turned back to the carnival. The trees here are not normal, and are varying levels of alien, including things like trees with glowing fruit or orange flowers that constantly burn like candles. ► NOT YOUR WHEELHOUSE (NEW): Sometimes, even magical ferris wheels get stuck. The carnival's particular wheel is enchanted to create a particular out of this world experience - as you pass along the top, you feel as if they are so close to the sky that you can interact with the stars like baubles hanging above your head. Of course, the novelty probably wears off when the wheel is broken and you've been stuck enjoying the light show with some stranger for the last half hour. How are you going to pass the time? ► WILD CARD: Anything else you can imagine in this setting! There are a lot of possibilities and you're free to explore them. Check out the rest of the game info or the locations page for additional inspiration. Want to make a starter with your character experiencing their first theoretical change? Go for it! VETERAN WORKERS↴  These prompts are tailored to the carnival's existing employees, the veterans. Odds are they've been here from somewhere between a few months and three years already, and know their way around the block. For them, this is just business as usual - and depending on their attitude towards their job, they may or may not contribute to a few people accidentally getting themselves a contract. Whatever you do, though, don't warn visitors away from the carnival - the ringmaster hates losing business like that. ► DO YOUR WORK: This one's pretty simple - just have your character doing whatever you'd like to have their job be! There is a big list of ideas over here, and you could use this to try things out with a character you intend to be a new arrival, as well. ► WILL O' WISPS: The ringmaster's will o' wisps have gotten free, and she's asked that everyone keep and eye out and help her reclaim them regardless of their official jobs. Wisps are small creatures that burn both hot and cold and comes in a few different variations of the same basic theme. Handling them physically (or psionically, or magically, for that matter) is difficult due to their near intangible nature. Touching and being around them can result in confusion and a sensation similar to being comfortably drunk. ► BREAK TIME: Whatever you were doing, it's break time! It's time for you to relax however you see fit. Do you enjoy some of the carnival attractions yourself, or is that old by now? Do you hang out in the Cookhouse to get a snack? Do you take a nap? Yolo, baby! ► RIDDLE GAME: For a bit of fun, the ringmaster has left a variety of locked chests around the worker areas of the carnival, each with instructions and a riddle written on their lids. The chest will accept three guesses from each worker before refusing to respond to them any further. If you guess the right answer, the chest will open and you will be rewarded with some manner of fun magical knick knack. If you've run out of guesses, maybe you can conspire with someone else and promise to split the prize? ► WILD CARD: Anything else you can imagine in this setting! There are a lot of possibilities and you're free to explore them. Check out the rest of the game info or the locations page for additional inspiration. Want to do a performance? Hang out in the Backyard? Choose whatever appeals! |
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[Hey she's not that little! And excuse you, Mr. Indigo League Champion...so what if that's kind of impressive? That doesn't mean you're a genius, you're just good at Pokemon battles!]
Just because you're a Champion doesn't mean you're smart. My brother's smarter than you for sure!
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[Not literally. But he felt he was an excellent judge of that sort of thing.]
Where's your smart brother now? Looks like he ditched you.
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[Oh but...ow...low blow buddy. Shoulders stiffen and she finds her little hands bawling up into fists. The little mouse Pokemon on her shoulder doesn't look very happy with his owner being so upset, his cheeks sparking as he grips onto the fabric of her shirt.]
Clemont would never ditch me! I was the one who ran off...it was an accident! I bet he's looking for me right now!
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Okay, okay! I don't really care! Sheesh. Kids are so sensitive.
... but you can't be right about the Kalos thing. I walked here, and I was in Kanto.
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Maybe there's something they're missing here. Maybe they were both right and wrong at the same time? Hmm, there's an idea.]
Well I walked here too and I was in Kalos...so maybe this isn't Kalos or Kanto?
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[She seemed pretty convinced though, and Blue was feeling those edges of nervous uncertainty creeping back into his voice. He cleared his throat and inspected the Dedenne.]
I mean, I wouldn't have left Kanto! I've got something super important coming up. No way I'd miss it.
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[She's seen Some Shit okay. Nothing seems impossible anymore. Not for this kid.]
Maybe we ended up here by accident...or magic!
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... but with a snort he exploded into uncontrollable laughter, slapping a hand against his leg.]
Magic! Oh, oh man. That's adorable. Hahaha!
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[No really, do you?]
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Magic doesn't exist. Maybe it's all a dream, and you and this whole place are just a figment of my imagination.
[He stroked his chin with a thoughtful nod.]
Yeah. That makes way more sense!
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[Her idea isn't that bad, okay! No more or less stupid than what this guy has to offer.]
I can always pinch you if you'd like, if you think it's a dream.
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[Yeah that makes sense.]
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[That's an option as well.]
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[He crosses his arms in front of his chest with a huff.]
Whatever's going on, I'm not getting any closer to the answer wasting time talking to some kid. I'm gonna figure this out.
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[Dedenne squeaks his name in agreement. Be more polite!]
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[There's that dismissive hand wave again!]
You might already have heard my name, what with me being Champ and all. But it's Blue. You'll wanna remember it.
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[God Blue, could you be any more of a brat?]
And no, I've never heard of you before, but I'll remember your name because you're so rude.
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... and I'm not rude. I'm confident. When you're the best, you gotta have swagger. I don't expect YOU to understand.
[Why yes, in spite of what he said earlier, he will be wasting more time with childish arguing.]
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[Maybe he really did have swagger. Everything he says just makes her confused and tempted to have Dedenne shock him! But, she'll be good. She's a good girl after all. Not mean like this guy.]
If you were the best you wouldn't have to tell people you're the best. Show, don't tell.
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[He eyes Dedenne again.]
Is that your only Pokemon?
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Dedenne? Um, yeah. He is. My brother caught him for me because I'm not old enough to be a trainer yet...but I get to take care of him until I am! Oh, and there was Squishy too, but Squishy is gone now.
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[He takes one of the pokeballs attached to his belt and rolls it around in his palm lazily.]
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[Really, really special. Legendary special.]
Squishy was at first really small and would fit in my pochette, and was green and, well, squishy. Squishy never ate anything either - he'd eat the light from the sun, like a plant! But Squishy could get bigger too. Really, really big! Bad people were after him and controlled him and he almost destroyed all of Lumiose city!
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[He walks off a little ways, tossing the ball up and catching it in his palm.]
Kids and their stories. You need to work harder on making them believable.
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[Out puff her cheeks as she stomps her foot down. The nerve of this guy! Didn't he watch the news? What had happened with Squishy had been huge!]
They're still fixing Lumiose city and my brother's gym because Squishy broke things so badly!
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