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⇨ TEST DRIVE MEME: WISMUTH
WELCOME TO THE SHOW!↴ Or, more specifically, Lost Carnival's 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:
CURRENT STOP↴  Wismuth is a large coastal city on the east shore of what would usually be the United States. The world it's part of is an Earth variant, meaning that while some aspects may be different, overall it will contain a similar look and feel to Earth many are accustomed to, including some overlapping celebrities, corporations, and technologies. Its most notable feature is that this planet is a part of what is called a 'Pillar of Creation' - a focal point of Creation's energies in the multiverse. The effects of this feature are the only aspect of the setting that will be relevant for this testdrive, as recruits will be entirely within the carnival as opposed to out in the city. ► VIBRANCY OF CREATION: The immediate effects of this trait are that everything in Wismuth, and in the carnival because of its connection to Wismuth, is filled with an unusual sort of vibrancy - colours seem brighter, sounds seems to resonate more deeply, and all other physical sensations will strike visitors as oddly intense, including their own emotions. It's a subtle effect rather than anything that will be overtly disorientating, but it's almost as if everything is more "real" here than it is anywhere else. Obviously, the locals, whom are mostly just ordinary looking humans, have had plenty of time to grow accustomed to this. On the bright side, as a tourist, you have the opportunity to experiment with this sensation as a form of recreation. Recruits from this month will be signing on with the carnival between Day 8 and Day 11 on the season calendar. 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. 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 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. ► TUNNEL OF "LOVE": A brand new attraction in the carnival, the Tunnel of Love is mostly what you'd expect from such a ride - two people sit in a boat together which journeys through some glitter filled caves, complete with mood music. Unfortunately, there is also something else in there with you... in the form a moody kraken living in the waters, who has very particular opinions about shipping, and may either stubbornly interfere with any attempted intimacy, or may politely encourage it. Or they may just generally be a dick if they're in no mood for either. The Ringmaster insists it is a romance expert. ► 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. ► 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. ► 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! ► DUNK TANK: Sometimes acting like a dick will earn you the gentle reprimand of being sent to work in the Dunk Tank for the afternoon - you know that game where people throw balls at a target, and if they hit it you get dropped into the water? It's like that, only sometimes there are daunting (but harmless) critters in the water, or some other strange magical affects to spice things up. Hopefully, the visitors will have bad aim. ► 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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[Explaining their feelings is hard enough when they feel comfortable and safe, but in a situation like this...well, just don't feel bad about them clamming up now, Reira.]
What? My name...oh...it's Napstablook. Not ghost...that would be weird...
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She won't press at least. She might not be the most tactful when it comes to people that would rather not be around but she can at least figure out where it's best not to pry much more.] Umnh....Napstablook? [She'd note that she knows of ghost monsters that have ghost in the name but.... ............she has a feeling saying anything contrary to Napstablook's words would make him feel quite a lot worse.]
Ok-!
...I'm Reira-umh...welcome to the Carnival, then..! [she adds, the welcome awkward, but at the very least not forced.] ...It's supposed to be fun, even though I don't know why.
[She calls it like she sees it!]
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[What a rousing endorsement.]
I don't really understand what that is...or why I'm here...but thanks, I guess...for welcoming me, even though I was in the way...which is the only reason you even talked to me...oh...
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This is not a very confident ghost, is it-] ...I would have still said hello if you weren't on the ground, I think.
...It just wouldn't have been because I poked you, that's all. [Which was sort of mean in hindsight.] Even though that didn't hurt, I'm still sorry about the poking, too. [And she means it, even if it doesn't sound like a very upset apology.]
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The ghost continues to just float there awkwardly, but seems surprised at the apology. 'Isn't apologizing for stuff what I'M supposed to be doing??']
Oh.........
That's......nice of you to say. Since it was my fault for being in the way...you don't have to be sorry or anything...but... thanks.
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IT IS A DELICIOUS SNACK. At least she's smiling a little.] ...Even if you were the one lying down...you were lying down for a reason, right?
Sometimes the reasons we have to do things are more important than making it someone's fault. ...It was probably important, why you were there, [She concludes. In any case.] Umn... ...if you didn't know what the Carnival was for though...
...Did you just come to see the Ringmaster, then? ...Because of how she helps people?
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Uhh...I don't...think so? I don't really know who that is either...i mean...maybe she can help me, by telling me how to get home, since I think I must be really lost. But I don't know...
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Um....the Carnival connects to different worlds, so...you could probably just go back through the gate? ...If you came in and didn't take anything, or do anything, you should be able to...
...otherwise she'll make you work to pay for it though...
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[Wait.]
Different.........worlds?
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There's lots of them.
[THAT ANSWERS SQUAT]
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......wait, what.
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[....Are u ok Napstablook? ...Oh right she mentioned other things, before that, huh.] ....oh... ....did you not pay to watch something here..?
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Yeah, there's lots of other worlds...some have monsters, others have people...some don't have either of them, I think..! They have different things instead!
...I haven't seen a lot of worlds, but I know they exist, because the people who work here all came from different places...
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Umm, not that I don't believe you. I guess. I don't know why you would lie about it, anyway...but it's just...really...surprising.
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...Since it's a really big thing, right?
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[The ghost looks like they suddenly remembered something important.]
If this is really a different world...that means I must have passed the Barrier...oh no...I accidentally got out...and I don't even remember how I did it...oh no...
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[Hmm.] ...Probably anyone could go through, if you had to go through a barrier to get here...at least, it's supposed to let anyone good in...
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...but it wouldn't be 'really' out, it'd just be into here... [But...ah...Oh! She brightens.] Um!
But maybe the Ringmaster could just get rid of the barrier? She can do lots of 'impossible' things..!
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She's definitely really powerful... ...She brought me out from an impossible place, so she can definitely fix this. [She's fairly certain, at least, and gives an encouraging smile.] Then...You should definitely go ask! I can even show you where she'll be!
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[The enthusiasm catches them off-guard. This situation is changing so fast, from getting lost to meeting Reira to this, suddenly...they need a moment to sort it out. The idea of going and bugging some big important person with their garbage self is extremely anxiety-inducing, so the first instinct is to immediately decline. And then run away, probably.
On the other hand, though...haven't the monsters been trying to escape the Underground for so long? The last Napstablook had heard, they were no closer to finding a solution, so...wasn't it kind of their responsibility to follow this possibility where it might lead? Their...monsterly duty, or something? They definitely weren't the right person for the job - surely anyone else would be better - but...they're the one who's here, so...]
I don't want to trouble you...or her...but if she can really help...I think, maybe I should meet her, probably...
RM contracts don't generally get threaded out so I guess this is the end for us..!
Right..!
[LITTLE DO THEY KNOW...] Ok...this way then! [She gestures, motioning for him to follow. She'll be sure to look back, or beside her (but probably back, given who it is) to make sure he keeps following, every now and then.
But they'll probably reach the Ringmaster's tent quickly enough. ...After that it's all Napstablook, though.]
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