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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! |
Jinx | League of Legends (Star Guardian AU) | New Recruit
Jinx liked guns.
She liked guns a lot.
So it was absolutely no surprise that she kept hovering about that part of Gamer's Circle. That game with the water guns, and the shooting gallery both saw a repeat customer in Jinx. She was pretty good at it, for the most part. And not to mention, the carnival itself was pretty cool. Why couldn't Lux and the rest of the team have gone on this sort of trip instead of some lame camping trip? This would've been such a better opportunity for team bonding, and stuff.
In any case, Jinx started to look for new games once she had gotten her fill of shooting. Where to go next...
Her two familiars, Shiro and Kuro were following close by, with Kuro being the more talkative one. Though only Jinx could really understand them, their voices soundedlike unintelligible squeaks to everyone else.
The trio stopped by a Test of Strength.
"Nah, looks boring."
Kuro responds, and whatever it said managed to thoroughly annoy Jinx.
"Oh yeah?! I'll show you, you stupid little..."
Jinx grabbed the hammer and readied herself. Though it looked like she was struggling just to lift and hold the damn thing.
"N-No problem, I got this."
She totally didn't.
[Wildcard]
[Give me whatever set-up you'd like and I'll follow up!]
[I'll also respond to either prompt in prose or action. Whatever works for you!]
GAMER'S CIRCLE...
At this point, (fortunately enough) any knowledge/odd similarities between Jinx's tiny companions and whatever nonsense will occur in Wismuth, is quite Unknown. Star Guardians? What are Those?? It's a Mystery-what isn't a mystery however, is that Gongenzaka is busy at work-the 9 foot centaur-thing is going about his patrol just as always, and for the most part nothing seems to be out of place.
At least until he's passing the Test of Strength. "AUH-!"
He's immediately reaching out with one hand to try and prevent some Catastrophe. "C-CAREFUL..!!"
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"Huh?"
She stopped right before slamming down on the striker.
"What? Can't you see I'm about to do something amazing over here?"
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How does he backpedal here, he has no idea. Instead he's left just awkwardly coughing as his fur fluffs up. "...What I, the man Gongenzaka, mean to say miss, is that perhaps, a hammer more suited to your size, is in order..?"
Well, someone is doing a good job of sounding at least 80no subject
"My size?" Kuro just laughed at the comment. "First of all, how about the two of you shut the hell up. Second, it's a damn hammer. How hard can it be to use one?"
If Poppy could make it look so easy, then it should be no problem for her.
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"If you insist..." he finally decides, nodding worriedly. "However-I, the man Gongenzaka, must caution you...the Ringmaster for this Carnival insists upon a very steep, and very precise form of payment for damaged property..." She can take that however she wants. Maybe it means she could Totally Just Break The Machine. Clearly.
(He's definitely just worried about that hammer slamming on something it shouldn't)
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"Name's Jinx, by the way. But after this, you'll be calling me winner."
Jinx finally winds up the hammer and brings it down on the striker.
It... doesn't go very high at all. Barely halfway.
Legit, he gets to be someone's animal buddy in the coming event -cackles-
The Future Can't Come SoonerGongenzaka doesn't have much time to do more than blink and mull the phrase-and the implications of POWER-before the hammer has successfully landed on the striker.Bing! ....Well she gets a mini prize, at least....
...He doesn't say anything for a moment. "...Auh... It is a pleasure then, Jinx..!" This is probably not a happy moment for her, Oh No- "I am Noboru Gongenzaka," he introduces in turn all the same, giving a small bow. "Patrol," he adds. ~Jobs~.
Sounds like someone's in for a fun time
Lots of improvement.
"Hey, this stuff isn't rigged or anything, yeah? 'Cause I'm pretty sure it was supposed to go up higher than that."
it gets better lmao
"Mmmh!? Rigged!?" OH NO DON'T TURN THIS QUESTION ON HIM!! "W-Well, I, the man Gongenzaka, would not say rigged... ....but this carnival does visit numerous realms and dimensions, so..." He frowns, pondering the matter.
".......It may be that the limits are crafted toward non-human beings, rather than the average sort here..."
But also it's absolutely rigged and he's sorry. It's a Carnival, Jinx.
always good
Now she wouldn't feel bad for what she was about to do. Not that she would've bad if she had done it without knowing. The point was, Jinx changed into her Star Guardian form in a display of bright lights and sparkles.
"Know then, let's give this another shot."
She grins and tightly grips on to the hammer.
"You might wanna stand aside. I've never been good at holding back."
All or nothing.
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Which will unfortunately leave plenty of time for the hammer to-
"AUH-!! D-Don't forget what was said about damages-!!"
Jinx, are you sure about that All Or Nothing on the power-
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That's all that really mattered, right?
"Oh yeah, that's what I'm talking about. In your face, Kuro!"
Kuro just sort of sighs.
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And here is where the Cinderspirit-unable to speak, but certainly able to stare judgingly-goes from idly manning the attraction to floating over to stare.
Gongenzaka will...translate.
".............you've broken the striker........" That's a year and a day Jinx...................
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"Eh, whatever. If you ask me, they should've made it tougher."
But more importantly.
"So where's my prize?"
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"You broke something. Which means the Ringmaster will expect payment, as she determines..!"
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"Besides I'm sure we can work something out." She doesn't sound to worried at all.
"How bad can this Ringmaster be?"
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Beat.
"....For a year and one day."
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Then she started to laugh, and laugh some more.
"Hah! Yeah, right. That's not gonna happen." Not if she had anything to say about it.
"Don't worry so much about it, Furs. We'll work something out."
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It feels, however, that his warnings are falling on deaf ears. Or that Jinx's are deaf, at least. Maybe the little ones are getting a picture of how wonderfully she's screwed up.