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Lost Carnival Mods ([personal profile] ringleaders) wrote in [community profile] livinglot2018-01-05 10:28 am
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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:
  • You can (and should) read the full premise here.
  • Reserves and Applications are currently OPEN.
  • Recruits can be either willing or tricked this month.
  • You can apply as a newcomer or as a "veteran" character who has been in the carnival for up to three years. In the case of veteran characters, you will need to come up with an explanation of why they haven't been around the carnival recently.
  • TDM threads can be used as game canon after the fact if both characters are accepted, the players agree to it, and it makes any sense contextually.
  • If you are interested in additional IC and OOC plot responsibilities, consider applying for a Supervisor position. Head Cook and Treasurer are currently open. Otherwise, we're pretty much down for anything, roles wise.


CURRENT STOP
WISMUTH

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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[personal profile] mirthful 2018-01-28 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't have all that many shits to give for your name, little monkey.

[There's no mean expression to accompany this comment, however, and in fact he leans over to try and give her a couple pats on the head. Then he stands up abruptly, rocking the boat beneath them but not losing his balance in the process. He shields a hand over his eyes (though there's no light to block out) and squints into the distance.]

I'm not seeing any motherfuckin' tentacles, neither.

[His voice is suddenly louder.]

HEY. TENTACULAR WATER BITCH. YOU OUT THERE?
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[personal profile] soft_focus 2018-01-28 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well she supposes she doesn't care about your name either then.] ....Ok Mr. Troll, [she instead replies with a light frown. But, she does lighten up with the Head Pats.

Her brother and also Very Nice People do that, Ah-
]

W-OAH- [And naturally there goes the boat rocking. She holds onto the side, looking up over the edge for a few moments.] Mnh..! She's normally farther in the dark...

[Of course, right as she says that, Something Under The Water Moves. Apparently the kraken does not appreciate being referred to as 'Water Bitch' (Tentacular is fine)]
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[personal profile] mirthful 2018-01-29 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
[That she knows he's a troll isn't surprising to him. Given his usual company he'd be more surprised if she didn't. Not that it matters much either way.

He chuckles a bit as the water ripples with a force their boat hasn't made.]


In the dark, yeah? Sounds about right for where a wicked set of suction legs like that would get their hang on.

[The troll leans over the edge too, so far that ends of his tangled mop of hair dip into the water. It probably isn't the smartest action to take, but Gamzee isn't much for fearing things.]
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[personal profile] soft_focus 2018-01-29 06:00 am (UTC)(link)
[Just enjoy being Mister Troll for the rest of your year, and you're all set Gamzee. All set. As they float a bit into the darkness, Reira looks toward the ripples suspiciously, and slowly looks back to Gamzee. No, he certainly doesn't seem to be fearful at all...which is good, because BEING afraid in this situation would probably end rather poorly, as numerous tentacles raise out from the air.

One or two seems to be trying to feel him over, just to see and feel what this Is.
] ...Found them.

[No Shit Kiddo.]
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[personal profile] mirthful 2018-01-30 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
Aw shit, this bitch is feeling a motherfucker up.

[He lets out another bit of honk-filled laughter, allowing himself to be prodded by the tentacles without any complaint.]

Be all kinds of motherfuckin' gentle, a'ight?

[Well they're still on a "love" boat, after all.]
soft_focus: (this seems like a BAAAAAAAAAD idea)

[personal profile] soft_focus 2018-01-30 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
[There is a light rumble under the water, and apparently being called 'tentacular sea bitch' is being forgiven now. One tentacle is, for a moment, quite stuck on Gamzee's face. AH YES....THE FACE OF....A FACE.

There is some sort of bubbling 'HRRMMN' sound from the water.

Reira pats one of the tentacles that's still lazily sitting on the water, having no idea what Gamzee is implying about gentle.
] Mnh..! They're really careful, if you're not sitting really close together, [She remarks, showing her obliviousness quite well suffice to say. She searches around in one of her sweater pockets for something, pulling out a small ziplock baggie.] I've got snacks for you though, Kraken...

[Snacks with Required Vitamins Hidden Inside. Actually, she has a little idea now-] ...Um, make sure they're still trying to find out who you are for a bit, I have to make them eat this... [So just, uh. ....Keep standing there, she supposes.]