TEST DRIVE MEME #1

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TEST DRIVE MEME #1

A Blood Offering

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You wake up cozy in bed at the Saturn Motel. As you observe the room you may realize that it looks a little dated. Or, perhaps from your point of view the lamp and TV are wildly futuristic. Or, like Goldilocks, it may seem just right: close to the world you just left behind. Either way, you just had a very strange dream (see the arrival scenario) and now you're here. And you're not alone: there's a bed next to yours and someone else is waking up just like you are.

You can chat for a while if you like, but if you try to leave you'll find the door is firmly locked and no amount of kicking, punching, or hitting it with an object will do you any good. Instead, there's a letter on the nightstand which reads:

"Good morning and welcome to your new home!

You may be wondering why you're trapped in this room. Fear not, the door will open easily if you offer a bit of blood. More than a few drops but not enough to be a serious wound. A handprint's worth will do, let's say, and it only needs to come from one of you.

I'll let you sort that out yourselves. See you on the other side.

Sincerely,
The Mayor"

And indeed, a handprint's worth of blood pressed against the door will unlock it and let you out into the world. Do you volunteer your own blood? Do you take it from the other person by force? It's up to you! But there's no food in here, so you better figure it out eventually.

Roller Rink

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As a celebration of your new lives here (and an apology for the whole blood offering thing - they were just testing something out, really) the Mayor has invited everyone to the Crazy Eight Roller Rink for a private, after-hours party.

Attendance isn't mandatory, but it is heavily encouraged so that you can meet your fellow Cursed and know who's in on the whole secret. It'll help you down the line at some point if your Curse gets out of control and you need someone to wrangle you.

As a reward, everyone who shows up and completes at least one lap around the roller rink (you must be wearing skates, but you can crawl the lap if you can't get the hang of them) will receive a free walkman with a mystery tape inside. The color, style, and mystery tape your character gets are up to you.

Mallrats

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Everyone loves the mall! Right? Right! And this group of newcomers is lucky enough to be here for the White Pines Mall Grand Opening celebration! Feel free to walk around the mall and partake in sales galore, check out the attractions, or just get to know the layout of the place.

The Mayor has given everyone a gift card for $100 that can be used anywhere in the mall as long as they attend the Grand Opening.

They also strongly suggest that you familiarize yourself with the mall and its layout, just in case you ever get stuck there for a while and have to compete with others for food and resources. But that probably won't happen.

Extra Info

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The test drive meme and the IC intro log will have the same prompts, and threads between two accepted characters can count as game canon.

The first prompt is flexible: technically you're supposed to be with one other person, but if you want to do larger groups that's fine.

Rooms at the Saturn Motel initially contain two beds for the prompt, but upon leaving and returning characters will find that they all have their own rooms with one bed. If you want a roommate, someone better be ready to sleep on the floor or snuggle up! The room doesn't have to look exactly like the reference image as long as it's not too fancy and suitably dated.

Comments

un: chapel

[labwork]

honestly i'm still waiting for raised hands on the specific reference thing
and wow, there was ice cream?

but sure, i'll play: i saw coffee at the motel cafe
whether it's drinkable.. who knows

[astrologics]

You and me both.

( not that peter's bothered asking on a grand scale: this isn't his first rodeo as far as the multiverse goes after all, and after recent events he'd be surprised to see any of the other guardians anyway.

and that's skipping past the fact that he's conflicted on whether or not he even wants to. )

Neapolitan, every kid in the 80's favorite flavor.

It's drinkable but it's not coffee. It's just a cup of hot.

[labwork]

[ "statfleet" isn't even that specific a hint, so it's beginning to bother christine that no one's biting, but she's going to push that far, far away. it may be her first rodeo as far as the multiverse is concerned, but she's going to make the best of it. ]

the 80s of which century?

[ she thinks she's got a good idea, but. might as well ask. he seems to have more of an idea. ]

they were also offering milkshakes, not sure if that's any consolation

[astrologics]

( peter's met people from his relative future, but the question still manages to take him by surprise. )

The 1980s? Pretty sure it was created to complement the neverending beige and browns of the 70s.

Only if it includes espresso.

( quill is not getting up with any degree of grace without it. )

[labwork]

i was afraid you'd say that

[ there are times christine doesn't actually like being right. this is one of them. but yep, that's her suspicion confirmed. 1980s. that's a long, long way in the past. ]

you'll have to ask them
you know, a caffeine addiction doesn't take too long to kick
not even in this century

[astrologics]

What century were you hoping I was going to say?

Hey, it's not that bad.

( narrator: it was, indeed, that bad. )

[labwork]

i'm from the 23rd, but it's pretty obvious that wasn't going to be the answer

if you say so [ yeah, she's not convinced ]

[astrologics]

Wow, sorry. Welcome to the age of physical media.

Please tell me you have coffee in the 23rd century.

[labwork]

thanks. any recommendations or tips?

we have coffee in the 23rd century

[astrologics]

Once you find your favorite pen or pencil? Don't lose it.

Good.

[labwork]

that sounds like you're speaking from experience. is there a story there?

[astrologics]

For one, you're probably going to be doing more writing than you think.

But mostly, that physical media thing? You're going to need it for that.

[labwork]

i don't think i've ever written on paper in my life

[ this place is going to take more getting used to than she'd previously realised ]

[astrologics]

You know what they say - no time like the present.

[labwork]

do they say that?

no, just kidding, we still have that saying

[astrologics]

Well, nothing would surprise me at this point.

[labwork]

yeah, it's a weird place, isn't it
any theories about it?

[astrologics]

One or two, but they're less theories and more guesswork-based-on-past-experiences.

[labwork]

you've had past experiences like this?

[astrologics]

I've never been told I'm cursed, but I did end up in an alternate future once.

[labwork]

really? how did you get back to your own time?

[astrologics]

The cosmic cube and a guy with a time machine.

[labwork]

what's the cosmic cube
i haven't seen anyone with a time machine around yet, so i guess it's back to the drawing board

[astrologics]

A glowy cube that can turn a bad day into a good one, or a good day into a really bad day depending on who's holding it.

I think it's broken, but don't quote me on that.

That doesn't mean there isn't one here, unless we really did all arrive by the power of dream.

[labwork]

that sounds pretty amazing and pretty scary

and yeah, i don't think dreams normally do that
and if there's really some curse thing going on, quarantining us may not be the worst move

but i really want to know what the actual hell's going on

[ she's fine, it's fine. ]