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cursedcontent2022-08-20 11:49 am
cursedmods) wrote in cursedcontent2022-08-20 11:49 am
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TEST DRIVE MEME #1
TEST DRIVE MEME #1
A Blood Offering
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.Roller Rink
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.
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.Mallrats
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.
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.Extra Info
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.
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.
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Stede's trying not to let himself think about that part. He's not sure he can afford the emotional retail space it would require to completely admit it. It's easier to just think of everything as really weird. Case in point: this man trying to tell him his business. ]
Oh, come on. If they don't want it touched, they would put out a sign. Live a little, mate! [ Nailed it, definitely guessed exactly why he's getting snapped at.
He does make a magnanimous transition from sticking his hand in there to simply turning it over in his hands, though. ]
Not that this color inspires much livelihood. I like my greens less... muddy.
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[Apparently not. But at least the guy is not in immediate danger of mutilating or electrocuting himself. Good. Rescue breathing is so, so, so, so high on the list he absolutely does not want to do today. Or ever.]
Well, I fully intend on doing so. With all of my limbs intact. Unlike you, apparently.
[He's about to turn away and mind his own business when the guy keeps talking to him.]
It's a toaster, not a handbag. What do you expect it to do, match your eyes?
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Like a thing for toasting.
He doesn't need to pretend to understand how it works or how it's practical for toasting to be built like this to do that bit of math, at least. So maybe... he shouldn't stick his hands into stuff after all.
Not that he'll admit to taking that lesson in. ]
Don't be ridiculous, my eyes don't factor in at all. But I'd expect it to match the vibe I'm looking for, if I'm paying for it. You could make or break a room with a piece like this! Disrupt the entire flow.
[ Local man considers buying a toaster just to look at it in the event that he comes into more money in the future. ]
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[He blinks, shakes his head, tries to shake the whole damn situation off.]
Look. Just don't... stick your hand into electronic devices. It usually ends bad, especially when you don't know what you're doing.
[Which clearly you don't.]
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