cursedcontent | 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.

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

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

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

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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A. Blood Offering

[With the number of strange dreams he's been having recently, thanks to the Astrals being active again, it was hard, for a moment, to separate what was real and what a dream. When Noctis opens his eyes, he does think he's still dreaming because the room, while similar to the one they were staying in, is still different. Bigger. No moldy and torn wallpapers either.

But he feels a sting in his eyes and decides that he's actually, unfortunately, awake. And he groggily sits up, taking his time to look around the room. There's someone else curled up on the other bed and he's already feeling weird- what the hell happened here?

Boots still on his feet, he gets up and instantly goes to the door.]

Of course, it's locked, [he mutters to himself after trying the doorknob for a few times, even tempted to kick it. Instead, he turns around and starts looking for anything that will open it. The note goes without being inspected- he knows it's not his and he does have some sort of respect for other people's stuff.]

B. Roller Rink

Well, this is outdated, [Noctis takes a seat at one of the tables, turning the walkman around in his hands. He's expecting to be something up with this thing, especially as his "stay" here started off with a blood offering.

He looks up when someone approaches-] ...do you know why we got these? [He asks after a moment of pause.] I don't think people are feeling like listening to music right now. [He knows he isn't.]

C. Mall Rats

1. [Noctis has been wandering around the mall for some time now, not really visiting anything just yet. He doesn't know what he needs, aside from food, so he's trying not to blow his money even though he really wants to.

He stops at the shop that sells kitchen cutlery and everything a kitchen would need, which makes him get lost in the thought of thinking about Ignis and the guys, camping, and everything else. He takes a quick, clumsy step back when one of the salesmen comes out to try and sell him some kitchen knives.]

Nope, sorry, I don't cook. [...man he misses Ignis' cooking. He's had nothing but dry toast since this morning.]

2. [Food court is where he eventually ends up because crackers and toast won't do it for him, and there's a bigger chance he'd set the kitchen on fire rather than cook something properly. He should probably get stocked up on noodles- a mental note.

There's a huge line in front of the pizza place and Noct tries to peer around over people's shoulders then slouches back, crossing his arms.]

...Is this place that good?

D. Wildcard

[ooc: make your own starter or PM me and I'll make us one specific :) ]

[Deuce can't help but notice the exchange and after a moment, stepped in because yeah.]

Listen, he doesn't want one. Besides, what's he going to do with a knife that can shave a penny?

[The salesman was about to start up again when Deuce held up his hand and gave a little glare.]

[There was a moment where Noctis contemplated getting knives, if not just for self-defense. But the guy butting in kind of snapped him out of it.

Salesman eventually gives up and leaves, especially after the glare he got.]

...Thanks. He was very persistent. [The guy saved him from spending money ridiculously.]

No need. We've had a lot of those guys come door to door back home. You learn to see through the tricks eventually. It's easy to get wrapped up in it.

[There are some things Deuce will be easily swayed by when it comes to money, but not salesmen.]

Besides, we probably don't need knives if we're staying in a hotel right? And I think they better knives for like, outdoorsy things.

[The roller rink may have beat her to shit, but after a long and laborious battle Fukawa has emerged victorious. Heart still pounding, walkman in hand, she hobbles to the sanctuary of public seating. As long as she lives, no one had better ask her to do a sport again. Any sport. She's done her time, now let her have peace and quiet.

Except someone's speaking to her. She turns to snarl at them.

And finds a man with perfectly tousled hair. Sharp cheekbones, broad shoulders, such piercing eyes. A cool and casual manner, confident voice. A solid pair of biceps...

She stops short. A flush of a different kind creeps high in her cheeks.]

O-oh. Well, I, hehehe... [Oh god, what was the matter with her? Get your shit together and answer, you dolt!

Fukawa gulps thickly and attempts to stand up straight.]

Personally, I th-thought maybe they'd contain some clue. You know. About our whole situation. A secret message, if you will.

[Well, she's having luck because sometimes Noctis is oblivious to what kind of impression he leaves on people. Aside from his title, he knows exactly how that goes. But this girl has no idea who he is so, from her reaction, he thinks that he startled her or something.

And he can't help raise an eyebrow, along with the walkman.]

This thing? Unless someone sends us threatening, prerecorded tapes, there won't be many clues here.

[But he won't be that rude, and turns on his own walkman and frowns at cheesy pop song that plays. Is it pop? Sounds like it to him.]

[Ah, what blissful ignorance. Naturally Fukawa fails to sense that he's clueless. She's already skidding down a slippery slope of fervid fancy: a trip she often makes and rarely finishes unscathed.]

Y-yes, but, even something as trifling as an old cassette tape c-can be used to make a message. Especially if the person pulling the strings has a shitty sense of humor. [Which, if you consider the aesthetics and the blood price motel, is definitely the case here. It sure was the case back home.] Just try it, maybe—

[He does try it. Fukawa stares down at the antiquated hunk of junk, her flush fading as her mouth twists. The song itself isn't bad, but it's absolutely not a clue.]

Seriously? [She wrests hers out, plunks the play button down.

Daaah doodoo dah-doodoo-dooooo...

Fukawa recoils in horror.]

It's...j-just trashy pop songs?!

[There's a wail of torment, the walkman dropped dead on the ground as her fingers rip at her scalp. To think, she nearly put herself in a body cast for this?! God, what a waste of TIME!!]

TEST DRIVE MEME #1

Noctis Lucis Caelum | FFXV

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