Cosmographia Monster/Event Journal ([personal profile] stigematize) wrote in [community profile] cosmoooc2015-03-22 10:30 am
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TEST DRIVE

Maybe you've been here for a while, or maybe you just got here. Either way, you're all in the same situation - you've been turned into a magical gemstone and stranded in a foreign world! And all you've been left with is the clothes on your back, stripped of all powers except one.

Clearly, you’ll just have to make the best of it.

How this works:

☆ This is a test drive for [community profile] cosmographia, which means you should get a little familiar with the setting and premise.

☆ Otherwise, this is just meant to help you feel out how you may play and serves mainly as a chill interest gathering and get together kind of post! No app necessary, and you don't need to play in this post to apply - or vice versa.

☆ Everybody is welcome! There are no character limitations; pg au oc canon pigeon whatever. Just toss up a topcomment and/or jump any threads that pique your interest.

☆ Rules-wise: Be cool to yourself and others, and keep in mind the other game rules too.

☆ If you do apply to the game and are accepted, and you want to keep the CR, you may so long as what you did isn't setting breaking and everyone involved agrees.


YOUR OPTIONS:

☆ You find yourself in the Heart of a ruined temple. There is a large glowing gem that thrums with some kind of rhythm, and jewels scattered all over the room, kept in strange bubbles. At the very least, touching the large gem will give you a standard info-dump, but some of you might be a little cautious about touching weird luminescent gems. Good thing that there are other people there too!

☆ Or perhaps you already know everything there is to know, and are there in the Heart of the Ruined Temple to greet new arrivals. Or perhaps you simply had business there already, like storing away a corrupted gem from a monster, when someone new seemingly dropped in from no where.

☆ It's Farmer's Market day in the plaza of Waverly Bay! Perhaps you're there perusing the goods and strike up conversation, or accidentally bump into someone and get to know them that way. It's a fairly standard day.

☆ There's an event! You don't really know what else to call them - missions, perhaps? But something in the temple was triggered, and the glowy Heart gem has something new to "tell" you: If you want a new power, you should try telling other people two truths and a lie. Those who you interact with must try and divine the lie from your statements.

You have no idea how something this simple will get you a power, but hey.
gemasumi: (:3a)

hes screwed :'D

[personal profile] gemasumi 2015-04-30 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
[Other food huh.

This smirk is never leaving her face now.
] Really now? Good luck with that then..~
poetryandclarinet: (﹣ Pᴇʀᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ sᴀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴍᴏʀᴇ.)

[personal profile] poetryandclarinet 2015-04-30 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
Oh... well I've never been to a temple before. I-I- I don't even have the slightest idea about what the purpose of this temple is... [He looks to the side dejectedly, but notices his hand.]

Oh! A-and I have this, too. [He holds his gem out, for John to see.]
meowgonspengler: (let me tell you about homestuck)

[personal profile] meowgonspengler 2015-04-30 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
But... no way, you mean nobody knows?! [Now he definitely feels bad.] Why can't we try and fix them now?! Or-- or bop them on the head or... something...
gemasumi: (=3=)

[personal profile] gemasumi 2015-04-30 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
[Hah.] Probably because they would try to kill us in the process.

[This does seem to be a good reason, yes. Not everyone is Jade, John.]
poetryandclarinet: (﹣ Bɪʀᴅ ᴏʀ ʙᴇᴀsᴛ)

[personal profile] poetryandclarinet 2015-04-30 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
A-aliens?! [Wirt lets out a gasp, and he covers his mouth with his hands, looking quite shocked. Obviously.. he's not very cool with that idea.]
Edited (i just realized he gasped in johns thread above but not this one whoops..) 2015-04-30 03:22 (UTC)
meowgonspengler: (torgo's pizza)

[personal profile] meowgonspengler 2015-04-30 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I don't know, either. Maybe it's to do with the... stuff everywhere? [Or that big gem in the middle. What is that thing, we just don't know!]

Oh! You have one, too? Because so do I! [He pulls down on his hoodie a bit so the gem's more visible.] I... you didn't have it before you came here, too, right?
pearl_chevalier: (Default)

He'll sell flowers thats a pretty job like literally someone has to flatter him into it

[personal profile] pearl_chevalier 2015-04-30 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
I'll see you around the temple, perhaps. Don't count on it.
gemasumi: (=w=)

clearly he tries a salon first and is fired bc he keeps deciding what the customer wants

[personal profile] gemasumi 2015-04-30 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
Hmnnn, perhaps then...

[Oh she's gonna look forward to how things go for you, she's sure.]
pearl_chevalier: (Default)

He'd be good with makeup tbh

[personal profile] pearl_chevalier 2015-04-30 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
(so thread end?)
meowgonspengler: (let me tell you about homestuck)

[personal profile] meowgonspengler 2015-04-30 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
Who cares?! If we're gonna try to fix them-- we gotta try something, right?
gemasumi: (HEARD YOU WERE TALKIN SHIT)

her dad's a jeweler haha

[personal profile] gemasumi 2015-04-30 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
[SIGHHHHH.]

If you push something enough, even a gem, it will crack, you know.

[She looks up at the bubbles as she speaks, frowning.]

A cracked gem is never easy to repair--and that's in the case of normal ones. As for these ones, I can only imagine what sort of damage could come from a crack. If it isn't repaired fast enough, a crack will spread...

And eventually, there will be nothing to recover.

[Masumi looks back down again, continuing.] Unpleasant as it is, the more we fight such things, the greater risk to their gem there would be; bubbling them presumably keeps them from harm until such a time they can recover...the alternative is risking all sides involved.
gemasumi: (-hairflip-)

Oooooh perhaps he has a job after alllll~

[personal profile] gemasumi 2015-04-30 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
[Yea that's a wrap. <3]
wreckyeah: (I don't agree.)

[personal profile] wreckyeah 2015-04-30 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
[Sadly, Ralph's knowledge of Japan and anime is fairly limited, to him, you're either a character or a gamer, the specifics don't matter too much.

He shakes his head.]

Never even heard of cosplayin', so I can't tell you if I am or not.

[He's not going to touch on the human thing, both characters and players can be considered human, well, some characters, anyway. Nobody'd mistake Bowser or Sonic for a human.]
poetryandclarinet: (﹣ Pᴇʀᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ sᴀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴍᴏʀᴇ.)

[personal profile] poetryandclarinet 2015-04-30 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
No, n-no I didn't. [Wirt pulls his hand back towards himself, running his other hand over his gem a bit.]

I.. I don't suppose you know what these are for? I mean... they're- they're not dangerous, are they? [It's creepy enough to have a stone embedded into his hand but if it was going to cause him trouble..]
pearl_chevalier: (unamused)

[personal profile] pearl_chevalier 2015-04-30 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
[Incredible. He's talking to a video game character. The boys at home wouldn't believe this,]

I can't be bothered explaining where you are and what happened. Just go touch that heart gem with your crystal, and then we'll talk.
wreckyeah: (Really?)

[personal profile] wreckyeah 2015-04-30 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
[Ralph looks from Akoya to the heart gem and back again. There's a reason he hasn't touched it already. In video games, if something obviously wants you to touch it, occasionally, it's a trap. Especially if that something is glowing. He's only got one life outside of Hero's Duty and he's not going to waste it on blundering into something that could've been easily avoided. Well, he hoped he wouldn't waste it, anyway.]

What's gonna happen if I touch it?

[Never mind the awkwardness of his gem being located in his chest.]
meowgonspengler: (the windy thing)

[personal profile] meowgonspengler 2015-04-30 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
So maybe we don't have to fight them! Is there a monster doctor around here? [Grasping at straws here. Doesn't care.] There's-- I mean, would you like being kept in a weird bubble like that? How-- how long have they been in those bubbles, anyway? [He's sort of worried about what the answer to that one is going to be. Because it sounds like....

Awhile.

And that's when the rest of her comment hits him.]


Gems?! They're-- they're gems, too?! Like... [He rubs on the blue spot on his throat.] like me...?

[Well. That makes things different, just a bit.] I-- I can't just leave them in there!
pearl_chevalier: (Default)

[personal profile] pearl_chevalier 2015-04-30 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
[He rolls his eyes. Honestly, don't be difficult already. He's a villain, sure, but there's nothing to gain.]

You'll get the whole introduction of where you are, what your gem is, what we're supposed to do here. Drawl stuff that I could tell you but it'll take a while. It's easier.
gemasumi: (:T)

being familiar with canon is really great in threads like this gosh. (im so sorry john)

[personal profile] gemasumi 2015-04-30 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Welp so much for that helping. She gives him a sort of tired look, one that John's potentially gotten from a few friends in his life so far.]

You know, if you put your hand on that gem over there, it'll explain things a lot faster than I can.

[Because the answers in order are--no there's no doctor, they don't know how long, yes the gems are them, and yes you sure are going to leave them there JOHN...]
meowgonspengler: (Default)

[personal profile] meowgonspengler 2015-04-30 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
No, not really. [Shrug.] I don't feel dangerous, um, does that count? [No more than usual. Which... might not be usual for other people, actually.]

Oh, uh, my name is John, by the way!
poetryandclarinet: (ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴍʙᴇʀ ᴅᴏᴏʀ)

[personal profile] poetryandclarinet 2015-04-30 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
Oh. Mm.. I guess that counts. [He sounds uncomfortable, though, with accepting that for now but.. oh well.]

My name's Wirt. It- it's nice to meet you, though I suppose a less.. weird, circumstance would be better.
wreckyeah: (I don't think so.)

[personal profile] wreckyeah 2015-04-30 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Ralph blinks several times before answering.]

Oh. Well, that's pretty handy.

[Most games had a little something like that set up as well, to let the players know what they were getting into.

He nods to Akoya, then walks over to the gem. After a moment of thinking things through, he chestbumps the heart gem, making sure his own, new stone comes in contact with it.

As he had been told, he gets all the information at once. He stands there dazed for a brief period of time, then shakes his head.]

Well, that was interestin'. Looks like I got the break I wanted.

[He's taking it all rather well, he's encountered stranger in other games. Besides, Hero's Duty'll run just fine even if they're one man down. Things've been pretty rough lately, so it'll be nice to have a breather.]
meowgonspengler: (you wanna go?!)

[personal profile] meowgonspengler 2015-04-30 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
I DON'T CARE! [Ut oh. He's going a bit Nubby over here.] Look-- if you're scared or don't want to, that's okay, but I-- I'm gonna try to free one of them now. [And he means it.]

If you don't wanna help, just go. I'll count to ten and everything. But-- I'm not going to leave them in there. Okay? [Breathe.] Okay.
Edited 2015-04-30 03:39 (UTC)
pearl_chevalier: (Default)

[personal profile] pearl_chevalier 2015-04-30 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
[He smirks at that. Always looks amusing.]

You look like you're a game character from an army...

Heh... My name is Akoya, for your reference.
wariodemambo: (pic#)

[personal profile] wariodemambo 2015-04-30 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
[ Great. It's this dweeb. Why couldn't he have been stuck in gem world with the purple version of this dork? That'd be great. Either way, he continues to work at it, not even bothering to look up when Luigi speaks. ]

Oh, what. Like I'm-a gonna stop so you can try to grab it? No thank you, Mr. Greenface!
Edited 2015-04-30 03:54 (UTC)