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.
twinkletwinklesuperstar: (pic#8965679)

[personal profile] twinkletwinklesuperstar 2015-03-26 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
Really?

[She blinks and then shrugs way too nonchalantly for somebody hearing that kind of news.]

Oh. Well, if it just needed somebody to help it get rid of some monsters then why didn't it just say so? I do that all the time back home.
Edited 2015-03-26 00:25 (UTC)
wreckyeah: (What's that?)

Wreck-It Ralph (AU Hero's Duty Space Marine) | Wreck-It Ralph/Hero's Duty | Black Obsidian

[personal profile] wreckyeah 2015-03-26 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
[Holes were common in Hero's Duty, the landscape was riddled with them. Some were made by Cy-Bugs, others happened in the course of combat, and some were simply programmed in there to begin with.

However, holes normally weren't human shaped, nor were they sized to individual people.

While on patrol after hours, Ralph stumbles upon one such hole. At first, he's investigating out of curiosity, but as he grows closer to it, he can't resist climbing into it.

After spending a short while in the hole, his entire surroundings change and he falls onto the ground with a heavy thud.

Ralph shakes his head and sits up, looking around the temple. It's vaguely reminescent of Hero's Duty, both are in a state of ruined disrepair. However, while Hero's Duty is cutting-edge technology-wise, this place feels much older. He's heard of games having an ancient theme and has visited a few of them, but normally that takes two train rides, and not just stepping into a hole.

He gets to his feet, pushing himself up with a giant hand. He's still not feeling quite right and after a short inspection, discovers a black, oval gemstone embedded into his chest. He reaches up to grab it, but instinct tells him that he should leave it be.

Frowning slightly, he gives the area he's in another look, searching for any kind of clues. He's hesitant to touch anything, he's had it drilled into him that other games are dangerous, so he doesn't want to risk getting a permanent Game Over by touching the wrong thing.]
Edited (Forgot the link to the gemstone image and changed a little wording) 2015-03-26 01:06 (UTC)
cape_and_wizard_hat: (Bragging)

Trixie Lulamoon | My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

[personal profile] cape_and_wizard_hat 2015-03-26 01:40 am (UTC)(link)
A

[There is a blue pony in a royal blue cape and hat confidently walking up to you with a scowl on her face.]

You there! The Great and Powerful Trixie demands to know just where this location is and why she hath been forcefully been torn from the native land of Equestria!

[Looks like she's not wasting any time.]

B

[For those of you willing to explore somewhere out-of-the-way, you're able to find Trixie. She's alone, using her magic to write something down on a sheet of paper. Next to her are two other stacks: one with blank paper and one with stuff written down on it. Care to disturb her?]

C

[Trixie is a very theatrical pony. So much so, that she cares not for simply walking up to you. No, instead, there is a small explosion of smoke and glitter in front of you. When it clears, Trixie is standing there with a winning smile.]

Greetings, my enthusiastic admirer! 'Tis a glorious day, is it not?

[She haughtily giggles a little.]

But of course it is, for there hath been a new mission announced! Trixie admits she is not one obsessed with riddles, but she must confess she is willing to conceive one for the new mission. So... dare you to guess which of the following statements is the lie?

Trixie has met humans before coming to this strange, odd place.
Trixie was once in possession of an artifact of inconceivable power.
And the last... Trixie is married to a dragon.

[And now, she awaits an answer.]
justbecawsican: (sulk sulk sulk)

Bran Corbie | World of Darkness OC

[personal profile] justbecawsican 2015-03-26 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
[Whoever this fellow is, he's eyeing the gems in the Temple--not the big one, no, but the other little ones--and twitching. Like he wants to touch them, but good sense is telling him that he had better not. When he slides a hand over his forehead--set high up there--is a smooth, dark brown stone that nearly matches the color of his hair.

It's shinier, though. And as his fingers touch it, he frowns again. He doesn't mind body modifications--at least to judge by his ears--but he'd much rather remember it happening. Right?]

Weirdest place I've ever landed. [He rolls his shoulders, another jerky sort of motion, and looks around again. Kind of muttering to himself, but it's audible enough if you're close.] Kind of reminds me of some places in Europe, though.

[Finally, curiosity gets the best of him, and since Bran can't really make off with the biggest gem, that's the one he touches first. Watch, folks! The infodump knocks him straight on his butt! As if he shouldn't be used to that sort of thing...

He rubs a hand over his face, just sitting for a moment.] ...That's a trip, then.
springtrapped: (Default)

Springtrap | Five Nights at Freddy's 3

[personal profile] springtrapped 2015-03-26 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
A

[What just happened!? Where is he? Last time he checked, he was in Fazbear Fright's. Now he's... somewhere else. On front of a giant gem. And there's so many others around. Backing up from them as best as he can, he looks around frantically and emits a pained, hoarse hiss.

Looks like he sort of needs a little help, right?]

B

[Springtrap casually slinks into the store you're in and starts looking around for something. He seems to be hanging around the more mechanical-looking things. What's he searching for?]

C

[You now get the feeling you're being watched. It's a creepy feeling, isn't it? Better look around. You might be able to spot some yellow glowing eyes, staring at you. It's almost as if they're staring into your very soul. Dare you to look away? ...Dare you to blink?]
Edited 2015-03-28 13:30 (UTC)
justbecawsican: (dorkier days)

[personal profile] justbecawsican 2015-03-26 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh. Way to rain on some kid's parade, Bran. He frowns a little, and shrugs a bit.]

I...haven't really seen any video games here. But you know, I haven't looked? Not sure a farmer's market would be the place, though.

Maybe someplace further in town would have 'em? [Though now, he might just have himself an amble down there at some point, to see if they actually have a store down there that either sells them, or hey. Maybe a pawn shop? Stranger things have happened...]
cape_and_wizard_hat: (Normal)

[personal profile] cape_and_wizard_hat 2015-03-26 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
[Trixie raises an eyebrow.]

Trixie cannot possibly fathom what you mean, and so you shall explain.
springtrapped: (Scary)

[personal profile] springtrapped 2015-03-26 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Wait a minute, did the puppet just see some golden blur, or was that the trick of his eyes?]
Edited 2015-03-26 01:55 (UTC)
kindaruledatit: (Huh? What?)

[personal profile] kindaruledatit 2015-03-26 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
[Well then. Hello there..... you.

Wendy does indeed feel as though she's met this weirdly-dressed man before... But it could be nothing.
]

Uh, yup! Me too, you know it! [An attempt to sound as though she knew what was happening right now.]

You mean Soos? Ah, he's probably around.
Edited 2015-03-26 01:59 (UTC)
snowwhiteproject: (don't look at me)

aaaaaaa tamika! <3333 a tamika! i am very happy right now. :D

[personal profile] snowwhiteproject 2015-03-26 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
[He peers out from under his hood at her, face bone-pale and bone-textured and generally very bony, and raises his hands to meekly fend her off; his oversized sleeves slide back, exposing his radius and ulna beyond the edges of the gloves.]

I'm not a monster! [he squeaks,] Please don't hit me!
prettysmile: cadena (pic#8958634)

[personal profile] prettysmile 2015-03-26 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
Oh. It's just a dog. I thought it was an actual person.
prettysmile: http://kiraholly.tumblr.com/post/92533534503/hbday-nico-love-live (pic#8958639)

1/3

[personal profile] prettysmile 2015-03-26 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
Your Nico Nico S-
mysterysnack: (Default)

[personal profile] mysterysnack 2015-03-26 02:16 am (UTC)(link)

Hey, rude. I have feelings too, you know.

prettysmile: cadena (pic#8958632)

[personal profile] prettysmile 2015-03-26 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
[It takes her a second to actually process and respond to the strange looking person in front of her. I guess it's Nico's turn to stare in this situation.

It's just.

Green.

So green.

Wow, green.

What is even happening here? IS IT SAFE TO PROCEED TO CONVERSE? IS IT EVEN HUMAN?]
prettysmile: cadena (pic#8958651)

[personal profile] prettysmile 2015-03-26 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
Y-you know. A Nico Nico Smile . . . uh, more importantly. Are you dressed up? Is there a convention nearby? Cosplay?
justbecawsican: (what)

[personal profile] justbecawsican 2015-03-26 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
[Talking dog, check. And yet, this is not the strangest thing that Bran has ever seen in his life. Nope.]

Sure. Uh. They gonna be looking for you, maybe? Should there be a direction I point them in, or something?

[He lifts a hand to the back of his head and scratches it, giving the dog an awkward smile.]
kindaruledatit: (Default)

[personal profile] kindaruledatit 2015-03-26 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
...Oh that. I... I knew that. [Nodding slowly, she gave a thumbs up.] See, I touched that huge gem over there and I got all of this, like, info dumped into my brain.

It's kinda freaky.
kindaruledatit: (What is blanchin?!)

[personal profile] kindaruledatit 2015-03-26 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
You too? Aw man, it's like they were made for us, you know? [Well, it was sort of okay that he was in the same boat as her. So, everyone showed up through those weird holes....]

Whoa! Thanks for telling me. I've been trying to get this thing out this whole time.

[and she lets her arm drop to her side.]
justbecawsican: (oh shit I can smile?)

[personal profile] justbecawsican 2015-03-26 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
[At least he is out of the way when the chaos comes charging through. There's a small part of Bran that wants to go investigate the direction the girl, goat, and owner came from--to see if he can scavenge anything, properly. But that'd mean trouble when the owner came back. That also assumes that said owner didn't leave someone else in charge when the girl let the goat out.

All valid points.

Still, there's a part of him that finds this entire tableau utterly hysterical, so he can't help but crack up, obviously losing it as the train charges by. Mature, he isn't.]
themarionette: <user name="themarionette"> (◈ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇɴᴅᴜʟᴜᴍ)

[personal profile] themarionette 2015-03-26 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ oh, he might have. it's hard to forget certain, particularly familiar faces. especially the faces he thoroughly enjoyed watching get punctured and ruptured by a series of metal rods and springs. one never forgets the happiest days of their afterlives, of course.

still, it's a concern. not a thing to fear, but a concern, should there be other children roaming about. the puppet moves forward, glad for the chance to be able to do so on his own will, and searches. that jerk always was a fast one. ]
springtrapped: (Eye)

[personal profile] springtrapped 2015-03-26 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
[Hey, is it really a good idea to leave that piece of paper alone and unattended? Aren't you on some sort of mission or something? People might pass by and leave a little confused. Not that Springtrap would know what that piece of paper is all about.

Nonetheless, Springtrap is indeed difficult to find. Keen eyes might be required to see those ones peeking back at you from up in that pine tree. And Springtrap remembers you all too well, too. He had thought he destroyed that thing and saw you fade while he was dying.]

[personal profile] kindergartencop 2015-03-26 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
[Wow, rude. She is exactly as human as you are right now.

Meaning not at all.

She hikes up a brow, now equally as baffled as she was before.
]

Cos...play?

[EXPLAIN YOUR STRANGE EARTH TERMS, HUMAN CHILD. She sucks in a breath through her teeth and shakes her head lightly, returning to her natural state of unmitigated scorn, her eyes narrowing to slits.]

Why would I ever need a ridiculous costume?

[personal profile] kindergartencop 2015-03-26 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh, you did not just start talking smack about gems. Those are fighting words, young lady. Peridot glances off to the side and rolls her eyes.]

If I can't figure it out, then I doubt anybody else can.

[And she can figure it out. She just.

Yknow.

Hasn't done it yet.
]
forthearchbishop: (I am found)

:D I'm canonblind on your guy, but he seemed appropriate to throw a night vale kid at

[personal profile] forthearchbishop 2015-03-26 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
Sure you aren't.

[ On the other hand, generally the monsters don't talk, and the hooded figures back home weren't exactly loquacious either. Tamika narrows her eyes suspiciously, but she lowers the book as she issues a warning. ]

I've already defeated a librarian on its own turf, you know.

[personal profile] kindergartencop 2015-03-26 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
Well... stop it!

[She seriously has no idea what else to say. No matter where she goes, no matter what she does, someone is always getting in her way or running underfoot or screwing something up. Of course that'd be the case here too.

With that she turns to face the big ol' hunk of gem and drops to one knee, bringing her hand (or more accurately her handless fingers) close to its surface. Not close enough to touch it, but close enough.
]

You're breaking my concentration. Why don't you go hunt, or gather, or whatever it is you do?