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.
alittlemystery: (Excuse me!)

[personal profile] alittlemystery 2015-03-29 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't undersell our good points, Grunkle Stan.

All two of 'em.
no_refunds: (I'm watchin' you kids..)

[personal profile] no_refunds 2015-03-29 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Alright, let's see. So, that gem stuck in your head is magic. All of us who were brought here got one. It's what lets us talk to that big rock; and it can do all sorts of other weird stuff, like summoning weapons and givin' people super powers. The downside to that is that there's also a bit of a gem-monster problem goin' on around here, and our heart-shaped overlord wants us to protect this temple we're in and beat the gems out of them.

[He points up to the ceiling and the gem-filled bubbles hovering over their heads.]

And then we keep 'em here for... I dunno, until they can be fixed, I guess. We can get more powers by doing what the heart wants, and... I think that's about it. Oh, right. Outside of the temple there's this podunk little beach city, real remote and unhelpful. But they've got shops and whatnot, and they don't get into a full-blown panic when this gem weirdness picks up, so that's nice.

That's the gist of it. It's... a lot.
no_refunds: (Get a load of this guy!)

[personal profile] no_refunds 2015-03-29 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Looked for a second there like you weren't too sure.

Mind figuring out which lies are mine and which aren't? Since I helped you with yours and all.
no_refunds: (Nothing suspicious around here!)

[personal profile] no_refunds 2015-03-29 09:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Heh! Now who's underselling themselves? You two've got plenty.

[He grabs the lid of Dipper's cap and pulls it down over his face a bit.]

I just wouldn't say that precocious and charming would be yer defining descriptors.
alittlemystery: (Soooo hey what are you into?)

[personal profile] alittlemystery 2015-03-29 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
All it means is I'm smart and Mabel's cutesy.

It totally works out.

[fixes his cap, GEEEEEZZZ Grunkle Stan]

If you're planning on sticking around though Mabel can try to find us a Great Aunt.

....a Graunt?
no_refunds: (IM TAKING THE MONEY AND LEAVING)

[personal profile] no_refunds 2015-03-29 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[cHoKES ON A PizZA-]

No! No, that's not happening. The last time Mabel tried to help with THAT I had to endure 37 messages about Lazy Susan's cats.
cyan_maid: (A tiny longing)

[personal profile] cyan_maid 2015-03-29 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[She listens quietly, doing her best to sort out all the information.]

...It...certainly is a lot. But it doesn't answer an important question - no offense to you, of course. Is there any reason why all this has happened? Why are we the ones in this mess?
alittlemystery: (Everything is A-OK.)

[personal profile] alittlemystery 2015-03-29 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Wait, seriously?

You were into Lazy Susan?
no_refunds: (I'm watchin' you kids..)

[personal profile] no_refunds 2015-03-29 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[blink]

What would I want? That's... that's a good question. I dunno. Probably somethin useful, like invisibility, or.. illusions, maybe?

And a weapon would be nice, since we've got this whole monster problem to deal with. I gotta have some way to take care of the kids..
no_refunds: (*heavy sigh*)

[personal profile] no_refunds 2015-03-29 10:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[...oh right Dipper missed out on that whole embarrassing debacle. UGH.]

Was is the key word.. She was, uh. Not what I expected up close.


...There's probably a reason there haven't been any Graunts around, I'll leave it at that.
no_refunds: (You call that a counterfit?)

[personal profile] no_refunds 2015-03-29 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Who knows. And that's the one thing the ol' boulder hasn't explained, either! We're from all over the place! Pretty sure I even saw some talking animals...

It just doesn't seem like there's a particular reason for it. Maybe it assumes that we're all equipped to handle the monster issue..
alittlemystery: (. . .)

[personal profile] alittlemystery 2015-03-29 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)
No one being able to stand marriage to a conman who lies and cheats and has more hair on his chest than an angry bear?
strawberry_roll: (Hovering here)

Ichigo | Katamari Damacy

[personal profile] strawberry_roll 2015-03-29 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
1: Yet Another New Arrival

*There's a strange little girl with a distinctive strawberry figure walking around, gazing up at all the bubbled gems. There's a little ruby on the back of her left hand; if you look closely, there's a six-pointed star cutting through it. She keeps absently rubbing her other hand across it, looking confused. What do you do?*

2: Market Day!

Hey--! *Bouncing on her heels, Ichigo calls out:* Anyone know where I can find some decent strawberries 'round here?

3: But Where's the Lie?

Hmm, if that's all it takes... Hey, you! *Scampering up to you, she offers a huge grin and a challenge:* Betcha won't be able to guess what's what! Let's see...

Number one~! A black hole stole all my colors one time, and we had to pull the colors back out before sealing it up!
Number two--! I'm gonna be in charge of the whoooooooooole Great Cosmos someday!
Aaaaand three~~! My cousin Miso's got a bowl of soup for a head!

*She keeps bouncing on her heels, grinning up at you expectantly.*
cyan_maid: (NO NO NO)

[personal profile] cyan_maid 2015-03-29 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
But how? I mean, I came through that strange hole, but...holes like that don't just randomly appear, and definitely not in large numbers in who knows how many places...
strawberry_roll: (...What?)

[personal profile] strawberry_roll 2015-03-29 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Hello? Hello?

*Tip tip tip. Tiny feet carry a surprisingly little girl with a surprisingly wide head over. She certainly doesn't look human herself.*

Hey! Hey, are you stuck here, too?
justskidding: (the very important drunk skids icon)

[personal profile] justskidding 2015-03-29 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[Right on little human dude.]

Well, I'm fairly certain a Povian ambassador wouldn't appreciate a fist being put anywhere near them.

[He waves his own for emphasis.]

But I hear humans are more flexible.
exceptionallybright: (gg)

[personal profile] exceptionallybright 2015-03-29 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
The element of surprise, that's a classic. Have you tried thinking really hard that you're invisible?
strengthinkindness: (Default)

[personal profile] strengthinkindness 2015-03-30 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
[Fluttershy nodded.] Mm...being brought here from different worlds, being put into a strange but similar situation with each other...sometimes we need to draw strength from each other to get through it all.

Right...hopefully we'll both find our friends...

Until then, though...maybe...we could be friends?

I-If...you'd like...
connie_maheswaran: (I want to be part of your universe)

[personal profile] connie_maheswaran 2015-03-30 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
I think we'll need to. There are a lot of people who'll be scrambling to use their gem. They might not even be able to use it right away! So I think it'll be good to join together, teach each other what we know.

I hope so too.

[Darn it Fluttershy you are TOO PRECIOUS for Connie to feel remotely uncomfortable with!]

Of course we can be friends! If you want, we could even explore the town together after this! Strength in numbers, right?
strengthinkindness: (Default)

[personal profile] strengthinkindness 2015-03-30 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
[She nods.] Mm...that would be a good idea...it'll help to learn from each other to figure all this out...

[She smiles, looking a little relieved herself. You're so kind, Connie.]

Mm...I'd really like that...
connie_maheswaran: (Freaked out)

[personal profile] connie_maheswaran 2015-03-30 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
As it is, I have to learn how to use this. Even when Steven was born with his gem, he was still learning how to use it properly. The wrong move on someone's part could be dangerous.

Sure! I'm getting pretty hungry. Oh gosh, what will we do for money?!
beyourrock: (UMMMM.)

[personal profile] beyourrock 2015-03-30 01:23 am (UTC)(link)
That's the conclusion I've come to as well.

There are so many people from different planets and even different versions of Earth. It's all so bizarre. And this place is like a mesh of both Earth and my own homeworld.

I just hope these gems you have acquired weren't once... Gems.
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[personal profile] themarionette 2015-03-30 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ well see, he has a bit more freedom now - there's no box, no music box, no night guard and no security cameras. no endoskeleton hogging all the space in the box. with all this freedom now, he'll do exactly what he wants to do. which, originally, was to find friends and crayons and candy.

but he has a job now. with that man up there, cowering in the tree, it means he's also free. and Marionette isn't going to just let him wander around unsupervised. no sireebob.

unfortunately, the puppet interprets that gesture as come here. it's been a long time since he's gone climbing, but he tries his best, leaving his book on the ground to reach up and wrap long arms around the nearest branch to hoist his skinny, gangly body upwards. he does the same with the next branch, feet slipping every once in a while as he tries to climb. this is hard. ]
connie_maheswaran: (Contemplation)

Re: Jane Crocker | Homestuck

[personal profile] connie_maheswaran 2015-03-30 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
[Wow. A gem in the forehead. Just like Pearl!]

Hello! You're looking for questions, and so are a lot of people. I can answer some of it, if you want.
springtrapped: (AAAAAAAAAA)

[personal profile] springtrapped 2015-03-30 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh, good, he's actually talking to Springtrap. That's a really good sign. Although he meant to say help, not hello. Close enough, though.

Sucks that he has to talk again.]

ooooh... ah- oooooouuu... ouuuuuut...