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.
ohmygah: (And now for a word of wisdom!)

[personal profile] ohmygah 2015-04-26 08:20 am (UTC)(link)
[Osaka doesn't really understand a lot of things. Such as why she's in a weird place with hard, smooth floors. Or how microphones work. But she does know that helping out a fellow confused stranger can only be beneficial for both of them. Team-work always tends to work out.]

I think it's one of those fancy new museums they got in big cities!

[Helping!]
cometkin: (hammer | to my destiny i steer)

[personal profile] cometkin 2015-04-26 08:25 am (UTC)(link)
Wait, they have Gem museums in big cities? [This is news to Greg. He's pretty sure the Gems tried to be way more low-profile than that. Sure, everyone in Beach City knew about them... but the rest of the world?

He pushes himself up to his feet and then reaches down to offer the kid a hand up.]
Edited 2015-04-26 08:32 (UTC)
connie_maheswaran: (Wrong canon!)

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[personal profile] connie_maheswaran 2015-04-26 01:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh boy.

To say that Connie was surprised was an understatement:of all the people she expected to arrive at the Gem place, Greg Universe was the farthest down on her list. If they were making HIM a gem, a man who had made himself distinct by being ordinary yet cool and well meaning, someone had certainly flubbed somewhere.

Then again, Madison was a gem, as was Bill. They could certainly do MUCH WORSE than making Mr. Universe a gem].

Mr. Universe! Hi! Did you just get here?
cometkin: (sheepish | thousands of voices)

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[personal profile] cometkin 2015-04-26 01:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh hey, Connie! [Greg tries to dust himself off and get to his feet.] Yeah, there was this hole and I had to climb through it [it was made just for himmmmm] and then I ended up here.

We should probably get out, though. This looks like a Gem place and while some are okay, a lot are really dangerous. [And also the Crystal Gems would be annoyed if they found him here.]
connie_maheswaran: (Dial information)

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[personal profile] connie_maheswaran 2015-04-26 01:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, I know about it.

[Oh, here we go].

Right. Um. Mr. Universe, have you noticed anything on you that you haven't had before?
cometkin: (shock | is all i've ever known)

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[personal profile] cometkin 2015-04-26 01:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh? [Greg looks down. There does seem to be something... right there, making a little lump under his wife-beater. He pulls the neck away so he can get a glimpse...]

Connie. Connie, there's a gem on my chest!

[HE IS NOT FREAKING OUT. REALLY.

Okay, maybe just a tiny bit.]
Edited 2015-04-26 13:55 (UTC)
connie_maheswaran: (Um what?)

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[personal profile] connie_maheswaran 2015-04-26 02:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes sir, I know. See, [she pulled her shirt down a little on her right, where he could make out a blue green gem on the girl's upper shoulder] I have one too.

We're not in Beach City anymore, I'm afraid. This is Waverly Bay...and now you're a Crystal Gem.
cometkin: (concern | is my only home)

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[personal profile] cometkin 2015-04-26 02:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[Greg looks at Connie's shoulder--and down at the pink gem on his chest--and back at Connie's shoulder.]

What the heck?

[He can't be a Gem. He's-- he's him. Not a superheroic alien space babe. Just... Greg Universe.]

Oh gosh, I was supposed to get fry bits with Steven tonight. How do we get back home?
connie_maheswaran: (Um what?)

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[personal profile] connie_maheswaran 2015-04-26 02:11 pm (UTC)(link)
You...you don't. You're here now.I don't know how we get back home.

Now that you're here, um, you might want to go to the heart of this gem sanctum. It's supposed to answer your questions.

If you don't want me to answer your questions, I mean.
cometkin: (sheepish | thousands of voices)

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[personal profile] cometkin 2015-04-26 02:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Heart of the gem sanctum... oh, that gem that's flashing to a beat. Nice beat. You could probably dance to it.]

Uh, I can do that if you want? I mean, I don't mind getting the information from you, but I dunno if you're busy right now or not.
connie_maheswaran: (Oh boy...)

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[personal profile] connie_maheswaran 2015-04-26 02:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course not sir! I was just asking in case you had a problem with me telling you!

I've been here, well, almost a month now. Pearl and Lapis Lazuli are here too, so far they're the only actual gems here. Everyone else has been pulled from their worlds in the same way, though the hole, and they all have crystal gems now.

Soon, you should at least be able to use one of your gem abilities.
believesineveryone: (Uhhhhh)

Steven Quartz-Universe | Steven Universe

[personal profile] believesineveryone 2015-04-26 02:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Just arriving

[There was a small noise in the temple that day. At least it started off small, but as time went on, it grew louder and louder until anyone in the vicinity could hear a rather worried sounding yelling coming from a hole higher up on the wall.

and then a small, poofy haired child flew out of it, doing a rather unceremonious flip in the air before landing hard on his backside. It wasn't hard enough to do any real damage, but it was enough to get a little hiss of pain out of him as he rubbed the afflicted area.
]

Ssss...that smarts...

[It took Steven a few minutes, but he eventually caught sight of his surroundings and everything looked awfully...he wouldn't say familiar, but definitely Gem-like. It was enough to get him up on his feet and moving forward at least.]

Uh...Garnet? ...Amethyst? ...Pearl?? Is anyone here? Come on guys this isn't funny!
cometkin: (concern | is my only home)

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[personal profile] cometkin 2015-04-26 02:44 pm (UTC)(link)
A whole month? [Wait, that doesn't make sense.] I'm pretty sure I've seen you since a month ago. This is really weird.

... Pearl's taking care of you, right? [Because you're ten and ten is not old enough to be living on your own for a month. And he really doesn't trust Lapis Lazuli to take care of anyone. (Sorry, Steven.)]
connie_maheswaran: (GLEE)

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[personal profile] connie_maheswaran 2015-04-26 02:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I...don't know everything about the time logistics. That part's very weird.

Um, we're all sort of taking care of each other. There's definitely a lot of kids here, and a few adults.

I should introduce you to Grunkle Stan!
cometkin: (concern | is my only home)

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[personal profile] cometkin 2015-04-26 03:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well, okay, as long as there were some adults around, but man, Connie's parents were gonna worry so much when they figure out she's gone. And it's not like Greg can call them to explain she's okay.]

What's a Grunklestan?
connie_maheswaran: (Aw yeah)

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[personal profile] connie_maheswaran 2015-04-26 03:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[Connie was going to have to hope the time flux wouldn't extend to real time]

Grunkle Stan is a person. His name is actually Stan Pines, but he's called Grunkle, as in Great Uncle, by Mabel and Dipper.
cometkin: (hmm | that i'm a lightspeed distraction)

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[personal profile] cometkin 2015-04-26 03:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[Greg nods.] And they're his... great-nieces? [Dipper's one of those unisex names, right? Like Taylor.]
connie_maheswaran: (Best config!)

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[personal profile] connie_maheswaran 2015-04-26 03:36 pm (UTC)(link)
I think so! Neat name, huh?
cometkin: (hmm | that i'm a lightspeed distraction)

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[personal profile] cometkin 2015-04-26 03:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, it's pretty cool. So he's one of the grown-ups here? And Pearl?
connie_maheswaran: (aww yes!)

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[personal profile] connie_maheswaran 2015-04-26 03:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes he is, and Pearl. There's a few others but I haven't met everyone yet.

Oh, and Lightning too.
cometkin: (hmm | that i'm a lightspeed distraction)

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[personal profile] cometkin 2015-04-26 04:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Lightning? Who's that?

[Tell him about your new friends, Connie, because if he's listening to you talk about them he's not freaking out about how he's here (wherever here is) and Steven's somewhere he can't get to.]
ohmygah: (Happy days are here when you got food)

[personal profile] ohmygah 2015-04-26 06:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Sure! They got museums for everything! Like comics and grass!

[At least she thinks so. She hasn't actually seen one, but she's heard of them. Probably. She's.... pretty sure she didn't make that up.

She grabs the hand and spends a few moments struggling before finally getting up.
]
connie_maheswaran: (Aw yeah)

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[personal profile] connie_maheswaran 2015-04-26 06:14 pm (UTC)(link)
A pretty fierce woman. She keeps to herself, but she's tough: she even took on a god and won!
no_love_potions: (pic#8354004)

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[personal profile] no_love_potions 2015-04-26 06:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, I'm stumped. Sounds like you already know more than I do though.

[And that would be the sound of a rather grizzled looking tall man in a long black leather duster who looks like he's having none too good a day. And not his first if the nasty scar running from his left eye to his jaw is any indication.]

Care to fill me in a little?

[He walks over and reaches out to offer the poor guy a hand up.]
cometkin: (sheepish | thousands of voices)

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[personal profile] cometkin 2015-04-27 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
A god? Wow! That is pretty impressive. I'm not sure if even Garnet could do that.

[Rose maybe could have. He thinks. It probably depends on the god.]