TEST DRIVE

[stigematize]

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 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.

Comments

Gaston | Beauty and the Beast

[intiiiiimidating]

a) heart of the temple

[ Well, this is just brilliant. If you're around the heart of the temple today, one might be able to find Gaston lurking about. He'll be lurking around, trying to find out just what's going on, and is exceptionally on-edge because his kidnappers have disarmed him. On occasion, you can also find him trying to dislodge the bright red gem that's nestled comfortably in a forest of chest hair. Once that proves fruitless, however, he'll abandon that task. ]

b) mission

Halt!

[ Gaston is not one to play around with these sorts of games. However, there is an air to this temple that makes such things more tolerable. Nevertheless, whatever his reasoning for performing this is, you'll be getting this big hunk of a man marching towards you with little-to-no hesitation in any of his movements. ]

[ Once he's directly in front of his target, he begins listing off his statements. No explanation whatsoever. ] I am an accomplished hunter, I am the most unpopular man in my village, and I am exceptional at expectorating.

[hair_guitar]

Eep-!

[Ellen jumps a little and indeed comes to a stop at that sudden shout. Turning around, she finds herself suddenly face to face with a very large man. Blinking, she leans back as he lists off three random, disconnected facts.]

Ah... [She offers a weak smile] I-I'm very sorry to hear that you're not popular...? Maybe if you tried to spit less, that might help.

[She has no idea what's happening here.]

[intiiiiimidating]

[ He frowns, his expression quickly turning from one of cockiness to that of annoyance. She truly believes that he's unpopular? With muscles like these? ]

No! I'm talking about the mission.

[hair_guitar]

[Uh oh, now he looks mad. What should she do-?]

The mission...? Oh! That's right! Sorry, you just surprised me, that's all!

[She takes a second to consider.]

So... was the part about you being unpopular the lie?

[She can only guess, but from his reaction... she's rather confident about it.]

[intiiiiimidating]

[ Alright. Get calm, Gaston. The lady guessed you were popular. ]

Of course it was! I'm the most popular man in my village - I don't think a specimen like myself is fit for anything less.

[hair_guitar]

R-right, I guess not.

[That's probably not with the total adoration a magnificent beast like Gaston is used to, but she's still not completely sure what to make of all this. At least he seems happier now so, that's... something.]

Hmm... is it a very big village?

[That seems like a fair question! She's only really familiar with Kanon Town but being the most popular person there seems like a decent accomplishment, so....]

[intiiiiimidating]

[ Hey, it's something! Without hordes of townspeople and a singular midget adoring him, he'll take what he can get. ]

Hardly big, but big enough. We have a sprawling trading hub, quite a number of public utilities and a...library system. [ The last thing is said with some disgust. ]

[hair_guitar]

[He'll just have to settle for... polite conversation?]

I see. The town that I'm from isn't very big either but lots of things there too. Like the school and the concert hall.

There's a library too, of course, in fact I visit it quite a bit. I've found lots of very helpful books there.

[Although something tells her she's not talking to a very big reader here, but that's not a bad thing. ... Right?]

[intiiiiimidating]

[ BUT WHERE IS THE CONSTANT PRAISE? ]

I doubt you could find truly helpful in those books. Nothing that you wouldn't be able to garner from practical experience.

A! I couldn't fucking resist. Lord have mercy on my soul

[pearl_chevalier]

[Hey... Hey Gaston. Ready to see the most beautiful person you'll ever see?

With long flowing pink tresses, gentle curves and only the holiest appearance, it's a wonder anyone would miss the sight of them ]

I don't recommend trying to remove your gem. You may damage yourself.

[Even Akoya's voice is beautiful]

lord help us all

[intiiiiimidating]

Of course. I was beginning to realize that myself.

[ I'm sorry, but Gaston has already seen that person. Multiple times, in fact. They live in the mirror. ]

Finally, someone as beautiful as I am.

[pearl_chevalier]

[Not his type, but he knows he appreciates beauty when he sees it. He smirks and flicks his hair, the light hitting him perfectly since he's projecting it with his gem. Shhh...]

What's your name, stranger? I'm Akoya.

[intiiiiimidating]

Well, of course, not nearly as beautiful as me. Some eggs would serve you well. Try to be more like me.

[ You must understand that he's partially convinced you're a woman with those long and flowing pink locks. ]

Gaston.

[pearl_chevalier]

[Nope. How dare you. He's the most beautiful one here. And he's used to being mistaken for a woman... not sure if a mongrel like Gaston has figured it out.]

"Gaston... That's French, isn't it?"

[He's the most beautiful of them all and he will fucking fight you if you're not flirting with him.]

[intiiiiimidating]

[ Please. Nobody fights like Gaston. Once he learns that this clown isn't a lady, he's down for that. ]

Certainly! It's hardly surprising - I hail from the country myself.

[pearl_chevalier]

[Yeah. No one fights like a weak ass bitch like Gaston]

I speak French. Of course, it makes it useless to know that since this place translates everything, but I do love the language. It is a beautiful one.

[He's also wearing this: http://40.media.tumblr.com/9c76f74e5223125f6db8fa660e771548/tumblr_nolomypPIi1qjsy5co2_1280.jpg so the gender confusion may take a while to be resolved]

[intiiiiimidating]

[ At the mention of "this place", he frowns. ]

You don't find it strange that this place would go to all that trouble, miss?

b

[npsleepy]

...

[This girl just stares at Gaston for a while. First curiously, but then something seems to click. Though that doesn't stop her from continuing to stare... She looks thoughtful, though, so who knows what's going on inside her head right now.]

...The second.

[intiiiiimidating]

[ If this were a quiz show, this would be the part where Gaston would be ringing as many bells as possible. ]

Correct! Would you have expected anything less?

[npsleepy]

Heheh... Yay, I guessed right.

[She's gonna score all the point.

...There are points in her heart of hearts, okay, you can't tell her otherwise!]

You didn't seem like the unpopular type to me. So... I had a good feeling about that one.

[intiiiiimidating]

Of course I don't seem like the unpopular type! I'm nothing less than the most popular man in my hometown.

[ Welcome to the game of 'Stroking Gaston's Massive Ego' - where everything's made up and the points don't matter. That's right, the points are just like his midget sidekick. ]

Surely a beautiful woman like yourself has heard of me before?

[npsleepy]

Wow... That's really impressive. It can't be easy to unlock an achievement like that.

[This is a high score she probably shouldn't go for.]

...I'm not really from around here. Or your hometown, probably. And I don't know that many people, so I haven't heard of you before.

Sorry.

[intiiiiimidating]

[ ...Strange terminology, but he gets the idea. ]

Hardly any trouble at all! You'd only need to look at my wall of trophies to tell just how skilled I am.

I'm Gaston. The pleasure is all your's.

[npsleepy]

Trophies... [She thinks it over for a moment. Right, no, not video game trophies, of course. Oh, wait, he said he was a hunter.] Oh, hunting trophies. Hm... That makes sense. Talented people are usually liked, I think.

So you must be kind of like... the Ultimate Hunter.

[Of course she immediately defaults to Hope's Peak terminology. Welp.]

...I'm Chiaki. Nice to meet you.

[intiiiiimidating]

More than just hunting! Ultimate hunter, fighter, light-douser...the list goes on and on.

Nice for you to meet me as well.