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.
revolutionfalcon: (Default)

psht I'm sure tiny afraid noises will work

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2015-05-21 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
[Yeah, he's not touching that thing. It looks too much like it's alive, somehow, and he's not a fan of touching things he doesn't know about anyway.]

Whatever this is, it's very different to where we came from...

[You don't say, Shun. Though, admittedly, all this faintly glowing colour...the floating spheres...

It's reminding him of Heartland, and he doesn't particularly like it.]
soft_focus: (D:)

small noise, small baby bird-

[personal profile] soft_focus 2015-05-21 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
M-Mnh...

[Right. ...Staring at those gems...]

eye...

[What was that? Well, if the eye is a gem and the chamber is full of them after all...]
revolutionfalcon: (Default)

lies you are not birb enough for shun

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2015-05-21 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
[Stop mentioning his eye it keeps reminding him that he's got a slab of rock in one of his eye sockets--

He's following your gaze a bit, though, and he does (barely) manage to pick up that word.]


What about it?

[He's guessing this place has a lot to do with the fact that one of his eyes is a gem now, but he's not sure if that's what you're getting at.]
soft_focus: (teddy :[)

wE'LL SEE. MAYBE HIS XYZ MONSTER IS WIND TYPE. THEN YOU'LL SEE.

[personal profile] soft_focus 2015-05-21 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
[He just slowly points up--sure there's gems.

But there's a lot. More than can be counted, when you start to focus. More...and more...and more...some might even look like eyes themselves.

So where'd they come from.
]
revolutionfalcon: (Default)

WIND ISN'T A TYPE U SCRUB

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2015-05-21 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Didn't he literally just tell you he only got here himself about five minutes ago--

That is a hell of a lot of gems, though.]


They probably came from the same source as this--

[Tap tap on the eye. And shut up even if he's wrong this is the logical assumption to make right now.]

--if that's what you're getting at.
soft_focus: (:|)

AFFINITY BROKE THE CHARACTER COUNT SHHH

[personal profile] soft_focus 2015-05-21 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
[The scary part is probably that he's not wrong.

At least in the sense that those are.

People.

Well, looking down he can see the door now at least. Though there's a glance back to Shun before any decisions to head for it. ...M...maybe he should stick with you...
]
revolutionfalcon: (Default)

IT'S ATTRIBUTE USAGI LEARN TO PLAY THE GAME

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2015-05-21 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
[Well he hardly knows that at this point. Anyway, he's eying off that door as well. He doubts staying here will get him much information on this place, so...

He's heading for the door without a word to you. Follow him if you want, though you'll have to walk pretty fast to keep up with his determined stride.]
soft_focus: (o0o)

THAT WORD STILL BREAKS THE COUNT and excuse u u knew what i meant obvs

[personal profile] soft_focus 2015-05-21 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
[HE CAN MOVE PRETTY FAST alright lets take this door anddddd

BEACH.
]
revolutionfalcon: (Default)

ur still a scrub

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2015-05-21 02:45 am (UTC)(link)
[And that's not exactly what he was expecting on the other side of that door, but whatever, it's not something shocking and terrible either. He's taking a second to look back at the place they came from and--

There's a figure carved into the side of that cliff and he's not entirely sure it's human.]


Strange...

[That's more for himself than anything.]
soft_focus: (o0o)

no yOU

[personal profile] soft_focus 2015-05-21 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
[Hey you know what else is weird about the statue.]

...gems...

[ITS GOT ROCKS IN IT SHUN. Or at least visibly carved ones.]
revolutionfalcon: (Default)

but I can't be a scrub for I am the ambassador of BUY RAID RAPTORS

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2015-05-21 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
[Yeah he was stuck for a moment on the whole 'it's got four sets of arms, what' issue, but that is also a point...so this place must be dedicated, somehow, to those weird gems. Maybe this figure is some sort of deity, then?]

Gems must have a lot more significance here than they do back home, if this whole place was built with them in mind.

[Though you'd think that would have been relatively obvious by now, Shun's doing a bit of 'thinking out loud' here.]
soft_focus: (:|)

whoever gave you the title LIED, obviously

[personal profile] soft_focus 2015-05-21 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
[Hey, benefits of hanging with Reira--all he does is nod in agreement, apparently not inclined to voice the 'no shit' part.

If anything the most he does is look to the rest of the beach. Hey. Hey Shun.

He's tugging your jacket--and after a look toward the town far distant, he'll go back to staring at the sand.
]
revolutionfalcon: (are we really doing this)

or perhaps it is you who is the LIAR

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2015-05-21 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
[Good, because he probably wouldn't have taken that well.

Also why are you doing that. Don't do that. He doesn't like the feeling of things snagging his jacket. And he's going to be not very subtly stepping out of grab range.

Well, given the choice between town and beach, he knows which one he's picking.]


Might be able to get some answers, then.

[Onwards to town...again, with no real care for if you're following or not. He's certainly not paying attention to whether you are or not beyond registering your footsteps if you do.]
soft_focus: (:|)

-GASP- IMPOSSIBLE

[personal profile] soft_focus 2015-05-21 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
[noooooooooooooooooooooooo security blankeyyyyy--

Well he just. Sort of pathetically drops his hand again, following still. Yes he's still following. It's a lot scarier to do anything alone okay?

Anyway the town is just a small little one with a tiny 'amusement' park and necessities really. The construction looks older than even Standard, really.
]
revolutionfalcon: (the hell do you want)

/dramatic orchestral music

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2015-05-21 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
[He's not being a security blanket, dammit, and neither is his jacket.

Anyway. Having gone from Heartland to Maiami, this place is definitely a strong contrast to both of those. It's miniscule in comparison, for one, and the construction's fairly boring as opposed to all Heartland's strange design and places like LDS. He can't exactly fault it for being necessities only, though.]


Not much of a town.

[But he's still a bit annoyed that getting information might be harder than he thought. Also that there's no convenient alleyways to lurk in.]
soft_focus: (o0o)

/DRAMATIC GROUNDHOG

[personal profile] soft_focus 2015-05-21 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
[TOO LATE, YOU HAVE BEEN CHOSEN.

Reira's making no comment on 'not much'; honestly, small as it is, it seems better than Commons at any rate. Interestingly as they wander, they might find a few signs reading things like 'GEM DISCOUNT' or 'WILL OFFER GOODS FOR SERVICES (GEMS ONLY)'.

Once he notices those, he is indeed going to just stare at you, Shun.
]
revolutionfalcon: (Default)

no usagi u are the zombies

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2015-05-21 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
[Reira he is going to ditch you first freaking opportunity, you may want to reconsider that choice--

True, it is a little nicer than what he's seen so far of Synchro, but that doesn't mean much - the higher parts of City are nice too, but from what he's heard they're full of pretentious assholes who watch manhunts for entertainment.

Also don't look at him like that, Reira.]


I doubt they're interested in someone who just woke up here and knows nothing about 'Gems'. I'll look into it when I know more.

[Well that seems logical enough.]
soft_focus: (:|)

Mirror says tomato :0

[personal profile] soft_focus 2015-05-21 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
[Y'know what he'll take his chances he's good at following people ok.

And alright if you're gonna keep walking so will he. Not as if the people hiring gems could possibly know about gems, right?
]
revolutionfalcon: (Default)

then you are the tomatoes

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2015-05-21 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
[You know, he's not exactly prone to asking about things from 'normal' people. He's gonna take a minute to make absolutely sure there's not some seedy folk who understand secrecy better than random townspeople do before he takes that option.

So yes. Have this stubborn asshole combing every inch of the town before he actually approaches anyone. You're the one who decided to follow him.]
soft_focus: (:|)

hellye i'm the protagonist now

[personal profile] soft_focus 2015-05-21 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
[Of course he's following. He's a very determined follower when he wants to be. FOLLOW FOLLOW FOLLOW.]
revolutionfalcon: (Default)

enjoy the suffering

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2015-05-21 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
[He'll give you that one. He might have been kind of hoping you'd give up.

Speaking of giving up, looks like he's resigned himself to actually talking to someone. Old habits die hard, though; of all the places to ask, he's picked the junkyard. The post office is second on his list if he doesn't get enough info here, since that seems like a likely 'hub' of sorts for local knowledge.

COMMENCE AWKWARD NPC CONVERSATION.]
soft_focus: (:|)

ishalllll

[personal profile] soft_focus 2015-05-21 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
[THIS'LL BE GREAT.

And as for the npc in question, Shun can find the current worker on shift at the junkyard entrance, running the till. You'll have to knock on the glass, Shun--they can't hear you with their headphonesssss.
]
revolutionfalcon: (are we really doing this)

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2015-05-21 04:52 am (UTC)(link)
[Tch, fine. He thumps the window a couple of times with the side of his fist, just to make sure you get the message, random person. He's already judging you as a naive everyperson just by the fact that you're wearing headphones. That sort of thing would get you killed where he comes from.]
soft_focus: (D:)

[personal profile] soft_focus 2015-05-21 04:57 am (UTC)(link)
[Depending on how hard you thump, Reira might have flinched. Maybe.

Anyway. The junkyard guy just looks up, takes one look at the gem and...

Well after opening the speaker flap...
] You're not planning to raid the junkyard like those last few are y'..?

[He liked the one fellow, who actually asked if there was a charge, but the first one was just a snit ok.]
revolutionfalcon: (the hell do you want)

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2015-05-21 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
[See kid, this is why he didn't want to bring you along.

Also he totally would consider raiding if he were back home. But he isn't, so he shakes his head. Best not to antagonise this guy before he tells them anything.]


No. I need information.

[Straight to the point, as usual.]

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