TEST DRIVE

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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

[forgivemeforhiscrimes]

Mostly? The fact I have this. [And a vicious point at the gem on his forehead. Which is a very fine gem, it's not exactly clear what he hates so much about it.]

[gonnagetalittleweird]

Hey, we match!

[There's basically no way he missed the giant chunk of sunstone slightly off-center on her forehead.]

Is something wrong with it?

[forgivemeforhiscrimes]

That it's there?

[Then the irritation went out of him, somewhat, with a harsh sigh and he looked off.]

Nevermind. You wouldn't understand...

[gonnagetalittleweird]

Then explain! I'm all ears! ... well, not really, but I have two that work pretty well!

[forgivemeforhiscrimes]

[That narrow look on his face says he's not exactly going to explain. Not that easily, at least.]

[gonnagetalittleweird]

IIIII'm sensing a little hostility here. That's okay! You don't know me, I don't know you.

[She extends a hand]

My name is Star! Do they have names in your dimension?

[forgivemeforhiscrimes]

[He looked at her hand. At her face. Back at her hand. Is he gonna-? Okay yeah, there he goes, shaking her hand. Took him long enough.]

My name's Legato.

[gonnagetalittleweird]

Nice t'meetcha, Legato! What kind of world do you come from?

[forgivemeforhiscrimes]

[Siiiiiiiiiiigh.]

A world dominated by AIs partnered with people. There's also a thriving robotics market, which is mostly headed by the company I- my parents founded and work at.

[gonnagetalittleweird]

Ooh, robots are cool! Or... they can be. Sometimes they're jerks, too.

But I come from a dimension called Mewni! It's a magical kingdom, and I'm its princess!

[forgivemeforhiscrimes]

[He looked at her with undisguised curiosity, blinking once.]

You're a princess?

[gonnagetalittleweird]

Yup! My dad's the king and my mom's the queen, anyway. Pretty sure those are the qualifications in most dimensions.

[forgivemeforhiscrimes]

Yeah, that's the general qualifications, as far as I know.

[gonnagetalittleweird]

There are some dimensions where kings and queens are decided by combat, it can get a little messy there. Not that I can't handle myself in a fight, but you know. It's a thing. That happens.

Alright, your turn to ask a "getting to know each other" question.

[forgivemeforhiscrimes]

Not that it matters here anyway, with abilities being reshuffled or locked. [He sounded bitter about that too, the same pout coming back for a moment.

Then he thought a few seconds, before shrugging.]

Can't think of anything.

[gonnagetalittleweird]

Yeahhhhh, my wand definitely isn't working as well as it used to.

Well lucky for you, I can! What's your favorite food?

[forgivemeforhiscrimes]

[Heart, deliver him from small talk.]

Strawberries.

[gonnagetalittleweird]

Strawberries are good! I don't really have a favorite. I do like triangle-shaped food, though. Like nachos. Have you ever had nachos, Legato?

[forgivemeforhiscrimes]

I've had nachos before, yes. I don't eat them much, though; I tend to like cold foods.

[gonnagetalittleweird]

Good foods come in all temperatures, it's true.

... you ready to tell me why you're so grumpy about your magic rock yet?

[forgivemeforhiscrimes]

[His fingers went to the bridge of his nose for a moment, and he sighed.]

Fine.

[gonnagetalittleweird]

[Yessss]

Lay it on me, Legato.

[forgivemeforhiscrimes]

[And yet silence is what happens.

...

Wait for it.]

It's identical to one my biological father has.

[...Alright.]

[gonnagetalittleweird]

Oh. Ohhhhhhhhhh. Oh.

Yeah that sounds worth being grumpy over.

[And she turns towards... the Heart?]

Rude move, buddy! Or should I say... jerk!

[forgivemeforhiscrimes]

[He continues talking all the same.]

It's not as if he's a vile being. ...Far from it. [Hopefully she's turned away long enough that she misses the flicker of a more somber look across his face.

Then his expression hardens, and one hand strays up to his gem as if in idle motion.]

I could do without being reminded of certain things, though.