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

[no_refunds]

[Farmer's Markets are great! With all the hustle, bustle and socializing going on, nobody is paying attention to their wallets! Despite being a Gem now, Stan is pleased to find that most humans don't pay him any mind. (You'd think that a weird magical creature would garner more attention, but apparently people are oblivious everywhere.) As he moves with the crowd, he deftly pickpockets cash and steals produce right out of people's bags to throw into his own.

So what if the Gems are supposed to be protectors of the people? He didn't sign up for this gig!]

[alittlemystery]

[oh look it's grunkle stan he's still a jerk ugh

uses his stupid gem power to telekinesis knock the fez off Stan's head. because thats what magical gemstones burrowed into your young flesh is for.

petty actions against your relatives]

[no_refunds]

[Stan blinks and looks around in confusion. He spots his grand-nephew when he checks downwards, and cracks an amused grin. Petty action against your relatives is EXACTLY what these stupid rocks should be used for.]

Heh! Nice trick there, Dip.

[He bends down to pick up his dropped fez, and takes advantage of the low vantage point to give Dipper's forehead gem a light BONK on the head with the rounded chunk of obsidian stuck in his right palm. That's probably gonna feel weird.]

[alittlemystery]

[that DOES feel pretty weird. Dipper swats at Grunkle Stan with a grumble after he does it, then grabs onto his sleeve]

What would be even nicer is lunch. Grunkle Stan, I'm hunnnggrryyy.

[no_refunds]

Alright, alright, hold your horses kid. Grunkle Stan's got ya covered. Let's see, we've got...

[He digs through his bag and frowns.]

Uh, vegetables. Raw vegetables. And fruit. Y'know what, I've got a better idea-

[He reaches to the bottom and pulls some cash out of one of the nicked wallets.]

How's about I treat you to some pizza?

[alittlemystery]

PIZZA! PIZZA!

[pumps his tiny fists in delight. and probably because the more enthusiasm he shows the less likely that the pizza ends up looking like this DON'T CHEAP OUT GRUNKLE STAN]

[alotofwhimsy]

[Wherever there are loud obnoxious noises, wherever there are lout enthusiastic chants, wherever there is a chance to annoy Grunkle Stan into buying them something good, Mabel will appear! Leaping up behind on Grunkle Stan's back, her own gem gleaming in the sunlight with so many sparkles. probably rainbow sparkles. Watch your eyes Stan, the colours!]

PIZZA! PIZZA!

[no_refunds]

[You eat your none pizza with left beef and LIKE IT

Nah, he'll get the good stuff this time. Spending money is more fun when it's not your own! He leads Dipper out of the crowded market and heads toward the nearby pizza joint.]

Alright kid, I hear ya! Pizza it is. Good to see this recent batch of weirdness hasn't dampened your appetite.

[And by that he means he's glad that Dipper isn't freaking out too badly about all of this. But hey, the kid's had his fair share of the aggressively paranormal.]

[alittlemystery]

[It's a lot easier than it could be since he's not alone. Anyway, all his freaking out is reserved for the excess of Bill]

As weirdness goes, I'll rate this a solid 8. But that's all the more reason to eat lots of food, right?

The rock in my head probably makes me more hungry.

[No Dipper. The onset of puberty and an upcoming growth spurt is the source of your hunger. but blaming a rock words too.]

I want sausage and pepperoni and extra cheese.

[no_refunds]

Eat our problems? That sounds like a great idea!

[He steps into the pizza place and orders just what Dipper asked for. He plops down in a chair while they wait and flicks the brim of Dipper's hat up an inch.]

So you're startin' to get the hang of that gem, huh?

[mysterysnack]

[Wow, okay. Pickpocketing jerks are usually out of Mystery's scope, but given how blatant Stan's going about it, he can't help but intervene.

So he's just going to growl menacingly from a bit of a distance, staring straight at the felon.]

[no_refunds]

[....squint]

If that dog wearing glasses?

[mysterysnack]

They look cool, okay?! [That's the thing you notice, Stan? Really? Not the hair, or the sunstone in his chest, but the glasses? Nice.

Though you've managed to completely defuse his attack. So there's that.]

[no_refunds]

Woah!

[It's a talking dog with glasses! And a gem, he finally notices. Yikes, maybe he should get his own pair checked out.. He recovers from the surprise pretty quickly, just kinda. Not sure what to make of the gem-dog just yet.]

I wasn't saying they weren't, it's just not somethin' ya see everyday!

[mysterysnack]

Yeah, well... you usually don't see 60 year old guys in fezzes stealing money and food from people everyday, so...

[There's an unspoken threat coming from the dog at this point. Probably gonna end in some biting if the situation gets worse.]

[no_refunds]

Yeah, well, I wouldn't need to if I hadn't just gotten shanghaied outta my home and source of income! Times are tough! I got mouths to feed!

[mysterysnack]

[Did this guy... not get the memo...]

I don't think you need to eat, man. At all. And I doubt you decided to take the altruistic route and watch over somebody's family. [Like anybody'd trust that face, anyway.]

[no_refunds]

What? Of course I need to eat! And so do they! They're MY OWN family, smart guy! ...Eer, dog..

I promised their parents I'd keep an eye on 'em, and that's what I'm doing.

[beyourrock]

Excuse me.

[Pearl sees what you're doing Stan, and she's standing nearby, tapping one of her ballet slippers, her hands sternly on her hips.]

Just what do you think you're doing?

[no_refunds]

[Uh oh. He knows the presence of a no-nonsense lady when he sees one. QUICK, THINK OF AN EXCUSE-]

Uhh... Poison check!

[He sniffs one of the vegetables he nabbed and places it back down on a fruit stand. It's different than the one he stole it from, but details, details...]

Yup! Looks good! Everything's safe over here, yep.

[beyourrock]

You can't check the presence of poison on smell alone. Plus that produce belongs on that stand.

[She soon crosses her arms, looking at the man's hat. With that symbol.]

You're not from around here either, are you?

[no_refunds]

Oh.. Uh, whoops! [He picks it back up and tosses it over to the correct stand.]

Wow, how'd you guess? [SARCASM EVIDENT. He holds up the obsidian gemstone stuck in the back of his right hand.]

[beyourrock]

[She rolls her eyes before she steps up to him, peering at his hand.]

I wonder how this place summoned so many humans here... [Pearl amuses aloud as she looks at her small faint reflection in the faucets of his gem.]

Are you experiencing any discomfort with it?

[no_refunds]

[He turns his hand over to peer down at it, frowning.]

Not in the physical sense. Kinda the opposite, actually...

But it threw a wrench into everything else going on in my life. From what I gathered, it tricked us all into comin' here the same way.

[beyourrock]

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.