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

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[connie_maheswaran]

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.

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[cometkin]

[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.

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[connie_maheswaran]

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.

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[cometkin]

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.)]

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[connie_maheswaran]

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!

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[cometkin]

[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?

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[connie_maheswaran]

[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.

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[cometkin]

[Greg nods.] And they're his... great-nieces? [Dipper's one of those unisex names, right? Like Taylor.]

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[connie_maheswaran]

I think so! Neat name, huh?

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[cometkin]

Yeah, it's pretty cool. So he's one of the grown-ups here? And Pearl?

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[connie_maheswaran]

Yes he is, and Pearl. There's a few others but I haven't met everyone yet.

Oh, and Lightning too.

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[cometkin]

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.]

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[connie_maheswaran]

A pretty fierce woman. She keeps to herself, but she's tough: she even took on a god and won!

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[cometkin]

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.]

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[connie_maheswaran]

Different universes. I'd never sell Garnet short!

Stil, Lightning is pretty fierce and has great stories, if she feels like talking.

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[cometkin]

Great! I'd love to meet her!

[Yes, let's force enthusiasm so we don't have to worry about leaving our son behind and all the crazy magic stuff this gem is going to get him involved in.]

Does she ever feel like talking?

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[connie_maheswaran]

Trust me, you'll know her when you see her!

If you approach her the right way.

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[cometkin]

... what's the wrong way?

[And will anything bad happen if he tries the wrong way?]

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[connie_maheswaran]

Stalking her. Being really nosy. Lacking of social etiquette, basically.

[She BEAT A GOD. That's more than enough incentive not to make her angry].

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[cometkin]

... isn't that the wrong way to ask anybody about anything?

[Greg is seriously wondering what kind of god it was.]

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[connie_maheswaran]

Tell that to Dipper. I think he got a little too persistent.

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[cometkin]

... wait, Dipper's a guy? [... but you didn't correct Greg when he asked if Mabel and Dipper were Grunkle Stan's grand-nieces.]

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[connie_maheswaran]

Well yes, sorry! Dipper is a boy, and Mabel is his sister. They're twins.

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[cometkin]

Like Kiki and Jenny Pizza, right? That's pretty cool.

[Oh man, is there even pizza wherever this is?]

Re: Greg Universe | Steven Universe

[connie_maheswaran]

Yes, actually! They've got the contrasts down, that's for sure.