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

[pearl_chevalier]

[He glances over to the heart gem and he nods/]

... As well as scoping out for filth, I suppose I should find a tea pot.

[One has to stay classy no matter what.]

[wreckyeah]

There's gotta be one 'round here somewhere. Though, if there's one lyin' around the temple, it probably needs cleanin' first.

[However, the information he got from the heart gem indicates that there's probably more to this place than just the temple, there's probably better options for obtaining a teapot elsewhere.]

[pearl_chevalier]

There's a town nearby. I'll head there... Hopefully they do accept yen.

[HAHAHHAHAHA NOPE]

[wreckyeah]

Good idea. Even if they don't, there's probably a machine or somethin' you can use to swap it for somethin' else.

[Between the machines in the arcade that changed dollars into quarters and the fact that many planets had a way to exchange money, he's rather optimistic about that possibility.]

[pearl_chevalier]

Probably so. I carry some small change on me.

[Rich bastard. Well off to the market he goes]

[wreckyeah]

That's a good idea, I didn't need money back at the arcade, so I'll hafta look into findin' a way to make some here.

[What sort of jobs would they have for a displaced soldier? He's not known anything else, but if he wants to survive here, he'll have to adapt.]

[pearl_chevalier]

"Ah... yes. Working."

[Like a commoner? Ew. Akoya has no skills besides being beautiful. At least Ralph could move boxes for restaurants or something.]

[wreckyeah]

I'm sure I'll figure somethin' out.

What kinda job did you have back at your home?

[Ralph's sort of looking for ideas, he doesn't have a clue what kind of jobs gamers have or if they differ from jobs inside of the games.]

[pearl_chevalier]

"I didn't work at all. I was a student... and I don't need to work at all to support myself?"

[You can hear the haughty oozing from his voice]

[wreckyeah]

[Ralph's definitely picking up on the uppity tone, but he's doesn't understand where it's coming from. He's not familiar with rich people, everyone was pretty much on the same playing field in the arcade and gamers didn't really talk much about their situations while playing games.

Akoya not working because he's a student makes sense, though.]

I'd imagine it'd be tough to work and go to school at th' same time.

[He doesn't remember much of his days in regular classrooms, but he's got a few more memories of his time in military training.]

[pearl_chevalier]

In Japan, it's not really seen as acceptable that a student should be working as they study. And a man from a family such as mine should not be working amongst the lower classes, if at all.

[wreckyeah]

Lower classes? Are you some kinda royalty?

[Ralph's starting to pick up that there's a difference between Akoya and himself. While there aren't exactly classes in the arcade, there are princesses and kings and even a president or two. However, everybody always has what they need or ways to obtain them, so there's not an extraordinary amount of perks to the positions.]

[pearl_chevalier]

I might as well be. My family is noble and wealthy, and our name has great prestige and honour associated with it.

[And no one in this place will ever get to know said name of his family because hahaha insecurity complex]

[wreckyeah]

[That sounds close enough to royalty, so it counts in Ralph's book.]

Huh. Well, I guess you're used to places bein' a whole lot fancier than this, then.

[He's not going to pry, after all, Ralph doesn't even have a last name. Some characters do and some don't, so he figures it's probably the same with gamers.]

[pearl_chevalier]

Of course. Even our school looks a lot more dignified than this. I've been to places nothing short of the best.

[He flicks his hair, emphasising how much of a diva/princeess he really is]

[wreckyeah]

Sounds like comin' here was a downgrade for you. But, with a little work, this place'll probably look pretty good.

[It's both something of a downgrade and not for Ralph. He's used to high technology and spaceships. However, with that came a constant war and not much time for rest. So, the simple peace is more than welcome.]

RPing this character makes me feel like a terrible person XP

[pearl_chevalier]

Mmm... I can see a lot of improvement for this place.

[Now to find some idiot workmen to do the job for him without paying them. stop looking at the only person you've met, Akoya]

Oh man, I know what you mean, I've played a couple pretty nasty characters before XD

[wreckyeah]

[Ralph nods.]

Yeah, at the very least, tidying it up and fixin' the broken stuff.

[He'll already be helping out around here and doing what he can. Though, he'd probably be more focused on getting it back to how it used to look, rather than making any new improvements on it.]

Its bad but its fun

[pearl_chevalier]

[One thing at a time... one thing at a time...]

At least I won't be bored here. [Eyeroll]

lol, yeah!

[wreckyeah]

Looks like there's plenty for everybody to do.

[He doesn't quite pick up on the eyeroll, as far as he's concerned, he's gotten a pretty good deal out of being brought here. Ralph's not had a lot of free time before, he wouldn't know what to do with himself if he did, so it's just as well that there's all sorts of stuff to keep him occupied.]

[pearl_chevalier]

Perhaps we'll get something worthwhile for our troubles too.

[wreckyeah]

[Ralph shrugs at this, he's not too terribly worried about compensation, as long as he's got a place to stay and way to get food, he's fine. A little extra spending money for things might be nice, but if he can't work it out, then it won't be too big of a loss.]

Whatever brought us here set us up a new home, so we've at least got that.

[They could've been stranded out in the middle of nowhere, so it's fairly generous that they've got lodgings. Other bonuses may be part of the package, it's hard to say, since they just arrived.]

[pearl_chevalier]

[The least certainly won't be enough for Akoya, As he walks off for the market, he spells trouble with the steps he takes and the smirk he makes.]

[wreckyeah]

[Ralph's not quite ready to check out the market, he's going to head for the rest of the temple after giving Akoya a wave goodbye.]

looks like thread end. Hey just want to say thank you for an awesome intro rp *hugs*

[pearl_chevalier]

*magikarps away*