Cosmographia Monster/Event Journal ([personal profile] stigematize) wrote in [community profile] cosmoooc2015-09-28 11:25 pm
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TEST DRIVE - Part 3

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.

☆ This post will remain open until it begins to approach 5000 comments! Then a new test-drive post will be made.

☆ 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.
superluminalwolf: (6)

[personal profile] superluminalwolf 2016-01-20 06:34 am (UTC)(link)
Kinda a weird place for it. Now I gotta get two different sizes of shoes!

[Well that might explain where his boot went- he pulled it off when he first popped due to the tightness around the joint. In fact, it's laying nearby]
chatwithdeath: (Just another corpse.)

[personal profile] chatwithdeath 2016-01-20 06:41 am (UTC)(link)
I suggest trying sandals.

[His feet might become sweltering in boots right now anyway.]
superluminalwolf: (7)

[personal profile] superluminalwolf 2016-01-20 06:54 am (UTC)(link)
[It IS pretty hot in here, he notes.]

Maybe... It's pretty hot here. But if I gotta fight these gem things I don't want my shoe flying off on me either...
chatwithdeath: YouTube: babygirl91580 (How peculiar)

[personal profile] chatwithdeath 2016-01-20 06:56 am (UTC)(link)
... You are aware that there are sandals with more straps, right? Not just slip-ons...
superluminalwolf: (12)

[personal profile] superluminalwolf 2016-01-20 06:58 am (UTC)(link)
Whoa, really?!

[HE DOESN'T HAVE TO KUNGFU IN FLIPFLOPS?!]
chatwithdeath: (Hmm... How did you die?)

[personal profile] chatwithdeath 2016-01-20 07:05 am (UTC)(link)
Yes.

[It's... probably not a good idea to just let him run off to find them.] ... I'll have to escort you into town to get a pair.
shenunigans: (pic#5842765)

[personal profile] shenunigans 2016-01-20 10:23 am (UTC)(link)
[And so, Dave's worst fears come to life. Worst fears and.. deep, deep confusion. What the fuck?]

Uhhh, I mean. I don't want to sound rude, but you weren't really a big factor in my life as far as I know? I think I saw you once, maybe twice. Both times you were in your pajamas and kind of off. Unless time shenanigans are afoot, in which case, God help us all.
proteusmoon: (♞ Here's to self-expression)

Cecil Harvey ☾ Final Fantasy IV (AU) ☾ Watermelon Tourmaline

[personal profile] proteusmoon 2016-01-20 12:24 pm (UTC)(link)
A. ARRIVAL
[ Sometime in the middle of the night, an alarmingly loud crash can be heard inside the Heart of the temple. Those intrepid -- or concerned -- enough to investigate will find a black armored demon lying in a heap on the floor near the center gemstone, a black-bladed greatsword still spinning a short distance from it, obviously having been dropped by the demon. A sharp, pained hiss comes from the figure as it gingerly tries to push itself up from the floor into a sitting position. It's difficult to discern any sort of evidence from that noise alone of the thing actually being sentient, but it at least doesn't seem quite as hostile as it appears to be; for the moment, it's far more concerned about what must be an injury in its side, possibly from crash-landing in the temple.

The demon claps one of its armored hands against its waist, between its ribcage and hip, and once again hisses, this time more softly. It shakes its head miserably, then takes a moment to look around at its new surroundings. Certainly the presence of the creature doesn't seem all that promising, but perhaps if it's approached carefully, it might prove to be less likely to attack...
]

B. FARMER'S MARKET
[ Cecil doesn't really enjoy going outside without her armor on, but wandering around that way also doesn't really help her learn much about this world. In Baron, on the Blue Planet, the Dark Knight armor was both protection and a weapon; it safeguarded her expressions and concealed her thoughts while also serving as a warning to all who passed her that they weren't going to get far in carrying out whatever insidious plan they might have had.

In Waverly Bay, though, it's merely a barrier, a handicap. The humans don't trust her when she's clad in black metal and sharp blades, and while she doesn't blame them at all, she does recognize that making at least a few connections in town could come in handy in the future. That's why she's only wearing the black clothing she always wears under her suit of armor-- a black gambeson and breeches, sword strapped to her back just in case. She stands out even in this colorful crowd and that has little to do with her being armed, pale as she is. Still, she's polite and well-mannered, keeping a respectable distance from the stalls and people who seem wary of a new gem.
]
rabbunctious: (chillin)

[personal profile] rabbunctious 2016-01-20 01:02 pm (UTC)(link)
y
i like that
jane is my person
you know jane
?
cyan_maid: (A tiny longing)

[personal profile] cyan_maid 2016-01-20 01:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[There's a terrible sinking feeling in her chest. "Time shenanigans". Fucking...goddamn "time shenanigans". Just when she thought the bullshit of Sburb couldn't touch her here, no matter who the Heart brought in, there had to be the almighty, ever-present, ridiculous "time shenanigans". Suddenly she understands how that troll Karkat felt, with her appearing and not knowing him after she'd apparently stabbed him back home (a matter that she still has not inquired about further, it makes her sick to her stomach).

Fuck.

Jane seems to visibly wilt, her mouth drooping to a frown. She suddenly wishes she hadn't asked.]


I...but, you've been here, before. You were here before, and...you really don't remember any of it?
cyan_maid: (What am I looking at here)

[personal profile] cyan_maid 2016-01-20 01:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[She slows down when she notices this, so he has a little more time to write, and reads the message over carefully.]

How long? Hm...[She glances up in thought, her brow crinkled.] I...think it was April when we came here, somewhere in mid-spring, but it felt like autumn...and we just had Christmas...I'd say this is my ninth month here.
domeinion: Alice examining something. (ooh interesting)

[personal profile] domeinion 2016-01-20 02:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Sorry! It's hard to tell what's okay. At least your gem's out here so there's no real risk of injury to it!

[She does try to pull a little more slowly, though.]
pishirogane: (I don't need you)

[personal profile] pishirogane 2016-01-20 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well, that confused her. Then again, Kanji was always a confusing individual to her, and she wasn't going to understand anytime soon why he behaved as he did often around her.]

Why would I be scared? When you transformed, that was still you.

[And that line of conversation really wasn't answering her question.]

We did, but now we've been put into these storybook roles and have part of our lives tied to them whether we like it or not. I can get used to it. What I wouldn't be able to live with is causing your death.
topgun_textiles: (Denial)

[personal profile] topgun_textiles 2016-01-20 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[It was enough to silence those old, angry voices. But with those silenced, only the confusion remained. Shit, what were they talking about again? He had a feeling they were talking about two different things again... and right on cue, he was unable to correct it.]

Yeah, well- screw the damn roles! We ain't- we ain't there anymore, even if I'm still cursed and you're still Beauty! So maybe we won't even have to do any'a the story stuff. Maybe it doesn't even apply anymore!

[He hesitated.]

That weird crystal told me that the gems are us now. If they get damaged somehow, they heal on their own. Gems're sturdy, so long as the actual stone stays safe! So... I'm gonna follow suit, and toughen up.

I wanna try it. Y'know, that thing we've been avoiding this whole time!
heavenlychild: (pic#9305819)

[personal profile] heavenlychild 2016-01-20 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Hearing someone's voice echo through the chamber, Nanako nearly jumped back, pulling her hand away to her chest and looking toward the source of the sound.

She looked intense (pretty, but intense), even if her tone of voice might not have initially conveyed this. The young girl frowned hesitantly, taking a moment before speaking. ]


Okay...

[ A pause, as she tried to swallow down her shyness. ]

What is this thing?

[ There were probably better questions she could be asking first, like where she was, or who this woman was. It wasn't necessarily a good idea to talk to strangers, and her dad would probably get mad at her, but, well... ]
heavenlychild: (pic#9305814)

[personal profile] heavenlychild 2016-01-20 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Hey, she knew that voice. Pausing mid-reach, the young girl looked over, blinking a few times. ]

Adachi-san?

[ Certainly surprised, but not nearly as shell-shocked as he was, that quickly faded away as Nanako looked genuinely happy to see him. Dream him. Because this was a dream, obviously. ]

You're here too?

[ That's weird. Get out of her dream, Adachi, you have to go to work with her dad! He's going to get mad. ]
chatwithdeath: (Calling)

[personal profile] chatwithdeath 2016-01-20 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[Appearing intimidating, Naomi can't do anything to stop that. But, at least the girl withdrew from the bubble. For now, Naomi will stay where she was.]

It's a gem; however, as beautiful as it appears, there's something wrong with it, and the other ones in this room. Until they can be fixed, we need to be careful not to pop the bubbles, alright?

[She wondered if the girl would understand that.]
heavenlychild: (pic#9305817)

[personal profile] heavenlychild 2016-01-20 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[ In some ways, the fact that it was someone closer to her age was better and worse; better because she didn't have to deal with the embarrassment of it being an adult, but worse because what if she knew them?

Quickly bowing, her hands on her knees, the younger girl looks up when she hears her name. That voice... sounded familiar? But it was different. It kind of sounded like





Wait, what. ]


R-rise-chan?!

[ The hairstyle was a dead giveaway, and even if she was significantly shorter, she still looked mostly the same. Stunned, Nanako stands there, frozen, her brain trying to process what she's seeing.

Why are you Nanako-sized?! ]
Edited (done editing now I swear) 2016-01-20 22:36 (UTC)
heavenlychild: (pic#9305820)

[personal profile] heavenlychild 2016-01-20 09:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It might be all right by his standards, but that doesn't mean embarrassed squeaks are not in order. ]

Are you okay?

[ Sweetie you weigh like 40 pounds it's probably fine. ]
heavenlychild: (pic#9305814)

[personal profile] heavenlychild 2016-01-20 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
A gem?

[ Her brows furrowing in thought, she looked up again at the bubble thoughtfully. Is that why was it in a giant soap bubble like that? ]

What's wrong with it? Is it broken?
chatwithdeath: YouTube: babygirl91580 (What to do?)

[personal profile] chatwithdeath 2016-01-20 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
It's sick. And with this sickness, it could hurt others even if it doesn't mean to.

[Well, she's getting the idea. That's good.]
heavenlychild: (pic#9305820)

[personal profile] heavenlychild 2016-01-20 09:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Sick?

[ How can a stone be sick? Her frown grows as her gaze lingers on the gem before she turns back toward Naomi. ]

Then we just have to find a doctor that can make it better, right? Then it won't hurt anybody.

[ Dream logic. It totally makes sense. Trust her, it'll work. ]
chatwithdeath: (Hmm... How did you die?)

[personal profile] chatwithdeath 2016-01-20 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
It's a little more complicated than that. Since they're not human or animal, a doctor or a veterinarian wouldn't know how to treat them. As for a geologist, these gems aren't from this planet. I couldn't say how well they would be able to help them either.
therealrisette: (Senpai your shirt opened again...)

[personal profile] therealrisette 2016-01-20 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[She's still taller. ... Not that an inch or two makes much difference, they're still pretty much the same size. This is really weird!]

Did... Did you just get here?

[Weirdness aside, this is still Nanako and she's immediately concerned about her having shown up in a strange world all by herself. Has she found Yu yet?]
gribbley: (your sweet southern charms...)

[personal profile] gribbley 2016-01-20 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[GOSH.]

........... may you... take me there........? I have not been above ground..... in quite a long time.