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.
pikana: (Clear)

[personal profile] pikana 2015-11-11 09:23 am (UTC)(link)
Sweet! Let's go! Go! Go!

[He waits for Torrs to get out first before he goes and closes the door... then he kind of crushes the lock shut!]
pikana: (Clear)

[personal profile] pikana 2015-11-11 09:24 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah! You can do a lot with technology! Even in a small place like this!

[He beams under his mask]

Yay! I've never been to the mall before! This is gonna be fun!
youllpayforyourinsolence: (oooo... i like)

[personal profile] youllpayforyourinsolence 2015-11-11 11:28 am (UTC)(link)
You'll find that I'm made of flesh now. I'm not a spirit. I am what is known as a High Entia. Minister Lorithia of Research, at your service.
revivalunit: (02)

[personal profile] revivalunit 2015-11-11 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
...I... suppose that may be sufficient.

[Now it's Torrs' turn to assume the other knows what he's doing.

They're starting to realize that most humans don't have that kind of strength. They also realize they don't know how to address their accomplice.]

What is your name?

[personal profile] cunninggenius 2015-11-11 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[oh look, a troubled young man! surely he needs a manipulative jerkass friendly helping hand!

It's unclear where exactly the Mad King came from, but there he is, head cocked to the side curiously.]

Why, is something the matter?
pikana: (Clear)

[personal profile] pikana 2015-11-11 11:50 pm (UTC)(link)
My name is Clear! Nice to meet you!
revivalunit: (Default)

[personal profile] revivalunit 2015-11-12 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
[nod]

Thank you, Clear, for your assistance. With this firearm, I will be more effective when dealing with monsters and possible attacks from the Old Machines.

[Or at least, they'll have something to fall back on in a sticky situation, with limited ammo and complicated reloading processes and all that.]
breakingtheice: (pic#6404649)

[personal profile] breakingtheice 2015-11-12 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
Oookay, so what's a High Entia? And if Father Time's not involved, then what makes you so sure time isn't moving back where I came from?
breakingtheice: (This doesn't make sense North)

[personal profile] breakingtheice 2015-11-12 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
[He doesn't jump so much as step smoothly back. Very quickly. Always creepy when people just pop up like that.]

I—yeah. I can't summon my cold.

[personal profile] cunninggenius 2015-11-12 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
Ah yes. I'm afraid many people here find themselves . . . well. Perhaps "powerless" isn't the proper term, but the crystal could explain it much more succinctly than I.

[gestures at it vaguely.]
breakingtheice: (Why is everyone blaming ME?)

[personal profile] breakingtheice 2015-11-12 03:40 am (UTC)(link)
The rock? What, is it a piece of the moon?

[personal profile] cunninggenius 2015-11-12 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm. An excellent question. Why don't you touch it and find out?
breakingtheice: (This doesn't make sense North)

[personal profile] breakingtheice 2015-11-12 04:00 am (UTC)(link)
I dunno how much I trust the advice a weird guy that popped up out of nowhere. You touch it first.

[personal profile] cunninggenius 2015-11-12 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
. . . I've already touched it and thus, it is useless to me.
breakingtheice: (Dude it was awesome)

[personal profile] breakingtheice 2015-11-12 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
So I should just take your word for it? The last time someone wanted me to trust him he ended up breaking my staff.

[personal profile] cunninggenius 2015-11-12 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
Are you always this skeptical of people? That attitude won't carry you far in life, I'm afraid.
breakingtheice: (pic#6404588)

[personal profile] breakingtheice 2015-11-12 04:08 am (UTC)(link)
I'm usually not, buuuut I don't know anything about you and you're being kinda weird and vague.

[personal profile] cunninggenius 2015-11-12 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
......................................

The crystal will explain things, including your mission. Was that really necessary?
pikana: (Clear)

[personal profile] pikana 2015-11-12 04:25 am (UTC)(link)
Hopefully we don't have to deal with monsters too soon! But I'm glad we're prepared!
youllpayforyourinsolence: (ohme?)

[personal profile] youllpayforyourinsolence 2015-11-12 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
I've been going by word of the mouth. I do not know. Perhaps you should ask another gem who's been here longer than myself.

A High Entia is a creature from the upper regions of the Bionis. We are gifted in ether manipulation, and skilled in creating things. You can tell I'm one by these.

[She extends her headwings out and flaps them a few times.]
breakingtheice: (Gravity is for nerds)

[personal profile] breakingtheice 2015-11-12 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
[. . . siiiigh]

Sorry. Kinda on edge with the whole missing powers thing.

[Touching the stone! . . . Cautiously.]

[personal profile] cunninggenius 2015-11-12 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
Well. I suppose that's understandable.
breakingtheice: (Ceiling waffle)

[personal profile] breakingtheice 2015-11-12 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
No idea what the Bionis is either. . . . Or ether.

[He falls silent for a moment, watching the movement of the wings.]

. . . Can you fly with those?
breakingtheice: (pic#6404564)

[personal profile] breakingtheice 2015-11-12 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
[He doesn't look real thrilled about what he's learning from the stone.]

. . . Is this thing for real? It turned me into a . . . an alien rock?

[personal profile] cunninggenius 2015-11-12 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
I'm afraid so.