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cosmoooc2015-09-28 11:25 pm
stigematize) wrote in 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 forcosmographia, 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.
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.
☆ 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.
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...So, which one was the lie?
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I've never time traveled before, except going forwards one day at a time. But I made friends with this super strong super babe named "Power Girl" and while we were fighting crime this weirdo named "Clock King" threw a ring at us and it warped us to the far side of the universe.
We fought to rescue a planet full of hippies led by this muscular cheesy lothario. It was pretty awesome. Also she got married but I think she's broken up with him by now. Long distance relationships can be so hard you know?
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I mean, I'm not saying you're lying! I just. Really?
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Besides if anyone should know insane it's me. I'm a psychiatrist~
[And then just to show off, she glows faintly red and her clothes change. From seemingly no where a long white lab coat sprouts from her shoulders and rolls down her back, and two strands of hair form into black glasses on the tip of her nose. Her skin goes from white to pink and her hair glows blond till she looks for all intents and purposes...like a real doctor,]
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[What that has to do with insanity, she isn't sure]
[Her tongue darts out, wetting her lips] I, uh. Don't think we had sikatrists back home.
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Oh really?! Well you're in for a treat. I specialize in helping people feel better. Working out their problems stuff like that. And in a place like this with magic and identity issues and an unclear direction? It's VERY handy.
[She'll change back now in another flash of red light and glittering red sparkles shaped like diamonds.]
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[Still, there's an extra layer of mistrust behind her eyes now]
Are there lots of people like you where you're from?
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Lots of doctors sure. But I'm probably one of a kind thanks to my circumstances.
And there are lots of people with super powers but I didn't really have any back home. The shape shifty thing is a gem power. You should have one now too!
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How do I find out?
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See sometimes the gems just kind of...activate. But if you play around with it you can usually figure it out. Like the first time I activated a power I was feeling kind of steamed. Thinking about my ex and...
[Reaching behind her back the gem in the small of her back glows red again and she produces a surprisingly large red and black mallet with diamond patterns.]
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So you don't know what sets it off?
That sounds... [Dangerous, says one part. Exciting says another] Strange.
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[She twirls the hammer and it vanishes in another shower of sparkles. She just loves those sparkles.]
I mean sometimes danger sets it off but other then that you just gotta try and feel it~ Just reach down deep and see where your gem guides you.
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[She sits on the ground, crossed legs grinning brightly up at her waiting, watching, hoping for something great]
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[Susan frowns, then closes her eyes, feeling very foolish as she tries to focus on the gem in her belly. Self-reflection is painful at the moment, but she tries anyway, going very still and quiet as she does her best to feel for something there]
[She's in that state for most of five minutes, and getting a cramp in her hip from standing still too long, when a small spark of flame appears in her palm. It grows rapidly while she continues to stand with her eyes closed for a second or two. Then she opens her eyes cautiously, sure she's imagining the strange warmth]
[Then she screams, flinging herself backwards as if she can escape the fire in her palm. It flares up hot and bright, then vanishes, leaving her panting and wide-eyed with horror]
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[Harley springs to her feet cheering]
That was SO COOL! You're a firestarter twisted firestarter! A pyromancer! A firebender! A walking Zippo!
[She is MUCH more excited about this then you are]
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My hand just set alight, and you call that... cool?
[Her voice is shaking. She clearly disagrees with your assessment, even without fully understanding it]
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Well of course I do! I mean...well we should say hot! But then again you didn't get burned didja?
Because I'm betting if you make that fire, you can't get burnt by it!
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[She looks at her - yes, definitely unburned - hand, and bites her lip]
[Very quietly, but with a kind of wry humour] Better late than never, I guess.
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[Because Harley loves some bitter dark humor]
Wouldn't be the first time a gem had a sort of twisted sense of humor about what powers it gives out.
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[la la la avoiding the question]
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[Gestures to the giant gem in the middle of the room]
As for these? Well they are a part of us...and sometimes they operate instinctively. But I think the gem is more like...it shares your brain. So if it does something you weren't expecting it's because it's connected to your emotions and thoughts and needs.
Why don't we try that fire thing again, now that you know what to expect it won't be as scary.
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[She gestures to her ears, her nose and her mouth]
Fire can be pretty useful if you know what you're doing! I mean...in survival movies it's one of the most important things right behind food and water and shelter.
But...and this is just me guessing here. Your lack of desire to play with fire is mired in ire from whatever tragic backstory you bring along with ya.
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