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.
scarlet_devil: ([Adult] With a red moon)

Two truths and a lie event

[personal profile] scarlet_devil 2015-11-05 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
I can hear you just fine.

[ The look on the vampire's face as she turns to look this girl in the eye has a hint of annoyance. ]

Now then, give me you challenge.
makeadragonwannaretire: (Where is harvey dent?)

[personal profile] makeadragonwannaretire 2015-11-05 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[If Azula notices her annoyance, she does not acknowledge it. There are more important things at hand here.]

By the age of fourteen I was already more powerful, more feared, and more accomplished then any adult in my nations army or government save for perhaps my own father.

With my army at my back, we overthrew the last hold out of rebellion in the North by infiltrating their palace and capturing a scared place of worship to them. The rebellion crumbled under a blood red moon that night.

[And for the last one she can't help but grit her teeth because she's not as good a liar as she used to be and it still makes her mad to bring up her mother]

My mother murdered my grandfather at the will of my father, was banished for it, and sought out a spirit that removed her face, gave her a new one and erased her memories out of "Love".
scarlet_devil: ([Adult] Playful)

[personal profile] scarlet_devil 2015-11-05 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Oh, now Miss bat-wings is amused because Azula has gone and given away one of her answers... ]

I'm not sure which of the first two sounds more unlikely.

Is the lie number two, by any chance?
makeadragonwannaretire: (Wanna know how I got these scars?)

[personal profile] makeadragonwannaretire 2015-11-05 09:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Azula is decidedly less amused. Her attempt at a carefully calculated indifference falls into irritation]

Good guess. I was not actually present for that event which is why it was not a victory. Shortly after that I took control of the war and overthrew the largest hold out of rebels left in the world.

[She may just be trying to salvage some of her pride by explaining that. She's already internally screaming at herself for not even being able to trick someone for a game. What happened to the princess who could fool one of the most skilled lie detectors in the world?]

I suppose it's your turn.
scarlet_devil: ([Adult] Confident)

[personal profile] scarlet_devil 2015-11-06 06:23 am (UTC)(link)
Very well.

I am a descendant of Vlad Tepes. [ This of course would be the lie. Remilia's told that lie often, though. ]

I am a vampire that's lived for over five hundred years, and will live for many more.

I can change my form into many shapes, including your own if I so desired.
Edited 2015-11-06 06:26 (UTC)
makeadragonwannaretire: (And I thought my jokes were bad.)

[personal profile] makeadragonwannaretire 2015-11-07 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm...

[Studying her carefully trying to suss out the lie. Her people have stories of spirits like that, though she's never seen one take a form like this.]

Given the nature of this place, I will guess the first one is a lie...because even if it isn't that name means nothing to me so there's no point in bringing it up other then to confuse me.
scarlet_devil: ([Adult] With a red moon)

[personal profile] scarlet_devil 2015-11-07 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
[ Remilia is taking this game as just something fun to pass the time and hopefully get new powers out of it. ]

Well, you're smarter than I thought. ...That was indeed a lie.
makeadragonwannaretire: (Come on I want you to do it HIT ME!)

[personal profile] makeadragonwannaretire 2015-11-07 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
Despite my appearance as of late, it would be wise not to underestimate me.

[She's already trying to suss out her new power. With a flick of her wrist fire crackles to her fingertips in a brilliant blue and her eyes light up]

Yes...FINALLY!

[Another wave and flames explode from both her hands roaring across the room and engulfing a few gems who squeal...and then blink confused as the fire does nothing to harm them. In fact some of them giggle like it's tickling them and someone remarks that their sinuses have cleared up.]

What is this?

[Glaring at the crystal heart now accusingly]
scarlet_devil: ([Adult] Think you're tough?)

[personal profile] scarlet_devil 2015-11-07 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
[ It probably would have hit Remi too if she didn't duck. ]

Watch it, you fool!
makeadragonwannaretire: (Now that was unexpected.)

[personal profile] makeadragonwannaretire 2015-11-07 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[There is some others shouting in a similar fashion but Azula isn't listening. Instead she's created a ball of flame in her hand and she's running her fingers over it.]

Warm...but not hot. Not burning.

[She tries harder making the flame larger, brighter her fingers thrust right through the middle of it but they don't burn and blacken. She is very clearly distraught about this.]
scarlet_devil: ([Adult] With a red moon)

[personal profile] scarlet_devil 2015-11-07 10:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmm, not quite what you were expecting, was it? You're going to have to do these... tasks like the rest of us.

[ And with that tone of voice, it's clear the vampire isn't too thrilled with losing powers herself, though she's more angry than anything. ]
makeadragonwannaretire: (We uh...kill the avatar.)

[personal profile] makeadragonwannaretire 2015-11-08 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
Tasks?

[She snuffs out the flame in her fist though she looks ready to slit throats at any moment]

Explain!
scarlet_devil: ([Adult] Not happy)

[personal profile] scarlet_devil 2015-11-08 08:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ She doesn't like her tone. ]

It's simple. Touch the large gem, and you'll be shown everything you need to know.
makeadragonwannaretire: (You have nothing to threaten me with.)

[personal profile] makeadragonwannaretire 2015-11-09 06:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well she doesn't like your face!]

Hmpf. Absolute foolishness. Giving me fire that doesn't burn, what's even the point.

[Off to have a nice sulk about this turn of events.]