Test Drive - 004

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TEST DRIVE 004

Welcome to Aterat!

Here is our forth Test Drive Meme! There are a lot of areas of the city to explore, so please have a look around! In case you need a little help getting started, I've included a few prompts below, or feel free to start your own! Exploration and player initiative are the names of the game here!

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A. Crash into Me

Not exactly, but close enough. You have just arrived and received a strange satchel from a tiny, strange little man and are left more or less to your own devices (more information on what to expect upon arrival can be found here)! Follow directions to the north and check out the housing, or maybe have a look around the Historium and try to get some information from that giant glowing ball, see what you can waste your meager starter coin on in the Market District, or maybe just meet the neighbors.

B. A Winter's Ball

What brand new ballroom would be complete without a fancy new winter's ball to break it in? Things are a little strange at the ballroom (check the prompts) with mistletoe that traps you for a kiss with a random passerby, strange gray meringue that makes you willing to overshare, not to mention the fact that one of your strange possible overlords funded the whole thing. What's the worst that could happen?

C. We're all hanging out at the park, right?

The park near the Complex has become a glittering expanse of show! Children and adults alike build snowmen and even sled down some of the higher hills in the area. There are stands around the park selling hot chocolate, coffee, tea, and cider, as well as sweets and wrapped snacks for the day in the park. Speckling the park at regular intervals are standing fire pits designed to ward away the cold and allow for gatherings and conversation.

The pond in the park has frozen over as well, affording the abilities to ice skate as the ever-industrious Raimon is renting skates, and maybe even challenge people to a hockey game. How hard could it be to find some makeshift pucks and other accoutrements in order to play a game?

Tell Phone

The Tell Phones everyone are provided when they arrive are capable of voice transmission and texting as well and photo texts!

NAVIGATION

Comments

[areasontohope]

"A concern?" Yuki asked. And then he shook his head. "I'm sorry, maybe that's too personal a question and I'm being rude."

And he really didn't want to be rude here.

[doubled_speed]

"I need, at minimum, three times the normal food intake as a normal human just to avoid starving," Tommy answered with a shrug.

[areasontohope]

That had Yuki cock his head to the side as they continued walking. "Is that..because of what you can do?" That had to explain it really though he had no real idea how the other had moved so fast.

[doubled_speed]

"Bingo. IMagine running as fast as you can for a really long time. You get hungry, right? Well, I'm like that."

Except even more.

[areasontohope]

"I..I see." Yuki replied, trying his best to imagine how much fuel that took to accomplish as he kept walking along.

"Last I knew they sold different foods near the Coliseum too. I just don't know if that would help or not." Most of it was considered 'street food' by the locals, but Yuki enjoyed it.

[doubled_speed]

Don't imagine, man. It'll break the brain.

"Cool. Plenty of businesses to buy from then."

[areasontohope]

He smiled because if the man had to eat, then at least he was somewhere there was plenty of food and he wouldn't have to go far. But he did want to see if this one could be termed a superhero, much like he'd accused Kyo of not being.

But soon they approached the Coliseum and there were announcements of what it was everywhere. The vendors were out hawking their wares of course and the salty pretzels were definitely a favourite.

"Guess I don't need to tell you that we're here."

[doubled_speed]

Damn, this place was big. Tommy was grinning. This could be fun.

"I don't think you do. Guess this could be a way for me to make some money, provided they allow powers."

Granted he doesn't think blowing up monsters counts as a valid win.

[areasontohope]

"I really don't know." Yuki replied. He had no idea what the other could do other than to move really fast. But if he found out he was competing, he might be tempted to purchase a ticket and go see. He could just see it too, all the girls swooning over him and people throwing flowers down or confetti as he'd heard people did when their favourite champion won.

But then he pointed. "They have the registration over there. Do you want to go over and sign up or explore more?"

[doubled_speed]

"I'll probably want to explore more first. Probably not fair to Speedy to sign up while he's with me," Tommy noted, his hand settling lightly on his bag. And of course there was another noise.

[areasontohope]

"Speedy?" Yuki asked, grey eyes immediately shifting to the bag at the other's side. He had no idea what the other actually had in there but he wasn't sure that it sounded as if it was happy to be cooped up like that.

[doubled_speed]

Well, guess it was time for the reveal. Tommy undid the clasps he always secured when traveling a lot, and stuck his arm into the bag. Soon he was hauling it out with a baby sloth wrapped around his wrist.

"Yuki, Speedy. Speedy, Yuki."

[areasontohope]

Yuki just smiled when he saw the baby sloth. "I've never seen one of those up close and personal." He looked up at Tommy and shook his head. "Is he hungry? What sort of food does it even eat?"