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Test Drive 007

WELCOME TO ATERAT

Here is our Seventh 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!

Helpful Links to Get Started

Arrival & General Information | Setting & Bestiary | Locales & Businesses | Residences & Housing Info | Rules & FAQ (ask questions here!)

I. 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.

II. What Goes Bump in the Night

It looks like Aterat proper has a spirit problem. Maybe you're seeing specters, hearing disembodied voices, your windows rattle when there's no breeze outside. Maybe there are cold spots in your place of business (or your apartment, which is so much worse). Either way, you're 100% convinced you're haunted. Hopefully, someone else believes you, or maybe you're used to feeling crazy.

III. Into the MirrorVerse?

Through the looking glass in every apartment or other residence lies the MirrorVerse, a place of emotion. More information on this mysterious place can be found here.

IV. Try the Network

The Tell-Phone allows for text, video, and audio transmissions to everyone else who has one. Give it a whirl!

V. Wildcard

The above prompts are all options, and there's much more to the setting than what they provide. Do your best (or your worst)!

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Comments

[ask_whydunit]

Too literal, indeed. The mage figured it would be one of the few times he tried his hand at one that it got taken that way. “Just a bit, yeah.” He hummed an agreement with an awkward tone, filing that away to remember later if he spoke with Yin again.

Waver was content to spend most of the walk in silence, still keeping an eye out for anything else that might be waiting to surprise them… But his steps slow once he sees the coloured buildings coming into view, the shades muted in the evening light. “Do you know which building you're in?” He asked, as he considered which way to direct them. Once she was safe inside, the mage would weigh his options ongoing back to the Red Building or stopping into the historium on the other side of the courtyard.

[moonlitrequiem]

Waver is learning about her, and Yin too is filing away how to not take everything so literally. She's just not accustomed to it. Contractors - the people in her world she's most accustomed to - are very quiet, and very literal, possibly due to the severity of their profession.

"Gray," she answers. Though knowing the color doesn't necessarily help her unless she's activating her spirit at the same time, so she adds the specifics, including paces/meters from the fountain and, "A-10. Lower floor," and what direction and how far down the hallway.

[ask_whydunit]

That set their course, and Waver turned them in the direction of the gray building. “Right, that would be this direction, then.” He responded, appreciating the exact details concerning where she lived. Until she got more accustomed to the city, it made sense that she’d keep track of the specific distance between here and the fountain, and it was one of the locations that didn’t seem to change much compared to spaces that shifted and appeared as the world seemed to grow itself at random.

Approaching the door, he opened it and let her in before looking down the hall. It wasn’t too hard to find since the buildings all shared the same layout, even if their colours differed. “And your apartment should be right this way.” He commented over a shoulder. “For the most part, these buildings aren’t messed with by the oddities of this place, and there’s nothing weird going on at the moment. So you shouldn’t have a problem here for now.” Didn’t stop certain people from dropping in and messing with you, but maybe that was just his luck.

Stopping in front of her door, he nodded. “This should be yours, A-10.”

Wrap and start something new for the event?

[moonlitrequiem]

She's not even aware - yet - that the world itself changed and shifted and at some point certain distances might alter. Yin might spend a lot of time at the fountain in her future. The information Waver gives her is greatly appreciated, even if she's not the type to express that gratitude in full.

Yin does manage to give Waver a - still very monotone - "Thank you," for both the information, and him leading the way, but he's managed to make a huge impression on her.

Yes definitely!! I would love to do something with the event :D

[ask_whydunit]

“You’re welcome. Good evening, then.” He offered in return, drawing away from the door to let Yin go inside. He felt a little better about leaving her in the safety of the building, and he was quite ready to put this evening to rest after all the panic and stress of trying to get away from those entities. Waver was a bit prone to exhaustion when exerting himself in most ways, so he made the quiet decision to return to the red building and stay in for the night himself.

[moonlitrequiem]

[[Good end, then. Will you have a log/entry for Waver? I will hit it. I usually go by inspiration lately than proper plans. But I'm sure I can find something for Yin to say / check in, since Waver made an impression.]]

[ask_whydunit]

( Yeah I totally get that. And I definitely intend to, I’m going to try to get something up for him this week or next as long as nothing comes up. <3 )

[moonlitrequiem]

( That's perfect. I'll keep an eye out for it. )