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TEST DRIVE 001

Welcome to Aterat!

Here is our first ever 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!

NOTE: While you do need an invite to apply to the game, you do NOT need one to tag or top level on the Test Drive!

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A. Welcome to the Jungle

The URBAN jungle, that is. 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, see what you can waste your meager starter coin on in the Market District, or maybe just meet the neighbors.

B. We've Got Fun and Games

At least there's entertainment. In various parts of the city, there are street performers, slight of hand tricksters, and probably a game or two of poker in one tavern or another (there are several to be found, after all). Start up a game of darts, or just sit broodily in a corner and watch the others coming and going.

C. You can have anything you want but you better not take it for free

The Harbor District is a rough joint. There are pickpockets, swindlers, but also hardworking folk and more than a few buildings that seem to be locked. It sure would be a shame if someone were to go about performing some casual Breaking & Entering...you know, as long as you don't get caught. There are guards around, though not nearly as many here as in the other districts. It's almost as though they like to avoid the place. People talk about wererats in the shadows at night and it's not unheard of for the unaware to go missing when they're traveling around here after dark...

D. What's that smell?

As if being carted off to what looks like a city out of a video game weren't bad enough, there's an entire district to the northeast that seems to be walled off, warded, and in all ways inaccessible. According to the sign, it's the cemetery...and boy does it smell.

E. Speaking Crystal

You could always take a look at the instructions that came with your crystal and see who else is listening. Remember, though, these devices are Voice Only and cannot be filtered. If you speak, anyone with a crystal can and will hear you. Now, whether or not they choose to respond is another thing entirely.

If you have any questions at all about setting or what is or isn't acceptable, please submit it on the FAQ!

If you would like to explore any aspect of the setting more indepth, please PM the mod account OR comment here! All comments are screened!

» N A V I G A T I O N

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

You're asking a lot and giving... nothing. [ He sounds like he's bored, unimpressed. ]

I am from the Sol System, my home was a place called The Reef. It was located in an asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. [ His voice took a tone of condescension as he continued, it increasing as he listed his titles off. ] My sister was the Queen of the Reef, making me the Prince of the Reef, advisor to the queen, and master of intelligence.

[ There's a pause. He was sure he was special, but he couldn't speak for anyone else. ]

I am willing to share more after you share something about where you are from and yourself.

Edited (i'm not sure... how i lost a closing tag there) 2020-06-26 02:32 (UTC)

I did not know anyone would be curious about me. [ But she finds it amusing that someone is. ]

Do you expect to be called Prince? [ There's just a hint of amusement in her tone. ]

I'm from a Earth. I was born in Ust-Ordynsky, Russia.

I am surprised you thought you would get information for free. [ He was less than impressed. She may get the feeling that it's less because of her and more at the situation they're in. ]

Did you live in the City under the Tower, or out in the wilds?

Nothing is ever for free. [ A lesson she's learned all too well. ] Though, what one offers for free says much about them. [ She pauses. ]

My family had a farm. I lived there until I was six.

[ She was right about what people gave away says much about them. ]

A farm... I have not been to one of those in a very long time. [ He sounded far away as his voice trailed off, a pause ensuing after. ]

Before my sister was Queen, I lived in a forest. I kept eagles.

I have not returned in a very long time. [ The faintest hint of regret can be picked up for just a second before her tone falls flat again. ]

Did you have to leave the forest after she was Queen?

I left when she became Queen and we moved to the Reef. On its own the Reef keeps no life, but it was able to be populated.

[ There was a pause, then a bit softer. ] I miss my birds.

...After the farm, where did you wander?

It is unfortunate you had to leave. I wonder, do you think they miss you? [ An earnest question. ]

I was taken from the farm to a place called Limbo.

No, I don't think I am missed. [ His tone flat, uncharacteristic compared to the rest of their conversation. ] ...I fear those that are not forward facing do not gain the affection of the many they protect.

[ There's a thoughtful pause. ] Taken by force? Or taken more like a migration?

Is that so? You sound very certain of that.

[ She pauses herself while she considers whether or not tell the truth. In the end she decides on truth, what is there to lose? ] Taken. I suppose you would say kidnapped.

[ He just makes a noise of confirmation that he is very certain ]

[ There's a pause that lasts just long enough for her to wonder if he was going to respond or not. ]

Did you make them regret taking you?

[ she chuckles very lightly. ] Yes. It took me many years to do so, but eventually I made everyone regret having taken me. And now Limbo is mine.

That's good. Sometimes a perfect plan takes years to set up. [ There's a hint of approval in his voice. ]

[ She should start to get the sense that he will continue to ask questions without giving anything unless she asks him something. ] What kind of place is Limbo?

Indeed. And I had nothing but time. Have you had experience with long plans?

[ She pauses before answering. ] Hell.

Test Drive - 001

E. Speaking Crystal

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