ROUND 2 TDM

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TEST DRIVE MEME

This is the test drive meme for The Resort. Feel free to use this to voicetest, gather samples for your potential app, or just have fun in the setting! Reserves open on November 9th. Hit up our Round FAQ with any other questions.

Feel free to come up with your own scenarios as well! This is just a sampling of scenarios that may come up during gameplay.

1. MORNING WAKEUP CALL

You wake up with a start in a hotel room - one with a single bed and it's own bathroom - due to the buzzing of an alarm on a Tablet by the bedside. You're in the clothes you last remember being in, but you sure as hell don't remember checking into a hotel or resort for the night...

There's a message from 'Resort Staff' after you manage to turn off the horrible noise, letting you know there's breakfast for all of the guests down at the Restaurant.

It's 7am, but if you don't ignore it and go back to sleep, there's a continental breakfast buffet spread out at the Restaurant, just like they said there would be. It's all free of charge, too...which is good, because you certainly didn't pay to come here. Maybe getting some breakfast first before demanding to see the management is a good idea - and you can also find out who else got brought here against their will, too.

2. RESORT EXPLORING

So, after your meal (or just more sleep), you're bright eyed, bushy tailed, ready to take on the day and find out what the hell is going on. However, the Staff is all cheerful but evasive, saying that you signed in last night, and even helpfully showing you your signature in their guestbook. And while you know that's a crock of bullshit, they're very insistent that you're here for a week stay...

If you decide to check the Resort out, you'll quickly find that the upper floors are currently undergoing maintenance. But, there's a Ski shop nearby - which isn't surprising, considering that the outdoor courtyard is snowed in. There's also an indoor pool and an outdoor Jacuzzi in case you want to soak in style! And there's a bathing suit in your room, along with a change of clothing...

There's also plenty of empty or unused rooms, oddly enough. Though the strangest thing about this entire hotel is all of the rats. They're all clean, tame, and friendly - but it's downright odd to see a bunch of multi-colored rats skittering about either in special sectioned off areas for them, or up in tubes on the walls, much like a really elaborate hamster run. If you decide to go near them in a sectioned off area, they'll happily just hang out with you doing rat things. Huh. And as long as you're friendly with them, nothing seems to happen. But if you're unfriendly...?

Well. Maybe some things are better left untried.

3. SKI TIME

So you've explored the hotel and seen all the sights you could. Now you're ready to brave the slopes with whatever equipment you took from the Ski shop (all free of charge, again), and have some FUN! Or just see what the outside is like in this weird place you found yourself in, either or. It's cold, but not too cold - and the snow outside is perfect for skiing and sledding. There are three slopes, all ranging from bunny to advanced, and there's even a Ski lift for you to get up there on! If you don't want to go on the slopes, there are some smaller hills to sled down on.

3-A. SKI.....TIME...?

It happens before you can even realize it. You're having a grand old time down on one of the slopes, going at a high speed, wind in your hair and the snowy landscape whizzing by you. It's perfect, except -

- hang on -

What the fuck is that?!

You manage to dodge it in time, but it simply follows after you at a high rate of speed, scraggly arms and legs flailing as it skitters across the snow. Out of the corner of your eye, you see an unlucky skiier get eaten in a single gulp, the horrifying creature barely stopping before beginning to chase you again.

It seems you'll have to ski for your life.

4. FOREST BREAKOUT

Alright, you're done with Skiing and this weird-ass Resort. It's time to brave the wilderness and get the hell out of this place. As you go into the forest, for a while, it's just you and the snow... But then it gets darker. And darker. And there's no end to the forest itself...

You hear whispers. Wolves growl and snarl in your ears, the trees - are they moving? Has a dense fog settled in, making it hard to tell where you're going? Why...why is there another set of footprints in the snow next to you? Your ears are ringing, your head hurts, y̝ơ͍̻̲̥̟u'̰͈̯̞̖̪͜v͙͚̙̘̲̝̖͢e̖̲̟̟̮̯ ̖̙͟m̗͙͍̙͢a̷̬̹̠̬d̡̼͙̳̭ͅe͏̱ ̖͔̠̭̺̬͝ͅá̯̪ ̹̻̠͖m̥̜̫̤̯i̘̲͈̼̮s̼̙͔͎̠̦̘t̪͠á͇̣̫͎̜̻k̫͎̠̫̦̻é̯-͓͍͘

And then you wake up on one of the hotel couches in the lobby, with a Staff Member smiling indulgently over you with a cup of hot cocoa in their hands, going on about how you just came right in and took a nap.

Hm.

5. RESORT MURDER

Somehow, you knew it was going to get worse. And when one of your fellow Guests end up dead, that just cemented it for you. Someone has been killed - in a horrible way - and now you have to suspect each other. Will you check out the body? Mourn for the dead? Or lay a critical eye on your fellow Guests, watching each of them carefully for any sign of Otherness? That person in the corner of the room - did their neck just bulge unnaturally a little? Are those fangs shining in that person's mouth? What about the people in the rooms next to yours? Don't you think they talk a little weirdly, move just a little unnaturally?

Will you do something about it, before they get you?

Comments

akira kurusu | p5

[purrtagonist]

A. Rats

[SO. . . ANYWAY. . . one of your fellow captives is wandering around the resort looking cool, calm and collected as usual, as though this really is some kind of winter vacation and not a mass kidnapping. haha! such composure! but if that wasn't odd enough, you might want to check out the rat nestled in his unruly curls]

Doooo you have any cheese?

[uh]

I don't know what kind. Camembert? Cheddar? Swiss? Maybe he's a mozzarella fan. . .

[hm]

B. Ski. . . time. . .???

[soooo there's a yeti terrorizing the ski slopes. that kind of sucks? and considering the yeti is devouring people in single gulps, it's probably a wise idea to steer clear of the skiing areas. but if you aren't wise (aha) and happen to be around the slopes today anyway, or just plain unlucky enough to be chased by said yeti, you might find that the creature has a passenger]

[a scruffy looking teen, latched to the yeti's neck like a remora on a shark, holding on for dear life so he doesn't get thrown into a snow bank as the monster charges down the hill. how. . . did he even get there. . .]

[well, that probably doesn't matter]

Look out! Make room! Move the hell out of the way. . .!

C. Forest Breakout

[the forest venture is an unsuccessful one that leaves Akira seated on one of the hotel couches, staring at a mug of steaming hot cocoa bundled between his palms. his brows are furrowed, mouth turned downward into a frustrated frown, and he doesn't look too open for conversation. but hey! if you too attempted to leave the resort via the forest, maybe it's time to commiserate a little?]

D. Wildcard

[HIT ME UP WITH ANYTHING, I'm easy!]

ffforest time!!!

[kidsmeal]

EEEEAAAAHHHH!!!!!

[RAMUDA COMES RUNNING AT HIM IMMEDIATELY WHEN HE SEES HIM AND SLAMS HIS HANDS DOWN ON THE COUCH ARM!!! Hi Akira!!!]

You!! It happened to you too, didn't it?!

[waking back up in the hotel, he means.]

1/2

[purrtagonist]

[JESUS MARY AND JOSPEH WHAT THE FUCK]

[purrtagonist]

[it's a miracle Akira doesn't spill his hot chocolate all over the place when he starts thanks to Ramuda's rather enthusiastic greeting, tbh. but he manages to save it, one hand pressed over the top as a lid. like, just in case]

Define "it."

[uh]

If I told you everything that happened to me during my lifetime we'd be here all day.

[kidsmeal]

You can tell me your life story later! I don't care about that right now.

[ramuda just kind of stares at him really intensely!!!]

But you knoooooooooow! The forest! You were out there too, weren't you~?

c.

[messianic]

[Ha ha, that's funny. Minato has not attempted to leave the resort (it's cold and snowy out there, and warm and cozy in here), so he's just bundled in a blanket, cup of cocoa in his hand, watching Akira with an arched eyebrow.]

... Did you have that bad of a time out there?

[purrtagonist]

I almost got eaten by a yeti.

[in case Minato needed validation that his choice to stay inside was a good one]

[. . . anyway, Akira is following that up with a slow sip of his cocoa]

[messianic]

[...]

That's not a metaphor for something, is it...

rats

[rightminded]

[ stares

at

him

blankly.

hm. this is unfortunate. ]

... no.

[purrtagonist]

[ah]

[oh]

[um]

[hm]

[this is very unfortunate]

[. . .]

Ah, well. Maybe I'll have cheddar luck with the next person I ask.

[no]

1/2

[rightminded]

[ why does this have to be the person who so totally fucked up his everything? ]

[rightminded]

I brielieve you just might, [ Akechi counters, the look on his face a bit flat. ]

A

[moonlightbeast]

[As it would happen, Atsushi does have some cheese! Cheddar, actually. He cut up some to eat with crackers, as a snack. He's been snacking all day, but details.

But he also sees that rat, and said rat seems Unsure about Atsushi. 'Not sure if predator', if that makes sense. And Atsushi looks at the rat, then down at his plate, then up to Akira.]

I thought rats were scavengers.

[No, he has not offered his cheese yet. But the plate is right there in his hand.]

[purrtagonist]

[sloooowly reaches out to snag a piece of cheese, although Atsushi can slap his hand away if he wants to]

I'm helping him out.

[by, you know. scavenging for food. . . from other resort guests. . . or something]

[moonlightbeast]

[Sloooowly pulling the plate back, and stuffing a piece of cheese in his mouth. Manners, Akira.]

They seem well-fed for rats. I think they're someone's pets.

rats

[dereban]

[ Inaba, on the other hand, is looking at him with a rather judgmental look in her eyes, hands rested on her hips as she lets out a rather heavy sigh. ]

I don't, have you checked the kitchen? But more important question. He's not gonna go Ratatouille on you, is he?

[purrtagonist]

[Akira is completely unfazed but that judgmental look, staring right back at her with a bland expression]

He might. In which case, lunch will be on me.

[because in the movie the rat controlled the human to cook, right. . . get it. get it!1]

[dereban]

I just hope that's not literally. [ She understood what she meant, but look, it's a not an animated cartoon rat, it's an actual one. ]

a

[13thpromise]

[ Stare... ]

I have cheese crackers?

[ ..... ]

Did you just adopt that rat?

[purrtagonist]

He was lonely.

[. . . uh. . .]

I think. I don't actually know, since I don't speak rat.

a

[sworders]

[ ... Ah. ]

I have a cheese... danish?

[purrtagonist]

[CONSIDERING PAUSE]

Acceptable. I'll take one.

B!

[perfeccion]

[Either Szayel hasn't noticed the yeti, or he doesn't care. He's paused to look at a map of the mountain, stopped at the side of one of the runs. He's dressed garishly, in a vintage-style one piece snowsuit in purple and white with a matching knitted pom-pom hat.

He watches the yeti chase after another skiier down the slope with some young man on its back.

Huh.]

Hoooooyyyyyy~ You there! Boy! You shouldn't hassle the wildlife, you know!

[purrtagonist]

[oooooh my god]

[somehow, Akira manages to hear that taunt over the side of the wind whipping wildly past his ears. he raises his voice and yells back, words shaking with every stride the yeti takes]

Thanks for the sage advice, old man!!

[payback for being referred to as "boy"]

Forest!

[enter_the_darkness]

[ Meanwhile, he's sitting there with a pretty intense look on his face, arms folded over his chest, eyes firmly resting on a certain person.

... You know, the one that tried to feed the crap about them falling asleep on the couch, and all that! That asshole. ]

As if I'd ever be so stupid as to believe that...