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round 2

ROUND 2 TDM

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?

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Wakay Wakey Eggs and Bakey

[Waka is not a happy prophet, he was immediately on guard - it takes a special kind of being to get the drop on him! He though, as he walks downstairs, being oddly quiet despite the large single-tooth geta he's wearing, as he examines the table. Eggs, looks like pork items - half of a pre-assembled Yakiniku, somekind of porridge, and baked items - only the eggs look like something he's used to, and some kind dark hot drink with a very strong smell.

He can be seen taking very small pieces of each item - including coffee, which he immediately spat out and tossed upon tasting]

What on earth is that?!

[However once he notices someone is watching, he immediately straightens up and tries to pretend that didn't happen]

Out of rat feed

[This is usually more of Amaterasu's thing, but once the surprise of seeing rats running around unchecked wore off, Waka was sitting when a few rats joined on the bench, and he gave a faint little smile]

Ah, Mon Petit l'rat, so you heard about Waka - God's gift to mankind? Perhaps you want to hear me play? Very well.

[A reed flute was pulled from his voluminous sleeves, and a soft, airy melody starts to fill the air, as more rats start to surround him, curiosity piqued by the music]

Murder

[When a body was found, the strange, aloof man made his appearance, arms folded across his chest, the hint of wry amusement gone from his face, as he steps forward, closing the victim's eyes before he bows his head, murmuring what sounds like an apology before stepping back]

Do not be alarmed - that is what they want. Though this place has clouded my gift of prophecy, I assure you that the murderer will be found.

Got Lost, again

[Ryoga made a break for it to get help - deciding he was probably the only person who can make it through the snowy mountainous terrain, even with taking his atrocious sense of direction into account. For once the foot prints he saw wasn't his own - and that was the last thing he noticed before he blacked out and found himself with blankets and Hot Cocoa. Anyone passing by will hear him arguing with the staff]

Guah?! How did I get back here...? I know I didn't just come right back! I know myself - That's just not possible!

Ski for your life, Ryoga Hibiki!

[Monsters aren't new for him, but not while on skis - something he is just competent enough at to not just fall over. God, he hate he had to ask 'what Ranma would do' as the Yeti catches up to him, before he grabs one of the poles and launches it right at the monster like a spear]

Eeeeyah! Get out of here! I'll fend it off!

[He shouted at his fellow Skiers. Do you take the order to run, or stand and fight with him?]

The Pig Prompt

[Snow doesn't change him, but melting snow does as Ryoga knew all too well, as he hurriedly rushed right for the Jacuzzi when a clump of wet, melting snow landed on him, forcing him to leave his clothes outside]

Qwee...?

[He was sure it was this way, and the air did feel a little more humid, so he must be on the track, he tries to sneak by before anyone notices a small little black piglet and risk someone trying to make him dinner]

🌸 option i. (cw death + vague body horror mentions)

[ Honestly, waking up should have felt normal but after what just literally happened to her-- it's so surreal. Almost like a dream. But she looks down and it's decisively not and it makes her question a lot of things.

Hence why she leaves the room, but...

What people might notice that in the outfit she's wearing kind of has a rather distinct and large hole in her clothes, right through her chest-- it looks like a three leaf clover, actually? But she's still covered enough and doesn't seem to be commenting on it, or saying much of anything, actually; she's trying to duck and avoid other people, after all. ]

🌸 option v.

[ Ah, yes.

It's a dead body. She doesn't even flinch at the sight, her violet eyes transfixed on the body. It's only after a few minutes that she finally speaks up, a strange calmness to her voice. ]

[ Unfortunate, but she could honestly care less about their well being; not when they're not one of the people that she actually gives a remote damn about. ]

🌸 wildcard

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Edited 2018-11-01 17:55 (UTC)

[ Roxas has seen some terrible things, but nothing could have prepared him for a literal dead body that had blood pooling around it and such. So he barely hears Sakura as she says those words...but they certainly do register, but he'll just nod, trying to chase the numb feeling away. ]

I can't believe someone would do this to someone else - we've barely had time to figure out anything and now this?

[ Something about that had seems too cruel to him. And they don't even know who did it. ]

Edited 2018-11-01 20:33 (UTC)

option ii.

[ Sometimes there's investigation and sometimes there's... chilling in the jacuzzi because she is honestly so goddamn tired of all the bullshit that the situation is throwing at her, even though she honestly should be used to it, given all the things that Heartseed's done.

But when she's not being stressed over the entire situation and trying to hide her stress under the surface, she's here. In a jacuzzi, trying to relax. Trying being the key word here.

She is also decisively is going to avoid going outside for skiing because 1) she doesn't know how and 2) she's very much an indoors person, sorry. Besides the jacuzzi, she can be found chilling in the restaurant-- not eating, but trying to jot down notes. ]

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option v.

[ Well, shit.

She'll investigate the body, sure, but she sure as hell isn't going to like it, grimacing quite a bit as she looks at the person closest to her with rather wary eyes. ]

wildcard

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all you can eat buffet
[Cyan is completely out of place in the (incredibly clean, brightly lit) hallways of the hotel, and if he weren't so busy staring around him in wide-eyed amazement, he'd be more aware of that fact.

The teenager is well-armed, with a glittering silver sword in the scabbard hanging from his hip, and dressed like he stepped right out of some kind of medieval fantasy story, with a long black cape over a ruffled shirt and striped tunic and ruffled shirt and leather boots.

He's also apparently completely confused by... well, the entirety of the continental breakfast, carefully opening up the pastry display case and grabbing a blueberry muffin, studying a banana, pouring himself a mug of coffee and making a face at the taste. His curious poking around comes to a pause as he comes to a bouquet of beautiful orange-red flowers in a glass vase off to the side, and he runs a finger over the burst of petals, expression going contemplative.]

rat party
[Rats are pretty common, in Cyan's experience. They're just a fact of life for anyone living any life he's ever known, but he's really confused by their presence here.]

Do you think the rats are... pets? [He asks a passerby, while staring up at the clear plastic tubes running along the walls. It's clear from his confusion that he has absolutely never encountered the idea of pet rats before.]

It is possible.

[Waka nods, tapping his chin with the end of his flute]

Or we're in a region where the local religion considers Rats to be sacred and expected to be treated with respect.

[A small black piglet tries to sneak into the Jacuzzi and nearly jumps in - only to hurriedly overcorrect it's trajectory to fall just short of it, landing with a loud squeal]

Kweee!

[That was too close! The pig promptly turns around so it's no longer facing Himeko, front hooves trying to cover it's eyes, just hoping the girl will be done soon]

Do places in your country worship rats? [The stranger is probably from the same country as Bright, or at least the same kind of country, since his appearance and clothes are similar. Cyan's never met anyone else from that far away and all he knows is that they use different swords and wear different clothes and make origami.]

[He shrugs, casually rolling that flute in one hand as he did so]

It is possible, Nippon is a vast land and every village has a local god. Even for someone such as I, there are things I cannot be completely certain about. The possibility is unlikely, but not impossible.

FUD

[Yeah, the alarm alone isn't going to get Atsushi up. He'll turn off the alarm on the tablet, barely registering the fact that he doesn't own one, before rolling over and going back to sleep.

And then a few seconds later he rolls back over and grabs the tablet, because he thought he saw something about breakfast in there.

Needless to say, Atsushi shows up for breakfast. Even if it's early, you can't argue with free food. And, um. He seems to be eating quite a bit of food. Like, there's a whole stack of plates on the table next to him, and he's still going at it.

At least the buffet doesn't seem to run out?]

Exploring

[Time to figure out what this place is like! Even if he's not supposed to be here, it's not like he has anywhere else to really be right now, so he'll take his time looking over everything. He'll be avoiding the pool for Reasons, and he won't even go down that hall of the resort. Instead, he finds himself watching the rats run through the tubes lining the halls.

More interestingly, the rats seem to want to avoid him. If they see him, they speed right past, and anyone familiar with rat body language might be able to tell that they are alarmed. Pretty much as soon as they smell the air, they're out of there.

It's a bit disappointing, but. Well.]

I guess I should have expected that. Oh well.

[Yeah. It's nothing new to him.]

BODY-TOUCHING (CW: gore, PTSD)

[The funny thing is, Atsushi isn't even trying to look for trouble. He's just trying to see if maybe he can try out this 'skiing' thing. But when he goes into the ski shop, he's greeted by the sight of a body torn apart and left behind in the splashes of blood painted by the rather violent death this person had. It's so bad that, at a glance, Atsushi can't even tell who is dead here.

What's worse? This kind of a sight isn't new to him, and he's being reminded of that fact right about now too.

Eyes wide and with his hands clamped down over his mouth, Atsushi backs out of the ski shop. He keeps going until he runs into a wall, and even then he tries to take a step or two more before he seems to realize that something is in the way. And through it all, his eyes never leave the body. He seems locked on and frozen, unable to look away.

He might need some help here.]

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... should we... do something for them? [Cyan's country has a weird relation to religion, but he knows enough to be respectful.]

[Cyan's seen this before, new recruits freezing up at the first sight of battle and needing a captain's firm shout to knock them out of their daze. He's not a captain, and he doesn't know Atsushi at all yet, but he has to do something.

Even if that something is rushing into the room, dark cape fluttering behind him as he draws his sword with a shout.

And then he takes a step back, blue eyes flicking around the room until he's sure there's no one else there. He sheathes his sword, and then turns back to the older boy, looking kind of tired.]

Are you hurt? [There's nothing anyone can do for the corpse, but Atsushi's still alive.]

Non, I do not believe there's anything we need to do beyond leaving them alone.

[Though Waka will keep an ear open just in case, this place is just strange enough]

I think we should be focused on finding out where we are exactly.

We'll find out who did this.

[ She says those words, but is also very much aware that they're completely empty promises. ]

I don't have any idea about where we are. [Cyan confesses.] I've never seen anything like this.

[And he does mean anything. He's from fantasy medieval Europe, and this is extremely not that.]

The way this place is designed is not familiar to me either.

[Moon architecture tend to be clean lines and bright glowing glyphs, and this doesn't correlate to Nippon or Oinu architecture, Ponicle and Demons are right out.]

Perhaps we can find a map of the area somewhere in here.

Ah—!

[ She's quite surprised by the suddenness of a pig coming out of scenic nowhere, even though she's in a swimsuit. ]

Are you okay...?

I asked about leaving, but the inkeepers said that the roads are all blocked off due to the snow.

[The pig seems to become less tense when he realizes she was in a swimsuit when it slowly turns around, nodding quickly]

Squee...

BREAKFAST
The early bird gets the worm. Isn’t that how that trite human phrase goes? But… the second mouse gets the cheese.

Mmm, maybe neither is appropriate for this situation.

Regardless, a lithe, effeminate man in unique bone-framed glasses makes his way downstairs, and he looks extremely put together — his hair freshly washed and styled and his outfit neatly pressed. Probably why he’s “fashionably late”. He doesn’t seem incredibly bothered by the whole situation, but there is an edge of… something in those gold eyes.

Panic? Fear? It’s difficult to place. But he will casually make his way through the breakfast area and… jesus christ, how many plates is he going to fill up?

He brings his three plates completely filled with pastries and fruit and cereal and muffins and everything under the sun to an occupied table and politely clears his throat.

“Is this seat taken?”

RATS
“Vermin,” Szayel scoffs, wearing a brand new sweater from the ski shop. He adjusts his glasses as he watches them skitter to and fro in the pipes, through their colorful habitrails.

“Why would such an upscale establishment allow such creatures loose? Hmph.”

Still, he finds himself intrigued. Rats are a delightfully traditional lab species. Szayel crouches next to one of the sectioned-off areas and offers his gloved hand.

“Perhaps they’re mascots?”

MURDER
“As the only respectable scientist and physician in this hideous place, I insist you let me conduct an autopsy on that body!”

Maybe the deceased was your friend. Maybe you just don’t like seeing bodies being cut up. But this pink-haired man is standing with his arms crossed and looking quite irate.

“How can we accurately determine a cause of death if I don’t investigate thoroughly? Step aside.”

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Edited 2018-11-02 02:02 (UTC)

Wait! [He calls out, when he sees the girl duck down a connecting hallway in a way Cyan instantly recognizes as trying to avoid him.]

Are you all right?

[He glances back, having started to walk off, slowly shaking his head]

Do you not find that rather strange, Mon Ami?

[Cyan has to rush a little bit to catch up with the stranger, once he pulls his attention away from the rats.]

Everything about this is strange!

[ Roxas isn't exactly the wide-eyed idealist, so he's hesitant to agree immediately, but at the same time letting someone get away with this isn't on his itinerary. So, his eyebrows furrow now, with a semblance of determination. ]

I think we will - at this point, we have to. I don't want to say this, but if this person struck once...maybe they might do it again.

[ Many people here might be hesitant to voice that possibility, but Roxas wasn't stupid. He knew it was there. ]

The thing is, if they struck without thinking this through, maybe we'll get lucky enough that they were careless, right? Nobody's perfect.

Edited 2018-11-01 23:09 (UTC)

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ROUND 2 TDM

Waka | Okami | OTA

Ryoga Hibiki | Ranma 1/2

sakura matou | fate/kaleid liner prisma illya

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himeko inaba | kokoro connect

Cyan | The Grim Reaper and an Argent Cavalier

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Atsushi Nakajima | Bungou Stray Dogs

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Szayelaporro Granz | BLEACH | OTA of course!

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