TEST DRIVE MEME

[wearethecrystalmods]

Hello and welcome to the COSMOGRAPHIA TEST DRIVE MEME! This is a place where you can get a feel for your character(s) in the game's setting! A couple quick points before we get down to business:

☆ Please take a look at our Premise, World Information, and our FAQ to get a feel for the rules and setting. This is great if you want to see what the game is about before jumping in!

☆ Test Drive threads are certainly allowed to be used for samples for your application, should you choose to submit one!

SAMPLE SCENARIOS:

A: By whatever means, you've tumbled through a hole into a cavernous temple. Gems suspended in bubbles float about the ceiling, and a large Heartlike gem looms before you. Touching it, whether out of curiosity or frustration, will give you some basic information, but then again, there's no guarantee you're just going to walk up to a giant weird thing in the middle of a giant weird room and touch it, right? Why not take a look around and see for yourself what kind of place this is? Perhaps you'll run into someone in the same predicament as you, or perhaps you'll run into someone who can help explain why there's a weird rock now affixed to your body?

B: It's Thursday in Waverly Bay, and that can mean only one thing: the weekly Farmer's Market is here again! Stalls not only from farmers on the outskirts of town but from crafty residents with interesting homemade items to sell, and businesses looking to attract the Market's crowd are all here! Are you shopping for a good deal on vegetables for dinner? Or perhaps you're getting a feel for the residents, having recently arrived? Or, perhaps, are you an industrious gem who's looking to set up shop? Either way, you're bound to run into somebody in this bustling, busy place.

C: Uh-oh! Looks like you've run into a monster! Apparently, from what little you've heard, you can shapeshift into things and pull a weapon from your gem, and you have some sort of special power, but maybe you don't know what it is yet, or you're still not used to using it? Guess you're going to have to learn on the job. Don't leave your fellow gems hanging if you see them fighting one of these little guys either! You're going to need each other to take 'em down!

Comments

[sociallyarcward]

[Jaune continues on. Glancing periodically at his gem and then at various doors.]

I guess it doesn't matter if we can match on sight---it'd just be nice to know what kind of gem I have fused to me.

[It seems like it'd be easier to identify a gem than it would be to identify his semblance at this point.]

I'll find him later I guess...[Jaune squints and then points at a door several feet down the hall.] Is that it? Or is that more of an...orange?

[aura_spear]

[As she looks over, she nods and turns back to Jaune.]

It could be. The best way to tell is to focus your energy into your gem to open the door.

[sociallyarcward]

[That sounded a lot like aura training. Great. At least he'd been getting a little better at that. Jaune's momentary pout faded a little as he stepped towards the door and to try this whole "gem door opening" trick.]

Right. Here it goes.

[Jaune held out his hand and focused. The words 'open' may have been repeating in his head over and over. However, the door didn't move. Now, whether this was the wrong door or just Jaune failing at actually focusing his energy was just about anyone's guess.]

[aura_spear]

[Glancing at him, she places a hand on his outstretched arm.]

Just concentrate on your gem. Don't think about anything else.

[sociallyarcward]

[A little difficult with you there Pyrrha. But Jaune manages a shaky breath and you can practically see him relaxing a little more. He really does try to hard at everything -- especially when he's trying to impress or when it's his first time. He doesn't want to appear a failure, but at least with Pyrrha he's moved past that. The gem on his palm glows slightly and the door responds by sliding open and revealing a living quarters beyond, sparse but functional.

Jaune had his eyes closed but, when he hears the shifting door, he opens his eyes and grins.]

I did it!

[aura_spear]

[She smiles brightly.]

Well done! I knew you could, Jaune.

[sociallyarcward]

Let's check it out.

[He's not so much excited by the room as he is actually getting his gem and the door to work. It's a living space, so honestly what's to get excited about?]

Oh wow -- there's a little kitchen in here -- that's different!

[aura_spear]

[She steps inside slowly, glancing around. At least it wasn't their shared room back at Beacon.]

Yes. The kitchen and bathroom remain constant from each room. But the room itself is actually magic, and you can change how it appears by imagining how it would look.

[sociallyarcward]

[It's honestly pretty spartan and not very customized at all. It's probably because Jaune wasn't thinking of anything extravagant when he opened the door. The only thing that marks it as having Jaune potential is that there is the crest from his shield painted on the wall over his bed. The colors are all pale blues and grays trimmed in yellow and the room isn't too big -- pretty much perfect for a single occupant to live. Though also enough room to entertain a guest or two -- including comfy chairs to sit on near the bed. If it wasn't so stark one might wonder if this was Jaune's "dream" room. Which, considering he'd shared a room for his entire life, might be the case.]

Really? That...sounds like it could be hard to do. Do you just think about it and it happens or what?

[aura_spear]

[She nods.]

Essentially.

[sociallyarcward]

[Well, might as well test it. Jaune looks at the bed and a second later a pair of blue footed pajamas appeared on it, folded neatly and with a rabbit's face on the front. He smiled.]

Hey, you're right, it does work.

[Jaune unfurls the pajamas as if Pyrrha hasn't seen them all the time from them sharing quarters at Beacon.]

Nice.

[aura_spear]

[She holds back a small smile.]

Well, just be careful. There are some limitations to these rooms, including anything that's created in the room can't be taken out of it.

[sociallyarcward]

[Jaune examines the PJs for a moment and then looks up, draping them over his arm.]

Really? I'd say that's weird -- but I guess compared to a lot of things I've learned in the past few minutes. I guess it's a little random though. Is there a reason?

[aura_spear]

None that we're actually given. But my guess is that the magic is restricted to the room itself. Trying to take anything created here out of the room removes the magic itself, so the item disappears.

We also aren't able to create real food in these rooms, or anything too big. I know some people have modeled their rooms after houses, but I don't think it can be much bigger than that.

[sociallyarcward]

Makes sense...or it's something to go on. I should have known I wasn't going to get that lucky on snack food.

[Jaune sets the pjs on the end of the bed and flops down to have a seat -- no sense in just standing around -- plus he needed to see how comfy this was going to be. He wasn't disappointed.]

Ah well, I'm used to small spaces so I'll probably leave it as is.

[He'd probably redecorate a little -- but space wise he wasn't going to complain.]

What about your room Pyrrha? Have you done much with it?

[aura_spear]

[She's silent, her expression faltering for just a moment.]

...Sort of. I...haven't done too much with it, really.

[sociallyarcward]

Oh.

[Awkward silence pause. He bites his lip, curious to ask but not sure if he should. He decides to change tactics.]

Yeah, it's just a room, not much reason to decorate.

[aura_spear]

[She hesitates for another moment. She'd been putting off returning to her room for a while, for various reasons. But...maybe with Jaune there, it'd be a bit easier.]

If you'd...like to take a look at it...we can.

[sociallyarcward]

[Jaune is here for you! He beams, perhaps a bit too excited. But, hey, he's in a new place and back with his best friend and partner and maybe more.]

Sure. What else have I got to do?

[aura_spear]

[She gives a small smile, and with a motion she'll lead him to her room, making note of how far his room is from hers.

Standing in front of the door, she seems to hesitate and takes a deep breath, before raising her trembling hand. Her gem glows under her glove, and the gem on the door glows in response. Then the door slides open, and Jaune might notice that the room might seem very...familiar.

Actually, he might realize that it's an exact replica of their shared dorm room back in Beacon.]

[sociallyarcward]

[As they walk the halls, Jaune finds himself wondering what Pyrrha's room would be like. He knows Pyrrha pretty well but there are times, like now, where he feels like there's still a lot of things he doesn't know about her yet at all.

He looks over her shoulder once the door is opened by the glow of her gem. He blinks. For some reason, the obvious did not occur to him.]

It...looks like our dorm at Beacon.

[There's a pang in his chest as he sees it. He didn't think seeing four beds and a small, crowded room would make him feel so...sad. Maybe because it was a reminder of all they'd lost and left behind, of memories and team moments before everything went to hell.

He understands now why Pyrrha was more than a little reluctant to come show off her room.]

Wow it's...been awhile since I've seen this place.

[He tries to sound upbeat about it.]

[aura_spear]

[Pyrrha nods a little, taking deep breaths and trying not to shiver as she looks into the room.]

I...actually haven't been in here for a while myself...

[sociallyarcward]

[Jeeze. Jaune lets out a breath, glancing at Pyrrha.]

You can't...change it? I mean...if it bothers you. Can't we make it look like something else?

[aura_spear]

I...I can, technically. But when I first returned here after everything happened back home, and remembered my room was like this, I...realized that I would...never get to see it again.

[She took a shuddering breath.]

So it...it felt wrong to change it. But at the same time I wasn't...wasn't ready to be back in here yet.

[sociallyarcward]

[He understood the sentiment. Pyrrha being here, beside him, continually makes him forget, for a moment, that ultimately she'll be gone whenever they leave this place. Not to mention he doesn't even know if they'll ever be able to reclaim Beacon after what happened. If he's effected by seeing the room, he can only imagine how she feels.]

I...yeah, I get it. Where have you been sleeping then?