crystalclods | Test Drive Meme | August-September 2016


TEST DRIVE MEME
Welcome to the Cosmographia Test Drive Meme! This is a place for you to test out any characters you've been considering for the game or just to splash around in the waters and see what's right for you. Give our infopages a glance over and use the prompts below as a jumping off point! Threads from prompt A and B can be made canon for the game so long as both parties agree to it! Prompts C and D, unfortunately, cannot, as they take their cues from events and Excursions already run in Cosmographia. In short - pick a character, write up a starter and have a blast!
PROMPT A - ARRIVAL
You don't remember getting in this hole but you definitely remember falling out of it. You go tumbling out into the heart of a cavernous temple. Sparkling Gems suspended in bubbles float lazily about the ceiling, just a little out of reach. There's a greenish glow cast over the room by the huge crystal looming before you in the center. It's... curiously heart shaped, now you think to take a closer look at it. If you're curious enough to touch it, you'll get some basic answers about your situation... 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?
PROMPT B - THE FARMER'S MARKET
It's Thursday in Waverly Bay, and that can mean only one thing: the weekly Farmer's Market is here again! The town plaza is all abuzz with activity today. 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! The weather's a little chilly but it's still an excellent place to spend the day, so long as you've got some money to spend. 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.
PROMPT C - INVESTIGATION
Now that you're starting to get a hold of your powers, you've been sent through the warp pads on some kind of mission to the Gem Observatory. From the sounds of things, there's an ancient relic here somewhere that could serve useful for the Gems in the Temple and someone has to go out and find it. ... the only problem is that you're not exactly sure where you should start looking in this place. And on top of that, it's a complete mess. Junk and debris and books and papers everywhere with no clue where this relic could be. You're going to have to do some serious digging to find this thing. And on top of that, you might find that when you try to go back the warp pad you took here has managed to stop working in between your arrival and now. Maybe something went wrong back in the control room? Or the pad itself needs fixing? You'll have to poke around in the guts of the machine to try and figure this one out.
PROMPT D - COMBAT
Uh-oh! Looks like you've run into a monster! These critters can pop up anywhere around Waverly Bay so it doesn't really matter where you were before or what you were up to. All you know now is that you need to buckle down and beat this thing! *Giant Mothwing* - With broad wings that shed scales on the wind, this corrupted Gem bears a striking resemblance to a large moth or butterfly. The body between its wings is no beauty, though - it usually stays rolled into a wheel-like spiral to protect its flat, pinkish gem, but when it uncurls to attack it looks more like a worm with teeth. Yikes! Loud noises make it lash out in agitation. Even when it's not attacking, it flies around restlessly, shedding sharp, glasslike scales that can leave nasty cuts as they whiz past. It'll be hard to get close to it unless it's lured down out of the sky. *Chameleoid* - The shape of this monster's body is more like a tardigrade than a lizard, but its camouflage ability and long, sticky tongue are worth commemorating. The Chameleoid can flatten and expand its body, and change the color and texture of its outer hide to blend in seamlessly with its surroundings, and it uses this ability to duck in and out of battle. Keep an eye out for suspicious movement when it vanishes from view. The Chameleoid shoots out its 20-foot-long tongue to disarm, trip up, and gross out Gems, but it's not averse to eating any small objects it might grab. The inside of its mouth looks softer than the rest of it, so maybe you can turn that to your advantage...? *Strawberry Spider* - Though its long, spindly legs holding it off the ground make it look like a spider, this monster is actually mostly made up of plant material. Trees and strawberry plants are rooted in the corrupted Gem's featureless, geometric body, forming woody legs and blanketing the monster in foliage and strawberries. Its aroma may be sweet, but the Strawberry Spider is ruthless and very, very perturbed. It stands 15 feet tall and 25 feet wide, and its skittering feet move fast to stomp on attacking Gems. Thinking of cutting off a leg? Try it, and hundreds of strawberry runners will immediately sprout from the stump to ensnare you. The strawberries are hungry, and they've got a "taste for blood"... Damaging the plants living on it won't actually hurt the corrupted Gem, and they grow back fast. This will be a tough monster to defeat. *Wildcard Option* - Make your own! You know by now that you've got some special powers just from being a Gem. 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 unique 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!
PROMPT E - WILDCARD
Not into any of these prompts? Thought of something more fun? Go for it!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

I can't say I don't discount the taste of the transferring process.

It is a gorgeous dress, but you seem to be the kind that prefers a nice housecoat.

Prefer? I'd honestly love one! Do you know how comfortable those things are? Let me tell you something, there is a distinct feel between the fancy kinds handmade and the store-brand and I prefer a mixture of both - you do something fancy, you lose the people you try to connect with and go too cheap, you tend to give off the wrong message.

[...what kind of Celestia is this?!}

[This is... quite the different impression Rarity got from Princess Twilight. Something told her that she was very... lasse faire but she nodded.]

I have a lot of selection in my room, and I can bring you one in your size.

That would be wonderful, but if you would be a dear and please help me up? I would love to see what you have to offer, but I can't do it laying on the ground...

Oh, of course. Here, lean on me.

[And Rarity offered her arm for Celestia to take and boost the taller woman up.]

I must say, I'm quite impressed by the fabric this outfit is made of.

[And as she gets a decent leaning on Rarity, she can't help but chuckle.]

It's quite smooth and comfortable. I'd have to say it's quite fancy, probably something you would certainly make.

Indeed. It reminds me of silk, but it's too finely textured. Here we are.

[Opening the door with her free hand, Rarity ushered her to a couch and let Celestia sit before going to a rack and bring it over. They were all fluffy and comfy looking.]

Choose what you like.

Oh, my. Sometimes I forget how much you make!

[Celestia 'hmm's as she looks over the selection before finally choosing one, pulling of a simple pink one that she pulls close to herself and snuggles]

Oh, this is just right! Right feeling, right make, right style...!

Good. I'll go get you something to wear under it, and you can use my room to change. Can you make it through the door?

[Rarity gestured to the door next to them, the one that wasn't the entrance.]

I'm sure I can make it to the other room. It'll be something of a learning experience.

[She stands up awkwardly, but she goes to make it into the other room, her legs a little wobbly.]

All right.

[Going to her dressers, she selected a pair of comfy leggings and a t-shirt, and waited for a few minutes to let Celestia get ready and decent.]

Princess? I'm coming in. Here's your things.

I'm ready!

[When Rarity comes in, she'll find Celestia already in the robes, her gown and regalia scattered across wherever she can toss it, the sole exception being her tiara.]

Thank you, Rarity. I know I'm being a bother to you with all of this, though...

Oh not at all! It's not every day one such as myself gets to choose a princesses casual wear.

[Taking the clothes, she smiles at the fashion designer]

I should repay you somehow. It doesn't feel right just taking things from you.

Darling, considering we come here with nothing, think of it as a freebie. I might ask you to model for me a little, but I couldn't do that... I think.

But at the same time, I love making clothing for people I know.

Rarity, if you want me to model, I can model my heart out for you. I may be a princess, but I'm going to be quite honest with you - hiding behind a title does nothing to help anyone.

Practical, I like that. Well darling, I think we can come to an arrangement!

For now, lets get you dressed in these. They're a bit more hugging than the robe but you cannot go out and about without something on underneath it.

Alright...

[With the clothes in hand, Celestia goes to remove the housecoat, then stops briefly.]

Now, I know you want me to see if they fit, but don't you think standing around to see is a little... Wrong?

[It's teasing, but she hopes her message gets across.]

[Rarity blinked and then flushed red as she slipped out of the room quick as a flash.

Heart beating, she fanned herself.] Calm down self, she's just your friends teacher, even if she is... amazing really...

[It takes a bit, but Celestia finally steps out, fully dressed.]

How do I look?

Ah, perfect! I thought they would fit well.

Thanks. Hopefully I'll be able to get some clothes of my own so I won't be bumming off of you.

Well I wouldn't mind making more for you.

Are you certain? I mean, it's very nice of you to do so, but my title means practically nothing here. I shouldn't get special treatment because of that.

Oh it's not special, I've made clothing for a lot of people here.

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