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rapturefree2015-09-15 09:36 pm
rapturemod) wrote in rapturefree2015-09-15 09:36 pm
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baby you can drive my car
It's anticipated. It's expected. We're all about expectations, aren't we? Sort of? Maybe? Regardless, it's the first official
You probably know the drill by now. If you don't, here's a quick rundown: test drive memes are a game's way of gauging interest and such. It's a way to play around in the environment without the commitment of apping, maybe see how well that character you're considering gels with the setting. This one will be open indefinitely, or at least until further notice. You don't need to be apped to the game to test drive a character, or even reserved, or even want to reserve. However, if your interest is indeed piqued, reserves are thisaway, applications thataway.
As of this writing, we don't consider anything that happens in the TDM canon unless you'd like to transfer any threads that happen here to the main comms (provided they don't interfere with pre-established game events, of course). TDM threads are just a way to get a feel for a game, or in case you need that pesky writing sample for an app in progress. We don't recommend you do a standard intro post, however - save that for the game proper!
We don't have a set entry date for the game proper just yet. Once we accumulate some interest, we'll be sure to let you know!
Some resources we recommend that you check out if interest continues to abound:
PROMPTS:
TEST DRIVE MEME
As of this writing, we don't consider anything that happens in the TDM canon unless you'd like to transfer any threads that happen here to the main comms (provided they don't interfere with pre-established game events, of course). TDM threads are just a way to get a feel for a game, or in case you need that pesky writing sample for an app in progress. We don't recommend you do a standard intro post, however - save that for the game proper!
We don't have a set entry date for the game proper just yet. Once we accumulate some interest, we'll be sure to let you know!
Some resources we recommend that you check out if interest continues to abound:
PROMPTS:
i. do you hear the people sing?
You've heard the rumors circulating about Atlas and his bandits for months. Even the upper echelons of Rapture's high society were having trouble burying their concern under the careful veneer of professionalism. What you didn't expect was an open attack. You'd just been passing by, but the poor souls who lived and shopped and made their living on this street have just found their entire livelihood set aflame. People are saying it's a bombing, while others protest that it must have been something down in maintenance.
Right now, it doesn't really matter one way or the other. The homes and storefronts have been reduced to sheeting flame as hairline cracks go cobwebbing up the glass, the only thing separating the city from a watery grave. Whether you choose to get the hell out of dodge or help the wailing survivors is up to you, but regardless of what you choose to do, this section of Rapture is rapidly coming apart at the seams.
You've heard the rumors circulating about Atlas and his bandits for months. Even the upper echelons of Rapture's high society were having trouble burying their concern under the careful veneer of professionalism. What you didn't expect was an open attack. You'd just been passing by, but the poor souls who lived and shopped and made their living on this street have just found their entire livelihood set aflame. People are saying it's a bombing, while others protest that it must have been something down in maintenance.
Right now, it doesn't really matter one way or the other. The homes and storefronts have been reduced to sheeting flame as hairline cracks go cobwebbing up the glass, the only thing separating the city from a watery grave. Whether you choose to get the hell out of dodge or help the wailing survivors is up to you, but regardless of what you choose to do, this section of Rapture is rapidly coming apart at the seams.
ii. who's your daddy?
You've no clue whose bright idea it was to tail the Little Sister. It might have been some gang of spliced-up nobodies thirsty for some extra ADAM. It might have been your best friend's idiot plan. Hell, it might have even been yours. All you know is that no matter how appealing the thought seemed at the time, you and yours are in for a world of hurt. The Little Sister just had to shriek once and her armored protector came barreling into the scene, drill humming to life with a sinister whine. Guilty as charged or caught in the crossfire, you're in for the fight of your life with a Big Daddy, one of the most dangerous things in Rapture. Good luck.
You've no clue whose bright idea it was to tail the Little Sister. It might have been some gang of spliced-up nobodies thirsty for some extra ADAM. It might have been your best friend's idiot plan. Hell, it might have even been yours. All you know is that no matter how appealing the thought seemed at the time, you and yours are in for a world of hurt. The Little Sister just had to shriek once and her armored protector came barreling into the scene, drill humming to life with a sinister whine. Guilty as charged or caught in the crossfire, you're in for the fight of your life with a Big Daddy, one of the most dangerous things in Rapture. Good luck.
iii. a part of the masterpiece
Fort Frolic, they say, is the hub for creative artistry. Sander Cohen is either a wildly inspired artistic genius or a madman depending on who you ask, but the alcohol runs the same no matter how you slice it. For tonight, the Fort is yours to enjoy at your leisure. Take a gander, gamble everything you've got, have a drink, maybe sit in for a show. The only thing Cohen loves more than his exclusivity is rampant attention, and tonight he's on full display. He's even torturing - er, entertaining a lucky pair of dancers in Fleet Hall! Don't mind the wires threaded in and out of their clothing, doubtless unspooled over all those important parts of the nervous system and ready to unleash a burst of fatal electricity at a moment's notice. They've got to be just for show.
One thing is certain about the possibly-deranged Sander Cohen, after all: he certainly keeps you on your toes!
One thing is certain about the possibly-deranged Sander Cohen, after all: he certainly keeps you on your toes!
iv. wild card! make up your own scenario
We prefer third-person, present tense prose, but if you're just in it for the fun you can write in whatever floats your pontoon. Have fun!
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The drill retracts, exposing the scarlet glow of the metal hulk's eyes as it peers after them. With a single stroke of her wings, Lapis launches herself into the air, landing lightly on the stairs.
She knows nothing about this human. It would be most prudent to go, and save herself.
But the nagging reminder that Steven wouldn't have is enough to bring her pause.
"I can get away from here," she says, her confidence undimmed even as one of the brute's armored hands starts tearing away at the flimsy wood separating it from them. Nothing so heavy and lumbering could possibly be able to lift itself into the air. "But I can't take you with me."
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The comment has her scowling. "Then save yourself!" she calls out, feeling like a fool for trying to help the girl-thing. What would Booker have done, Elizabeth wonders as she starts stumbling through the wrecked shop. Making it towards the stares is out of the question now, the Big Daddy has its eyes set on the other now and this is her only opportunity to save herself. Elizabeth looks around, trying not to panic, and spots a door in the back of the shop. It could be a supply closet death trap, or it could be a back door to freedom. She bolts for it.
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She cannot give everything she is for a human. Not again. But this one tried to save her, even without having known her. Steven would have done the same. Steven has done the same.
It will have to be enough.
Her wings cleave the air with a neat stroke that sends her soaring upward, and, after the briefest moment of deliberation - she dives, wings folding tightly to her back as she lands on the beast's creaking metal back. She wraps fingers around the metal rungs along the back of its head, clinging on for all she is worth.
"Go," she says between teeth gritted with concentration.
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Elizabeth throws the door open and her relief is nearly palpable as she sees another thoroughfare on this side, almost like a back alley if this were a normal city layout. She has to trust that the girl will be alright and she dashes along this street looking for a better place to hide. Luckily there is a set of blockades hobbled together, by whom she doesn't know, and she ducks behind one and remains still. While she catches her breath she listens for the Big Daddy.
tw for gun violence
The human vanishes through the door. That will have to be enough time - she can't hold this thing down forever. It's not at all like Jasper. At least then she had some measure of control. But here, now, this thing is too wild and uncontained.
She releases it and wings sharply upward, away. There's a sharp crack from below and a terrible pain slams into her leg. Something has - has lodged itself there. Something small. It feels like it's burning.
Lapis twists, wheeling away, and shoots through the door through which the human fled. She lands in an inelegant skid, tumbling down the alleyway it opens to. She collides with something but can do no more than lie there, winded.