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mymemacademy2019-06-01 10:47 am
allforevil) wrote in mymemacademy2019-06-01 10:47 am
TEST DRIVE
Welcome, one and all.
You wake up in a broken down building. Cold, hungry, and a little dirty from the dusty floor. Of course, it's nowhere you recognize and you're bound to be confused and scared.. but no worries. You're not alone.
Loud music can be heard through the broken windows and if you happen to look outside to see where it's coming from, you'll see a bright, lit-up carnival within walking distance. A few blocks down the street. You might even catch sight of another stranger walking towards the only source of life able to be seen in this destroyed city, and if that's not enough to entice you.. maybe the smell of fried and sweet carnival food will.
Either way, when you arrive at the front gates you're greeted with an info booth to the left, and a ticket booth to the right. The information booth has envelopes with the sign "take yours" next to the stack. They're sorted alphabetically and have a bunch of strangers names on them.. but one is definitely yours. Upon opening the envelope, you'll find a pamphlet inside describing your newfound power-- your Quirk, as they call them here. It tells you what it is, and gives you a very basic rundown of how to use it. It's up to you to make it yours, and figure out how you want to use it. Or if you're even going to use it at all.
In the ticket booth, there's a sign in the window that says "Admission is free." You're free to walk in without having to pay, and enjoy yourself to the fullest.
You might want to. It's the last happy moment you'll have in your life.
the games.
It's a carnival, so of course there's plenty of rigged games to test your skills and maybe even win a prize or two. From a shooting range with all the targets being wood cut outs of a superhero, to an old fashioned "throw the ball at this totally not superglued stack of cups to win a prize" game, you'll find an assortment of things to do and fun to have. Every game has a sign somewhere around the stand that reads: REMEMBER: CHEATERS ARE WINNERS. There's a man at every single stall in this park as well and it's always the same guy. Odd, that. Maybe he has 20 twin brothers, or maybe it's something to do with his Quirk?
Either way, games cannot be won without the use of your Quirk. This place is.. sort of like a testing ground, if you will. Get creative with the ways you want to win your prize or if you're a straight laced kind of fellow, just keep failing over and over until you get bored.
The games are as follows:
Shooting Gallery (every target is a different cut out of that one hero, but it's not rigged. The guns are.. extremely realistic. And so is the blood that shoots out of the wood targets...? (it's paint))
Ski-Ball (no matter where you throw them, the balls always seem to go into the "0" hole.)
Ring Toss (The rings won't go around the sticks even with a perfect throw.)
Strength Test (Normal strength won't work here. This is especially good for those with Quirks that make them physically stronger.. or you could just throw a projectile at the bell to win.)
Balloon Darts (Every balloon has a picture of some kind of hero printed on it. This and the All Might shooting gallery aren't rigged.)
Horse Race (The guns won't shoot water, so you'll have to get creative with how to move your horse across the track.)
Ball Throw (Glued to the table. But... if you just destroy the cups, that will count as a win.)
Duck Pond (Just a normal duck pond game. Is there anything more rigged than pure luck?)
These aren't your typical carnival games either. Each prize you win is a ticket, rather than a physical prize. And those tickets can be refundable at the Prize Booth! Though.. it might be better to just let yourself lose than bother with these prizes.
Maybe.
the food.
We'll get to the prizes in a moment, because what's more important is that rumbling in your tummy and the smell of curly fries in the air that'll satisfy that hunger of yours.
...except everything is. Well. It certainly Is. It's all free, but it might be hard to take in what you're about to eat.
MENU:
THE SWEETS CONCESSION:
"BLEEDING HEART CREAM PUFFS" - They're red, they're fluffy, and they're.. beating? These cream puffs look about as realistic as you can possibly get with baked goods, with a bright red cream filling that oozes out with every bite.
"BONE PRETZEL RODS" - They're pretzel rods covered in white chocolate, shaped to make them look like realistic human bones. Maybe.. too realistic..
"BRAIN CUPCAKE" - Little brains made with red velvet and raspberry filling. Delicious yet terrifying.
"ELEPHANT'S EAR" - ........it's an actual elephant ear. Don't. Eat that one.
SAVORY STALLS:
"SAUSAGE LINKS" - You think this will be just one or two, don't you? You weren't prepared for an entire basket of 20 sausage links and ketchup, purposefully put together to look like bleeding intestines.. were you?
"HOTDOG FINGERS" - Are they actually hot dog? Or actually fingers? It's really hard to tell with the mastery of the carving and technique put into cooking these.. but they sure are delicious!
"HAND BURGER" - Burger in the shape of a hand. Yep. That's literally it.
"MEAT TWINKIES" - You might be asking yourself... what is a meat twinkie? Do I want to know? It sounds horrifying, like something that should have never been invented and yet. When you ask for one................. you're simply handed a corn dog on a stick.
BEVERAGES
"BLOOD" - Of course this would be an option. Of course it would. You have the choice between choosing real blood or the fake version, which is a lovely mix of tomato and strawberry juice, with a hint of lemon.
"THE TERRIFYING AND OTHERWORLDY BEVERAGE THAT SOME HAVE COME TO KNOW AS.. COCA-COLA" - Does this really need a description?
(Feel free to make up any other creepy foods/beverages for your characters to try out!)
the prize counter.
Ah, finally.. prizes. Just what you've been waiting for, right? The prize booth is a stand in the back of the carnival, with another one of the same guy standing behind it ominously. You can see what kind of prizes are in store for you from afar, and if you turned your back to them.. I wouldn't blame you.
Because, you see, hanging from the ceiling, stacked on shelves, or hanging up on the wall behind the clerk at the prize counter are countless weapons. Guns, knives, grenades, swords.. anything you can think of. They all have a ticket number next to them, indicating how much they're worth, and they're intimidatingly real. Why would someone be crazy enough to just.. give such awful things away? What kind of person would even do that?
..maybe the same person who kidnapped a bunch of people, gave them super powers, and forced them to attend a carnival.
It's not all bad, though! There's one prize that's very much unlike the others that might catch your eye. A gold box sitting neatly on the counter, simply labeled "Home." The price is 1000 tickets for that one.. and most of the games run at about 100 tickets each win. If you want to see what that prize might be, you better start cheating fast-- before someone wins it first.
ooc.
And that's it! This is the tdm prompts I've written up for you guys, and I've intentionally set it out of the school and the actual murdergame setting to save those interactions and such for the game for real. If you have any questions, leave them in the question thread below and I'll get to you as soon as I can! Remember to check the FAQ and Application pages with information regarding "Quirks" and how to make one for your own character!
And as for the "Home" prize, it's simply an item from home. Any character can win it as it will be restocked as often as it's won, and if you decide to apply after playing on the TDM, the carnival will be game canon (barring retcons of characters who aren't in the game when it starts) so you may keep that item into the actual game upon opening. It's basically a free regain of any item you'd like from their home! If it's too big to fit in a box, it'll be a picture of it and they'll be directed to an area behind them where the real prize is waiting for them.
This is also your orientation and your introduction to the setting, ICly. So welcome to the fun. (NOTE: This was going to be game canon but I realized there's a problem aka characters interacting for voice testing or just to have fun on the TDM who also are not apping. That's a problem because It'd be weird to start people off with retconned memories of certain conversations so instead! This is just a fun TDM to do whatever you'd like! I'll post a different orientation log when the game starts!)
Rosalind "Briar" Graves | OC
[Okay. So this was pretty weird. But fortunately the type of weird she's used to. Which, on reflection, may not be so much fortunate as it is the basis for another few sessions with her therapist once she gets back home.]
[But she's alive (good) and free to move around (also good) even if she is missing all her belongings (not ideal but hopefully fixable).]
[At the moment, she can be found skeptically at the admissions sign, arms folded, her informational envelope in one hand.]
Hm. That feels like a trap. That wording feel like a trap to anyone else?
»Food«
[Briar is looking over the available food with- concern, is probably the best term.]
...Okay. So. Eating the food in situations like this? Typically not a good idea. You know, fae type pomegranate bullshit? But when that's the case it's usually, you know, stuff people would actually want to eat, ever.
I can't tell if this is some kind of double-bluff, or some magical kidnapper who just doesn't get humans, or- someone who just thinks this is normal food, and that's worrying.
food
[ ... ]
...Uh-- Uhhh... [ Damnit, him and his inability to properly talk to women... ] Y-Y-Yeah, it's... uh... yeah... i-it's bad.
[ choromatsu why are you like this ]
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[At least the actual cause of Choro's anxiety is going unnoticed for now?]
[She picks up a can of the "otherwordly" Coke, eyeballing it.]
Any chance you remember getting some kind of invite to an off-season Halloween party or something?
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[ Okay, she's asking him a question, surely he can answer a simple question, right? Can't be that hard! ]
I-- uh... I d-dunno? [ He nervously sweats as he makes some little motions with his hands, as if he was trying to gesticulate. His train of thought's all over the place and the grotesque-looking food nearby isn't helping, among other things. ] I just-- um... th-the... I-I'm confused too-- I...!
[ ...Aw crap, he's blushing now.
choromatsu why are you like this ]
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[Okay, small green man is taking things worse than initially apparent, okay, she can totally help with this maybe.]
[...why wasn't Owen here, he was the good-with-civilians one, she was the punch-the-monster one, this is not a monster punching situation.]
First kidnapping?
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Uh-- O-Okay!
[ Okay, deep breaths. Deep breaths. Count to five. Inhale. Exhale. Getting flustered at a time like this isn't gonna help. ]
Uh-- uh... n-not really...?
[ Wait, should he really be mentioning that to a woman he just met? Then again, she is the one asking if this is his first time being kidnapped.
At least Choromatsu's not strapped to a chair and being threatened by a guy with a chainsaw this time. That's a plus. ]
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O-kay then! So, you've survived crap like this before. That means you've got experience, so it'll be easier this time, right?
[This is absolutely not the healthy way to think about this kind of thing, but it might work short term so she's going for it.]
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I-- uh-- I-- [ Choro awkwardly rubs his upper arm, not making much eye contact. ] I-I mean, I g-guess it's not q-quite as b-bad as th-the last time I was--
[ He accidentally casts a glance at the unsightly food on display and cringes at the sight of them before shifting his gaze downwards.
He still can't stand looking at those so-called cream puffs. ]