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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!)
Food
Odd... I'm wondering how they got the pastry to beat like a heart. [A small smile spreads across his lips.] It's quite impressive when you think about it.
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Wh-What do you mean impressive?! It's creepy as hell!
[ Well, admittedly, it's impressive in a "how the fuck is that cream puff beating like that" sort of way, but Choromatsu thinks he might be better off never knowing the reason why.
It's a rather disturbing kind of impressive. ]
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Perhaps it's not to your taste, but look. [He gingerly picks up the pastry and holds it out in his palm.] There are no air pumps or anything connected to this treat. It beats all on its own. It's certainly not something you see every day.
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[ Choromatsu's about as normal as a gag anime character can get. Which is not very. Not that it's obvious yet, mind you.
He takes a step back, once again recoiling at the cream puff as it's being held out. ] Oi! Y-You don't have to hold it like that!
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What's the matter? Don't tell me you're afraid of an artistic cream puff!
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...Artistic?! How is this artistic?! It's--
[ Great, now Choro's starting to get more frustrated at the cream puff's existence. ]
W-Why would anyone think it's a good idea to make them beat like that?! Is that why they're shaped like a human heart?! I don't get it!
[ The problem for him is that those heart-looking cream puffs are way more realistic-looking than he's comfortable with. That's bad enough, and then you add the beating...
Maybe someone else can appreciate the hard work put into those pastries, but not Choro. ]
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Must you yell at the art? Besides, I think there must be a theme to the food, judging by the bone shaped pretzel sticks and the finger shaped hot dogs.
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The-- The what?
[ Choromatsu's been so distracted by those cream puffs that he's forgotten about the other food, so he turns around and--
oh god are those bones (no wait, they're pretzel sticks apparently, but they look way too bone-like)
He shrinks away in alarm. ]
...REALLY?! There's more food like that?!
[ Well, at least those bone-pretzels aren't moving.
And he hasn't seen the hotdog fingers yet, thank god. ]no subject
[He doesn't even flinch at the "artesian foods."]
It's all perfectly safe to eat, you know. I've already tried some of it myself!
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[ ...Yyyeah, Choro's getting an unsettling vibe from this guy, as if he hadn't already. ]
Are you serious...?! You actually tried eating this creepy shit?!
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You haven't? [The weirdo shakes his head.] We really don't share the same tastes, do we?
[Not that he ever cared about the tastes of others, clearly.] You should at least try some of the food. After all, you must be hungry by now.
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Uh, no, I'm not hungry, I...!
[ He's just gonna... start backing away slowly. ]
Actually, you know what? I'm gonna-- I'm gonna go. Somewhere else. [ Because this place clearly isn't for Choro, among other things. ]
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But perhaps, if they are going to be trapped here for quite a while, he might get a chance to make something out of this coward...]
Very well, then. Good luck... [He smiles omniously as the stranger flees.]