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Interdimensional Managers ([personal profile] interdimanagers) wrote in [community profile] interstellar4042015-11-01 08:30 pm
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TEST DRIVE MEME: SECOND STAGE

☆WELCOME TO INTERSTELLAR



And welcome to our second TDM! We've got two types of prompts to use this time around: the first takes place while your character is in the process of being captured, and the second is during their first brainwashed rockstar networking gig. The former is designed to be considered 100% game canon if you make it in officially, while the later is more speculative and will only work if you get lucky during label and band selection.

☆THE TALENT SEARCH
These prompts are design to be kept as game canon after acceptance, and can be used as the official story of how your character was captured. Importantly, the kidnappers entering your timeline causes massive time distortions, which means that the outcome of this scenario will stagger and replay itself multiple times before settling on an outcome. This means that after the fact, you character may remember being captured multiple ways, or going in more than one direction, before the timeline settled on a final path. Or at least, they'll remember this until their memories are wiped shortly afterwards, but that's okay! That's what memory regains are for. Read this page for more specifics on this situation. Any powers the characters have will be weakened and prone to malfunction to the point of uselessness.



A1) THE SEARCH: It always starts out this way, doesn't it? At some point in your life, you were just doing your thing, wherever you call home. Then, all at once, it's like you've been torn from your dimension by the roots. Time and space displace, and it's like you've been shifted one layer of reality to the left - like some kind of subspace where you can see your reality through it, like a rainbow surrealist image of your home. Even if you can see this ghost image of where you were, you can't interact with it meaningfully. Any friends or family are somewhere else. As you begin to wander, without any other options, you'll find that the scenery gradually shifts to ghost images of other places, other worlds. If you wander long enough, you'll even find other people, lost just like you are. But you probably won't have much time - you've been brought here for a reason, after all.

A2) THE HUNT: It could happen almost immediately, or it could happen hours later - but, at some point, your dimensional kidnappers start to do their sweep. Space Men in black body suits and gas masks pursue you on foot and in small spaceships, trying to sweep you and the other displaced up like fish in a net. Their guns contain a weird pink gas that will knock out most with only a single breath - and for those more enduring, they have the heavy artillery, like electrical nets and guns. The fallen will be sealed up into stasis pods for transport and loaded onto the ships, which seem like the only way to get out of this place by choice. This is where it ends, but are you going to put up a fight?

NOTE: Characters already in game can't really tag into these sections, so try to tag around to other first time character tests if you can!

☆WELCOME HOME
By default, these prompts aren't considered canon, but if after you are accepted and sorted they can be tweaked into working for you, it'll be totally okay to keep them as a part of your rockstar's personal history. This occurrence is something that will be happening around November 15th game time, but of course, what remains canon and what doesn't will be subject to who is accepted and where they are placed. This takes place after being kidnapped and brainwashed, as your character is first joining their new label. As usual, this is celebrated with a party.



B1) PLAY IT STRAIGHT: It just another large scale soiree, something typical to the high music society of Vista City - but maybe it's not yet typical to you. For a number of the freshly signed on newbies, this is their first real taste of what their new label has to offer - either Virgo or Pride - and the sheer glamour of it may be intoxicating. Industry big wigs scatter the floor, as do performers of all the tops labels and bands. Maybe you feel intimidated. Maybe you want to make your mark. Or maybe you're not quite as new as some, and are just trying to get through the evening. Either way, they is plenty of booze available if you need some liquid courage. And is that a hookah pipe corner over there? Probably.

B2) TOTALLY NORMAL: The signs of it are small, at first. Glasses you set down seeming out of place, stuff that almost looks like words written in the condensation on your glass. These little hauntings only get more and more persistent as the night continues, almost like some otherworldly presence is following you. You can feel them lurking nearby at times, like an unusual spot of cold or warmth in the air. None of the higher ups seem to notice but...to some of your new peers, this feels like old news. Eventually the signs become bolder, and at some point in the evening you'll hear it whispered in your ear or written on the bathroom mirror: "Remember."

B3) REMEMBER: And you do. It strikes you suddenly, a feeling like a foreign presence straying through your mind. You remember something of your past, pertaining to the emotional affinity Love, Duty, Passion, or Hope - whichever feeling describes the person you used to be best. Except you know nothing of that life now, nothing except this single, strange thought in a room full strangers.

NOTE: Current characters definitely go to this party on November 15th, but it isn't required play. Besides the haunting and meeting new characters, it is considered business as usual.

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meatyidol: (★ 007)

A2

[personal profile] meatyidol 2015-11-06 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Kanami was in something of a similar situation when, all at once, chaos took over. The Love Meets Bonds festival. So much had already gone wrong, that when the strange men began attacking, it came as little surprise to Kanami. Inoue told her to run, and while she tried her best to defend Nanako, she found the tables turned, and the young girl shielded her from some strange blow.

It should have been her.

First Miss Ochimizu stood up for her, and now Nanako, she...

She broke into a run, doing her best not to look back as screams echoed through the void. She scarcely noticed when the world began to warp and shift. She had to run. She just had to keep running. Kanami wasn't sure what was happening, but she knew that if she stopped, even for a moment--

Kanami hardly noticed the redhead beside her until, her right foot hitting the ground hard, the heel of her shoe snapped. ]


Wahh--!

[ Down she went, nearly face planting at the worst possible time.

She was dead. There was no way she'd survive this without help. ]
blindfoldcode: (a darkness comes at dawn)

[personal profile] blindfoldcode 2015-11-06 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Nothing dangerous. If you see any of the rougher guys going near a drink, just don't touch it.
makeitright: (ohshi-)

[personal profile] makeitright 2015-11-06 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Fetch startles easily when Luci speaks up and narrows her eyes - either in pain or at the fact that she knows whose clothes she's wearing right now.

"Did you do this?"

She is - after all - not part of the band. Luci's reputation is known pretty widely as being the easiest person to sleep around with by virtue of her thinking nearly anyone is attractive.

Fetch doesn't know if she has quite the same rep as a prankster though. Still, the paranoia is strong with this one.
sharktrash: (shouting // don't get in my way)

[personal profile] sharktrash 2015-11-06 09:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Of course it would. That's what makes life fun, right? ]

Florenzio. [ Probably a reasonably famous but not the most expensive brand hailing from the part of Europa where Italy used to be. Squalo doesn't like splurging on clothes, but he does appreciate homeland quality. ] If that tells you anything.
nandemonai: (miracles and chances are)

yay more idols!

[personal profile] nandemonai 2015-11-06 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[it's hard to not notice someone go down right next to you. for a split-second, Maki tells herself to keep running.

but then she thinks about her friends. what if it was one of them who had fallen? what if they were about to get trampled? so she skids to a halt and rushes the few feet back to the fallen girl.

it's no one she knows, and a part of her breathes a sigh of relief. maybe the others got away... or maybe they were just back at the beginning of this tunnel where the assault had first taken place. okay, no time to think about that.

she reaches down to grab the other girl by her upper arm]


Come on! Get up!
meatyidol: Please credit if using (★ 001)

the temptation to tag this with Nozomi even if I would never app her was so strong orz

[personal profile] meatyidol 2015-11-06 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[ That is it. It was all over. Those weird, scary guys were going to shoot her with... well, whatever that thing was that they hit Nanako with, and then she would--

Wait, no, she was moving all of a sudden. Something gripped her arm, and for a split second Kanami thrashed against Maki's hold. ]


No! Let me go! ...Huh?

[ And all at once she was on her feet and moving. It was a hard go with one busted boot, and the taller girl quickly stopped, unzipped the sides and took them off. ]

Wow, thank you! You really helped me out back there!

[ Was she beaming a bit? Was this really the time? Right! They were being chased! Priorities. With boots still in hand, Kanami continued to run alongside the other idol, keeping pace rather well. ]
sharktrash: (shouting // fucking hell)

[personal profile] sharktrash 2015-11-06 09:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Wow what the fuck is wrong with you kid. Not that Squalo isn't somewhat enjoying it himself, sans the cake. The wine's also soaked his hair, and that pink would better fucking wash out or heads were gonna roll. ]

[ He gets his own fair share of glass shards once they're turned over. At least the leather coat protects his back from the ones already on the floor. Turns out the clothing choice can be somewhat practical. ]

[ Squalo will try to pin the teen down and smash his forehead into his, probably hoping to knock him out or something. Before he can succeed (or fail) with that, though, he'll be literally lifted off Hibari by two square guys grabbing him by the arms. ]


VOOOOII!! The hell're you grabbing me for?!!
hanginginthere: (run rabbit run)

[personal profile] hanginginthere 2015-11-06 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[by the way Shen perks up, it seems to. but he seems more confused than anything else.] I thought they were having problems with their manufacturing? [implied; why would you wear someone's clothing if they're in legal trouble]
droppedthread: (cut out a different path)

Ryuko Matoi | Kill la Kill

[personal profile] droppedthread 2015-11-06 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
A1

The hell?

[Ryuko sort of... waves her hand around at some stuff, experimentally. This is weird. And not her kind of weird, either.

So she wanders. She's good at wandering.]


There better be a way back somewhere, or I'm gonna be pissed.

A2

Yep, I'm pissed off now!

[She announces as she punches yet another one of these stupid assailants out. But even she knows when she's outnumbered, and without Senketsu or the scissor blades she's not necessarily about to win this, enhanced strength or no. Also of note: some of them have started bringing out big guns and nets and things.]

Ah, shit.

B1

Shiiiiit.

[Ryuko is sort of. Rapidly tapping her foot and waiting by the wall. After a search through her incredible number of clothes because by god Ryuko Matoi just LOVES fashion, she settled on a nice white dress. If she gets into a fight tonight it'll show the bloodstains, but that is a risk she is willing to take. And by God she could use a fight. Or her guitar. Or anything else but socializing at a party where she is expected to behave.

Might as well try to... talk to someone?]


Hey, you!

B3

[She was thinking about how many drinks it would take to get comfortable here, but suddenly she's thinking about... there's a man who registers to her as her father, though of course he isn't. And he's dying. There's what looks like half a pair of scissors lodged in him and he's dying.

I have to find out who killed him.

But... why? That wasn't her dad. That wasn't any house she's ever lived in. So she's just going to sort of... lean against this table here and stare at her hands for a bit.

God she wants to punch someone.]
nandemonai: (our hearts become one)

[personal profile] nandemonai 2015-11-06 09:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[for now, Maki doesn't notice anything off about Kerra. she can sense the confidence, but that doesn't really scare her. if anything, Kerra's confidence boosts her own. they're both strong, both new musicians. perhaps they could become friends...

...though Maki isn't sure why friendship is so important to her.

she clears her throat to get that silly idea out of her head. no, remember, Maki, you need to be on guard. anything can happen at these parties, and you don't want your reputation to be sullied.

she takes her seat next to Kerra, smoothing her skirt down before crossing one long leg over the other]
Indeed. I'm not very enthusiastic about big parties anyway.
nandemonai: (together with you)

awww i would have accepted nontan with loving arms but all idols are acceptable ♥

[personal profile] nandemonai 2015-11-06 09:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[when Kanami pauses to take her boots off, Maki thinks that is a good idea. she was still running with a broken heel and it was throwing her off balance. she kicks her own off but doesn't bother picking them back up again. what use were those boots now? they had to escape.

thank goodness for Umi's stamina training. Maki felt like she could keep this pace going for a long time. she was still hoping that her girls were safe, but she had no idea.

they finally get to an area with a lot of buildings, and Maki ducks into an alley to catch her breath. she's a mess, in dirty stocking-feet, tangled hair, and a torn skirt. but she at least feels like she's safe for now]


...It was snowing earlier. [back at the stage. but now, there's no snow at all. it's not even that cold. so weird!]
erranthero: (Calculating/Roguish)

[personal profile] erranthero 2015-11-06 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[Idly, Kerra leaned back a bit, stretching languidly back against the couch. It's her way, really. And you know, friends are pretty cool, Maki. Getting a few might be beneficial to your career. Not necessarily Kerra, but someone. Everyone needed friends, after all.]

Yeah? I'd have figured you'd probably liked them, Maki. I mean, you got the looks, and it's a great way to make connections.

[Legitimate advice. Kerra's Virgo career got started at a party like this. She'd just picked up a guitar and strode on stage when the lead singer got sick and covered. That story had definitely made the rounds online, and when a recording hit a label's email inbox the rest was history.]

That's how you get ahead, you know? Seize the opportunity, and a place where there's a buncha musicians and execs around is the best place for it.
sharktrash: (smirk // pls lay off the cocaine squalo)

[personal profile] sharktrash 2015-11-06 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Child labor accusations or something? Squalo just shrugs impassively and throws back a drink. ]

That's their problem, not mine.

[ isn't he a charmer ]
nandemonai: (so this place is)

[personal profile] nandemonai 2015-11-06 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[not necessarily Kerra...]

They're loud, and sometimes full of obnoxious people. [Maki shrugs, looking away. and that's when she sees the hookah, but she thinks it's a vase. a normal vase with some tube sticking out of it? hm]
erranthero: (Neutral/Upbeat)

[personal profile] erranthero 2015-11-06 11:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[And yet here you are, Maki. You haven't run yet.]

Sometimes. But sometimes there's also good people here.

[Oh-ho! So there is something here that's catching your eye, huh? Kerra didn't normally use stuff like this, but sometimes it was alright. And if she knew Virgo, it was probably the sort that wasn't addictive or all that harmful. Just water vapor. Should be okay.]

You ever used one of these things before, Maki?
makeitright: (with what i once bought)

B3

[personal profile] makeitright 2015-11-06 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[Fetch is tuning out spectacularly at the bar. A combination of uppers and downers doing just the trick while she sips at a nasty beer with her elbows balanced on the bartop. When Joanna shoves in through the thick of the crowd, Fetch's beer slips and goes all down her top.]

Be my fucking guest.

[Fetch brushes the spilt beer off her shirt and shoots Joanna a look. She's drinking this crap, she doesn't wanna be wearing it too.]
nandemonai: (Default)

[personal profile] nandemonai 2015-11-07 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
[use one of these? one of whats? the vase? sure, you could use a vase, right? to put flowers in...

for some reason, that doesn't seem quite right. so Maki chooses the less stupid response]


I don't even know what it is. [still made her sound naive, but it was better than calling it a vase]
erranthero: (Cheerful/Bright)

[personal profile] erranthero 2015-11-07 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
You don't?

[Oh...oh that was precious. It took a concerted effort of will on Kerra's part not to laugh, and it was successful. She did crack a smile though.]

It's a hookah. Kinda like a waterpipe, but pretty much just water vapor.

[Rolling forward, Kerra reached for the hose, tugging it closer. If this was what interested her, then why not give it a shot. It wasn't like it was all that bad.]

Here, let's give it a shot. It feels pretty nice, all things considered.
nandemonai: (together with you)

[personal profile] nandemonai 2015-11-07 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
[oh no. Maki sees that smile, and her whole face becomes red from embarrassment. dammit... she had to save face!]

It feels nice? [she quirks an eyebrow, leaning in closer to Kerra] Like alcohol? [Maki has not had any alcohol yet, but that's what she's heard about it. that some people feel nice after they drink it. others feel angry, or sick after drinking it. Maki isn't sure she wants to find out what kind of a drunk she is, and she's hoping the vase hookah doesn't do anything like that]
erranthero: (Aggressive/Ardent)

[personal profile] erranthero 2015-11-07 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh that is just too cute. Kerra leans in conspiratorially and grins just a little bit wider.]

A little. Less prone to mood swings, more relaxed. [Giving the hose another tug, she holds it near her lips and raises an eyebrow.] Wanna try? I haven't used one much myself, but we're pretty screened in, here. Just us. I guess that's what the beads are for. Privacy. Not that there's anything wrong with it, it's pretty normal.
flies_solo: (menacing)

[personal profile] flies_solo 2015-11-07 03:10 am (UTC)(link)


[The interruption was sudden-- and Hibari wasn't spared. A beefy jackass who looked like he could bench the both of them grabbed Hibari by the wrists and yanked him upright.]

Let go of me! [Hibari snarled, trying to brace himself against this onslaught.

He was more pissed by the interruption than by the possibility of facing consequence for the brawl.]
bestbancho: (:))

[personal profile] bestbancho 2015-11-07 03:14 am (UTC)(link)


What's there to get?

[Mako asked, all innocence-- as she slammed the iron knuckles (reading M A K O in bold letters) into another round of incoming enemies.]

Girls need to look out for eachother, right?
nandemonai: (of the wonders out there)

[personal profile] nandemonai 2015-11-07 05:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Maki winces when that punch connects. even she felt that one! she's almost sorry for the downed man. ...almost, but not really, after what he's done]

...R-right. [blush creeps across her face again, and she blinks awkwardly at Mako. she doesn't know who this girl is, but she kind of wants to know more...

........wait, now is not the time! they can't just stand there and chat. she suddenly reaches for Mako's arm]
We should get out of here.
nandemonai: (thank you for the power to believe)

[personal profile] nandemonai 2015-11-07 05:37 am (UTC)(link)
[ah, right. perhaps this was what the curtain was for. that made sense. Maki's eyes flick out to gaze at the crowd briefly, and then they're back on the hookah.

she doesn't want to be seen as cute. that would be humiliating, so she tries to look as detached and cool as she can muster, reaching for the hose]


I guess I'll give it a go, then. [you're supposed to inhale it, right? she puts her lips to the nozzle and then sucks in.

...and just as quickly coughs out the vapors. maybe it's not actually tobacco, but it tastes like this. and Maki was definitely not ready for it]
erranthero: (Emotional/Unhappy)

[personal profile] erranthero 2015-11-07 06:06 am (UTC)(link)
[Hah! And in trying not to look cute, you've managed only to look cuter. Kerra doesn't call her out on that though, instead she just reaches for the hose and shakes her head.]

Not like that. Slower. Don't gulp it or suck on it like a straw. Otherwise it'll takes like crud and make you sick.

[Kerra takes a languid breath, not too deep, and holds the vapor in her mouth for a half second. Then she pulls her mouth away and slowly exhales, steam rolling out.]

Like that.

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