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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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i_am_not_cute: ((manga) pao-lin explains it all)

[personal profile] i_am_not_cute 2015-11-15 06:31 am (UTC)(link)
[Pao-Lin starts to correct Bolin (you can just call me Pao-Lin!), but then a flirtatious smile blooms on her face and she giggles.]

That's Mademoiselle Huang to you!

[IF BOLIN IS GONNA INSIST ON BEING FORMAL, MIGHT AS WELL TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL...]
dame_tsuna: (And as he asked if I would come along)

[personal profile] dame_tsuna 2015-11-15 06:40 am (UTC)(link)
Um, well... this is pretty normal where I'm from...

[The other humans she met on the outside? Outside of what? Who has she been talking to that isn't human? Tsuna isn't really sure which of those is the more concerning question.

What he is sure of is that he doesn't want to know. Let's assume she knows a lot of foreigners and just change the subject. Preferably before his sneaking suspicion about her being from some other world entirely is confirmed. They have more important things to worry about anyway. He selects a direction quickly and points.]


Maybe we should try over that way? We could use that hill to get a better veiw of the area...
meatyidol: (★ 013)

[personal profile] meatyidol 2015-11-15 07:13 am (UTC)(link)
[ Kanami nearly screams, and out of instinct starts to move. But something clicks in her mind suddenly, and she places herself between Maki and the masked assailant. ]

If you want to hurt her, you're gonna have to go through me first!

[ Nanako-san, Miss Ochimizu, she might not have been able to help you. But she wasn't going to let herself be helpless anymore! ]
meatyidol: (★ 002)

going with the original personality I set here for continuity, even after app changes

[personal profile] meatyidol 2015-11-15 07:14 am (UTC)(link)
Really?

[ Did she even have space on her wall? Did it even matter if she did? ]

Then I just have to give you one of mine! It's only fair!
isgorgeous: (66)

[personal profile] isgorgeous 2015-11-15 07:22 am (UTC)(link)
Aw man... [ He dabs at the spreading stain on his suit, not really too focused on the guy who totally crashed into him. Some people have all the nerve. ]

I just got this thing today...

[ Once the champagne is wiped away as much as it can he shifts his attention to Ivan and offers him a hand up. ]

You really need to watch where you're going, dude, someone's gonna get hurt.
Edited 2015-11-15 07:38 (UTC)
isgorgeous: (89)

[personal profile] isgorgeous 2015-11-15 07:28 am (UTC)(link)
Mademoiselle Huang, huh? Fancy!

[ He winks and does an exaggerated bow. ]

Then how about Monsieur [ Pronounced more like Mon-sewer than its intended pronunciation. ] Bolin escorts the pretty Mademoiselle over to the bar for a refill?
i_am_not_cute: (i feel pretty)

[personal profile] i_am_not_cute 2015-11-15 07:33 am (UTC)(link)
[Pao-Lin holds out her hand with a delicate flourish.]

I would be honored~!
isgorgeous: (99)

[personal profile] isgorgeous 2015-11-15 07:37 am (UTC)(link)
No, no. The honor is definitely mine.

[ He takes her hand and leads her toward the bar, grinning the whole time. ]

Are all the label shindigs this cool? I've never been anywhere this fancy before.
trn451: (focus)

A2

[personal profile] trn451 2015-11-15 07:38 am (UTC)(link)
[Peni, with only her school uniform and a spider for back up, could use the help. She silently avoids the strikes as they smash into the soldiers, and nods in thanks.]

I don't think there is a way out. [She spins, grabbing the smoke launcher of a man behind her and spinning with all her might. The weapon fires wide, easily missing the pair. She kicks him in the groin and hops out of the way, but the man will recover soon.] That's the point of all this weird stuff. They trap you here and slowly drain your powers.
isgorgeous: (67)

[personal profile] isgorgeous 2015-11-15 07:41 am (UTC)(link)
That explains why my bending is getting all weird. [ Bolin dodges another attack and opts for something a bit more physical, sucker punching the kidnapper in the solar plexus before shoving him at another. ]

Well running isn't a power! They can't drain that, right? Let's do that before more of these guys catch up!
trn451: (music)

[personal profile] trn451 2015-11-15 07:45 am (UTC)(link)
[Peni nods.] I'll try to let you know how to dodge the gas grenades. [She dives through the gap left by the guard, spider scuttling across her shoulders as she rolls back up.] Through and break left!
i_am_not_cute: (the very best like no one ever was)

[personal profile] i_am_not_cute 2015-11-15 07:52 am (UTC)(link)
[She wears chunky lolita platforms but moves easily and gracefully in them as Bolin leads her along, gliding like a dragon pegasus through the air.

Well, I've only really been to one big one so far. But it was amazing! You should've seen the food they had there!

[Pao-Lin is practically drooling thinking about it again.]
isgorgeous: (41)

[personal profile] isgorgeous 2015-11-15 07:58 am (UTC)(link)
[ He follows her instructions, barreling through the gap with speed normally reserved for pro-bending matches and makes a quick left turn that saves him from getting hit. ]

Thanks! [ He throws a few smaller rocks at some of the attackers who looked like they were going to take another shot at Peni. ]

I've got your back if you have any ideas!
sponsorigami: icon of Kotetsu trying to comfort depressed Ivan (虎 Mayo does not fix everything)

[personal profile] sponsorigami 2015-11-15 08:01 am (UTC)(link)
I wasn't going anywhere.

[ He says with a resigned sigh and takes Bolin's hand. ]

I'm sorry about the suit, though.

[ He never likes it when someone else suffers from his strange lack of presence or klutzy nature. ]
trn451: (suspicion)

[personal profile] trn451 2015-11-15 08:05 am (UTC)(link)
Running is my better idea. I tried to fight until my suit shut down, and at this rate I'm gonna lose my spider-sense and they'll get me from behind. Duck and when you come up, start moving right. [So saying, she drops to the ground. The gunmen fire electric nets, and one goes sailing dangerously close to Peni's head. She winces.]
droppedthread: (you can't be found)

[personal profile] droppedthread 2015-11-15 08:06 am (UTC)(link)
Guess there are places even Satsuki doesn't reach. Wouldn't've guessed it.

[A quick glance over.]

Rocks. Right. [Trip and smash and knock the cannon away...]

Alright, let's go!
agains: (we'll get through this together bread)

[personal profile] agains 2015-11-15 08:13 am (UTC)(link)
[ This is new. He hasn't scared anyone since... what, maybe the mayor's baby?

The possibility that she could be a NEXT who caused some sort of problem or distortion and is playing innocent doesn't cross his mind for more than a second. He trusts people and her confusion sounds honest.

He doesn't drop his guard, though, since they don't know the full extent of the situation. ]


Keith. I'm lost, too. Are you hurt?
meatyidol: (★ 005)

[personal profile] meatyidol 2015-11-15 08:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ Her confusion is genuine, made even more real as he gets closer. This guy was larger than life! What should she do?! She waves her hands a bit in the air, that idol charm of hers completely gone. ]

I am no good English! It is very nice meet you!

Huh?

[ Wait a second, she could understand him. ]

Oh thank God, you can speak Japanese. I thought I was in real big trouble here!

[ Staring up at the much taller man in front of her, she shakes her head. ]

I'm okay, I think. Although I have no idea how I got here, or where here really is. I just started running when those weird things attacked, and then, well...

[ Did he... not know who she was? That was a little weird. Huh. Oh well, there was a first time for everything, right? ]

I'm Kanami Mashita. It's nice to meet you?
agains: (at your service and also at your service)

[personal profile] agains 2015-11-15 08:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ Whooops brainfart he's actually smart enough to know androids on sight but shhh, it's still very easy to conflate androids vs. cyborgs

He must make amends once they're safe from danger, it was very rude to assume this person was created rather than modified.

He finds it in him to summon the last of his power -- to drop the air-fishbowl and blow them both back away from their pursuers, just long enough to have a bit more of a conversation and make One Last Stand. ]


Please accept my apologies. I hope you don't mind continuing to fight side-by-side.
wounds: (Direct)

[personal profile] wounds 2015-11-15 08:24 am (UTC)(link)
I can't be picky now.

[Even if honestly he would much, much rather have Saitama around. This is a stranger, and though they've been fighting together, they've been backed into a corner. His blasts aren't doing enough and this person seems to be running out of power.]
agains: (rockstar idk)

[personal profile] agains 2015-11-15 08:29 am (UTC)(link)
[ Is that tinder, Ivan? Is it? Keith's not interested in the phone. He has plans.

What helpful staff! A shotglass and the whole bottle get sent down his way. He's tried this little game before and the bartender learned the hard way that nobody gets in the way of Goodman's drinking games. ]


Members of the same label shouldn't be rivals. [ Actually, they should. Don't take away from his record sales. ] Call it a peace offering.

[ As long as there's no move to stop him, here's the plan: pour a shot and drop it in the larger of Ivan's drinks with a "Midoriiiii bomb!" that can be heard all across the room.

(Feel free to stop him at any point, of course.) ]
agains: (concerned and concerned again)

[personal profile] agains 2015-11-15 08:41 am (UTC)(link)
[ It seems there's no language barrier confusion. Why would there be? There were plenty of Japanese people in Sternbild. ]

And a pleasure to meet you, as well! I was simply walking my dog, John, when-- [ woah hold up now! ] Miss Mashita, you were attacked?

[ While he may have sounded earnest before, it's undeniable now. A hero must get to the bottom of a problem like this if innocent people are being hurt. Perhaps John sensed her attackers and began to give chase to lead Keith here...?! ]
agains: (don't fucking judge me for sparkling)

literally just this face. unless you want a capture ending finalized?

[personal profile] agains 2015-11-15 08:46 am (UTC)(link)
meatyidol: (★ 011)

[personal profile] meatyidol 2015-11-15 09:07 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah...

[ She looks down a bit. Nanako-san, Miss Ochimizu, both of them tried to protect her, and yet... ]

But I'll be okay, don't worry about me. We just have to find our way out of here, right?
agains: (yes we are talking)

[personal profile] agains 2015-11-15 09:09 am (UTC)(link)
A metropolis is a large city. Where else would we live but on the surface, above ground?

[ LORD GENOME PLEASE SPARE THE HEROES THEY ARE GOOD PEOPLE

THEY ARE SORRY THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THE THINGS YOU DO ]

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