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Halloween Town Mods ([personal profile] thisishalloweenmods) wrote in [community profile] halloweentownooc2016-03-10 09:50 pm
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Test Drive

Test Drive Meme







Welcome to the Halloween Town Test Drive.

This test drive is meant to provide those who are interested in applying to the game an opportunity to not only experience the setting and mechanics, but to interact with players and characters already in the game!

The threads on the Test Drive Meme may be used for both sample sections of the applications and those already in game may use the threads here to supplement up to ten comments for their AC regardless of whether the player you threaded with applied.

It is up to the discretion of each individual player on whether they would like to use what happens here on the Test Drive Meme as their IC intro into the game.

PLEASE REMEMBER: The monster your character picks will not be official until you are accepted into the game. This is your opportunity to try out all sorts of monster types until you find the one that suits you and your character best!

And without further ado:









"Welcome our dear guests! We've been waiting for you!"


The Prompts:

Prompt 1 - Arrival: Having just arrived to Halloween Town, you may feel a little queasy. That is entirely natural. You're in a giant circular room with whatever it is you may have brought with you. A very tall figure walks out of the shadows and he's incredibly pale... that is until you realize the hand reaching out to you is not bone-thin, oh no, it is actual bone. Meet the ruler of Halloween Town and the king of Halloween, Jack Skellington. He greets you with a big smile and exclaims with joy how happy he is that you made it and how much happier he is to see you, one hand held out in greeting and the other holding the Jack o' Laptop he has ready for you.

Perhaps you stay to listen to him explain what awaits you and he will then happily escort you outside into the town to provide you a quick explanation before he excuses himself to greet the other new arrivals, leaving you to explore the town. Or, perhaps, the mere sight of a skeleton was... not what you were expecting and you ran out screaming before he can get more than a "Hello-" out.

Either way:

Prompt 2 - The Town: Whether you ran out screaming or were guided out into the town, there are most certainly monsters and ghouls all about. If you were patient enough to wait for an explanation, you know that they are the residents of this holiday. If you ran out screaming? Well, you might be getting more than a few scares- we mean... stares. But the town is just waiting for you to explore! But something is strange. When you look into a mirror or see a glass you look just a tiny bit off. And perhaps you feel just a tiny bit different.

Maybe you don't even have a reflection and all you can feel at the moment is a deep need to feed. Surely someone can help you... provided you can stop screaming at the sight of the citizens long enough.

We wouldn't recommend attacking any of the citizens, however, newborn monster that you are. We wouldn't want you to be a spirit so early in your visit.

Prompt 3 - The First Door: You've now been in Halloween Town for several days and while the zombies eat brains and the vampires drink blood, no one has tried to attack you (unless you've attacked them first, of course). The mayor, driving in his car announces a town meeting! Everyone must come to the Town Hall, even our new arrivals. Jack and Sally explain that Easter is nearly here! And the Easter Bunny has been kind enough to invite you all to experience what it's like to get ready for the holiday! It is time to take your trip through the Hitherlands to the door of Holidays. The path is laid out with Jack o' lanterns and linked bat-light strings between the trees to guide you to the doors. Don't mind that rather ominous entrance, within is perfectly safe... well... at least we think it is. As you travel along the path, you'll come across all the doors, but the one you are seeking is the one currently open. Trying to open the other doors, be it with spells or with force will result in nothing. Do you go in? Do you head back to the town?

Prompt 4 - Easter Island: Welcome to Easter Island! You may need to squint at first, since it's so bright and colorful, the complete opposite of Halloween Town. But once your vision adjusts, you'll notice something... different. You will find you are no longer any monsters but instead you're- well... to put it quite plainly, you're adorable! You have been turned into the citizens of Easter Island! The Easter Bunny welcomes you warmly, quite surprised to see so many adorable newcomers! And you'll find, perhaps without surprise at this point, that you can understand him. So what does he have planned for you?


Prompt 5 - Easter Egg Hunt: No matter what cute, adorable, and fluffy animal or egg ghost you've been turned into, there is an Easter basket waiting for you to go on a hunt! Throughout the entire island, that's yours to explore, are all sorts of different colored eggs. Each differently colored egg offers you a special reward or a certain kind of magic.

If you find:

A red egg: Will make you more inclined to hug and cuddle with the next person you see.
A pink egg: Is a dark chocolate egg! Mmm chocolate.
An orange egg: Is a milk chocolate egg. Mmm more chocolate.
A yellow egg: Will suddenly turn into a small plush animal that replicates the animal you got turned into. It's so soft and fluffy.
A green egg: Will turn into a little plastic egg-bracelet or egg earrings. Don't lose them though, the Easter Bunny asked Lady Luck to imbue them with a tiny bit of luck.
A blue egg: Will make you burst out into song and you can't stop until you finish that song.
A purple egg: A couple extra Holidollars and you get to take that with you back to Halloween Town.


But perhaps an egg hunt isn't something you're interested in! That's completely fine, the citizens need a lot of help getting ready for Easter for people! There's all sorts of jobs you can do! There's egg painting, egg counting, egg gathering, and basket weaving! All of these jobs pay Holidollars and you're making holidays wonderful for children everywhere!

Just don't drop the eggs! We don't want to make more egg spirits! Dropping an egg will bring you a whole day of bad luck as well.






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Thank you and have fun!
callmeaschemer: (something sinister in her smile)

[personal profile] callmeaschemer 2016-03-13 07:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Four and a half.

[She gives a steady gaze]

And I'll make your costume for next time.
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[personal profile] directorofhydra 2016-03-13 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[Four and a Half means Four bags for him. And she'd make his costume? He raised an eyebrow and smiled that same wolfish smile but really in his mind there's just those four mouth watering bags of candy. Oh he won't trade the best stuff but he could trade for cake, cookies...

He wipes a hand over his mouth.]


Let's see the magic Sabrina. I'll run in and we'll see if it works.

[It should work. It probably will work and afterwards Ward will meet her across the street, his own bag overflowing. He's got multiple bags beside him and he might - might be calmly unwrapping peanut butter cups and popping them in his mouth one after the other.]

We make a pretty good team.
callmeaschemer: (hardcore is a full time job)

[personal profile] callmeaschemer 2016-03-13 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[Of course it works. It's Mal, she's the best at what she does because she's got a drive behind her that most don't. She glares at the calm unwrapping of the peanut butter cups]

They had better not be from my part of the stash, and don't even think about keeping all the good stuff for yourself. I know some lovely little spells that'll send any wolf howling for mommy.
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[personal profile] directorofhydra 2016-03-13 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[He pulls off the wolf mask completely. He grins. She's an angry kid. He likes it.]

Relax princess. There's plenty and the way we pulled that off? We might be able to hit her again in time.

[He hefts himself up off and pushes candy in her direction, bags of it. He pushes one at her.] Best part of any job Sabrina.
callmeaschemer: (rotten to the core)

[personal profile] callmeaschemer 2016-03-13 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[Mal takes the hat off, and shakes her hair out. (Yes, the purple is natural.) Hats, ugh. But she needed a costume, didn't she? At least a witch wasn't as bad as some of the things she could have been.]

I'm not a princess, and I want my fair share. We can't hit her any time soon, fooling once is easy enough but you do it too often and even the stupidest of marks begin to catch on.

[She glances through her bags with a satisfied smirk. She then looks up at him]

Call me Sabrina again, and I make sure your costume is of one of the weakest monsters there are.
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[personal profile] directorofhydra 2016-03-13 09:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ward raises an eyebrow, intrigued, and pushes more candy over to share. On the one hand a grown man eating candy, but on the other he just can't get enough of it anymore. He was a fat kid, always taking too much according to his brother. Now with this.]

Fair enough.

[He offers her a hand] Grant Ward. You can call me - Grant, or Ward. Or Wolfy if the situation requires it.

callmeaschemer: (time to play their game)

[personal profile] callmeaschemer 2016-03-13 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[Mal's smirk didn't disappear, but she only glanced at the hand, offering a nod instead]

The name is Mal.
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[personal profile] directorofhydra 2016-03-13 09:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh he liked her. Pulling the hand back he gestures to the hat.] You handled that magic like a pro. Mal. I have the feeling we're gonna end up working well together.

You a local?

[It would explain how good she was with magic.]
callmeaschemer: (family portrait)

[personal profile] callmeaschemer 2016-03-13 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
As local as you are.

[Please, like she'd tell any of her backstory to some random person]
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[personal profile] directorofhydra 2016-03-13 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[Interesting. Very interesting.

He shrugs his shoulders and unwraps a bite-able candy bar.]
You handle magic like a pro is all I'm saying. I know there's other worlds. I can only assume that you do magic in your world too.

callmeaschemer: (take all the fun out of it)

[personal profile] callmeaschemer 2016-03-13 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe I am from this world, just a different place in it.
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[personal profile] directorofhydra 2016-03-13 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
You fit too well in to Halloween town.

[He waves a hand] I won't pry. Mal. What matters is that we have the score. And we can plan bigger ones.

You sew?
callmeaschemer: (evilest of them all)

[personal profile] callmeaschemer 2016-03-13 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)
It's just like home.

[She glances. There's more to this guy. She'll pry, not obviously, but she will]

I had to learn.
directorofhydra: (pic#9695621)

[personal profile] directorofhydra 2016-03-14 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
Ah. So there are multiple Halloween Towns.

[Once upon a time they might have had a lot in common before he fell to the darkside. Once. Doesn't that suck. He pulls out a large lolli pop and grins.]

We have to hit her again once the heat's died down.


callmeaschemer: (hardcore is a full time job)

[personal profile] callmeaschemer 2016-03-14 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe there are, maybe there's not. Maybe I just live in some really crappy town that this is a paradise in comparison.

[She was born in the dark. There's just a part of her that looks to the light with curiosity. She brings out a piece of candy from one of her own bags and smirks]

Hitting the same place twice? You have no imagination.

[She pops the treat into her mouth and chews. Hm, toffee.]
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[personal profile] directorofhydra 2016-03-14 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
[Interesting. She's take no prisoners and she's...right. He should have thought of that.]

You have an idea?

[His tone is gentle but firm. Adult to the core ever so slightly.]
callmeaschemer: (rotten to the core)

[personal profile] callmeaschemer 2016-03-14 12:58 am (UTC)(link)
[Mal shrugs]

I got a million.
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[personal profile] directorofhydra 2016-03-14 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
[Interesting.]

...Eventually if we play our cards right we could own this town. Have people paying us Candy. It wouldn't be fun but a steady stash of what's important.

[His hand slides across his gut and he shakes it off with a twitch.]

Would be useful.
callmeaschemer: (long live evil)

[personal profile] callmeaschemer 2016-03-14 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
[She glances at the way his hand slides. Interesting]

Now you're thinking on the right scale.
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[personal profile] directorofhydra 2016-03-14 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
[His smirk probably matches hers.]

Let me pitch you the following scenario. A gang of us, controlling property, we own some candy stores, a few other businesses. Anybody who screws with us gets taken out - and all the candy we can eat.

callmeaschemer: (have to do what now)

[personal profile] callmeaschemer 2016-03-14 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
[An eye roll]

Organised candy mobs? Really? Talk about old thinking. All that does is point the finger directly at us whenever anything happens.