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!
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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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[He dipped his head again and crossed his arms over his chest, fingers curling into the armholes of his vest.
After another moment he dropped his head and shuffled one foot. Not really sure what to say or do now. Leaving would probably be seen as pretty rude. And his head was being nice enough to give him a kindly woman to talk to, so leaving seemed pretty bad.
[She spoke the polite words she was taught to say again. She wasn't bothered by his manner, but then she had never really had a chance to examine actual body language before. Still, she watched it with curiosity, wondering what it could mean. It left a short moment that was probably awkward for Daryl but simply an observation for Rika before she spoke again.]
Because you thought I might have been a decoration, are you new here as well?
[She was still curious as to why exactly the holidays weren't celebrated where he was from, but she also didn't want to pry into something that might be a touchy subject for him. She may not have much (or any) experience with interacting with a human before, but she knew what a frown meant.
Instead, she smiled at his compliment of the place they found themselves in.]
Yes. It's not as bright as I was expecting, but it is very unique and creative. What's different about this place that makes you call it 'la-la land' instead?
[It was a little sad that Daryl thought this was more colorful and brighter than a lot of places. Rika may have never left the bio-plant before now, but she'd seen pictures of what her planet looked like and it was more colorful than this place.]
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halloweentownooc2016-03-10 09:50 pm
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!
"Welcome our dear guests! We've been waiting for you!"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?
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Thank you, though I'm quite living, as you can see.
Daryl, [Rika tested.] Is that your name?
[That was what was supposed to come after her greeting, and she didn't know the word to mean anything. So it had to be his name, right?]
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[He dipped his head again and crossed his arms over his chest, fingers curling into the armholes of his vest.
After another moment he dropped his head and shuffled one foot. Not really sure what to say or do now. Leaving would probably be seen as pretty rude. And his head was being nice enough to give him a kindly woman to talk to, so leaving seemed pretty bad.
But small talk had never been his strong point.]
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[She spoke the polite words she was taught to say again. She wasn't bothered by his manner, but then she had never really had a chance to examine actual body language before. Still, she watched it with curiosity, wondering what it could mean. It left a short moment that was probably awkward for Daryl but simply an observation for Rika before she spoke again.]
Because you thought I might have been a decoration, are you new here as well?
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Yeah. Drank some shit and next thing I know, I'm here in la-la land. Pretty sure I'm safe, though. I was at home when I drank it.
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[She was a little concerned. She could imagine how it would be like to suddenly arrive here without any explanation.]
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[He shook his head, amused his mind was choosing to remind him of the stupid letter he'd gotten so politely.]
La-la land fits it better. In my opinion. So you're uh... 'new' too?
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[But she perked up a little more at what his words could mean, excitement making its way across her expression again.]
Do you know about the holidays the letter mentioned?
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Used to know them pretty well. Ain't celebrated most of them in years. Ain't been no point to it. But yeah, I know 'em. You ain't never heard of them?
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Why has there been no point to celebrate these holidays? They don't seem as though they're bad.
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[Daryl murmured, smile leaving him as his voice turned sad. He crossed his arms over his chest, brought one thumb up to his mouth to chew on it.]
Don't worry about it. Place is nice. Ain't been on trip this like this before. Figure I should enjoy it.
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Instead, she smiled at his compliment of the place they found themselves in.]
Yes. It's not as bright as I was expecting, but it is very unique and creative. What's different about this place that makes you call it 'la-la land' instead?
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[He countered, not really as an argument. Just that the colors really popped.]
Just like the name better.
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What other places have you seen?