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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[ This was all just a little... a little too much. Sure, he'd seen Norse Gods, and Chitauri aliens rain down on him. Hell, he even accidentally built a robot hellbent on destroying humanity and within that same week, helped create a synthetic AI and synthetic human...hybrid. Thing. Person. Whatever, point was, he was used to seeing weird. Weird things happened when you were friends with the god of thunder, super soldier from the 40's, and a giant rage monster. Not to mention the two assassins (one of which who was married-talk about super weird) and that synthetic person/AI combo he helped create.
He was very familiar with weird.
And none of that compared to entering a world that was practically a real life Party City clearance rack. He almost thought it was a joke at first. Maybe just great make-up artists were around, or someone finally mastered the Life Model Decoy. But no, that wasn't the case. Everything was real, and this was his life for the foreseeable future. The things he did for science.
Still, the weirdest thing about it all was the sudden craving he had for something sweet. Maybe it was just residual effects of traveling here. Well this was Halloween Town, right? There had to be a snickers around here somewhere. ]
You'd think they'd at least help you find the nearest Starbucks around here.
4-And if you go chasing Rabbits, you're gonna fall
[ The sky was blue, the grass was green, and the everything was a beautiful sea of pastel. It was beautiful. Gorgeous, even. It looked just like a Thomas Kinkade painting-a vomit of inducing mess of pastels and happy little trees. At least this time the view wasn't ridiculously overpriced.
Well, maybe that price was debatable.
Tony now found himself with a black fluffy tail that was accented with white on the underside and a pair of long black ears. Sure, the peace of this place was better than the constant screams and perpetual cavity of Halloween Town (and even the cavity part was debatable considering this place was so sweet) but were the ears necessary? Did he really need to look like a cheap playboy bunny in order to blend in? Probably not. And even then, he still stood out as he put on a pair of shades to shield his eyes from the light.
He walked (or rather, hopped) through to the open fields and headed toward the only building he saw in the distance. If anybody asked he was just going to hide out there, until this little field trip was over. ]
[Masumi herself seems to be a young witch-warts and all. She's trying not to think about it for the moment. While Tony has been looking for candy, Masumi's been looking for a cat-there's this sneaking feeling that one. of the strays around this place should be staying with her, and it's a feeling that she couldn't throw off in the end.
It's probably why her answer to what was probably directed at nothing in particular is to glance up from the latest feling under 'inspection' and frown.] While I'm sure your country had Starbucks longer, something tells me this place hasn't gotten there just yet.
[She's assuming at this point but...you don't look Japanese...(That's something right?)]
[[ooc - when you actually look into when starbucks opened in other countries...(Turns out Japan got 15 locations opened in 2012, neat)]]
[Sup, Tony. That would be a small child nearby, dressed up in a rather... well-made deadpool costume, swinging her half-full candy bucket as she paused nearby, peering considerably at him.]
[He looks over and sees the small kid dressed in a...what the hell was that? A red and black full body condom? Whatever it was, he didn't know what it was.]
Well fine then, see if I tell you where I saw coffee. [Yup gonna pull her mask up enough to stick her tongue out at him because clearly she's a mature, reasonable ten-year old.]
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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?
Tony Stark // MCU
[ This was all just a little... a little too much. Sure, he'd seen Norse Gods, and Chitauri aliens rain down on him. Hell, he even accidentally built a robot hellbent on destroying humanity and within that same week, helped create a synthetic AI and synthetic human...hybrid. Thing. Person. Whatever, point was, he was used to seeing weird. Weird things happened when you were friends with the god of thunder, super soldier from the 40's, and a giant rage monster. Not to mention the two assassins (one of which who was married-talk about super weird) and that synthetic person/AI combo he helped create.
He was very familiar with weird.
And none of that compared to entering a world that was practically a real life Party City clearance rack. He almost thought it was a joke at first. Maybe just great make-up artists were around, or someone finally mastered the Life Model Decoy. But no, that wasn't the case. Everything was real, and this was his life for the foreseeable future. The things he did for science.
Still, the weirdest thing about it all was the sudden craving he had for something sweet. Maybe it was just residual effects of traveling here. Well this was Halloween Town, right? There had to be a snickers around here somewhere. ]
You'd think they'd at least help you find the nearest Starbucks around here.
4-And if you go chasing Rabbits, you're gonna fall
[ The sky was blue, the grass was green, and the everything was a beautiful sea of pastel. It was beautiful. Gorgeous, even. It looked just like a Thomas Kinkade painting-a vomit of inducing mess of pastels and happy little trees. At least this time the view wasn't ridiculously overpriced.
Well, maybe that price was debatable.
Tony now found himself with a black fluffy tail that was accented with white on the underside and a pair of long black ears. Sure, the peace of this place was better than the constant screams and perpetual cavity of Halloween Town (and even the cavity part was debatable considering this place was so sweet) but were the ears necessary? Did he really need to look like a cheap playboy bunny in order to blend in? Probably not. And even then, he still stood out as he put on a pair of shades to shield his eyes from the light.
He walked (or rather, hopped) through to the open fields and headed toward the only building he saw in the distance. If anybody asked he was just going to hide out there, until this little field trip was over. ]
2!
It's probably why her answer to what was probably directed at nothing in particular is to glance up from the latest feling under 'inspection' and frown.] While I'm sure your country had Starbucks longer, something tells me this place hasn't gotten there just yet.
[She's assuming at this point but...you don't look Japanese...(That's something right?)]
[[ooc - when you actually look into when starbucks opened in other countries...(Turns out Japan got 15 locations opened in 2012, neat)]]
2
Got any Twix mister? I'll trade you.
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Nope, go bother someone else, kid.
[But a Twix bar did sound way awesome.]
no subject
Well fine then, see if I tell you where I saw coffee. [Yup gonna pull her mask up enough to stick her tongue out at him because clearly she's a mature, reasonable ten-year old.]
no subject
But you know, a caramel macchiato's also starting to sound awesome.]
Look kid, I don't have any candy on me. [ He pats the pockets in his jeans. ] But if you help me get some decent coffee I promise I'll get you some.
[Offering candy to kids. This was his life. He better be careful or else Chris Hansen's going to pop out from somewhere. ]