Test Drive Meme #1: Summer 2025

[fatedhearts]

!! SUMMER 2025 TDM !!

OUR FIRST TDM

You'll find five plots to get into down below, if none of them suit your fancy, then please do a random and wild card it!

You are here

BOOYAKA!

Here is how everything began: https://fhlogs.dreamwidth.org/257.html Sephiroth's post is still available for tagging!

Header Text

1. ARRIVAL - THE PLANET

You might be eating dinner, reading a book, even walking your dog or trying to sleep. Whatever you’re currently involved in, you’re suddenly pulled out of it when a mysterious portal opens around you. Now you’re falling ... falling ...

Where do you land? It could be anywhere—the top of a tree, the back of a chocobo, even out in the ocean. Or maybe you actually have a relatively normal landing in Edge, the Midgar ruins, Kalm, or somewhere else in the surrounding area, such as the wastelands or the meadow, the latter of which has a few homes standing. Some are abandoned, but at least one is occupied.

One thing is for sure—you’re not home anymore. As to where you actually are, well, you’ll have to find that out when you’re found or rescued. (Do you need to be rescued?) Be careful if you land on a chocobo. The surprised bird will very likely bolt! I'd figure out where you are before night falls.

2. ARRIVAL - 7th HEAVEN
You've been directed to a hotel called 7th Heaven, it's part of Edge, near the ruins of Midgar. When you come across the hotel, you'll notice it's grand. It's quite big, and has several floors. It's building however is a bit crumbled and you can see a woman sweeping off the steps leading up and into the hotel. She asks you if you're from the portals and you respond yes, she invites you inside to get a room, something to eat and to get acquainted with the other hotel guests.

She leads you inside, gives you your room assignment and asks if anyone showed up with you. You tell her no and she takes you to the open breakfast bar. She doesn't ask how you arrived, it's likely she assumed. She introduces herself as Tifa Lockhart and let's you know that anytime you need anything, just ask around for her. There's no way for you head back home for now, you'll have to deal like everyone else. She then leaves you to your devices.

3. ARRIVAL - BALAMB GARDEN -
You're directed to Balamb Garden, where an old man is hunched over and asking you if you've arrived through the portals. He introduces himself as Cid Kramer, and ushers you inside it's walls. You ask if you can get a room here, he claims you can but you'll have to enroll in the school or instruct in something as per the rules. He doesn't have time to show you around right now, so he introduces you to someone else that can help.

You're greeted by a young woman with raven hair and a few brown streaks in her hair. She introduces herself as Rinoa, she takes you to the library for entertainment purposes and then guides you to the cafeteria so you can get something to eat but she doesn't have time to show you around right now, maybe later. She tells you she's sorry but right now there's no way to get you home or anyone else for that matter.

She tells you once you're done eating, come back to the front hall, and take the elevator up to the third floor. You can talk to Squall Leonhart if you want more answers, if he's in the office. She then gives you her number incase you need assistance. Then she's gone.

4. KD-KAIDA Station 999
"This is KD-KAIDA Station 999. Bringing you all those smooth jazz hits and rock ballads of yesteryear. This week we have letters pouring in from our listeners. Love letters, letters to the editor, political intrigue, even fan notes of yore."

There's a tssk and a task that sounds, then several jazzy beats. "You're on the air, ... tell us, who are you sending a love letter to, unless you'd like to do it at our forum."

[All characters are to write an in network post that is either a letter of some sort, it's either open to all or to a specific person. You must label your posts with Station 999 so people are able to respond if that's what you want.]

5. THE BEACHED MIND-JELLIES
Last night the stars glowed brightly, a portal opened and out spewed several hundred jelly fish that look quite strange. These creatures line the beach all over, near Edge and Balamb Garden. These jelly fish are emitting a funky smell and squirting a noxious liquid that shouldn't be touched. Anyome who comes in contact with the jelly fish might be stung, or get squirted one.

It's one of two things, if you get stung, you end up with a physical attribute that you didn't have before. Superstrength, fast reflexes, super speed, etc etc

If you end up ingesting or getting the liquid on your skin, you end up with a mental function you didn't have before; so pyrokinesis, telepathy, telekinesis, claudaince etc etc

These effects will last anywhere from a few minutes to a few months, depending on player preference for their characters!

code

Comments

[senorita_perfecta]

“Oh yes I think so, although I must admit that this might be the first time I have heard about the possibility of alternate Earths.”

[briar_moss]

"Well, unless you're from some part of the world unheard of in Emelean or Nimorn," or any of the other places he'd been to. "Which I suppose is always possible."

[senorita_perfecta]

“I am also starting to think and realize that it is very true. Many different versions of the same world, that is quite fascinating to see what each of them is like and yet it could be quite confusing as well.”

[briar_moss]

"Confusing sounds downright calm these days, to be honest."

[senorita_perfecta]

“Yes, that is quite a good point,” Isabela nods as she takes another bite of her food, “Anyway, I would like to ask about what you were doing back at home before the portals brought us here. I was in the middle of setting up a community garden for my town when one of them showed up and sent me to this world.”

[briar_moss]

"Taking a mad man home," he said with a chuckle. "And counting down the days until I could get my hands on a new Shakkan."

[senorita_perfecta]

“Sounds like you’re a busy person, similar to me and my family in our world,” she takes note as she listens, “Although I am curious to know what a Shakkan is and what kind of things it could do.”

[briar_moss]

He pulled the small bonsai looking tree out of the sling on his back. "This is my first Shakkan. They're miniature trees. Very old and they store power. And they have a bit of an attitude," he warned with a chuckle.

[senorita_perfecta]

“Ah, so they are small magical trees with attitude? Now this is very interesting. That sounds like a fascinating species to behold, I could imagine how powerful they can be.”

Now on the new account!

[4_lumps_of_thread]

"Would you like to meet my Shakkan?" he asked, watching carefully.

Re: Now on the new account!

[senorita_perfecta]

“Why yes, yes I would love to meet the Shakkan,” she speaks in eager excitement.

Re: Now on the new account!

[4_lumps_of_thread]

He carefully set it on a table. "Behave," he warned it. Then gave a small amused smile.

Re: Now on the new account!

[senorita_perfecta]

She is so prepared to be very friendly to the Shakkan and learn more about this magical tree species as she begins by waving at it.

“Why hello there, I am so honored to meet you today. I’m Isabela and I would love to get to know you more.”

Do we want to end here and start this over now that he is actually in game, with the AU changes?

[4_lumps_of_thread]

The branches rustled lightly.

"No," he chided the tree gently. "You may not throw off a new but cluster to celebrate." She seemed amused, but also firm.

Sound good

[senorita_perfecta]