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test drive meme
Hello, and welcome to Vella's TDM! As a reminder, this game is invite-only and open to anyone on the mods' timelines: Cocoamplitude , Avery
- A Mysterious Gift
Good morning! Today’s shaping up to be a bright, sunny day on the island. The weather is balmy but not too hot, and there’s a gentle, cool breeze. It’s as idyllic and perfect as you could want… but there seems to be something being carried by the wind. It won’t take you long to notice because it’s so out of place - it’s bright and colorful and definitely not something normal. It’s a balloon floating towards the island at a leisurely pace, and hanging from the balloon is what looks to be a… wrapped present? It’s a white box with a red ribbon, and it doesn’t seem to be weighing down the balloon at all. How odd...
If you happen to be armed with a slingshot, you can use it to pop the balloon. When the balloon is popped, the present will fall to the ground - but be careful where you’re shooting! There’s a river running through the island, and your gift could easily end up swept away if it falls just above the water… And if you don’t have a slingshot, feel free to get creative! Or you can make one and be ready for the next mysterious package - because there will be one just a few minutes later, drifting along.
Should you choose to unwrap the present, one of two things will happen: Maybe you'll get something small in size but no less valuable: a shiny, pristine crown that looks like it might cost a fortune. Whether or not you take care of it is up to you, but hey, you run this island now! (Not really.) Alternatively, you might get a very large red double sofa; when you unwrap the present, it suddenly springs out and lands with a loud thunk onto the ground. Pray that it doesn't smash your toes! How something so big squeezed inside a box so small is a mystery, but hey...congrats?
Gotta Catch 'em All (cw: Scorpions)
The island has tons of natural resources. There are the apple fruit trees dotted around the island and plenty of flowers that you can see up on the cliffs, but beyond that are the rivers threading through the island and the beaches themselves. They seem to be filled to bursting with fish - you can see their dark shadows in the water clear as day, and the fish seem to come in a variety of sizes. Make yourself a fishing pole and go for it! The fish are not only good for cooking and eating, but you can also sell them off for bells. Or keep them as pets, that’s fine too.
But if you’re not a fan of fishing, there’s still plenty to catch. The island is also completely filled with… Well. Bugs. The island is filled with bugs. Butterflies flutter around, and you can get some bells for selling them off...and don't count out the dragonflies, grasshoppers, and mantises, either! You'll need a bug net to nab these critters, but once they're yours, you're free to do what you'd like with them.
When it gets dark, though, be careful! That’s when scorpions come out, and they’re known for their sting. They're far and few between, but when you find them, try not to panic. If you don't have your net out, they'll leave you alone and stay at the edges of your general vicinity. If you bring your net out, though, they'll raise their legs and shake their tails defensively at you. Get too close too fast, and they'll chase after you. They're fast.
Henry's Quest
Henry the frog has been living on the island with you, and today he has a request! He wants to make some hedges to put around his house (or maybe he just wants to tidy up the island), and for that he needs weeds. Twenty of them, in fact. More is fine, but less is just unacceptable. If you choose to accept the task, he’ll give you a reward for helping him: ten iron nuggets! It’s all he has though, so whether you choose to do this solo or with some friends, you’re only getting ten iron nuggets total. Still, while it’s not exactly a rare resource, it’s certainly a limited one, so you may find the reward enticing. Or perhaps you just want to help him out of sheer kindness. Whatever the reason may be, it’s time to get to work.
The island has plenty of weeds, so it shouldn’t be too hard to pick the ones you need. If someone happens to be plucking in the same spot as you, maybe you can work together! After all, more hands means more weeding, which means you can all make Henry happy even faster.
For those who are less teamwork-oriented, you’re free to do this solo, but where’s the fun in that? … Ah, you’re thinking of hogging all of the nuggets for yourself, aren’t you? Well in that case, maybe you should consider sabotaging the competition...though do you really want to draw the ire of the people you’ll be spending at least the next few weeks with?
(OOC Note: We will not be NPCing Henry on this TDM.)
Winding Down
Another day at the island has come and gone. The night sky is clear and the stars are out -- the perfect way to wind down after a day’s worth of hard work. Someone - maybe you! - has built a campfire on the beach, and it’s as good a time as any to get to know the people you’re living with. You’re stuck here, after all.
Sit around, chat, maybe tell some spooky (or not so spooky) stories. Enjoy yourself! You’ve got many more days ahead of you, but for tonight you can just rest and enjoy the peace of the island you now get to call home.
Emporio Alniño | JJBA (Stone Ocean) | May involve End Spoilers | HE'S SHEEP...
[Emporio, while still taking time to get used to being a Sheep of all things, has at least adjusted well to the idea of crafting certain things for himself. Child that he is, the sheep has limits though. Aside from the fact that he's a good deal shorter than everyone else, his reach isn't quite as great either.
Nor is his strength.]
Shoot...
[This is the third time he's tried firing from the slingshot, and the third time it's fallen rather short. Boo, hiss.]
[OH...SCORPIONS]
[This.
This is not what he expected.
He's heard about scorpions of course, but Emporio has never Seen one, at least not until tonight. Nope, now he's standing stock still in his doorway as a bug just.
Sits there.
Tail hovering, dangerously.] O...Oh....
[Oh no.] ...maybe if I stay still...
[Maybe...it'll go away..?]
[WINDING DOWN]
[...He's not used to it all.
It's a nice place. A nice 'new world', he thinks.
But it's not the same. There's so much different, so much... ...so many, that he misses.
He's very quiet at his seat on the beach. He definitely didn't build all this stuff, definitely didn't start this party, and he certainly didn't brew up this fruit juice in a jar that he's slowly sipping in silence.
...
He looks rather sad. And alone.
It's perhaps not surprising, but it's an especially tragic image from a little 'lamb'.]
Slingshot!!
[Byleth's been doing other things in the area (these weeds won't pull themselves!), but she's been around long enough that she's seen every shot that's fallen short.]
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[Shot four ends up entirely off course because of that surprise!
Not that it isn't unwelcome. The nice thing about being used to things enough to craft together tools is that Emporio is by now aware of the fact that literally Everyone here is...Mostly nice. At the very least if they're mean they can't really do much, and he really can't think of any way someone could trick him out of...well. Not getting anything. So.]
Do you have a slingshot too..? I keep trying to reach it, but I guess my shots aren't strong enough...
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I think I can knock it down for you from here. Be ready to grab it, okay?
[And with that, she takes aim--!]
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...I wonder what's inside this... ...Have you shot anything like this down before?
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Um... [ hm. she doesn't want to yell necessarily, so she gets up on her bare feet and walks on over towards him, but not before snapping her twig in half. ]
Do you want to draw with me? [ she holds out the other half of her twi towards him. ]
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[The sheep pauses, and after a moment stares at the twig. Slowly, he takes it.] Um....sure. ...What are we drawing? [he asks, at least a little confused.]
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[ she smiles and crouches near him, using her stick to draw something that looks like a shooting star. ]
I'm drawing things I remember from home. I didn't think I'd miss it very much, but drawing everything out makes me realize how much I do. Maybe you'll find it calming?
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[For a moment, he'll not be drawing much then. He needs to think after all.] ...I never really drew at home, [he comments a bit idly.] I guess there was a bit with maps but...
[Slowly, quietly, he finds himself drawing after seeing the shooting star. It's simple, and almost looks like a fish.]
...maybe... [he says even more quietly.]