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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.
Frog Girl Koizumi - yes that's her name - Dungeon Nursery
[Strange things being carried along by other strange things aren't that unusual in dungeons, quite honestly. They're places of unique circumstances and even more unique creatures that can cause all sorts of strange shenanigans... not even talking about those adventurers trying to get through for a proper afterlife that doesn't suck.]
[So Mrs. Koizumi doesn't really seem that surprised when balloons start floating along, and she even ponders getting one or two herself. If they're useful, they could make a business selling those... Maybe even host a lottery....]
[Perhaps you and her are focused on the same balloon, and she pauses, eyeing her "competition"... Before she opens that big froggy mouth of hers and WELL, THAT SURE IS A TONGUE]
[better get out of the way]
B - Gotta Catch 'Em All
[As a denizen of a place that, on most levels, doesn't see actual natural sunlight e v e r, Mrs. Koizumi is more than happy to be out at night! Maybe you are too, the pair of you running into each other. She seems pretty happy, a net strapped to her back, and she taps your shoulder...]
[Before pointing over at a scorpion that's eyeing the two island residents like it's gonna pick a fight.]
[And that was probably on the route you were gonna take to wherever you were going.]
[She doesn't seem that bothered herself, honestly, but her pointing is a little insistent...]
C - Henry's Quest
[Gotta get that cash money, son.]
[...But no, really. When you marry a raging capitalist bastard and think that's one of his best qualities, your priorities seem to really... shift.]
[After remembering that she can actually speak and communicate with the people on the island - she forgets, occasionally, since not many humans back home could speak Frog or Monster - Mrs. Koizumi approaches someone who looks like they're searching for weeds as well.]
Oh, would you like to know an area where I think there are a lot of weeds? You're getting them for Mr. Henry, aren't you?
D - Winding Down
[...Despite such earlier shenanigans, Mrs. Koizumi seems perfectly happy to bond with everyone at the end of the day. With an armful of sticks, she approaches whoever has been drawn by the presence of a large bonfire.]
Do you like marshmallows?
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she walks over towards it casually, and it runs at her -- but then seo bends down and snatches it by the tail,/i> with her own bare hands.
then she turns to koizumi, expression completely deadpan. ]
You wanted this, right?
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Ribbit! I mean yes, thank you! Some of the other people I've run into tonight haven't been any help at all, and get them all worked up at worst.
Hee... You remind me of my husband.
[Frog Girl, don't go telling that to high school girls...]
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[ SEO..... ]
This is a scorpion, right? Ah, I wonder what it's doing in...such a...place like this...
[ for some reason, seo sounds like she's starting to trail off. the scorpion's still squirming around, and her grip on it is getting looser. ]
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[And right at that last word, she just- snaps her tongue out. Just. Eats that sucker right up.]
[Daintily, she covers her mouth with one hand as she eats. Don't want to be rude!]
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you know. about to faint. and seo does exactly that. she wobbles around a little before falling onto the grass, right on her back. ]
Guh...
[ welp. looks like someone's been stung. ]
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[Panicking, Frog Girl hurries around her, trying to prop the young lass up with her head on a pair of froggy legs.]
Oh no, oh no, should I suck out the venom...?
[She picks up the stung hand in question, trying to figure out if that's even viable.]
[...Now to see if Seo wakes up before her finger gets stuck in a froggy mouth.]
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unfortunately, seo wakes up in a few seconds to...this...but she doesn't pull her finger away. she just stares. ]
...Did you save me?
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[???]
[???]
[Hold on, just let her... get this outta her mouth...]
I suppose I must have?
[She didn't?? taste venom??? But people don't just crash to the ground for no reason????]
How do you feel?
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[ she looks so excited?? there's definitely a bruise on her finger from the sting, but she's very much up on her feet and rejuvenated, almost like nothing happened. ]
Whoo, that was a close call. [ she goes to pat frog girl's shoulder. ] Thanks. You saved my life.
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the weirdos. Recovering and deciding not to think too much about it, Frog Girl gets up to her feet.]Oh, it's the least I could do. You helped me first, after all.
Why don't I treat you to dinner? I've already had mine, after all. [She feels a little bad about what just happened.]
GOIN WITH 'D' please adopt the baby,
As such, the question takes a moment to sink in.] Mnh- huh? ...Marshmallows..?
...They're okay, [he ultimately decides, unable to really recall when he had them last. Options tend to be limited when you grow up in an american prison.]
baby got
Ribbit, excellent. Then would you like to roast some with me? There were a great deal of sticks, so it should be easy.
[She holds one out, just the right size for spearing a marshmallow.]
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[Now...that's definitely something he's never done.] Is it okay like that..? We'd have to put them right near the fire right? They won't burn up..?