R3 TDM - is a man not entitled to the tags of his toplevel?

[bathymetric]

Hello and welcome to the...



UNKNOWN SEAS R3
TEST DRIVE MEME

Welcome... to Rapture! Well, New Rapture. It's a lot like the old Rapture - art deco as hell, lots of glass looking out at the ocean floor, creeping sense of derelict dread - but at least it isn't a research facility! In particular, you're starting off in a pretty retail-heavy area of the abandoned underwater city. And good news: you can basically grab whatever you want, because there's no other living souls in this city!

Not that this is an exact reflection of areas in the game, but there's a clothing store, a pool, a library, a... bank? Whatever you want, basically.

1. Atlas shrugged as he woke up from a real big nap

You wake up in a beautiful four-poster bed, in a room that... well, has seen better days. It's been cleaned recently, sure, but the paintings have tears in them and the carpet is worn down. The lights work, though!

... As do the lights out the porthole. You're uh. Super underwater. Surprise?

2. Participate in capitalism! Bioshock, baby!

For an abandoned city, there's a surprising amount of stuff to do here! Head to Fontaine Fashions for clothes, Fontaine Fountains Waterpark, the Fontaine Mayoral Library, or the Dining Hall (Sponsored by Fontaine Futuristics!)! In case any of you forgot who brought you here.

3. Kill, would you kindly?

Another Tuesday, another sealed envelope full of fun! Is this finally something worth killing for to get back to the surface? Or is it just something stupid and/or embarrassing? Better ask around!

4. Welcome to the circus of [REDACTED]!!!

Down one of the alleys, next to some regular beverage and food vending machines, is... an unmarked one? It only takes these weird coins that sometimes show up in your rooms at night. Sometimes it gives you things from back home! Sometimes it gives you? Little creepy wooden puppets??

5. Look, Mister Bubbles! An angel!

Oh no! Someone is dead! Did you kill them? Are you trying to get the word out? Did you find the body and really need to calm down? Live your dreams, kill who you wanna kill offscreen!

6. Anything else!

There's all kinds of things to do in this town! Don't feel constrained by the options here - live your Rapture dreams!

Comments

[asymptotes]

You can, sure, but...

[ How does he sell this without admitting he hasn't cooked himself a complex meal in years- ]

... if you have a machine built for it, might as well leave it to that, you know?

[ Said with a friendly shrug as he heads over to the toaster. ]

[honeyedtea]

I suppose you have a point...

[ Still looking almost comically uncertain about this whole business, Mielle follows him. ]

If it's become common enough to be found in a kitchen like this, I don't imagine it's a very complicated machine to use.

[asymptotes]

Nah, it's not too bad.

[ Does he trust this girl to actually be this sheltered? No, but he personally killed the only living being he trusts.

Anyway, about toasting bread! He pulls out a couple pieces of bread and pops them in. ]

We even have one in our kitchen back home. You use this dial to set how brown you want it, on a scale of "none" to "basically black," pop down the lever here, and let it go.

[honeyedtea]

[ So it's common enough to be found in every home, not just the sort someone like her might occupy. Maybe it's the sort of thing people running the household are expected to manage themselves now, even if a part of her balks at the idea. If it's that way, she'll just have to make sure she leans. ]

My! How convenient. And there's no need to do anything further once it's in the toaster?

[ Her enthusiasm might be a bit much, but she wants him to know his assistance is appreciated, even for a task like this. ]

[asymptotes]

[ He chuckles. If this isn't come kind of act on her part, some weak part of him is almost charmed. He'll reflect on how to get rid of that impulse later. ]

Nope. Butter and jelly and whatever else you want goes on after. How well done are you feeling for your toast?