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Unknown Seas Mods / NPCs ([personal profile] bathymetric) wrote in [community profile] unknown_oosea2020-03-21 03:23 pm
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TDM - Somewhere, beyond the sea~



THE UNKNOWN SEAS TDM

Hello and welcome to the Test Drive Meme for Unknown Seas! Welcome to the bottom of the whole ocean, kids. Use this as a space to freely test characters or character options in something close to the setting! Standard format applies, drop your character name and canon in the subject line

The facility is pretty simple, even if there isn't an exact map yet. There are a number of various windowless rooms and common areas in clusters connected by long glass corridors built in the bottom of the sea. If you look up you can see more tunnels above, but they're darkened completely. Here's some prompts! The kids love prompts, right?

1. Arise from the depths (of sleep)

You wake up in a very functional and simple bed in a very functional and simple room. It's definitely not, however, where you went to sleep. Did you even go to sleep? That's pretty alarming. Also potentially alarming is the window in the wall above the writing desk you've been given - that's uh. That's water out there, buddy. You're underwater. Well-lit underwater, but underwater. You should probably look around or maybe outside - who knows, maybe other people are around here? Or maybe you want to try to demand to speak to a manager.

2. Killing time

Between bursts of violent murder, there aren't exactly a bunch of scheduled activities in this place. So there's a need to fill the time somehow... what are you doing to kill time? I know most everyone interested is a murdergame vet of some kind, so feel free to add in whatever standard murdergame rooms you like to fill the space! There's all kinds of things here. Maybe there's a theater, or an art room, or... an aquarium, for ultimate levels of nonsense?

3. Motive time!

The Professor has announced a new motive for murder! Maybe you've been given an envelope with your deepest darkest secret, maybe you're being offered a great deal of money... maybe he's giving the kitchen staff a week off! There's all kinds of things he could do.

4. Material goods???

There's a vending machine in the hallway, with no... buttons for selection or anything, which is weird. All you can do is drop the coins you sometimes get into the coin slot and hope! It might drop all kinds of things - it's regains, you know the drill.

5. Down where it's wetter, down where someone's deader...

There's been a murder! Get out there and investigate, or like... don't. I'm not your dad. Maybe you want to shield some poor teenager from a grisly murder? Or maybe the investigation is over and you want to chat about the grisly murder over some relaxing tea from the kitchen. You do you!

6. Other

Or maybe there's something not on here that you want to do! This TDM is for you, live your dreams!
philoxenia: (when i dropped my sword)

[personal profile] philoxenia 2020-03-28 05:08 am (UTC)(link)
Anti-magic? Then-- You have magic in your world?
emberserker: Chibi grump. (why life)

[personal profile] emberserker 2020-03-28 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
To a point. But haven't others mentioned their powers are blocked?
philoxenia: (i threw it in the bushes)

[personal profile] philoxenia 2020-03-28 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
That's true. It's just-- something I'm not used to.

[ Except that's kind of a lie, and Mira's an absolutely terrible liar. ]
emberserker: Posing, about to use her scythe or axe. (i'm the coolest)

[personal profile] emberserker 2020-03-28 05:32 am (UTC)(link)
It is odd to see everyone talking so casually about it, but honestly, that isn't that difficult to get used to. The only people who mattered to my life were other mages anyway, so there was no one to keep secrets from.
philoxenia: (when i dropped my sword)

[personal profile] philoxenia 2020-03-28 05:38 am (UTC)(link)
Really?

[ Huh. Maybe her own experiences aren't the only option, then.... ]

I suppose that makes sense, if you've surrounded yourself with other mages your whole life.
emberserker: Neutral expression. (peace i'll never have)

[personal profile] emberserker 2020-03-28 05:41 am (UTC)(link)
It only makes sense. After all, I've wanted to become a mage since I was young, so I haven't considered anything else.
philoxenia: (when i dropped my sword)

[personal profile] philoxenia 2020-03-28 05:45 am (UTC)(link)
What made you want to become one?

... If you don't mind my asking.
emberserker: Seething, eyes hidden. (very not okay)

[personal profile] emberserker 2020-03-28 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
I'm the eldest daughter of a longstanding mage family, and I --

[She stops briefly and then shakes her head, glaring like she's daring her to say anything about it.]

I work harder than anyone. I deserve it. Surely even you have something you know you were destined for.
philoxenia: (i just keep you warm)

[personal profile] philoxenia 2020-03-28 05:53 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ah... She opens her mouth, then closes it. It's true that there is something, but-- it's not exactly a happy thing. And she wouldn't talk about it, besides.

But she shakes her head. ]


I don't know that there is, but-- It seems you've found your calling. I can admire that. Not everyone can say they've found the thing they're meant to do, or become.