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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!
obstagoodboy: (14)

[personal profile] obstagoodboy 2020-03-28 06:18 am (UTC)(link)
[Now that makes him smile slightly]

Heh... I remember when my little sis used'ta say that kinda thing about me.
philoxenia: (when i dropped my sword)

[personal profile] philoxenia 2020-03-28 06:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ah... well, that makes her smile a little, too. ]

You have a little sister?
obstagoodboy: (6)

[personal profile] obstagoodboy 2020-03-28 06:42 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh ho ho you've activated my trap card!]

Yeah. Marnie.

[He taps his foot anxiously]

Real talented. A better trainer than me that's for sure. I... guess I'm jus' glad that wackjob grabbed me up and not her.
philoxenia: (and knocked on your door)

[personal profile] philoxenia 2020-03-28 06:47 am (UTC)(link)
[ Talking about herself? Hell no, but this? This is good. ]

I'm sure she must be worried about you, though. [ a pause. ] You... train Pokemon, right? What sort does she train?
obstagoodboy: (5)

[personal profile] obstagoodboy 2020-03-28 06:49 am (UTC)(link)
Dark type, same as me. She's the gym leader of our hometown now. Second youngest in Galar.

[Aww he sounds so proud]
philoxenia: (when i dropped my sword)

[personal profile] philoxenia 2020-03-28 06:52 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, that sounds incredible. There's nothing like that back in my world, but... It must take a lot of hard work to become a gym leader.

[ a pause. ]

Why did you pick dark types?
obstagoodboy: (13)

[personal profile] obstagoodboy 2020-03-28 06:56 am (UTC)(link)
Why? Huh.

[He closes his eyes to think on it]

Didn't really plan it I guess. Dark types are common 'round Spikemuth so most trainers use them. Gyms are the heart an' soul of the city they're in, so they should rep' em, you know?
philoxenia: (keep you warm)

[personal profile] philoxenia 2020-03-28 07:01 am (UTC)(link)
Mm, that makes sense. You want to show off what makes your town great, right? It sounds like a matter of pride.
obstagoodboy: (3)

[personal profile] obstagoodboy 2020-03-28 07:10 am (UTC)(link)
Exactly.

[He seems so pleased]

Spikemuth gets looks down on just like Dark types do, but we got our pride.
philoxenia: (when i dropped my sword)

[personal profile] philoxenia 2020-03-28 07:16 am (UTC)(link)
... People look down on Dark types? Why?

[ Huh. Consider her thoroughly invested, Piers. ]
obstagoodboy: (2)

[personal profile] obstagoodboy 2020-03-28 07:18 am (UTC)(link)
'Cuz lots of people think they're, ya know, sneaky. Or thugs. Most of them ain' cute or cool looking either.
philoxenia: (when i dropped my sword)

[personal profile] philoxenia 2020-03-28 07:23 am (UTC)(link)
Hmmm.

[ She supposes it's in the name... but she looks like she's thinking hard about something. ]

It seems silly to look down on them for that... And I don't know much about Pokemon at all, but as long as there's one person out there who loves them, I think that's more than proof enough of their worth.
obstagoodboy: (14)

[personal profile] obstagoodboy 2020-03-28 07:25 am (UTC)(link)
[He smiles]

Lots of people do- probably every pokemon that exists has it's fans.
philoxenia: (when i dropped my sword)

[personal profile] philoxenia 2020-03-28 07:40 am (UTC)(link)
Mm. I think that's really nice.

[ a pause. ]

Are there a lot of different ones?
obstagoodboy: (10)

[personal profile] obstagoodboy 2020-03-28 07:43 am (UTC)(link)
Pokemon? Hmm.... dunno how many there are for sure. Last time I checked it was least... 800? But more keep poppin' up.
philoxenia: (keep you warm)

[personal profile] philoxenia 2020-03-28 07:47 am (UTC)(link)
[ !! ]

Being a researcher in your world must be a very busy job.
obstagoodboy: (9)

[personal profile] obstagoodboy 2020-03-28 07:49 am (UTC)(link)
S'why they keep sending kids out to do their field research I guess.