01. Test Drive Meme

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TEST DRIVE MEME


Thinking about joining Iterum? Unsure of who to bring or if they'll even fit the setting? Posting here offers you the chance to find out how they'll do while getting the sample for done for their application.

→ Comment down below with the character you'd like to test drive in the setting. Don't forget to add their name and canon in the subject line.
→ Choose a scenario or create your own, and tag around!
→ Test drives will be posted regularly in the months of March, June, September, and December.
→ Threads in the test drive are NOT eligible to use for activity checks, however, you can make them game canon if you wish and both you and your scene partner agree.


Possible Scenarios
Please note that all characters will initially arrive in their assigned housing; they are free to explore the City to their heart's content after that!

01. Arriving: You're pretty sure you knew where you were before you closed your eyes. But somewhere between then and now, you discover that you're definitely not there. In fact, the setting is so unfamiliar to you that it's bordering on unnerving and questions start to stack. Have you been abducted? Did you get drunk and pass out somewhere and not remember? Whatever the case, you need some answers. Or maybe this is familiar and the only thing that doesn't make sense is the layer of dust on everything around you which obviously means some time has passed. How much? No one seems to know. What you do know is that sitting around and waiting for answers is likely not going to happen.

So, you set out and hope to run into someone in the City that looks like they may be in a similar situation. Or, at the very least a person that might be able to provide some explanation. Veteran Chosen, make sure you warn the new people about the Shadows and advise them to steer clear of dark alleys and things that go bump in the night.

02. Party, party!: Now that you've arrived and hopefully settled, it's time to unwind. Inside your welcome basket is an invitation from the Duchess, who has decided to celebrate the growing population of the City with a massive "Welcome to the City" party in the Tower District. Wine spills free, and drugs abound, this is the kinda party that caters to all! The wicked and debauched demons and the good and decent who, if not careful, might end up tainted and corrupted at some point, like everyone else. Even if it's only for one night, why not cut loose and forget about whatever is pressing on your mind?

Nothing to wear? Check your closet, we're sure you'll find something suitable to wear.

03. Prominence: Everyone knows that the City sometimes influences its population on a monthly basis. Unfortunately, you arrived right in the middle of a heavy Prominence. Lust, Greed, Gluttony, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, or Pride: choose your sin and get wicked. You'll find it's hard to avoid being sinful, almost as if your basic instincts are taking over.

04. Run!: A lot can go wrong in the City; demon attacks, muggings or there's even danger of being plucked from the streets and forced to partake in the Coliseum's version of Fight Club (if you know, you know). There are plenty of unsavoury types that all Chosen must be aware of. They rule the night, and once the sun goes down it becomes the Sinning Hour. Demons and monsters and humans capable of inciting just as much fear, if not more, come out to play. Mind yourself. It's hardly a tea party out there.

05. Network: Broadcast a video, voice or text message to anyone in your phone's directory. All Chosen have a device that they can use to communicate. Those that are returning will find their phone as it was, though without any contact that was previously in the City that is not currently. For the newly Chosen, a device will be supplied in your welcome basket and will match the type of telecommunications that was being used at the time of their exit.

06. Wild Card: Choose your own adventure in the game's multiple settings!



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Comments

[doesnotsparkle]

Oh, I know a few psychiatrists, quite full of themselves more than not. No, you are safe there. Unless you annoy me too much. Which I doubt, but I insist people who annoy me call me Dr. Morbius. My friends, however, call me Michael. Or they would if I had any.

[ He's always on his dramatic bullshit. Morbius wasn't too common of a name, even in his world. His father's fame had been bad enough before his own... then his infamy. ]

Have you been anywhere else, Jack? Or first spin around the multiverse? Curiosity should be my sin, I confess. I am endlessly curious of most things. It gets me in trouble sometimes, I am sure you understand.

[ He didn't fully remember yet, but something in his mind was itching. Like something locked away. Curiosity of the heart and the head, researching the vaccine... making a stupid message and a punishment... It was all trying to come back. ]

[sisterswitch]

Oh, don’t be too quick to doubt. Most people find me annoying, mainly because I won’t stop talking about the uncomfortable truths they don’t want to hear about. But that’s their problem. Haters gonna hate, right?

[yeah, not many are counted in jack’s party of friends. that number’s countable on one hand, actually: simon, julia, murmur. she misses them already, more than she cares to admit.]

Well, for the last few years, I’ve been living on a sentient space ship that’s on the run from militant space fascists and an AI with more homicidal stalker programming than a string of bad exes, so I guess you could say this isn’t my first black parade. Still, it’s nice to be back in a city again.

I don’t see curiosity as a sin fwiw, but I do see how it can get you in trouble with people who do. Or people with secrets they’re trying to hide. Authority types, usually.

[doesnotsparkle]

[ While he almost started to respond, it was that last line that made something click. Something unlock. Jason... Jason sitting in the room with a six pack. 'If you’re gonna shell out for beer, you gotta help me drink ‘em, too - them’s the rules.' Himself standing before his device speaking out against the government... and being grabbed from the labs later.

How could he have forgotten? How did that just happen? What the hell? Was Jason okay? ]

You know me don't you?

[sisterswitch]

[hmm. interesting pivot. but jack sees no reason to lie, so.]

I know A Dr. Michael Morbius. Only by reputation, we never met personally, so I guess it’s more accurate to say I know OF a Dr. Michael Morbius. And I wouldn’t assume you’re the SAME Dr. Michael Morbius, with multiverse shenanigans in play. Why do you ask?

[doesnotsparkle]

In fariness, my name is not common. Even in my world.

[ A moment passes before he's typing again. ]

I had not remembered any other world until speaking to you. Bits and pieces seem to be returning, as if locked away. A world with a corrupt government, and I think I did something stupid. I only ask as I did not remember this until you mentioned authority types.

[ They had done one hell of a number on his mind, but he'd never remember that fully. No, Michael thankfully would not remember being a puppet after he couldn't be killed. ]

[sisterswitch]

[iiiinteresting.]

We all do stupid things sometimes, monsters and humans alike. And I’d say that describing a place as having a corrupt government doesn’t really narrow it down, but I know I’m politically biased. Does the word “Dualis” mean anything to you?

[doesnotsparkle]

[ Fascinating. And also terrifying, why hadn't he remembered this? What the hell did he do? Who did he piss off this time? ]

Indeed, surprisingly it does. Can you answer me a question then? Did Jason make it out?

[ He cared about his roommate, that kid had it rough. ]