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TEST DRIVE - BELLMARE MOUNTAINS
Hello and welcome to Phantasmal Rift's Test Drive Meme!
Test drive threads are assumed to be game canon for accepted characters unless otherwise noted, so don't feel like you'll have to introduce yourself a second time to everyone you meet! As an added bonus, participation in the test drive comes with the chance to earn up to two items of loot for your trouble! Characters who are accepted can earn one item for having a top level, and one for tagging out to someone else's top level! Your SWEET LOOT will be included with your acceptance notice.
Additionally, characters currently in game can earn themselves a piece of bonus loot for the dungeon by tagging people's top-levels on the test drive! Existing characters get their bonus loot along with the rest of their loot at the conclusion of the dungeon.
This test drive takes place in the Bellmare Mountain range, a chilly environment even when it's not locked in the dead of winter. Considering that November is just starting to bite - or is it, with the Fissure's time-displacement effect in place? - that makes for an extremely chilly reception for all of the new arrivals. If you're a person at risk of frostbite, you'd better hunker down in one of the scattered mountain cabins or find someone with extra snow gear, and quick.
Once you're a bit more warmed up, exploration of the area will reveal that it's largely abandoned, but there's still some evidence of past human habitation. Old chair lifts stand guard over untouched ski slopes, the remains of what was once a resort, and a handful of hiking paths twist back and forth through the mountain forests, the snow melting off them due to the magical crystals in the gravel that lines the paths.
LET IT SNOW
Chances are that, upon arriving, you find yourself outside in the snowfall. Hopefully you weren't from somewhere too terribly warm, but chances are that unless you were specifically in a cold environment before, you're going to be feeling the chill now. (Unless, of course, you're not human and don't get bothered by the cold. That happens.)
Fortunately, there are plenty of paths scattered around that are warm enough to keep the snow melted off of them - it shouldn't be that hard to stumble across one. The question then becomes, which way to shelter and civilization? You'll have to take a bit of a gamble, but it's almost certainly better than staying where you are and freezing.
LOCKED IN
How fortunate, then, that you were able to find shelter against the cold - at least for the time being. The wooden cabin is the exact opposite of luxury, but there's a bed and wood to make a fire in the fireplace, so you can't ask for terribly much else. Especially once night falls - or when the snow outside begins to fall in more than flurries - it's far better to be outside than in. Even if you can't figure out how to start the fire, the dimly glowing crystals that serve as fire starter will at least keep your hands warm.
Of course, with only a limited amount of shelter to go around in these mountain trails, it's fairly inevitable that you would have to share with someone... Hope they're friendly, otherwise this place is going to get awkward fast.
FROSTY THE - OH, MAN!
And if you're still running around outside, sooner or later you're almost certain to run into a deep patch of snow that rises up to meet you. These giant snowmen, ten feet tall and aggressive, stand up in response to anything that isn't the local wildlife approaching - and their goal is quite simple. Better watch out, because these guys are your own personal avalanche, seeking to bury you under themselves until either the cold or the weight saps the life out of you.
One's dangerous, but it's not uncommon to find them in groups of 3-5, either, which is where things start getting to be a problem. Luckily, it's possible to melt them down to nothing, or just blast them apart with pure force - the scattered snow won't rise again, at least not any time soon.
Test drive threads are assumed to be game canon for accepted characters unless otherwise noted, so don't feel like you'll have to introduce yourself a second time to everyone you meet! As an added bonus, participation in the test drive comes with the chance to earn up to two items of loot for your trouble! Characters who are accepted can earn one item for having a top level, and one for tagging out to someone else's top level! Your SWEET LOOT will be included with your acceptance notice.
Additionally, characters currently in game can earn themselves a piece of bonus loot for the dungeon by tagging people's top-levels on the test drive! Existing characters get their bonus loot along with the rest of their loot at the conclusion of the dungeon.
This test drive takes place in the Bellmare Mountain range, a chilly environment even when it's not locked in the dead of winter. Considering that November is just starting to bite - or is it, with the Fissure's time-displacement effect in place? - that makes for an extremely chilly reception for all of the new arrivals. If you're a person at risk of frostbite, you'd better hunker down in one of the scattered mountain cabins or find someone with extra snow gear, and quick.
Once you're a bit more warmed up, exploration of the area will reveal that it's largely abandoned, but there's still some evidence of past human habitation. Old chair lifts stand guard over untouched ski slopes, the remains of what was once a resort, and a handful of hiking paths twist back and forth through the mountain forests, the snow melting off them due to the magical crystals in the gravel that lines the paths.
LET IT SNOW
Chances are that, upon arriving, you find yourself outside in the snowfall. Hopefully you weren't from somewhere too terribly warm, but chances are that unless you were specifically in a cold environment before, you're going to be feeling the chill now. (Unless, of course, you're not human and don't get bothered by the cold. That happens.)
Fortunately, there are plenty of paths scattered around that are warm enough to keep the snow melted off of them - it shouldn't be that hard to stumble across one. The question then becomes, which way to shelter and civilization? You'll have to take a bit of a gamble, but it's almost certainly better than staying where you are and freezing.
LOCKED IN
How fortunate, then, that you were able to find shelter against the cold - at least for the time being. The wooden cabin is the exact opposite of luxury, but there's a bed and wood to make a fire in the fireplace, so you can't ask for terribly much else. Especially once night falls - or when the snow outside begins to fall in more than flurries - it's far better to be outside than in. Even if you can't figure out how to start the fire, the dimly glowing crystals that serve as fire starter will at least keep your hands warm.
Of course, with only a limited amount of shelter to go around in these mountain trails, it's fairly inevitable that you would have to share with someone... Hope they're friendly, otherwise this place is going to get awkward fast.
FROSTY THE - OH, MAN!
And if you're still running around outside, sooner or later you're almost certain to run into a deep patch of snow that rises up to meet you. These giant snowmen, ten feet tall and aggressive, stand up in response to anything that isn't the local wildlife approaching - and their goal is quite simple. Better watch out, because these guys are your own personal avalanche, seeking to bury you under themselves until either the cold or the weight saps the life out of you.
One's dangerous, but it's not uncommon to find them in groups of 3-5, either, which is where things start getting to be a problem. Luckily, it's possible to melt them down to nothing, or just blast them apart with pure force - the scattered snow won't rise again, at least not any time soon.
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While Jake had, in fact, come from the late 90s, he didn't really look it. Simple, handmade clothing, designed to be rugged and functional in an arid climate. His shirt was about six sizes too big, hanging almost to his knees and he'd had to roll up his sleeves to keep them from flopping too much. As it was, only the barest tips of his fingers were visible when the boy threw his arms around Oy, hugging the bumbler close.]
Oy! Good boy!
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[Seeing a human other than Kris was rare for Susie, but the little monster seemed happy to see him, so she guessed he was okay?]
That your big brother or something?
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Taheen.
He rose, pushing a disgruntled Oy behind him so he had a clear shot...
and then a stray lick of wind cleared the air between them of flurries and he got his first unobstructed view of the person down the path. Not a Taheen. At least, not a type that he'd seen before?
She wasn't attacking, either.
And Oy hadn't been attacking her...
Slowly, he relaxed his posture.]
I..sorry. You startled me.
1/2
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Shit-! Don't scare me like that unless you want your face bit off!
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[He didn't blame her for her defensive posture or bared teeth. Hell, he'd done pretty much the exact same thing.
Also, he really didn't want to have to explain that he'd almost cut her in half because of how she looked. Something told him that Suz would have had his hide.]
I'm Jake. This is Oy. Where is this place?
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Susie.
[Another version of that name. The wheel always comes back to the same place eventually]
And hell if I know. I just woke up here and ran into the kid there.
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The name didn't even make him pause. Not anymore. Not after Nineteen.
Oy stretched his deceptively long neck, shoving his snout into Jake's hand, drawing the boy out of the residual fight or flight that was coursing through his system. Jake smiled, gave the bumbler a good scritch, then took a few careful steps to close the gap between them.
If Oy wasn't worried about her, then he wouldn't be either.]
What do you say we find somewhere with a fire to have our palaver, then? I can't feel my toes anymore.
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[being made of magic had it's downsides, like intent alone being dangerous. But it had it's benifit too. She was way sturdier when it came to extreme conditions.]
I think I saw something big back that way. Might be a building
[She took a few steps... then paused. With a huff she shrugged out of her jacket (more a worn denim shirt than anything) and tossed it back at Jake]
I don't wanna deal with the kid crying if you die.
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And Taheen weren't animal-like for their entire bodies, right? Just from the shoulders up.
As caught up in his thoughts as he was, he almost missed the jacket being tossed, but he nonetheless got his hands up in time to swipe the article of clothing neatly from the air.]
Oh...well, I don't want to take it from you. Aren't you cold? [Weren't reptiles cold-blooded? Was that racist? Speciesist?] And he's not a kid. He's a billy bumbler. Full grown.
["'Rown! Oy!" The bumbler's voice was almost a bark, the little beast stretching his long neck out as far as it would go to show just how grown he was.]
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[She takes a few steps, her boots leaving big holes for the smaller boy to use. But when Jake mentions Oy's age she pauses... then laughs. A rough almost barking sound, like a seal or dog]
Oh, so YOU'RE the little brother then?
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[The curiosity was clear in his tone, and even if it wasn't, it was in the tilt of his head. He followed her easily enough, using her prints when it was easy, but more than willing to push a trail through on his own as well. He may be human, but he wasn't fragile.]
Oh...well, I mean, I guess he'd be older than me if he were human?
[He's so confused.]