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Phantasmal Rift Mods ([personal profile] phantasmods) wrote in [community profile] phantasmemes2018-12-07 12:25 am
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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.
maru_kyutie: (I have had it!)

[personal profile] maru_kyutie 2018-12-07 08:47 am (UTC)(link)
Let it Snow

[Rise only allowed herself to panic for a brief moment before steeling herself. Now's not the time for that.]

First things first, try to find somewhere warm. It's always worth it to check in situations like these, so: Persona!

[A giant figure of a woman with a satellite dish for a face appears behind her. It lowers a visor over her face and begins scanning the area.]

Okay, heat signatures and signs of life that way!

[And like that, Rise begins walking in the quickest path to civilization.]

Locked In

[A quick analysis of the cabin showed Rise how the fire crystals work, but not just that. It also told her she's not alone in her respite from the elements.]

Hello? I'm sorry for barging in, but I couldn't stay out there.

Stay Frosty

What the, these aren't even Shadows! Well whatever you are, you chose the wrong person to pick a fight with! Persona!

[A figure of a woman appears, a satellite dish-like helmet extending past her face. Several small orbs detach from her shoulders and thighs and spin around her. Two of them move to intercept the snowman's strike, reflecting the force back on it.]
Edited 2018-12-07 08:57 (UTC)
hairpincurves: (are you in the shadows?)

Locked In

[personal profile] hairpincurves 2018-12-07 09:16 am (UTC)(link)
[Not only is Rise not alone in there, but the other occupant? A Persona-user.

Akira lifts a hand in greeting, pausing from setting cushions out in front of the fireplace.]


No worries. At least you managed to find shelter before it got really bad, right?
maru_kyutie: (Default)

[personal profile] maru_kyutie 2018-12-07 09:23 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you, my name is Rise. According to my readings, we've already got a bit in common. I have to admit, I wasn't expecting to see another Persona user here, much less one I don't already know.
hairpincurves: (but you're no god to me)

[personal profile] hairpincurves 2018-12-07 09:30 am (UTC)(link)
Well, there's a few of us here--well, not here here, but a few of us came to the mountain range...

[... Wait.] "Rise"?

[That actually gets Akira to do a double-take, jaw dropping slightly.]

A-as in Kujikawa Rise?!
maru_kyutie: (Hey there!)

[personal profile] maru_kyutie 2018-12-07 09:35 am (UTC)(link)
Oh? Have I stumbled into one of my fans? Yup, I'm Kujikawa Rise. So what's your name?
founderinglight: ([hold])

locked in also, yoops

[personal profile] founderinglight 2018-12-07 09:54 am (UTC)(link)
[This cabin even has a fire going already! The tall man bent over the fireplace tosses a last log onto it before straightening and smiling at the new arrival. Physically, he's somewhere in his mid thirties, but both his attitude and the information she's going to get from the scan suggest something much older.]

Not at all - the last thing I want is for anyone to freeze out there.
hairpincurves: (so look inside the mirror)

[personal profile] hairpincurves 2018-12-07 09:55 am (UTC)(link)
You certainly have...

[She looks a little sheepish as she manages to pull herself together.]

I'm Kurusu Akira. It's good to meet you. [Punctuated with a quick bow!]
maru_kyutie: (No way.)

[personal profile] maru_kyutie 2018-12-07 10:01 am (UTC)(link)
Kurusu- the leader of the Phantom Thieves?! Huh, I always suspected you guys were Persona users.
maru_kyutie: (Default)

[personal profile] maru_kyutie 2018-12-07 10:05 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you, I'm not sure I could have stayed out there much longer.

[And on a completely unrelated note, what's with these readings?! His mind is way older than his body, and that's just the start!]
foolishjustice: (This looks bad.)

Let It Snow

[personal profile] foolishjustice 2018-12-07 10:08 am (UTC)(link)
[After a while of walking, she will find someone! Another Persona user, in fact, and a...familiar-ish face, although the Detective Prince from television would never be caught in a leather biker jacket and jeans, let alone with pierced ears. Not to mention the face looks a little softer.

She's quick to take note of the new arrival, who...does not look to be dressed for mountain snow. Not that she's as bundled up as most would need to be, but she knows not everyone has her impressive cold tolerance. So she'll be rushing over, actually floating a bit above the snow, and pulling a heavy blanket out of thin air.]


Are you alright?
founderinglight: ([my place plz])

[personal profile] founderinglight 2018-12-07 10:12 am (UTC)(link)
Not without a good two more coats, certainly. Make yourself at home - it's not like it's my cabin anyway.

[There's a couple chairs and a bed and he's just going to flop into one of the chairs as the fire starts to warm the place up.]
maru_kyutie: (No way.)

[personal profile] maru_kyutie 2018-12-07 10:13 am (UTC)(link)
I'm fine, I haven't been here too long yet.

[She gratefully takes the offered blanket and wraps it around herself.]

Uh, sorry if this seems a bit rude, but... Are you Goro Akechi?
foolishjustice: (May I help you?)

[personal profile] foolishjustice 2018-12-07 10:15 am (UTC)(link)
[She nods, already moving on to produce a hot cup of Leblanc coffee.]

That's right. And you're Rise Kujikawa, right? Akira-chan mentioned having seen you here.
maru_kyutie: (I have had it!)

[personal profile] maru_kyutie 2018-12-07 10:16 am (UTC)(link)
Don't mind if I do, I've been walking through the snow for ages!

[Yeah, definitely huddling up to that fire.]
maru_kyutie: (This is fine.)

[personal profile] maru_kyutie 2018-12-07 10:22 am (UTC)(link)
[Huh, that didn't look like Inventory.]

Yep, that's me. So, you're one of the other Persona users she was talking about?
founderinglight: ([sketchyplaceholder])

[personal profile] founderinglight 2018-12-07 10:23 am (UTC)(link)
If you're hungry, I've got plenty of food, too. And I think a coat that would fit you...

[He looks a bit thoughtful and maybe a little distracted at that. If Rise still has her senses going, there's a sensation vaguely like paging through an inventory.]
foolishjustice: (Shall I explain?)

[personal profile] foolishjustice 2018-12-07 10:25 am (UTC)(link)
[It didn't. And now the coffee is being offered!]

That's right. I have to say, though, I was a little surprised to hear you're one, too. I never imagined I was seeing the face of another Persona user every time I walked past a wall full of movie posters.
Edited 2018-12-07 10:27 (UTC)
maru_kyutie: (This is fine.)

[personal profile] maru_kyutie 2018-12-07 10:27 am (UTC)(link)
Food would be great! But, uh, nothing too fatty? I need to keep my figure.
founderinglight: ([my place plz])

[personal profile] founderinglight 2018-12-07 10:34 am (UTC)(link)
[He chuckles.]

Ah, to be young enough to care about that again. I think I can manage that. Spicy or no?
maru_kyutie: (Default)

[personal profile] maru_kyutie 2018-12-07 10:37 am (UTC)(link)
[She'll gladly take it!]

Most people wouldn't, there aren't a lot of Persona users out there to begin with. Speaking of surprises, I wasn't expecting to see you here after you've been missing for weeks.

[Sip.]

Whoa, this is good coffee.
maru_kyutie: (Default)

[personal profile] maru_kyutie 2018-12-07 10:39 am (UTC)(link)
Spicy, definitely. Nothing soothes my nerves quite like spicy food.
fullmoonfool: (Looking back)

Let it Snow

[personal profile] fullmoonfool 2018-12-07 10:40 am (UTC)(link)
[Rise won't have gone too far before she runs into...well, it looks like a small chibi tiger. It's less than a foot tall. But it sure as hell scans as a Persona.

Said tiger glances up at her, letting out an coughing bark, then looks over its shoulder as Minako appears through the snow, rugged up and blinking]
Ah, you found someone. Hello! Are you alright?
foolishjustice: (This looks bad.)

[personal profile] foolishjustice 2018-12-07 10:41 am (UTC)(link)
It's the best coffee I've ever had.

[...Missing for weeks, huh. Well, that tells her when Kujikawa is from.]

We're from different timelines. You must be from one of the ones where I never earnestly joined the Phantom Thieves.
founderinglight: ([hold])

[personal profile] founderinglight 2018-12-07 10:42 am (UTC)(link)
Now that's what I like to hear.

[Don't mind as he just... conjures a tupperware container out of midair? And passes it to her. Chicken and vegetables over rice in some kind of spicy sauce, and somehow, incredibly, still warm.]
maru_kyutie: (Default)

[personal profile] maru_kyutie 2018-12-07 10:44 am (UTC)(link)
I'm fine, thanks for asking. Jeez, it's not often you meet this many Persona users in one day.

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