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Phantasmal Rift Mods ([personal profile] phantasmods) wrote in [community profile] phantasmemes2018-05-24 10:10 pm
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TEST DRIVE 004

Hello and welcome to the fourth test drive for Phantasmal Rift!

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 Keystone Reef, a water-influenced Fissure to the northeast of the station. It is home to numerous fish and coral species, as well as a very interesting magical effect...

OPTION ONE: FINNY FUN

Under the water is where you woke up, and under the water is where you might be stuck for a while. The magic is lodged in you and has changed your form -- maybe a little, maybe a lot. Perhaps you only have gills, but you may also have a full set of changes, fins and no feet to speak of. Don't panic, you'll surely be fine if you just keep swimming...

Aside from the strange changes, it's a pretty cool place to be. If you've ever dreamed about scuba diving on a coral reef, the place that you've found yourself is perfect for that (minus the needing to scuba part). Curious fish swim up and then dart away into rock crevices, coral growths, and even down to bury themselves in the layer of sand at the bottom. The water is also fairly shallow, allowing you to surface if you so desire.

Even the sharks are friendly and just want to have as much a look at you as you want to look at them. Don't harass the glowing eels tucked into cracks between the rocks, though, they bite and don't particularly let go.

OPTION TWO: WORLD'S SMALLEST JUNGLE

This must certainly be an oceanside jungle - in spite of the humidity, the smell of salt on the air is strong. Brilliant greens and the occasional bright flowers, accompanied by island birdsong... It could be a nice place to spend an afternoon. There's not even that many bugs that want to drink your blood (though bugs in general are, well, quite plentiful).

Eventually, though, however far you go, you'll reach the beach and be met with the expanse of the ocean - blue, uncaring, and real big. While one side of the little island thankfully has land visible in the distance, the outer side just overlooks a near-endless expanse of blue. If you're a very good swimmer, you could probably make your way to land past the rocks of the reef itself... Otherwise, though, you might be just a bit stuck on your jungle island paradise.

At least until someone brings a boat.

OPTION THREE: SHIPWRECK

Both above and below the waterline are the remains of ships crashed upon the rocks, just waiting to be explored. Even though it has clearly been an incredibly long time, the chunks of wood and metal are still in fairly good condition, and the chance of finding something nice tucked in with them among the rocks is surely tempting to anyone with an adventurous spirit.

The wrecks beneath the waves also grow coral and seaweed, and provide havens for larger fish, dragon eels, and sharks. Those along the rocks above the waterline, on the other hand, provide a home for seabirds of all varieties. Most notable is the hulking shell of a shipping craft in the distance, looking very much modern if ruined by some centuries of exposure...

For right now, though, you'd best contend with the flotsam a bit closer to you, and the wildlife that might not take too kindly to your exploring. Below the waterline, the dragon eels found in a few places don't take kindly to being disturbed; above, you might run afoul of some overprotective seabirds protecting their nests. Maybe even an invisible seagull (normal sized) - how ridiculous would that be?
shikosuki: (Im wearing black today)

[personal profile] shikosuki 2018-05-27 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Choromatsu stops when he hears someone call and against better judgement, surfaces and looks up at the boat.

...Shit, she's cute. ]


Mm? Yes? Can I help you?
herolytical: (✎ 『 when you will rise 』)

[personal profile] herolytical 2018-05-27 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
That's incredible!

[ Don't mind him moving to take one of your hands to get a better look at it, Nono. He just seems so fascinated by this whole thing and finding her impossibly interesting. ]

Since you're a machine you must actually be much older than you look and there's likely a lot of strength in your legs that isn't hindered by human limits...

[ Yeah he gets this way sometimes. Oops. ]
have_hat_will_travel: (Wat)

Re: 1

[personal profile] have_hat_will_travel 2018-05-27 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, yes.

That... Sounds like the kinda thing the Lord of Wrath would try.

Who's dead, thankfully. My Queen wanted him gone.
labelledamesauvage: (Default)

Re: 1

[personal profile] labelledamesauvage 2018-05-27 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, the demon lord of the Locust Host is the ruler of the World-Wound, so perhaps they're associated. Ah, well. We shall see.

[ She tilts her head. ]

And you are... a resident, or a recently arrived here? This is the second time I've found myself somewhere far from Taldor.
labelledamesauvage: (Default)

[personal profile] labelledamesauvage 2018-05-27 08:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[ A small shrug and a smile. ]

Where I am from, a bit of magic is usually used to make sure you don't get fleas, so I think I would appreciate a bit of mint instead! And, well, this is not the first time I've found myself somewhere far away from where I started, but eventually they do make some kind of sense. Anger just makes it hard to get your bearing, eh?
sorcerer_rebooted: (SPIDER)

[personal profile] sorcerer_rebooted 2018-05-27 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh dear.

Well, if not him, somebody else would be getting this. So eh.]


Variably. Depends on the levels of aetheric and thaumaturgic -

...it just varies.
nojohnyouare: Pointing a sword at the viewer. (no light no light)

[personal profile] nojohnyouare 2018-05-27 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[A swordfish girl pokes her horned head out of the water and brandishes a chipped plastic sword at the mess on the boat. Not that she can... get up on there, really.]

Bird-san. Leave them alone.

[Is this doing anything? Probably not.]
sorcerer_rebooted: (You okay?)

[personal profile] sorcerer_rebooted 2018-05-27 10:30 pm (UTC)(link)
I dunno, I've sort of gotten used to finding myself far away from where I started after a while. Don't usually end up a fish though.

[He looks at his fins.]

Prooooobably going to have to do something about that before I start figuring out other stuff.
freedomofmovement: (proficiency in herbalism means potion or)

[personal profile] freedomofmovement 2018-05-27 10:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[yep, that's a bard.]

Smart. [She moves a little closer, and gives an awkward half-bow.]

I'm Freyja. And I've got clean water, if you want some.
plentyfriendly: (phi$ expand device.txt)

[personal profile] plentyfriendly 2018-05-27 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[Never let her know.]

Go ahead, I'll be fine.
plentyfriendly: (phi$ recur)

[personal profile] plentyfriendly 2018-05-27 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I can, but I was hoping to get a little air...

[She sighs. Nothing for it.]
menarefrom: (You try to slow me down)

[personal profile] menarefrom 2018-05-27 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[In a sharp, yelled whisper, Spike hisses--]

What do you mean you're not the only monster?! Is that supposed to make it better?!

[Ein, meanwhile, tries to squirm out of Spike's grip for a better sniff at Karamatsu. He's the smarter one here, and at least agrees with Karamatsu on one thing; if this weird fly guy isn't an aggressor, there's probably worse things to worry about. Spike looks around frantically, noting his gun is gone-- but doesn't acknowledge such out loud.]
nojohnyouare: Talking. (what i've become)

[personal profile] nojohnyouare 2018-05-27 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh. [She starts looking around.] Maybe they want food. Seagull-san like garbage.
labelledamesauvage: (Default)

[personal profile] labelledamesauvage 2018-05-27 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
If nothing else, hands will help. Unless you can move things magically.

Although many mystics I know of need hands to cast spells. So you may be in a bit of a pickle.
labelledamesauvage: (Default)

[personal profile] labelledamesauvage 2018-05-27 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
A most excellent pleasure. A little to drink, please? While I'd like to wash off, that's a secondary concern, oui?
sorcerer_rebooted: (l o l)

[personal profile] sorcerer_rebooted 2018-05-27 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
If the spell's purely verbal, it's fine though.

Unfortunately, nothing useful to MY situation is purely verbal. Also, until I get a proper sense of how magic works here, I can't actually do a hell of a lot anyway. I'd say I tend to start like a fish out of water but, uh...

...pretty sure I'm in a LOT of water, so I guess I'm a little ahead?
freedomofmovement: (downtime activities)

[personal profile] freedomofmovement 2018-05-27 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
I could manage that too. [But for now, at least, she hands over a full waterskin.]

Drink as much as you need. Doesn't seem to be a spring here, but I can purify the sea as we need it.
menarefrom: (Something free)

[personal profile] menarefrom 2018-05-27 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[At the very least, the spectacle has distracted Spike and Ein from their own panic, Ein hopping out of Spike's arms to go chase after the birds himself. Spike, still flat on his ass, stares ahead at them both for a second, watching Ein chase the birds (and, effectively, the girl) with big, startled eyes.]

H-hey--

[Well, shit, now he's gotta deal with this, huh? Spike scrambles to his feet, scooping up some pebbles as he does, and starts beaning them at those gulls. It only takes one or two getting hit for them to disperse, at least, what with the added help of a mop stick and a yipping field dog.]

What the hell do you think you're doing, kid?
skylalc: (✧ (3))

[personal profile] skylalc 2018-05-27 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Mm.

… I can appreciate it more now than when I was little.

[ Lal'C isn't exactly in the mood to let go, either. Most of the tension she was feeling earlier has evaporated – though she still has questions galore about basically everything. Lal'C ignores them for now and embraces the serenity of the moment.

This time, in the calm silence, she can clearly hear some seabirds crying in the distance. Ping, quest icon appears. ]


You hear that?
nonono7: (i'm startin' to lose my mind)

[personal profile] nonono7 2018-05-27 11:53 pm (UTC)(link)
. . . So is it real or not?
nonono7: (oh oh oh oh)

[personal profile] nonono7 2018-05-27 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Oh? Oh! The evil birds have been driven off.

Nono, feeling quite proud of herself, slams the broom handle on the deck. Her grin is pure self-satisfaction. ]


I was saving you! And your dog. [ Mostly the dog? ]
moonlightglory: (Who stabbed me just now)

[personal profile] moonlightglory 2018-05-28 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
Sure, sounds great, go ahead.

[Honestly, this already stings badly enough that someone prodding at it probably won't make things any worse.]
plentyfriendly: (phi$ lookout)

[personal profile] plentyfriendly 2018-05-28 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
There's not a lot of it here... I might have to dive back in anyway to see if there's anything like that left.
nojohnyouare: Contemplating. (some kind of resolution)

[personal profile] nojohnyouare 2018-05-28 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
There's always something. Coming in from outside. Just like you did, things do, too.

[Mai grabs the first thing she can find and tosses it somewhere.]

Go, invisible bird-san.
coagmentatio: nuggets in the order they would die in the food chain (i'm eating my dinosaur chicken)

[personal profile] coagmentatio 2018-05-28 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
Really? I've read plenty of stories of people being able to do remarkable things in the heat of a dangerous moment.

[ There's a questioning look at the mention of him having not actually been in danger? ]

What do you mean?

[ But, that's asked just in time for the sudden appearance of the-... is that another Persona? This would make three total. He doesn't even hesitate - no, he looks outright awe-struck as he quickly asks: ]

A Persona, right...? A power that's awakened in the Metaverse, but is able to be freely used here due to the level of instability?

[ EXCUSE THIS FLASH OF EAGERNESS AND EXCITEMENT...? ]

No.

[ That, however? Is to Shido. It's said with an equal amount of zero hesitation, and it might seem someone flipped a fucking switch. He looks... guarded beneath the sudden eerily calm mask he's wearing on his face. The air somehow feels... remarkably dry around him, given the level of humidity around here. Not only that, but it's now suddenly hotter... around Shido.

His eyes might read, loud and clear: Don't. Fucking. Touch me. ]