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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?
herolytical: (✎ 『 you need in you 』)

[personal profile] herolytical 2018-05-25 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Whoah! He's not used to someone being so enthusiastic about this as he is, plus her immediate closeness to him is enough to have his cheeks turning a very soft shade of pink as he nodded numbly. Her eyes were quite interesting, making a mental note to ask her about it in a moment. ]

Y-Yeah! It really is! B-Because of the combination of quirks people inherit, no quirk is quite like another and they come in all forms! From explosive sweat, being able to incite a lack of gravity, the use of electricity and even there being a quirk where someone can use fire and ice consecutively!

[ He's a big nerd on this subject, okay? ]
byhalves: (pic#12194939)

[personal profile] byhalves 2018-05-25 06:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[An eyebrow slooooowly raises.]

It's a big ocean. [Read: finding more people could take a while.] I'm Shouto, by the way.
motherfucking_ghost: (whoa what the fuck)

[personal profile] motherfucking_ghost 2018-05-25 06:51 pm (UTC)(link)
You've been here for a month without me...?
moonlightglory: (no no no no no no no no no no no)

[personal profile] moonlightglory 2018-05-25 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[The eel regains its senses, darting back into its den. No red on it, so maybe it's okay. Also that rule is for coral snakes, not eels, but Faith is no expert.]

Yeah that sounds great. Also, I guess, keep an eye out for eel holes because those fuckers are mean.
motherfucking_ghost: (Default)

[personal profile] motherfucking_ghost 2018-05-25 06:53 pm (UTC)(link)
We can't be the only ones in the area, that's--that's not usually how it works. [He's pretty sure!!!] Church. [Because even if he changed his name, he's always going to be Church. Apparently.] My name, that's my name, that's not me going 'oh look there's a church'.
moonlightglory: (...)

[personal profile] moonlightglory 2018-05-25 06:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It's a good thing Maddie came into line of sight first, because even having known Zel for as long as she has, she probably would have assumed the worst if she turned a corner and ran into that thing. ]

Hey, Maddie. Are you all right? I'm guessing we're under attack again.
burninglight: (then i'll carry on too)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-05-25 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
...

[Yep.]
nonono7: (i'm startin' to lose my mind)

[personal profile] nonono7 2018-05-25 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ 'sup, have a Nono kind of. Staring down. From the top of a large palm tree. ]

Eh? Yes! I'm just trying to make sure everybody can survive out here on this deserted island plus ocean!

[ She looks back to her tree, a little disappointed. ] But... there's no fruit in this tree.

[ She slides down the tree, landing right on her butt with a loud WHUMP. ]
byhalves: (pic#12194942)

[personal profile] byhalves 2018-05-25 06:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Nobody else, though.

[The only person he's run across so far is Midoriya - and he's not sure if that's worrying or not just yet. It seems off-brand for the League of Villains, but he's not foolish enough to thin the two of them don't have targets on their backs.]

I don't think I would dream up something like this. [He gestures at the tail.] But it doesn't seem like someone's quirk, either.
motherfucking_ghost: (ain't that something)

[personal profile] motherfucking_ghost 2018-05-25 06:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[The fact that he even had that much knowledge is a miracle, so.]

Dude, there's nothing mean out there! There are sharks and even those assholes have left me alone instead of treating me like an expensive sushi dinner. You know how big sharks get? They're pretty fuckin' big!

[But hold on while he darts off toward the bottom to grab some seaweed. Normally he'd complain about shit not being clean when it comes to wounds, but...open wound in the open ocean. Nothing's clean about that.]

Okay, hold still, I'm gonna try tying these on and hopefully not ripping them.
nonono7: (it's like i'm living in heaven)

[personal profile] nonono7 2018-05-25 06:56 pm (UTC)(link)
And that's why you have a tail!!! [ SHE'S GETTING IT! ]
motherfucking_ghost: (welcome to every god damn day)

[personal profile] motherfucking_ghost 2018-05-25 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
...Fuck. Jesus, I'm--I'm sorry, I would've come if I had...y'know, any...control over something like that, but--I...are you okay? Are all you guys okay?
fistsofchange: (Talkin')

[personal profile] fistsofchange 2018-05-25 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Very thoughtful.

[A small wince when Nono fell. Lin helped her up.]

We're not actually that far from the mainland, though.
moonlightglory: (I still miss her)

[personal profile] moonlightglory 2018-05-25 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, I haven't started coughing up blood yet, so they probably aren't too poisonous.

[ Faith looks Deku over. Shit, he looks younger than Maddie. It's enough to dig up some bad memories, if he's a mage too. ]

What about you? I don't know why we're here but I can't imagine it's because someone wanted us to have a fun ocean adventure.
burninglight: (slipping through the cracks)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-05-25 07:00 pm (UTC)(link)
...not your fault. You're here now, just like you promised.

[Ardyn shook his head, hugging Church a little more tightly.]

We're fine. Anybody out here went exploring here willingly, no one's coercing or forcing us into it. No excessive list of rules, no trials, nothing.
blackestwitch: (‡ (magical) girl talk)

[personal profile] blackestwitch 2018-05-25 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Under attack?

[ . . . ]

No. Nothing like that, as far as I can tell.

We're just... very far from home.
motherfucking_ghost: (hopeful)

[personal profile] motherfucking_ghost 2018-05-25 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
I didn't even know to find you cuz you were...there. At home. With me. But I guess I'll find you even across bullshit time-dimensions.
shikosuki: (I know how to kill a man)

2 LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN

[personal profile] shikosuki 2018-05-25 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Karamatsu won't be able to see any of his brothers, but he sure will be able to hear one soon. A very familiar scream of frustration and panic coming from the direction of shore past the undergrowth. ]
Edited 2018-05-25 22:34 (UTC)
burninglight: (and my heart starts vanishing)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-05-25 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Always. Even through interdimensional nonsense that makes no fucking sense.
nonono7: (has got me going so crazy)

[personal profile] nonono7 2018-05-25 07:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Really? Even though I couldn't see it from up that tree!? [ HOW BIG IS THE OCEAN???? ]

ALSO! What are you?
motherfucking_ghost: (hopeful)

[personal profile] motherfucking_ghost 2018-05-25 07:12 pm (UTC)(link)
We're breathing and talking underwater. You and your imposter are octopi. I'm an actual honest to god mermaid. Do you guys have mermaid lore in your world?
fistsofchange: I'm going to get us involved again (I promise I won't get us involved again)

[personal profile] fistsofchange 2018-05-25 07:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Really really. Once we've finished up our business out here, we'll get you back. There's beds and food and stuff.

Eh? I'm a human.

[She looks down at herself and remembers.]

Er...I'm usually a human. Now I'm some kind of fish person I guess? Magic is weird like that.
burninglight: (living in so much despair)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-05-25 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
A little. It's a pretty cute look on you, actually.

[hm. how to address problem two...]

There's something else we might want to address, on that note. I don't...have an imposter, strictly speaking.
nonono7: (aa aa aa aa)

[personal profile] nonono7 2018-05-25 07:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh no, I'm fine, Miss Usually-A-Human. I'm just worried about the other people here! I've already met a couple people and they're very confused and upset.
motherfucking_ghost: (really shouldn't add to my confusion)

[personal profile] motherfucking_ghost 2018-05-25 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm cute no matter how I look. [preen]

...I mean, you do, cuz that guy looked like you. A clone or a...fucked up doppel or something.