Test Drive Meme (12)

[trainmasters]

test drive meme

Your character wakes up in a neat bedroom in their team carriage, in nondescript underwear. They might be missing their memories, or their special abilities, or they may just feel a little queasy. Next to them is what seems to be a smartphone, which they know how to use even if they never had before, even if they don't know if they have before. On the screen is a simple message:

Welcome aboard the Aurora!



You have been selected by the Star Prince as a potential hero, tasked with saving the universe from Malice. As a passenger I, your Construct and Conductor, will attempt to provide you with quality lodgings and safety. In return, we ask that you join your fellows in making bonds and doing your utmost to bring joy back to the Stars.



Due to the process of restoring your body, you may find some things are missing. We apologise for the inconvenience and hope to return them to you as soon as possible. Thank you for your cooperation.

★ One

Upon investigation, you'll find some basic clothes matching your team's theme in the storage provided in your room. Or, perhaps, you're wandering out of the room still undressed. Either way, downstairs you'll find someone has left a tray of cups of hot tea on the living room table. Drinking it may be simply pleasant, or it may cause you to feel a sudden need to warm up to the others in your carriage -- emotionally or physically. Welcome to the team, newbie!



☆ Two

Shortly after your arrival, you find yourself wrapped up in some monster NPC's Game. You're inside what appears to be a stone temple, with a massive golden scale on one wall. Suddenly, on one side, a heavy metal weight is dropped. As the scales tip out of balance, the floor begins to slowly disappear, brick by brick, ready to drop you -- and whoever is with you -- into an abyss. Your only hope comes in the form of an inscription on the altar:

How much do your secrets weigh?

Every secret you tell causes a weight to fall onto the other side of the scale. The bigger the secret, the bigger the weight. If you can collectively tip the scales, the floor will quit dropping bricks and a door will appear to allow you back to the train. If you can't, you'll fall, seemingly forever, til you pass out. When you wake up you'll find yourself unable to lie.



★ Three

You've been on the Aurora for awhile, but this is new. One morning, you awaken to find yourself in the lounge, rather than your own bed. On your Chain is a screen showing a key, with three unmarked check boxes and a note: you've been locked out of your carriage, and must make a meaningful pact of some sort with three people, on or off your team, to enter. Pinky promises are always encouraged!



☆ Four

Wildcard. Make up your own prompt! Check out the setting and team pages for info on the train. If you have any questions, ask on the q&a page. Otherwise, apps open on January 8! In the meantime you're free to join us on Discord.

Comments

[lostnavigation]

1

[ this is strange, very strange. hatsuharu is standing in the middle of the common room in his underwear and staring at the new phone he has. it's odd. the message is odd. the room he woke up in and the one he is in, is odd too. his underwear is even out of character for him.

hatsuharu hums to himself. his attention moves to whoever else is in the room with him. ]

Hey. How do you find out what is missing?

3

[ is it just him, or are some of the days just weird? it could be him. adjusting to the aurora has been no problem for hatsuharu, he just goes with the flow after all, but he does come off as too relaxed sometimes. it's why he has no issues with approaching people, be those that look friendly or not.

a meaningful pact doesn't sound too hard to make. ]

Do you have some time? [ and, a good way to make them is by being polite! in theory. ]

1

[schrodingerscockroach]

[Dusk hears the noise of someone new and is already pulling out eggs because honestly, food has worked out well for greeting newbies and those are quick to make. Has already set down the pan and spices when he turns around to greet the new person.]

[....doesn't quite expect to see he hadn't even gotten dressed.]

....

Well, it depends if you can remember anything before you woke up upstairs.

Which room was it? Your clothes are in there. Sorry, they're all gonna be pink.

[lostnavigation]

[ sometimes boys are lazy.

although, it's more that hatsuharu doesn't care for what people see. he's used to it given his condition. staring at the ceiling, he hums to himself. ] Yeah, I can remember stuff before waking up.

... Clothes? [ right. clothes. it is a little chilly in here. ] Pink isn't my color, but that's fine I guess.

[schrodingerscockroach]

[Well, at least he has underwear. That's the key to avoiding a screeching Dusk.]

Okay, so you have your memories. Do you have powers of any sort? [BECAUSE. THAT'S A NORMAL THING TO ASK.]

You're pretty much stuck with pink and neutral colors. [At least black and white is totally viable.]

[lostnavigation]

[ note to self; less clothes. ]

Powers...? I wouldn’t really call them powers, but i don’t know if I still have them. You don’t happen to be a girl, so you?

[ it is very obvious that, that isn’t the case, but hey. hatsuharu had to at least ask. ]

[schrodingerscockroach]

[It's your ears. He can reach a surprisingly high pitch.]

...no.

What kind of power do you have that involves girls? Can it work with girl animals?

[lostnavigation]

Something happens if I hug a girl.

[ that is ... vague as hell, but he isn’t sure if he wants to come out and say exactly what happens. ]

3

[yearofthecat]

Uh...

[ Hello random stranger he most certainly does not know with even weirder hair than he has. ]

I guess? Why?

[ Totally giving the newcomer a look of suspicion on why he's being stopped. ]

[lostnavigation]

[ rude >| ]

Oh. I didn't realise that you're here too. ... What do you mean, why?

[ did kyou hit his head?? ]

[yearofthecat]

[ Huh? ]

What do you mean, 'You're here too.' Do you know me too?

[lostnavigation]

...

Do you not know me?

[yearofthecat]

I just got here and they apparently thought I didn’t need any memories.

So you do know me.

[ Not a question. ]

[lostnavigation]

It looks like the cat is out of the bag.

[ get it? because his year of the cat — ]

Who else knows you that is here?

3

[marezydoats]

[ Rin opens her mouth to say something dismissive-- and then she closes it again. Of all the people who could have walked over to her, he was the last one she'd expected. Wanted to see... and didn't want to see. ]

What do you want?

[ She's trying to keep the shock out of her voice, trying to sound cool and unaffected. And definitely not at all like she might scream, burst into tears, or both. ]

[lostnavigation]

[ that's an ice cold reaction, but sadly, he's used to it from rin. that is how she has behaved to him recently. however, it is water off a duck's back because he doesn't let it phase him. why would he? it isn't as if he hates her.

he's just sad. ]

... I got locked out of my carriage.

[marezydoats]

[ Her mind is spinning at a thousand kilometers a second, feeling very off-balanced and severely out of sorts. It's hard enough to hold her distance from him, moreso when she didn't expect him in the first place.

But she can handle this, taking a deep breath and letting it out slowly before she responds. Keeping her face as carefully blank as she can manage. ]

I'd suggest you keep your chain on you at all times-- your phone. It's what lets you in.

[ She pauses, then adds-- ]

One of your team members should be able to help you.

[lostnavigation]

Oh.

I have it. [ he steps towards her, partly to test the boundaries and partly so he can take the chain from his pocket and show it off to her with the message it came with. ]

I don’t know if one of them letting me in will work. [ and, maybe he should ask. but with rin in front of him, he doesn’t exactly what to leave unless he is forced to do so. perhaps one will see it as a lame excuse and yet he doesn’t want to give up that chance to use it. ]

[marezydoats]

[ Rin knows, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that she should pull away. She knows that, as intimately and familiarly as she knows Haru himself. But though she keeps herself carefully apart from him, her arms folded across her chest, she does not yet move. ]

I haven't tested it.

[ She wants him to go away now. She wants to hold onto him and never let go.

She still doesn't move. ]

[lostnavigation]

[ no reaction is better than a negative reaction. for a second, hatsuharu looks away and puts his phone back into his pocket. ]

Then it might not work.

[ it won’t surprise him if it doesn’t at least. he doesn’t move. ] Do you not wish to help me?

3

[notafruit]

Time?

[ Oh--! It's Hatsuharu-san! (Assuming he's introduced himself!) Smiling, Chiharu turns to him with a nod, hands folding in front of her. ]

Sure, of course! Did you need help with something, Hatsuharu-san? I'm not especially busy, so I'd be glad to lend a helping hand.

[lostnavigation]

Great.

[ it is nice to see that despite losing her memories, she appears to be the same tohru that he knew. although, it seems like she is going by another name here and who is he to spoil that? not when he doesn’t know what will happen. ]

I’ve been locked out of my room and now I have to make some sort of pact.

[notafruit]

Oh my gosh...! A pact? I've never made something so important-sounding as a formal pact before!

[ It sounds so impressive like that! ]

Or-- I haven't made one that I can remember anyway, but I would be honored to help make a pact with you! Just tell me what to do!

[lostnavigation]

Heh, I had a feeling that you would say yes.

[ now to make a pact, but that brings up the question or what sort? what would be important and meaningful? he hums in thought for a brief moment. ]

Do you know what fears you have?

[notafruit]

My fears...?

[ Aha ha... Well, that's...complicated. ]

I guess maybe outside of some of the trails that people are forced to play here, right? You mean more common things, like... how there are people that are afraid of spiders, or walking under ladders and the like.

[ To confirm. Because she has a whole slew of fears in regards to the trails. She really really doesn't want to be killed in some sort of terrible manner. And also she really really doesn't want to hurt anyone either. ]

[lostnavigation]

Hm...

[ that is a good point, but it doesn’t take hatsuharu long to come up with an answer. he keeps a calm expression with a faint smile to it as he looks down at her. ]

Whatever you are most comfortable with telling me. [ because, unfortunately, they are ‘strangers’ in her mind. ]