// TEST DRIVE MEME_

[eluviomods]

// TEST DRIVE_ Welcome to Eluvio's Test Drive Meme! Whether you'd like to try out a character in the setting, get some samples for your application, or just mess around and have fun, this is the place to do it. If you're getting samples together, remember that you need at least four comments made by you in the thread for it to count. Pick any of the scenarios below or make up any of your own. This is space! There are infinite worlds and possibilities. If you'd like to thread out hijacking a ship, do it! If you'd like to get stuck on a remote planet with only one other person for company, do it! Take the wheel and guide your own adventure! The most important thing is to have fun! ➣ SCENARIO 001. Welcome to Oros! It's no vacation destination and you're in for an interesting ride. While the planet is big, there's not much to explore beyond the vast, stretching reaches of a boiling hot, red desert. Which means it's fun for the whole family! There are hostile aliens on the planet who aren't taking kindly to you, an alien on their planet. They're stronger than you and you're out numbered. Likely out gunned, too. But, really, good luck! You'll be coming back alive. For more information on the planet and things that may be found there, please go here and give it a read! There you can also find the missions completed in game should you need any additional prompt. Whatever you can imagine that fits with the setting itself works! [ PLEASE NOTE: Threads taking place on Oros cannot be used as game canon, as they required prior signups to participate, but the setting is provided so that you can get an idea of just one of the kinds of events that will be in game! ] ➣ SCENARIO 002. Congratulations! You've been selected to be part of the team being sent down to the planet around which the fleet is currently orbiting. Initial scans of the surface show that oxygen is in abundance, temperatures support carbon-based life-forms, and there aren't any large quantities of poisonous gases that might pose problems. Your mission is to secure a landing site, set up a camp, and locate edible flora and fauna. Stores aboard ship are running a bit low on food and it's projected to be another three weeks before the fleet reaches a station large enough to replenish supplies. Once identified, larger parties will be sent to the surface to help hunt and gather. The good news is, scans show fruits, vegetables, and animals are plentiful. The bad news is that once your ship lands on the planet, everything goes sideways. An unexpected ion storm sweeps through the solar system, shorting out communications between the fleet and the team. It wreaks havoc with the electronics planet-side too, temporarily shorting out the smaller craft's navigational array. Until it passes, about six standard days, you're stuck down there. And the bountiful harvest isn't without its dangers. Even the most docile looking animal will attack. Sampling the fruits and vegetables will cause temporary paralysis, hallucinations, and psychosis. Inhaling pollen will bring out a person's baser instincts. The planet itself is predatory, you see. Everything on it has evolved to entice visitors from nearby systems and kill them. And the fleet's unwittingly taken the bait. ➣ SCENARIO 003. It's been a rough day. Everything's going wrong. Machines are breaking down everywhere. The owner of your favorite business wasn't there today and the store was closed when you stopped by to pick something up. A coworker didn't show up for work, leaving you with an interested workload. And now it feels like you're being watched. It started about ten minutes ago, but whenever you turn to look, there's no one there. The feeling doesn't go away, though. No matter where you are, it feels like eyes are watching. Did you hear something? A quiet, scuffling scratching sound just for a second? Maybe you did. Maybe you didn't. But it came from the misshapen monstrosity that just punched a hole through the bulkhead right beside you. The creature makes a low, wet gargling noises and darts toward you: six to seven feet tall, vaguely humanoid, and covered in strange growths over which is stretched bubbling grayish-brown skin. Maybe you notice tatters of familiar clothing hanging off of it. Or there's enough left of its eyes to recognize the shape and color. Or maybe something about the noises it's making sound familiar. It's your missing coworker and it looks like the unfortunate soul ran afoul of that weird slimy creature the science team brought back from that jungle planet a month ago. The good news: you can kill it. The bad news: it can kill you. It's fast, it's hungry, and it reproduces at an alarming rate. A single bite can transfer the parasites in its bloodstream to you. Then you'll be just like your buddy. And that shop owner you like so much. And all of the people on Level 12. And... ➣ SCENARIO 004. You're welcomed and encouraged to make up your own scenarios. As you can see, there will be a wide variety of the types of things your character will encounter in this game. So feel free to make your starters as horrific, sexy, lighthearted, action-packed, or slice of life as you'd like. Make up a planet, make up a location on the Eluvio, make up a ship in the fleet, fight off a zombie alien invasion, there's no limit to what you can do on the TDM.

Comments

Osomatsu Matsuno | Osomatsu-san

[relieable]

I) Predatory Planet

[whose bright idea was it to send Osomatsu on a mission like this? he's absolutely useless when things go haywire, and he's almost gotten himself eaten by a carnivorous plant. twice. and it was the same plant.

now what is he doing? well, osomatsu's found a really nice hot spring, so he's soaking in the water. uh, doesn't he know he's supposed to be working? he needs to worry about getting back to the ship. but]

Everything'll work out. [he says once you've found him and are telling him to get out. or maybe you've decided to hell with everything and want to join him. if you're going to die, it might be nice to do something relaxing first] If we're supposed to live, we'll live!

[feel free to drag him out of the water]

II) Network ID: b1gbrother

[Osomatsu is fiddling with the network on a slow day. it's okay if you mistake him for Karamatsu because he looks exactly like him, but he doesn't talk like him]

Yo! [he finally sits back and waves] Anyone listening out there?

I'm super bored! And I just got here! What kind of things do ya do for fun around here?

III) wildcard

[feel free to make up a better more interesting stupid different scenario!]

ii | un: v-nikiforov

[genice]

( Victor smiles and waves in return. Hard to say where he is, but it's got minimal background noise, and no one notably walking around. )

Ah, but hello! Why don't we start with introductions before we head straight into recommendations on how to keep ourselves entertained?

( ............ then he just smiles, therefore not offering an introduction himself. not that his un isn't half of one anyway, but hey. )

yessss

[relieable]

[luckily for the sake of the conversation, Osomatsu is all too eager to introduce himself. he needs to establish himself, after all!]

Sure thing! [he points his thumb at himself] I'm Osomatsu Matsuno, the oldest of the Matsuno sextuplets! I'm a big, charismatic legend!

[he's not a big anything, unless that includes big lazy loser]

LMAO

[genice]

( Victor smiles politely, choosing to neither agree nor disagree, and at least does the polite thing: )

Nice to meet you, Osomatsu Matsuno. I'm Victor Nikiforov. Until recently, something of an established figure skater in the competitive circuit. Five time gold medalist, or was it five time world champion? I mean, I did get gold at the Olympics, too...

( he just holds his chin actually trying to remember. all his gold medals. that are not here, and would be equally worthless if they were.

like it's a joke, he smiles, laughs, and winks. )

Seems like we all end up remaking some of ourselves here. So! What did you usually do to keep yourself entertained back home?

[relieable]

[uhhhh... holy crap! a gold medalist? in the Olympics?! what the heck was someone like that doing in outer space? then again, what was someone like Osomatsu doing in space? surely an Olympic gold medalist was more suited for the task...]

Well, I read manga, watched t.v., gambled... [he also read and watched a lot of porn, but it seems like he shouldn't say that out loud. he's speaking to a celebrity! that's what you are now, Victor, Mister Olympics! at least Osomatsu will remember you]

[genice]

( ... he's one of two people who will. it would be touching, if Victor wouldn't also be a little amused. (and as it turns out, olympic gold medalists are not all that much better qualified for Space Adventures. which sucks.) )

... Most which you can still manage here! Not to say I recommend gambling. Or you could try... going out to meet people?

i

[isaz]

[ Whose bright idea, indeed? ]

If you want to live, then stop lying around useless.

[ Boreas would very much rather not have to deal with this kind of slob, but he has moral standards and that includes not letting people die.

An addendum: worthy people. He has half a mind just to ditch Osomatsu and leave. ]

[relieable]

[slob and useless. this guy is telling it like it is, keeping it real. Osomatsu bristles a bit, but he is super relaxed from the hot spring, so his bark doesn't have a lot of bite]

I'm not being useless! Things are hopeless, right? We can't contact the ship, every animal wants to eat us, and all the vegetation is either poisonous or hallucinogenic. [he shrugs, sinking into the water up to his chin] We've been trapped here for two days, and I dunno about you, but I was starting to stink, so I figured, what's wrong with a little break? If I die, I die, but at least I'll die in comfort.

[isaz]

[ The fact that someone calls the situation hopeless means they're likely to not make an effort. ]

Do you have a death wish?

[ Boreas has the added advantage of being superhuman, so he's had a better chance of surviving - but if this human truly wishes to die, then he might as well help with that. ]

[relieable]

[what a question to ask! Oso squints at the other guy, wary]

Not... particularly.

[isaz]

Hm.

[ Well, that's a plus. ]

Then act like it.

I;

[glitterpants]

_{[ guess who is right next to Osomatsu and also being useless? This guy.
Karamatsu sinks further down into the hot spring— still wearing his sunglasses and absolutely nothing else because.. that's what he does. His hand is splayed over his face, posed and ready for shitprosing: ]}

Death— it is really only the beginning, isn't it? Ah, I am ready to taste the poisonous taste of death. A sour wine that burns the throat— that pierces the heart! From an everlasting glass you can only drink of once.. and then, you perish.
If divine Fate were to have it this way, so be it.

_{[ He lowers his hand. ]}

Tch. In the back of my mind, I knew I would die a virgin anyway.
_{[ these useless pieces of shit... ]}

[relieable]

[STARE]

...Geez, when you put it like that, I don't think I'm ready for death. It sounds painful.

[and he doesn't want to die a virgin. that'd be just too depressing]

I'll see if I can find us some food.

[glitterpants]

It is painful, but beautiful. When you prick your finger on a rose, does that make the rose not beautiful anymore? Nay, of course not. It is something to be admired anyway.
_{[ He shifts slightly, watching Osomatsu with a quirked eyebrow.
The edges of his lips lift slightly and he snaps his finger, as if summoning a butler for attention. ]}

Heh. I'll take an order of karaage and barley tea, served in a wine glass, please.
_{[ this is an alien planet.. there won't just be that kind of food here? ]}

[relieable]

[STARING again...]

How about I just make you a knuckle sandwich? [he holds up his fist for emphasis]

[glitterpants]

I will take any meal that is prepared by you, my beloved eldest.
_{[ please hit him?? ]}

ii | un: carolina

[leaderboards]

[ carolina was warned. she was definitely warned that that one guy was one of six and yet she's still surprisingly dismayed to see another one. but she doesn't have anything better to do, judging by the blank wall of her quarters behind her in the video feed. ]

If you're bored, maybe you should look into learning something new.

[relieable]

[oh, nice! a girl! Osomatsu leans in a little closer to the screen]

What do you think I should learn about?

[leaderboards]

Something that'll come in handy. Weapons, mechanics, self-defence, you know.

[ because oh boy if you are anything like your brother, she's already unimpressed with your skillset. ]

[relieable]

[he's similar in that he doesn't have impressive skills, but he has a completely different personality]

...Awww, but that stuff sounds hard.

[leaderboards]

It is. And it should be. [ and not everyone is a bit of a masochist but she doesn't seem to understand that. ] But here, you're leading a different life than you were wherever you came from. Why not do something meaningful?

I

[coldandyearning]

[If Weiss ever found out just who assigned a guy like this, they are so not going to hear the end of her. But that's for another time. Right now...]

And if nothing goes as planned, I suppose we'll know by excruciating, painful detail if we're meant to die.

[God, it's taking all of her energy to not yell at him. But, she does let out a frustrated sigh.]

Look, I'd rather not hear about another casualty, so let's get going already!!

[Aaaand she's gonna make a grab for his arm and try to drag him out.]

i'm so glad for weiss

[relieable]

[whoa, hold on, girl! Osomatsu is kind of naked! he yanks his arm free then takes several steps back into the water. he's not really embarrassed or ashamed of his body, but... this was a young woman! a teenager, and he's an adult!]

Geez! Okay, okay! I'll, uh, I'll get out. But, you gotta turn around and let me change first!

[at least he's actually motivated enough to want to help. whether it's because of Weiss' tone, or because he's just nervous that she'll come after him is anyone's guess]

[coldandyearning]

[Hey now, this teenager's seen a lot more horrific shit then she'd like to admit! ...although, a marshmallow muppet bod does rank a tad close.

Uh.

Anyway, she gives him a skeptical brow raise for a moment, though she does oblige.]

Alright. But, try not to take too long. This planet's dangerous as it is, who knows what kind of beast is waiting to pounce on us at the right moment?

[relieable]

[as soon as her back is to him, Osomatsu makes for the shore to grab his clothes and get dressed. getting that spacesuit on his wet marshmallow muppet body is... difficult, and he stumbles more than once.

but, fine! he's dressed now! so the awkward situation is no longer awkward. maybe]

O-okay! I'm ready! [he sighs, glancing back at the hot spring one more time. goodbye, sweet warm water! he'll miss you... then he turns to Weiss again] So, what are we doin' first?