tdm 14

[hohnkai]

T E S T D R I V E

Survival is the exception "living is an act of courage." THROUGH THE INGRESS The Ingress has pulled you in. Your body experiences several sensations at once: being pushed forward as if a hand is resting on your back, momentary and startling blindness, a gentle ringing in your head. You have difficulty discerning whether it is hot or cold, but where you have been prodded is noticeably warmer than the rest of you. Some may suffer from dizziness while others are perfectly fine. Once equilibrium has been reestablished, you will notice you are standing on a rocky planet. Former crew of the Moira are there to greet you, and it’s a grim message they have to share. The Moira has crashed and is beyond repair, but there’s good news... the destination the crew has been heading towards for over a year? You’re standing on it. But before you get into exploration and survival, it’s best to deal with the effects of coming through a broken Ingress. ☄ slip and trip find your footing fast Coming through the Ingress has left your character with one of three changes - an age slip, a form of body horror, or an extreme weakness. The first, the age slip, will mean that the character is either older or younger and this change can’t be rectified during their first month in game. The second, body horror, comes in the form of an alteration to the character's body due to whatever they were carrying at the time they came through. If they were wearing a watch, it’s now fused to their wrist, clothes are permanent, knifes replace fingers, and many other alterations (anything goes) and it lasts the first month as well. The third, extreme weakness, can be a mental or physical decrease - weaker arms, legs, or the weaker ability to talk or do math. ooc: the choice of change is up to each player and this prompt can be game canon. ☄ introductions aren’t awkward as long as you don’t shake their hand too long A new planet. Physical and mental changes. Talk of a ship that crashed and a Hub that is home to the ‘creators’ of a technology you’ve never heard of. A lot is happening and the best way to sort through it is by getting to know the Moira’s crew. They’ll help you settle in and get you any care you might need, all the while informing you that the group is on its way to the center of the hub. Something that might seem mundane is an absolute necessity for survival. Ask a seasoned space traveling veteran for answers and guidance. ooc: this prompt can be game canon. ☄ dealer's choice just make the right one Characters have the option of coming through an Ingress that is any possible location on this planet. It can be inside a cave, at the top of a rock formation, etc. This means you can have your character have to climb or slide down, have them yelling for help, and have other characters see them and come to their aid. Your character's arrival is completely up to you, and since this is a unique situation that hasn't happened before, go nuts with it! ooc: this prompt can be game canon. OUT OF CHARACTER INFO FAQ | LOCATIONS | RESERVES | APPLICATIONS | NAVIGATION For mature or graphic content, please label. For questions, please direct them to the FAQ. As always, be kind and have fun!

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[unaffluent]

[Adam blinks looking up from where he's ended up staring at his watch. He doesn't quite focus on her right away his mind still racing trying to logically piece this place and what has happened together. Even when it's right in front of his eyes sometimes he has a hard time accepting things that are out of the natural order as he knew it before.]

I'm... [He trails off because he finds that he doesn't really know the answer.]

Are you...?

[wellbredbitch]

[Emma shakes her head and removes her hands from her chest, embarrassed at such a slip. Still, she has changed physically and that isn't normal, even for being kidnapped to another world. She frowns and refocuses on Adam, who looks quite dazed.]

[Her eyes follow his down to his watch, which is clearly part of him in a way no watch should be. Emma reaches out and touches it delicately, tapping on the glass above the face of the watch.]

My name is Emma Frost. We're going to find a way out of here, okay?

[unaffluent]

[It feels even stranger when she reached out and touched where the watch was fused to him unnaturally and it made it feel more real. He feels his heart race a little faster with something that reminds him of fear but he doesn't want to identify it as that.]

Adam... [There's a pause as he glances around again.] Parrish.

So this is real? [She seems to be equally disoriented with their surroundings.]

[wellbredbitch]

Adam, good. It's a pleasure to meet you.

[Her tone is businesslike, confident. She's learned to never let anyone see her sweat. Even in her weaker, younger body Emma is still a teacher and leader and she's damned well going to act like it.]

This is real, as far as I know. I think I'd know if it were a dream or psychic trap. I'm going to try to get information, what I need you to do is tell me what you were doing right before you got here.

[Giving him a task might help ground him, though she wished she had something physical to do to reassert the reality of the situation. Her mind reached out around her, looking for people who knew more than her. The voices, undampened, rushed in wildly and Emma winced, hurriedly replacing her shields. It turned out telepathic control had a physical aspect as well. Her muscles weren't the only thing that became weaker.]

Damn.

[unaffluent]

[Despite thinking that she's probably just as lost as he is the fact that she seems composed enough to question and think logically is soothing to Adam.

Tasks and logic, something to focus on so his mind stops running in a million unrestrained directions is a good thing.]

I was scrying... I'd just stopped and...[He shook his head. He didn't think much else had happened after that?

They'd woken Ronan up hadn't they? He'd been able to tell them that, right?]

Are you okay...?

[wellbredbitch]

[No, she is not. She is all but crippled in this younger body. She didn't think her telepathic control was due to physiological changes, but apparently her muscles aren't the only thing that's underdeveloped now.]

[She pauses and takes a deep breath. There. Better. Keep moving. That's what matters. She can lose her shit later, or hopefully never.]

I'm fine. I think we both went through some changes in our transition here, and that's something we're going to have to deal with while we ask what people know. Are you up for that?

[unaffluent]

[Adam takes the answer at face value because what else would he do? He shook his arm a little and the sensation is strange and uncomfortable a sense of something not belonging.]

Yeah. [Because there was little point in anything else.]

[wellbredbitch]

[Emma nods and starts toward the first person she sees who looks like they know what they're doing. As she scans the area it becomes apparent that they've all changed in some way. It's not precisely comforting, but it makes her feel less frustrated with herself.]

How old are you, Adam? Has anything like this happened to you before?

[unaffluent]

18. [Adam says automatically to the first question but the second question has him hedging a bit.]

Not precisely.