TDM #2

[beautifuldreamermods]

TDM #2

Welcome to Beautiful Dreamer's test drive meme! If you're unfamiliar with the game, then you can check out the navigation to get yourself up to speed on all the relevant info pages then check out the most recent AU Planning meme to see what juicy ideas your fellow players are cooking up!

As the prompts in the TDM are based on events from the prior in-game month, the overall TDM is not canon to Beautiful Dreamer though players are free to treat individual CR/threads on this post as canon to their characters if both players are happy to do so.

Dreamers on the TDM will have access to all of their starter powers as outlined on the powers page as well as two unique abiliites to play around with as you please.

Some prompts and location details have been provided below for you to play around with but please feel free to go hog wild and have fun!

YUMEMIGAOKA

May comes rolling in full of blustery winds and heavy rain, blowing away the sleepy spring atmosphere with aplomb! While the second half of the month perks up a little and there's more sunshine to be seen, the first half of May is decidedly dreary and wet. Hopefully nobody's plans fall through on account of all this miserable weather...


⧖ It's Golden Week! The city is buzzing with excitement as the holiday brings in crowds of tourists and locals alike, all aiming to take advantage of sales and promotions or just enjoy some hard-earned time off. Of course, this unfortunately means the city is a little more jam-packed than usual and maybe it causes just a few traffic and transport delays... but it's better than being stuck in work, right? Why not go out and see what all the fuss is about?

⧖ Yikes, watch that forecast! A massive thunderstorm blows in just over Kihada, plastering the streets with rain and causing a blackout that lasts a good few hours. Some people might be upset, but there's nothing quite like a good storm to make things more fun and exciting... so long as you're viewing them from a distance, anyway. You WERE wise enough to find safe shelter as soon as it started bucketing down, right?

⧖ Moon Bunny Market are organising a stamp rally all around the neighborhood, with prizes on the line if you manage to collect them all. Just find the right stalls and speak to the right people and you could win a tasty prize!

Of course, even with the city being in such a jovial mood that doesn't mean things are all fine and dandy. With midterms and exam results on the horizon and the high-strung anxiety and stress of muddling your way through a major holiday it just makes sense that some of that might seep through to the other side...

THE DREAM SPHERE

The Dream Sphere might be a very different kind of place to Yumemigaoka but that doesn't mean it's any less busy. The weather is miserable over on this side, too – the usually pretty skies have turned bruise purple with low, heavy clouds that are swollen with rain. Thankfully, it seems like more of the places around the Dream Sphere are getting away with just a few light showers but things are still pretty cold and miserable over here. Good thing you've got work to distract you, at least!

As usual, the emotions stirring over in the Waking World have begun funnelling into the Dream Sphere and causing all manner of problems here and there. Torments and Nightmares won't hunt themselves so be sure to properly scout out all the available locations of the Dream Sphere you can access just in case - maybe you'll find a new teammate to work with while you're out there!

In particular, it looks like trouble can be found...


⧖ At Fury Peak, things are hotter than hot! There's no rain here but the volcano is steadily leaking a heavy black smog which has turned navigating the place into a real task, even for a fully prepared Dreamer. To make matters worse, a group of particularly aggressive Torments made out of volcano glass and black rock are gathering and ganging up on any Dreamer they see. Torments at Fury Peak are even more foul tempered than usual and they're hitting especially hard today so you better act fast and deal with them ASAP!

⧖ In the Reverie Necropolis, the sky is hidden behind black clouds that hang low and a horrible cold wild blows all through the inside and outside of the place. Once you actually enter the labyrinth, frantic whispers can be heard and the scratching of nails against brick can be heard running up and down the corridor. The vibes are absolutely rancid, is what I'm saying – made even worse by the fact that when you stumble into one of the open caverns, you come across a Nightmare just about to manifest?! Better hope you're not alone, because you'll need some good strong teamwork to keep things from escalating any further!

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[healthepast]

Oh, someone who seems to be just as excited as he is. Perhaps a little too excited. He gives half of a chuckle as she shoves her way through.

"Please be kind and don't shove through others. I promise our stamp booth isn't going anywhere."

But he can understand the excitement; he was doing his best to talk it up after all.

"Do you have your stamp book, or will you be needing to buy one to start?"

[fantasy_heaven]

Reimu slaps her stamp book down on the counter, right down to business.

"All right, level with me. Where are the stamp booths I'm still missing?"

[healthepast]

Oh, his goodness. He stares at the book a second, processing for a bit.

He gives his most polite smile.

"I'm glad you have a stamp book, but I'm afraid I'm going to need you to make a purchase to get a stamp. And if you buy a second item, I'll reveal to you the location of another booth."

She does need to make a purchase for the stamp. But the rest isn't obligatory. He doesn't have to give out the locations. But his usual spiel is that he will for additional purchases.

[fantasy_heaven]

"Now hang on a second!" Reimu points at stamp book, as if its presence somehow proves her point. "I'll buy one thing, but there's nothing in the rules about having to fork over extra! I'm gonna buy something at the next stamp booth, so that's enough to pay for the next stamp, right? I'm in high school, I can't afford this kind of scam!"

[healthepast]

Finley blinks, slowly at first. Then he gives a sigh.

"There's nothing in the rules that says I have to give away the other locations either. Yes, you're only obligated to buy one thing at this stall to get the stamp here. But honestly, it's something I want to do to promote the stamps and the success if you were to purchase more in revealing other locations. The other stalls might not even offer that."

It's his way of having some fun while helping others. But he says it all calmly. Keeping his smile soft.

"I'm going to have to ask you to please calm down. It's not a scam."

[fantasy_heaven]

"How about this? I'll buy one thing, then you tell me where the next stamp booth is, and I'll tell everyone there how generous you are and how cool this booth is." She's completely forgotten what the booth is even for, aside from a source of stamps.

[healthepast]

At this point, he's considering her offer, if only to make her leave. He doesn't want her causing more of a commotion and making his stall feel like an unsafe place to be. It would be bad for business, and less people might approach his stall to get their well-deserved stamp, too.

But other people, especially those nearby, might expect the other locations to be revealed by purchasing only one item. Dilemmas. What's he going to do?

He runs his mind through some thoughts, and decides damage control is the best option. He can try to politely sort it out with anyone who only wants one item for two stamps after this.

"Alright, please pick your item. We have baked goods, teas, and even some bowls and engraved spoons."