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TDM #3
TDM #3
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. That said, don't feel as though you have to stick entirely to the TDM prompts – you can use them as a springboard or some up with something totally new so long as it fits into the world of Beautiful Dreamer!
Dreamers on the TDM will have access to all of their starter powers as outlined on the powers page as well as two unique abilities 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
As if apologizing for the miserable weather the month prior, June comes through sunny and bright! It might still be blustery and damp out with some scattered showers but the skies are blue and clear and that summer heat is starting to creep in.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 Yumemigaoka Rainbow Pride Weekend! Yumemigaoka's Pride event falls in June and lasts over a whole weekend with a fun and lively festival held over at Yotsuba Park. There's live music, tasty foods and a whole mountain of cool things to buy from vendors and small businesses. Unsurprisingly, there's a whole lot of Dreamers milling around the event and overall the whole thing just seems like a good, fun time. Just don't get too overheated rocking out at the soundstage or shopping til you drop!
⧖ You're stranded! Thanks to last month's horrible weather, a number of train stations around the city have closed for repairs up and down the city leaving huge holes in the usually reliable train schedule. Of course, this happens to be just as you need to get somewhere important... there's still buses and taxis on the roads so maybe you need to fight a fellow passenger to get on one of those, or maybe you're just accepting your fate and vibing at the station until a good replacement train comes along...
⧖ Matsuba World Market is extending their Golden Week sale to clear out the last of their spring merchandise which means their already low prices are absolutely rock bottom and it's caused a bit of a frenzy over at the market! With this many bargains afoot, are you really going to be able to pick up that cheap spice rack without throwing a few hands first?!
THE DREAM SPHERE
In contrast to the Waking World, the weather over in the Dream Sphere is absolutely miserable once again, bucketing rain all over the Dream Sphere no matter where you are. At least you know your clothes and hair are going to be warm and dry once you pop back over to the other side, but that doesn't make the time you're spending here any less of a horrible endurance test! Fight on, Dreamers!!!
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 NOT cool and chill!!! You'd hope that the downpour from above might have cooled things down just a little but instead, we appear to be dealing with a sauna situation. Every time raindrops strike the superheated rock of the mountains and volcano, they turn into a thick steam that has coalesced into fog and 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 Vale of Sorrow, all this rain is having a bizarre effect on the scenery around you. It's always damp and dismal here but with the new torrents of rain refusing to let up, it looks like the place is at serious risk of flooding! While the water seems like it might remain ankle deep, if you stay too long then you run the risk of an out-of-nowhere tidal wave crashing over you and knocking your feet out from under you... and the nasty Torments lurking and swimming under the waves just might take the opportunity to jump you while you're down...
Miyako Saitou | Oshi No Ko
[Miyako is there for support and management, as usual. Whether as members or allies, her clients need someone there to make sure their schedules run smoothly. Some are performing, others are being spokespersons for some of the stores and their massive sales. She stays busy checking on all of them, whether by phone/text or by moving back and forth between the shops and stands to check on them.
Even if you're not one of her clients, if she notices you looking sluggish or in need of some assistance, she might move herself into your vicinity. Sometimes, she can't help herself.]
The shade is over there, if you need it.
Ride-Share?
[The trains being down is a nuisance, but one she just sighs and deals with. She can't wait long as she does have important meetings to get to, but she hopes the train won't be too late.
She's very wrong about that and half an hour later has to make the choice to take a taxi instead. She has her bag on her arm as she tries to hail down one, but she's not the only one and it looks like some taxis are moving in and out of the group quickly.
Miyako can be understanding, but she has a place to go to and needs that taxi. As soon as one pulls up she'll be going for the door--
--only for someone else to be reaching for the handle at the same time.]
Oh sorry, I'm sure this one is for me.
Matsuba World Market
[Her apartment has been rather sparse every since she moved into it, and after looking at her mostly bare kitchen, Miyako has decided that a coffeemaker, rice pot, and blender are not enough. The sales perk her interest enough, as she is a bargain shopper when it suits her. She's being polite though when she moves around the other shoppers.]
Excuse me, is that the automated chopper behind you?
Wildcard
[OOC: If none of these options fit, I'm up for setting up something else instead! Throw a starter at me and I'll run with it. Plotting Comment Here if you want to talk it out first.]
Ride-Share??
Oh, but if I'm not home soon, my mother will be worried sick.
[ The truth is he has no idea when either of his parents will be home, but he's sick of standing here. He is Taking This Taxi. ]
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...But she also isn't so heartless as to allow a kid to be stranded when he's expected home. Not that she thinks that's true, because she has a nose for bullshit. Still, on the off chance he may be telling the truth...]
Are you heading to Koubai or Kihada?
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[ The answer's prompt, and the very slight hopeful perking up might tip her off that at least this much is true. ]
That on your way...?
[ He's willing to compromise and share the taxi if she can be convinced. Sharing would be much easier for him than trying to fight for the whole thing outright. ]
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[She pulls to open the door. The taxi driver looks relieved that he's not going to be held up by some extended argument.]
Get in, quick.
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Thank you so much!
[ He'll turn off the fake charm once they're safely moving - she wouldn't want to inconvenience herself by making the driver pull over at that point just because he's not being super sweet anymore, right? ]
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[The fake-sweetness is eye-roll worthy, but Miyako is an Adult and will not give into the urge. She does get into the taxi and shut the door before giving directions of where she's going.]
But you can drop him off first.
[She gives him an expectant side-glance.]
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[ He makes a small noise of assent, rather than giving a proper response, to her first statement. He's slipped back into the deadpan expression again already; but the directions he gives the driver are to an apartment high rise in Kihada.
With the fake-sweetness turned off, it seems he's not the most talkative person... ]
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Hm...
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...And unless Miyako does something unexpected or attempts to make conversation, Cid is actually quite occupied plotting his escape from the certain peril his imagination has uncovered. He'll be content to ride in silence to his stop.
If they do ride in silence to his stop, the ride will be uneventful and on arrival he will, for just a moment, seem inexplicably disappointed. (It'd been the perfect opportunity to kidnap him, and instead he just goes home?) ]
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Her phone beeps and she looks down at her texts...and what normally would cause her great annoyance instead causes amusement.]
Oh. Well that does change things. [She calls to the driver about adding a stop before looking to her fellow passenger.]
You don't mind, do you? It will be quick.
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I suppose it's fine... is there something you need to pick up?
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My early meeting just got rescheduled and I have to pick up something for the next one. A quick stop.
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pride
Miyako-saaaaan
If you're not busy would you be able to do me a huge favor?
They have flavored ice water at one of the stalls here
Could you bring me some strawberry or kiwi?
Thanks ★
[ The more things change, the more they stay the same, huh..... ]
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Where are you currently?
I'm not walking around the whole festival to find you.
[She wants to sound stern, but she knows she would do exactly that. Has done it before.]
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Miyako-san's the best ★
[ as if sucking up is going to make this any better... ]
I'm just getting ready backstage right now! If you come to the door and say you're from Web of Dreams, they'll let you right in.
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Be there in ten.
[As if she isn't used to Ai's heaping of praise tactics. Still, she doesn't have a client of her own in need at the moment, so she moves quickly. Gets the drinks--and a container of fruit sandwiches--from the stall covered in
cutecartoon fruit-people before making her way to the back of the main stage. They were waiting for her like Ai said and she knocks to catch Ai's attention.]no subject
Oh wow, you're right on time! That's Miyako-san for you. [ She says it with a little grin, perfectly aware that she's being a suck up and that Miyako is fully aware of it as well. They're doing a bit, don't worry about it. ] Can you believe how hot it ended up getting after all that rain we had last month?
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My job is all about timing.
[She says it like it's nothing, but holds out one of the flavored waters to Ai.]
With all this heat you'll need to stay cool, so I got both. Don't drink them all at once.
[It's clear there is more than just water in the bag she's carrying, but she's not going to tell Ai outright.]
Are you going to be able to get time away from the stage today?
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Now you're just spoiling me – not that I'm gonna complain, though. Thanks!
[ She spins the cap off one of them and takes a good hearty chug - she's not downing the whole thing at once, but it's hot enough backstage where they're all getting ready that she's been itching for a cold drink ever since she got into her costume. ]
Phew, that hit the spot... [ She delicately dabs at her mouth, somehow managing to not smudge her lipstick in the process... idols, man. ] My set's only three songs and some MC talk, so I'm not up there too long! And I promised Ruby and Aqua we'd walk around a little bit once I was free. Are you coming along?
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If you'd rather it be just the three of you, I have enough to keep me busy.
[She's not trying to be rude, but to give Ai an out if she wants. Sometimes, she isn't sure if she's pushing too much, stepping in too close when that's not what they want need from her? She tries to give Ai opportunities to maintain whatever boundaries she wants.]
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[ Lie. Ruby and Aqua are both far beyond wrangling age and they've never been the sort of kids who need that kind of supervision anyway. But she knows that Miyako's most at ease when she feels like she's being useful even if it's not always necessary - giving her something to do is sometimes the easiest way to get her to just hang around and relax. ]
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Fine, if you need the extra eyes on them, I'll be there. I can finish my check-ins by then.
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[ Not that Miyako needs the additional stress of looking out for Ai... again........... ]
Which ones are yours, anyway? There's a few from the DU I've seen around, but I'm no good at keeping track of which ones you're managing these days.
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I can't divulge all of my clients without their permission, you know that...but I do have a few who happen to be enthusiastic fans. You might end up seeing them around.
[Hibiki in particular...]
You know you could come visit the studios. If you ever wanted to see how things are.