TEST DRIVE MEME
number 001
MAGNETS.
Today as the many residents of Hotel Caelum wake, they will hear an announcement come over the PA system from the familiar voice of Mr Bennet.
"Quite unfortunate, quite unfortunate," says the voice before clearing his throat. "We're having a bit of an issue today with the hotel. Something about the ions, I think. I'm not quite up on the science of it all but please pardon the interruption to your day. Feel free to come by the front desk for a coupon for any meal of your choice from our cafeteria as an apology."
That's all the announcement says and soon enough, the residents will find out what exactly Mr Bennet means.
Each resident's hands have now become magnetized, with each hand coinciding with the north or south pole of a magnet. They will find themselves drawn to other residents with their hands becoming attached to each other if they end up in each other's proximity. Whoops.
The magnetization can be strong enough to draw in people from across the room to as weak as only drawing people in who are only a few inches away (up to player preference). Be careful of crowds though because with enough people around each other, there might be a pile up of people sticking together. You have two hands, after all.
This will last for about a day until gradually fading out around the next morning.
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST.
One morning, before the ninjas, after the magnets, residents will find themselves heading down for their usual breakfast when the sound of a soft bell rings through the restaurant. Then, with quite a bit of force, residents will find themselves shoved down into a seat across from another resident.
On the plate in front of them is a note:
SHARE THREE THINGS ABOUT YOURSELF
That's all it says but residents will find they are unable to leave their chair until they do as the note says. Once they do, they're able to get up and go about their day — unless, of course, they're shoved into another chair.
This will continue until a bell rings again at eleven am, signaling the end of the continental breakfast.
NINJAS.
A few days after the magnet incident, another announcement will come over the PA system.
"Sorry, sorry," says the familiar voice once again. "Our security system is broken today. We'll be fixing it post haste. Do be careful, and let a staff member know if any medical attention is required."
... Medical attention?
Soon afterwards, no matter where your character finds themselves in the hotel, they'll hear the crash of a window being broken and in swings a ninja, barreling forward quickly and ready to attack. Hopefully you're in fighting spirit, huh?
The ninjas seem to only have the goal of attacking the strongest looking person in the area. After being defeated, their bodies will disappear into a cloud of black smoke. For those who aren't in fighting form, they will be able to find safe haven in one of the hotel restaurants where the windows have been boarded up and the staff is serving tea. It seems to be an anti-ninja zone, somehow.
This too will last about a day before the ninja presence is slowly eradicated from the hotel.
NETWORK.
The hotel has a communal server! Think something like a discord server. Characters will have phones and/or laptops that can access it upon arrival.
Mr Bennet has even posted an ice breaker question.
CHANNEL: #general
DISPLAY NAME: Mr Bennet 😄
If you could pick someone in the hotel to kill, who would it be and why?
Mr Bennet, what the fuck.
WILDCARD.
Feel free to make up your own prompt and play with the setting as well. This is a test drive meme, so any part of the hotel is up for grabs. Please review our locations page to get a feel for what your characters might be able to find at Hotel Caelum! Thank you!
NOTE: If you play on this TDM and don't have an invite to the game, just message the mod account and I'll give you one! For the initial open of the game, things will be pretty open in terms of invites.
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[at least not face to face, and at least not one made of flesh]
Does that make you stronger than giants?
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lena is sitting here contemplating the idea of different races with type advantages, and thinking about how fragile humans seem to be? deep questions to contemplate over a croissant.]
I'm discovering I have quite a lot to learn in this hotel.
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Oh? What else have you learned so far?
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[not every land is genshin impact]
Oh - though I suppose I shouldn't put that on the same level as giants... Both are still impressive, though...
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Shouldn't you? Horses and giants—even humans—are all animals. There's no textbook I know of that says giants are more important, either.
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[she looks contemplative that, as if now weighing the differences between lives when two of these types of creatures she's never met before]
It's just that - at least in my home, I know that horses existed once... but we never had giants, as far as I know. And by nature and name, they seem a little... well, hard to miss?
But you're right. All life is precious.
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Perhaps not all. But that's not appropriate for this conversation.]
If you don't have horses, what do you use for transportation?
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[if poison pink is from a place that uses horses for transportation... then lena wonders if she's even familiar with cars?]
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Your home must be quite advanced in its science.
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but then her expression flattens a bit]
If there is such as a thing as 'too advanced', I would call it that.
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What makes you say that?
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I'm sure that there is science that is still helpful—that can feed people or improve their lives... but in my home, that falls secondary to the ways in which war can be improved. We've paid the price.
[but she pauses a moment after, and shakes her head]
I apologize for the unpleasant topic.
[even if everything she said was true]
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She doesn't mind.]
You must have led a difficult life.
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No, I'm one of the privileged ones.
[her frowns persists]
... I'm sorry. You shared with me things about giants, and all I have in return is war.
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[She leans in, propping her elbows on the table to lace the ends of her fingers together.]
I come from a kingdom of science, myself. We're always fighting on one side of a war.
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[she tilts her head, curious]
Then what do you believe? Is there an endpoint to science's use? Or is it simply a matter of upon whose hands it falls?
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I'm not a scientist. But science is often regarded by researchers as progress made reality. Of course, how that reality manifests depends on the person.
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[that's the responsible and reasonable thing to do. lena just acknowledges her own opinions are fairly influenced by trauma.]
Then may I ask what do you do, if you're not a scientist in a kingdom of science?
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I'm a soldier. I use the science developed by the nation.
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[and yet lena's complicated views on science remain]
How funny we both find ourselves here instead.
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Yes. You don't sound surprised, though.
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[it's what lena's here for, and there's no use in hiding that]
Unless you're not here for that... in which case I'd probably be more surprised.
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No, I am. I'm curious as to how it might work.
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It's hard to believe in but... well, at this point I think I'll try almost anything.
[desperate times, desperate measures... some cliches ring true]
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