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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But really, thank the stars that Winter is here. She's not familiar with the spell that he's cast, but regardless, it's noteworthy and incredibly effective, it seems. With two left, this will surely be a breeze for him—
At least, until one of them disappears into thin air, doing that anime ninja thing where they disappear and then reappear behind Winter and Sumina, the latter of whom isn't entirely helpless, even for her lack of arcane talent. After all, her family put her through a little bit of training, if nothing else for self-defense... and she has good enough reflexes to catch valuable breakables whenever they're inevitably sent flying during a tavern brawl.
The ninja lunges forward with a blade, clearly aiming for Winter - but there just happens to be a lovely console table next to them, with an equally lovely candelabra atop it - and so Sumina falls back on instinct, grabbing the damned thing to swing it into the ninja's side. It won't be enough to make them go poof, but it'll definitely be enough for a nani!? moment. ]
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While the ninja is having his nani!? moment, Winter just laughs. ]
Perhaps I shouldn't have bothered with the magic, when a candlestick holder is more than enough to take you out.
[ The strange resonance of those words hits the ninja like a physical thing, and he crumples and poofs away. This is now two ninjas that Winter has ended with Vicious Mockery in this post and I'm glad. ]
Now, isn't there one more of these arseholes around?
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Sumina remains clutching tightly to her bludgeoning weapon of choice. ]
D-Did the last one disappear, too? Goodness...
[ A sigh. ]
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He probably retreated when he saw he was outmatched, but let us proceed carefully.
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Oh. I see! Honestly, though, they would have been outmatched even if it were just you, Mister Winter.
[ With that, Sumina turns, and places the candelabra back onto that console...
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But then she changes her mind, and takes it up in her hands once more. ]
Ah, just in case...
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I wasn't aware that candlestick holders were your weapon of choice.
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[ Please Mr. Winter sir..... she's just a little guy. ]
I had to act. I wasn't going to let someone land a sneak attack on you!
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[ Now he’s just giving her shit, but he won’t tease her for too long. ]
I do appreciate your help, but it's quite difficult to take me by surprise.
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..Ah. You're teasing me, aren't you, Mister Winter? A-Anyhow, I'll just put this back, then...
[ Back it goes. Instead her hands come up to clutch at her chest again, still feeling the an incessant, magical hum there. ]
Let's keep on.
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[ Excessive teasing is probably not conducive to vacationing, though, so he’ll try not to make a habit of it. (Famous last words, probably.)
Anyway, keep on they shall, heading further down the hall. ]
Actually, if I might change the subject, did you cast some sort of spell earlier? You’re humming.
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H-Haha, charming as always, Mister Winter...
[ Ahem. Anyway - ]
Oh. Of course, you would be able to detect it... It's a barrier tattoo that I have, for emergencies.
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Oh? I guess it would make sense, given the… colorful nature of your clientele. [ aka their penchant for getting into bar fights. ] For someone lacking in arcane talent, you have more than made up for it in cleverness.
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O-Oh. Thanks...
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Anyway, might I remind you that you and your colleagues are part of that colorful clientele, Mister Winter?
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Believe me, no one understands that better than I do. Though now I must ask: who's running the inn in your stead?
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Mmm... Elenaril and Anisa are taking turns, I believe, but knowing my family... That's bound to change at the drop of a hat.
[ Winter's known her long enough by now to know that the two named are her cousin and younger sister, respectively, both adventurers by occupation, both exactly the kind who get caught up in all sorts of chaos whether they mean to or not. ]
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[ Do you need me to roll Persuasion for this or--? ]
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Yet still, even for all of Winter's charisma, the words take a long while to percolate through Sumina's thoughts while they proceed down the corridor. He's right, and she knows it - and that's just it, isn't it? The inn is important to all of them, and they'll take care of it in her stead. They'll probably take even better care of it without her, to be honest, and it's a thought she's been trying to avoid ever since she was made to leave.
Because if not for the inn, well... What use does she have to the family? Or to anyone? She can't run around slaying monsters and venturing to uncharted corners of the worlds they visit. And despite everything she has tried, she just doesn't want to. So... ]
...Mm, you're right. It'll be fine.
[ anyway. Time to change the subject. ]
I'm glad we ran into each other here, though, Mister Winter.
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But he remains none the wiser for the time being. ]
I'm glad, as well. When we're not on the run from ninjas we should meet for tea.
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The promise of tea with someone here that she already knows, however, helps more than she would have ever thought. ]
I would rather like that, actually. It seems that there's no shortage of places to do just that here, at least.
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[ And they will go to a restaurant and not someplace where Sumina feels obligated to play hostess!! ]
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All right. Ah, I should write down my room number for you to have, in that case...
[ because of course she's not remembering there are handy-dandy devices for that. ]
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[ He does remember the devices, but they're frankly awful to use and he'd rather know where he can find Sumina anyway. ]
I'll give you mine in return.
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[ Though to be honest, she'd probably feel a lot better sticking around Winter. ]
I know we're not quite out of the woods yet, so to speak, but... Please be careful, all right?
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I'm always careful, Miss Heartleaf. You have heard it, haven't you? The note that sounds whenever we're in danger?
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how dare you use that picrew against me
you did this to you
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