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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Well... if you don't mind, I was kind of trying to get a feel for the amenities. I haven't seen most of the hotel yet, to be honest.
[they should end up on a weird floor y/n]
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Then our goals align. What do you say about a bit of exploring?
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[He does a tiny, nerdy fistpump. Yeah!!!]
I came from that way. [Points to the hallway leading to the right!]
But I haven't explored many of the other floors yet.
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[ Surely nothing can go wrong! ]
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Minato just nods simply, because it seems like a good plan to him, and meanders his way over to the nearest elevator. Probably at Winter's pace because Minato is the scrawny lil guy here.
He doesn't seem to find the quiet awkward, despite how they are actively stuck together, and it's only once they're in the elevator that he pipes up again.]
Preference on which floor number we try? [there are so many]
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Not really. Close your eyes and pick one?
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Minato just shrugs a bit to himself (they may as well), and closes his eyes.
RNG says...! Floor 67.
It takes the elevator a hot second to chug up there, considering how high of a number that is.]
... Huh. I guess this place really does have like one hundred floors or something, just like they said. It's hard to imagine.
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[ Being a ye old and all. 100 floors sounds insane. ]
What do you suppose we'll find when we get there?
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Maybe... the laundry? [He is still thinking normal hotel things.
So imagine his surprise when the hotel reaches the floor with a ding and they step out into a willy wonka-esque candyland.
...?]
Huh?
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A laugh. ]
This isn't like any laundry I've ever seen. Oh, I'm dying to look around. What about you?
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The laundry might be behind the gingerbread house.
[And then, more enthusiastically, if by parts:]
Definitely, I want to look around. Is it really all edible?
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I guess there's really only one way to find out, isn't there? Come on.
[ Out of the elevator they go to explore!! Since Minato pointed out the gingerbread house, he will head that way, unless there's something else worth looking at first. ]
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... Contemplatively:]
I hope there isn't a witch in there. That's how the fairy tale goes, right?
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[ Surely not though right? ]
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You haven't heard that one...? It's about two kids who get lost in the woods, find the candy house, and then almost get eaten by a witch. I think. Something like that.
[He says it very casually as they approach the house. It's fine. And once they're close enough, he leans in to peer at the windows.]
... I think the window ledges are real frosting.
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[ Fairy tales, man.
Anyway, he follows Minato’s gaze to the windowsill, and experimentally swipes at it with a finger. He comes away with a glob of frosting on his fingertip. After a moment of considering whether or not this is a good idea, he just… pops it in his mouth.
Oh, it sure is frosting. ]
You’re right. And I don’t seem to be dropping dead or under attack from a witch, so I think we’re in the clear to try whatever we like.