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.
Reserves are open! Applications open 10/8 and game opens 10/15!
NAV | PREMISE | RULES | FAQ | TAKEN
![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png) hotelcaelum | caelumserver | caelumooc |
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
caelumstaff) wrote in 
no subject
[ He pats the hilt of the ornate dagger at his hip. ]
We can't be taken by surprise so long as I have this.
[ And they get advantage on initiative. It's like an AOE alert feat. ]
no subject
[ . . . ]
I wonder if it would warn me if a tavern brawl was about to break out.
no subject
no subject
[ She sighs. ]
Well, that would have been too good to be true, I suppose. Still, perhaps I ought to commission something similar, whenever I get back...
no subject
But, you're no longer allowed to think about work, alright?
no subject
[ Just wondering. ]
no subject
1/2
no subject
no subject
no subject
But for him, huh? The People Pleaser in her just can't bear the thought of disappointing anyone. ]
[ She clears her throat audibly, and resumes are more out-loud mode of conversation. ]
I trust things are well on your end, though? With the, um... Tavern?
[ If she can't think about her work, then she will simply have to talk to him about his, instead! ]
no subject
[ You're not getting away with this, missy! ]
Unless you wish to know how everyone is, in which case they're doing fine. Kaira no doubt says hello.
no subject
I do wish to know how everyone is, actually! You are all precious guests, after all.
[ It has been (0) seconds since Sumina veered back into work talk. Maybe it's time to get a jar going or something. ]
no subject
no subject
So... We're precious acquaintances?
[ Wait. No. That sounds... ]
...People don't really say that, do they. Just acquaintances, then.
no subject
[ Precious friends, perhaps. He'd like to get to know her out of the context of the inn, anyway. ]
no subject
...Hah. All right. I would like that. Then... You might could call me Sumina, rather than Miss Heartleaf?
no subject
If that's what you prefer, then I'd be glad to. You can just call me Winter, as well.
no subject
[ She hardly calls anyone outside of her family without any sort of title, and so his name is said almost as if it's a foreign word she's yet to learn. But at the same time, she can't help but smile to herself, or perhaps at him as well, something warm and cozy, if a smile could be described as such, but certainly a sight that almost brings to mind the warmth of the inn itself. ]
Hah, it really is like we're introducing ourselves all over again, isn't it?
no subject
A little bit. I think it's fitting. A fresh start for a fresh experience.
no subject
[ What an interesting concept. ]
One that was marked by a fair bit of chaos, what with the... ninjas. But I suppose that's par for the course for us too, isn't it?
no subject
[ Sorry Sumina. ]
how dare you use that picrew against me
[ SIR??? But hold it— ]
H-Haha! But I'm not an innkeeper here now, am I? I wonder who you could be referring to, then! Mister Bennet, perhaps?
you did this to you
[ He laughs. ]
Do try to keep that mindset up, won't you?
no subject
I... I'll do my best, but I'm afraid you're only going to be disappointed, my friend.
(no subject)
(no subject)