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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Ah— this is quite a situation we have here, isn't it? I was on my way to investigate the library, but I can weather a bit of a delay— not that we appear to have much choice.
[At least he seems to be in congenial enough company.]
Suppose this is what that announcement was warning us of.
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If it was, they could have said as much instead of leaving us all to guess.
[ Not that he sounds actually bothered by that. What's a little chaos between newfound friends? ]
As luck would have it, I was on my way to the library as well.
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That is a stroke of good luck! I applaud your taste.
[What a nerd. That said!]
Transparency doesn't seem to be high on the list of their priorities around here, but I suppose that's part of the appeal. Mysteries to be unraveled, and all that. Still, curious as to how long this is meant to last.
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Gods help you if you're given to anxiety, though. And it seems you and I are about to discover how long this will last together.
It could be worse.
[ You know, probably. ]
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Oh, I can't imagine it's pleasant at all for those sorts— otherwise, a wonderful way to make new acquaintances. Speaking of which, I suppose I ought to introduce myself, yes?
[He lays his free hand over his chest, offering a smile.]
Gale of Waterdeep, at your service.
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Anyway, Winker's eyebrows go up in a moment of genuine surprise. Waterdeep is a big place, and he'd be a fool to think he's the only one here from the city, but to run into one so quickly? Well. What are the odds? ]
Winter, also of Waterdeep, also at your service.
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[That is interesting!]
A pleasure to meet another who hails from the City of Splendors!
[He had expected he might meet a number of others who were at least familiar with the city; it would be naive to think he was the only one who had received such an invitation, but it's a pleasant surprise nonetheless.]
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[ Whatever that means!! ]
Though, at a glance, I have to assume we frequent very different parts of the city.
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[Though perhaps only a bit. Winter does have a point about their presentation, for one.]
You may be right, though I do get out and about— or I did. I confess, I've been quite busy with a particular project that's kept me within the confines of my tower for awhile, or had been before I left the city. I spend much of my time in the Castle Ward.
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[ He gives Gale an assessing once over. The robes sure scream "wizard", don't they? ]
I spend my days in the South Ward, personally.
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I've quite enjoyed a number of visits to the South Ward, myself. Aurora's Realms is one of the many hidden gems of the city, I feel— well worth the trip.
[The South Ward may be a poorer area of the city, but that doesn't mean it should be excluded or forgotten.]
And yes— a wizard's tower is his sanctuary, I've always said.
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Ah. I thought you had a whiff of wizard about you.
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Ah, a whiff? Do we have a particular scent?
[Oh, he knows exactly what Winter means.]
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[ A little bit of Eau de Goddess-- no I'm kidding. ]
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[He Perceives you, buddy.]
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Are you certain it's not my electrifying charm?
[ He jokes. He lifts his free hand and waggles his fingers, sparks in hues of white and teal and magenta alighting on his fingertips. ]
Winter, Warlock of Waterdeep, at your service.
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[He says that in a way that is nothing short of genuine; his interest has certainly been piqued— of course there are no shortage of magic users of all kinds within the City of Splendors, but he's always curious when it comes to meeting another practitioner, regardless of their method.]
That explains it, then! Certainly between the two of us, we ought be able to solve this sticky problem of ours, don't you think?
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[ KIDDING. ]
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Now, I would never mean to imply such a thing! That would be terribly rude.
[Unthinkable!]
You're excellent company so far, but even so, I do need to reclaim my hand at some point. I've become quite accustomed to having two of them available after all this time.
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Well, we can hope that the good people of the hotel are hard at work fixing whatever this ion issue is, but if you're that much in need of both of your hands, we can probably figure something out.
I don't suppose you can Misty Step, can you?
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Can I? Without so much as a thought!
[Please— even after his ex- and his tadpole nerfed him, at least that is still in his repertoire.]
I suppose that should serve to separate us easily enough, though the pull here is— hm. A touch insistent, isn't it?
[He'll give another tug of his hand to demonstrate. It doesn't budge, but the properties of the spell itself should be sufficient, so long as they keep an adequate distance from one another afterwards.]