Test Drive #001

[caelumstaff]

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 hotelcaelum | caelumserver | caelumooc

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winter 🐙✨ original (d&d)

[icyspicy]

( your tl;dr: winter is an oc from 5th edition dungeons and dragons. he’s half-elf warlock, which means pointy ears and cool magic. very tall. very goth. don’t worry about the rest! info in his journal for the extra curious. )

I ✨ HOW DO THEY WORK? (MAGNETS)

[ It’s a good thing he’s not a very anxious person or this announcement that tells him exactly nothing of what’s wrong would make him worry! As it is, he’s happy to go about his day. Catch him headed out for breakfast, or on his way to the library when the magnetism suddenly kicks in.

Hello! You’re now holding hands with a very tall fellow with pointed ears and an absolute cascade of dark hair. He looks more amused than put out, giving your clasped hands a bit of an experimental tug. ]

I’ve been told I have a magnetic personality, but this is going a bit far, I think. You weren’t headed anywhere important, were you?

II ✨ DEADLY AND SILENT (NINJAS)

[ Wasn’t this supposed to be a vacation? Ah, well. Winter is good in a fight, and there may be others here who are less so, so he might as well wade into the fray to help out.

Is that a ninja barreling toward you, person who may or may not actually have the situation under control? Never fear, because a blast of arcane force that looks like starlight and void catches the ninja square in the back and they topple over, skidding to a stop at your feet. ]

Sorry, was that one yours?

[ Said as several more ninjas pop up from who knows where, weapons drawn. ]

Oh, never mind. It looks like there’s plenty for both of us.

III ✨ IS THIS THING ON? (NETWORK)

[ In today’s first installment of “ye old vs technology”, we have: ]

CHANNEL: #general
DISPLAY NAME: summer

Helllo how dpoes this thinghwork




help

IV ✨ OBLIGATORY WILDCARD

[ Don’t see anything you like here? Feel free to hit me up with a different prompt or something unique altogether! ]

i.

[messianic]

[It happens so quickly that Minato is left blinking at the space he used to inhabit, but no longer does.

...?

???

Slowly, he glances at their joined hands, and then up (and up... and up...) at Mr. Tall-Dark-and-Handsome.]

Uh... no, I don't think so. Probably.

[He's still figuring all of this out, it's fine.]

... Did you do this on purpose?

[icyspicy]

[ In return, Winter looks down, down, down at the poor soul now stuck to him. Heaven help him, this is a child. ]

I most certainly did not. You can't let go, can you?

[messianic]

[There is a pause. The pause is him attempting to let go, even though nothing is happening.

... ... ...]

Nope.

You neither, huh...? Weird. [just. weird.]

Hopefully it's not permanent.

iii.

[unevoke]

DISPLAY NAME: aragaki

you never use a phone before?

[icyspicy]

[ summer is typing... lingers on the screen for a VERY long time despite how short these messages are. He's trying! ]

Waht is a phone

Is this a phone

No to ansewr your quuiestion

[unevoke]

[ what kind of backwater town does this person come from if he has no idea what a phone is ]

like what you use when you have to call someone

does yours fit in your hand
are there number buttons on it
then it's probably a phone

i

[netherese]

[Well, that announcement from earlier is starting to make a bit more sense now. Gale doesn't look terribly distressed by their current situation, but he lets out an uneasy chuckle as he gives his hand a tug— to no avail.]

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.

[icyspicy]

[ Oh nooo, attached at the hand to a handsome stranger. This is truly the worst day of his life! ]

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.

[netherese]

[How teeeeerrible.]

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.

ii

[warmaid]

[Kokomi did, in fact, have the situation under control. She was preparing to cast Nereid's Ascension when a blast of magic of a type she doesn't recognize fells the ninja right in front of her.]

The important thing is that he is down.

[She's not the type to worry about killstealing.

Besides, there are more ninjas that need to be dealt with.]

We'll cover each other's backs.

[And with that, she casts her COVENANT OF THE DEEP and follows it up with flinging a water fish at a ninja's face. The ninja falls backward before disappearing in a puff of smoke.]

[icyspicy]

Far be it from me to turn down help from a lovely lady.

[ i'm sorry.

Anyway, Winter's hands are wreathed in that same strange energy, black as night and peppered with starlight in hues of white and blue and magenta. A slice of distant sky dancing around his palms.

He has two more blasts at the ready and fires them off, hitting two ninja that try to charge him from either side. They also reel back and poof away. ]

[warmaid]

[no you're not.

Kokomi coughs a little self-consciously at the compliment, but doesn't acknowledge it beyond that. She's not used to that!!!

That energy is curious, but it's not like they can stop fighting ninjas long enough for her to ask about it. She flings another fish, which hones in on a ninja nearby. This time, it's not quite enough to take him out--but he does stagger.]

You wouldn't happen to have other elemental capabilities, would you?

[It's worth asking. Gotta try for those reactions and whatnot.]

i!!

[unliminal]

[ As it so happens, Gojo is rounding a corner when the magnetism curse kicks in for him -- and, apparently, whoever is coming his way. He can sense someone coming, even before he's within sight, and now he's heading around hand-first, it seems. This may as well happen--

Except halfway to saying something equally playful back in response, the sweep of long dark hair on a tall figure arrests him on sight, before he can fully catch up with the information afforded him by his Six Eyes. ]

You--

[ He looks like he's seen a ghost...but the surprise evaporates from his features quickly, straightening up as he presses his palm to his would-be partner's. Well - sorta. There's still the thinnest amount of space between their hands, like there's an invisible force field in play. ]

Haaa...and I've been told I'm polarizing! Well, it's your lucky day. I guess you're going to breakfast with me.

[icyspicy]

[ There is not a lot that escapes Winter's notice, including the pause, the shift in this man's demeanor, the way he's looking at him with shock, even through the blindfold.

Well now. He hit some kind of button just by his mere presence.

He pretends he did not notice. ]

You do know what they say about opposites. [ They attract. ] And I guess I was feeling rather peckish, so I won't decline. Not as if I have much of a choice.

[unliminal]

[ Gojo is also just going to pretend that didn't happen, quietly relieved this stranger doesn't draw attention to it. He's had about all the surprises from his past he can take for a lifetime, thanks!!

He stretches his free arm above and then behind his head, obviously as cool and calm as a cucumber. ]

Good to hear, because otherwise this was gonna get weird real fast. Oh - Satoru Gojo, by the way.

[ His reputation doesn't precede him here, huh. ]

ii

[airdnd]

[ Sumina is hiding underneath a table with a dead stare ahead. The ninjas don't even realize she's there... Her power level is nonexistent.

So, no, there is most certainly not plenty for both of them! There is plenty for Winter and only Winter! Wait— ]

M—Mister Winter!? Is that really you?!

[ Hi, she's peeking her head out a little bit. She recognizes an Eldritch Blast when she sees one - and especially that Eldritch Blast! ]

[icyspicy]

[ Hold on just a moment, there's a familiar voice coming from under that table. He dips down a little to look, when at that same moment she pokes her head up. He blinks at her a time or two. ]

Miss Heartleaf? What are you— don't tell me you work here as well?

[ Winter there are ninjas closing in on you???

It's fine. ]

[airdnd]

[ Wh— Why would he think this! Though on second thought -she's not going to ask that one out loud, nevermind. ]

There's only one Elderflower Inn and it is nothing like this!

[ Something breaks in the background. Actually, that's a pretty familiar sound. ]

...Most of the time! Anyway, Mister Winter— behind you!

maganets!!

[cashewlater]

[ well, very tall sir, you're now magnetically attached to a very short dude that looks like he walked straight out of a yu-gi-oh convention. is there an egyptian equivalent in dnd world?? anyway. ]

Well.. I suppose this was bound to happen. We've attracted some misfortune.

[ .. ]

[icyspicy]

[ D&D world has all types including Egyptian equivalents. This is probably fine.

A chuckle. ]

Ah, a fellow appreciator of puns. Now I see why we were drawn together.

[cashewlater]

[ good, enjoy this small anubis coded man! ]

You thought it was funny?

[ a chuckle! he heard it!! ]

i. breaking odette's heart by not letting them fight ninjas...

[cardsharked]

Well, ain't this cute. Nowhere better to be, anyway.

[And isn't he cute, having an easy pun for the situation. Utterly adorable. Odette looks down at their joined hands, the muscles in her forearm pulled hard and taut. No need to pull to test when she already has all the evidence that she needs.]

You trying to get me to gnaw it off with those jokes, so we can end our misery a little sooner?

[Cheerfully, with little indication as to whether her Coyote Ugly threat is made with any teeth behind it.]

how dare you do this to her

[icyspicy]

Not at all.

[ He meets her jab with an easy smile. This is a man who can roll with the punches with the best of them. ]

If I wanted to be truly insufferable, you'd know it.

she doesn't deserve it

[cardsharked]

[A laugh barks out of her, bright and equally unflappable.]

Hah! You ain't got any idea what it takes to piss me off. [She's still slightly coiled, but, luckily for their current inseparable condition, has no intention of actual physical retaliation.]

Fixing yourself to someone's hand and refusing to let go should be pretty high up on the list, but I guess I'll give you a pass.

[Seeing as it probably isn't even his fault, as much as someone making a quip like that might be secretly the source of it all.]