August Test Drive Meme

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THE TEST DRIVE MEME

Hello, True Believers!

This is for anyone wanting to test out their characters in the setting before the applications open, see what clicks. Multiples will be allowed for this post, and you can generally assume any threads are a self-contained continuity unless you feel like getting creative.

Just post a thread with your CHARACTER NAME and CANON NAME in the title with a prompt and others will reply. Prompts and threads can be action spam or prose or whatever. These threads can be used on the sample section of your application, as well. Go out and have fun!

AND REMEMBER, RESERVES OPEN AUGUST 3RD!


Be sure to read up on all game information and the "!event" tag, as well as the weekly updates to make sure you have all your ducks in a row.

Comments

Re: The Email

[griot]

[(ooc note. When we describe actions with network post, we put all things in brackets like so)]

[Viti logged on and saw the e-mail he had been waiting for.]

[ooc note. When we talk we don't use quotes. this is because quotes are the real writing in network post]

Yeah that pizza is all yours. If you're still looking at the screen look for a bright glowing box at the bottom of the screen, and click on it.

Re: The Email

[rayernethefirst]

[Xat-Cerxis' ears perked up. She was happy about the pizza. She knew it would be tasty. But she could not help but be curious. She found the computer mouse and whirled it on its keypad. Since it was fun, she did it again. Then she found the glowing box on the screen and clicked on it.]

Um, Viti I clicked the glow. [Xat-Cerxis typed carefully, then waited.]

[Video]

[griot]

[Viti's face suddenly appeared on the screen, though a crack bisected his lens so it looked like a crack ran over his face.]

Congratulations. You just learned how to respond to people's video messages. I figured this would be easier for you than typing, though you should practice that later. Anyways, how are you adjusting? Have you made any friends?

Re: [Video]

[rayernethefirst]

[Xat-Cerxis gasped at the computer screen, startled.]

You're inside the computer! How did you fit in there?

Re: [Video]

[griot]

[Viti chuckled.]

Oh I don't fit in here. The computer your using is only showing you an image of me. I'm really back in my room. Basically my computer has an eye, called a camera lens, and an ear, called a microphone, that watches what I do and listens to what I say. What it sees and hears is then sent to your computer so you can see and hear it.

Well it's a little more complicated than that, but that's the basic idea.

What do you think? Pretty neat huh?

Re: [Video]

[rayernethefirst]

[Xat-Cerxis placed her eye against the camera on top of her computer to get a closer look.]

Yes, that's neat. I can see and hear. But it's really, really loud. Are you shouting?

Re: [Video]

[griot]

[Viti shook his head.]

No, no. If you look at the bottom-right corner you should see a little icon that looks like a bowl on its side. Double click on it, and a bar will appear. Click towards the bottom of the bar to lower the volume. Does that help?

Re: [Video]

[rayernethefirst]

[Xercis pressed the volume control button as instructed but in the wrong direction. It made such a loud noise she covered her ears as she fixed it by turning it again. Finally, it was soft enough for her to hear. Then she typed.]

Yup, that's better.

Re: [Video]

[griot]

Why are you typing? Just talk and I will hear you. Your computer is also watching and listening, you see?

Re: [Video]

[rayernethefirst]

Um, hello?

[Cerxis waved enthusiastically at the computer. She thought longingly of pizza, yummy delicious, doughy pizza waiting in the fridge. So simple, so uncomplicated, so.... concrete. Not ethereal like the strange powers inside the box they called a computer. She sighed.]

I am okay, Viti. Just tired. The teacher gives me extra lessons. I must catch up before I am able to leave the "elementary school" lessons. I am better now.

Re: [Video]

[griot]

Well it sounds like you're making progress at least. I guessing adding and subtracting shouldn't be too hard for you, but what about reading and writing. How are you doing with that?

Re: [Video]

[rayernethefirst]

So so. I have learned to write many words. But the books are strange still. There are many things I do not understand. I have not seen such strange things. Teacher must point to objects I do not know. We do not have such things in my tribe. We do not have toasters. Why burn bread in a silver box when there is a good oven to warm it?

Re: [Video]

[griot]

Ummmmm. [Viti scratched his head. He had never thought of it.]

Well the toaster is more direct. It's faster. Not sure if it's more cost effective, with electrical heating in and all. Well I think it's cheaper overall, but I get your point. There's alot of new things here. All we can do is keep working at this.

Are there any objects right now you would like to know about?