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Progress City Mods ([personal profile] progressmods) wrote2018-03-03 03:24 am
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progress city test drive #1

TEST DRIVE MEME
Here You Leave Today And Enter The World Of Yesterday, Tomorrow And Fantasy.

Welcome to Progress City's first official test drive meme! This game is a panfandom jamjar set in a flux dimension inspired by Disney Theme Parks (particularly Walt Disney World in Florida) and the original concept for EPCOT (a city that would connect to the theme parks).

Whether you're looking to join us or are just here to play around for a little bit, we have a few prompts below for you - but you're also free to come up with your own!
Prompt A
Whatever you're doing, wherever you are, you find a vintage-looking ticket. The next time you blink or close your eyes for any reason, you open them and find yourself somewhere else - Progress City's Ticket and Transportation Center. You have no idea how you got here, and definitely don't know how you got this weird thing on your wrist...

You'll learn, eventually, that Progress City and it's world-class themeparks are a popular tourist dimension across this universe. People can get in here very easily, but for some reason, that unremovable band on your wrist isn't allowing you to use their transporters to get home. To compensate, you'll be offered a job in the parks and free housing for the duration of your stay. Is that something you're willing to take?

Prompt B
While you're here, you might as well spend some time around the theme parks in your downtime. It's easy enough to get to them - the city offers free 24/7 monorail and peoplemover transportation to each park, and you also get a free annual pass for yourself with your stay (lucky you)!

If you're at all familiar with Walt Disney World, these four parks will seem...remarkably familiar to you. But there's little subtle differences here and there that that make this seem different - and the ones in charge will seem confused by the concept of a "Walt Disney World". Must be a thing about different dimensions.

Nevertheless, you're still going to have the occasional bit of free time here, so there's plenty to see and do here across all four areas. Go ride some rides and eat some Dole Whip, you crazy kids.

Prompt C
With the housing, you also get offered a job by Progress City's mayor. Maybe you decide to take it, maybe you don't, he's not gonna kick you out of your apartment unless you deserve it. But this poses a good way to get some actual money.

You'll be matched to a job around the resort - hopefully one you enjoy. You could end up working in the parks as a ride operator, serving food, managing a shop, working security, or ending up as a pool lifeguard. There are a number of possibilities here, and you can always change your job later on if you find one that may suit you more.

Prompt D
Over time, the thing on your wrist changes. Namely, it'll start taking on new colors, designs and occasionally icons that reflect your character's personality and appearance. You'll find that by concentrating you'll be able to utilize your band to... cast magic spells, of all things. These also seem tailored to your character - summoning weapons, creating projectiles, putting foes to sleep? It seems that no two bands are alike when it comes to this.

...Occasionally, you'll spot one or two small ink blot-like creatures scurrying about the city or the parks, creating an inky mess and leaving a small amount of chaos in it's wake. Those don't seem advertised. Perhaps they'd be good to try out your new abilities on, or maybe you'd prefer to practice a little bit first.

Wildcard
As always, feel free to come up with your own scenario if none of these inspire you!
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[personal profile] misdealer 2018-03-10 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ She thought to leave him to whatever he was doing and none the wiser to what she wanted to get up to, but a certain familiar box and lighter catches her attention way too fast and easy.

Faye's eyes widen like she hasn't had water in days and she follows him. The call of nicotine puts things on hold for now. ]


Hey!

[ Her voice is demanding, but she's actually making an effort not to be loud despite Spike already lighting up in public. Children watch confused — why is their beloved Tigger not wearing his head and the strange man underneath smoking? The adults try to close their eyes or steer them away. ]

You actually have some?! Shit, well, don't just show off, whatever happened to sharing?

[ Asking Spike to share was the most pointless thing, she should know. And generosity isn't a thing she's known for, either. But what she does know is to bargain when she's out of options. She half holds her palm out for him to just give her one, and half tries to paw the pack out of his hand. ]

C'mon, I've been dying here without any, I'm serious about that.
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[personal profile] halfsighted 2018-03-12 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He takes a drag. Watches. Blinks. Is this supposed to be his problem? Is any of this supposed to be his problem?

He exhales, directly in Faye's face, because of course he does, and he tosses the pack of cigarettes into the air, snatching it back down with the same hand. For a moment, it seems like he might be considering it.

And then the line moves.
]

Huh. Pretty hard to be stealthy with all that glitter. Do I look like a charity?

[ Mister got-lucky over here should absolutely not be talking. Probably ever. Still - not his job. Not his problem.

Until he grins and holds the cigarette pack just out of her reach.

Because they're children. Both of them.
]
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[personal profile] misdealer 2018-03-12 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The smoke in her face makes her features pinch and she recoils muttering asshole, but her nose still welcomes the familiar smell of tobacco. ]

Fine, if that's the way you're going to be. What are you suggesting? You're probably just hungry, right?

[ His stomach had been grumbling so loud she could almost hear it over the screams and squeals of the passengers on the log ride. ]