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progressmods) wrote2018-03-03 03:24 am
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progress city test drive #1
| 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! | |||
Heinz Doofenshmirtz | Phineas and Ferb
[Ahh. Fake Walt Disney World, the happiest place on Earth....
All this happiness makes him sick!
Doof scowls, trying to pry the band off of his wrist. One second he was checking his mail for bills when a ticket fell out onto the floor, so he bent down to pick it up. The next second, he was in this weird approximation of what he assumed to be Disney World. He'd seen the pictures online, but he'd never really gotten past the security guards before. But he had no evil scheme prepared, nothing to ruin the happiness of those around him. And now this stupid green band is around his wrist. What kind of logo is three circles, anyways?
If anyone happens to pass by, he'll try and get their attention.]
Hello! Hey! Help me get this stupid thing off, will you?
[C]
VERY FUNNY, GIVING ME THE JOB OF A PHARMACIST! YOU KNOW, JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE HAS A LAB COAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY'RE A PHARMACIST!
[He shouts, towards no one in particular. Scowling, he continues to sort individual pills into their respective bottles. You can't really be evil with medicine, that's just plain rude. If anyone approaches the counter, he'll address them, barely glancing their way.]
Yeah, yeah, what do you want? I'm a busy man, I got things to do.
[Wildcard]
[hmu with anything u want!]
A
He's not stupid enough to try it on himself. But this guy seems either afraid or desperate (or maybe both), and while he'll adjust to the band after a while like everyone else, until then Plankton can use him as a convenient test dummy.
He props an elbow up, leaning casually against a wall when Doof approaches.]
Why, of course I will. All you have to do is follow me and we'll have that thing off in minutes.
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Ah, finally, someone around here is helpful! Where are we going, exactly?
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Storage shed. I've got just the thing to remove that band of yours.
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[Wait a second.]
The storage shed?! [COUGH] I-I mean...uh. I'm sure lots of interesting things are being kept back there! Yes!
[He has this strange gut feeling that he's being led to some horrible trap, but that's ridiculous.]
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[What can he say that won't make this guy back out...]
...scissors. Plain and simple scissors. Perfect for cutting off annoying accessories in the most harmless fashion.
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[He relaxes a little. Clearly, this man harbors no ill will! :)]
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[He winks at Doof, which is really just blinking but. Y'know.]
You know, I'm something of an evil scientist myself! And I think the two of us can be of great help to one another.
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[...Wow there's the storage shed right now! How convenient.]
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[Technically he could go for a less evil-looking eyepatch but-- listen his point here is that he really only has one eye.
He clasps his hands together as they make it to the front of the storage shed-- the locked storage shed-- and looks expectantly at Doof.]
Well, since you're the one who wants that band off so badly I think it's only fair that you get to open the shed.
[He doesn't have the key. Good luck.]
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[He stares at the storage shed for a moment before trying the handle. Of course, it doesn't budge.]
Oh, come on! [He starts to kick it, hoping that it does something, but after the fifth or sixth kick he pauses.]
Wait, why did you lead me here if you didn't have the key in the first place? Can't you just, I dunno--you've been here for a while, yeah? Don't you have any cool gadgets or inventions to bust this door down? Like, maybe a disappearinator or a lockpickinator.
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Excuse me, I work in food services, not gardening or science. Besides, you think I have the time to make ridiculous things like that? Please.
[He actually does have time, he'd always multi-tasked science and fast-food management back home (as one does), but Doof doesn't need to know that. Getting access to chainsaws hadn't been high on his priority list until now.]
Try slamming into it a few more times. It isn't that sturdy.
C
[That suddenly puts on a fedora (where did he even pull it from?) and chitters at Heinz, glaring at pointing at his own MagicBand.]
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[GASP]
PERRY THE PLATYPUS! What are you doing here?! ...No, no, seriously, what are you doing here? Do you know how long I spent looking for you all over the park? This place is huge! And now you have the gall to show up right at my doorstep? Frankly, I'm a little hurt that it took you this long!
[He lets out a small sigh, putting down an empty pill bottle.] Oh, that wristband thing? Yeah, I've tried to get it off, but it just doesn't budge. Then some guy said he could chop my hand off, so I stopped trying. I'm pretty sure it's, like, a ride pass or something. Pretty convenient not having to worry about paying for stuff.
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[And apparently the armband wasn't part of a trap for whatever evil scheme Doofenshmirtz had, or apparently hadn't, cooked up this time. That dealt with, he finally took in the rest of their location. And gave a tiny smirk. A pharmacy? Really?]