progressmods | 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!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

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--you want me to work fast food?!

[There's a shrill voice that's able to be heard near the transporters, sounding absolutely enraged. If you go to see who it is, you'll see a tall, lanky and pink teenager dawning a very fancy outfit, and he's screaming at some poor confused worker.]

Oh no, no no no no! I just got outta that life! I'm not going back to it!

[Before the worker can say something, the teenager stalks off, running right into your character on his way by and for a moment he looks like he doesn't care-- buuuuut ultimately he stops and turns around.]

Sorry, are you okay?

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[Well. Here he is. Angry pink boy serving churros. He's since changed out of his captain uniform into one of the uniforms cast members wear but he's not.. bothering to put on a fake smile for the customers. Actually, the moment a new customer comes up he'll start complaining to them as if they're his best friend.]

Steal a spaceship to try and save the world or whatever and for what? Another stupid job working customer service?!

[He hands you a churro.]

I didn't die just to be put back into the same dumb box I was in before, y'know?! Ain't this all messed up to you, too?!

[lars stop this poor customer just wants a baked good]

I know exactly how you feel. Being trapped in one place when the world awaits must be endlessly frustrating.

[Just. Casually leaning up against the cart, already munching on her treat.]

Right? It's like--

[Lars pauses, as he pipes another churro into the fryer.]

--there's so much I want to do other than piping some frickin' churros into some burning hot oil in 80 degree weather!

Well, what's stopping you? Other than... funds, I assume.

I wanna leave this place, lady. I don't want to spend my days in a shitty amusement park-- I have to go, like, save people and stuff!

[HES A HERO to a select few off colour gems at least]

They.. they really need me and I'm just letting them down by standing around here. Typical Lars always messing everything up!

Hardly seems like your fault, my dear.

[She's never really... gotten the hero thing, but who is she to judge someone else's life goals. Munch much munch.]

Well, if you just want to be a hero again, why not start local?

If you don't like your job, change it. It's not that hard. [He holds out his hand. He didn't come here to gossip.] I need fourteen churros.

[Lars just.

Stares at him.

Stares down at the oil.

And then hands him the fucking piping bag.]

Have fun, buddy.

[hands it back]

Yeah, no. That's your job, not mine. [He's too privileged? For this shit?] If you're annoyed about it, just file a change of department at City Hall.

Oh no, I insist.

[Just. Hands it back out.]

You said I could just change my job so I'm changing it. From now on, you're Churro Boy. Congratulations.

[wow things are so easy here!!]

I have a job, thank you very much. [hands it back again.] Because, unlike you, I asked to do something I enjoy. Besides, if you don't finish your shift they'll dock your pay.

Dude, I know, right?

[So says the girl currently being given a churro. Does Wendy have better things to do today than talk shit with a churro vendor? Maybe. Maybe not.]

I help save the multiverse and now I'm a cashier all over again? It's rough getting back to normal life. Who knew it could be so boring.

That's totally it!

[WENDY YOU FEEL HIM]

I mean-- sure I took my normal, boring life for granted back home but I'm a different guy now! I should be shootin' up rock people in space not making baked goods two freakin' feet away from dingy amusement park bathrooms!

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