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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! | |||
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Ah, that would be the difference between us, my dear fellow! I have made many mistakes in my life, big and small.[There is a true tinge of regret in his tone, and some flits across his face. It leaves in the next second as he gives Plankton a faint smirk, and seems to light back up the same way he does.]
I have all the time in the world! I have no friends here nor anything important calling my name, so go on, as you wish!
[You underestimate Ardyn's power, Plankton. Or should I say his patience. He's two thousand or so years old, patience is the one thing he has a surplus of.]
Hm...how about impressiveness?
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He does blank momentarily at the request-- he'd really been hoping to go chronologically, if only because it's hard to say what he's done that's the most successful.]
Right. Well. I. [There's a lengthy pause between each word as he frantically tries to think of something, anything impressive he's managed in his life. After a while of searching he decides to go with the most obvious solution-- lying.] Run a wildly successful food chain. And I'm not just talking global success, here. I mean universal.
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You may lie to Ardyn, once.]
Oh you do! Well then, what is the name? Maybe I've heard of your restaurants. [He cocks his head to the left, his scrutinizing gaze pin pointed on Plankton. Oh he knows that he's never going to have heard of it, but Ardyn's humoring him. He's got to at least ask for the name. ]
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The Chum Bucket. [Okay well that one's the truth.] But you wouldn't have heard of it. It's exclusively an underwater chain. You know how it is. [Also the truth, surprisingly. Really all he has to lie about is the... well, the whole 'successful' thing. A minor detail.
He can already tell that this guy isn't as stupid as most others seem to be, and he's clearly not falling for much of this in the long-run. But he's over-confident enough to keep going with it, anyways-- he can't back out at this point, regardless, and even if Ardyn doesn't believe a word of it at least he's tolerating it enough to listen.]
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[Now you must die.][He can't help the look of disgust that passes across his face as Plankton says 'Chum'. The refuse from fish,
(mmmm tastey me likey.)oh boy! It then changes to confused as he doesn't actually 'know how it is', but he shrugs and tuts.]That is a shame, it would have been pleasant to visit one of your places and be able to tell the employees I knew the owner. [Ardyn really doesn't have anything better to do, he doesn't really know or understand where he is, he has no friends, and before Plankton he was suspicious of anyone who is here anyway. He's not as suspicious as he was of him before, but he's definitely putting Plankton in the 'Keep an Eye On' category. While he seems small and unassuming, there is actually something that seems to stand out to Ardyn, although he's not sure what. Maybe its because he doesn't know what he even is....
That makes Ardyn pause, his face full of curiosity.]By the way....neither of us have formally introduced ourselves have we? Or, in your case, who you are and...what you are. Forgive me but I've seen many things, but nothing like the likes of you. Would you prefer to introduce yourself first, or would you like me to do the honors?
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[Y'know, just as soon as he overthrows the Dole Whip stands in this place. Gotta eliminate the competition entirely before you can conquer, everybody knows that. He's snapped out of that line of thought when Ardyn pauses, though, and belatedly realizes that... yeah, he still doesn't really know this guy. He just knows that he's annoyingly condescending and a human, which... isn't a really good descriptor to go off of in a place like this.]
We haven't, have we? [The grin he puts on is far too pleasant to be sincere, and he gestures genially at Ardyn.] Well, hey, why don't you do the honors, chum?
[He just has to know how many fancy titles Ardyn has so he can one-up him during his own introduction. As one does.]
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Chancellor Ardyn Izunia, at your service! [As he's standing up, he gives Plankton the same grin as he is getting.]
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He is slightly surprised that that's really the only title he's got, but it's better that way. Better for him, anyways. He only knows so many titles he can list.]
Ooh, Chancellor, huh? Fancy.
[BUT NOT FANCY ENOUGH.]
And I'm... Sir... Duke President Admiral Doctor Archbishop Earl Mayor Professor Sheldon J. Plankton. [A beat.] But just Plankton is fine.
[Also please don't tell the actual mayor he's pretending to be mayor.]
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Uh-huh....Plankton then.[Ardyn is giving you a look Plankton, do you really expect him to believe that? Really? He dips his head to the side as his brow furrows with puzzlement.] If I may ask....what does the J. stand for? Oh! Additionally, you never did answer as to what you are...mind if I still inquire about that?
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Wouldn't you like to know.
[it doesn't stand for anything.]
And what do you mean, what am I? What do I look like?
[He like. Genuinely thinks Ardyn is just being purposefully obtuse, like he can't possibly imagine anyone couldn't immediately identify his species on-sight. This is the ideal copepod body. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.]
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I would, but if you'd rather not tell me, then that is fine.
[Ardyn is still curious, and will probably ask again later, to which Plankton will probably have to actually tell him it stands for nothing. He's gonna be a little disappointed.]
[He shrugs and crosses his arms over his chest.] I don't really know what you look like. A green oval with arms, legs, and antenna?...and some facial features I suppose? [Listen, he doesn't fucking know marine biology. Would anyone else really know what Plankton is?]