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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!
cmykiller: (Excitement)

Giffany | Gravity Falls

[personal profile] cmykiller 2018-03-04 06:54 am (UTC)(link)
Prompt C

[If she's going to be a part of the "real world," then Giffany is gonna make the most of her time here. Most people probably wouldn't enjoy working at a food stand, but she's sparkling with excitement. Her enthusiasm lands her the role of "sample girl," and she stands outside of the food stall to offer tastes to people passing by. At first she's happy to do it... but everyone is ignoring her. She hates being ignored. Her smile becomes forced, and she seems to be stuck in a loop.]

Would you like to try some Dole Whip? Would you like to try some Dole Whip? Would you like to try some Dole Whip? Would you like to try some Dole Whip? Would you like-

[Yeah she's gonna keep doing this until someone talks to her.]

Prompt D

[Overtime, her wristband has changed into a glittery, CMYK colored band, and Giffany loves it! It seems every day she's here, she gets a new charm for it too. The real world is so wonderful, isn't it?

However she's so busy staring at her band that she doesn't notice the inkblots sneaking up on her...]
not_over_yet: (ooooh that's not good)

C

[personal profile] not_over_yet 2018-03-04 07:03 am (UTC)(link)
[ ...That's. not good. Not sure why it's happening, but definitely Not Good. ]

Ah, perhaps you ought to take a short break, Miss...?
cmykiller: (Awww)

[personal profile] cmykiller 2018-03-04 06:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[You've broken her curse! Just kidding, she's going to shove a sample in Basil's face. It's the perfect size for him.]

I cannot take a "break" until all the samples are gone!