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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!
reynn: (Default)

[personal profile] reynn 2018-03-05 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
Me neither. And I haven't seen a Mirage like this before.

[her own mirages bobbled in agreement.]
seasaltkeys: (Hmmm)

[personal profile] seasaltkeys 2018-03-06 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
[Roxas can't say he knows what a mirage is, but if it's not one or the other, then they might have more of a problem on their hands than he thought.]

Should we tell someone about this? I mean...what if there's more of them.
reynn: (reynn12)

[personal profile] reynn 2018-03-06 03:40 pm (UTC)(link)
We probably should get one of the senior park workers. They'll know what to do.
seasaltkeys: (Huh)

[personal profile] seasaltkeys 2018-03-07 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah...but is there a way to call them. I don't want to leave it and then have it disappear on us.
reynn: (Default)

[personal profile] reynn 2018-03-07 04:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I know... maybe we should just... I dunno, get rid of it?
seasaltkeys: (Hmmm)

[personal profile] seasaltkeys 2018-03-08 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
Unless one of us wants to stand guard. But I wouldn't be surprised if more showed up.
reynn: (reynn9)

[personal profile] reynn 2018-03-08 05:03 pm (UTC)(link)
I think I can hold down the fort with just one. Can you go and call someone to help take care of it? I can cow just about anything into submission. Leave it to me!
seasaltkeys: (Exploring)

[personal profile] seasaltkeys 2018-03-09 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
Okay, I'll be right back!

[And he'll head off. It takes a little bit of time but eventually he returns, leading a park attendant.]

It's just down here!
reynn: (Default)

[personal profile] reynn 2018-03-09 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
[Reynn waves back as she's holding down the dazed inkblot.]

Over here! Thanks for coming.
seasaltkeys: (Huh)

[personal profile] seasaltkeys 2018-03-10 04:58 am (UTC)(link)
[The attendant nods and looks down at the creature.]

Oh yeah, we've been noticing the buggers around. Thanks for catching one of them

[Roxas is mostly catching his breath]
reynn: (reynn8)

[personal profile] reynn 2018-03-10 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
No problem, I'll let you take this off our hands.

[She smiled, stepping away so that the attendant can deal with it, as she said to Roxas,]

Wanna get some Dole Whip?
seasaltkeys: (Huh)

[personal profile] seasaltkeys 2018-03-11 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
[The attendant nods and goes to deal with the ink creature.]

Uh, sure...what is that exactly?
reynn: (Default)

[personal profile] reynn 2018-03-11 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
Some kind of fruit ice cream. C'mon, it'll be nice.
seasaltkeys: (Huh)

[personal profile] seasaltkeys 2018-03-12 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
[He does like Ice cream.]

Alright, that sounds good.